RetroCanuck

NTC says hi.

If it helps, I've been talking about it for a year. 

@Chickenspear He might say yes to LA if LA was interested in him. 

I’d throw in Podkolzin if it means we need to sweeten a deal. 
 

Petey Hughes Miller unless an incredible offer is made, and Demko un touchables.

why would you be giving up on Podkolzin? 

My keepers are Miller, Bo, Petey, Podz, Hughes, Demko. I also really love Schenn's play and if we don't have him we need a younger version of him. Namely, a guy who can hit with the big dogs.

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!

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

Hearing Matthews needs wrist surgery.  Might be gone foe 3 months.  

Loser Leaf fans must be going crazy with worry.  Too friggin’ gunny!  Is there an uglier city than ?Toronto?  Can you say **** hole?  

I've already started looking at mock drafts and player profiles. I'm thinking Vancouver will have a top ten pick for sure.

Hopefully we pick top five, preferably top 3. 

Zero chance of that happening with how air tight the bubbles have been so far. 

We're not really losing our first.  We did get Miller out of the deal.

Do you really want his foul odor to infect our prospects on the Comets?

Trade him for a bag of pucks and $5 Canadian Tire dollars.

Id take a single puck...

Would be interesting to see how good he is in Utica because he's proving he's not a capable NHL defensemen.

Bring up McEneny!!!

Me too...I feel exactly the same way.  I've seen some GREAT games this year and I'll feel bad for the team if they don't get in, but also commend them on a great effort.

There have been some good takeaways from the year.  Still not counting them out, but it's a bad time to hit a skid so very well could end up that way in a tight race.

there's no point in setting your hair on fire and freaking out over the team, is going to do what its going to do at this point. Calling for coaching changes, etc. is just silly. 

Their fate is still in their hands despite the latest road bumps too. 

If they do fall short its also very easy to see what changes are needed, thankfully its not much. 

Doesn't matter?????  What kind of talk is that?!??!?!  Of course it bloody matters!!!!!!

If it didn't - we wouldn't be the hard core fans we are!

Go Canucks GO!!!!  

Cup or bust!

Goldy hit someone?  Way to go Goldy!!!!!

@Alflives it was a collision lol but the other guy felt it .

I must've missed it during my 2nd period nap. 

The Coyotes don't have enough starpower, the Islanders don't have enough starpower. What separates them from us is they battle relentlessly all the time and have good coaching staff. I'm tired of this "we need more starpower" BS, it doesn't fix the team playing sloppy and having stale systems that don't work. Also, knowing Green, whatever starpower we get in the future will be mismanaged and someone like Leivo will have more one-time than the star.

Thanks for making some more space on the bandwagon! *stretches legs*

Heck, even the Blues didn't have a lot of Star Power when they won last season, but their systems worked and they had the entire team buy in and perform their roles perfectly.

i’ld rather see jake with petey and brock. goldy looks good at times but if he isn’t creating offence, he isn’t helping this team. hopefully jake can learn to be petey and brock’s burrows. 

goldy might flourish on a line with gaudette and roussel, if he is still on the team, next season. i suspect he’ll be moved, but i’ve been wrong before.

I think Goldy is done here. Green was petty blunt when mentioning he's had 2G and 2A since before Christmas. In Green's words, he has to produce to stay in the NHL. Doesn't look good.

Do they get their name on the cup for rigging a series?

Nah, they're just helping the Canucks improve their draft lottery odds.

Maybe as the season gets older they just get tired and dont have the wind to blow the whistle?

Looks like a tank is empty deal to me.  Come home, a bit of rest then hopefully a better showing.  Just want to see them skating hard...win or lose.  GCG

I mean this team has basically been Pettersson offensively carrying them on his back all year. He looks really tired to me and I agree with you that the whole team is to a certain extent. Hutton and Stecher have been playing crazy minutes due to our back end and they looked tired last game. Errors they haven't been making are occurring due to their fatigue.

Hughes is probably thinking. "I dont want to play for them right now... Id make them better and if their poor play keeps up they might get to draft my brother"

I can't believe how quiet it is. Not just the Canucks, but the whole league. Is everyone waiting until the last minute?

exactly what I was thinking. Just dead really with quite minor trades

He's a rookie.  With the way he's played overall so far this season....he should be allowed a brain fart once in a while.  He's earned that right.

Dont disagree, the fact that this is the first time Ive truly noticed him be totally out of position is a good sign

Hughes - Myers

Edler - Barrie*

Juolevi -  Tryamkin

Woo

Rafferty

With Rathbone probably going pro (hopefully). Don't sleep on this kid.

I like the way the teams shaping up, JB is not just building a 1 yr wonder but a SC contender for years to come, Just be patient.

I'm surprised he didn't put Pouliot on the PP1

Why not?  They're only playing for pride at this point.

Just. Breathe.

At first I didn't know what you was saying. then I scroll up and see the recent topics and all is see are TRADES, TRADES AND TRADES. I was like crap where do I start from LOL.

I still think they lose to Boston round one. Bruins are in their head

You may be right. Maybe Guddy would be a better fit so he can take Marchand out haha

I think there are almost no fans who would disagree with trading Edler at the TDL, but many (me included) see it as a pipe dream. Trades and re-signs are something all fans want, but it almost never happens.

It's not a matter of what management or fans want.

It's a matter of will Edler waive his NTC?

Edler himself has stated if he does move he's probably not coming back. 

So much for the trade him and sign him in the offseason. 

they tend to be cheap tho and stay well under the cap. I could see them trying to add at this trade deadline. 

One thing about Winnipeg - I was lucky enough to be in the Peg last year and saw 8 games live over that time - they have an amazing D core. lames fans think they have a great defensive group but man I's like the Canucks to follow Winnipeg's model for how to build from the back end out. Definitely see them adding a piece or two for a run again this spring. I think it will be like Stastny was last year and they will pick up a player on an expiring deal as they need the cap space for next season. Or like Jimmy says they will find a cheap option.

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.

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 ? 

Was kinda hoping we'd grab him somehow too, their play together was something special.

They could be reunited, but they'll still have fun playing against eachother. 

It's the guys who give you the hardest time in practice that are often your best friends. Plus, you don't go all Marchand on those you respect.

Stech and Boes were college besties.

But there's something to be said for not being a dick and signing with the team that drafted you. There's not a team in the world that drafts a player they don't want to see have success.

It's because there isn't enough talent in the lineup right now.

Green has been making in-game line adjustments all season. They didn't have the same problems scoring when Boeser, Baertschi, Vanek, and to a lesser extent, Eriksson and Granlund were here or healthy.

hard to score when your players can't complete a pass. most of their shots are from a distance or bad angles. my vote would be to hire paul reinhart to teach these guys how to pass the puck onto their team mate's sticks and how to take those passes cleanly. maybe use a better brand of glue on their sticks.