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Not sure if anyone is aware but we have just hired the best person to recognize young talent and coach it!

He will know of some young talent that many may not! He won the Calder cup a week ago and obviously coached for and against many talented kids!

This years draft will be a memorable draft, we may be getting future stars in the later rounds! Desjardins will be of great help in the draft, he is probably very connected to a network people that follow junior and minor hockey etc.

Now no more talks of free agents signings or trades that sees a player over 30 coming to the Canucks! Except perhaps a back up goalie, although I doubt it!

Excellent hire by Trevor and Jim !

Little Willie Willie is bringing the cup home!

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Not sure if anyone is aware but we have just hired the best person to recognize young talent and coach it!

He will know of some young talent that many may not! He won the Calder cup a week ago and obviously coached for and against many talented kids!

This years draft will be a memorable draft, we may be getting future stars in the later rounds! Desjardins will be of great help in the draft, he is probably very connected to a network people that follow junior and minor hockey etc.

Now no more talks of free agents signings or trades that sees a player over 30 coming to the Canucks! Except perhaps a back up goalie, although I doubt it!

Excellent hire by Trevor and Jim !

Little Willie Willie is bringing the cup home!

I actually agree with you, he will have alot of current connections within the AHL and WHL. I think that after listening to Benning, he somewhat adds another layer onto our ability to reach out to other NHL Execs. I heard Benning talking about how he was talking to Lindsey Ruff, and then mentioned that he had talked to other NHL teams asking for imput before hiring Willie.

To Me it seems that with Trevor's, Jim's and Willie's connections, they will have a much better time of it dealing with other GM's, not to mention a better grasp on prospects in and outside the NHL.

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I think Desjardins might be somewhat involved in the draft, but it's not like he is out there scouting the WHL. He has been way too busy winning the AHL title with the Texas Stars. He is a very good talent spotter however at the pro level

I am also very excited about the hire, but let's not get ahead of ourselves. Can't we just be happy we hired a coach that is very passionate about what he does and it spreads to his players in a positive way? rather than making him sound too good to be true?

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