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i'm not even joking i'm pretty sure boeser would have gotten a penalty for that in the 2013 playoffs.
Kane Pettersson Boeser
Baertschi Horvat Virtanen
Good chance this is our top 6 next year. And it could be deadly
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Kane? Virtnen?Kane Pettersson Boeser
Baertschi Horvat Virtanen
Good chance this is our top 6 next year. And it could be deadly
Kane? Virtnen?
No thanks. And I doubt Petterson is going to step in as #1 center ahead of Horvat as a rookie.
Go back and look where Kreider was at the same age. He had just spent 3 years developing his game in a good quality stable environment at BC. His draft + four season (same as this year for Virtanen) was split between the NHL (3 points in 22 gp) and the AHL (23 points in 48 gp). He was hardly setting the world on fire. Virtanen was rushed and put in a position where failure was almost inevitable; his development was badly bungled by everyone involved (including himself). Full credit has to be given to Travis Green for undoing much of the damage done in the two post draft seasons prior to getting his hands on JV. IMO his game is going in the right direction now. His confidence is growing, he's producing more offence than his stats may indicate (in limited minutes) and he's actually quite good defensively.Just like most of us I grew more pessimistic about the Virtanen pick by the year his ceiling is still definitely up in the air, retuning his playstyle a bit and driving to the net more could yield very positive results.
After some more development time (he's only played 95 NHL games so far and has been given sub 10 minute TOI for most of them) and really learning how to utilize his skillset he could come into his own as a top 6 power forward. As long as his hockey IQ increases and he's given a bit more stability in terms of TOI/linemates I'm still hopeful he'll develop into something top 10 pick worthy.
Think his ceiling in his prime could be a Jamie Benn lite, floor probably a very poor man's Chris Krieder.
If we are re singing the sedins and bringing in Kane.. there's zero room for guys like dahlen or goldobin or petterson.. we would have to dump.. sutter , granlund , gaunce .. guys like that
I mostly like the way Virtanen is playing this year and he has definitely surprised me in terms of bouncing back from his miserable season last year, but he still kinda reminds me of Jack Skille and I don't know if he's going to break from that path.
No to mention it will cost a barrel full of picks and a ****astic contract.
Just like most of us I grew more pessimistic about the Virtanen pick by the year his ceiling is still definitely up in the air, retuning his playstyle a bit and driving to the net more could yield very positive results.
After some more development time (he's only played 95 NHL games so far and has been given sub 10 minute TOI for most of them) and really learning how to utilize his skillset he could come into his own as a top 6 power forward. As long as his hockey IQ increases and he's given a bit more stability in terms of TOI/linemates I'm still hopeful he'll develop into something top 10 pick worthy.
Think his ceiling in his prime could be a Jamie Benn lite, floor probably a very poor man's Chris Krieder.
I just don't like Kane as a player or a person, and don't want him anywhere near this team. Not the kind of player I want our young players learning anything from.Benning with 20 million dollars of capspace and Kane as a free agent. We all know how that is going to turn out. And I actually don't mind adding Kane as a player, as long as he keeps his head in check (which seems to be the case this year)
Don't care if Pettersson is on the first or second line, but I'd like to see him with Boeser. Those two should complement each other perfectly
Virtanens minutes were still fairly low last night..8 or 9 minutes...However,I do think that he has arrived as an NHL player,and I don't see him going back to the AHL..Jamie Benn-lite and poor man's Kreider? Both seem like very, very optimistic comparables. When Virtanen can do more than skate down the wing and direct it towards the net, I will believe you. He needs to drive the net way more consistently - he needs to watch Horvat and take after his game. I feel like he still has a long way to go to even been a Kreider-lite...do you know how effective Chris Kreider is to the Rangers?
Sure Virtanen isn't getting much icetime, but I'm not convinced if he was playing 17 minutes a night he would be effective the entire night anyways. I know everyone is gushing over Virtanen for whatever reasons, but I'm just not seeing it yet.
Jamie Benn-lite and poor man's Kreider? Both seem like very, very optimistic comparables. When Virtanen can do more than skate down the wing and direct it towards the net, I will believe you. He needs to drive the net way more consistently - he needs to watch Horvat and take after his game. I feel like he still has a long way to go to even been a Kreider-lite...do you know how effective Chris Kreider is to the Rangers?
Sure Virtanen isn't getting much icetime, but I'm not convinced if he was playing 17 minutes a night he would be effective the entire night anyways. I know everyone is gushing over Virtanen for whatever reasons, but I'm just not seeing it yet.
Oh I know that was a very optimistic ceiling and that he maybe has a 5%> chance at being a lite version of a "Jamie Benn" player but I'm just saying, as an aspiring power forward he hasn't really been given a conducive environment to develop with his TOI/unstable pairings/deployment and he certainly does have the potential/tools to be a very lite Jamie Benn without as much goal-scoring (maybe 25 in his prime as a ceiling).Jamie Benn-lite and poor man's Kreider? Both seem like very, very optimistic comparables. When Virtanen can do more than skate down the wing and direct it towards the net, I will believe you. He needs to drive the net way more consistently - he needs to watch Horvat and take after his game. I feel like he still has a long way to go to even been a Kreider-lite...do you know how effective Chris Kreider is to the Rangers?
Sure Virtanen isn't getting much icetime, but I'm not convinced if he was playing 17 minutes a night he would be effective the entire night anyways. I know everyone is gushing over Virtanen for whatever reasons, but I'm just not seeing it yet.