Hockey God Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 I said before to point at Elias and Brock and say to Jake, "This is your meal ticket", and then let him have at it. Green hasn't done that, but I do believe that Ferland will do the job well just the same. Not the same era, but MF-EP-BB could be our version of Semenko-Gretzky-Kurri ... hey, we can hope, and that line needed a MF (that's not a dirty thought, by the way, just recognition that Ferland will do the dirty, physical lifting and fighting as necessary on that line which will allow it to dominate), so I can't complain. Watch the powerplay explode, as Ferland will do what needs to be done by parking in front of the net and causing havoc (did it extremely well last year on the Hurricanes), forcing at least one defender to concentrate on him, and opening up the ice for 4v4 action with BB and EP down low and JT Miller (defensive presence in case on an odd-man rush) and Hughes at the point. I think a lot hinges on OJ now. If he can come in and be a solid 3rd pairing option at the start of the season, then suddenly you have 1. Edler 2. Hughes 3. OJ on the left paired with 1. Myers 2. Tanev+Stetcher (we know Tanev will be missing games) 3. Benn. Save Edler a bit by having him and Myers or OJ run the second PP, and sit Tanev every few games while rotating Stetcher et al in and out of the lineup. Very interested in new season! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-23 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Best signing this off season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fecklund Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, Hutton Wink said: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Goose Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 33 minutes ago, Alflives said: Better than Bartkowski’s Mom? no she's untouchable, but it would be funny to hear her gush about the Sedins 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hammertime Posted July 10, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 10, 2019 (edited) I guess I throw my lineup on the pile. Miller Pete Boeser Bae Bo Pearson Ferland Sutter Virtanen Roussel Beagle Leivo Depth: Gaud, Goldy, Motte, Zack Mac Take notice 1st liners around the NHL when you play the Canucks all you're gonna see all night long is Ferland Sutter Virtanen breathing down your necks with a side of Roussel Beagle. Finally we have a bottom 6 who can play the matchup game and allow Bo some higher quality minutes. Edited July 10, 2019 by hammertime 2 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 7 hours ago, NewbieCanuckFan said: Ferland play center? Think it’s a bit premature to expect anybody on the roster (ie, Gaudette) to be able to handle Sutter’s tough defensive C assignments. Beagle Horvat 2knd Gaudette 3rd That is the way defensive assignments would be deployed. Does Macewen play C? not a bad nhl option for injuries... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Moose Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 what a jerk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 If Sutter is actually healthy again this team is going to be hard to play against every night. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post -DLC- Posted July 10, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 10, 2019 In hearing a clip from JP Barry from this morning on 1040, it sounds like both sides want to get this thing out of the way. Said they're past any requests on the board and they're all looking for a solution and that changes can still happen. With the FA wave having subsided it opens the door for a trade or ? I'm glad it's not just a matter of "he loves it here and wants to stay". It seems everyone wants to close this chapter and move on so...hopefully. 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nancouver Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Over the moon with this signing! I’ve wanted ferland all along but after acquiring miller didn’t think it would happen. Man this team looks scary now, that forward group is heavy and mean looking! Teams better keep their heads up cause this is a whole new canucks they will be facing. People wanted pushback? Well we got some more today, future looks bright! And at 3.5?! What a steal! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, debluvscanucks said: The Petey factor. Plus, this is a pretty great hockey market. ANNNND, this city's beautiful. Petey, Boes, Bo and QH are big reasons why JB is getting guys on good deals. Gone are the days of having to over pay to get gys to come to Van. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48MPHSlapShot Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 8 minutes ago, Virtanen#18 said: OMG!! What exactly did he say?? Don't tell me Pederson and Bozer... That's actually exactly what he said xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stawns Posted July 10, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 10, 2019 I hope this is how they bring him onto the ice in the first game back at the Saddledome 2 13 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post redhdlois Posted July 10, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 10, 2019 Next season can’t start soon enough....bloody excited! 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fecklund Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 1 minute ago, debluvscanucks said: In hearing a clip from JP Barry from this morning on 1040, it sounds like both sides want to get this thing out of the way. Said they're past any requests on the board and they're all looking for a solution and that changes can still happen. With the FA wave having subsided it opens the door for a trade or ? I'm glad it's not just a matter of "he loves it here and wants to stay". It seems everyone wants to close this chapter and move on so...hopefully. I'm insulted that they no longer value my opinion. I'm a genius, eh? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPA Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 I think we will be giving TB our 2020 1st round pick after all. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, hammertime said: I guess I throw my lineup on the pile. Miller Pete Boeser Bae Bo Pearson Ferland Sutter Virtanen Roussel Beagle Leivo Depth: Gaud, Goldy, Motte, Zack Mac Take notice 1st liners around the NHL when you play the Canucks all you're gonna see all night long is Ferland Sutter Virtanen breathing down your necks. Finally we have a bottom 6 who can play the matchup game and allow Bo some higher quality minutes. what i like about that group is how many guys can step up a line to cover injuries. 'resilient' is what pops out at me. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specz Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 HOLY CRAP, WE GOT THE ONLY REAL JERK OUT OF THE BUNCH OF JERKS!! YESSSSS!!! FOR PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR TOO!!!! MEGA YESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 48MPHSlapShot Posted July 10, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 10, 2019 (edited) Out: Leipsic- 23 points Granlund- 22 points Schaller- 10 points Del Zotto- 10 points Pouliot- 12 points Gudbranson- 10 points Hutton- 20 points Nilsson- 1 point 108 points In: JT Miller- 47 points Ferland- 40 points Pearson- 27 points Leivo- 24 points Hughes- 3 points (in 5 games) Myers- 31 points Benn- 22 points Demko- 1 point 195 points Also, considering Hughes only played 5 games last year, his point totals will obviously be much higher. Let's be conservative and say he puts up an additional 30 points. That brings the additions up to 225. That's 117 extra points. Edited July 11, 2019 by 48MPHSlapShot 3 3 4 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stawns Posted July 10, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 10, 2019 6 minutes ago, hammertime said: I guess I throw my lineup on the pile. Miller Pete Boeser Bae Bo Pearson Ferland Sutter Virtanen Roussel Beagle Leivo Depth: Gaud, Goldy, Motte, Zack Mac Take notice 1st liners around the NHL when you play the Canucks all you're gonna see all night long is Ferland Sutter Virtanen breathing down your necks. Finally we have a bottom 6 who can play the matchup game and allow Bo some higher quality minutes. Though I think he's going to be riding shotgun with Petey, your lineup birngs up an excellentpoint that TG now has the ability to move players around to counter the teams they're up against. Suddenly they don't have a bit of depth, they have a ton of depth and most of the guys can play multiple roles. Imagine Roussel and Ferland on a line together, going up aaginst Johhny Hockey and Monahan shift after shift? 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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