Canucks Young Guns

[ESQ]

We have no idea what is needed in 2 years so don’t do anything now to make it more complicated for the draft. All of this because of a couple meaningless games now?

Not worth the risk.

Exactly. Its easy to say oh wow so we expose Stetcher, but Stetcher may not even be here. Thats the point. We don't know what our D will look like in two years and who will have to be exposed. Im not worried about losing Hughes, Horvat, Pettersson, Boeser, Juolevi, Types. They will be protected. But if we have to protect Hughes that leaves one more D we cant protect. We will in all likelihood protect 3 D. If Hughes needs to be protected and we assume Juolevi will be protected that leaves one more D we can protect. Thats the point.

I love the optimism that the canucks' d still have improved so much that Seattle will have any interest in pilfering a d man!

[2Fingers]

We have no idea what is needed in 2 years so don’t do anything now to make it more complicated for the draft. All of this because of a couple meaningless games now?

Not worth the risk.

Exactly. Its easy to say oh wow so we expose Stetcher, but Stetcher may not even be here. Thats the point. We don't know what our D will look like in two years and who will have to be exposed. Im not worried about losing Hughes, Horvat, Pettersson, Boeser, Juolevi, Types. They will be protected. But if we have to protect Hughes that leaves one more D we cant protect. We will in all likelihood protect 3 D. If Hughes needs to be protected and we assume Juolevi will be protected that leaves one more D we can protect. Thats the point.

I love the optimism that the canucks' d still have improved so much that Seattle will have any interest in pilfering a d man!

ESQ - it does mean that today we don’t have anyone but who freaking knows what we will have in a couple years.

The point is that we don’t know and if the Genius and coaching staff cannot figure out you always plan for the worse case scenario then they all deserve $0.25 to call a taxi.

[Mickey107]

Is he here yet?
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[rats19]

Apparently tomorrow

[Hockey Widow]

Irfaan Gaffar
@sportsnetirf
Benning says he talked to Will Lockwood this morning. Will is going to talk with his coaches and family and come up with a decision next week. #Canucks

Also, Benning said Lockwood just hasn’t decided if he wants to turn pro yet. Wants to take his time with the decision. Coming off his major injury where he missed a season he feels it maybe better for him to play another year. Doesn’t mean he isn’t committed to Vancouver.

What I think, there isn’t a defined role for him yet and he doesn’t want to get buried in Utica next year. Benning did say he’d sign him to his NHL contract and bring him to Vancouver so the ATO talk was just talk. It sounds like it’s all Lockwood trying to decide when to turn pro.

He could go the Gaudette route and play it out. To me it’s a risk for him. He’s coming off a great season and risks returning to the NCAA and having a drop in his performance.

[rats19]

Does anyone have any insight on Linus Karlsson??

[Cousin Strawberry]

Does anyone have any insight on Linus Karlsson??

He likes his blanket

[rats19]

Does anyone have any insight on Linus Karlsson??

He likes his blanket

Can he play......... the piano at least

[Cousin Strawberry]

Thats jordan schroeder

[Carl Yagro]

Good Grief, Charlie Brown.

[rats19]

Thats jordan schroeder

Doh!!! Like a Rerun

[Cousin Strawberry]

[rats19]

Good one

[Hockey Widow]

From Canucks.com


From a traditional scouting viewpoint, Karlsson is a two-way centre who relies on his hockey sense to appear to be one step ahead of the play and doesn't give up on plays easily, He uses his size, at 6'1" and 180 lbs, to effectively pressure his opponents when he engages them. There aren't many players who will be outworked on a nightly basis than Karlsson.

On the offensive side of the game, he has a nice wrist shot that is quick to leave his stick with some decent velocity. He isn't the quickest skater, but that doesn't stop him from pushing the pace with that aforementioned work ethic.

In his own zone, Karlsson uses his hockey IQ to disrupt lanes and effectively close off opponent's lanes.

The right-handed shooter won't ever blow anyone away with highlight reel plays but the combination of work ethic, smarts, and underrated playmaking abilities allows him to generate offence while being very responsible in his own zone.

Karlskrona was relegated to the Allsvenskan for this season after falling in the playoffs to Timra IK. That meant that with Karlsson making his way out of the junior leagues and to the professional levels, he has been playing this year in the second division. He's been placed in a middle six role behind some veteran centres and has posted four goals and 13 assists in 48 games this season.

The offence isn't quite at the same level as last year, but he is ranked 5th in points among U20 players in the Allsvenskan and is tied for the most penalty minutes among that same peer group.

Karlsson is a bit of a late bloomer in terms of his growth, but has shown that he can create offence throughout his development. He put up really impressive numbers at the SuperElit level last season and did so at the other various U20 and U18 leagues over the previous years.

Ideally, he would've posted some more impressive boxcar stats this season in the Allsvenskan, but given the depth of the team and the role that he has played, his point totals are understandable. The fact that he appeared in the SHL last season and is a regular in the Allsvenskan as a 19-year-old is a good sign in terms of long term projections.

Like any prospect, there will need to be some rounding out to some elements of his game, but Karlsson is an intriguing option for the organization in the future as a two-way centre who thinks the game very well.

[rats19]

Awesome thanks wids...

Sounds decent at this stage