How Long Will We Keep Pretending That a D Is More Needed Than A #1 C

[racerjoe]

as an oiler fan we sort a have three top C's (McJEsus, Nugie and Leon D) we will be trading either Nugie or Leon D in hope of getting a number 1 D-man

tell any oiler fan that having a number 1 C is more important then a number 1 D(legit number 1 D)

The flip side of this is pointing to Nashville who was looking for a 1C for a long time, and traded a D for one.

 

[RingWraith]

Canucks should have their sights firmly fixed on Olli Juolevi with their first rounder.

 

[SaltyKesler]

Canucks should have their sights firmly fixed on Olli Juolevi with their first rounder.

But I think they're more interested in Bean or Sergachev from what I heard on some posts, I'm not sure, but it might be all 3 of those guys

 

[me2]

Both are needed in equal measure.

 

[Josepho]

I'm liking Serg more and more.

 

[Icebreakers]

Who cares about the past. If you see a player you like and hes there when you pick, you take him. Thats like oh never take a Slovenian , theyve never made the NHL. derp. Or never take a player below 5'10 in the draft because the big bad bruins/kings won the cup.

 

[jigsaw99]

Last few years 1st round pick defensemans from the Canucks
2005
Luc Bourdon (10)

1999
Bryan Allen (4)

1997
Brad Ference (10)

1994
Mattias Ohlund (13)

1993
Mike Wilson (20)

1989
Jason Herter (8)

Best is Ohlund. Everyone else sucked except Bourdon which we dont know what would of happened.

 

[Shareefruck]

The argument makes more sense for not drafting goalies high. They are more hit or miss/uncertain, and for whatever reason, they have less value around the league (both to sell and to acquire).

Having a great #1 defenseman makes the single biggest impact on a team, IMO. A Norris level defenseman makes the goalie infinitely better, the entire D-core infinitely better, special teams infinitely better, AND the forwards infinitely better. They're harder to draft, but not doing it and relying on later picks is putting yourself at a disadvantage as well.

Last few years 1st round pick defensemans from the Canucks
2005
Luc Bourdon (10)

1999
Bryan Allen (4)

1997
Brad Ference (10)

1994
Mattias Ohlund (13)

1993
Mike Wilson (20)

1989
Jason Herter (8)

Best is Ohlund. Everyone else sucked except Bourdon which we dont know what would of happened.

We can play that same game with forwards, though. Our drafting/development just plain sucks.

 

[Gaunce4gm]

I think our drafting will improve (waiting game) but our developing has definitely improved since Utica was born

 

[docbenton]

But I think they're more interested in Bean or Sergachev from what I heard on some posts, I'm not sure, but it might be all 3 of those guys

I think Benning mentioned wanting to see those 2 guys partly because they weren't at the world juniors, so the TPG was an opportunity to see them against better comp

 

[Raistlin]

We literally need everything, we don't have a number 1 anything lol

yes BPA, you're not going to skip drafting Laine if you won the #2 pick.

 

[Breakers]

Trading for a #1 center is damn near impossible in today's NHL without setting this teams prospect pool back years.

But yes Vancouver does need that 1st round Blue Chip D-man in their prospect pool.

 

[Pip]

This high in the draft you take the best player and then figure it out later on down the road. Nashville of all teams didn't need another defenseman when they took Jones and it worked out great for them. Especially since we don't have any young guaranteed top line forwards or top pairing defenseman (besides Tanev).

 

[Hit the post]

We can play that same game with forwards, though. Our drafting/development just plain sucks.

Goalie development ain't that bad (that is...until recently at the NHL level with a $6 million progress stopper - though he did mitigate that by getting himself injured each season...)

 

[ginner classic]

We must draft BPA, especially in the first round. That said, we've got it backwards....we needed the young D before the forwards. They take longer to develop. We can't win without an exceptional top 4. Me are missing three high end D prospects. We are missing one top end center prospect.

 

[Roy Baby*]

Canucks should have their sights firmly fixed on Olli Juolevi with their first rounder.

Not at all....BPA all the way

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Not at all....BPA all the way

Yeah but....which player outside of Mathew and the two Find is better, that's another story.

 

[y2kcanucks]

Yeah but....which player outside of Mathew and the two Find is better, that's another story.

Matthews
Laine
Puljujarvi
Tkachuk
Chychrun
Juolevi
Sergachyov
Nylander
Dubois
McLeod

 

[Roy Baby*]

Told you I was right


"Good D come out of nowhere" *JB proceeds to get Stecher and lights this place on fire*

With this said, the #1 C is still the biggest issue this season. There's not even one close in sight.

 

[WTG]

Yeah but we picked Juolevi @ 5?

 

[me2]

Told you I was right


"Good D come out of nowhere" *JB proceeds to get Stecher and lights this place on fire*

With this said, the #1 C is still the biggest issue this season. There's not even one close in sight.

You still prepared to give us Domi from "your coyotes" for Virtanen?

 

[Roy Baby*]

You still prepared to give us Domi from "your coyotes" for Virtanen?

Wouldn't make too much sense on either side since we just got Crouse and Baertschi is supposed to be your "Domi"

Love the kid though obviously seeing as I have his jersey.

Something I think would make sense though would be Edler for Dvorak and a 2nd. Wondering if you guys would do that?

 

[me2]

Wouldn't make too much sense on either side since we just got Crouse and Baertschi is supposed to be your "Domi"

Love the kid though obviously seeing as I have his jersey.

Something I think would make sense though would be Edler for Dvorak and a 2nd. Wondering if you guys would do that?

I'll take that as a hell no.

 

[ProstheticConscience]

RingWraith must be stoked. Called our 1st rounder on Valentine's Day.