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Awesome, back in. Thanks for this

Not working for me

https://abbotsford.canucks.com/news/canucks-sign-loewen-to-two-year-ahl-contract

This is fantastic. Absolutely right choice and as others have mentioned so nice to see it done decisively before training camp. Not letting all the speculation linger, just down to business as soon as camp opens.

For everyone who says Tram hates Vancouver and his time here, I present Exhibit A. The guy is fairly active on social media and to this day his profile pic is still him in a Canucks jersey, not Avtomobilist, where he’s been for 6 years. I mean if he hates it here soooo much, that’s pretty weird, lol. edit: ok fairly active may be a stretch, but still, he posts now and then, yet has never bothered to change to his current team

It was mostly tongue in cheek. Watching the games Lucic played against the Canucks last year though, I didn’t notice Lucic at all. Like…in a bad way… not like in; “I didn’t notice our rookie D thrown into the fire on the second pairing” type of not noticed

Nope don’t follow the AHL, but that’s how effective Lucic is these days

I was just going to say the same thing. Lucic 10 years ago was a deterrent, Lucic now, not so much. There’s probably loads of big speedy AHLers that could be signed who would be more effective enforcers than current Lucic

I get that, but that table is omitting swaths of data. I mean add Chiarelli’s Soiler years and he drops down that table a few spots, add JR’s Pittsburgh years he goes up, etc. Just a really weird chart. I guess looking at it again, it’s rookie GMs with their first teams? Anyway, doesn’t matter, the table just threw me for a loop

I guess if you Completely ignore Rutherford’s time in Pittsburgh, like the original table does. Looks a little different when you include him making the playoffs 5 out of 6 years with the Pens, oh and a couple of Stanley Cups. So I’m not sure what that table is supposed to illustrate? GMs success with one organization?

One of my favourite draft moments ever, still cracks me up.

I feel like people who don’t think Bure was the best ever to lace them up for the Canucks didn’t get to watch him. It’s not even comparable. I think Petey is amazing a close second, but every time Bure got the puck everyone was out of their seats and it just seemed like he’d do something amazing every shift. Petey has a bit of the same vibe, and like I said, second best ever in my books, but just not quite the same electric energy. Can’t even describe it. edit: haha and just saw HorvatToBaertschi’s comment. I’d say Pavel was both, most electric and most talented.

Ahhh, thanks. Was thinking players/coaches. That would make sense

Islanders fans have given up on him, saying he’s too weak, always outmuscled and easily taken off the puck. Wonder if the org has given up on him though? Would love to try and get him and let him develop a bit here under Gonchar

Who is JW? Drawing a complete blank here

LMAO

Yes!! Then we got greedy

Good lord and now Walcott of all people, makes it 2-0 This is Canuck like. When at top of league poop the bed against lower teams. Who am I kidding, this is also the Arsenal way

The dragons definitely make it look Welsh. My family’s from Hackney and Orient used to (not sure if they still do) practice on the pitches at Hackney Marsh, just down the road from their neighbourhood. We also found a box of old signed cigarette cards of various Orient players Grandad had collected as a kid.

Yes Wolves is a good one, Crystal Palace too. I’ve always liked the Leyton Orient one too, plus that was my Grandad’s boyhood club. Found an old schoolbag of his, must have been from the 1920s where he’d drawn the logos on the canvas with some sort of pen/ink, pretty cool find.

Ruined by the Boston jersey.

I think Alf is referring to my avatar? But not sure. Regardless, the best logo out there IMHO, not that I’m biased or anything

Heck I’d have been happy if you told me 4th, lol. Yes, if there’s a slip and we end second it will sting, but that’ll pass with seeing them in CL next year I attribute the good season to me having bought a new home kit prior to the season, for the first time in years. Guess I’ll have to get a new one every year now to add to my extensive collection (much to my wife’s chagrin). Didn’t get a name or number, but thinking Odegard for next one

Whoa!! I didn’t even know this thread existed. Shows how often I actually venture outside the Canucks Talk and Trade rumour proposals forums, lol. Damn and this would have been a good season for me to be in here. Gunners holding the lead by the skin of their teeth, going to be a hell of a finish. Hoping for the title, but honestly just happy to be back in the top 4. Didn’t expect Arteta to get things turned around so quickly, so this season has been a very pleasant surprise.