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  1. Best case scenario is him getting a max term offersheet
  2. 2014 was by far the most dominant in regards to the competition.
  3. ep40 will be a top 5 center in this league. Look how he performed in the bubble, he's special.
  4. We’ll that’s not what I said , the players in of itself are not very good with what they have shown in their play the previous years. If they play better than what they have shown then we can start to veer away into more of a “good” move. As it stands the money for the player isn’t great .
  5. Going into this off-season Jim had loads of work to do. Tons of terrible contracts to shed, and much needed cap space to make for our two young studs. Jim put in a bunch of unprecedented work and managed to clear a lot of cap , and also move his past failures. Overall is the team better this season than last? That is for sure, as I would say our forward corps is now one of the deepest in the league. The d remains relatively weak, especially the right side , but we are hoping Shaw can help tighten up our defensive structure. As mentioned in another thread, we do have the guns to simply out-score our opponents , although I don't know if that is sustainable through multiple playoff rounds if they make it deep. The Good: Garland. Garland is a player, I'm a fan of his game and he is a great top 6 piece and also locked in now to a good contract. He will excel with horvat and hoglander. Good job here from jimbo to pluck him from zona. Schmidt deal: Schimdt was unhappy here, and was not a good fit. He was able to move him for a third which makes it a wash, but more importantly no salary retention, which given our still tight situation was key. Halak signing : Good veteran backup on a good amount, good term. Sutter: Not the biggest fan of Sutter, but at the price he was signed too, it's a good move. Hope he can stay healthy though, something he has struggled with his entire tenure with the team. Schenn: Was a fan of his short stint here, brings truculence and physicality, meshed well with hughes. The Bad: OEL: Yes the big controversy of the summer, lots of arguments here on what OEL is as a player these days. In fact how OEL plays is what will be a huge resounding factor for Jim's future going forward. What he has shown though is not promising off the last couple years and has been a disaster on the ice. That contract is brutal as well. We are banking HARD on him rebounding to form, Could he have been simply just sick of Zona? The situation was not the best there and could take it's toll on anyone. While I don't think he is a top pairing calibre d-man like before, if he can stay consistent at a top 4 level and alleviate minutes from hughes it would be a great benefactor to the team. Poolman: Replacement level player at best, so the money and term is a bit iffy. Lots of people saying oh its such a small amount blah blah blah, this is the kind of foresight that led to us being so capped out and unable to make the optimal moves for our team the previous years. Atleast it seems he can be a physical player which is welcome. Hamonic: Too much money again, I like the guy , but it is what it is, RHD are hard to come by these days. Our Right side of D is not looking good at all however. Overall I would say Jimbo did well for himself this offseason, he managed to turn over lots of the roster and it looks revamped for the most part. Jim has essentially gone all in with his playoff bubble young guns, which in of itself isn't a bad thing. We know Aqua pushes hard for playoffs and is losing patience , he want's his revenue and Jim needs his job. But the key is success needs to be had as in about 2 years we will be very pressed against the cap and may lose some huge core pieces such as a miller, Bo, Brock. Let's hope it pay off and the canucks do well this season. We all want the same thing don't we? The team to win the damn cup .
  6. Bled way too many shots this year, hoping he makes a big impact. Excited to see what he can do with Hughes.
  7. Seems like a pairing that is going to be hemmed in quite a bit.
  8. Facts here are disregarded. Only incessant praise and pom pom waving is allowed.
  9. Defense does not look good.... we really need OEL to bounce back to form somewhat. But the forward group is deep, should be able to outscore a lot of our problems. Plus weak division , they should get in.
  10. Probably the most underappreciated dman we have ever had
  11. What about your objectivity? It’s all benning can’t do any wrong with you , and he’s done plenty wrong .
  12. ? Poolman signing is terrible. I acknowledged the good signings of sutter and halak.
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