Canuck_In_Paradise

http://cfjctoday.com/article/604181/vancouver-whitecaps-transfer-canadian-defender-sam-adekugbe-norwegian-club Well, out goes Ousted and Adekugbe. These could have been 2 quality players for us this upcoming season, so with them out the door Robbo has some work ahead of him to fill the roster out. Time will tell if he's successful

That would be worrying, I think Sutter provides that veteran leadership that most poo-poo on given his salary, yet it's so vital for a team hoping to have its young guys learn the way of the nhl.

http://theprovince.com/sports/soccer/mls/vancouver-whitecaps/whitecaps-roll-out-welcome-mat-for-centre-back-doneil-henry Harvey our, Henry in. I like this move, simply for the fact that we get younger and get another young Canadian on the team (yes he's normally a center back, but can also play fullback). Harvey was great for us, but the past few seasons he's been a bit of a liability defensively and isn't going forward nearly as much as he used to. Here continues another offseason of wholesale changes...

Kid's a gamer with a good head on his shoulders. He is going to do great for us!

Agreed, and unfortunately for David, a lot cheaper than if Ousted was around. That money should hopefully be spent on a dp CAM or another striker for Kamara to pair with

I get the feeling that once Guance scores his first goal, more will come rapidly. He's gripping the stick pretty hard at the moment and also dishing to others in better scoring opportunities (as he should). Once one goes in, the burden of "1 goal in his entire career" will be lifted and he can relax a bit!

No denying that you're right. I think it will take a change in ownership for that to happen though

I think you just hit the nail on the head with the Caps struggles the past few years in the playoffs: lack of team cohesion. It's tough to gel and go to battle with each other when the pinpoint of our attacking line keeps changing every year! Hopefully with Kamara here, that will change things and get us going.

Couldn't agree more, hes always been a project, but is coming along nicely! If he can get to 10-15goals this year (not out of the question) while playing a consistently responsible game, I'd count that a successful year!

Instead, they were the laughing stock on the draft floor.... how the mighty have fallen!

Wowza, he's got quite the release! Loving what Benning is doing, targetting young players who can rip the puck

It really shouldn't make me this happy to see the pitiful attempts at drafting Boston showed in 2015, but I can't help it! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Pretty sweet to see two future canuck hopefuls on the same line. Fingers crossed they stick together and have some nice chemistry for the tournament!

Brock is a star in the making, we just need to temper the expectations a bit and let him learn to cope with slow times (which unfortunately will eventually come). That shot is so lethal though, he really is quite an asset for our power play, I just wish he was setup more!

Is it that hard to believe that the kid and his fiance (who speaks no English nor has any friends here in Vancouver when Nik is out of town) got homesick? He made the decision that, rather than continue on and have issues with their marriage, a return to Russia would be best for both. He definitely didn't close the door on Vancouver forever and his fiance still was wearing gloves from Van in that snapchat picture, so maybe she hasn't too. It just wasn't right for her this time

This guy is a legend and is only 20 years old.... can't wait to see how he looks in a few years!

Oh interesting, I didn't know they moved. Thanks for clearing that up!

Aren't Australia going after their playoff victory? So Oceania should have one representative

Hawai'i island (the big island) is one of the places that would be perfect for geothermal energy extraction due to the Volcano located right in the heart of the island. However, there are obviously the environmental concerns with dealing with geothermal fracking and other such procedures, in addition to the cultural issues facing the scientists/businessmen. The Hawaiians believe the mother of the island Pele's being and soul is located in all parts of the island (rock, trees, etc.) so desecrating those by fracking would cause quite a big hoorah.

I never realized just how many goals he has scored here in the past couple years. That is a very respectable 2nd line level production (0.5ppg) on a poor offensive team. Good for Sven. This partnership with Bo and Boesser will only mean that those totals will continue to grow.

Fan voting is fine, but it leads to potentially scewed. Either way, a good goal but others were better in my opinion too. Maybe they should include a league-wide player vote for goal of the year too? I think it'd be interesting to see what the players deemed the best goal of the season vs the fans.....

This is good news for the league. It can't be looked at like a retirement league for the over-the-hill golden era players. If it can get up to the level of the Eredivisie (Dutch league) where its a solid league on its own that is known for developing top players to feed to the best leagues in the world, it would be amazing.

Completely agree! Green is playing a system that supports his players and helps them excel.

He's quite an exciting prospect, hopefully, he continues this upward trajectory and grows his confidence! Next year will be a big year for him

Jake is such a character. Even if he never truly discovers his first line scoring form, he will be a beast on this team and a local icon. We could have obviously done better in the draft, but we could have also done far worse (Dal Colle for instance!).