Carol Schram: Canucks prospects Pettersson, Juolevi, DiPietro prep for World Championship The Utica Comets are preparing for a must-win Game 3 on home ice on Wednesday, while Canucks prospects Elias Pettersson, Olli Juolevi and Michael DiPietro have joined their respective national teams as preparations intensify for the 2018 IIHF World Championship.

Thanks Carol

It would be nice to see Tryamkin in a Canucks Uniform again. Maybe with WD gone a fresh start might be enough to get him back here.

Thanks Carol!

Hey Thunda, maybe drafting Svechnikov would entice Tryamkin to come back to North America...

TG is pretty hard on the kids too. If not worse sometimes with the scratching and calling out. I doubt Tree is going to come back to that again.

If Benning did go after a big name defenceman like a Karlsson(pending availability)you would think Tryamkin could be a huge bargaining chip considering he does not want to play for us. It would be a prospect lost but somehow I don’t think he intends to play for the Canucks again.

Thanks Carol!

Hey Thunda, maybe drafting Svechnikov would entice Tryamkin to come back to North America...
- 1970vintage

It would be nice. Goldobin as well.

TG is pretty hard on the kids too. If not worse sometimes with the scratching and calling out. I doubt Tree is going to come back to that again.
- manvanfan

It’s the NHL you have to be hard to a certain extent. Every player needs a different type encouragement and feed back. Good coaches know who, how, and when to push each individual player. It’s what separates good coaches from bad.

Some like a Tryamkin are little b!tches and need to be coddled.

Get the hate flowing early!

Tanev + 2nd + Hutton to Toronto.

Lilgren + 1st + Zeitsev (worse contract in the league = cap dump ) to Van.

Zeitsev = the return of Tree.

We pick 6th and mid 20th AND add three d to the depth chart!

Get the hate flowing early!

Tanev + 2nd + Hutton to Toronto.

Lilgren + 1st + Zeitsev (worse contract in the league = cap dump ) to Van.

Zeitsev = the return of Tree.

We pick 6th and mid 20th AND add three d to the depth chart!


- Whiskey-Tango

I don’t see them giving up the farm.

It’s the NHL you have to be hard to a certain extent. Every player needs a different type encouragement and feed back. Good coaches know who, how, and when to push each individual player. It’s what separates good coaches from bad.

Some like a Tryamkin are little b!tches and need to be coddled.
- thundachunk

It's time to let kids make some mistakes and learn from them. They can't be any worse then the guys that don't make mistakes but are no good.

Bertzzu on the draft lottery : "Someone is going to complain about the balls. It is what it is with this process. I like Bouchard in London, lots of depth in this draft. #Canucks don't have to take a defenseman, take the best player available."

It's time to let kids make some mistakes and learn from them. They can't be any worse then the guys that don't make mistakes but are no good.
- manvanfan

We saw a lot of that this season. One of the main reasons I enjoyed it.

Bertzzu on the draft lottery : "Someone is going to complain about the balls. It is what it is with this process. I like Bouchard in London, lots of depth in this draft. #Canucks don't have to take a defenseman, take the best player available."
- manvanfan

I have Dobson, Boqvist and Hughes ahead of Bouchard at this point. I was excited to watch Bouchard after seeing his #’s compared to his teammates but he was underwhelming compared to what I expected. He’s good on the PP for sure, but I don’t love him at 5v5

Thanks Carol!

Hey Thunda, maybe drafting Svechnikov would entice Tryamkin to come back to North America...
- 1970vintage

That would be amazing. 2 picks for the price of one

Thx Carol! Great interview w DiPietro on 650 today. Smart and confidient kid!

I have Dobson, Boqvist and Hughes ahead of Bouchard at this point. I was excited to watch Bouchard after seeing his #’s compared to his teammates but they were underwhelming. He’s good on the PP for sure, but I don’t love him at 5v5
- Nucker101

It’s really tough to rank the defemsmen this draft. I definitely have Boqvist at the back of the pack. I simply can’t ignore Bouchards production

It’s really tough to rank the defemsmen this draft. I definitely have Boqvist at the back of the pack. I simply can’t ignore Bouchards production
- CanuckDon

He's not dynamic. He's good but doesn't do anything that separates him from others. Doesn't have speed, not a great stick handle, isn't physical, doesn't impress defensively. The rest of the guys all have something. Bouchard is just "good" at everything. I'm sure he will be a fine nhl player. Van needs dynamic.

He's not dynamic. He's good but doesn't do anything that separates him from others. Doesn't have speed, not a great stick handle, isn't physical, doesn't impress defensively. The rest of the guys all have something. Bouchard is just "good" at everything. I'm sure he will be a fine nhl player. Van needs dynamic.
- manvanfan

Agree with this.

Gonna be interesting to follow his career, because his #'s suggest that he's having a ridiculous draft season.

Almost got hit by another idiot in a BMW today.

Any trades?

Thx Carol! Great interview w DiPietro on 650 today. Smart and confidient kid!
- CanuckDon

It was nice to hear an interview void of cliches.

He's not dynamic. He's good but doesn't do anything that separates him from others. Doesn't have speed, not a great stick handle, isn't physical, doesn't impress defensively. The rest of the guys all have something. Bouchard is just "good" at everything. I'm sure he will be a fine nhl player. Van needs dynamic.
- manvanfan

After seeing some of them play there are a few in the top 20 not dynamic. Okay but not dynamic

Agree with this.

Gonna be interesting to follow his career, because his #'s suggest that he's having a ridiculous draft season.
- Nucker101

His numbers speak for legit top pairing D man but he's not in many conversations for top 5. Red flag right there i'd say. I wonder what his Points per 60 minutes are compared to other CHL defenders.

After seeing some of them play there are a few in the top 20 not dynamic. Okay but not dynamic
- VANTEL

So there is a few dynamic in the top 20 or there are only a few that aren't dynamic in the top 20?

So there is a few dynamic in the top 20 or there are only a few that aren't dynamic in the top 20?
- manvanfan

Some of the top 20 that I consider so far just decent nothing special are

Wilde Merkley Smith Fabaree and even Veleno . There are also a few I have not seen play yet