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  1. Stecher holds the same weight as Baertschi to me. Drafting Hughes just dropped his stock even more. He's average defensively and doesn't provide anything dynamic offensively other than mobility with the puck. Give him a two year prove it contract, tops.
  2. Canucks grit/60 just tripled. 

  3. Lily James, Keira Knightley, Demi Lovato.
  4. Think Kane vs Crosby. Dahlin plays a cerebral game that is complimented by an elite skillset. Hughes plays a rover-esque game that is complimented by his skating and hockey IQ.
  5. As much as I'd like to see what Hughes could do in the NHL, I think a kid with a frame like his runs risk of serious injury jumping into the NHL off the bat. All it takes is one miscalculation and he's being run into the boards by Brown or Reaves. Let him continue to develop and finish growing in Utica or Michigan.
  6. I thought Zhukenov was going to be special... lol.
  7. I am. I think Pettersson has Kuznetsov upside which is exceptional, but I think if Hughes can work on his shot from the blueline I legimately think he has a shot at being the next Karlsson.
  8. 1. Hughes 2. Pettersson 3. Demko 4. Juolevi 5. Dahlen 6. Gaudette 7. Woo 8. Lind 9. DiPietro 10. Gadjovich
  9. Will we see Rathbone at the prospects showdown? He was one of the draftpicks I was intrigued by last year.
  10. I still stand by the fact that this lottery system is good. I enjoy seeing bubble teams like the Stars/Flyers/Canes get rewarded for competing.

     

    Teams who are truly bad will have ample opportunity to turn things around if they draft properly. Just because you don't get top three doesn't mean picks 4-10 are suddenly complete ass.

    1. Down by the River

      Down by the River

      Are teams really getting rewarded for competing when they simply failed down the stretch? Over the last 20 games, Arizona was probably the best of all 15 teams that were part of the lottery, yet they were bumped out of the top 3. 

  11. If he can truly work on his shot over the summer I don't think 20 goals is out of the question next season, and given his work ethic the past couple of months I actually have faith in him for the first time. Go get em Virt.
  12. It's really fun to watch players with good edgework. It's what initially excited me about Shinkaruk. The Crosby wrap around goal a couple days ago was a prime example of 'opening the skates'.
  13. Part of me hopes they don't even lace them up for the Oilers game, you couldn't have scripted a better ending. Let all the young guns get in on the action.

    1. ILL BILL NECRO

      ILL BILL NECRO

      I agree 100 percent. 

    2. Wilbur

      Wilbur

      Scratch the Sedins for Dowd and Motte?  Uh, no.

  14. You know it's going to be a sad day when CalgaryPuck gets sentimental over a couple of Canucks...

    1. HerrDrFunk

      HerrDrFunk

      Wow, didn't expect that.

       

      It's fun to see a few posters there **** themselves over the thought of the cap space the Canucks have to play with now too B)

  15. Whatever happened to that super toxic edgy chick that used to troll whitenoise?

    1. -AJ-

      -AJ-

      Bertuzzi Babe?

    2. Bocivus

      Bocivus

      She's still around.  Different name.

    3. diesel_3

      diesel_3

      Yup, different name.

      BB is an old WN throwback!

  16. Annihilation just made me and my friends sit in the car afterwards and talk about it for 20 minutes. What a movie.

    1. SabreFan1

      SabreFan1

      It's hitting Netflix next week except in the US, Canada, and China.

    2. Mathew Barzal

      Mathew Barzal

      I know, it's the kind of movie I'd prefer to experience in theater as opposed to at home though.

  17. Own R&C but haven't had a chance to pick up Bloodborne. But yeah sequels would be a good reason for this month... hoping its not a one off and we get these kinds of quality games from here on out.
  18. Ratchet and Blank + Bloodborne with PS Plus in March. Wow.
  19. All part of Jimbo's master plan to load up in the draft that we host...

  20. Taking a hiatus from hockey this year has me so conflicted. Boeser vs Barzal seems to be a race for the ages.

    1. Rubik

      Rubik

      Regardless of who's winning the Calder, finally we have a ~40goal scorer. Of course it would be pretty neat if Boeser won it, but does it really matter that much?

    2. ken kaniff

      ken kaniff

      I still think Boeser will win. He’s leading our team and we suck bad.

      Barzal is playing with a pretty damn good team and with damn good players. 

  21. Watching that Hawks game gave me PTSD.

     

    "The boys are back in town ..."

     

    inb4 Jets blow it up at the deadline and Byfuglien gets dealt to the Hawks.

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    2. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      prime time saliva dump?

    3. Toews

      Toews

      @Ghostsof1915 I think he meant it triggered his PTSD.

    4. JM_

      JM_

      well at least it wasn't PSTD

       

      big buff's contract is a boat anchor, he's not going anywhere. 

  22. Turning into this version of the Flames is my worst nightmare. Lots of decent players, no studs.

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    2. Jaku

      Jaku

      Ehhhh. I'd say the Flames have a couple studs. Johnny Hockey is a high end winger and one can argue that Dougie Hamilton is capable of being an elite d-man. 

    3. VanGnome

      VanGnome

      LOL. One game and the CDC think tank is already hard at work. Christ, complaining about the Flames first game, no less.

    4. Patrick Kane

      Patrick Kane

      Monahan, Gaudreau, Giordano, Tkachuck, Brodie, Hamilton..

  23. Every time I look at all the other Canadian teams I have to remind myself we have our own decade of sucking to do before I get to feel jealous.

    1. JM_

      JM_

      Sweet, that means we're more than 1/2 way there! 

    2. ken kaniff

      ken kaniff

      Canucks will win the cup this year. This is our year.

    3. HerrDrFunk

      HerrDrFunk

      Just because they sucked for a decade, doesn't mean we will. 

  24. I thought they have to be 20 years old?
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