Confirmed with Link: Canucks sign G Michael DiPietro to 3-year (2017 3rd round draft pick and OHL goaltender of the year)

[geebaan]

Look, I don't like Benning, but I actually agree with the fact that not EVERY DAMN THREAD needs to be Benning bashing.

I for one am glad that the 2017 draft is looking good(so far), and glad they figured something out after 2016 terribad.

I am happy that a 3rd round goalie just got GOALIE OF THE YEAR, so congrats Dipietro(why'd he have to have that last name lol).

I get you don't need to be biasedly positive all the time, and actually hate a lot of that, but please can we talk about this player and that its a good signing?

 

[Horse McHindu]

Report: Canucks will not sign 2016 6th round pick Jakub Stukel
Report: Canucks will not sign 2016 draft picks Brett McKenzie and Cole Candella

Perhaps they can go to Wakanda and resume their hockey careers over there.

 

[coldsteel79]

I remember when people called the 2014 draft one of the best drafts in franchise history.

Then something happened in late May of 2016, and a certain group of morons suddenly became a lot quieter about it.

Then something happened in late April of 2017 and talk of how this was an ‘amazing’ draft came to a complete hault.

Well the 2014 draft was an exceptional draft. 4-5 nhlers from it.

 

[PuckMunchkin]

Well the 2014 draft was an exceptional draft. 4-5 nhlers from it.

Should have kept some of them.

 

[coldsteel79]

Should have kept some of them.

Yep, McCann is bleh, but forsling would sure be nice to have right now.

 

[Doyle Hargraves]

Should have kept some of them.

It doesn’t nullify the actual draft

 

[NoRaise4Brackett]

So if a pick is a poor one its Benning's fault, but if a pick turns out good then Benning must've had nothing to do with it. I can't believe that is still a thing. There is enough things to bash Benning about, there's no need to reach for stuff. Benning doesn't make the choices by himself, and neither does Brackett or anyone else... they work together as a group. Their opinions vary on certain players, but they ultimately make the choices together.

Anyways, good to get this guy signed. He had a very good year, and recently getting noticed by team Canada is really encouraging.

 

[Ryp37]

Yeah I can’t imagine why people discredit Benning, a guy with a laughable track record when their president says things like

Trevor Linden on the subject of the 2017 draft: "Judd Brackett has a really modernized way of doing things - player categories and how he looks at that." "We're excited about the work Judd has done - the way he looks at the draft and how he values players. I like what we did."

Linden: Gagner would help address PP issues

 

[F A N]

Yeah I can’t imagine why people discredit Benning, a guy with a laughable track record when their president says things like

Trevor Linden on the subject of the 2017 draft: "Judd Brackett has a really modernized way of doing things - player categories and how he looks at that." "We're excited about the work Judd has done - the way he looks at the draft and how he values players. I like what we did."

Linden: Gagner would help address PP issues

Did you discredit Benning for calling Brackett a rising star in the scouting business when Brackett first got promoted from his part-time scouting position?

 

[Ryp37]

Did you discredit Benning for calling Brackett a rising star in the scouting business when Brackett first got promoted from his part-time scouting position?

I did yeah

Brackett kind of forced his hand by unearthing some good picks

Good on Jim for paying attention I guess

 

[F A N]

I did yeah

Brackett kind of forced his hand by unearthing some good picks

Good on Jim for paying attention I guess

It's definitely quite a promotion. Part-time regional scout to the Director of Amatuer Scouting position. Must really believe in the guy.

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

That makes 5 players that the Canucks have signed from the 2017 draft...Obviously,thats not a pre determining factor as to whether they will make the NHL or not....but still impressive.

 

[timw33]

That makes 5 players that the Canucks have signed from the 2017 draft...Obviously,thats not a pre determining factor as to whether they will make the NHL or not....but still impressive.

It's a pretty bad metric of success (quantity vs. quality), especially when guys like Mackenzie Stewart get contracts.

For reference, in the Gillis era we signed 62% of our picks, including 5/7 in 2009 and 6/8 in 2011. None of those players became 1) full time NHL players but 2) full time NHL players *for* the Canucks.

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

It's a pretty bad metric of success (quantity vs. quality), especially when guys like Mackenzie Stewart get contracts.

For reference, in the Gillis era we signed 62% of our picks, including 5/7 in 2009 and 6/8 in 2011. None of those players became 1) full time NHL players but 2) full time NHL players *for* the Canucks.

As I said,these contracts are not a guarantee of NHL success,or even if they play in the NHL..However,last years crop of players had great years in their respective leagues,some even dominated..all of them are deserved 'quality' prospects...The Mackenzie Stewart signing was obviously the exception,and not the rule.

After this upcoming season,I wouldn't be surprised that the amount of NHL players that Benning has drafted in 4 years, exceeds the amount the organization managed to draft in the previous 10.

 

[VanJack]

It's a pretty bad metric of success (quantity vs. quality), especially when guys like Mackenzie Stewart get contracts.

For reference, in the Gillis era we signed 62% of our picks, including 5/7 in 2009 and 6/8 in 2011. None of those players became 1) full time NHL players but 2) full time NHL players *for* the Canucks.

It's not just the fact they god 'signed', but what each of them did in the year after they were drafted....Pettersson dominated the SHL as a teen-ager; Lind had the highest ppg average in the WHL; Gadjovich made Team Canada which won the WJHC; DiPietro the 'goalie of the year' in the OHL; and even Palmu, the rookie of the year in the Finnish pro league.

Would have been a shock if the Canucks had left any of them 'unsigned' after the years they had. That's what makes the 2017 draft so different.

 

[Melvin]

Did you discredit Benning for calling Brackett a rising star in the scouting business when Brackett first got promoted from his part-time scouting position?

It's like you can't even follow a conversation.

People are discrediting Benning for his supposed eye for talent and his drafting wizardry, not on his ability to promote people in the front office. Come on dude. Try to follow along.

 

[timw33]

Yep, McCann is bleh, but forsling would sure be nice to have right now.

McCann produced excellent ES numbers in very limited time.

 

[elitepete]

It doesn’t nullify the actual draft

Yet you liked a post saying the Dahlen trade makes the 2016 draft better.

Can’t have it both ways.

 

[Fatass]

Could having DiPietro, who looks like a winner, cause JB to trade Demko? Heard Eric Duhatchik (sp?) mentioned Canes wanting
Demko for Hanifin.

 

[coldsteel79]

Could having DiPietro, who looks like a winner, cause JB to trade Demko? Heard Eric Duhatchik (sp?) mentioned Canes wanting
Demko for Hanifin.

I doubt it Dipietro is still probably 4 years away from nhl time

 

[Megaterio Llamas]

excellent

he's still 18 for another few days

when would he be ahl eligible?

When he's 20.

 

[Lemmiwinks]

I doubt it Dipietro is still probably 4 years away from nhl time

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[Lemmiwinks]

Could having DiPietro, who looks like a winner, cause JB to trade Demko? Heard Eric Duhatchik (sp?) mentioned Canes wanting
Demko for Hanifin.

Hopefully not. Trading goalies right before they've reached the end of their development into NHLers is a poor strategy. We've invested 4 years into getting Demko ready for the NHL. The decision on who to trade should come only when Dipietro is nearing NHL readiness (if he gets there).

 

[MS]

This is the 4th draft in the last 8 years that people have been throwing the 'bestest draft ever!' stuff at. It won't look this good in 2 years.

As for Dipietro, he's a solid prospect and this was an obvious signing.

 

[Doyle Hargraves]

This is the 4th draft in the last 8 years that people have been throwing the 'bestest draft ever!' stuff at. It won't look this good in 2 years.

As for Dipietro, he's a solid prospect and this was an obvious signing.

They really said that .... “the bestest”.....? That’s horrendous English