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We don't need any big moves. On paper, the Canucks are up there and definately a top-5 team. However, our coaches absolutely botched last season.

We still have the 2 best passers in the league in the Sedins.

We have a Selke-worthy center in Kesler (he played great in the few games he played, at a 60-70 point pace)

We have plenty of playoff-type powerforwards (Burrows, Booth, Higgins, Kesler, Hansen, Kassian)

We have lots of good youth coming in (Jensen, Gaunce, Schroeder, Tanev, Corrado)

We have what very easily could be one of the best top-4 defences in the league (Edler, Garrison, Hamhuis, Bieksa)

We have some great depth on defence too, with 9 (now 10 with Corrado) NHL-ready defencemen

We have the best goalie depth in the league, and Schneider had bursts of Vezina-worthy play

We have what very easily can and should be the league's best powerplay

On paper, the Canucks are still a contending team. However, AV, Brown and Bowness dragged this team down with them in the playoffs. All we need is a change of coaches and the players will hopefully play better.

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I'd be happy to see some front office changes... Specifically to the scouting department. Too many of our own BC Boys get missed in the late rounds, (lucic, gallager).

I'd also like to see what a different / new coach could do with the likes of Booth, Ballard, Kassian, Jensen, Schroeder, Gaunce.

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After reading a few of the comments on the first page, it seems like people think the offseason was going to look like 3/4s of the threads in the proposals forum. All Gilman is saying is for people not to expect an overhaul of the team, but he doesn't discount any and all changes.

Let me put it this way, Gilman saying don't expect big changes means we aren't trading Schneider, Edler, the Sedins and our 1st. That doesn't mean Luongo, one or both of Booth and Ballard, and maybe another few pieces not involved in our core or a part of our top prospects won't be moved either.

Calm down people, June doesn't get here until tomorrow, and there's the entry draft, free agency and the rest of summer yet to go.

EDIT: Don't know if anyone had posted a link to the actual interview yet:

http://www.teamradio.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Laurence-Gilman-w-B-Mac-and-Taylor.mp3

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Have to wonder if Gills and Gilman ever communicate. Gillis says there will be changes and now Gilman is saying don't expect major changes. Speaks volumes about the state of this team and how it got there.

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