FutureNHLGm Posted February 26, 2013 Author Share Posted February 26, 2013 Step 1: Fire AV, Newell Brown, Bowness. Why? bold statement with no reasoning behind it. The team has a winning record. Sure the team is looking very bad at times especially the D-core. I could see a reason to fire Bowness if he is unable to get the D playing better. Why is it that both Tanev and Ballard are excelling well the other have struggled, are they the only two getting the system. Players problem or coaching? Firing AV for want ?having a injured team and coming up one game short of winning the Cup! For posting a winning record to start the season with two top six forwards just coming back form injuries. The only reason to fire AV is for change and that is not good enough. ( I question some of the things AV does but the same can and will be said of any coach) Step 2: Hire Lindy Ruff, Another Special Teams Coach, and another associate coach. Easy to type not easy to do. Step 3: Trade Ballard or Garrison for a capable shutdown RH shot. When a lefty has to play Right D, he can throw the whole pairing off and screw up his positioning. The bold is not always true but having a right and left shot is something most team want in their D pairing. Ballard could be the man to trade as he is playing good right know. Garrison will not be traded he is doing better than most can see, also has not been giving enough time to adjust to the team and division. Step 4: Trade for a 3rd line center. Whether it be picks, prospects or even a player trade, (Schneider trade, Luongo trade etc,) We need that defensive 3rd line shutdown center. Disagree , schroeder is playing fine and is back checking better than anyone on the team and showing his speed is a threat in the offensive zone. Trade for a two-way threat that can play both wing and center who can score. If Canucks can not get this type of player keep Schroeder in the middle. Step 5: Bag Skate these lazy D-men and every time they play a bad game, take them out and replace them with other Candidates such as Barker, Alberts or Vandermeer. Not going to happen with games so close together and actually pretty stupid suggestion, I would like to see some of the D sit and get a rest, which allows Barker and Vandermeer to play and show what they can do. firings of AV, NB, and Bowness will help light a fire under their butts to start performing. NO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballisticsports. Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 how about this then: 6-0-2 against non-playoff teams, 4-4-2 against playoff teams. no more "weak division" argument involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry_Wilkins Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Our only other two lefties are elite defencemen. You'd rather trade them? Try going through the whole thread before you call me a troll. I've also said to give Garrison to the trade deadline to adjust before we trade him otherwise we hope he adjusts by the time the playoffs come along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureNHLGm Posted February 26, 2013 Author Share Posted February 26, 2013 You missed my rather obvious point. Who said I wanted to trade any Dman? Are you usually this obtuse, or is it just a sign of frustration because it's harder to troll in waters where knowledgeable sharks swim? I've gone through the whole thread. But there's also an old saying: "you don't have to eat the whole apple to know it's rotten". You didn't answer my first sarcastic point. What would you think a Vancouver-inclined, game-changing (next year) free agent would think when he hears that Gillis shipped out 6 year contract-bound Garrison after 25 games in year one? Think he's gonna want to come, or for that matter, whether it'll help lure anybody else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry_Wilkins Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Well if he can't adjust to our system and there's a better option than him for playoff success, you take it. Future free agents will know that on the Canucks you earn your spot. It isnt set in stone. If it was, J Schultznwould be signed and in the top 4 with pp time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancanwincup Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Ballard and Tanev are doing well vecause they're in their correct positions. Is Bieksa in his right position? Yes, but he's being his typical bonehead self. Ruff doesnt sit on leads and ive observed that from watching Buffalo play as they're my second favourite team. I proposed maybe hiring Baumer as a special teams coach. Schroeder isnt big enough for the playoffs. I'drather have a big, lefty, defensive faceoff specialist centering the 3rd than an unproven rook. We have something like a three day break after the LA game so they do have time for a bag skate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureNHLGm Posted February 26, 2013 Author Share Posted February 26, 2013 Possibly the most ignorant comment I've read this year on CDC, and that's saying something. Yeah, Schultz would have loved to have come to a team that treats it's recent acquisitions like that. Especially a young player just learning how to adapt to the tough D position. Oh but wait! The Canucks have managed to introduce Bieksa, Edler, and Tanev seamlessly as pros in their first years on D. Future free agents would shun the Canucks like lepers in a trapped outhouse if what you think is appropriate was enacted. And you still didn't answer my point about Ballard. Keep fishing, my friend. Bon voyage. And don't forget about Davy's locker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureNHLGm Posted February 26, 2013 Author Share Posted February 26, 2013 What makes small plays good in the playoffs? -Heart and Schroeder has that heart. What makes small players hard to play against?- Speed and Schroeder is one of the fastest in the league, What make small players stay in the league against bigger players?- Hockey sense and Schoeder has just as much as anyone one the team. What makes small players hard to hit? Lateral mobility and Schroeder is topnotch is this ability. The biggest player in the league Chara when asked "who is the hardest player to play against" answered without hesitation " that little speed bug Saku Koivu". Schroeder size is not a factor for him with his other skill sets, he has proven that at every level and is doing so at the NHL level. Schroeder will be moved to the wing if we get a two-way player who can play both center and wing with a scoring touch. Kesler and Lapierre can share the faceoff specialist role. Lapierre and Hansen can be defensive specialist. We need scoring from the third line center, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugemanskost Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancanwincup Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I'm not saying take Schroeder off the team, I'm saying I want the 3rd line center position to be filled by a big, defensively responsible, left handed center who's a good faceoff taker. Chicago had Bolland, Anaheim had Pahlsson, insert more centers here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureNHLGm Posted February 26, 2013 Author Share Posted February 26, 2013 Only if that center can score just as well as he plays defense. We need scoring more than a player who can play defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry_Wilkins Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Spots aren't set in stone on this team my friend. We sign a free agent making 4 mil who doesn't perform anywhere near his capability and that's a sign that he's not adjusting to our system well. He can play the soft, Eastern, Florida game but not the hard hitting, tight defensive Western game. Easy as that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugemanskost Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I'd like a player like Alex Steen, Brooks Laich or Jarret Stoll to center the 3rd line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugemanskost Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Thanks for once again failing to answer the questions I put to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry_Wilkins Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Doesn't answer questions... just makes statements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureNHLGm Posted February 26, 2013 Author Share Posted February 26, 2013 I know. It's the modus operandi of a troll. Make 16 scattered, ridiculous and provocative statements. Then when called on them, shift the focus to another 10 or so equally worthless speculations in order to avoid the heat from the first set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureNHLGm Posted February 26, 2013 Author Share Posted February 26, 2013 What would you offer to St. Louis, Washington or LA to acquire these guys? Are they even available? I don't see any of these clubs moving these players right now. Maybe the 'Caps, if they don't start moving towards the playoffs, but, Stoll and Steen are pretty vital parts of their teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggins Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Well if he can't adjust to our system and there's a better option than him for playoff success, you take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNACanuck Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Still waiting for new Canuck jersey photos to start popping up in this thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1975Canuck Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 New look, maybe a hair cut... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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