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  1. Jake plays better when he never stops moving. As soon as he stops in his own zone to cover his man he gets lost. Play him as a forth line center for a while.
  2. Just think of all the waisted opportunity for Jimbo to acquire assets. Even last year. Players that they new they wouldn't resign. Tanev , Marky and Stetcher. Please don't try and sell me on how much the playoff experience help develop them. It didn't help this year. I think they have it or don't. Both Tanev and Marky would have scored a first.
  3. He scored 18 goals and 36 points. 2.55 for that is just fine. He struggled in the playoffs. I am sure they were hopping for him to continue to progress. Reasonable assumption.
  4. They back loaded his deal so that he can easily be bought out. Now if he had a good year then next years price would be fine. I have been super hard on Jims contracts but this one actually makes sense to me. I think they did their due diligence to trade him last year but their was no takers. They tried before they resigned him. If they buy him out in the off season it will put $50,000 against next year and $500,000 the next.
  5. They can buy out Jake for just over $500,000. That is good to hear.
  6. The positive thing is that this club has the higher end talent in place. It is the meat and potato's that needs to be upgraded. Bottom six and defensive D men. Plus a little more grit on the bottom six. I think we can pencil in Pod. Miller Petey Boeser ? Bo Pod Hoglander ? ? ? ? ? Meyers Tryamkin Schmidt Hughes OJ Rathbone The second "Hughes ". Players in system who will get a shot. Lind and Gadjovick. Jasek is also playing well and his transition to center has made him more valuable. He has transitioned well. Lind is also making strides at center. It will take a couple of years to finish this but I think the future is very bright.
  7. I have this dream that Tryamkin and Myers become a dynamic duo.
  8. That is the conundrum. The entire team is under delivering. Is it just a weird year or is it coaching. Playing the same team over and over can effect match ups .
  9. Last year. Jake Virtanen - 36 points Adam Gaudette - 33 points We should have seen progress this year.
  10. Rathbone was on the taxi squad and spent a lot of time being coached. It sounds like it did him a lot of good. Chatfield just got 9 games and now has the opportunity to work with the trainers and coaches. Those 9 games will have given him a lot better understanding of what it will take to become a full time NHL'er. Chatfield is not a guy who will put up a ton of numbers. Fans see that as garbage as most fans just look at stats. They did it with Tanev for years. There is always space for a solid defensive D man. Someone who can kill penalties. The guys that you use once the team gets a lead. The shut down players who you use at the end of games. I think he will end up with a solid NHL career.
  11. Let's hope Benning isn't show casting him to use as trade bait.
  12. Gad is a beast in front of the net. He is a fixture on their power play. What team do we know who's power play could use a big guy in front of the net? Someone who can tip the puck and clean up the trash.
  13. Rumor is that Jim called every team in the league looking to make a deal for a 25 or under forward. Wow. Wouldn't it have been smarter to make sure to clear enough cap space to resign Tofolli . You know Jimbo, that guy you traded a 2nd round and Madden for. That guy who played 10 games for us. Maybe you should have let Jake walk and signed a cheaper goal tender. This club needs to be fixed off the ice before the on ice issues are looked at.
  14. I have no delusion about landing high picks. Just picks. The important thing is to protect the high picks that we have. If he makes a trade you can be sure that our first will be part of it. Our salary cap issues leave us with no wiggle room and this club can't afford another botched deal . We are getting close to having the cap room to ice a complete team. I think they should right this year off . Send send salary out. Call up Lind and Gad.
  15. There is one thing that needs to stop. Stop Jim from making trades or signing UFA.s.
  16. Green is very politely trying to say what a lot of us think. The Canucks are still not very good! Jim needs to stop looking for a quick fix and take time to finish the rebuild. I worry he will flip our first round pick (one that could be top five) for a middle age project to SAVE the day. This is when I want Jim gone. The top young forward that he is looking for is in Russia. Plus Hoglander is a rookie be patient. Trade for picks and bring up the 22/23 year olds that we have in our system. Their as good as any player that some team is looking to offer up to fleece Jim of his 1st round pick . This team is close . As fans we need to shout out the fact that we will be patient. Can you fans be patient? Let the rebuild be completed the right way?
  17. Dear god , Jim is looking for another 25 year old player. Hey Jim forget their age and worry about their skill level. How about draft picks. Stick with what you are good at.
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