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Everything posted by bad alice french
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Well said. Bang on. He owned every hi light. Even ones for opposing players. The guy is just everywhere. Once the puck is on his stick, his line is in control. Whoever is responsible for this pick may have turned things around for us and I'm forcing myself to be extremely guarded here. All of a sudden there is light. EP, Boeser and and add in Palm, Lind Etc.....
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It's a steal. Absolutely. Lingholm and Hanifin are never going to be bad acquisitions. Great, young, solid players with above average mobility. When something is up in the room it needs to be fixed right away. Crazy good deal for Calgary. I bet Ferland and Hamilton are buds. Calgary just got better folks. Way better.
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I'm really impressed with his hands and skill level. Rarely bobbles a pass. carries the puck really well at high speed, good puck distributor and sees the ice really well. And pretty quick. I'd argue he's been our best player from the blue line out since getting here. Pretty stoked!
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We will never get anywhere solely based on draft picks and prospects. We still need good trades, good cap control, veteran depth and a bunch of luck. I don't even really know why Vegas are as good as they are. They just are. Toronto has a lot more going for them than AM, Nylander and Marner. They've got the mix. That mix is what we are after. It's not going to happen on drafting alone.
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Not sure about Marky yet. Rooting for the guy full on but he hasn't gotten me out of my seat enough to get fired up. I felt the same way about Lack and got roasted here many times as the guy was such a favourite. It's something about his body language that just hasn't sold me yet. Hope he recovers and kills it this year. Go 'Nucks!
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Watching Anaheim and Edmonton right now. Every player on the Ducks finishes his hits. Every last one. BTW whoever said Juice was too old and slow should watch more Ducks games. Should have never let him go. Big mistake in so many ways in hindsight.
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There are lots of reasons why we can't win games right now and haven't been able to for a couple years, but right at the very top of that list is that we are easy to play against. Plain and simple. We can skate with the Montreals and the Minnesotas but these opponents are the exception and far from the norm. Most teams simply dump the puck into our end and retrieve it effortlessly, especially if the twins get caught on the back check, and take it to the net. It's a problem all through the line up but most importantly, as a few bang-on posters have noted here, it's a team mentality. Our current leadership is hurting this team. I can't wait for the new era of Canucks. Sorry to harp on the obvious players but I'm fed up.
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You've got to bring it in the NHL. If you get three 40-50 second shifts on the second/third line per period, make them count. I just don't understand why people feel they know the quality and potential of Anton Rodin more than the freaking coaching staff. Is he in the gym putting in his time? Is he first one on and last one off the ice at practise? Is he re-habbing as constructively as he should be? Is he focused and prepared at pre game skate? The list of things that it takes to earn a coaches favour is endless. Call it brown nosing or whatever. The guy isn't playing how the coach wants him to play. Scoring goals in the SEL doesn't mean you're destined to be a pure goal scorer in the NHL. If he wants to play here, he's going to have to adjust. I don't think he's been all that bad at all and it's quite obvious that the knee is nowhere near where he needs it to be. Bad break but this guy is not our saviour and the Canucks aren't a development team. Tryamkin. I'm rooting for you big guy. Now start bringing the hurt.
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Great to see him sticking it to his old team tonight as well. Go Nucks!
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I always liked that we traded a prospect for a young yet established NHLer. My take on Shink was always that he couldn't carry the play off the wall from his own end as well as be counted on in tough matchup as well as on the PK. Granny has checked off all these boxes and then some. Just a great trade by Benning no matter how Shink develops. If he turns into an elite sniper, I'll have some regrets and maybe hindsight the $&!# out of it, otherwise we added a real solid piece in that trade. Big Benning fan.
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He's done well.
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BENNING!
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Holy crap if our back end stays healthy and plays to their strengths, this team could really surprise a lot of people next season. Did you guys catch the Gudbranson vid on cdc home page? That kid is chiselled and looks really quick for his size. Straying a bit here but one signing sure changes things when viewed in context.
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I finally take a minute to look over a few pages on this post as I've been glancing over it for close to a year with no interest. To all you Burr bashers… where the #$ck is your loyalty? This is still a very useful and fiercely loyal player you're talking about. Everyone wants younger and newer but for christ's sake will you please stop for a second and, once again, take a look at Edmonton. Every, and i mean every, team needs a leadership nucleus and that group needs to be composed of respected, hard working, experienced players that lead by example on and off the ice. Players that have been there in the face of serious pressure and adversity. These are glue type players that keep things together when times get tough. I miss Juice and he'll end up being right up there with the likes of Jovo, Ohlund, Salo and even the twins as one of my faves of all time. We miss him most nights. Guys like Burrows and even Hansen are in that category. He brings a lot to the team and until we have another player that has buried the Hawks during the most pivotal game in modern franchise history, I'm sticking with my boy.
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i love how he powers to the hole with the puck. he never throws it away and always tries to do something.very impressed so far. i don't know if he's better at his job than other veterans but he's built tough and perfectly suited for west coast bruisers. points will come, you can tell. SMART player. he deserves a regular season audition at the very least. send the boys to utica and bring them back up 10 games in. one shift away from an injury and the bottom nine starts thinning and falling apart. we could use him if we can find a way. freaking pumped!
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BUF initiate compliance buy out on Ehrhoff
bad alice french replied to Mackcanuck's topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
who doesn't? -
BUF initiate compliance buy out on Ehrhoff
bad alice french replied to Mackcanuck's topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
you could easily argue our offence started its descent when he left. did salo go the same year? -
Are you comfortable with Lack & Markstrom?
bad alice french replied to Canuckler87's topic in Canucks Talk
oh......right. never mind then. ha -
Are you comfortable with Lack & Markstrom?
bad alice french replied to Canuckler87's topic in Canucks Talk
anyone who is fine with the lack/markstrom tandem has written off next season. give your head a shake. lack has looked very average and i don't even know if markstrom will ever be more than a back up. lack needs more work and markstrom is too unproven to be turned to if eddie starts losing games. too much pressure and not enough experience. can't believe all the hockey smart cdc ers that i've respected for so long would even consider this adequate unless we want to tank. -
[Report] VAN interested in Ryan Miller
bad alice french replied to Strombone1's topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
not a good fit at all. miller has been in decline for a few years now. that's kesler money and if we spend that on another contract, it had better be well spent. -
we've been waiting for booth to arrive since the day he arrived. ongoing history of injuries, lack of chemistry, external distractions blah blah blah. he gets a few points down the stretch when it doesn't matter and now it's time to give him another season to play to his potential? forget about it. cap space and roster spots people. wake up! the change we've been waiting for is upon us!
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ehlers' highlight reel is off the charts guys. patrick kane comparisons are bang on. crazy stickhandler and serious shot from the off wing. in traffic, through traffic, inside and out. took me a while to check this kid out but come on! he looks like a top 3 pick to me. he's better than drouin.