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  1. 2 hours ago, DrJockitch said:

    Just when it looks like we are creating a progressive front office we hire the guy who brought Aldrich to the Hawks. 

     

    2 hours ago, Mike Vanderhoek said:

    The Sharks also hired Aldrich, NCAA Notre Dame and the US Men's Olympic team chose him in 2010 as well. Guilt by association is reaching.

    Wasn't Tallon already gone to Florida by the time things went awry in Chicago?

     

                                                  regards,  G.

  2. 3 hours ago, VegasCanuck said:

    Wow, quite the power team that JR has assembled for the front office.

     

    I think part of the failings of the last management group goes back to the failure to replace Linden when he left. We wound up spreading the workload on too few of people which falls on ownership.

     

    Whether Benning stayed or left, should have fallen on the shoulders of an experienced President, like Jim Rutherford! 

    There's also the POV that if Allvin doesn't work out, there are a number of guys who could step in who are already up to speed, 

     

                                                                        regards,  G.

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  3. 2 hours ago, Jester13 said:

    Roy Baby.

    Credit where it is due, for a guy who was supposed to be a 3C here (in the latter part of his career), Roy put up some pretty good numbers after leaving the Sabres (better than .68/game, mostly assists).

     

    If Rutherford (or Benning) picked up a 3C that produced at even a .5 pts per game he'd be considered one of the greatest GMs ever. This being said, there would be those who would complain about age, cap and so on.

     

                                                   regards,  G.

  4. 7 hours ago, HighOnHockey said:

    You don't think people thought the same sort of things about Schroeder his draft year? His draft year stats look more impressive than Savoie's, even taking into account Schroeder's late birthday. Schroeder played under-age at both U18s and U20s (that's practically under-age and a half considering the late birthday), Savoie did not do either.

     

    I dunno, I wouldn't be surprised if he turns out to be a superstar, but I've been expressing concerns about Savoie since before it was cool.

    Can't say that I know a lot about Savoie.

     

    A mental segue here, I recall back in the day, around when Gillis was having his first draft, and Hodgson had fallen to 10th from what might have been two or three positions higher (according to some pundits). There was a lot of talk about, "What is wrong with Hodgson that other teams passed on selecting him?" Granted, Stamkos and a very good crop of d-men crowding up the top five selections had something to do with it, but there was still a feeling among some that there was something wrong with Hodgson which other team's had noticed in their interviews. Why did Nashville select Wilson, or the Islanders choose Bailey? Did Columbus or Phoenix go with the BPA (at least on their lists)? Maybe.

     

    I recall seeing/hearing similar comments when Schroeder was drafted the following year, as well as when Shinkaruk and McCann were drafted. The comments weren't necessarily that the guy was going to be a bust, but rather that there were red flags which suggested caution in selecting this guy.

     

    So, getting to the point of this, if  Savoie does drop to Canucks, was it because the previous 14 guys taken were the BPA, or a guy who better fit the other teams' positional needs, or did they find Savoie lacking in some way which raised some red flags? Or is it merely because he's small?

     

                                                      regards,  G.

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  5. Otherwise, (not having read the entire thread) am I the only one who, when reading the title thought, "Why is Rutherford being interviewed on a Department of Fisheries and Oceans podcast?"

     

                                                     regards,  G.

     

  6. 3 hours ago, Alflives said:

    Hard to move forward when JR has said himself that it's going to take tough choices and time to fix the Benning created issues.  

    Gillis was GM of our most successful teams. That's not arguable.

    UFA signings?

     

    2008 - Demitra was a very good find.

     

      Sundin had mixed reviews as to his value here, but mostly people complain about how much he cost.

     

    2009 - Rome was a good depth d-man.

     

      Samuelsson had some success, but injuries reduced his effectiveness (particularly in his second to third year. His relations with the team had also soured.

     

    2010 - Gillis' best year with regard to UFA signings. It's too bad he didn't have a few more off seasons like that one.

     

      Torres has mixed reviews. Good skater/checker with some offensive upside. He could also deal out some hits which resulted in the team getting screwed. 

     

      Hamhuis had decided to come home, so other than deciding on the money there wasn't a lot for Gillis to do. 

     

      Malhotra would have been the guy who (to my mind) who would have put the Canucks over the top.  

     

      Tanev was also a great find.

     

      Lack was a decent backup.

     

    2011 - 

     

    2012 - Garrison

     

    2013 - Richardon

     

     

    Of the three areas which were considered, trading, drafting and free agent signing, this last one is arguably where he had the most success.

     

                                                     regards,  G.

     

     

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  7. 2 hours ago, Alflives said:

    Hard to move forward when JR has said himself that it's going to take tough choices and time to fix the Benning created issues.  

    Gillis was GM of our most successful teams. That's not arguable.

    What about drafting? (Notable selections)

     

    2008 - Hodgson 

     

    2009 - Schroeder

     

    2010 - 

     

    2011 - Corrado

     

    2012 - Gaunce, Hutton

     

    2013 - Horvat, 

     

    As with trades, Gillis did his best in the final year of his tenure.

     

                                                                     regards,  G.

  8. 3 hours ago, Alflives said:

    Hard to move forward when JR has said himself that it's going to take tough choices and time to fix the Benning created issues.  

    Gillis was GM of our most successful teams. That's not arguable.

    Perhaps, but what did he do to contribute to that success?

     

    Trades? There were a number of trades which I would agree that the idea was correct, but the results certainly didn't do much for team success. There was a thought of buying low, and expecting high results. Some decent role-players were had, Ehrhoff turned out fairly well. This being said, until his final year here Gillis didn't really move the needle with trades.

     

    (I think the following is complete.)

     

    Anaheim Ducks acquire Date Vancouver Canucks acquire
    Anaheim_Ducks.gif Mike S. Brown
    February 4, 2009
    Nathan McIver Vancouver_Canucks.gif
    Los Angeles Kings acquire Date Vancouver Canucks acquire
    Los_Angeles_Kings.gif 2009 7th round pick (#202-Jordan Samuels)
    December 30, 2008
    Jason LaBarbera Vancouver_Canucks.gif
    Vancouver Canucks acquire Date Chicago Blackhawks acquire
    Vancouver_Canucks.gif future considerations
    December 9, 2008
    Jim Sharrow Chicago_Blackhawks.gif
    Vancouver Canucks acquire Date Tampa Bay Lightning acquire
    Vancouver_Canucks.gif Shane O`Brien
    Michel Ouellet
    October 6, 2008
    Lukas Krajicek
    Juraj Simek
    Tampa_Bay_Lightning.gif
    Vancouver Canucks acquire Date Ottawa Senators acquire
    Vancouver_Canucks.gif Lawrence Nycholat
    September 2, 2008
    Ryan Shannon Ottawa_Senators.gif
    Buffalo Sabres acquire Date Vancouver Canucks acquire
    Buffalo_Sabres.gif 2009 3rd round (#66-Brayden McNabb)
    2010 2nd round pick (#55-Petr Straka)
    July 4, 2008
    Steve Bernier Vancouver_Canucks.gif

     

    The idea of Bernier was good (a big winger to support the Sedins. Sadly, Bernier didn't work out. O'Brien was big, aggressive and physical, sometimes even when he wasn't at Brandy's. 

     

    Vancouver Canucks acquire Date St. Louis Blues acquire
    Vancouver_Canucks.gif Yan Stastny
    March 3, 2010
    Pierre-Cedric Labrie St._Louis_Blues.gif
    Arizona Coyotes acquire Date Vancouver Canucks acquire
    Arizona_Coyotes.gif Mathieu Schneider
    March 3, 2010
    Sean Zimmerman
    2010 conditional 6th round pick (#172-Alex Friesen)
    Vancouver_Canucks.gif
    Vancouver Canucks acquire Date Carolina Hurricanes acquire
    Vancouver_Canucks.gif Andrew Alberts
    March 3, 2010
    2010 3rd round pick (#85-Austin Levi) Carolina_Hurricanes.gif
    San Jose Sharks acquire Date Vancouver Canucks acquire
    San_Jose_Sharks.gif Daniel Rahimi
    Patrick White
    August 28, 2009
    Christian Ehrhoff
    Brad Lukowich
    Vancouver_Canucks.gif
    Arizona Coyotes acquire Date Vancouver Canucks acquire
    Arizona_Coyotes.gif rights to Shaun Heshka
    June 27, 2009
    2009 7th round pick (#186-Steven Anthony) Vancouver_Canucks.gif

     

    Alberts was a good bottom pairing d-man.

     

    Ehrhoff had to have the team change itself to fit him in order for him to be effective. I've always felt that even though there was a lot of overall team success in his time here, there was also a loss of team flexibility. Offense from the defensive was centered around him, so goal production from Bieksa, Edler and Salo dropped in order to get Ehrhoff his 14 goals. per. 

     

    Anaheim Ducks acquire Date Vancouver Canucks acquire
    Anaheim_Ducks.gif Joel Perrault
    2012 3rd round pick
    February 28, 2011
    Maxim Lapierre
    MacGregor Sharp
    Vancouver_Canucks.gif
    Vancouver Canucks acquire Date Florida Panthers acquire
    Vancouver_Canucks.gif Christopher Higgins
    February 28, 2011
    Evan Oberg
    2013 3rd round pick
    Florida_Panthers.gif
    Vancouver Canucks acquire Date Florida Panthers acquire
    Vancouver_Canucks.gif Nathan Paetsch
    October 7, 2010
    Sean Zimmerman Florida_Panthers.gif
    Vancouver Canucks acquire Date Florida Panthers acquire
    Vancouver_Canucks.gif Andrew Peters
    October 6, 2010
    Darcy Hordichuk Florida_Panthers.gif
    Vancouver Canucks acquire Date Nashville Predators acquire
    Vancouver_Canucks.gif Jonas Andersson
    Ryan Parent
    October 5, 2010
    Dan Gendur
    Shane O`Brien
    Nashville_Predators.gif
    Vancouver Canucks acquire Date Florida Panthers acquire
    Vancouver_Canucks.gif Keith Ballard
    Victor Oreskovich
    June 25, 2010
    Steve Bernier
    Michael Grabner
    2010 1st round pick (#25-Quinton Howden)
    Florida_Panthers.gif

     

    Higgins was a good pickup. 

     

    Ballard was another of those, right idea wrong guy type of trades. 

     

    Vancouver Canucks acquire Date Anaheim Ducks acquire
    Vancouver_Canucks.gif Andrew Gordon
    February 27, 2012
    Sebastien Erixon Anaheim_Ducks.gif
    Buffalo Sabres acquire Date Vancouver Canucks acquire
    Buffalo_Sabres.gif Alexander Sulzer
    Cody Hodgson
    February 27, 2012
    Zack Kassian
    Marc-Andre Gragnani
    Vancouver_Canucks.gif
    Vancouver Canucks acquire Date Columbus Blue Jackets acquire
    Vancouver_Canucks.gif Samuel Pahlsson
    February 27, 2012
    2012 4th round pick
    Taylor Ellington
    2012 4th round pick
    Columbus_Blue_Jackets.gif
    Vancouver Canucks acquire Date Florida Panthers acquire
    Vancouver_Canucks.gif 2013 3rd round pick
    Steven Reinprecht
    David Booth
    October 22, 2011
    Marco Sturm
    Mikael Samuelsson
    Florida_Panthers.gif
    Vancouver Canucks acquire Date Florida Panthers acquire
    Vancouver_Canucks.gif Mike Duco
    July 9, 2011
    Sergei Shirokov Florida_Panthers.gif
    Vancouver Canucks acquire Date New York Islanders acquire
    Vancouver_Canucks.gif 2012 4th round pick
    June 27, 2011
    Christian Ehrhoff New_York_Islanders.gif
    Vancouver Canucks acquire Date Minnesota Wild acquire
    Vancouver_Canucks.gif 2011 3rd round pick (#70-David Honzik)
    2011 4th round pick (#100-Joseph Labate)
    June 25, 2011
    2011 2nd round pick (#60-Mario Lucia) Minnesota_Wild.gif

     

    Hodgson (etc) for Kassian (etc) as another right idea, wrong guy trades. I didn't mind seeing Hodgson go, but it is unfortunate that the Canucks couldn't have gotten more for him. This being said, perhaps this was the best deal being offered...

     

    The Pahlsson trade was another of the wrong guy trades. Getting the Pahlsson from a few years earlier as a replacement for Malhotra would have been great. Booth was also perhaps a question mark when he was acquired, and injuries cut his time short.

     

    Vancouver Canucks acquire Date Dallas Stars acquire
    Vancouver_Canucks.gif Derek Roy
    April 2, 2013
    Kevin Connauton
    2013 2nd round pick
    Dallas_Stars.gif

     

    Roy Baby. The hunt for a Malhotra replacement continued.

     

    New York Rangers acquire Date Vancouver Canucks acquire
    New_York_Rangers.gif Raphael Diaz
    March 5, 2014
    5th round pick Vancouver_Canucks.gif
    Florida Panthers acquire Date Vancouver Canucks acquire
    Florida_Panthers.gif Roberto Luongo
    Steven Anthony
    March 4, 2014
    Jacob Markstrom
    Shawn Matthias
    Vancouver_Canucks.gif
    Ottawa Senators acquire Date Vancouver Canucks acquire
    Ottawa_Senators.gif Patrick Mullen
    March 4, 2014
    Jeff Costello Vancouver_Canucks.gif
    Vancouver Canucks acquire Date Montreal Canadiens acquire
    Vancouver_Canucks.gif Raphael Diaz
    February 3, 2014
    Dale Weise Montreal_Canadiens.gif
    Vancouver Canucks acquire Date Carolina Hurricanes acquire
    Vancouver_Canucks.gif Zac Dalpe
    Jeremy Welsh
    September 29, 2013
    Kellan Tochkin
    2014 4th round pick
    Carolina_Hurricanes.gif
    New Jersey Devils acquire Date Vancouver Canucks acquire
    New_Jersey_Devils.gif Cory Schneider
    June 30, 2013
    2013 1st round pick (#9-Bo Horvat) Vancouver_Canucks.gif

     

    Getting Markstrom was a great trade. The NHL deciding that they were going to move the goal posts reduced the success of this trade.

     

    Schneider for the 9th OA (Horvat) was perhaps his best trade.

     

                                                                   regards,  G.

     

     

     

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  9. On 6/18/2022 at 1:00 PM, Muttley said:

     

    I see that these guys are going to be playing at DOWNLOAD JAPAN 2022 (August 14). Personally, I'm interested in this because Band-Maid is the opening act for the event. (The first couple of lines are screwy due to Google translate.)

     

    DOWNLOAD JAPAN 2022 The final lineup has been decided!
    BAND-MAID will appear as Soulfly, Code Orange, and Opening Act!

    <Lineup>
    Dream Theater
    Bullet for My Valentine
    Mastodon
    Steel Panther
    Soulfly
    At The Gates
    Code Orange
    The Halo Effect
    Opening Act: BAND-MAID

     

     

     

     

     

                                   

                      regards,  G.

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  10. It would seem that the only way that the Canucks could get Bear is by trade.

     

    Assuming Bear wants an increase over his current contract ($2 million per), then the Canucks would have to hand over their 2nd round pick for this year, which they currently do not have. This also assumes that Carolina elects to not match the contract offer made by the Canucks (which I suspect they probably wouldn't).

     

     https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/nhl-raising-salary-thresholds-for-2022-offer-sheet-compensation/

     

    The full compensation scale for 2022 offer sheets is as follows: 

    2021 OFFER SHEET

     

    2022 OFFER SHEET

     

    DRAFT CHOICE(S)

    $1,356,540 or below

    $1,386,490 or below

    None

    Over $1,356,540 to $2,055,364

    Over $1,386,490 to $2,100,742

    Third-round pick

     

     

    Over $2,055,364 to $4,110,732

    Over $2,100,742 to $4,201,488

    Second-round pick

     

    Over $4,110,732 to $6,166,096

    Over $4,201,488 to $6,302,230

    First-round pick

    Third-round pick

    Over $6,166,096 to $8,221,463

    Over $6,302,230 to $8,402,975

    First-round pick

    Second-round pick

    Third-round pick

    Over $8,221,463 to $10,276,829

    Over $8,402,975 to $10,503,720

    2 First-round picks
    Second-round pick
    Third-round pick

     

     

    Over $10,276,829

    Over $10,503,720

    4 First-round picks

     

                                                        regards,  G.

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  11. 19 minutes ago, MikeBossy said:

    Personally I would look at Haydn Fleury out of Seattle as a possible bottom 6 guy/reclamation project

    Could be good. He isn't an offensive juggernaut, but then he wouldn't be brought in for that particular purpose. He did have a concussion a few seasons back, but I haven't noticed anything regarding ongoing or new problems.

     

    What do you figure the price might be? I wouldn't mind an exchange of contracts. but I suspect that Seattle would want a pick.

     

    Any thoughts on Cale?

     

                                                      regards,  G.

  12. Well, folks around here feel that Bear isn't what they want, and indications are that Juulsen doesn't turn a lot of people's cranks (I wouldn't mind if he made it. He has/had a lot of defensive upside before injuries pushed him back a step).

     

    Here's the list of the upcoming UFA RDs on Cap Friendly. Any of these jump out and strike your fancy? https://www.capfriendly.com/browse/free-agents/2023/caphit/all/defense/ufa/desc/right?stats-season=2022

     

    If not any of these, who do feel the Canucks can get for some kind of bargain basement price (and are any good)?

     

    RESULTS (41)
    Stats displayed are season only · 1 GP required when sorting by stats
    PLAYER TEAM AGE POS HANDED GP G A P P/GP +/- Sh Sh% TOI W L SO GAA Sv% CLAUSE EXPIRY CAP HIT SALARY
    Logo of the New Jersey DevilsNJD 33 RD Right 77 5 17 22 0.29 -8 114 0.04 18:17 - - - - -   UFA $9,000,000 $8,000,000
    Logo of the Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 35 RD Right 78 10 58 68 0.87 20 214 0.05 25:46 - - - - - M-NTC, NMC UFA $7,250,000 $7,250,000
    Logo of the Arizona CoyotesARI 35 RD Right 74 8 15 23 0.31 -16 95 0.08 21:20 - - - - - M-NTC UFA $5,500,000 $5,500,000
    Logo of the Dallas StarsDAL 29 RD Right 74 6 41 47 0.64 -28 139 0.04 22:12 - - - - -   UFA $4,250,000 $6,000,000
    Logo of the Colorado AvalancheCOL 30 RD Right 67 6 10 16 0.24 -11 92 0.07 18:58 - - - - - M-NTC UFA $4,100,000 $4,450,000
    Logo of the Washington CapitalsWSH 31 RD Right 74 4 19 23 0.31 -15 92 0.04 16:55 - - - - -   UFA $4,000,000 $5,000,000
    Logo of the Buffalo SabresBUF 29 RD Right 38 2 12 14 0.37 -2 48 0.04 18:58 - - - - -   UFA $3,875,000 $3,875,000
    Logo of the Calgary FlamesCGY 30 RD Right 78 6 11 17 0.22 15 129 0.05 18:08 - - - - -   UFA $1,950,000 $1,950,000
    Logo of the New York RangersNYR 35 RD Right 69 6 12 18 0.26 2 73 0.08 19:32 - - - - -   UFA $1,800,000 $1,800,000
    Logo of the Los Angeles KingsLAK 28 RD Right 29 1 2 3 0.10 -7 50 0.02 16:39 - - - - -   UFA $1,700,000 $2,200,000
    Logo of the Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 28 RD Right 77 2 13 15 0.19 -2 54 0.04 17:27 - - - - -   UFA $1,350,000 $1,350,000
    12. Jan Rutta
    Logo of the Tampa Bay LightningTBL 31 LD/RD Right 76 3 15 18 0.24 25 86 0.03 16:23 - - - - -   UFA $1,300,000 $1,700,000
    Logo of the Boston BruinsBOS 28 RD Right 52 0 6 6 0.12 -7 45 0.00 14:13 - - - - -   UFA $1,200,000 $1,400,000
    Logo of the Nashville PredatorsNSH 28 RD Right 65 0 11 11 0.17 -24 61 0.00 16:20 - - - - -   UFA $1,000,000 $1,000,000
    15. Mark Pysyk
    Logo of the Buffalo SabresBUF 30 RD, RW Right 68 3 9 12 0.18 -4 64 0.05 17:49 - - - - -   UFA $900,000 $900,000
    Logo of the Detroit Red WingsDET 29 RD Right 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00   - - - - -   UFA $800,000 $800,000
    Logo of the Seattle KrakenSEA 28 RD Right 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00   - - - - -   UFA $800,000 $800,000
    - 26 RD Right 11 0 0 0 0.00 -4 9 0.00 11:00 - - - - -   RFA $800,000 $800,000
    Logo of the Los Angeles KingsLAK 25 RD Right 8 0 2 2 0.25 -1 9 0.00 15:17 - - - - -   UFA
    Group 6
    $771,750 $771,750
    20. Alex Biega
    Logo of the Nashville PredatorsNSH 34 RD Right 2 0 0 0 0.00 -2 2 0.00 13:07 - - - - -   UFA $750,000 $750,000
    Logo of the Montreal CanadiensMTL 26 RD Right 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00   - - - - -   UFA
    Group 6
    $750,000 $750,000
    22. Paul LaDue
    Logo of the New York IslandersNYI 29 RD Right 1 0 0 0 0.00 -2 1 0.00 12:47 - - - - -   UFA $750,000 $750,000
    Logo of the Florida PanthersFLA 26 RD Right 4 0 0 0 0.00 2 4 0.00 14:00 - - - - -   UFA
    Group 6
    $750,000 $750,000
    Logo of the Philadelphia FlyersPHI 25 D Right 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00   - - - - -   UFA
    Group 6
    $750,000 $750,000
    Logo of the Colorado AvalancheCOL 26 RD Right 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00   - - - - -   UFA
    Group 6
    $750,000 $750,000
    Logo of the Vancouver CanucksVAN 25 RD Right 8 0 2 2 0.25 -4 6 0.00 14:40 - - - - -   UFA
    Group 6
    $750,000 $750,000
    Logo of the Tampa Bay LightningTBL 26 RD Right 4 0 0 0 0.00 1 2 0.00 10:40 - - - - -   UFA
    Group 6
    $750,000 $750,000
    Logo of the Calgary FlamesCGY 32 RD Right 11 2 4 6 0.55 3 24 0.08 17:27 - - - - -   UFA $750,000 $750,000
    Logo of the Calgary FlamesCGY 29 RD Right 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00   - - - - -   UFA $750,000 $750,000
    Logo of the Colorado AvalancheCOL 27 RD Right 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 08:19 - - - - -   UFA $750,000 $750,000
    Logo of the Anaheim DucksANA 27 RD Right 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00   - - - - -   UFA $750,000 $750,000
    Logo of the Anaheim DucksANA 31 RD Right 38 1 5 6 0.16 -4 28 0.04 14:43 - - - - -   UFA $750,000 $750,000
    Logo of the Philadelphia FlyersPHI 29 RD Right 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00   - - - - -   UFA $750,000 $750,000
    Logo of the Anaheim DucksANA 32 RD Right 10 1 1 2 0.20 0 16 0.06 14:07 - - - - -   UFA $750,000 $750,000
    Logo of the Carolina HurricanesCAR 26 RD Right 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00   - - - - -   UFA
    Group 6
    $750,000 $750,000
    36. Ethan Prow
    Logo of the Buffalo SabresBUF 29 RD Right 4 1 0 1 0.25 -1 2 0.50 12:44 - - - - -   UFA $750,000 $750,000
    Logo of the Dallas StarsDAL 25 RD Right 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00   - - - - -   UFA
    Group 6
    $750,000 $750,000
    Logo of the Calgary FlamesCGY 27 RD Right 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00   - - - - -   UFA $750,000 $750,000
    Logo of the New York IslandersNYI 26 RD Right 16 1 0 1 0.06 -1 22 0.05 14:11 - - - - -   UFA
    Group 6
    $725,000 $750,000
    Logo of the Vancouver CanucksVAN 27 RD Right 2 0 0 0 0.00 -3 0 0.00 15:44 - - - - -   UFA $725,000 $750,000
    Logo of the Los Angeles KingsLAK 26 RD Right 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00   - - - - -   UFA
    Group 6
    $725,000 $750,000

     

    Gee, Sustr is 6' 7" tall, and just a shade under 220. Is that big enough? This being said, there's probably a reason that a guy with that size was traded/waived  from Tampa Bay, and was only making around NHL minimum...

     

                                               regards,  G.

  13. 20 minutes ago, Mustard Tiger said:

    Quinn is small, Jack needs to be givin a shot on the roster or traded real soon. We also have dermott. If we add bear that's now 4 out of 6/7 dmen are tiny! Not happening. Better players go on the waiver wire for 900k and free

    As per my comments regarding size, money/term and ability. If Bear is capable of playing as a solid defense first bottom-6, for not a huge amount of cash, then I'd gladly take him over someone whose chief mark in his favor was that he is "big". Big, mobile, with some hockey smarts and good puck handling ability on the other hand...

     

    IMHO - Rathbone will either get some opportunity as the 3LD at the start of the season, or he'll spend his time in the AHL. Depending on who is available to the team as a 3LD will determine Rathbone's fate here. Maybe just for cap/contracts/waivers reasons he'll be back in Abbotsford. Perhaps that is unfair to him, and perhaps he will ask for a trade, which may well be coming. Rathbone won't be getting top-4 time without one of Ekman-Larsson and Hughes are injured, and he isn't going to get much opportunity to develop at an NHL level in the Canucks' bottom pairing.

     

                                                         regards,  G.

  14. 16 hours ago, NUCKER67 said:

    Well, he is a young RD, just what the Canucks need, maybe paired with Rathbone (3rd pairing) ?

     

    Not very big though, so he and Jack would be skating for their lives out of trouble.

    If anything, Bear is (slightly) vertically challenged at 5' 11" (as is Rathbone), but he appears to have decent weight. Lots of folks are/were going on about Woo (who I think will still make it to the NHL) and he's only one inch taller and around the same weight. The only ifs I have is, is there anyone else available who is bigger, and can do the same job (or better) for less money/term? If not, why not kick the tires? He was getting $2 million per for his last contract.

     

                                                     regards,  G.

  15. On 6/20/2022 at 2:10 PM, iceman64 said:

    Ok so we got him, what do we call him by as in a nickname? 

    My first thought was AK-47 and I hope he scores like one, anyway what's yours?  

     

    Edit: I loved the idea of him being #47 BUT "usually" players don't change their number if they like it and is their fave and he probably asked for it too maybe so I left that part out but others picked it up and if it gets far enough by rumour maybe he will.. that would be classic! 

     Edit: Speaking of classic, some of responses were funny as ____!!  And some downright genius! 

      

     Seems like the consensus all over will be Kuz, but anyway, Kuzmenko even sounds like a cool "hockey" name or it is it just me?

     

    Anyway, this has been as fun as Huggy bear! Lmao! I still laugh about that nick! Or funnier would have been "Huggles" ;)

     

    Andy.

     

                          regards,  G.

     

    * edit ^ - I figure that's what the players will call him.

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  16. 8 hours ago, aGENT said:

    100% pure mutt :lol: I think there's some Golden retriever in there and maybe some terrier.... Rescue from Victoria Humane Society. But that's just a guess and be could be just about anything lol.

     

     

    Nice! Our last dog was a yellow lab cross and he was the best boy ever.  Must be something in the air at Miracle Beach that encourages dog adopting! Was a little weird... That was our first (and last for a while) camping trip without a dog in years. 

    Sounds like a Heinz....

     

                                regards.  G.

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