Post-Game Talk: Pre-Season Game #5: Canucks 1 vs. Kings 4

[Cupless44]

The funny part is he legitimately thinks he’s really really good, Based on all the interviews I have heard

I despised that draft pick from the second it was made and have seen NOTHING to change my mind

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Ok can people who say "defensemen just take time" at the very least understand why we are becoming extremely concerned with the development of our 5th overall pick?

Huh? I thought that was dead a while ago

 

[WTG]

Like the adjustment of stetcher on the PP gj green

 

[Fire Benning]

Ok can people who say "defensemen just take time" at the very least understand why we are becoming extremely concerned with the development of our 5th overall pick?

Relax. Defensemen peak in their late 30s.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

This team is so bad.

It will be between us and the Sens this year.

 

[Megaterio Llamas]

I despised that draft pick from the second it was made and have seen NOTHING to change my mind

It was a head scratcher, though we were warned in advance that Jimbo liked 'a defenseman' which puzzled everyone, considering there was no defenceman in Tkachuk/Keller territory.

 

[timw33]

Relax. Defensemen peak in their late 30s.

Which is exactly what you want! You wouldn't want to capitalize on cheap ELC and 4 years of additional team control, that would be silly.

 

[Bgav]

lmao gagner is so bad. why isn't Goldy on the first unit

 

[Megaterio Llamas]

This team is so bad.

It will be between us and the Sens this year.

Habs are there too

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

The Canucks remind me of the Blackhawks in the early-mid 2000s. Roster full of crap draft choices and stupid contracts. "Promising" prospects on paper but just not fulfilling their potential (due to injuries or unrealistic expectations). This is making for some utterly brutal hockey.

 

[Canucks LB]

With juolevi shitting the bed also, I am pretty much calling it.

When it comes to hoping players turn it up and earn a spot, this preseason has been hilariously awful.

Ty, motte EP for showing up at least.

 

[Breakers]

I despised that draft pick from the second it was made and have seen NOTHING to change my mind

which was the worse pick.
Virtanen @ 6
or
Juolevi @ 5

 

[Cupless44]

It was a head scratcher, though we were warned in advance that Jimbo liked 'a defenseman' which puzzled everyone, considering there was no defenceman in Tkachuk/Keller territory.

There were also better defencemen after him to make it more annoying

 

[timw33]

I despised that draft pick from the second it was made and have seen NOTHING to change my mind

"From the London Knights"

oh nice, we're going to get a great player

"Oli Juolevi"

ah FFS.

 

[tantalum]

Anybody still holding out hope that while they may be bad at least they’ll be entertaining? This team will be playing a passive system a dozen games into the season as they will only have a chance to win 1-0 or 2-1. Oh wait Marky is the starter...2-1. That is the only score they’ll get 2 points from.

 

[Bgav]

juo hasn't even been that bad today. Imagine being paired with Guddy lol

 

[Canucks LB]

The Canucks remind me of the Blackhawks in the early-mid 2000s. Roster full of crap draft choices and stupid contracts. "Promising" prospects on paper but just not fulfilling their potential (due to injuries or unrealistic expectations). This is making for some utterly brutal hockey.

I honestly think a majority of it just comes because of our back end.

The defence is so important for the offense, when you have guys like gudbranson skating in quicksand and watching juolevi go into a corner vs a mouse and lose, must be the demoralizing as a forward.

I will say this though, hutton Has been pretty good this preseason and I could see a nice bounce back year.

 

[Cupless44]

which was the worse pick.
Virtanen @ 6
or
Juolevi @ 5

Juolevi easily. Soft and useless while thinking he is good.

At least Virtanen brings speed and is the only forward on the team who hits

 

[tantalum]

juo hasn't even been that bad today. Imagine being paired with Guddy lol

He hasn’t been good and he has made a couple dreadful defensive plays. He needs time in the AHL.

 

[Zombotron]

The Canucks remind me of the Blackhawks in the early-mid 2000s. Roster full of crap draft choices and stupid contracts. "Promising" prospects on paper but just not fulfilling their potential (due to injuries or unrealistic expectations). This is making for some utterly brutal hockey.

chicago at least had duncan keith emerging as a high-calibre defenseman from 8263728th overall

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

which was the worse pick.
Virtanen @ 6
or
Juolevi @ 5

Juolevi.

Virtanen, at the time, was drafted around where he was ranked. He was viewed as a swing for the fences type pick, and there were a lot of scouts who felt he was a potential home run pick. Hindsight has been ugly on this one, but I don’t fault the logic for the pick at the time.

Juolevi was clearly a case of drafting for position, BPA be damned. They reached, left better players on the table, and it certainly seems bleak right now. I was and am still confident he will be an NHL player, and I don’t loathe the pick as some do, but compared with the logic for the Virtanen pick, this was poor strategy and execution. IMO.

 

[Canucks LB]

Virtanen legit reminds me of a Poor man’s David booth

 

[Josepho]

chicago at least had duncan keith emerging as a high-calibre defenseman from 8263728th overall

gilliam bweezebwah

 

[Bgav]

He hasn’t been good and he has made a couple dreadful defensive plays.

Yeah but its not the end of the world. This game isn't gonna decide his entire future he's 20

 

[Zombotron]

This team is so bad.

It will be between us and the Sens this year.

shoutout to the cleveland browns for doing everything they can to pass the mantle of "worst organization in NA professional sports" onto the ottawa senators

 

[Breakers]

Juolevi easily. Soft and useless while thinking he is good.

At least Virtanen brings speed and is the only forward on the team who hits

I think it would be a pretty interesting poll question

But again Virtanen seems pretty reluctant to be considered a hitter, as he still thinks of himself as a skill player.