Former Canucks Thread 2023-24 Off-Season Edition

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[valkynax]

Huh, so if what Corrado said was true (I have confidence in his credibility), Steamboat Willie was not the happy old man he feigned to be?

Just like Commando Dimbo's pretend humble niceness, a fake AF image that many gullible dimwits like Seravelli happily ate up.

Can't say I'm surprised.

 

[RobertKron]

Huh, so if what Corrado said was true (I have confidence in his credibility), Steamboat Willie was not the happy old man he feigned to be?

Just like Commando Dimbo's pretend humble niceness, a fake AF image that many gullible dimwits like Seravelli happily ate up.

Can't say I'm surprised.

I dunno, that can also be taken as him clumsily saying "I hope a team with a clear path to an NHL career takes you because I want you to have personal success."

 

[Hit the post]

IIRC, he was a big body with okay speed but lacking quickness, who was a couple years removed from being an offensive juggernaut in minor hockey and going 2OA in the OHL draft, had a mature game, wore a letter for his team, put up decent offensive numbers (led his team in scoring by a fair bit his draft year), had good vision, was defensively responsible, and gave good effort. I'd imagine the projection was that if he got a bit quicker he would do some damage, and if he didn't he'd be a decent bottom six forward and a solid pro. IIRC, he was generally projected to be a ~20-something-ish pick going into the draft.

I don't really see a big issue with taking this player at the tail end of the first round if they liked him.

I personally tend to lean towards "home run swing" type of selections at that position in the draft vs a "safe type pick" (not a ton of upside).

 

[Peen]

Huh, so if what Corrado said was true (I have confidence in his credibility), Steamboat Willie was not the happy old man he feigned to be?

Just like Commando Dimbo's pretend humble niceness, a fake AF image that many gullible dimwits like Seravelli happily ate up.

Can't say I'm surprised.

Not many people were willing to talk to two 15/16 year olds like WD was circa 2014 when I took my friend to a STH event. Just loved to talk.

He was such a nice guy. Benning and Linden? Can’t say the same from my own experience!

 

[RobertKron]

I personally tend to lean towards "home run swing" type of selections at that position in the draft vs a "safe type pick" (not a ton of upside).

Sure, and that's a fair position to take, but every time a late first rounder doesn't work out there's always a bunch of folks howevermany years later acting like they took Libor Polasek's insurance broker.

 

[Hit the post]

Sure, and that's a fair position to take, but every time a late first rounder doesn't work out there's always a bunch of folks howevermany years later acting like they took Libor Polasek's insurance broker.

I'll take selecting a Polasek if it meant also selecting a Michael Peca later in the draft that same draft year. Guess even a blind squarrel does find a nut once in a while (Canucks Canadian amateur scouts)

 

[valkynax]

Not many people were willing to talk to two 15/16 year olds like WD was circa 2014 when I took my friend to a STH event. Just loved to talk.

He was such a nice guy. Benning and Linden? Can’t say the same from my own experience!

Fair enough, I trust your first hand experience with Steamboat Willie.


What was your experience with Commando Dimbo like?

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Good for Pearson. Likeable vet, unlikeable team.

Hope he has a good season while Vegas misses the playoffs!

 

[Hit the post]

Good for Pearson. Likeable vet, unlikeable team.

Hope he has a good season while Vegas misses the playoffs!

There's unlikeable and there's turd (Boston).