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Some will go to college which doesn't have to be a problem. We've had Hutton, Demko, and Boeser all sign and Gaudette looks happy to be Canuck affiliated. 

The problem isn't the college system, it's looking out for the individual players that seem selfish/greedy/arrogant enough to wait for UFA status

I guess it depends on who the coach would be in either situation. If we got him with a second first round pick I would be elated. 

@Zhukini for most players I'd argue the AHL is a much more realistic development situation than juniors, thats why. Nylander getting 100 games in the AHL was much more beneficial than spending that time in the OHL e.g., 

Unless someone seriously out performs him on the left side and can play 22-24 minutes a night. And put him on second line defence and cut his minutes to 17-18 a night. Can Hutton, Sbisa, Juolevi, McEney, Brisebois do that?

No 'Nuck is an island?!

@Ghostsof1915 Edler is actually averaging just under 19 min's in the worlds and has looked great. For sure I think Hutton can step up and play 2-3 min's more, particularly if he's paired with Tanev. OJ might be able to eat 15-16 and give Edler 1-2 shifts off there too. 

Yes, and this whole Pacific NW does. I got excited when the Copper River Salmon arrived at SeaTac from Alaska, and delivered by Alaska Air, a NW airline. And on another note, the NW wineries and cherries. I love the Pacific NW!

i've met many people in Vancouver who have no idea how good these things are or that they are local 

thats what got me asking the question... what's the change? bigger ice? different system? fewer minutes?

less pressure to produce and deal with all the good players. Playing with rookies might not help either even though Stetcher had a great rookie year. IF Edlers willing to waive, this summer is the time to do it.

there's also a system issue apparently (although the method is sketchy as usual with the fancy crowd): http://www.vancourier.com/pass-it-to-bulis/passing-data-shows-serious-flaws-in-canucks-defensive-systems-1.20047286

I think we can throw the book away on systems, I just can't see Green being Willie 2.0 

i'll let benning and his group decide who is best for us. i haven't seen any of these players play. 

Canucks should absolutely be taking Glass even if Gaudette is everything we could hope for. Strength down the middle and defense is what wins Stanley cups. I cannot wait until we can get rid of "big balls Sutter" as one of our centres. A top 3 of Horvat Glass and Gaudette could be a great trio.

 ya gaudette will be a good c for us  glass and horvat will be a nice group going forward

So jealous right now 

you can do it cheap, i pick up growlers and we buy those full beef tenderloins from Costco, they seem expensive (~120 bucks) but when you do the numbers you can actually have a nice tenderloin steak for cheaper than going to McDonalds. 

I buy my steaks at Costco as well. Good quality for a decent price. 

I'd like a larger sample size before I commit to anything, however, Matthews seems to have better control of his emotions. McD is probably so used to just "having his way" he was more easily rattled by professional, smothering, legit checkers. And it showed. He was forcing it and making "rookie" mistakes.

I'd expect a lot of growth from him in that regard as he becomes more accustomed to getting owned; he was having a hard time doing the little thing right. 

I would take either for my team.

Well duh, Zepp. Come on!

My bet is Weaver will try to get some quick wins right away, separate from joining with the NDP. E.g., get a deal with Clark on killing corp donations. 

Agreed.  I think Weaver will be looking for some things from the Green platform in exchange for not triggering another election.

he's got a very interesting window between now and the recount in two weeks to get some wins to his name, so at the very least I can see a deal for support of the throne speech for killing donations and maybe a study on site C.

I loved that movie, it was funny and the music was great

yah baby groot kind of steals it 

A lot were deleted as I used to have nearly 1000 posts and then while playing for a bit in Europe didn't log in for two seasons and voila, back down to about 100.   I am sure I am not alone in that.

Doin' my part.

We have an amazing moderation staff. Blessed be all of our mods/admins. Not a job I'd ever want to do lol but they keep the place sane.

@gerry35 compared to the alternative? yup. 

Dude just wants to win so he can get Brigiite Bardot into bed...

I'm gonna guess that's a solid NO on Bardot... lol

Germans?  (sorry couldn't help it. we'll prob lose to the US in the finals now)

Eichel peppered the German goalie with 10 shots on just his own, but the goalie was a brick wall today.  That and Team USA sucks again this year.

sign that goalie Jim! 

id like to visit one day

@Western Red

It's from a movie with Scarlett Johansen & Bill Murray

Lost In Translation

Highly recommended

@Western Red

Honestly would love to have Lack back. He was such a great guy 

Why should he, or any other politician? I don't care how smooth (or not) talking my preferred candidate is, I care that they adequately, sincerely and honestly talk about the issues that matter to me.

Christy Clark is way too disingenuous, and just comes off as smarmy.

Horgan is just a giant blow horn, he even *looks* like a typical figure head/pawn (bought and paid for by the unions).

@debluvscanucks  yah he was pretty worked up. I think Horgan underestimated him a bit tho. 

I didn't get to see much but he was SO intense.  To the point I couldn't listen to him.  As for the "why should he?".   Well you want people to listen...that's sort of the point.  It's not about being smooth, it's about being calm and in control.  He raised my bp.

^Hahahaha. I actually laughed out loud at that one. That was a good one Joe! A real zinger! 

I like Green's way of handling young players' mistakes. He'll scratch them, then put them in next game with regular minutes and let them respond. I can only hope Green follows a similar philosophy in the NHL. For WD it was a scratch, play them 5 minutes, bench them for the third period, scratch them again.

if the team is healthy, their record will be better. if they get more scoring, they will do better. of course, if those things happen, that would have happened for willie too. 

@Chip KellyNo idea.  Haven't watched a beauty pageant since I was a teen.  I only even watched them then because there was no internet porn.  Dark days.....

@Nuxfanabroad Kevin Costner? He's got some draft day experience

Two of my colleagues think Mike can be bought... I don't agree.

Guess we'll see eh

I just hate the idea leaving it on the table without using it. Oh well at least he didn't go to Toronto. 

I imagine Bo will probably get serious term and make some bank with his new contract. I wouldn't be surprised if they skip the bride deal and just go straight to a Scheifele level contract.

i want at least a 4 + year contract with Bo.

So they fire the coach that didn't give him ice time, and he then bolts with a lame excuse. Don't blame Benning. 

@Ghostsof1915 Now that I've stopped swearing about it, the nagging thing that remains for me is why only 2 years? From a negotiation pov it seems like Jim left term on the table. Nik may have still said no, but at least we would have done all we could. 

But, its all pirogies under the tank now, or whatever the Russian saying is. 

Borscht.

Watch us fall in the lottery. Probably 5th. Can't &^@#ing win. 

@Green Building i understand that, but it makes no sense to extend Hutton mid-season and not this guy as well. I'll wait to hear what Benning says about this before making a decision but this is the kind of thing this team can't afford, you can't bleed young talent during a rebuild, particularly for nothing. If Benning comes back saying this was a surprise move then its hard for me to continue to support him, you have to be more in touch with your team. But lets wait for the presser. 

I don't understand how those two points are related.

We'll still have Tryamkin's rights because he's an RFA. Due to him bolting, I think by qualifying him we'll have his rights until 2022... so he if wants to return to the NHL, it'll have to be with the Canucks.

This may be a blessing in disguise, though. The good news is that Tryamkin signed a 1 year deal, so he could come back at the tail end of next season like he did last year. That, and Tryamkin's departure (gulp), does pave a way for the Canucks to get Juolevi into the lineup without it being too crowded. It also means a guy like Evan McEney and/or Jordan Subban can legitmately earn a roster spot next year too. Hell, now Pedan may finally be in line to capture an extra d-man slot on the team next season too. Tryamkin's arrival did push Pedan down the depth chart.

Tryamkin probably saw how crowded the Canucks d-core was and bulked at it. With Gudbranson's return next season, it meant that his best shot was being a Number 5 defenseman which probably (and did) not sit well with Tryamkin. That and it seems he was still unhappy with how he was treated last Fall. If anything, it shows that Tryamkin has a bit of a diva behavior so it might be good for him to mature for a year in the KHL before returning to get serious in the NHL.

Either way, losing Tryamkin blows hard.

I'm loathe to give him such philosophical thought. At best he's a juxtaposition.