PuckMunchkin
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Absolutely this.Obviously calling him a bust is silly.
Saying that his performance so far is disappointing and that he’d fall considerably in a re-draft today is accurate.
Absolutely this.Obviously calling him a bust is silly.
Saying that his performance so far is disappointing and that he’d fall considerably in a re-draft today is accurate.
It’s funny that any prospect tracking moderately well can be put into future lineups but when someone is not tracking well you have to wait and see to making any comments.
Lol....Some posters were already calling Klimovich a 'bust' at 19, and he's playing in a much superior league.Yup. Been that way forever.
Guy is performing well in his draft +1/2 : HOME RUN, put him in future NHL lineups.
Guy is performing poorly in his draft +1/2 : wait and see! LOL at calling him a bust! He’s only 19!
He looks even worse this year than last. They could have taken Raty, Stankoven, Knies, Iorio, Heimosalmi and many more that were taken right after him but they didn't.Lol....Some posters were already calling Klimovich a 'bust' at 19, and he's playing in a much superior league.
Hindsight is great isn't it. So all of those players are just lighting it up ?He looks even worse this year than last. They could have taken Raty, Stankoven, Knies, Iorio, Heimosalmi and many more that were taken right after him but they didn't.?
It’s hindsight even if you wanted one or more of those players at the time?Hindsight is great isn't it. So all of those players are just lighting it up ?
No. But you have to have proofs. Its just crap when you spout off all the players that are known to be doing better, and saying "you coulda woulda shoulda"It’s hindsight even if you wanted one or more of those players at the time?
No. But you have to have proofs. Its just crap when you spout off all the players that are known to be doing better, and saying "you coulda woulda shoulda"
Its also one thing to post about who you want to draft on the internet and being the GM actually picking
Exactly this. Canucks fans have a reputaion for a fact based, well reasoned evaluation process for prospects and newly aquired players for a reason. Head of the class.I’m willing to wait another 3-4 days for this prospect to become a NHL ready before I call him a bust
Patience people patience
What is that peculiar picant odorNo. But you have to have proofs. Its just crap when you spout off all the players that are known to be doing better, and saying "you coulda woulda shoulda"
Its also one thing to post about who you want to draft on the internet and being the GM actually picking
We have been screaming for defensemen, especially RD, forever. Is it a bad idea to take one instead of another forward? Other teams in our selection range didn't think so.Hindsight is great isn't it. So all of those players are just lighting it up ?
It's not coulda woulda shoulda when many of the posters on here have a better drafting record than our team does. Personally I wanted Chesley in the last draft not another forward especially another slightly built one like Lekkerimaki. Could have dropped down and taken Chesley or just taken the best dman available like Bischel or Pickering. We'll see who is right in a couple of years I guess.No. But you have to have proofs. Its just crap when you spout off all the players that are known to be doing better, and saying "you coulda woulda shoulda"
Its also one thing to post about who you want to draft on the internet and being the GM actually picking
I don't think the covid excuse applies to 2022. To 2021 yes, but not 2022.2022 was just a bad draft class that was poorly scouted due to covid. lekkerimaki is more likely to bust than be a star based on his play so far but he won't be alone in that regard amongst the first/second rounders in the draft. i would not be at all surprised if the eventual best players from this draft are all players whose careers were derailed by covid and don't emerge for 2-3 years
Wasnt Juolevi lighting up the U20s?I don't know what it is, but over the years the Canucks have gone overboard in grading kids who light up the U-18 tournament. First it was Juolevi; then Klimovich; and now it appears, Lekkerimaki.
Probably not a great example of posters prematurely declaring a prospect a “bust”.Lol....Some posters were already calling Klimovich a 'bust' at 19, and he's playing in a much superior league.
Why?I don't think its fair to hate on a pick a few months after a player was drafted.
Maybe that's fair if its an off-the-board pick ALA La Kings 2007, 4th overall, and then the player starts to flop out of the gate, HOWEVER.... for fk sakes, he was a pretty consensus top 10 pick from like everyone Bob, ISS, Button, McKeen's, NHL central scouting etc. and we snagged him at 15th.
Its so ignorant to sit there on your sofa and think you know better then the professionals when you have the power of hindsight.
In regards to my thoughts on the pick, he had mono and that set him back. I'm not worried that he's not ripping up the league... but i am curious to see how he rounds into shape as the season goes on. However, next season imo is the one where it gives you line-of-sight to how he'll actually project.
Because he'll have had sufficient time to get over the lingering effects of Mono and spend a summer training. If he plays next year like you'd expect him to play his D+1 (even though its D+2) then you say, okay, he's a year behind but he's progressing and you adjust the timeline accordingly. If he plays like someone ready to take a shot at an NHL roster then he's ahead of schedule. if he plays his D+2 like he's played his D+1 so far, then we're in trouble.Why?
Have you watched him play?Because he'll have had sufficient time to get over the lingering effects of Mono and spend a summer training. If he plays next year like you'd expect him to play his D+1 (even though its D+2) then you say, okay, he's a year behind but he's progressing and you adjust the timeline accordingly. If he plays like someone ready to take a shot at an NHL roster then he's ahead of schedule. if he plays his D+2 like he's played his D+1 so far, then we're in trouble.
Instead of gaining strength and putting on some muscle... he actually lost muscle mass. aaaand he didnt have much to begin with lol.Have you watched him play?
Are his issues related to mono?