Angry Goose

Edler. He's a heavier player, on top of seeming to know how to hit as well better than Guddy. There's something to be said for hitting technique. It's why guys like Cooke and Kronwall could hit so hard. Gudbranson is a big guy who's a decent fighter and decent hitter, but he's no Byfuglien.

I'd say Edler as well, however Eddies hits are always akward, and there are times he takes the worst of it and takes himself out entirely.  Its like he glides in, tenses the body up and hopes for the best.

Mrs Alf hits harder.  Ask Alf.

Who, in your obviously humble opinion, will the Boesersson effect affect and pull into our wet little corner of the world?

Rumor has it Jack Hughes wants to play here and not just because of his brother (E5)

* my source is the janitor at Jack Hughes home arena in the USHL  

@C.A. Nuxno one in particular, but as others have said top college free agents would be a boon. Although the Canucks prospect pool is getting better I think there is still a lot of opportunity for new players. 

As far as vets go Im not after the big ticket players.  I think the young guys should fill those roles.  Maybe a Bobrovsky though I can handle

He would, very well spoken.

I actually really enjoyed listening to him. I thought he may come off as a sarcastic ego mad party guy, but he had some good things to say and probably has a ton of great stories to share. He seems up front, wouldn't hold much back, and is honest. Listening to him talk about facing the Hawks back in the day, the hatred between teams and how fun that was. It brought back memories of that rivalry.

I never played hockey beyond Midget.  So, never really appreciated defensive side of the game, tbh.  I think you may be on to something though.  The team looked very different under WD -- a lot of shoot ins.  And very different under Torts -- a full court press game.  Travis is different again, not sure what his system is, but the team seems to be giving up fewer 3 on 2, 2 on 1s and also seems to be getting more out of Edler, and now Hutton.  They do pinch a lot, and generally don't give up the blueline as easily.

i really think edler has another year or 2 after this season of being a very effective dman for the nucks

the issue will be injuries

but i can see him easily playing 3 seasons after this one, he might decline in the 3rd year

he'd be a good mentor for our 2 young prospect, hughes and oj

if those 4 and hutton and stetcher and guddy are the main 7

we have a chance of being a much better d grouping next season

I'm a huge fan of Edler.  That being said, right now you are seeing a defense that can really move.   They are pinching aggressively and doing a pretty good job with coverage in their own end.  I hate to say it but perhaps speed is the nail in the coffin for him.  

Hutton might even be showing he can play a similar role next season:

Hutton Stetcher

Hughes Tanev
Juolevi Gudbranson
Pouliot

Boston belongs in any hated list.  Just a classless organization from the top down.

and the fact that boston appears to be a bit of the league's pet

that is so irritating

marchand on any other team would have had many more days off

due to his antics

but because he is on boston. not so much

@Jaku, @King Heffy, @coastal.view I forgot about Marchand.  Honorable mention to BOS

A lawyer roll called the SoSumi. Its bbq eel and you end up paying twice for it. 

Picture your rice with some seaweed & snapper

At you it's looking, with MACKerel eyessss

Going by clockwise the plates are all moving

& waitress with SUMO-sized thighhhhs...

Withering rice stalks, green wasabe

Towering over a hare

Look for the girl with the sun on her flag

There's some prawn

boom, boom, boom

Sushi in the sky, & priced-down.(ahhhhhhhhhhh)

It's a business. 

His offseason training looks pretty intense. I'm thinking that he'll have a solid season coming up.

The burgeoning team atmosphere that's slowly building here is really great, and is something that can't really be manufactured. Having that overall positive team chemistry mixed in with the acquisition of more physical players will make the Canucks a team that other teams won't really be looking forward to playing.

I think the Canucks might be doing the injuring more than being injured this coming season.

i look at the left side as being, edler, del zotto, hutton and pouliot. if hughes, juolevi, brisebois and sautner show they can make this team, whose place do they take? it isn't about hate but about logical rotation. we all know that our defense last year, wasn't good enough. 

I only wonder if JB would've taken Makar over Pettersson

a very good question

i suspect he was seriously interested

@Ghostsof1915  too late! All aboard the Hughes hype train!

Ryan McLeod. 6'2, 206lbs. Skates like the wind and is dominating physical player. Just needs to find his scoring. Could be more of a top 9 shutdown guy. 

I feel like he'll be gone before 37, but Serron Noel would be a great add.

Trading for Karlsson is a horrible idea unless they'd accept Tanev, Baer, a few sides and a large coke.

Not only do we not have the assets to land EK, if we somehow magically managed to get him we'd have to pay him and Tavares over $10m each per season...

Not a good plan, man, not at all

we prob end up paying abt 8 mill each. not a bad plan if we can win it all

@luckylager Im going to bank on the Canucks having a great organization and future potential.  You hear a lot of players saying they enjoy playing here and with JT being a stand up guy he would fit right in- heck he would be exactly the type of culture carrier the organization is after.  BTW JB TL and TG Im hoping he sees a very smart hockey group as well.

but hey, its all just wishful thinking

I've said before he needs to lose some baby fat and like all the grizzled vet dmen  have some front teeth knocked out   , nuthin gets your attention better than the latter............

Concerns of Hutton are a bit blown out of proportion IMO. He was one of our best D at the beginning of the year and his play dropped off as his ice time dropped off. I thought him and Tanev were a great pairing. Seems like the writing is on the wall for him though, I'd be surprised if he is a Canuck by the start of next year. 

At the very least, get the draft lottery over with a little sooner.

I'm driving my wife nuts talking about the draft. 

Time to fire up the whip and start cruising to forget the off season Goose :D

Solid points, dudes.

I like Kane for his speed and aggression. We need more of both

Agreed, I'd rather try and get those things elsewhere though. The twins have maybe a year left and with their inevitable departure this team immediately gets much quicker. Virtanen is trending in the right direction this season and already brings the speed, grit could come. Hell, Gaudette has a legit shot at making the squad next season and that brings speed and sandpaper.

I'd be hesitant to hand out big money to anyone but Boeser over the next couple seasons because that Luongo recapture is gonna hurt us if he decides to retire. I don't think he will, but it's something Benning and co gotta consider too.

I think Kane would be a great addition to our team. The knock on Kane is his attitude and off-ice work ethic. To counter that, Jim has amassed a team full of character players that would be good mentors for someone like Kane. I honestly think that Vancouver gives Kane the best shot at becoming the best version of himself. And despite us being a rebuilding team, Kane loves Vancouver and has said he wants to play here. 

I'd sign him to a 3ish year contract for the right price. If he wants longer, he'd have to take a pay cut. No NTC or NMC handed out.

Nothing happens til around noon anyways

Just gonna have TSN open on a tab at work.

I fell asleep anyways lol!

"You're hit, you're bleeding man...."

"I aint got time to bleed..."

Yeah I see it too Goose. He seems so calm but underneath there is a fire burning with determination, he wants to win you can see it !

Mostly when Jeff Paterson is asking the question. I don’t think their is much love there. 

Seems like in the beginning he was happy to answer questions and didn’t get upset. Then they (the media) procced to ask the exact same question over and over and over and start manipulating his answers to make a story. So now he’s jaded so he can’t answer truthfully he has to go to the script so words come out but nothing gets said.

“We worked hard and didn’t get the bounces “

botch was great in Deliverance

Perhaps babysitting Tryamkin was the problem. Some players just don't respond to ultra structured, hard ass approaches.

Tryamkin was arguably the defenceman on the team at that time that offered the most potential to be an impact player from the blueline in a two way perspective, but instead of just letting the guy play and giving him the minutes, they micromanaged him back to Russia.

to bad they dont micromanage the sedins back to sweden

JB must stay with this organization. 

Aquaman is up to something and I don't like it. 

The waffling by Linden on Sportsnet the other day about Benning's  future said it all. 

@MJDDawg I dont know if he was spelling anything out.  Perhaps because the team is losing right now the timing isnt right.  Im also not convinced he would be let go- more just putting it out there that I think he is a very good GM, and one of the main reasons why I like the direction this team is heading. 

@Ghostsof1915 he was 7th overall? Yikes- I didnt check nor think it through.  I just like the kid and would take him on my team any day! 

@Green Building Yeah I know.  Reality sucks

So does losing.

Thought he was pretty GUD myself  : )  Biega and Stetch had good games as well.   Vanek was on fire though  : D

It was unfortunate for Reid to have Gagner as his center. In my mind you play prospects in situations that best fit their roll and with complimentary talent to support that roll to give them the chance to succeed. Granlund would have been a better fit, but to Green's credit Boucher did get second unit PP time which I thought was excellent.

Boucher deserves a good look through this stretch of injuries competing with Goldobin and Burmistrov.

yup he's got a great perspective on his team, but nearly 1,000 NHL games as personal experience will do that! 

^True. Gagner was at Hartnell's wedding this summer.

We really miss our big Russian.  I loved watching him do the tossing.

Burmistrov should be waived for that performance.  Embarassing.