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5 hours ago, Curmudgeon said:

They took Pettersson because they wanted a number one centre. They took Boeser because they needed a scoring winger. They took Hughes because they needed an offensive defenceman to increase scoring from the back end. They took Jake because they wanted a power forward. The took Juolevi because they wanted  premier defenceman who could move the puck. When HAVEN'T they taken somebody based on positional need?

Pettersson - BPA

Boeser - BPA

Hughes - BPA

Virtanen - maybe your narrative holds water on that one

Juolevi - your narrative holds water here

 

So the first 3 above were all BPA. Just because you say they picked because of positional need doesn't make it true.  

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While a bit overly optimistic the article rings true. I say it that way because until we have playoff success

Jim Benning hasn't really been tested yet by way of the team he has built. I know his vision is not yet 

complete, not until we see the likes of Tryamkin, OJ, Hoglander etc. come up and play some serious

NHL games for us. I dont see us making the playoffs this year so were talking about another 2-3 years

before were in a serious playoff hunt, but realistically 3-4 before we are contenders. 

 

So I love what GMJB has done so far but history will show if we do not win a cup JB will be remembered on

the same level as Mike Gillis no better than. I know people will hate on that but you need to remember we have 

already have been to game 7 for a GM to truly rise above we need the cup.

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29 minutes ago, Kanukfanatic said:

Well that is how superstars affect their teams.

 

Edmonton with McDavid. Pitts with Crosby. Capitals with Ovechkin.

 

 

I have to laugh at the clowns who talk about how crappy our PP is if you just take away their 4 best games. Or how crappy our team is if you just take away Petey, Brock, Bo and Quinn.

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48 minutes ago, Kanukfanatic said:

Well that is how superstars affect their teams.

 

Edmonton with McDavid. Pitts with Crosby. Capitals with Ovechkin.

 

 

Yeah I thought it was pretty humorous how it was posted in the negative too :lol:

 

 

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45 minutes ago, Kanukfanatic said:

Well that is how superstars affect their teams.

 

Edmonton with McDavid. Pitts with Crosby. Capitals with Ovechkin.

 

 

Well Horvat isn’t exactly Malkin, Backstrom or Leon, though not much to disagree with here, minus the missing context of labelling the Canucks a dynasty despite such roster differences. 

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6 hours ago, Curmudgeon said:

They took Pettersson because they wanted a number one centre. They took Boeser because they needed a scoring winger. They took Hughes because they needed an offensive defenceman to increase scoring from the back end. They took Jake because they wanted a power forward. The took Juolevi because they wanted  premier defenceman who could move the puck. When HAVEN'T they taken somebody based on positional need?

That's rich.   Podz because they wanted a JT Miller clone.

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9 minutes ago, kingofsurrey said:

Thanks....   i am here to serve my people.......      or at least until my wife tells me its my bedtime..

Just got word that a sister-in-law has rectal cancer. 

My Queen is not happy tonight. 

Fuk Cancer. 

Edited by 189lb enforcers?
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