Former Canucks Thread 2023-24 Off-Season Edition
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RobertKron
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Yeah, it's been mostly Draisaitl, but his third most common line configuration has been playing with both of them.
Played for the Stars, and everything is bigger in Texas.
Logan Cooley was listed at 5’10.5 at combine. Up to 6’0 on nhl.com. Can an 18 year old grow 1.5 inches still?
Combine numbers serve as the base. Always possible to grow a little taller but most kids won’t. Supposedly D Petey grew post draft as well.
Nfl combine is 21 year olds and older. So their measured height is final.
If Tanev was listed at 6’2 for Van and Cal it is odd that he’s now listed at 6’3 for Tor.
Defenseman Elias Pettersson grew about that much between the combine and the start of his D+2.
I've mentioned before here that Mattias Ohlund was 6'2 or 6'3 for his entire Vancouver career and then somehow in his mid-30s in TB grew an inch and became 6'4.
NHL lacks consistency in these measurements, plus lacks visibility when it comes to injuries. Not sure what the point is in adding an inch to a player. I'm not a gambler, but I don't think I'd bet too much on the NHL when injury info isn't disclosed.
NFL, they have to report what body part is hurt and how much you practiced during the week. Lots of potential prop bets for a WR or RB as well as knowing who's likely guarding them so if a CB has a bad hamstring, can put your bet on the WR and vice versa to go under if the WR is hobbled.
@IComeInPeace
You posted in the closed Around the League thread so I figure I comment here.
I'm actually surprised Mik isn't better given that it usually does take a year to get back up to speed. Guess that like Roussel he's never going to be the same.
Lafferty sucks. It's odd, it's like he had 1 1/2 good years and then mailed it in since. Like it shouldn't be hard for him to be a 10 goal 20 point guy but now he's making $2M and averaging less than 10 minutes a game with Buffalo.
You posted in the closed Around the League thread so I figure I comment here.
I'm actually surprised Mik isn't better given that it usually does take a year to get back up to speed. Guess that like Roussel he's never going to be the same.
Lafferty sucks. It's odd, it's like he had 1 1/2 good years and then mailed it in since. Like it shouldn't be hard for him to be a 10 goal 20 point guy but now he's making $2M and averaging less than 10 minutes a game with Buffalo.
Like you I expected Mikheyev to bounce back this season thinking his wheels would be back to where they used to be.
Actually I expected both of these guys, even in depth roles to be much more effective than they were in the playoffs.
…but they couldn’t even get in to forecheck hard and make life miserable on Nashville and Edmonton’s defence.
I could kind of live with the ‘hands of stone’ stuff if they were at least contributing on making life hell for the oppositions defense and breakout…
How in the world Buffalo decided to pay Lafferty 2 million after he disappeared in the 2nd half of last season and the playoffs is beyond me.
Peen
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Kuzmenko with 1 goal and 9 points in 25 games, didn't see that coming.
