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  1. That spring of 82 was my last in Toronto after 5 years, having come over from the UK in 77. That improbable run to the finals made it all the easier to transition from a Leafs fan to a Canucks fan after I moved west that summer (although that next season the best result for me in a Leafs- Canucks game would be a 5 - 5 tie with my favorite on both teams getting a hattie) That Williams - Butler trade for Vaive - Derlago worked well for both teams. Tiger was, well, a tiger in that series, and ofc Vaive went on to be a stud for the Leafs. Great memories
  2. Pod for me - we have tried the undersized shooters (don't need another Wellwood or Boucher and have Palmu and Manukyan in the system to meet our "gnome" quota)
  3. I guess Seider won't be our pick after that hit by Nagy (unless we want to reprise JJ on crutches)
  4. Why bother with pick swaps? Just do a trade of problem/misfit/underachiever/albatross assets ..... To Edmonton: Eriksson Goldobin Sutter Schaller To Vancouver: Lucic Puljujarvi Kassian Russell
  5. Among forwards..... 1st in takeaways 2nd in hits (behind Motte) 5th in blocked shots (Bo, Motte, Petey and Roussel ahead of him) 3rd in shots on goal (Bo and BB) 4th in goals (Petey, Bo and BB) but ... 5th worst in giveaways (but worse than Jake were, in order, Petey, Bo, Goldy and BB, so he was in good company) I'd say that's quite the resume
  6. Only because he has the best conversion % of any Canuck
  7. And whose praises do they sing? (Couldn't help myself - does no-one proof read before hitting "submit")
  8. Yeah - need to show longterm intent: 1) buy a mansion in Point Grey, 2) endow a faculty at UBC or SFU (can't be hospital related, Twins have been there, done that) 3) join a golf club (for all those missed playoff seasons the Tankers want you to have so that our lottery odds inreass by 1/2 of 1%) 4) dump your Swedish g/f and find a nice lower mainland girl to marry 5) become bbf with Tram to induce him to return That should be enough proof of your commitment to the city!!
  9. I think it is more likely that EK signs with us - has good chemistry with Edler, and really took a shining to Petey at the allstar game
  10. In fact, Forsberg was Eric's equal, if not better, as a power forward. (Especially when playoffs rolled around) Plus, Quebec (Colorado) got Duchesne, Huffman, Ricci and Hextall immediately, and Thibault and Simon later, plus the $15 million. Will be remembered as the worst hockey trade ever
  11. Do we even know if the brothers want to play together? Jack passed up on the opportunity to play with Q at college, and their situation is nothing like the twins, who played together for every team ever since they learned to skate.
  12. 8 - 1, with a shorthanded goal by Jamie Sifers (who earlier this week announced his retirement at the seasons end)
  13. I'm big on Broberg: Philip Broberg is a smart two-way defenceman with undeniable skill. His fluid skating ability allows him to punish over-extension immediately with how quickly he can start plays from his own end. What his impressive mobility tends to overshadow, though, is his positional play. While he doesn't always make the high percentage play, he is very perceptive and thinks his decisions through. On the fly, he pays close attention to where the puck's going and where it's been. This allows him to read the play early and make the most of any time and space found. All-in-all, Broberg could be the most complete defenceman in his draft class. He's got elite mobility and hockey sense, and he doesn't give up his own end. (Curtis Joe, EP 2018) 6'3" and 203 lbs at age 17!!! (Alex Edler was listed as 6'3" and 194 lbs with the Manitoba Moose in his first year there)
  14. Or Palmu - fly him in for it - he could look up to Caufield !!!
  15. Unfortunately, I think it would take one of Bo, Brock or Petey, plus our 10th to make that work
  16. Trouble with that is that after 1st overall pick is drawn, odds have to be recalculated, so additional balls added/subtracted to make the new percentages. So cut to commercial while that is being done? Then the conspiriatists would be out in force again " second pick was rigged while we were away, etc etc" It's a can't win for the NHL - they are screwed if they do, and screwed if they don't
  17. But #1 is drawn first off, then 2, then 3 etc. Where's the drama in that?
  18. So? Back when I first came to Vancouver, pick #10 snagged the Strangler. Not too shabby. Then there was Luc, before that "crutches" JJD, Brad Ference too. Seems like a decent defenseman is available most #10's. Likely we'll get a gem this draft too. Not too unhappy.
  19. So you are saying that the NHL, the Accounting firm and the 15 teams' official reps who are present at the drawing are complicit? Conspiracy theorist much??
  20. With 22 American teams and 7 Canadian, the odds are that 2 American teams will be in top 3 LOL at all the "its rigged" comments. It's a lottery
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