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This Canucks fanbase deserves this. We were on track to have a legit chance to land in the top 5 and have a chance to win the lottery for once. But we needed to win meaningless games in March and celebrate doing more of the same thing that we have done for ten f**king years. Btw no guarantee that Petersson even stays. Why would he? This franchise ain't winning a damn thing. Slow clap for this f**king management.

Don't expect too much from MacIntyre. He's a management apologist if I ever heard one. Listening to him earlier today, teams just try to "get better" (couldn't elaborate on how the canucks were taking steps), stated that a rebuild was effectively trading Hughes, Petersson and Demko and hoping you draft position players that perform the same or better (as if any of those three have won anything yet or as if a salary cap doesn't exist)

Not sure even Scotty Bowman could do that tbh. It was in part due to a heater by Demko that we turned last season around.

Seriously, I just hope he doesn't have a stroke. This team isn't worth it.

100% this! They have no problem benching Garland, Kuzmenko, Podkolzin, etc but didn't hold Miller and others accountable. That extends up to management ans ownership as well. While I know its hard for them to admit a mistake, some bloody contrition would be nice for a change (followed by a clear direction)

The fact is the team moved him to wing after regular poor performance. This is an 8M player we just signed for **** sakes. JR and PA screwed up. Badly.

Neither does one playoff round win nullify the hot garbage this team otherwise has served up. Next.

Wow, he played well defensively today (according to you) and they still lost 5-1. Glad you have standards

Demko took Vegas to 7. The rest of the team just watched. Beat the Wild? In a play-in. Big deal. In a normal season, they might not even have qualified for the playoffs. Thats how bad their play tailed off that season

So...he's playing like Miller?

We need more reviews like that if it shuts that guy up. Picking Backlund and Hyman.

Canucks (obviously). Why would we trade a goalie locked into an excellent contract and versatile centre/winger in Miller in the final year of a cap flexible deal and who can return significant assets in a trade for a 10 million plus (good) winger. Toronto would laugh to the bank if the Canucks offered this.

I hate the Leafs, but they were the better team. Lightning were hanging on through the third. Oh well, two down, two to go. Go Kings Go! Go Stars Go!

Would love to see it. A Flames first round exit followed by Gaudreau walking out and Tkachuk gouging the Flames would be a nice way to cap off this hockey season.

Haha, I was thinking the same. There really isn't another team in the Pacific that will threaten the Flames. I'd rather not see them cake walk to the conference finals and maybe get lucky against a beaten up Avs team that may have wounds playing the Blues or Minny

Respectfully disagree. People were losing their $&!# because we got a 4th for Motte. If we traded Boeser who has scored 20 for 4 straight seasons for effectively loose change, Alvin and Rutherford would be lynched. Further, even if we free up boeser's 6 mill off the books, there isn't a UFA out there that's gonna fix this team (and we've seen how well spending on free agents has helped us thus far). This team can't afford to lose assets for nothing anymore. Given how the team handled Motte, I have a hard time believing they will let him walk. A trade is possible, but I think they will try to rebuild value and then trade him.

I don't think he had value whether at the deadline or now due to the QO situation. No team is going to offer value in a trade with that uncertainty. Our best play is reverse arb, Brock will likely have to accept a 15% cut and he will elect a term that will walk him to UFA, and then we have that length of time to hope he recovers his value (or recovers enough value to trade him off in the last year of his contact)

Won't happen unless he walks as a UFA and signs with another team or he really loves playing in Van and is willing to take less (can't see that happening given we arent a winning franchise atm) or we offer significant term. The most reverse arbitration can knock down his contract is 15% (down to 6.375 million). Either the Canucks tender him this after reverse arb, tender him his 7.5 qualifying offer or he walks.

That seems to be Rutherford's s.o.p in Pittsburgh so you may get your wish.

Respect that. I felt like that too way back when. I've been jaded since 2011 when the media and many vocal eastern fans were cheering the Bruins. Since that, they can all go to hell.

Anyone. Even Vegas. I don't like their players but I do appreciate how much the franchise and owner will do anything to win. Not like the cheapskate meddler ruining our franchise.

100% agree. F*** them all. Will cheer for any team that knocks out edm, cal and tor

We dont have to tender a qualifying offer. Reverse arbitration can be an option and will prevent him from automatically becoming UFA. However, I believe I heard Boeser can choose the length of contract he is awarded from reverse arb. Will bet he will select an award that walks him to UFA

No, i believe we signed that clown after Toffoli signed

That's why anyone who thinks this is a one year fix is in for a rude awakening. We are f'd until these inefficient contracts come off or we pull a miracle trade or draft a stud