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  1. Interesting proposal to trade down. Definitely always a debate for any team when you're just outside the top 5. Thanks for sharing the options for later in the first round. Looks like you're right. Still some real gems there later on. With that being said, I personally would still rather see the Canucks keep their spot in that 7-10 range and get more of a truly high end forward vs 2 maybes. I'm eyeing one of Benson (least likely with where Canucks will be), Smith, or Yager. Maybe Dvorsky. With all of the recent signings on D, I really hope the Canucks pick a forward with their first pick (and hopefully not an off-the-board wildcard...). Either way, the organizational depth will look a heck of a lot better going into next season which will be nice.
  2. I agree. My distaste for the Flames is strong enough that I'd love to see the Canucks beat them and hopefully prevent them from making the playoffs and then hopefully the Canucks lose the rest to maintain a good draft spot.
  3. I know Sutter has been injured a lot in the past which is a valid argument against re-signing him but when he is in the lineup, he is invaluable. He wins faceoffs, kills penalties, plays tough minutes, and actually still can score goals (which we desperately need), albeit not at the rate people seem to want out of him. And apparently he's a great locker room guy. Much more than can be said for any of the other bottom 6 guys that have been in our lineup the last couple years (exception would be Motte who I'm a huge fan of).
  4. Now that we know he's playing next year, I guarantee you he's back with the Canucks. Hopefully he'll take a super cheap 1 year deal
  5. Well, the offseason is upon us. In my personal opinion, I believe the best way to improve the team going into next season is through signings. I know Jimbo says nothing is out of the question this offseason in terms of improving the team, but I would really rather not have him make any more stupid trades and give away a bunch of draft picks in lopsided trades that he "thinks" will help. With that being said, I've looked at the list of UFAs this summer and here are there are some great options that the Canucks shouldn't have to severely overpay: Top 9 options: Alexander Wennberg Mattias Janmark Joel Armia Blake Coleman Erik Haula Tomas Nosek Mikael Granlund Bottom 9 options: Brock Mcginn Barclay Goodrow Cedric Paquette (for toughness) Riley Sheahan (good faceoff guy and kills penalties) Devon Shore Drake Caggiula Tobias Rieder I also wouldn't mind seeing them bring back Sutter maybe on a 2 year deal at $1.5 mil/year. He brings a lot of intangibles to the team both in the locker room and on the ice These are all guys who I believe can be had for a reasonable salary compared to their output and I think could be great value signings for the Canucks. If they can sign Petey and Hughes at reasonable salaries (maybe $8-9 mil per season) and they buy out Beagle, Eriksson, Virtanen, and possibly Roussel, I think they'll have some room to work with in order to sign 1 or 2 of the guys I listed (maybe 1 top 9 guy and a . If they buy out all those guys, it will save them about $8.5 mil by the looks of it. I know there will still be some creativity needed and there is also the expansion draft (hopefully Seattle takes Holtby), but smart signings hopefully will make up the majority of the changes/additions this summer. Either way, it should be interesting as always to see what trouble Benning gets himself into this summer. Thoughts?
  6. If there's no AHL season then that's fine. If there is, there's no point in having those guys in those roles getting extremely limited playing time therefore doing nothing for their development. I'd much rather have them playing top pair minutes in Utica if there is a season. We'll see...
  7. Top 3? Are you calling Myers a top 3 dman? Or are you already anointing Rathbone a top 3 NHL dman before he's played a single game in the league? As I see it, we have a top 2 and 4 question marks after next year. We'll see how the kids develop and luckily cap space frees up with the other expiring contracts so Benning can bring someone else in if needed
  8. With how this offseason has gone, it looks like Rafferty and/or Chatfield will be in the lineup to fill the RD spots. That's a lot of pressure on 2 guys who I personally feel aren't quite ready yet. Rafferty looks very promising after a great first year in Utica but why rush him. Chatfield, on the other hand, I'm still very unsure about. Maybe I just haven't seen enough of him, but to me there really is nothing about his game to get excited about at all.
  9. Fantenberg will cost pennies. Great value for the money. Re-sign him. He was very reliable in the playoffs. Not flashy but sure is smart. All you can ask for from a 6/7 D. And Juolevi is ready to be a bigger part of this team as long as he can finally stay healthy. Stecher is not worth what he'll want. Tons of heart and gives 100% every night, but just too small. Period. See 2020 playoffs. Let him walk. Rathbone will need a year in Utica before he's ready despite what people on here are saying. Huges-Tanev Edler-Myers Benn/Juolevi-Fantenberg Rafferty
  10. 1) Find any way possible to get Loui Eriksson off the books and out of town. The guy is useless and yes, it may be easier to trade him next year with only one season left on his contract, but at this point he's completely dead weight who can't do anything anymore and is taking up room in the system on top of eating up an extremely valuable $6mil. 2) Sign Toffoli, Virtanen, Tanev and Motte. Toffoli keeps our stacked top 6 intact (and unlike other people on here I think he played very well in the playoffs). Virtanen has grown and continues to get better. I think he's still a valuable part of this team (you can't buy that shot or speed for the amount we'll sign Virtanen for). And Tanev and Motte? Well, those are no-brainers. 3) Let Stecher walk. I absolutely love this guy's heart and effort, but neither can overcome his size unfortunately. That became painfully obvious in the playoffs. Our money is much better spent on re-signing Fantenberg who proved in the playoffs just how solid and reliable he is (doesn't need to be flashy). On top of that, Juolevi is ready to finally claim his spot in the NHL as long as he can stay healthy. I was super impressed with what I saw in his brief playoff action. He looks calm and smart with the puck. And apparently he really impressed the coaching staff at camp. 4) Let Markstrom walk. Jim Benning can say all he wants about wanting to keep him and wanting to have 2 good goalies. The only logical choice in my mind is to let him walk. If they sign him, the rest of the team will suffer and we'll be back in the same position as this year's playoffs: relying on Vezina performances every night to win. 5) Trade Roussel - it's clear that this guy has nothing left in the tank and is a former shell of his old self. I don't know it's the concussion or just age, but he's not even near worth what we're paying him. Ship him out! 6) Keep Sutter - when he's able to stay healthy, he still brings a lot to our team. I would go on record and say he's the 2nd best 2 way player on our team besides Horvat. People just look at his contract and think "not worth it" just because he's not doing something flashy or noticeable every night. He can play 3rd or 4th line, kills penalties, wins faceoffs, and actually has pretty decent hands for the odd goal. That package is pretty hard to replace. In summary, let me say this: team chemistry was a HUGE part of the Canucks' success this year. It's a great group of guys and great mix. If Benning is able to make smart moves and the hard decisions, it is possible to keep 90% of that group together. We have internal candidates who can step in when needed (ie. Macewan and Lind, Juolevi and Rafferty). I feel like Macewan can be our tough guy with a little more seasoning. Absolutely no need to upset the chemistry by making all sorts of trades like most of you are proposing. Just trades to get rid of a couple of the awful contracts. Oh. And I agree with a couple of you on here who said get rid of Newell Brown. 100% agree. He's been around way too long and we could use a fresh face running the PP. That'll make a huge difference. But we all know that'll never happen. Oh well, wishful thinking.
  11. Well, considering we will most likely be picking a forward at #6 (or wherever we end up in the first round depending on trades), I say pick the best defenceman with our 2nd round pick (need to stock up on D). I like the suggestion of Jack Glover as well as Alexis Vanier, Alex Peters, or Jack Dougherty.
  12. This guy definitely has a lot of potential and good size and it's great that he's getting playoff experience as well (playing at a high level). I would definitely put him on the list of 3-4 guys we should be looking at drafting. The others I like would be Dal Colle, Ehlers, and Virtanen.
  13. Too bad. I was definitely leaning towards giving Torts another chance. It wasn't all his fault this year. Some blame has to be laid on the players. Torts Pros: passionate guy who has had success in the NHL and his system actually worked fairly well for the first half of the season. Cons: overplayed the Sedins, severely underplayed the fourth line, didn't keep his emotions in check, mishandled goalie situation. Plus I don't think the owners and management liked his style of play. In the end, I guess the cons outweighed the pros and obviously some players didn't like him as you'd think Linden got some input from them before making this decision.
  14. Didn't back it up? He put the team on his back in game 2. Sure he's been inconsistent over the last couple years but he's dealt with a number of injuries. He's still by far our best all-around player. He's invested too much in Van city and won't walk.
  15. Way to contradict yourself. The reason we would go after Moulson would be FOR Kesler's line.
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