Sometimes, even from a casual, it must be pointed out.

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I'm pretty sure you mean SHL. Unless there's some obscure league i've never heard of.

Weird stats from KHL and SHL
KHL u20 scoring
1. Yegor Chinakhov (RW) Avangard Omsk 20 7 6 13
2. Shakir Mukhamadullin (D) Salavat Yulaev Ufa 24 2 5 7
3. Rodion Amirov (LW/RW) Salavat Yulaev Ufa 19 3 3 6
4. Alexei Protas (C) Dinamo Minsk 20 4 1 5
5. Vasili Podkolzin (RW) SKA St. Petersburg 19 1 3 4

u21 SHL scoring
PLAYER TEAM GP G A TP
1. Jonatan Berggren (LW/RW) Skellefteå AIK 13 2 14 16
2. Lucas Raymond (RW/LW) Frölunda HC 13 5 2 7
3. Jack Drury (C) Växjö Lakers HC 12 0 7 7
4. Linus Öberg (C/W) Örebro HK 13 6 0 6
5. Alexander Holtz (RW) Djurgårdens IF 8 4 2 6
6. Albert Johansson (D) Färjestad BK 13 3 3 6
7. Helge Grans (D) Malmö Redhawks 11 2 4 6
8. Linus Nässén (C/W) Frölunda HC 13 2 4 6
9. Nils Höglander (LW) Rögle BK 11 1 5 6
- manvanfan

Way too much free time on your hands.

Try volunteering ladling soup at a homeless shelter...

Do something productive instead.

Thanks.

I forgot that. Sorry. Good work btw. No one has put him in his place lately, except on Twitter.
- boonerbuck

Way too much free time on your hands.

Try volunteering ladling soup at a homeless shelter...

Do something productive instead.

Thanks.
- bruceflyers

Sometimes, even from a casual, it must be pointed out.

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- Benny Blanco

Truth.

Yes, poopty use of a 5th overall pick, but he's doing better then Puljarvi in Edmonton so far. He'll be fine, 20g 40 point middle 6 players who are big and fast have value. He's better then Sven, cheaper, faster, bigger, better shot... not his fault he's a high draft pick, would probably still go in the middle of the 1st round in a redraft so not a big deal and not a bust.
- Pres.cup

Sven was taken 13th

Way too much free time on your hands.

Try volunteering ladling soup at a homeless shelter...

Do something productive instead.

Thanks.
- bruceflyers

I don't know about you but that like 12 seconds of copy and paste for each of those.

This isn't BC, there isn't a homeless shelter around every corner.

I did, I helped guys like Lefty and Pacific. They have always struggled.

You're welcome.

- RealityChecker

Simpsons with another prediction that comes true. Man those guys are good.

Sven was taken 13th
- manvanfan

Exactly, Virtanen would probably go in that range in a redraft and he's a better player then Sven.

Good breakdown. But VHG was being sarcastic trolling from bongwater guzzling. He is with the Podz is a bust/bottom six player crowd. They don't see top 6 potential.
- NuckUp

Really?

I questioned your fanboyism and prediction Pod slots into the top 6 when Pearson goes, you leg humper.

Simpsons with another prediction that comes true. Man those guys are good.
- manvanfan

Exactly, Virtanen would probably go in that range in a redraft and he's a better player then Sven.
- Pres.cup

I've combed over so many drafts to see where teams went wrong or got it right. Such an impossible task to get the picks even remotely correct.

Really?

I questioned your fanboyism and prediction Pod slots into the top 6 when Pearson goes, you leg humper.
- VanHockeyGuy

DAZN was playing a bunch of Ska games and now it's like once every two weeks and other teams. It's pretty sad for so many of the younger KHL players. You are either Malkin or you struggle for ice time. If Russia had a better development plan, I think they would produce a lot more players.

DAZN was playing a bunch of Ska games and now it's like once every two weeks and other teams. It's pretty sad for so many of the younger KHL players. You are either Malkin or you struggle for ice time. If Russia had a better development plan, I think they would produce a lot more players.
- manvanfan

Because of this players like Pod need to be developed properly when they arrive in NA.

Not thrown into top 6 duty like the slurpers want.

You think McDonough or Lind have a shot for that role? Be an energy guy to chip in goals taking over from Roussel.
- NuckUp

I can see Lind as a 3rd line RW if his skating continues to improve. He has the tools & piss & vinegar I like.

McDonough has worked on his skating & another year of NCAA will show if he’s got a shot. 4th line imo with room to move up if he stands out.

DAZN was playing a bunch of Ska games and now it's like once every two weeks and other teams. It's pretty sad for so many of the younger KHL players. You are either Malkin or you struggle for ice time. If Russia had a better development plan, I think they would produce a lot more players.
- manvanfan

That’s an interesting point. I looked up the stats of registered ice hockey players in Russia vs Canada. I was surprised at the difference considering each nation’s population.

Russia - 112,236
Canada - 621,026

Statistics according to the International Ice Hockey Federation.

Because of this players like Pod need to be developed properly when they arrive in NA.

Not thrown into top 6 duty like the slurpers want.
- VanHockeyGuy

Better suited to be a bull 200’ player for Gaudette til he gets experience. Rather see more focus on 3 good lines & not focus as much on the top 6. Miller/Petey will be great with whoever is the 3rd wheel. If Boeser is with Bo the 2nd line will be more than adequate. That makes JV getting another shot on the 1st.

Miller Petey JV
Pearson Bo Boeser
Hoglander Gaudette Podkolzin

3rd line looks very young & exploitable but comes down to if not a defensive liability. Podk & Hoagie should be ok if insulated properly being a vet rotates in now & then.

I can see Lind as a 3rd line RW if his skating continues to improve. He has the tools & piss & vinegar I like.

McDonough has worked on his skating & another year of NCAA will show if he’s got a shot. 4th line imo with room to move up if he stands out.
- Nighthawk

Yup, I like him as well. Have seen him play several times in Kelowna.

I've combed over so many drafts to see where teams went wrong or got it right. Such an impossible task to get the picks even remotely correct.
- manvanfan

Even the historically worst drafting teams usually get the top picks right, at least six or seven times out of 10, which is where the Canucks probably fall into. If you look at our drafting early we actually drafted some really good players but kept trading them away to try and get better quickly. Building takes time. In Benning we trust!

Look at the 1979 draft, they drafted Rick Vaive, Brent Ashton and Dirk Graham, who had 1906 points between them in the NHL, but, Ashton only played a year and a half with Vancouver and Vaive half a year. It’s piss poor management more times than it’s piss poor players.

Yup, I like him as well. Have seen him play several times in Kelowna.
- VanHockeyGuy

Against VGK their 3rd/4th lines out matched us imo. Lind would help in that regard. Podk as well.

Against VGK their 3rd/4th lines out matched us imo. Lind would help in that regard. Podk as well.
- Nighthawk

After all that $ was spent.

Even the historically worst drafting teams usually get the top picks right, at least six or seven times out of 10, which is where the Canucks probably fall into. If you look at our drafting early we actually drafted some really good players but kept trading them away to try and get better quickly. Building takes time. In Benning we trust!

Look at the 1979 draft, they drafted Rick Vaive, Brent Ashton and Dirk Graham, who had 1906 points between them in the NHL, but, Ashton only played a year and a half with Vancouver and Vaive half a year. It’s piss poor management more times than it’s piss poor players.
- Pacificgem

You had to bring this up.

Even the historically worst drafting teams usually get the top picks right, at least six or seven times out of 10, which is where the Canucks probably fall into. If you look at our drafting early we actually drafted some really good players but kept trading them away to try and get better quickly. Building takes time. In Benning we trust!

Look at the 1979 draft, they drafted Rick Vaive, Brent Ashton and Dirk Graham, who had 1906 points between them in the NHL, but, Ashton only played a year and a half with Vancouver and Vaive half a year. It’s piss poor management more times than it’s piss poor players.
- Pacificgem

We drafted Vaive out of the old WHA & latter packaged him with Derlago for Tiger & Jerry Butler. Sounded lopsided but helped us go on the ‘82 cup run.

Ashton was a later on compensation for us signing Hlinka.

That’s an interesting point. I looked up the stats of registered ice hockey players in Russia vs Canada. I was surprised at the difference considering each nation’s population.

Russia - 112,236
Canada - 621,026

Statistics according to the International Ice Hockey Federation.
- bloatedmosquito

Having more players to me should be more competition and produce greater results.

They have the KHL, VHL, VHL-B, MHL, NMHL leagues.

I think a lot of players like Podkolzin should be regular first line players in the VHL. Rather then sitting on the bench for 57 minutes a game in the KHL.