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@Alflives i dunno... now 1040 is saying it is Sbisa. 

If it is Sbisa leaving I hope Jim takes a good run at Alzner, he'd be a good partner for Stecher or Guddy. 

@S'all Good Man And you trust Sekeres as a good source? lol

@RRypien37 i know... i carry shame now... 

If a couple of guys are going out then it's fine.

There's a chance Sutter is traded with some salary retained, along with a draft pick sent to the other team.

Whatta' tip! RL is secretly a player agent?

Sautner can actually play defense. Doesn't fit the Oiler model.

I used to play floor hockey with some Oilers fans (I'm usually a defensive defenseman) and they once asked me if I could replace some of their defensemen 

@-AJ- glad to see where your loyalty's at (forever a Canuck >>>>>> big $$$ fish in a small Oil pond)

SMH Alf lol

Jumbo Jake, get your sjit together!

Best post ever

@StealthNuck Alf just won the day, make it so

I mean, given that he currently plays in Edmonton..

Usual media stirring up stuff to get ratings.

Might help if Edmonton got a GM first. 

For league minimum... Maybe... Hard maybe... Still leaning towards no.

If TOR wants to make some serious noise, JTM (with some retention) is who they should be going after.  

Toronto needs defencemen who can actually play defence.

JTM to TOR is nonsensical--they have nothing VAN wants or needs

Then I say renew, baby, renew!

I'll just raise my rate  Actually thats not a great strategy to get rid of a client, they often say yes. 

@S'all Good Man At least you're a high priced Ho. 

This thread gave me a lot of laughs. +1 to everyone

@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

I'd almost consider taking a gamble on a Min first rounder for the Bedard draft for Brock. Looks more and more like that's where he'll wind up anyways

does minny have the capspace to add him at the TDL?

Not currently but the Canucks have been linked to Bjugstad since the Luongo trade, if you can work him in there and retain a little on Brock who's out of a contract this year it might be worth it. 

Talbot will be 35 or 36 for the Bedard draft, might strike gold on a trade like that. 

No long term deal for either! 4 years, 5 max.

Hall.

Agreed, not interested in tying up money long-term in aging forwards. 

yeah it would be nice to give Bo an actual top 6 LW. 

I see I have my confused chorus of Incel's folliowing me today. Keep it up fellas. 

Gaudette just likes to keep the puck, not once did he pass to Boeser last night, Boeser is a great player who deserves better players to play with. 

Both of these players are young and finding chemistry with certain players takes awhile,Brock is a shooter and if he gets the puck at the right time could be very effective.

Adam G. is also a shooter,but as a center has to be looking to pass the puck but if players aren't finding open spaces why take a chance of giving up the puck.His wingers need to be open so Adam can dish the puck at the right time for a good chance on net.

As a third line center Adam has come along way and will continue to grow chemistry and the smarts to use his wingers more,a little confidence can go a long way.

jimmy

i guess i chose the wrong emoticon there

was meant to convey flighty thinking

not frantic or panic thoughts

my bad

i need to update my emoticon knowledge i guess

am a damn rookie on those

@Where's Wellwood Deadline for RFA signings. If they don't sign by 5pm, they're ineligible to play in the NHL this season.

It’s hilarious how the Soilers have lost any value in Poolparty.  I say they get a stalled prospect in return or a second round pick.  Should have traded they guy earlier for some depth. 

yeah Holland kind of blew this one I think, JPs not going to gain any more value playing in Finland, its not even AHL level experience. 

Not surprised no one offered much for Honka. 

The only Loui trade idea I'm keen on is Loui for Backes. 

Eriksson is better than other people’s crap. He’s at least some what responsible defensively. Is contract expires at the right time. I would rather keep him around than trade even a second with him to get rid of him.

Edit: unless it’s James Neal. Like wtf Calgary.

Neal for Lucic was a no-brainer. 

I bet they're asking Benning about Loui for Lucic 

Tanev- late 1st           (Toronto, Winnipeg, NYI) 

Markstrom- late 1st   (Calgary, San Jose, Columbus)

Pearson- mid 2nd      (anyone basically, probably keep him for now)

Sutter- mid-late 2nd  (Pittsburg, Colorado, Edmonton)

Im positive that Benning will want to do something though, considering its a hometown draft and he keeps talking about it.

why trade pearson

makes no sense at all

jb looked for a line partner for bo for a large part of the season

and found pearson

and they play well together

why trade him and force a new search for a line mate for bo

bo deserves a quality line mate

No one's saying to trade Pearson or anybody for that matter. We're just stating everybody's value.

Bottom-5 finish(one last time) is what the Doc ordered. Then it's onwards & upwards.

@VanGnome yeah my political party and hockey team are imploding at the same time.... I wonder if there's a connection? 

@Jimmy McGill I don't revel in the implosion of any federal party, certainly not when they are in sole governance of the country, but it does say something that it's all coming apart at the seams, what it is saying exactly I'm not sure. If nothing else, I think it simply illustrates how untenable it is to govern from one extreme to the other and highlights that there needs to be a better way forward.

Listen to his podcast. He talks a fair bit about the Canucks whenever he's asked a question from listeners. Besides, his job as an analyst and broadcaster is to talk about whatever is hot and popular that feeds the interests of many and the Canucks aren't a hot topic to talk about right now.

There is no such thing as a media insider.  They can call themselves whatever they want they're just guys sitting in a room, by a phone waiting for someone on the inside to tell them what's going on. Some just have more integrity than others.

The Canucks haven't been interesting to talk about.

Go wash your feet, coastal.  Wouldn't want them turning into crappy little rusted out tonka tanks.

Brilliant stuff @luckylager

LMAO right now:)

Looks great, but now I am going to need a vertical wallet.

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can you send me a couple o thousand of them ...jimmy 

i wanna get a good look at them and compare them

a big thank you in advance

thankuverymuch

 

 

if I had 'em C.V 

I think there are only a few real candidates to be dealt in any event - Vanek and perhaps Edler or Hutton - so my guess would be a continuance of the transition process we've seen the past three years.

My opinion/guess will be that they'll probably make the transition move and deal Vanek to a contender for a future if they're not realistically competitive at the deadline - if the payment warrants it and assuming he wants to go.  If JB is offered pittances like was the case with Hamhuis, I don't think we should be in the business of gifting contenders with cheap rentals or broadcasting that we're desperate for marginal futures unless Vanek indicates that he wants a shot at going deep in the playoffs, in which case I think he should be accommodated.

I think it will also depend on the health of this roster at that point.  If the team is healthy and surging, you simply don't sell - it is baseline unprofessional.   If it's unhealthy and/or not showing signs of real competitiveness, I'd lean to selling even if it may be close to a playoff birth.

It seems to me that Yzerman was in that type of position last year - borderline in the race for the playoffs - but not healthy/missing key elements, so he sold Boyle, a deal that I think was wise for TB and a headscratcher for a young, rebuilding team wasting a good future on a rental.   If the team were 3-5 out but missing Tanev and/or Horvat and/or Sutter for example, I might lean the way Yzerman did.

Will we be trading

Out near the deadline

Here's what Jim sang to meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Que sera, Nux fan

The future's not yer's to see

Just pipe down, & payy the fee

Que sera

@oldnews I think thats pretty accurate, to me its going to hinge a lot of Sutter's health, I can't see the team being competitive without him.

That Boyle deal is still funny.  

He thinks being an expert in one field makes him an authority in all other fields.

Sorry your bro is a moron, Jim. He means well, but that's of little comfort to your dad. My mom has really bad arthritis and can barely walk at times. I'm drawing a blank on the drug she takes to manage it, but it's an injection. She keeps thinking about going one rung up to a new one that might stop everything where it is and make her feel better, but the side effects are much more dangerous. 

@Two one one Yeah I'll give you that, but so do many highly intelligent people. I find him only to be dramatically pompous, and I can overlook that quite easily as I find the topics he speaks about quite interesting.

yah its rough, i think it took my dad 3-4 years to figure out the best mix of meds for his situation. I'm just glad my nephew got vaccinated before my brother went full Flanders 

I propose we ask on July 1, 2018.

@Green Building is that... heaven???

@Shift-4  it was good. Not too crazy. 

Lets just say all three contracts are major busts.. no need to sugar coat anything.

I think LE knows the fans are pissed at him and his contract, but what can the guy do? 

He has been injured for most of the contract, and was essentially brought in to play with the Sedins

who are no longer here...

So blame management if anything. 

@RRypien37 @Stelar I'm talking about the way Neal was talked about when they signed him and still think they have - Calgary thought they were getting a player with grit. This is the kind of thing the Cowgary media says about him: Neal plays with a grit and heaviness and has playoff experience that Bill Peters’ squad doesn’t have a ton of — intangibles that tend to become more valuable when you’re trying to wear an opponent down during the course of a best-of-seven series.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/flames-thoughts-can-james-neal-return-form-time-playoffs/

As far as Loui goes, if you want to complain about him go ahead, but he is a solid defensive player with 1/2 the offence we wanted. Sure thats not good, but its not the complete bust situations of guys like Lucic and Neal. 

kind of sounds like Foundational doesn't it

Rob you drinking in the morning over there in Europe? 

Nothing.  His health is too much of a question mark already.

EK is the best UFA in years.  If we could get him it would make our completed rebuild elite.  

All I can say is if we waive Motte but keep Gagner around, I'm gonna lose my $&!#

@luckylager   

This is what we are supposed to be doing, expecting wins will only lead to disappointment. I think the team has a bright future but they won't start scoring or moving the puck out of the defensive zone much better over night. Should be fun to see the young guys develop and establish themselves.

Eh! Oh! Nazi's no! 

"It tells me that goose-stepping morons like yourself should be reading books instead of burning them!"

Henry Jones Sr.