Just basically the next best thing. Dude would have been the best in Canucks history by a mile.
- Lindenis#1

OHLUND would kill that shrimp

as a die hard i want it to be so , but, a smaller d-man as the hope of a snake-bitten franchise, does not get me all excited .

People have to realize with the increased speed and potential for more concussions the NHL can in a heartbeat go back to a more clutching and heavier hockey overnight, and use player safety as the reason, so going heavy on shrimps can come back to bite us
- onesmallleap

I like the sounds of biting shrimp.

I like the sounds of biting shrimp.
- 1970vintage

can't argue there

Big Mac could still end up being a wasted contract spot, so they haven’t gotten it wrong yet, but likely will. His points in writing the article were all valid though. I mean, 9.5 out of 10 Macewans don’t ever get a sniff of the NHL.
- 1970vintage

Incorrect. Even if MacEwen never makes the NHL he is not a wasted contract spot. At a bare minimum, he is proving to be a quality AHL player with a shot at spot duty in the NHL. That is not a wasted contract spot. Not even close

Incorrect. Even if MacEwen never makes the NHL he is not a wasted contract spot. At a bare minimum, he is proving to be a quality AHL player with a shot at spot duty in the NHL. That is not a wasted contract spot. Not even close
- CanuckDon

Tomato potato. If he plateaus and gets passed by other, better players, then it is a “wasted” co tract spot. They have guys on AHL deals that will never make it to the bigs, he could become one of those guys. It’s not what I think, or hope will happen, but it still could. Now STFU and go to bed.

Rickey Henderson

In the early 1980s, the Oakland A’s accounting department was freaking out. The books were off $1 million. After an investigation, it was determined Rickey was the reason why. The GM asked him about a $1 million bonus he had received and Rickey said instead of cashing it, he framed it and hung it on a wall at his house.

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i don't get the automatic Hughes love? he a lower pick then OJ , and a pipsqueek to boot
if he is as good as some proclaim on this board he would not have dropped to7, he is a better Stetcher with less compete i imagine
- onesmallleap

Hughes is clearly a tier above as a prospect, the guy looked right at home playing against NHL'ers at the WHC's and has taken over games at the college level.

OJ plays smaller than he is anyway so height is irrelevant when comparing the 2 players.

Hughes is the better skater and more dynamic with the puck.

Hughes is clearly a tier above as a prospect, the guy looked right at home playing against NHL'ers at the WHC's and has taken over games at the college level.

OJ plays smaller than he is anyway so height is irrelevant when comparing the 2 players.

Hughes is the better skater and more dynamic with the puck.
- Nucker101

Hughes is listed as an 'elite skater' in his scouting report. Very rare to be listed like that.

If anyone wants to see Hughes just go youtube. Kids got some great skills

the rumour swirling is Babcock wants EG and he'll make him the next Chara
so we get to keep Tanev!!

i'm hearing EG , OJ and a conditional pick for W.Nylander and a prospect to be named later
JB wants Dermott but TO is holding out
- onesmallleap

don't do this to me mr leap. i have to believe nothing's happening until it actually happens.


is dermott really the sticking point?

Its a damn shame that Byram is a LHD. Would be great to see someone rise up the ranks a bit who is a righty and then add him to the system but this draft, at least as of now, looks like a forward heavy draft. No goalies expected to go high and like 5D in the top30 as of the rankings that were out at the start of the month.
- Lindenis#1

Justin Barron RHD is the 2020 draft. Step right into the NHL type of player.

An extra 1st and 2nd in 2019
- 1970vintage

Toronto 1st 2019,
Fredrick Allard, 1st in 2020

he's probably the best defenceman in NCAA and tracks pretty well on the same course as Werenski and GhostBear. That's why people are high on him. People in the know see something along the vein of Duncan Keith to Brian Rafalski.

People see OJ as a Hamhuis ceiling with a like... Jeff Petry reality.
- Lindenis#1

A college writer listed Hughes as the best player in the NCAA this season.

i don't get the automatic Hughes love? he a lower pick then OJ , and a pipsqueek to boot
if he is as good as some proclaim on this board he would not have dropped to7, he is a better Stetcher with less compete i imagine
- onesmallleap

Guessing you have never seen any highlight ever of Hughes play
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wa4vQma5mc

Hughes is clearly a tier above as a prospect, the guy looked right at home playing against NHL'ers at the WHC's and has taken over games at the college level.

OJ plays smaller than he is anyway so height is irrelevant when comparing the 2 players.

Hughes is the better skater and more dynamic with the puck.
- Nucker101

Hughes, Makar, Glass are probably the 3 best drafted prospects not playing in the NHL right now.

Everyone ready to get our asses kicked tonight?

I hope we keep the game close.

Everyone ready to get our asses kicked tonight?

I hope we keep the game close.
- VANTEL

5-4 Vancouver

The teams I predicted this summer Canucks will finish ahead of

Ari
Ott
Chi
Mtl
Buf
LA
Cgy
Edm
NYI
Fla

The teams I predicted this summer Canucks will finish ahead of

Ari
Ott
Chi
Mtl
Buf
LA
Cgy
Edm
NYI
Fla
- VANTEL

No source. Wasn't in the book.

It only took 4 years but i've had to start a new book.

I'll put in in the book for reference now though.

my point being it should not not effect whether you draft a player or not, if you have the best lefty's all playing together i imagine the team would be fine .

i believe Tryamkin prefers his off side , as an example, that it's not written in stone either way, and Edler struggles, as we saw in the torts era

but to dismiss an era and a coach who many consider as one of the greats because of time lapsed is near-sighted , because as in all life's lessons "what is old , is new again"
- onesmallleap

If a LHD is the top player available you take him.
If it's a toss up between a center and a LHD, this team should take a center.
There are 6 top centers and a LHD at the top of the draft this year, you take the center.

No source. Wasn't in the book.

It only took 4 years but i've had to start a new book.

I'll put in in the book for reference now though.
- manvanfan

I think we were book shaming you back then so I see why no source.

if your argument is some canucks army posts / blogs to back up your statement omg

and crap you made me agree with Don

he is the Dr.Evil to my Buston Mathews
- onesmallleap

You're going to hockeybuzz hell.

If a LHD is the top player available you take him.
If it's a toss up between a center and a LHD, this team should take a center.
There are 6 top centers and a LHD at the top of the draft this year, you take the center.
- Pres.cup

The teams I predicted this summer Canucks will finish ahead of

Ari
Ott
Chi
Mtl
Buf
LA
Cgy
Edm
NYI
Fla
- VANTEL

after 82 games I predict they'll only be ahead of Arizona and NYI.

the rumour swirling is Babcock wants EG and he'll make him the next Chara
so we get to keep Tanev!!

i'm hearing EG , OJ and a conditional pick for W.Nylander and a prospect to be named later
JB wants Dermott but TO is holding out
- onesmallleap

It was swirling because it got flushed like the turd that it is.

I wouldn't do OJ straight up for nylander.

I would do gudbranson, stecher, gagner and a third.

after 82 games I predict they'll only be ahead of Arizona and NYI.
- LeftCoaster

I would expect nothing less from a prediction from you.