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  1. And so you keep AV and make the playoffs with him because production is slightly up, win 1-2 playoff games and then gets canned along with Gillis? The Canucks were not decimated by shot blocking. Every successful team does it. The demise of the Canucks was brought by realignment. Having to play 15 games against Anaheim, L.A., San Jose. Hanzal single handedly took out three Canucks players with his Crosscheck work: Henrik, Santorelli and Booth all missing time, with Santorelli not being able to return the entire rest of the season; his production was never replaced. But blame shot blocking though... You know when the Canucks seem to have played an amazing game and shot over 60 shots on goal but lose despite records saying 15 shots? Those are all blocked shots and missed nets. Alas, I wrote this post in the "I would like to see Torts stay for at least one more year" because I would like to see Torts stay for at least one more year. What he has done and will be doing with Kassian, people will be praising Torts soon enough, and there are others coming up next year that will make him look real good. Kind of like how AV became the coach he is on the back of Luongo, but with hard work and great dedication.
  2. "We need a lot of shots to score goals" - Tortotella after the Colorado game. Guess what; Tortorella isn't on the ice trying to score goals. There are no pure finishers on this team. Its fundamental core doesn't score goals. How many extra passes do we see night after night from the Sedins. How many one man rushes do we see from Kesler, only to lose the puck after his attempt to dangle through an entire team alone. How are Ehrhoff's and Salo's replacements doing. How that Luongo guy. That center centering the second line; that BIG nasty 1Cb, how fun it is to see him score goals and pass to his wings. Let me write it down simply for you: This team as we know it is done two years ago. But blame Tortotella.
  3. I would certainly welcome the likes of Kane, Lucic and Weber. That's the team right there.
  4. Well good! The current players have shown their decline and I don't see a coaching change or a GM change or a restructuring change, saving the organization unless some player transactions are done in order to bring in new blood. Can bet the Canucks will look for a 1D.
  5. Gillis is a crybaby. He doesn't own up to his mistakes and throws people under the bus. Calling out Hodgson in public was not professional and that was only one of the few media fiascos Gillis created. Here's to Torts who has harnessed the local media and tells them the truth about the franchise. The thing is, most people would rather hear fantasy over reality. In the name of not getting the players the Canucks needed, I count AV as another Gillis casualty. AV publicly calls for better players. Gillis doesn't deliver. AV fired. Tortorella publicly calls for better players. Gillis doesn't deliver. Gillis fired.
  6. I haven't laughed that much in a long time. Thank you.
  7. Oh but Smyl is there... Just hire a hockey man already. Enough of this "thinking outside the box" Burke/ Tortorella would be amazing.
  8. I can see Linden being down with Feaster; about 28th, 29th in the league.
  9. this firing is a year late. Should have been done at the end of last season.
  10. I don't. I hope thy already have someone in mind so he can focus on the draft and perhaps some Sumer trades to rectify the situation. If they bring a GM late, just before the draft, say goodby to good pickings this year, we're we'll have an illusion of good drafts by drafting more Swedes. Canadian hearts please.
  11. He already has two gold ones...
  12. "my sole purpose here is to win. And I'm prepared to do whatever it takes to do that" Mike. Are you willing to ask your players if they're willing to waive their NTCs? Because that's what it's gonna take to win the Cup. Gillis: "...the top teams play that way. That's the way we played. And in playing that way, we made a lot of enemies.." And how interesting and I do agree, but then the stream cut out so I didn't get the rest of the quote; that the top Western teams are hard to play against because they're copies of the Vancouver Canucks at their best. And frankly, you know you have won the day when what beats you is your own creation. So as a fair trade, does Gillis stay if he's willing to rebuild this team into what it's going to be anyways? Because that's what it's gonna take to win the Cup.
  13. This exactly. The "new NHL" is still run by old hands. Nothing will change for the playoffs where a destroying hit and an ensuing goal is what people wait for the entire year.
  14. I'll cheer for the Canucks while you go cheer for Cannots. They're called the Coilers.
  15. S. WEBER - HAMHUIS GARRISON - BIEKSA STANTON - TANEV That's some serious skill and depth. Let the rookie forwards run around.
  16. Buy out Gallagher instead. That guy is such a douche. A douche bag that hasn't been thrown away is a toxic douche bag.
  17. Weber is a dirty player. But man O man would I love to have this guy on the Canucks.
  18. If God appears in the skies and strikes a ligntning bolt unto all the terrorists of the world, I'll start believing in God. Skewed perspective at best.
  19. That's because they are venom. Do yourself a favor and stop listening to that negative noise. I shut mine off long ago. It's insanity to listen to so much negativity for HOURS each day. Insanity.
  20. Kesler is not a Canuck. He's a Hawk stuck in Vancouver.
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