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The Future of the Vancouver Canucks

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1 minute ago, Horvats_Big_Head said:

And only white prospects at that, aside from Subban but he probably wont make it. The future is bright indeed.

 

PS not being racist, just stating facts. 

What a weird fact to state...over 95% of NHL players are white. Not sure how that is relevant?

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36 minutes ago, IbanezRG said:

 

So what? No respectable NHL franchise ever plans to tank a season, were not some $&!#ty American expansion team, were the Canucks, we tried to make it, we weren't good enough.

 

loui will still be a good player on a good line 3 or 4 years from now, he will remain signed through the rebuild untill we are competitive again, in no way does this signing hold the Canucks back.

Loui isn't a good player now... especially at that cap hit.

Even if Loui had been producing at his normal clip for the next couple years, it would have been nieve to think he would still be producing at that level past 35.  In 2-3 years when we become competitive again, that $6M albatross of a contract for a ~40 point (if that) winger is going to weigh us down.

 

It was a short-sighted signing, there is really no other way to spin it.

 

Our future looks bright, but I really can't see Loui being a valuable part of that future.

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9 minutes ago, Zach Parise said:

Not exactly ..

 

miller will most likely re-sign a 1 year contract

 

Hopefully by that time marky should be able to take the big step 

 

Demko should be ready in 2-3 years if not earlier 

Or he might not... there are no guarantees that he takes the next step. Miller is getting on and may or may not sign here, Markstrom is another one of similar qualities to the Jets goaltending. 

 

I'm just saying it could still be a long road ahead, so many young players that are still unproven for players that will take a team past a first round exit. 

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41 minutes ago, Zach Parise said:

The future of the Vancouver Canucks is looking so bright right now. All the pieces are coming into place we actually have built a good prospect pool and our core will be one the best in the league if it all goes well. In few years time, will see a core group of young high talented players and be competitive for a long time. Im actually excited for this team and thanks to Benning and Linden for sticking with their plan all along. 

 

Craig Button from TSN is really praising the canucks future and giving benning and linden a lot of credit and really sees Canucks being competitive in 2-3 years time.

 

Core players..

 

Bo horvat, Baer, Granlund, Brock Boeser , Jonothan Dahlen, Thatcher Demko , Adam Gaudette , Olli Juolevi , Nikita Tryamkin , Ben Hutton, Troy Stecher and Goldy are just a few handful of upcoming young talent thats going to excel this team! 

 

Things are going to get better Canuckleheads !

 

The Alf's haven't been to the GARAGE since the days the Twins were young.  Next season, with all the coming youth, if you see a furry, old, very cute alien on his super hot red scooter dumping beer (accidentally on purpose) on peoples' heads in the HC area, that's me! 

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9 minutes ago, TimberWolf said:

Future is partly cloudy with a chance of showers

 

We've taken some small steps to correct the errors of the last few seasons but it's a long road ahead

 

Personally I would prefer elite management to create an elite team. Sorry to those that think benning and co are swell but even if they are not as bad as I think and somewhere around average I still want better. We've done bad to average to death in this town.

LMAO! this says it all.

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8 minutes ago, Horvats_Big_Head said:

And only white prospects at that, aside from Subban but he probably wont make it. The future is bright indeed.

 

PS not being racist, just stating facts. 

How is pointing out the races of the prospects"not being racist"? It is absolutely racist.

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2 minutes ago, rizzuto&hatoum said:

Too many 5'10"-5'11", 180-190 lb forwards? - Baerschi, Goldy, Dahlen, Boucher. One of the first 3 gone in 2 years time?

Reminds me of the 2013 Oilers - Eberle, Gagner, Yakupov, Hemsky.

You're missing the point. Chances are not all 4 of those will have prominent roles on the team. You acquire as many as you can and hitting on 50% is a massive success

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9 minutes ago, Horvats_Big_Head said:

And only white prospects at that, aside from Subban but he probably wont make it. The future is bright indeed.

 

PS not being racist, just stating facts. 

So why not just say the future looks bright with most of our prospects instead of pulling a race card.

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31 minutes ago, lordstanley2019 said:

Id still like one more top prospect whether that be a centre or defender id be happy 

And I`d like a 6 foot blonde (babe). Wait for the draft bro, definitely targeting a center

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Willes wrote this last week after speaking to Linden who was just coming out of a meeting with ownership.  It shows the mindset going forward.  

http://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/ed-willes-attention-this-is-not-a-rebuild-even-if-it-is

 

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It may look, feel and quack like a rebuild, but don't call it one around the Canucks. 

Following Wednesday’s trade deadline, the Vancouver Canucks now boast a collection of prospects which have changed the look and feel of the franchise.

Jonathan Dahlen, the return for Alex Burrows, and Nikolay Goldobin, who was acquired for Jannik Hansen, join a group which already includes Brock Boeser, Olli Juolevi, Thatcher Demko and Adam Gaudette. Throw in Jake Virtanen who, whatever else he is, was the sixth overall pick in the 2014 draft and another top-five pick this summer, and the Canucks’ reserve list suddenly ranks in the NHL’s top five.

True, there’s the little matter of another train-wreck of a regular season to consider, but at the very least, the Canucks have changed the conversation about their team. Now they have a future. Now the faithful can legitimately be excited about what lies ahead.

And — who knows? — maybe by 2020 they’ll really have something to cheer about.

“We’ve got to have a situation where guys earn the right to be in the NHL,” team president Trevor Linden said. “We can’t throw kids into the lineup who aren’t prepared. We have to make sure they’re here because they deserve to be here.

“(Troy) Stecher is a perfect example of that. He’s an NHLer. But it takes time and we’re going to have a lot of guys who are first-year pros next year.”

In other words, don’t throw away that Michael Chaput jersey just yet.

Among other things, the 2017 trade deadline seemed to mark a clear tipping point for the Canucks; a specific moment when they altered the course of the franchise and fully embraced the rebuild. Burrows and Hansen were jettisoned, leaving behind a skeleton crew to finish out the season, but the Canucks also offer the promise of half-a-dozen quality prospects on the horizon.

Those prospects, in turn, have become the defining feature of this organization, the platform around which Linden and GM Jim Benning will sell this team because, lord knows, it will difficult to market another 28th-place finish.

Still, it was interesting to note the language both Linden and Benning used in describing this bold new direction. It might look like a rebuild. It might feel like a rebuild. It might quack like a rebuild. But calling it a rebuild?

No, we wouldn’t go that far.

“I look at is as a continuation of the things we’ve done over the last couple of years,” Linden said. “Perhaps it’s a more overt direction, but I’d say it’s a continuation.”

“We’re in a transition period,” said Benning.

Fine. Call it whatever you want. But there are now five players left from the team Linden and Benning took over in — yikes! — 2014, and if that isn’t a rebuild, it’s the next closest thing.

Still, the more compelling question for the Canucks isn’t what they call this plan. It’s when does it begin in earnest and that’s where things get interesting.

Looking at the organization’s depth chart, it’s easy to envision a 2017-18 Canucks team with Boeser, Gaudette, Goldobin, Virtanen and, maybe, Juolevi in the lineup. That would certainly be consistent with this new direction, and it would be popular with the majority of the fans.

But it’s not the reality Linden and Benning envision. Granted, the kids can surprise you, but right now, the plan is for Boeser and Juolevi to start the season in Utica, and it’s possible the 20-year-old Gaudette could spend another year at Northeastern. Who knows where Virtanen will be, but as of this writing, the 21-year-old Goldobin is the only prospect who projects as a Canuck at the start of next season.

Demko, meanwhile, is an interesting case. The Canucks’ goalie of the future has had a decent season in Utica but doesn’t appear to be ready for an NHL gig. That, in turn, leaves Ryan Miller as a viable option for next year.

In these, as in all matters, stay tuned.  And before you ask, Linden was coming out of a meeting with ownership when he was interviewed by The Province, and the Aquilinis, according to the president, are on board. Don’t know if the R-word is used in their presence, but they’ve signed off on the master plan.

The other drama tied up in the franchise’s immediate future concerns the acres of cap space available to the Canucks. With the deadline deals, Linden et al suddenly have about $20 million with which to play around this offseason.

Some of that will go to Bo Horvat. Erik Gudbranson and Nikita Tryamkin both require new deals, and whether it’s Miller, another veteran or Martin Brochu, money will have to be invested in a goalie. Beyond that, there aren’t any pressing matters, leaving ample room to splurge in free agency.

I know. Pass the Maalox.

But, before you break out in a cold sweat, a deep dive into a shallow pool of UFAs this summer isn’t part of the re-thingy.

“I don’t see a big splash in free agency,” Linden said. “That’s not a direction we need to go. We’ll look for value, but I don’t see us signing a long-term deal.”

That’s because the Canucks seem to be committed to this new direction for the long haul. Now, if they just had a name for it.

 

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4 minutes ago, Creepy Crawler said:

Draft a center this year and we're set providing we don't lose Granlund to Vegas.

I highly doubt we draft top three this year. If we end up drafting 4-8? Here are the players JB should draft if they are available.

Gabriel Vilardi-Good sized centerman who plays both ends of the ice as good as anybody in the OHL (Bo Horvat)

Cody Glass-Play making center who tripled his point totals from last year with decent size 

Michael Rassmussen- Huge centerman that can put up points. Needs work in the D zone.

Cal Foote- Big bruising Dman who racks up assists

Nikita Papugaev-Big right handed shot Ruskie who can play both wings

Matthew Strome- 6'4 Left winger who can score 

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