Confirmed with Link: Canucks draft F Hunter Shinkaruk 24th Overall (1st Round)
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I really appreciate your insight on Hunter, especially from a view outside of our fanbase. My personal opinion is that i dont care what people said about him personaly im just happy we picked up such a skilled player with some character, so sorry i didnt meen to imply he had issues just wanted to state my excitement at him being on our team. Thx for the post
re hunter...there are no personality/character issues at all. my only point was that upthread, there were comments that he was arrogant and i'd casually agreed with that (upthread)...but i never meant any comment i made to be taken in an overly serious sense.
you can never predict how a prospect will do and the projection/ceiling comments are just predictions. but imo hunter is the real deal - you are so lucky to get him/horvat in the same draft.
....while i don't want to be obnoxious and drag the Hawks into your prospect thread - i'll put it this way - when we drafted Teravainen @ 18 last year we couldn't believe we got such an elite skilled prospect that late - you should feel the same re Shinkaruk - i don't mean in a teravaine vs. shinkaruk sense - i mean, in the abstract, you should laugh that Shinkaruk was there waiting for you and figure that, at his worst, he likely perform to his draft position (but really, more likely, overachieve it)
I don't recall Kane carrying his team through the playoffs.
The fact Kane led his team in scoring with 19 points in 23 games says a lot about the Hawks' scoring this past postseason. David Krejci had 26 points on the other side; Horton and Lucic had 19 also. Crawford certainly should have won the Conn Smythe considering everyone on Chicago scored below a point-per-game pace.
In terms of swagger, Pavel used to really like chewing bubble gum during games. On his first NHL shift he was chewing gum.
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I think confidence can help a player if he can channel it properly. Confidence leads to creativity and courage to stand out from the rest of the group. This seems to be what allowed Shinkaruk to become the Tigers' captain.
lol, you know I was just joking, right?
Pavel is my favourite player of all-time. Pat Kane can't touch him. Please, stop posting pictures of Pavel chewing gum because it's reminding me of AV. I hate AV.
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With all the talk about Horvat and/or Gaunce making the team, anyone give Shinkaruk a shot? Unlike the other two, Hunter doesn't necessarily need the extra Jr season to develop offensively. Play him with Kesler and Booth/Kassian, or if Torts wants Kes to take harder defensive minutes, put together a kid line with Schroeder and Kassian.
Be a way to add some instant offence to the roster.
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Be a way to add some instant offence to the roster.
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I love Bo Horvat to make the team but I just feel that Hunter has a better chance and is that dynamic player that could compliment Kesler. I'm not saying he is Kane but feels like a Toews/Kane combination.
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biturbo19
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It's an interesting thought. And i've said prior to the draft...Shinkaruk has the potential to make a 'Skinner-like' impact as a rookie right off the bat, despite not being all that physically developed.
I'm not completely sure that with the way this team is set up, that this would be an ideal opportunity for Shinkaruk to burst onto the scene like that...but who knows. I think he'll get a longer look than many seem to be expecting...but he will have to compete with and leapfrog Jensen as well as the more solidified 'NHLers' on the roster and potentially Horvat/Gaunce as well if they're looked at for wing spots...and Jensen does have the advantage of size and added development years (including one against men in Sweden). But Shinkaruk certainly has an edge in terms of pure dynamic scoring ability...so who knows?
I like to go back and read draft threads for perspective, and I just want to point out how hilarious it is to watch the dialogue go from "I hope this really good player falls to us!" To "Oh no he dropped really far, whaty's wrong with this player????" Hope to jubilation to paranoia with an hour.
Canucks fans are the most Henny Penny.
Canucks fans are the most Henny Penny.
VanCanucks53
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I'm not saying they will ever have half of the success that Chicago's duo has had but Hunter and Bo remind me of our own potential Toews and Kane. Those are huge shoes to fill of course but at least personality wise and playing style of Bo is alot like Toews and Hunter's personality and style is a lot like Kanes.
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VanCanucks53
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Haha...that thread is pretty embarrassing.
That is why it's always good to have cautious optimism I guess
Once bitten, twice shy. Thankfully I think the similarity between the two players is only superficial.
Hansen
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Let's just hope Shinkaruk doesn't stick around for a second year of college hockey
opendoor
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Haha...that thread is pretty embarrassing.
That is why it's always good to have cautious optimism I guess
To be fair to any jubilance in that thread, Schroeder's pre-draft production was pretty impressive and put him in some solid company. Going back to the mid '90s, of the guys to score at a higher pace than Schroeder in their 18 year old NCAA season, virtually all became very good NHLers:
Parise
Gionta
Heatley
Cammalleri
Vanek
Toews
Kessel
Jessiman
So the only real flop was Jessiman.
Unfortunately that 08-09 year in the NCAA is still Schroeder's high water mark.
Bleach Clean
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I found these two to be especially pertinent given what transpired at the draft:
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We seem to have gotten more...
I finally got around to watching the Shinkaruk interviews (living in a tent for a week while playing the fiddle 10 hours per night accounts for the laziness 
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Wow, I'm impressed with the guy. He's no Kessel at all. He's bright, quick-minded, and articulate. I don't see any downside to his personality. I'm confused as to where this narrative about cockiness came from. He's poised for his age, and clear about his goals. His smile is maybe too brilliant (his dad is a dentist for hockey teams) but that's not a character trait in itself. He seems to be congenially engaged in the conversation---reminding me of our dear departed Cory Schneider
However, I was a little bit shocked to see him side-on while donning the jersey. That boy is so skinny it's almost funny. Bo Horvat, though in tough as an interview, has a wide-body, squared-away frame that promises Ox-like strength for the next twenty years.
)Wow, I'm impressed with the guy. He's no Kessel at all. He's bright, quick-minded, and articulate. I don't see any downside to his personality. I'm confused as to where this narrative about cockiness came from. He's poised for his age, and clear about his goals. His smile is maybe too brilliant (his dad is a dentist for hockey teams) but that's not a character trait in itself. He seems to be congenially engaged in the conversation---reminding me of our dear departed Cory Schneider
However, I was a little bit shocked to see him side-on while donning the jersey. That boy is so skinny it's almost funny. Bo Horvat, though in tough as an interview, has a wide-body, squared-away frame that promises Ox-like strength for the next twenty years.
John McClane
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Oh...... Awkward......
That thread sure is interesting to read. Us poor Canucks fans.
Haha...that thread is pretty embarrassing.
That is why it's always good to have cautious optimism I guess
Yeah, but does Schroeder have a hot sister and mom? If not, the situations aren't comparable.
Hansen
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I can say for fact that Schroeder has a hot sister, opinion might differ as I'm a teenager and we must be about of age but yeah
Oh...... Awkward......
That thread sure is interesting to read. Us poor Canucks fans.
We weren't sure if Gillis was trolling us by taking one of the consensus picks in Cody Hodgson the year before. No more off the board garbage.
Pip
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Which first rounder have we selected "off the board" when Gillis was in charge. Schroeder was most certainly the BPA, Hodgson was in his year and both Bo and Hunter were this year
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