When Nylander produces better than Jake and Juolevi is getting out produced by the entire draft class
That's true, but he disappeared in last years playoffs. If Jake can put up decent numbers during the season and can really produce in the playoffs, then he may be a better pick than Ehlers in the long run even if he only is good quality for less years than Ehlers. I have followed the team for over 40 years and watched the progress of many prospects. Younger posters tend to write off players too early in my view, many players are just average and then break out later in their careers, like Bertuzzi. Generally power forwards and defencemen take longer to make an impact, although there are exceptions. The jury is still out on most of Bennings picks. If Jake becomes a great 2 or 3 liner, then I will be happy. Let's remember that Horvath was projected as a 3rd line centre! He is the only decent first round pick that Gillis ever made.
Funny, I've never seen you or another mod write a somber, moralistic post about similarly unhinged and disruptive anti-management statements.
Lol, lighten up it was poking fun at the absurd comparisons...nothing more. The radio bit this was pilfered from was very tongue in cheek as in “Backstrom...never heard of him”.
He "dissappeared" ? Huh, he put up the same ppg as Jake is doing right now in the regular season and people are make ludicrous claims as if its something special.
Could care less if Nylander's bloated ego gets him a good contract, he continues to score 20 or 30 and the leafs win multiple cups...this is about the CANUCKS.
I'm as weary of these comparisons s anyone but ... he had 0 goals in 15 games. Comparing their ppg is obviously disingenuous.
Would you consider an obscenity-laced tirade about how Benning is sub-normal and how winning hockey games is certain to doom the franchise untenable?
Yeah thats a good point. Or Islanders fans for taking Da Colle. Or even the Hurricanes for not taking Ehlers or Nylander. Probably not the toxic atmosphere that a handful of fans here try to make when the rest of us celebrate Virtanens progress
There is a lot more to building a ?Cup winning team than having super selfish and soft 60 Point wingers. A Cup winner needs the Tom Wilson types of players maybe even more? Jake is maybe becoming a more important player to a Cup winner than Nylander.
Hockey is a tough game, especially in the playoffs, and will always be. Teams will always need the Virtanen/Wilson type players to win ?Cups. Teams without those players will get pounded. It’s clear that JB picked the right player in Jake.
