JM_

I’ll say:

Stecher $2.5 x 2

Virtanen $900K x 2

That would leave us with just under $15 million remaining. 

Jake will probably get a little more, both around 2 mil I bet 

jake will take more than 900k to sign more like 2

To be fair its because Joeys is like half a block from the arena and alot of the places around the arena that are trendy are not open until dinner hours.

Rumour has it Holland is taking Kane to the River Cree Casino in Edmonton - he has a 2 for 1 steak sandwich combo coupon and 5 bucks in free play for him 

What? No A&W?

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.

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.

Rutherfix! Its a little different in a good way. Feel like 'plan' has been done.

RutherCERB

RutherGrandDesign

RGD. 

I was a Travis Green fan, my first choice as replacement would be Boudreau, I just think he would get the most out of this group and maximize this groups ability to succeed with his style.

Julien I really don't understand the hesitation by many due to the past, it really plays no part in what is going on now. I think he would be a much needed experienced bench boss.

Babcock I can't get a good read on, just something doesn't sit right with me, the fan.

One name that I think is flying under the radar and may have been around when Benning was in Buffalo is Lindy Ruff. The guy has just as much of a winning record, loads of experience and has great passion. He would be someone i'd like to see if not Boudreau or a Julien.

Whats with the NHL and passing around each others old stinky socks. I don't want Julien or Boudreau or Lindy if thats the case I'd rather just put Shaw in charge. Those guys are obsolete dinosaurs. We need someone with fresh systems and ideas. Experience with young players and what makes them tick. Gronborg gets my vote he's chomping at the bit for a shot at the NHL. He's got one hell of a resume. Experience winning with several of our players already. He's got belly fire. On several occasions the opposing teams coaches throw temper tantrums at him so he's obviously getting in their head. We need a coach with the light's still on. Not ghosts of guys who were relevant 10-15 years ago and haven't had an original idea since. 

@JM_ Basically anyone would be better than Baumer at this point. 

@hammertimeyes, but it was a turning point in the series - as it fired up the Bruins.

In fairness to this guy, he got taken out by a dirty Tkachunky play in the Edm bubble. But he's in danger of entering that irrational, Naz Kadri, flailing-gomer-mode.

@Heretic @hammertime He was playing quite well too. Shame. 

Could be a cheaper fit if Sutter is indeed bought out 

Isn't the window almost closed?

Leivo

I think the buyout window for the Canucks begins today, and is 24 hours not 48 so we don't have long to wait to see if thats an option. 

No way Boston would pay a 2nd for a depth D, especially when there are still free agents they could sign.

Benn is better than whats left on the market though. Maybe I'm being too optimistic on the pick 

Hamonic and Rutta are better, plus they could bring Chara back.

I would think if they're targeting Benn, it would be for a late pick at best, or just future considerations. Would help with Canucks cap relief so that still wouldn't be bad.

nice to see some of you got it  

@Robert Long oh, @luckylager's still got it, alright

thats too funny, "lucky larry" was a guy that I probably interacted with the most  he was actually OK on there, agreed with a few things I said. He is on the Benning dislike train tho, so maybe he needs to vent over there? 

I don't know why he left, I am glad he hasn't kicked his oxygen habit. Maybe he'll come back better. 

Good to see you back, JM.

Sounds like even the mods over there are in on the bashing exercise. HF itself seems to be working some nasty, cynical politics. Reminds me of the MSM.

yeah they really are. It seems to me to be very much about preserving their regulars for the online ad revenue. If you rock the boat they kick you out. I also happened to be using an ad-blocker which they don't like. 

its a toxic hole, I wouldn't recommend it for more than a couple of days. 

He was on 1040 this morning trashing the Canucks still?

@Where's Wellwood it wasn't so much of a direct "trash" but he was saying if people were hanging on to it its not his problem and people here are only still upset by it because the team has been crappy since. Nice. So basically its the fans and teams fault he said something to piss us off. 

"Whatever negatives you can say about the Aquilinis, at least they aren't a Harold Ballard, a Bill Wirtz, or a Eugene Melnyk."

You don't have look beyond this province for examples....take a good look at the Whitecaps ownership.

Regarding guys like Roussel and Beagle, I probably wouldn't sweat the AAV.  But over-extending on term would make me concerned

we don't know if they will choose us but they would sure make this team tougher to play against. isn't that what we want.?

Oh, you can be certain they want Tanev....and willing to gladly pay that 3rd round pick!

"fire up the rumour mill, boys!"

Oh and if they would want to move Gardiner I'd probably be down to buy low.

Remember the good ol' days when we had the Hoff?  Jake's pretty much the same kind of asset already (50 point D-man, and those don't grow on trees but with the right sheltering he could flourish)

Gardiner was really flashy in the offensive side but absolutely horrid in the defensive zone. He had so many giveaways in a crucial playoff game, YUCK.

Isn't this like 17 days late? 

What is with CDC that some folks always want to sign ex-Canucks even when their production falls off the rails?

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Some people have a tendency to re-enter abusive relationships.

i thought that was only in newfoundland? sorry.

@smithers joe Joe if our polarities shift does that mean we start playing for the other team?    You know, might we start swinging from the other side of the plate? 

maybe, we'ld become leaf fans. god forgive. that's going from positive to negative. we'ld short out first, i'm sure.

a signed brock boeser rookie card. and if stan smyl is there, can you ask him how his brother harvey is doing? 

I'm not sure if they cost anything, they were offered as part of our season tix 

I"ll try to track down Stan 

Don’t forget Edler’s broken stick.  

Cool idea, might be able to make it happen too

Nice suggestion!!! =)

nice job @StealthNuck  

He earned that medal. He can do with it whatever he so chooses. If he wants to give it away that's fine.

People aren't being too hard on him. There are lots of people defending him and some people who disagree with his actions aren't holding anything against him because he's young.

Not sure who would blame the guy? Sweden got no calls at all and Lias, EP, Dahlin were all camped out on the bench for the last ten minutes after referees kept calling penalties. All three of them were visibly frustrated with the way the last ten minutes played out and it showed post game. It's moments like those and after Russia lost a few years ago which provide justification for not having the losing team on the ice after the game ends. I felt particularly bad for EP who had one bad game and was shifted off the top line, and didn't receive any player awards despite the rest of his play being exceptional. 

to me its refreshing. I'd rather have that than boiler plate bs. 

Travis does have good interviews, he really supports his players. 

Benning has had the best calendar year out of any GM in the league as far as I'm concerned.  Can't wait to see our prospects in the WJHC.  We have lots of youth already in the NHL and a deeper prospect pool than any other time I can recall in my team as a fan.  Best GM we've had since Quinn.

This year will be an A+ for me if Boeser wins the Calder. Its a successful year either way, but Boeser winning the Calder would put it over the top. I don't care if we make the playoffs because I don't think we'll have the depth to go deep.

With that said, I wonder if we make the playoffs if Tryamkin considers coming back next year as we're more competitive, would make room for him, new coach, and Goldobin a regular.

The Pouliot trade and resurgence is huge for this team. We've lacked an elite defenceman for a while and while he may not get there, he's our best shot at a 40-50 point defenceman in a while. Juolevi looks good and might be a decent #2 guy but Pouliot still has that #1 potential.

After the hint it has to be Anson Carter.

It's gotta be Stefan or Peter Sedin.

gotta be this guy ........right?

Pretty sure VC works for the NHL transaction department.

VC is a treasure.

The GM's ask VC to okay their deals. HE plans Chuck Norris' training sched...

people freaking out over people freaking out.

I guess if you believed that you'd turn into a firefighter chick magnet with 20 year old models hanging off you if you used their razors, this commercial might come as a shock. 

I just expect a clean shave that doesn't turn my neck into flank steak.

well, good that its all coming out and hopefully its all a future deterrent. 

one of my favourite actor, kevin spacey has been accused of sexual misconduct with a young boy. so many sick people out there.