[[Report] Canucks wont ask Alex Edler to waive NTC]

Canucks won't ask Alex Edler to waive ? I'll take 3 Fired Head Coaches in 3 years for 1000 dollars Alex !

[Jim Benning has placed offer for 1st overall; impressed by local prospect Reinhart]

The Twins + for Bjugstad,Gudbranson and their 2014 First Rounder (Ekblad).

[Who will Benning draft?]

 

If you look at the team he built in Boston the teams isn’t just built on size. They are built on being a hard team to play against.

Every player (big or small) finishes their checks and plays with physical intensity. There is no easy win against them, you are going to have to earn each victory and you’ll be feeling it the next day. There is less focus on skill and more focus on a high pace, high intensity game. In my opinion that fits the mold of Virtanen and Ritchie not because of their size but because of their style of play.

But then if you look at Bennings top 10 draft pick history he's picked high end skill and stole the big strong physical play in selecting some gems in later rounds.

In my opinion there has to be that right mix. Canucks currently rely on pure skill to win a game. And when the team isn’t scoring we weren’t providing much of an effort and it made other teams have easy wins. We would lose 1-0, get out shot, out hit, and out worked, teams didn’t fear playing us as the first game in a back to back. Teams figured how to block out our offensive and force us to try and score dirty goals by driving to the net(something we rarely did).

Again, One pick doesn’t change the entire outlook on this team. If we are going to change our culture to be more of a big, fast, hardworking team then there will have to be a lot of movement. One of Hammer, Edler, Garrison will need to be moved and a top 4, hard hitting stay at home defencemen will have to be brought in. If we could move two of them and bring in a PMD as well that would be ideal.

We will also need to provide more of a fore-check in the top 6. We currently have Kelser that can fit that role, (Kassian as well if he can make that jump). A fast skating, goal scoring winger, who can also throw his weight around would be ideal. E.Kane would look good in the top 6, but possibly Virtanen/Ritchie can fit that role as well.

On the flip side, we have two extremely skilled twins in our line up. What happens when they slow down? Do we need to start preparing for that? We have 4 years to fill that hole so it’s not as pressing as some people think. When they do move on, we will have some open holes to fill but it doesn’t have to be completely filled through drafting. Rare case but MIN picked up a number 1 winger/center and number 1 D in that same UFA market. Trades also happen stars picked up a number 1 center in a trade with the Bruins last summer

This is assuming all players continue on their current path. We have in our system.

Shinkaruk ______ ______

Jensen Horvat Kassian

_____ Gaunce Cassels

 

Would love to see 2/3 of Edler,Garrison and Hamhuis traded.

we got too many non physical softies back there.