2014 draft 8 years later
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If the kid wasn't a complete moron, it would have been a good pick. You can't always predict how the jump to NHL fame will work on some people. Jake 'should' have been a safe, good pick.
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Virtanen was also rushed too quickly to the pro's imo, shoulda stayed all his years 20< in junior, two years in the AHL before becoming a Canuck, but way back then the Canucks didn't have much (sans Bo) if any youthful prospects to put in, all we had were older vets on the decline from the 2011 era.
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So you're saying that Jake was a victim of the Gillis era drafting and development plan?SKYO wrote: ↑Sat Feb 26, 2022 4:43 pm Virtanen was also rushed too quickly to the pro's imo, shoulda stayed all his years 20< in junior, two years in the AHL before becoming a Canuck, but way back then the Canucks didn't have much (sans Bo) if any youthful prospects to put in, all we had were older vets on the decline from the 2011 era.
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Jake was, and always will be, a victim of his own doing.Mëds wrote: ↑Sat Feb 26, 2022 6:11 pmSo you're saying that Jake was a victim of the Gillis era drafting and development plan?SKYO wrote: ↑Sat Feb 26, 2022 4:43 pm Virtanen was also rushed too quickly to the pro's imo, shoulda stayed all his years 20< in junior, two years in the AHL before becoming a Canuck, but way back then the Canucks didn't have much (sans Bo) if any youthful prospects to put in, all we had were older vets on the decline from the 2011 era.
I blame his pick on whoever was responsible for the interview process or background checks. Knew an Abby hockey coach and Jake’s attitude was well known even before he got drafted!
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OK, let me explain it to you better.Chef Boi RD wrote: ↑Sat Feb 26, 2022 3:37 pmI know. It’s hard to accept isn’t it? It’s an adjustmentmr perfect wrote: ↑Sat Feb 26, 2022 2:31 pmBullshit.Chef Boi RD wrote: ↑Sat Feb 26, 2022 12:09 pmBenning was 2 months on the job. The entire staff at the draft was MIke Gillis’ staff, he obviously wasn’t there long enough to say “it’s my way of the highway”. Gilman loved Virtanen, the Aquas during too. Benning actually wanted Nylander but towed the company lineBlob Mckenzie wrote: ↑Sat Feb 26, 2022 11:41 am I love Demko but the highest I could put him would be 5. Oddly Gustav Forsling is omitted. I guess it takes Nikita Tryamkin putting on a Canucks ball cap on Twitter or Instagram to shoot him back into the top 5.
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Yeah, everyone knew he was a party boy... guess the hope was he'd outgrow it.
But I know people in Abby who have always said he gives off a weird vibe on top of that.
Blown pick, too bad...
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So Gillis gets credit for the 2014 draft?
Or just the shitty picks?
Hard to keep up with all the moving goalposts.
Something tells me the hive mind crew wouldn’t be shuffling the Virtanen pick on Eye Bags had it been Ehlers or Nylander.
Or just the shitty picks?
Hard to keep up with all the moving goalposts.
Something tells me the hive mind crew wouldn’t be shuffling the Virtanen pick on Eye Bags had it been Ehlers or Nylander.
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Mëds wrote: ↑Sat Feb 26, 2022 6:11 pmSo you're saying that Jake was a victim of the Gillis era drafting and development plan?SKYO wrote: ↑Sat Feb 26, 2022 4:43 pm Virtanen was also rushed too quickly to the pro's imo, shoulda stayed all his years 20< in junior, two years in the AHL before becoming a Canuck, but way back then the Canucks didn't have much (sans Bo) if any youthful prospects to put in, all we had were older vets on the decline from the 2011 era.
lol Mëds is the one you want to ask.Blob Mckenzie wrote: ↑Sun Feb 27, 2022 4:59 am So Gillis gets credit for the 2014 draft?
Or just the shitty picks?
Hard to keep up with all the moving goalposts.
Something tells me the hive mind crew wouldn’t be shuffling the Virtanen pick on Eye Bags had it been Ehlers or Nylander.
Can the Canucks just win a Cup within the next 5 years.
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Where do you come up with this shit?Chef Boi RD wrote: ↑Sat Feb 26, 2022 12:09 pm Benning actually wanted Nylander but towed the company line
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Jake and his brother think of themselves as ladies men, both him and his bro have a history with being fuck ups in that regard. Jakes bro impregnated some young gal in his teens, she had the baby. The two of them are a couple of Bimboys who love hanging out in clubs looking to score chicks
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Sounds like pretty well everyone when we were 18-20. He's an 80s man trapped in a millenials bodyChef Boi RD wrote: ↑Sun Feb 27, 2022 8:43 am Jake and his brother think of themselves as ladies men, both him and his bro have a history with being fuck ups in that regard. Jakes bro impregnated some young gal in his teens, she had the baby. The two of them are a couple of Bimboys who love hanging out in clubs looking to score chicks
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Well, when you’re an NHL professional there’s a certain level of how you handle yourself out in public that should be considered when chasing the ladies down.Cousin Strawberry wrote: ↑Sun Feb 27, 2022 8:51 amSounds like pretty well everyone when we were 18-20. He's an 80s man trapped in a millenials bodyChef Boi RD wrote: ↑Sun Feb 27, 2022 8:43 am Jake and his brother think of themselves as ladies men, both him and his bro have a history with being fuck ups in that regard. Jakes bro impregnated some young gal in his teens, she had the baby. The two of them are a couple of Bimboys who love hanging out in clubs looking to score chicks
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These types kids are a product of weak parenting. If they grow up in an environment devoid of structure they become giant man babies as menChef Boi RD wrote: ↑Sun Feb 27, 2022 8:55 amWell, when you’re an NHL professional there’s a certain level of how you handle yourself out in public that should be considered when chasing the ladies down. Jakes bro well he probably doesn’t need the mention but I know people who know him and he’s a bigger idiot than Jake. It seems to run in the familyCousin Strawberry wrote: ↑Sun Feb 27, 2022 8:51 amSounds like pretty well everyone when we were 18-20. He's an 80s man trapped in a millenials bodyChef Boi RD wrote: ↑Sun Feb 27, 2022 8:43 am Jake and his brother think of themselves as ladies men, both him and his bro have a history with being fuck ups in that regard. Jakes bro impregnated some young gal in his teens, she had the baby. The two of them are a couple of Bimboys who love hanging out in clubs looking to score chicks
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They are Bimboys, nothing more nothing less. Unfortunately we drafted Jake, move on I guessCousin Strawberry wrote: ↑Sun Feb 27, 2022 8:58 amThese types kids are a product of weak parenting. If they grow up in an environment devoid of structure they become giant man babies as menChef Boi RD wrote: ↑Sun Feb 27, 2022 8:55 amWell, when you’re an NHL professional there’s a certain level of how you handle yourself out in public that should be considered when chasing the ladies down. Jakes bro well he probably doesn’t need the mention but I know people who know him and he’s a bigger idiot than Jake. It seems to run in the familyCousin Strawberry wrote: ↑Sun Feb 27, 2022 8:51 amSounds like pretty well everyone when we were 18-20. He's an 80s man trapped in a millenials bodyChef Boi RD wrote: ↑Sun Feb 27, 2022 8:43 am Jake and his brother think of themselves as ladies men, both him and his bro have a history with being fuck ups in that regard. Jakes bro impregnated some young gal in his teens, she had the baby. The two of them are a couple of Bimboys who love hanging out in clubs looking to score chicks
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High picks (top 10)should be used on centers and defensemen unless the winger is an exception, can't miss prospect. I figure this is one of the reasons Benning traded last year's pick out
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