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LD Shea Theodore (2013, 26th, ANA; VGK expan.)
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Shea Theodore named WHL Defenseman of the Year. Shea finished the 2014-15 WHL season with 48 points in 43 games. Congrats!
Shea Theodore named WHL Defenseman of the Year. Shea finished the 2014-15 WHL season with 48 points in 43 games. Congrats!
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crazy he won the award with playing only just over half the season. He was only Dman that averaged over a point a game. I wish he would have played a full 72 game season cause his point total would have been huge
Sanheim had 63 in 64 GP, as a year younger. I really think Sanheim was the best defensemen in WHL this year, but Shea was right behind him with Provorov as #3 IMO.
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No I disagree. Sure Sanheim was great, but what Theodore did this year was unreal on such a young and offensively challenged team. He was the reason many many games why the team won.
My top 3 are Theodore, Sanheim, Hicketts this year
Shea's point total is more impressive than Sanheim's when considering Seattle's inability to score (especially so relative to the Calgary Hitmen).
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And half of Shea's points came on the powerplay.
Both had impressive seasons and are extremely talented players.
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Shea is going to be a 1D: whereas I feel Sanheim projects to be a good #3 or 4 who can run the PP. Just my opinion anyways.
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I don't want to seem like I'm ragging on him, I think he's a better prospect than a guy like Morrissey, but how on earth is Theodore a #1 D in the NHL and Sanheim only has potential to be a 3-4? Sanheim is takes care of his end much better IMO. Offensive skils are very comparable though.
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yeah let's punish theo for being a force on the PP, on a team that didn't have alot of talent
The great thing, it looks like Theo can translate his game to pro hockey, at least to AHL standards. How good he can be defensivly? Well we will see next season. No matter what happens, he needs to get stronger.
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Yes. That's what it is.
All I was pointing out is there are a hundred ways to look at stats. Evaluate the player, not the stat line.
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I disagree. Both project to be Top Pairing defensemen who excel on the PP if all goes well. Heading into their respective drafts, scouts compared Theodore to Mike Green and Sanheim to Ryan McDonagh. Since, Theodore has improved defensively while Sanheim has improved offensively. The sky is the limit for both of these kids.
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Both are good dmen. Next year Sanheim hopefully will win the award.
Last season when you look at just points, Theodore led dmen in scoring in the WHL and also led his whole team with 79pts. in 70 games as an 18 year old. This year he won top Dman award of the league
This year Sanheim led the league in dmen scoring with 65pts. in 67 games as an 18 year old. Next year Calgary should be good again so look for another high point total. Im sure he will miss a lot of games due to NHL camp and WJC so it's debateable if he leads the league in dman scoring.
I think next year it will either be Sanheim or Hicketts for top D
Either way, they definitely got it right giving it to Theodore. I realize they look at everything when handing out the award and its not all just strictly offensive numbers, and Theodore was unbelievable in all aspects. Very well deserved
Last season when you look at just points, Theodore led dmen in scoring in the WHL and also led his whole team with 79pts. in 70 games as an 18 year old. This year he won top Dman award of the league
This year Sanheim led the league in dmen scoring with 65pts. in 67 games as an 18 year old. Next year Calgary should be good again so look for another high point total. Im sure he will miss a lot of games due to NHL camp and WJC so it's debateable if he leads the league in dman scoring.
I think next year it will either be Sanheim or Hicketts for top D
Either way, they definitely got it right giving it to Theodore. I realize they look at everything when handing out the award and its not all just strictly offensive numbers, and Theodore was unbelievable in all aspects. Very well deserved
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they did some mic'd up features with Theodore that are on the Seattle website. Here is one particular feature that shows a real high end goal by him. There are a few more features under the following video on the Seattle page..
http://www.seattlethunderbirds.com/video/58064
http://www.seattlethunderbirds.com/video/58064
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yet flyer fans come in here talking about sanheim's stats....
the reason theo won this award was not because of his stats, it's because how much he improved as an all around player
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Fan. Not fans.
They're both good players. I don't see the need to get into a pissing contest.
Theodore is awesome. I had him ranked mega high and wanted him with the 16th pick for Buffalo.
Oh well. glad he's out west
Oh well. glad he's out west
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It really makes me wonder how comparable Theodore and cam fowler would have been had cam not made the jump right out of JRs?
