JM_

Didn't Bruce say, "you guys make stuff up"?  Implying all our media, so the guys doing the interview more so than others?  

And was Bruce upset (he sounded seriously upset) because the stories held some truth?  

I'm wondering if Bruce is POed with the whole, he needs to get better at structure and analytics comments.  Those comments by JR clearly indicated Bruce was talked to about improving his coaching.

I don't think Bruce is p.o.'d at all Alf, at Rutherford. He was annoyed about the media making crap up. 

At what point?  For me it was when 1040 went off the air.  I like Rinkwide, Canucks Hour and the Vancast.  Rumors and controversy drum up listeners and their engagement, Shock Jock 101.

there are some pretty damn good players historically at 15: https://www.quanthockey.com/nhl-draft/en/overall/15-overall-draft-picks-players-all-time-points-leaders.html

Braden Schneider was drafted 19th overall. Just saying. 

Fun fact, the Canucks have never picked at 15th overall before. We picked Jim Hargreaves at 16th in the 1970 draft (2nd round) and R.J. Umberger at 16th in 2001. MIchael Grabner at 14th in 2006 is our only 14th overall pick.

Add in spending a high draft pick in the trade that later becomes a solid player for Calgary, along with trading away someone like Garland who ends up keeping us out of the playoffs and then you'll have the most Canuck thing ever. 

and coached by Baumgartner 

That “who needs Tanev when we have Poolman” statement earlier this year aged well.  I forgot who made than declaration.

Hi @JM_. If I may interject, you should definitely go to Nara.  Especially if traveling with children.  There's a deer park that Nara is famous for and here, you can hand feed the deer (some of which can be pretty persistent).  Cherry blossoms are beautiful and temples and shinto shrines are spectacular.  When I was courting my wife (she's Japanese), she took me to Nara and so it has a lot of fond memories for me.  While in the area, you should make a trip to Himeji (Hyogo Prefecture), my wife's home town.  Himeji Castle is one of UNESCO heritage sites, and after having undergone a recent renovation/restoration, it's an amazing place to visit.  And there's a really cool zoo in Himeji. Osaka is awesome but a day or two visiting Nara and Himeji won't disappoint you (both are easily accessible by train from Osaka, as you probably know).  Happy travels.

thanks @bigbadcanucks that sounds really nice. We are thinking of starting our trip in Nara, and working our way slowly back to Tokyo. 

DITTO!!!

Never becomes "ad nauseam"! 

Yeah, folks gotta calm down hahaha.

That said, Frankie Corrado has quietly been killing it as a commentator for TSN. If he can be the next Canucks defenseman to make it on TV, that'll be so awesome.

thats funny, I didn't know he was on TSN. I bet he's nice to us 

I would have been beyond furious if both Motte and Garland were traded. 

Must be a tough life having the best seat in the house 80 percent of the season, not breaking a sweat while making three million.  I would be mad as hell too.

Couldn't they terminate his contract for refusing to play?

no it didn't go that far. 

Those people who were ragging Miller failed miserably so now they’re trying to rag on Bo, which is also failing miserably.

If it weren't for Miller, we'd be going insane about Horvat's offensive production lately. His crazy hot play has brought his numbers almost all the way up to his regular career average. He's on pace for 55 points in 77 games, very close to his standard of around 60 points in 82 games.

Notably, his goal scoring is especially hot right now, on pace for his first 30-goal season in just 77 games.

have you ever stopped and thought that maybe the players actually listen to those calls and then decide its time to put their work boots on and show what they can do?

Its fine if you want to make a point, but its better when the players let their play do the talking.

Petey, Bo, Miller and Boeser have all heard "talk" about their games and possible trades

Petey, Bo and Miller have all stepped up, while Boeser has shrank into a shell of his former self

Who do you want going into the playoffs?

Who do you want long term?

What do you think Alvin and JR think of all this?

Look at Winnipeg, "Bronx cheered" by their own fans

So, what  do they do?

They come out and win

and their Captain faces the media and address' the issue without whining or crying about it

And look, they are right back in the race with us

Maybe you were faithful

Maybe your coddling does not help as much as you think

@bigbadcanucks

Yeah, I'd like to see Dickinson moved. He won't be moved this deadline because he's injured but I could see him being moved out similar to Nate Schmidt in the offseason for a pick.

I think Jasek will come back. Canucks have his rights until he is 27. He is 24 so he'll have to play at least two more seasons abroad before he can become a UFA. He just put up 50 points in 52 games in the Liiga. I just don't see why Jasek wouldn't test out the waters one more time now that new management/coaching is here. I feel like he'd actually be given a fair shot at 4th line minutes. Ironically, had he re-signed, he probably would've been called up by now. I don't think it's a big IF rather a WHEN.

I've only seen Lockwood play once, but he definitely has NHL skating ability. He may be one of those guys who looks okay in the AHL, but might raise his game when matched with better players in the NHL. I do worry that his rambunctious play results in injury, but he looks to have the tools to be a good bottom six forward.

Motte is such a great fit in Vancouver, it would be a shame if we couldn't find the space for him. I doubt he is going to demand something crazy like 3 million. 3 x 1.75 is what I would expect

in my opinion this team isn't getting anywhere in the playoffs if they do make it. We need a cup contender not a borderline playoff team. If that means making some trades then lets do that

I think it also depends on what the teams in front of them do. 

If they keep winning, then we’re not really making up ground. Vegas hasn’t played well, though, and Edmonton is well, Edmonton. I get the sense that it kind of feels like false hope. Is this team as bad as it is this season? Probably not. I think if they came back with the same roster, under Bruce, they’re a much better team. Only question is, how can the team fit all of the current players who’s contracts are expiring soon (Miler, Bo, Brock specifically). 

Yes.  Yes he does.

Sadly we can’t keep Motte because we traded for and then extended Dickinson.  He’s taking Motte’s money.  Sucks old socks but that’s whats (likely) going to happen.  

i'd be willing to add years to get the AAV down. 1.8 ish over 4-5yrs? Too valuable to lose IMO.

we can dump Dickie to the desert. 

I think Motte at 2 mil AAV x 4 years would be very fair for all sides .

If we're talking Star Wars style cloning I'd be down, that's one way to get a younger version 

A team full of JT Millers would probably drop at least 100 f-bombs per game.

Trade Hoglander to AZ but they take Dickinson and Poolman. 

Trade Hamonic and Ferland to TO. TO adds a much needed D and does it with LTIR.

Saves us 9 mil in cap for next year, added to the almost 11 we have now.

Boom 20 mil to play with. 

Trade Myers to Seattle with a late pick for Larrsson

How are we going to re sign Horvat? 

For arguments sake then JM, why isn't our window now then?  We have Demko.

it would have been without Green to start the year. 

If he's moved it won't be til the week prior to the deadline or the weak of imo

They'll give the team the month to do what they can, but if they continue to simply keep pace I could see him going 

I ate a bunch of mushrooms and had to go back and check if it was real or if I was just tripping.

I checked the obituary page for my name just in case this was heaven.

Very I randomly stumbled upon him like 2 months ago and his videos are hilarious..

the way he rips into Jamie Oliver over fried rice had me in tears 

Thank you for bringing this hilarious young man to my eyes.

At this point, I think they say no. 

If he was our asset, it would take quite the package to be thinking about letting him go.

Me too man McT or Clarke would have been huge for the club. 

I think what we really lack that would have greatly helped last night is a point shot. Just get it through get a rebound create a scramble. Salo could blast it but he was at his best when he was just sifting a shot through to the net. We need that.  

if we can get an extra 1st, maybe we can actually draft another C with size - there are a few in the 1st round. 

Management: Can you waive your NMC? 

Halak: I love my contract! 

Ohh..the spirit - you've Recaptured it, by jove!

1st day of next season so normally 1 July.

For players on multi-year deals it’s 1 year before their deals expire.  For those on 1 year deals it’s 6 months ahead (typically 1 January).  

thx 

Yes. Need to stop making Pete Davidson a thing. 

He is pale and gangly and he tries to be unabashedly normal as much as possible and not act like a celebrity or rich famous guy.

I don't get it.. maybe he is just packing or is that great in the bedroom... 

Also Arian Grande like most celebrities very overrated looks wise she is tiny and cakes on too much makeup.

Looks like a 12 year old trying too hard to look and act all grown up.

isn't that mrs davidson's little boy?

I actually feel a bit bad for Kane. He needs help, yesterday. 

Kane needs to admit he needs help.

giving him the gift of playing with McBaby isn't going to lead him to that. McBaby is at least getting some online heat for his comments, fwiw. 

Messier would make a good Wut icon. 

That's a fair critique. Skiing in the interior, I prefer Red for my ski terrain but Sun Peaks for my apres 

Hehe. I learned to ski there. Face of Red used to scare the $#&^ out of me. Granite (part of the complex) is the bigger mountain with the better variety. It must be super now with the new lifts behind Granite accessing new terrain. Plenty of challenging terrain for sure. If youre not advanced try the south side of Granite for starters.

Yeah there are beautiful blue groomers on the backside for the average skier. Enough variable terrain for any skill level.

Me too.  No one expected this kind of bounce back and it's so great to see them having fun (and us too!).  Sad there are still some who aim at perfection (only) and seep out at the first sign of struggle and an imperfect game to point out the flaws and attack our players.  No joy in that.  I'd rather celebrate the wins and the comebacks that grab us a point...that's the point!  

Really proud of these guys.  They have pride and were not going to accept the status quo.

Does AW even understand that outside of the Memorial Cup we rarely get to to see junior superstars compete at a head to head level? Is he still employed by Sportsnet? Because damn man, I'd be tempted to fire him. 

I think he's still out of work since being kicked from 650. Very bitter dude. 

Probably TSN wouldn't hire him, that's why he's so bitter.