TheHitman

Petr Bondra hits a streaking Gonchar down the wing, hey that sounds like a band name streaking gonchar

Vesa Toskala with an enormous dic stick save

And he does so while wearing Sergio Momesso's old number 27

What stop by his left Khabi or was it his right bulin?

His NHL 2002/2003 stuff was great too. 

"Top shelf where mom keeps that sack of potatoes everybody seems to keep talking about"

"Wow Don, that was really incredible!"

"Then don't eat it!"

"I said incredible!"

"Oh"

"I'd rather get hit with a medicine ball in the face than take a hit like that!"

This is just off the top of my head. I spent so much time playing NHL 2002

Couldn't agree with you more. I hate the new coverage... it's brutal.

@Wilbur Sounds to me like Shaw feed is going to have a lot of people complaining tonight.

Daniel finally gets his 1000th and Shaw screws it up. That's one timeless moment we won't get back. Thanks Shaw.

@48MPHSlapShot Sucks, hopefully they recoup some of the fans some how...

if we are gonna be in fantasyland anyway

why not him and karlsson

solid high talent pairing

If we could negotiate a deal with Carlson beforehand and then trade for him right after...

WSH: Tanev + Goldobin

VAN: Carlson (signed at a 7x7 extension)

OVie or BUST !

Just looked at it and I must agree  Hitman

@MikeBossy Just horrendous. This is a good rookie year too.

after we trade Eriksson and Edler  

@Trebreh No point trading Edler atm, his contract ends next year might as well trade him then. 

I’m thinking the same. He’d be a huge addition to the defense. I’d be more than happy giving him 8m x 7. 

I'd agree. Tanking just isn't worth the risk. The risk/return ratio is much higher now than it used to be. Furthermore, we've stocked the cupboards quite well and are ready to start winning soon/now.

@apollo That's the spirit! 

@-AJ- Yeah, we still need one high end defensemen and one forward but there's always that'll randomly rise through the ranks in prospect cupboard at some point. Plenty of high end defensemen and forwards have come through outside of top picks in recent years. 

Homer mode 9000! Hahah

I hope it times out for Vegas or St Louis next week. 

@Jimmy McGill Considering buying Vegas tickets in advance but going to see how this weekend goes for him first. Was there last year for Henrik's 1000 points and it was absolutely marvelous. 

yah we were too, by accident. We got offered free tix from our Canucks member agent for that game, and sat right behind the goal too. It was very cool. 

Should only take about 20 more games 

Oh, but to the OP- 

I'm not great with salary projections, but let's say it's a 3yr bridge for all those players:

Baer 2.8 - 3.25M,  Granny gets the same, Jake gets 1.75- 2M. Jake has a lot more to prove at this point 

If Baertschi (35) and Grandlund (32) have repeat seasons point wise, based on league comparables (age, position, points, games)

Granlund 3 years @ $2-$2.5M AAV

Comparable: Hyman (4x2.25)

Baertschi 4 years @ $4.0M AAV

Comparable: Boedker (4x4)

Virtanen, at this point is impossible to predict. Maybe close to Josh Anderson or Andreas Athanasiou. Not really any players that have had the same first 3 years.

I suspect Baertschi will get ~45 points this year. Granlund doesn't seem like he'll get the opportunities to score goals like he did last year with the Sedins.

Bergevin needs a time machine to fix the Habs.

Julien's the real problem in Montreal.  Not only are his deployment decisions terrible, he's 's also a pitiful excuse for a human being.  Terrible decision to hire that scumbag.  WD was an idiot, but at least he was an alright guy off the ice.

During his time in Montreal, were Kassian and Chucky teammates?

If he keeps up the play/pace he's currently on, if there is a team in desperate need of a offensive D that can munch a lot of minutes, I wouldn't think a late 1st is out of the question. If his play drops off, a 2nd or 3rd.

Maybe, but with our shallow pool on D, it might not be a bad idea to hold onto him for another season. Vanek, on the other hand, is doing exactly what he needs to to fetch a decent return at the deadline, and we have a pretty decent surplus of young forwards in our pool that could fill in. Maybe Gaudette slots in towards the end point of this season.

I say we try to trade Edler first, before Tanev or Del Zotto (unless we are offered some really good picks)

we are not going to be bad enough or lucky enough for a top 3 pick. Arizona should be fined for how blatant their open tank is. 

But getting this guy would be great. 

@Jimmy McGill He's probably the last forward we need in terms of top six prospects IMO.

That's just the NHL working tirelessly in order to deliver you a better product. 

Just be thankful that they actually have a youtube channel now and you don't have to access their crappy website for highlights.

Thank you! 

Goldy should be up by the trade deadline when Vanek gets traded/waived.

i think archi should be given a good long hard look before the the nucks are sitting at 10-1-1

I've also thought that Jalen Chatfield has looked really good too despite not putting up any points. Won't be shocked to see Chatfield up with the Canucks some point this season.

Jeez tough week. I loved Home Alone too. 

@goalie13 I think he's referring to 1 all star game. Not sure where the Phaneuf part comes from though.

@Down by the River Legendary moment in All Star Game history

@apollo watch the video that DBTR posted above.

All Day I Dream About Sweaters

warm, cozy sweaters

hnnnnnnng

I'm pretty sure that's all it was supposed to be....just new style of and technology of material for the jerseys.  They weren't redesigning every single jersey.

granlund bo boeser

baerstchi sutter ericksson

sedin sedin dahlen

labate cramarosa goldobin

virtanen

in 2 years

granlund bo boeser

dahlen glass ericksson

virtanen sutter gaudette

goldobin

I want to see what the team looks like in preseason.

If we get Glass/ Vilardi and they look promising let them play....

But for now

Baerstchi- Horvat - Boeser

Grandlund/ Goldobin- Suter- Ericksson

Sedin- Sedin- Grandlund/ Goldobin

If the Sedins don't click, Split them between the 2nd and 3rd lines

I thought they looked fairly stoppable.  Especially when they didn't get a shot on net for 36 minutes.

Yeah every shot in the other 24 minutes ended up in the back of the net. 

They're unstoppable because their plethora of talent allows them to come through even when being completely and utterly neutralized for 90% of a game.

The Capitals should have swept the Penguins with the way that series looked from a neutral fans perspective. But the Penguins have got the perfect mesh of skill and grit on every line.

Note that the Bleacher report article was written in 2012, before Hank had 1000 points and before he was even was the all-time Canucks leader in points.

To answer @TheHitman's question, the Sedins sit at 6th and 8th in points since 2000, with Daniel being the closest player to 1000 points in that era, meaning 7 players have hit the 1000-point mark since 2000-01.

I'd put Toews, Kane, Crosby, Malkin, Ovechkin, Getzlaf, and maybe Carter ahead of them.

@S'all Good Man That list is so bad smh.