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NHL 30/30 - 5 Articles on the Canucks
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It's interesting reading articles from people who don't follow the Canucks as closely. This is quite evident in the article about the Top 10 prospects. Some things that really jumped out as off to me are:
1. Cederholm on the list
2. Gaunce rated ahead of Virtanen and Shinkaruk
3. McCann rated as low as 9th
1. Cederholm on the list
2. Gaunce rated ahead of Virtanen and Shinkaruk
3. McCann rated as low as 9th
On the prospects article:
Having Cederholm on there is very strange but, other than that, I don't see anything glaringly wrong with the list. I even believe that Gaunce should be ranked ahead of Horvat. My reasoning is that what we have in Horvat we already have in Gaunce, but Gaunce has a year of experience on Horvat. They are very similar players. Face off beasts, two-way studs, cerebral playmakers with excellent shots should the opportunity present itself. Gaunce also has two inches on Horvat, while also being (I believe) a better skater. Horvat has smoother hands in close. Both are great prospects.
And Gaunce will be the next 1C captain of the Canucks. Just sayin'.
Having Cederholm on there is very strange but, other than that, I don't see anything glaringly wrong with the list. I even believe that Gaunce should be ranked ahead of Horvat. My reasoning is that what we have in Horvat we already have in Gaunce, but Gaunce has a year of experience on Horvat. They are very similar players. Face off beasts, two-way studs, cerebral playmakers with excellent shots should the opportunity present itself. Gaunce also has two inches on Horvat, while also being (I believe) a better skater. Horvat has smoother hands in close. Both are great prospects.
And Gaunce will be the next 1C captain of the Canucks. Just sayin'.
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The Woodley articles aren't that terrible. There are some interesting bits in there and it seems as though he's at least actually done his research. Maybe even watched a few Canucks games.
This in particular, while some i was generally aware of, the part regarding Edler's struggles alongside Garrison are definitely a pertinent and fairly insightful point.
But who the **** is Corey Masisak and why is he paid to write articles about things he clearly doesn't have any clue about?
Things like this just reek of not having a clue. Anyone who even half followed the draft would know that Virtanen is most definitely not even a consideration for this NHL team this year. And that's really just the start of the ignorance.
And as far as the Kimelman Article goes, more than just the rankings themselves being a bit bizarre, when someone refers to Bo Horvat as:
It really raises red flags as to whether this guy has ever watched a single game Horvat has played, much less the other lower profile prospects he is supposedly "ranking".
In actual fact, it's basically just sad that this is the sort of "journalism" NHL.com employs and passes off as genuine.
This in particular, while some i was generally aware of, the part regarding Edler's struggles alongside Garrison are definitely a pertinent and fairly insightful point.
But who the **** is Corey Masisak and why is he paid to write articles about things he clearly doesn't have any clue about?
Things like this just reek of not having a clue. Anyone who even half followed the draft would know that Virtanen is most definitely not even a consideration for this NHL team this year. And that's really just the start of the ignorance.
And as far as the Kimelman Article goes, more than just the rankings themselves being a bit bizarre, when someone refers to Bo Horvat as:
It really raises red flags as to whether this guy has ever watched a single game Horvat has played, much less the other lower profile prospects he is supposedly "ranking".
In actual fact, it's basically just sad that this is the sort of "journalism" NHL.com employs and passes off as genuine.
Woodley is one of the more insightful canucks media reporters i follow, i always enjoy his commentary.
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I thought Horvat had some pretty good set-up skills any time I watched him last year. While I wouldn't call him a playmaker per se, he has hockey sense and can make a pass. Probably looks to pass more than shoot in general.
"Horvat's mix of strong skating and all-around skill"
what?
Being a fast skater is not the same as being a strong skater. Horvat is a strong skater, he skates well, very hard to knock off the puck or his feet, he just doesn't have top end speed whatsoever.
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but u know how we r...we have to dissect every word in the article as much as possible and criticize them
I really like Woodley and his work with goaltenders. He has some good insight into the actual mechanics as opposed to picking apart stats which doesn't go a long way.
