RetroCanuck

@RetroCanuck

"Just need to get that D core a hell of a lot better"

That's the toughest part of the job.  

@112 You'll have serious Cap issues if that were the case. Also guys like Dahlen, Goldy and Virtanen all have the potential to develop into very solid top 6 players.

@NewbieCanuckFan- I totally agree. Hughes is the only absolute guarantee I see in our top 4. Juolvei will be there too if injuries don't hamper him long term. 

Be nice to get a couple more 1st/2nd round picks for the upcoming draft. Look for a couple D (especially right handed)  like Soderstrom, Seider and Honka.

Just as long as we don't go for anymore 5' something 180 lb. Defense Men.We have far too many already .

Love em' but they are not capable of being NHL defenders,as we have unfortunately been witnessing for far too long.

@cookieeater55

OK, so I grossly xaggerated the high price part, but Schaller has been completely useless. 

Would JB trade our Granny for Shinkaruk back?  

Granny is a very useful player.  He's like a Swiss Army knife.  He can do a lot of different things.  I wonder if he could even play goalie, in a pinch?

@Alflives

Granlund's not really good at faceoffs. I wish he could be better at that.

We need Guddy's presence.  Until we have another bopper, who can play, he stays put.  

No thanks

Send them Tanev instead

Nylander and Pettersson would be fun to watch. Both very elite, skilled players for the Top 6. But I guess Leipsic, Eriksson and Roussel in the Top 6 is okay too (not)  lol

D Core, not Markstrom, has been causing us to lose games. I mean, I'm at the point where I'd like to see Ashton Sautner and Evan McEneny get legitimate shots in this d-lineup before the end of the season. They'd actually be improvements over The Hitz King and Pouliot. Honestly, I hope Del Zotto gets dealt when Edler comes back. If Michael Kempny can net the Blackhawks a pick at last year's TDL, I'm sure DZ can get the Canucks back... SOMETHING!

are del zotto and pouliot the new sisters? personally, i wouldn't belittle them because their play isn't good enough. 

they are trying their best, their best isn't always better than the speed of their opposition. hopefully we find better players and replace them.

im confused, he is a Senators prospect.

You mean Ryan Merkley?

Aww didnt realize he was traded but knew he was drafted by San Jose. oops lol

Boeser did look a step behind a few times. 

Boeser had some slower moments, but he also had some really good looking moments. I'm not too worried about him just yet.

Hopefully he can get his legs going, maybe why he missed the first 2 games last season. 

...That and when his Fortnite addiction is under control when banned on the 6-game road trip. 

Holy OVER-reaction sports media!

There's no chance in hell Pettersson plays in Utica. He's a potential Calder winner.

Pettersson, Dahlen and Juolevi should make the team, Gaudette  should too but not over Pettersson, no way!!!

huh?

based on what

1 game against not yet ready nhl prospects ?

where elias had an off game but still got 3 points ?

cdc never ceases to amaze me

how about we wait until tourney is over

training camp has happened

and we see how these prospects do in preseason

this so quick to judge/ assess approach

is mind boggling

you really think this is how team management

and coaches assess talented prospects

damn we do live in such an instant society

I honestly think Horvat is somewhat wasted on the third line. I think that, if we do end up with Hughes, Pettersson slides over to the wing.

@48MPHSlapShot

Agreed. Can't really see Bo ever being a 3C 

Pettersson - Hughes - Boeser

Dahlen - Horvat - Virtanen ? 

it all looks really promising

i am a jb supporter

but until we see more of this potential being realized on the main roster

it's all still just potential

and too much congrats are just premature

but i get it people are impatient

and have their hopes up

Hey, you gotta give a shout out to the amateur scouting staff for this too.

^ under the Burke regime we got two HHOFers (Art Hoss, Lindsay, etc.,) and one Selke winner.  It's a tough act to follow.

Omg... $780 and it's only August 23rd... I'm guessing the bidding goes well into the thousands. Doesn't end until end of the month.

I think that's a pretty awesome collectible item. I'd pay up to $500 for it... but over $1000 is outrageous

Well I hope someone from Vancouver gets it so we can see it in the Arena when Boeser is sniping beauties! 

That's a pretty neat collectible, but dang. That price is gonna be high.

I would think that 11-13 and maybe even Jasek at 14 has more potential than MacEwen

If MacEwen can get accustomed to his natural centre position next year and continue to put up points then he's a very good prospect. 0.5pts per game is pretty stellar for a rookie season. Is he better then a potential starting goaltender or top 4D remains the question?

If you read MacEwen prospect thread, some were saying he would be lucky to make the AHL.

brock has demonstrated his line is always the first line

so if beagle is his center

then beagle centers the first line

wow .. a 1st line center picked up as an ufa for 3 million this off sesason

jb must be some sort of genius

. a 1st line center picked up as an ufa for 3 million this off sesason

jb must be some sort of genius

Waivers and buy outs are more likely the only way vancouver can clear a roster spot. 

Gagme has no value, eriksdone has been worthless and would cost us a pick to move,  bearcheese not sure how much value he has even he’s been a warm and cold player that’s been heathy scratched or long term injured every year he’s been in the nhl,not sure he’s a top 6 on most nhl teams.  And we keep signing veteran 3/4liner ufas to 3-4 year deal with m-ntcs. 

This is benning last season here (finger crossed) his 31st place team and empty area (again) will end him. The plug love will stop and hopefully ownership see then need a GM with a spine not a sniveling clueless puppet. 

The only tradable players on this team are the ones that we can’t afford to move. 

Trade from a position of strength so we can trade 4th liners and bottom pair d men. 

Cant wait to see who we draft 4th oa. 

Too bad the expansion draft isn’t this season we couldn’t lose a valuable asset if we tried.

Gaudette has 5 games

Demko has 1.

They have the early edge. 

Gaudette is the best bet for sure. Juolevi will probably be second on that list followed by Demko at 3rd, largely because I think Demko will backup Markstrom in 2019-20 and won't be a start until late in that season or 2020-21. Dahlen still has to prove himself in the AHL before even making the team, so he's a wildcard.

I know there are already a few players that will be gifted roster spots in the opening night line-up that I'm hoping get injured for lengthy periods of time. 

Ask and you shall receive  Woo it is

Good deal! We've gotten two of the guys I really wanted! Riley Sutter please!?!?

McDavid is still young, he will round out his game as he matures, and will understand he can't be a one trick pony.  The rest of the league will get faster, and his oppositions will find ways to slow him down. 

The final game against Edmonton at home was a good indication of that.  Tyler Motte literally shut McDavid down, skating toe to toe with him all game long.  McDavid will need to learn to use his teammates better and create offense beyond just the rush. 

How can he be overrated?   Ignoring his own stats, he single handedly put Edmonton into the playoffs sacrificing individual awards for team success.   He was a back-checking star and finally learned that team play is what wins.    

I think he passed up some good scoring chances yesterday against Finland.

@Roger Neilson's Towel I'm stricken because on one hand I want Jets to bring a cup to Canada, but on the other Vegas is my new #2 favourite team behind Canucks and I really think a cup win for them would be an epic story to remember.

Wouldn't mind seeing Ovi win the cup either...

Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman are my favourite non-canuck players. If any of the 4 teams win the cup, I'll be happy!

@Baer. I guess you’re guaranteed to be happy then! 

If Vegas wins in their first year I'll be bitter and hate them forever

calgary likes to burn through its coaches

the coaches seem to be recognized by the experts and league

as being a top coach in 1 year

and they are booted by the organization the next year

clearly the problem has been poor coaches

let's see how long the new one lasts

Calgary the epitome of mediocrity, nobody does it better with a sold out house.

I look forward to see what Edmonton does this off season, they will be under the microscope early on next season with a lot of pressure.

Wait, who do the Toronto Maple Leafs play for?  Aren't they looking for their stats?

TSN is simply an arm of Leaf’s propaganda.  Leafs are really not very good.  Lamarillo knows this, and is jumping ship.  What does Babcock have left?  Two seasons and then he’s gone too.  Then the next group of LOSERS can try another rebuild in LOSER LEAF LAND.  

SportsNet, TSN and CBC are TML PR Departments, one of the reasons I cut off tv.

@-AJ-, yes but they had the key pieces you could build around. You need stars and those now come through the top end of the draft. Much harder to find gems in the later rounds like Detroit did.

Modern NHL you need that top end talent and then build around them. We have a few of those guys in Bo, Brock, Pettersson, Juolevi, Demko but we need more, especially on D if we wish to succeed and win cups.

I beg to differ Retro, our team is weak on D prospects. And defensemen are always in demand. 

I'd like to see our first 3 picks as d-men. The next 3 on bpa. 

- Dahlin (ok wishful thinking)

- If Samuelsson is still available in second round, otherwise Stanislav Demin.

- Xavier Bouchard 

The smallest d man in that group will be 6'2".  Because Utica needs some d-men too for developing. 

Differ on what Ghost? The trades? Because I agree with you and do think we need those D prospects you refer to (I like Miller over Samuelsson) and trading pieces away for high picks and ending up near the bottom of the league are the way to get them.

Our problem isn't necessarily that we don't have D prospects, we  just don't have elite ones that you usually get through the top end of the draft.