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In a perfect world, here is how I see things unfolding (number of starts in brackets): 2015-2016: Miller (60) / Markstrom (21) / Bachman (1) 2016-2017: Miller (45) Markstrom (37) -- Demko starting in Utica 2017-2018: Markstrom (55) / Demko (27) -- Markstrom signs 4 year deal at AAV of $4.0M; Demko in yr. 2 of ELC 2018-2019: Marktrom (50) / Demko (32) 2019-2020: Markstrom (41) / Demko (41) -- Demko signs 2 years @ AAV of $1.75M 2020-2021: Demko (50) / Markstrom (32) 2021-2022: Demko (68) / some other back up...Markstrom is gone (either lost as UFA or is traded); Demko signs 4 years @ AAV of $5.0M equivalent in today's cap.
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Not the case. Vey cleared once, so the Canucks can have him up for up to 30 days or 10 games before he is subject to waivers again. If he's brought up and sent back down in 5 days, he doesn't have to go back on waivers.
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Wut? Hutton's a rookie? I must have overlooked that. Kid is gonna be a very good one. He's going to make Hamhoose expendable.
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If Brynas goes to the finals, then Rodin could be playing til mid-April, by which time the Canucks season could very well be over. In a perfect world, Bynas' season ends quickly (early March) and Rodin signs a one year contract and Benning and co. can see what he can do for a few weeks of the regular season (and hopefully in the playoffs) to make an assessment if Rodin is an NHL player or not. If he proves to be the player Gillis projected him to be, then I'd say Benning signs him to a 2 year deal running from 2016-2018. If Rodin bombs thereafter and wants to return to Sweden, the Canucks can place him on unconditional waivers for the purpose of releasing him (i.e. similar to Tommernes) and Rodin becomes a UFA and returns back to Sweden/Europe or signs with another NHL team. Rodin is now 6'0" and 185 lbs. according Elite Prospects, so though he's still a little undersized, he's grown since he was last in North America. I'd love to see him take another shot with the Canucks...why anyone would say no to a player who is essentially a free prospect is hard for me to comprehend. While Jimmy Bean is in Sweden, he should take another look at Billy Sweatt.
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Here's my take on the whole Burr v. Toot incident... Burr's a rat...Toot's a rat. Burr's our rat. So we love him. Toot's someone else's rat, so we hate him. Both have made an effort to reform. Burr on the ice...Toot off the ice. Sometimes reformers slide back and go back to their tried and tested ways. Nothing wrong with that in the game of hockey (unless your name is Matt Cooke or Sean Avery or Bryan Marchment -- this is a personal prejudice I can't get over...sorry for that). Things get said...used to be that it was inside the glass. Now in the world of "all-access, reality TV", everything gets hung out like dirty laundry and if it doesn't, no one really blinks an eye when it gets tossed out there by one person or another except for the the self-professed "purists" who pine for the good ol' days while lapping up Boudreau's rant. Burr v. Toot is all hockey theater...there's no wrong or right in all this. Just stuff that has gone on for as long as God has given us hockey. Did anyone bat an eye when the TV showed Claude Lemieux crying on the ice because an opposing player made fun of him about his wife cheating and taking all his money? No, coz Claude was a rat. That's hockey. There's very few saints in hockey (Sedins may be the last of them). I thought this was an accepted notion. Just my two cents.
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I believe Polasek and Tommernes were put on unconditional waivers for the purposes of being bought out, which means they are both UFAs. I believe Rodin and Sweatt were both tendered qualifying offers and based on that, Canucks retain their rights for one more year.
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Just hoping that the Bartkowski that shows up in 2015-2016 is the guy that played well enough to be the no. 4 guy with the Bruins in 2013-2014 and not the stiff who watched nearly 1/4 of the season from the press box in 2014-2015. Bounce back year for Bartkowski will be welcomed. Back to Hutton -- this kid has surprised me. Back in mid September, I didn't expect him to make the jump to the NHL, but he looks like he's the real deal. Horvat, Baertschi, Virtanen, McCann and Hutton...awesome that the kids are getting exposure to the Sedins while the Sedins still have something left in the gas tank.
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Sure sounds like you've jumped on the Benning Hate Wagon. If you honestly think that Benning would move Gaunce because he isn't one of his draft picks or trade pick ups, then why are Markstrom, Hutton, Horvat and the veteran core that everyone wants shipped out still around? Riddle me that one, there, "I'm not about to criticize Benning and Willie" card carrying member.
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For the most part, I agree with developing your youngsters slowly and easing them into the lineup. But there are always exceptions to that rule, and IMO, Ben Hutton is one of those exceptions to the rule. I sort of see Hutton as the Canucks version of Danny DeKeyser. We all know that Detroit is known for over-developing their prospects in Grand Rapids, but DeKeyser was a 22 year old coming out of college and immediately playing 20+ minutes TOI in the NHL (on the Red Wings of all teams!!!). Hutton's situation is almost the same as DeKeyser's story...22 years old...similar size and style (though Hutton is heavier)...both solid US College players...both having the maturity as 22 year olds to step into the NHL. Lets face it...the Canucks aren't contending for the cup this year (no matter how good a yarn Benning, Linden and Willie try to spin). This is an opportune time to bring in Hutton, Gaunce and Virtanen and give them meaningful NHL experience and exposure to the Sedins, Burrows, Hamhuis, while the seniors still have something left in the tank. We seem to get fixated on the risk of keeping a younger player up in the NHL, when IMO, there is also a risk of sending a younger player down and watching their development be stunted (e.g., Frank Corrado).
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Wouldn't mind seeing a line of Gaunce -- Horvat -- Virtanen in the pre-season...a heavyweight line made up of skill and size.
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Is that Nylander or Hayley Wickenheiser? I can't tell them apart. Even shirtless.
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I'm going to have to disagree with your first comment along with his "blue paint skill". He ain't no Thomas Holmstrom, and I would argue that Burrows is sloppy in this part of the ice...he makes a lot of contact with goalies, whether it's because he's pushed in by opposing d-men or because he's not aware enough of his positioning in front of the net. His strength has never been about owning a piece of the ice...he's a guy who is most effective when he's pursuing and chasing players and pucks down (that's why he was so bad under Torts, when he played with his bad foot). To a large cluster of Canucks fans, Burrows walks on water...IMHO, some Canucks fans' adoration for Burrows (which is well deserved on Burrows' part) has been blurred with his skill set/contribution over the past 4-5 seasons. As previously said, Burrows is a solid NHL player who still competes hard and he's certainly a fan favorite, but he ain't elite. IMO, Burrows is a solid 3rd liner who can move up and down the lineup with the best of them. Canucks are a better team with him in the lineup, but he's far from being what he was. Father time.
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Burrows hasn't been elite anything since 2010-2011. What he is is a dependable player who is solid on the PK, gives a solid effort every game, and gives the Sedins a little sand paper and puck pursuit. But please, don't overcook it. He's still valuable to the Canucks but he ain't elite.
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Investing in the stock market - Discussion
bigbadcanucks replied to AV's Coin's topic in Off-Topic General
Natural resources is where you want to be. Down cycle on all commodities...best time to buy. Physical gold and silver is another place you want to be. I'm betting that there's going to be inflationary pressures kicking in shortly and most likely hard precious metals that you can hold in your safety deposit box is going to serve you well. Alternative energy sector is worth taking a look. UN policies on climate control is something an investor can cash in on...wind is best option IMO. Nominal forecast shows $2.5 trillion in capital investments for wind infrastructure over the next 25 years. And anything to do with water generation (especially atmospheric water generation technologies and de-salination/reverse osmosis technology). Commercial vertical farming is another interesting emerging sector. Conventional farming will still rule food production for the masses (i.e., Monsanto), but highly productive vertical/organic farms will allow for improved yields and growth cycles in a controlled environment that is pesticide free. These are the things that I'm paying attention to...I attended a number of investment forums in New York and Europe from 2006 to 2012, and the number of global funds setting themselves up for these sectors during those years was staggering. A lot of the institutional monies raised to date have gone into rapid growth of these sectors...now, it's readied itself for retail investors like us schmoes here on CDC. -
Been hoping that Gaunce can develop into a Brandon Saad-like player though Saad no doubt has more natural offensive skills. I've liked Gaunce from day 1...like his size, versatility, leadership skills, heads up hockey style. IMO, his foot speed is adequate and he's positionally sound, so it's all about seizing the opportunity when given to him. IMO, he's the most NHL-ready of our forward prospects right now.
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Given the history of your posts, I took the liberty of making a few edits for you there, buddy-boy. Please refrain lumping in the rest of the CDC into the same class of cluelessness that you find yourself in. Thank you.
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I'm on board with Zhuk being an lion or bear...btw, killer avatar and handle. Alf was and remains my favorite alien (him and Mork).
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Google Translate...it would have exposed such a lie.
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If Virtanen is 75% to 80% ready for the NHL, he should be in the line up and playing with the Sedins. Virtanen, with his speed on the forecheck might be just work with the Sedins. The Canucks could have the Scandinavian Connection as the first line (2 Swedes and a Finn). I could see this happening: Virtanen chases the puck down, gets it to the one of the Sedins, and the Sedins work their cycle magic (along the perimeter)...Virtanen goes to the net...puck goes to the point for a big blast. Oh wait, that's where the plan falls apart...pity that there isn't anyone on the backend other than Edler that can shoot the puck (on second thought, we've got that offensive dynamo Yannick Weber who scored 11 goals last season).
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No it's not. If the Canucks have Virtanen in the lineup, that means someone is dropped from the roster opening up cap space. Furthermore, Virtanen's AAV that counts against the cap is $894K. The rest is performance bonus and he earns that only if he hits every one of them and the bonus part of his cap hit counts against 2016-2017. The Canucks have the full $2.81M to play with in getting Baertschi signed. Baertschi deserves a one year, one way deal at $750K. I'll be surprised if Benning signs Baertschi for anything more than $900K AAV.
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Ahhh, no. It's more like a few months younger than his draft class. Kid was born in August.
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I would if JB could get a second rounder for Burrows. But based on the positive comments Benning has made about Burrows in one of the war room clips, I don't think Burrows is going anywhere. Shoulda, woulda, coulda, but if the Canucks could have traded Burrows before UFA and was able to pick up a guy like Beleskey at $4.0 cap hit, that would have been ideal. I would have done cart wheels (and that's tough for me to do right now since I'm laid up after back surgery) if JB could have dumped Vrbata and signed Justin Williams as his replacement and signed Chris Stewart with the money left over from trading Burr and Vrbata. I could get excited about a forward lineup that looks like: Sedin - Sedin - Williams Baertschi - Bonino - Stewart Beleskey - Horvat - Hansen Prust - Vey - Dorsett Kenins
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Burrows hasn't been Mr. Clutch since he scored in OT vs. the Bruins in the 2011 SCF. His best days are in the rear-view mirror. But the one thing you can't deny Burrows is that, at the very least, he showed up for the three games that he dressed. Other schmoes like Matthias and Vrbata didn't (4-5 good shifts each where they actually produced something wasn't nearly enough, IMO)...and they played like they were scared. Same with Weber. Before JB cuts bait with rest of the stale core (who's left? Sedin, Sedin, Burrows, Higgins, Hamhuis and Edler?), I'd rather see Vrbata and Weber be turfed outta here.
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Burrows had a nice bounce back season in 2014-15, but he's not the same player he was back in 2010-2011. He's still one of the best PKers in the league, plays with heart, is decent defensively, but he's lost that split second quickness that he used to have (and that's only because of father time). I realize this is an unpopular thing to say, but if the Canucks can get a second round draft pick for Burrows, I'd be all for it. Burrows was worth $4.5M AAV when he was in his prime (2008 to 2012)...today, he's worth $2.5M AAV. He's earning lots of back pay right now.
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Are the questions you're asking rhetorical or do you want a response to them?
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