Willie D injury updates: Miller (groin) D2D, Baertschi (neck) D2D, Prust (leg). McCann returns between Higgins, Dorsett. #Canucks

Prust is out after leg-on-leg collision with Kesler. #Canucks.

Desjardins on Virtanen: "We want Jake back. He's a big, strong player, his game is better suited for the pros. We're excited to see him."

Damn straight

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Willie D on Virtanen: "Decisions aren’t going to be made on how he played in that tournament — that won’t affect what we decide in any way."
- LeftCoaster

WTF!! is that double speak, decisions will be made on how he played, but we won't use those decision in any way

Desjardins on youth: "We’re trying to develop them quicker and we’ve speeded that up. They’ll be ready sooner than if they went to junior."


- LeftCoaster

I guess they don't think much of their junior coaching.....

I guess they don't think much of their junior coaching.....
- golfingsince

They shouldn't. .....

Damn straight

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- LeftCoaster

" a position which will henceforth be known as the Matthews’ spot."

Shouldn't it be known as the 20% chance spot?

WTF!! is that double speak, decisions will be made on how he played, but we won't use those decision in any way
- Makita

He specified just Juniors. This means they will make a decision based solely on his NHL play.

" a position which will henceforth be known as the Matthews’ spot."

Shouldn't it be known as the 20% chance spot?
- golfingsince

Ya with the changes it's more like just hope and pray for a top three spot, first is just an added bonus. Those two Finnish kids looked really good too.

Ya with the changes it's more like just hope and pray for a top three spot, first is just an added bonus. Those two Finnish kids looked really good too.
- LeftCoaster

So does young Nylander. I think those Finnish kids aren't even mocked to go top 5. If we get a top pick i want either a 1D or 1C

This is what I was damn straighting about BTW.

"Chris Higgins, Radim Vrbata, Yannick Weber, Burrows and Prust have all, to varying degrees, been productive NHL players throughout their careers, but right now they carry the weight of being yesterday’s men. Presumably some, or all, will be moved at the trade deadline for what they can fetch. But does it make any sense to keep playing Higgins when Brendan Gaunce has 18 points in 21 games in Utica and Hunter Shinkaruk has 25 in 26 games?"

This is what I was damn straighting about BTW.

"Chris Higgins, Radim Vrbata, Yannick Weber, Burrows and Prust have all, to varying degrees, been productive NHL players throughout their careers, but right now they carry the weight of being yesterday’s men. Presumably some, or all, will be moved at the trade deadline for what they can fetch. But does it make any sense to keep playing Higgins when Brendan Gaunce has 18 points in 21 games in Utica and Hunter Shinkaruk has 25 in 26 games?"
- LeftCoaster

No......it makes absolutely no sense at all !

This is what I was damn straighting about BTW.

"Chris Higgins, Radim Vrbata, Yannick Weber, Burrows and Prust have all, to varying degrees, been productive NHL players throughout their careers, but right now they carry the weight of being yesterday’s men. Presumably some, or all, will be moved at the trade deadline for what they can fetch. But does it make any sense to keep playing Higgins when Brendan Gaunce has 18 points in 21 games in Utica and Hunter Shinkaruk has 25 in 26 games?"
- LeftCoaster

Yeah but have you seen Higgins Abs

He specified just Juniors. This means they will make a decision based solely on his NHL play.
- Retinalz

Then why make any decisions on how he played in the tournament if there's no intentions to use them? Guess I'm not understanding.

So JB can say we are going to make decision on the best way to pick 1st overall, but we have no plans on using these decisions in any way.

Yeah i know I'm being a Richard head.

Then why make any decisions on how he played in the tournament if there's no intentions to use them? Guess I'm not understanding.

So JB can say we are going to make decision on the best way to pick 1st overall, but we have no plans on using these decisions in any way.

Yeah i know I'm being a Richard head.
- Makita

I don't know how I can explain this better unless your just f'ing with me. The decision of whether he stays in the NHL or goes to Juniors will be based solely on the 19 NHL games be played so far. How ever bad he was in the WJC will have no bearing on where he plays the season out.

Then why make any decisions on how he played in the tournament if there's no intentions to use them? Guess I'm not understanding.

So JB can say we are going to make decision on the best way to pick 1st overall, but we have no plans on using these decisions in any way.

Yeah i know I'm being a Richard head.
- Makita

Your worse nightmare, a Richard with a badge.

This is what I was damn straighting about BTW.

"Chris Higgins, Radim Vrbata, Yannick Weber, Burrows and Prust have all, to varying degrees, been productive NHL players throughout their careers, but right now they carry the weight of being yesterday’s men. Presumably some, or all, will be moved at the trade deadline for what they can fetch. But does it make any sense to keep playing Higgins when Brendan Gaunce has 18 points in 21 games in Utica and Hunter Shinkaruk has 25 in 26 games?"
- LeftCoaster

Wouldn't it be great if JB and WD would sit down with a interviewer and there was no holds barred and they had to answer truthful to hard hitting questions.

I don't know how I can explain this better unless your just f'ing with me. The decision of whether he stays in the NHL or goes to Juniors will be based solely on the 19 NHL games be played so far. How ever bad he was in the WJC will have no bearing on where he plays the season out.
- Retinalz

I am of the opinion you get the best education at the highest level. He stays.

Wouldn't it be great if JB and WD would sit down with a interviewer and there was no holds barred and they had to answer truthful to hard hitting questions.
- Makita

I thought politics was banned

I am of the opinion you get the best education at the highest level. He stays.
- thundachunk

There is some truth to that, but you don't send a 6 year old to Harvard. In this case it might be the right decision, but not always that's for sure.

Wouldn't it be great if JB and WD would sit down with a interviewer and there was no holds barred and they had to answer truthful to hard hitting questions.
- Makita

JB seems incapable of lying to the media. We just need people to ask him If he is going to trade them and in not why? I'd put money that he starts to say "Because Papa Aquilini says...I mean I think we can win a cup if we keep them."

JB seems incapable of lying to the media. We just need people to ask him If he is going to trade them and in not why? I'd put money that he starts to say "Because Papa Aquilini says...I mean I think we can win a cup if we keep them."
- Retinalz

We can win a cup

Prust is out after leg-on-leg collision with Kesler. #Canucks.
- LeftCoaster

Nothing intentional about that play

I don't know how I can explain this better unless your just f'ing with me. The decision of whether he stays in the NHL or goes to Juniors will be based solely on the 19 NHL games be played so far. How ever bad he was in the WJC will have no bearing on where he plays the season out.
- Retinalz

Not f'ing with you and I understand quite well. My issue is why are they evaluating his tournament to come to decision about his play in the "tournament".

Just say we are evaluating his NHL tenure only, f'ck the tournament comment, people don't make decisions and then discard them, they will use all info available to come to a decision. It's a BS comment.