Nuxfanabroad Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Why bother picking him in the first place?.. with the above^details, that couldn't have been top-secret 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Nuxfanabroad said: Why bother picking him in the first place?.. with the above^details, that couldn't have been top-secret 4th round pick. Hit and miss. Benning can get atleast that after the playoffs.. pbbly more. Im sure he's still got a good relationship with mgmt in Boston. Who knew he'd end up this good.. or he would have gone in the 1st round. Edited July 13, 2020 by WHL rocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, WHL rocks said: 4th round pick. Hit and miss. Benning can get atleast that after the playoffs.. pbbly more. Im sure he's still got a good relationship with mgmt in Boston. Who knew he'd end up this good.. or he would have gone in the 1st round. Yeah, heard some reputable(Cameron?) guy twittified that this dude's not gonna be ours. It's horses**t! We need more decent leftys - just hate this NCAA cop-out rule. Look at the programs our great franchise is doing for causes like autism. for example. Kid should dance with the one who brung him! Almost like 4, 5 decades back when the privileged kids wanted to get outa' Nam-duty, eh? Handy college route. Anywho..if we knew about his family matters, we should've known where his team-loyalties lay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook007 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 (edited) 29 minutes ago, WHL rocks said: 4th round pick. Hit and miss. Benning can get atleast that after the playoffs.. pbbly more. Im sure he's still got a good relationship with mgmt in Boston. Who knew he'd end up this good.. or he would have gone in the 1st round. He grew up a Bruins fan and is close to his family. But I'm sure the fact Canucks took a chance on him and the fact Bruins didn't, will be having an influence as well. If he has the kind of character, Canucks says, they are are looking for in players before drafting them, he would not dump the club that took a chance on them. If Benning thought he'd not sign here, he wouldn't have picked him in the first place, regardless of which round he'd go. The rule anyway is a total joke... Edited July 13, 2020 by spook007 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 (edited) @Nuxfanabroad @spook007 Agreed.. the rule is a joke and should have been dealt in this new CBA. But honestly I dont blame the kid... I'M from Vancouver. Family home is approx half hour from Canucks rink.. If I had a little brother with special needs who needed me in his life I wouldn't even think twice. 100% id go ufa and sign with home town team. Live at home with my little brother who is autistic and play for my fav team.. BTW if he has to play for Bruins AHL team the Providence Bruins for a year or two it's only a 45 min drive from his house TD Garden NHL 30mins drive Providence AHL 45 mins drive Vancouver other end of North America in a different country. What would you do.. if I'm his adviser and knowing his family situation I tell him sign with Bruins. Edited July 13, 2020 by WHL rocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googlie Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Similar to Gaudette, grew up in Braintree, Mass. idolizing the Bruins. We picked him in 5th round. How did that work out? No specia needs sibling, though, so not an exact parallel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, WHL rocks said: @Nuxfanabroad @spook007 Agreed.. the rule is a joke and should have been dealt in this new CBA. But honestly I dont blame the kid... I'M from Vancouver. Family home is approx half hour from Canucks rink.. If I had a little brother with special needs who needed me in his life I wouldn't even think twice. 100% id go ufa and sign with home town team. Live at home with my little brother who is autistic and play for my fav team.. BTW if he has to play for Bruins AHL team the Providence Bruins for a year or two it's only a 45 min drive from his house TD Garden NHL 30mins drive Providence AHL 45 mins drive Vancouver other end of North America in a different country. What would you do.. if I'm his adviser and knowing his family situation I tell him sign with Bruins. So what..if he was a laggard-bum he'd desperately SIGN with whoever drafted him, wouldn't he?! No, hear what you're saying - but I'm not buying this. Broongoon reps have prob been whispering in his ear. This stinks(if he skedaddles), & the rule simply sucks camel dung. edit: & in this tech world(skype etc...), all should be factored. I'm sure the team would bend over backwards, helping him w/ his fam needs Edited July 13, 2020 by Nuxfanabroad 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwijibo Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 It’s funny how people in here salivated over other teams players that went this route (if it even happens). But now that it may apply to the Canucks it’s a stupid rule. I didn’t see anyone calling for the rule to be abolished when Calgary couldn’t get Fox to sign. Lol. He could very well sign in the next 3 days. If not, people can fret about it until next summer when he can walk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outsiders Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 I thought Rathbone was close friends with Demko or MacEwen? If your good bud is already on the team why leave? Unless it is for the above family reason, which I understand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 11 minutes ago, Outsiders said: I thought Rathbone was close friends with Demko or MacEwen? If your good bud is already on the team why leave? Unless it is for the above family reason, which I understand He’s good friends with Demko. Also has known Aiden McDonough since they were young kids. Although I doubt those friendships factor much in his decision. No guarantee Demko will even be here after the expansion draft. And who knows if McDonough will sign. And you don’t really decide where you start your pro career on whether or not you have buddies in the system. I imagine there’s some pull from the Boston area and the potential to play at home and stay close to his brother. However, Rathbone has also expressed a lot of loyalty to the team that drafted him. So who knows. Personally, I think the main factor in his decision this week is whether or not he believes there will be any hockey to be played this season at Harvard. Fall sports have been cancelled, but there’s still a chance hockey starts up again sometime after January 1st. I think Rathbone still really wants to try to cap off his college career with a run at a championship (while playing a key, leadership role), especially after the last season being cancelled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 1 hour ago, qwijibo said: It’s funny how people in here salivated over other teams players that went this route (if it even happens). But now that it may apply to the Canucks it’s a stupid rule. I didn’t see anyone calling for the rule to be abolished when Calgary couldn’t get Fox to sign. Lol. He could very well sign in the next 3 days. If not, people can fret about it until next summer when he can walk For the hypocrisy-implication, that don't apply to all fans. Personally feel prospects should honour the team that drafted them..across the board. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 6 hours ago, Outsiders said: I thought Rathbone was close friends with Demko or MacEwen? If your good bud is already on the team why leave? Unless it is for the above family reason, which I understand There is a strong cadre of Americans on the Canucks. Maybe they can influence his decision. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 7 hours ago, Nuxfanabroad said: Broongoon reps have prob been whispering in his ear. Tampering can result in fines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stawns Posted July 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 13, 2020 that's a lot of hand wringing with absolutely no basis for it. 1 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogersTowell Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 The Canucks have been keeping in touch with him all the way along and there's good rapport between the two camps. I wouldn't worry. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 It’s been an hour. Has he signed yet? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred65 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 32 minutes ago, SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME said: It’s been an hour. Has he signed yet? I see Mtl has just signed Romanov, great prospect. Mtl has Cap space ... Vcr not so much, nice if they has space for Tryamkin and hopefully Rathbone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Phil_314 Posted July 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 13, 2020 3 hours ago, RogersTowell said: The Canucks have been keeping in touch with him all the way along and there's good rapport between the two camps. I wouldn't worry. You must be new here, let me fill you in on the typical protocol... 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86Viking Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 2 hours ago, Fred65 said: I see Mtl has just signed Romanov, great prospect. Mtl has Cap space ... Vcr not so much, nice if they has space for Tryamkin and hopefully Rathbone Romanov unable to play tho I believe, but is able to burn 1 year of the ELC maybe still? I hope we sign the Big Russian and Rathbone, but if Tryamkin hasn't already flown to Vancouver then no rush on his deal as I think he couldn't play anyways. Sign both D then move on from Fantenberg and look to move Benn for a conditional pick in the off season 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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