Real easy bud, you see when your team is dog**** on the ice it's kind of hard to acquire quality players, especially Dmen, you see many athletes in multiple different sports like playing for teams that have a chance of winning, the Canucks realistically haven't had a chance since 2012. Now combine that with the fact that ownership wants nothing more than to make the playoffs every year (so they can get that playoff revenue) and you have a recipe for disaster, in other words it's next to impossible to get these players unless you draft them when your team sucks, hence why I blame Gillis (and to a lesser extent Nonis) given that up until Benning took over we had not drafted a Dman in the first round since Luc Bourdon (RIP) in 2005.
This is a complete fallacy and shows you need to do more research, historically Dmen take longer to develop, (yes even top pairing guys), it's the hardest position on the ice other than goalie, and once again he is 19 years old, look up patience and learn to practice it, all part of development. Juolevi has been very good in the Finish league, he has not regressed in any way since he was drafted, maybe stop looking at stats and anomaly's and you too will see this. All the scouting reports I have read about him this year have gone on about his IQ, his passing ability and his attitude.
