KellyHrudey

Lol alright then. Didn't think anyone bothered with the sub forums.

Didn't see a topic on it anywhere on the front page unless it was included in a different topic... you're saying someone posted a thread on this within the last hour of Bob McK tweeting about it? Please enlighten me with your forum wizardry and point me in the right direction so I can post in that thread then. That aside, this feels like Benning wants to straddle the line between rebuild and retool and is content with drafting in the 10-15 range. If that's the case, I only hope there's some turnover in the scouting department, or that he himself pretty much takes control of scouting, cause based on our past history, those picks aren't going to pan out...

Ugh. So much for the rebuild. http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/eye-on-hockey/24601452/nhl-rumors-ryan-miller-being-wooed-by-canucks-in-vancouver Also tweeted by Bob McK about an hour ago.

Richards is the type of player tha Canucks needed in 2011, not now though. They've got the Sedins to provide leadership/mentoring for the young guys from here on out. The rest needs to be blown up and shipped out. Making the playoffs next year should NOT be a goal of management, as the West is just too good right now and the best we could hope for is a 7th/8th place finish and another early first round exit. Tank for a few years, stockpile the draft picks, (and fire the current scouting staff before that takes place, hopefully). Also, not sure we should be putting so much faith in Benning's background in the scouting field - remember, this is one of the guy's that prominantly voiced his opinion that Seguin needed to be shipped out of Boston. That trade alone is going to haunt the Bruins for years, and automatically boosts Dallas from an also-ran, into a competitive playoff threat. Wouldn't be surprised if in 10-15 years, the Bruins look back at the Seguin trade as their own, homegrown version of the Cam Neely debacle coming back to bite them in the ass.

Kinda disagree with all that - while Quick had lapses early on in games, he pretty much had to play perfect in more pressure situations than any goalie in the playoffs this year. All those game 7's and overtimes and elimination games - it was Grant Fuhr-esque, where he made the saves he had to make. And if you wanna pick and choose between games, Luongo's run is a horrible comparison considering the extreme highs and lows between his home and away games. There probably hasn't been a more hot/cold performance in the cup finals in its entire history. Overall though, goalie stats just aren't advanced enough to measure/compare accurately. A 930% save percentave against the Oilers versus a 930% against the Hawks can't really be compared equally. They should introduce advanced goalie stats that take into account the level of competition, and perhaps save %'s when the game is tied/close or in the third period.

Gotta remember how bad he was in the first 3 games against the Sharks - take those out, and the rest of the way he had a 920%, and a 932% in the finals, while Lundqvist was just (just) 923% in the finals.