Canucks News and Notes 2017-2018
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I'll be happy if Virtanen can crack the top 6 in Utica and put up 50-60 points. He NEEDS to develop into a scorer. The team can find another Dorsett or White etc. You don't turn a number 6 overall pick into a 15 point , 9 minute a night player. Let him ride the buses until he can find the back of the net regularly. He scored 18 fucking points in the AHL last season.
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micky107 wrote:https://twitter.com/hashtag/canucks?lang=en
Scroll down and you can see the roster sheet for the day...
Bet they take five lines of forwards to China. My guess is the top three lines on the Sedin team and the top two lines on the Horvat team. The rest get to stay and the veteran quota will get filled by Megna, Chaput, White, Boucher, and Biega. How many Vets are necessary for a pre-season line-up? The kids that don't go to China will definitely get a chance to shine this preseason, or at least experience an NHL style beat down.
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8Cherry Picker wrote:How many Vets are necessary for a pre-season line-up?
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If he earns a spot on your Vancouver Canucks 4th line it's all good.Blob Mckenzie wrote:I'll be happy if Virtanen can crack the top 6 in Utica and put up 50-60 points. He NEEDS to develop into a scorer. The team can find another Dorsett or White etc. You don't turn a number 6 overall pick into a 15 point , 9 minute a night player. Let him ride the buses until he can find the back of the net regularly. He scored 18 fucking points in the AHL last season.
He can work his way up from there...
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Please provide me a list of players who went from 15 - 20 point players in the AHL who actually became something in the NHL. And dont use Cindarella Burrows who was gifted a spot with the twinsStrangelove wrote:If he earns a spot on your Vancouver Canucks 4th line it's all good.Blob Mckenzie wrote:I'll be happy if Virtanen can crack the top 6 in Utica and put up 50-60 points. He NEEDS to develop into a scorer. The team can find another Dorsett or White etc. You don't turn a number 6 overall pick into a 15 point , 9 minute a night player. Let him ride the buses until he can find the back of the net regularly. He scored 18 fucking points in the AHL last season.
He can work his way up from there...
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Geez blob he was told to work on his defensive game...and still got those points!!!
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Ryan Kesler springs to mind (same PPG in his first AHL season as Virtanen).Blob Mckenzie wrote:Please provide me a list of players who went from 15 - 20 point players in the AHL who actually became something in the NHL. And dont use Cindarella Burrows who was gifted a spot with the twinsStrangelove wrote:If he earns a spot on your Vancouver Canucks 4th line it's all good.Blob Mckenzie wrote:I'll be happy if Virtanen can crack the top 6 in Utica and put up 50-60 points. He NEEDS to develop into a scorer. The team can find another Dorsett or White etc. You don't turn a number 6 overall pick into a 15 point , 9 minute a night player. Let him ride the buses until he can find the back of the net regularly. He scored 18 fucking points in the AHL last season.
He can work his way up from there...
Then he was brought up to play on the 4th line of your Vancouver Canucks.
But there are many, many players who put up ZERO points in the AHL who...
"actually became something in the NHL".
I must say Mr Bubbles, the more you drink, the more... interesting... your logic becomes.
You seem to be saying that if Jake earns a 4th line spot... he should be sent down anyway.
Hilarious that you decree that for some ludicrous reason we can't count proven NHLer Alex Burrows!
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Low bar for Jake. Although clearly a miss for Genius.
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Ummm wut?Island Nucklehead wrote:Low bar for Jake. Although clearly a miss for Genius.
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The bar has been set very low for Virtanen. Green is talking of him being a "regular NHL'er" and finding a role (ie maybe Raffi Torres?). Nobody is looking for an impact player any more.Strangelove wrote:Ummm wut?Island Nucklehead wrote:Low bar for Jake. Although clearly a miss for Genius.
Other 2014 draft picks, Nylander in particular, are already pondering Draisaitl-esque contract extensions. Nylander and Ehlers both have 60 point NHL seasons under their belts.
It's safe to say picking such a project was a mistake for this franchise.
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Not sure what you're snorting but none of that has any basis in reality.Island Nucklehead wrote:The bar has been set very low for Virtanen. Green is talking of him being a "regular NHL'er" and finding a role (ie maybe Raffi Torres?). Nobody is looking for an impact player any more.Strangelove wrote:Ummm wut?Island Nucklehead wrote:Low bar for Jake. Although clearly a miss for Genius.
Mr Green is simply preaching as a coach what he practiced as a player.
Not safe to say anything this early in the game.Island Nucklehead wrote: It's safe to say picking such a project was a mistake for this franchise.
We're developing a different kind of beast here (than your Nylander/Ehlers).
And by "beast" I mean asshole power forward.
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Of course the resident BJ queen has to chime in...Strangelove wrote: What sure what you're snorting but none of that has any basis in reality...
"Make yourself into an everyday NHL player that has a long career,” Green said. “I think that should be his goal right now. I don’t think we need to predict whether he’s going to be in the top six or bottom six.”
Yeah.... coach is setting the bar high there.
The Canucks could've really used a top-30 or 35 NHL scorer. Where did Jake rank in AHL scoring last year?Not safe to say anything this early in the game.
We're developing a different kind of beast here.
And by "beast" I mean asshole power forward...
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Yeahno.... coach is taking some of the the pressure off a top young prospect there.Island Nucklehead wrote:Of course the resident BJ queen has to chime in...Strangelove wrote: What sure what you're snorting but none of that has any basis in reality
Mr Green is simply preaching as a coach what he practiced as a player.
"Make yourself into an everyday NHL player that has a long career,” Green said. “I think that should be his goal right now. I don’t think we need to predict whether he’s going to be in the top six or bottom six.”
Yeah.... coach is setting the bar high there.
And as I said, Mr Green is preaching the attitude he had as a player...
You know you're losing a debate when you call your opponent a... "BJ queen"
Patience grasshopper.Island Nucklehead wrote:The Canucks could've really used a top-30 or 35 NHL scorer. Where did Jake rank in AHL scoring last year?Strangelove wrote: Not safe to say anything this early in the game.
We're developing a different kind of beast here.
And by "beast" I mean asshole power forward...
Asshole power forward...
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He's merely articulating Jake will not produce at the rate that similar draft picks from his draft year have already shown themselves capable of producing, and thus hoping fans don't expect similar production out of his player. Not "setting the bar low", merely "articulating our expectations."Strangelove wrote: Yeahno.... coach is taking some of the the pressure off a top young prospect there.
It would be unfortunate to have passed on a first-line forward for a fourth (maybe third?)-line checker.Strangelove wrote: Patience grasshopper.
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How long have you believed you have ESP powers?
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