Pre-Game Talk: Pre-emptive 9th Overall Thread.

[ginner classic]

Acceptance....

I am ready to embrace picking 9th. It fits the history of this team. The good news for me....picks 4-9 are pretty similar calibre and I have seen no reason Benning would Benning this pick.

I guess the only thing to fear is the Oilers or Hawks picking 1st. Can't happen can it?

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[hellstick]

Being a Canucks fan is soul crushing. Case in point: this thread.

 

[ShouldveDraftedFiala]

Just Canuck things, so I'm also fully expecting 9th. I just hope deserving teams win.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

It’s 8th or 9th

 

[jonnygf40]

I plan of picking 9th, praying for 1-3. With 9 I'd be happy with Wahlstrom, Dobson or Smith. Skeptical of Hughes, Farabee or Veleno.

 

[RebuildinVan]

Pretty certain itll be Dobson at 9

Oilers/Hawks winning would be too much to deal with

 

[Charles Bushman]

Bouchard, Dobson or grab Tkachuk if he drops

I don’t think Brady drops that far. TBQH I would have no problem taking Brady anywhere after 3 or maybe after the Russian. Yeah he’s one of the oldest kids in the draft and he didn’t have a great season his year but so what. How much ice time did he get? How much time on the top line? How much PP time?

The kid has good hands, moves well for a big guy and I’d venture to say he fills out at 6 ft 3 220. His game will translate well imho. He looked very good at the WJC. Decent bloodlines and this butter soft team could use some edge in the lineup.

 

[krutovsdonut]

i for one embrace our 9th place outcome.

it's really not a bad year for it. we can't whine about not getting first, and second/third yields you a winger so if we got either i'd be ok to trade down anyway. after that 4-9 is debatable, with a high chance 9th could be better than 4th.

so let the chips fall where they may.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

We're not finishing 9th. It would take an unbelievably terrible string of luck for that to happen.

8th I can definitely see, especially with two undeserving teams leapfrogging us as per usual.

Last year made me so f***ing mad...f***ing Philly. At least we ended up with the true #2 overall.

Fully resigned to our fate at this point. At least this year the anticipation levels are far lower...won't hurt nearly as bad.

I'm more concerned with Edmonton or Chicago winning picks than us dropping tbh. As long as those two fall as far as possible.

 

[beachcomber]

Just a jinxed franchise since day one. I’m ready for the ninth pick.

 

[Grip it N RYP it]

"Dread it. Run from it. Destiny still arrives."

 

[Fire Benning]

Wahlstrom or Dobson. Let's gooooo.

 

[Hit the post]

Acceptance....

I am ready to embrace picking 9th. It fits the history of this team. The good news for me....

Past Vancouver Canuck 9th overall picks:

Bob Dailey (1973) - Think Gudbranson *WITH* real hockey skills. A shame the Canucks dealt him (had a freak injury otherwise he'd would've had an even longer decent Flyer career)
Cam Neely (1983) - I'd rather not discuss "The Trade".
Bo Horvat (2013) - Guy should be the future C of the Canucks (instead it'll be given to foundational center Sutter or 'The Big Hurt [as in see you in the infirmary]' Guds.....blech.)

Seems like good news to me as well (hitting 100% here....). Three swings & basically two home runs and a triple.

We're not finishing 9th. It would take an unbelievably terrible string of luck for that to happen.

8th I can definitely see, especially with two undeserving teams leapfrogging us as per usual.

Let's look at all the players the Vancouver Canucks selected with the 8th overall pick:

Jason Herter (1989).....

Hope we trade down the pick from 8th to 9th.

 

[Charles Bushman]

Jesus all those draft years end in 3. The Dailey trade was bad, the Neely trade could be the all time worst trade in the history of the sport. Horvat better not get too comfortable.

 

[y2kcanucks]

I'd be perfectly happy with this.

 

[krutovsdonut]

good point. 9th spot might be our luckiest back 9 outcome where we have history

our history of 7th picks is rick lanz, dan woodley, and alex stojanov

at 6th we have virtanen

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

I have a gut feeling we pick 7th, but as OP said, it wouldn't make a huge difference if we pick 8th/9th either.

 

[Wilch]

I don't care where we pick as long as the Oilers and Hawks don't pick top 3.

 

[VanJack]

Said I wasn't going to open this thread until at least after the draft lottery at 4:30 p.m. this afternoon...but relented...I note that Quinton Hughes was a bit of an off-the-board pick for the USA WHC team....so he could be the guy in the 6-9 range.

 

[tiny103]

Might as well offer sheet trouba

Who is this Jesperi Kotkaniemi on bob's list?

 

[Charles Bushman]

I don't care where we pick as long as the Oilers and Hawks don't pick top 3.

I would put the tank nation Sabres in there too. If Vancouver doesn’t win I hope the Islanders win with Calgary’s pick

 

[Canucks LB]

If we pick 9th tho, I legit will crack the f*** up

 

[CanaFan]

I would put the tank nation Sabres in there too. If Vancouver doesn’t win I hope the Islanders win with Calgary’s pick

I’m the opposite. Give the Sabres Dahlin (if we can’t have him) and get them out of the yearly race for last place. A team like the Islanders won’t be there either way but boosting Buffalo by 10-15 pts helps our chances in 2019, 2020, etc.

 

[ProstheticConscience]

All the dmen will be gone by then, Benning is guaranteed not to take Tkachuk, and even though Wahlstrom should fall to 9, I'm almost positive Benning's gonna go off the board. Just watch.

 

[petrishriekandgo]

This thread is useless and a jinx, delete it!!!



I don't think the worst-case-scenario will happen.

Today, we fight the history of this franchise and WIN!