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    [GDT] Tuesday March 28 2023 - Vancouver Canucks @ St Louis Blues - 5pm PT/8pm ET - St Louis

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    2 hours ago, Rocket-68 said:

     

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    Dear Canucklehead53, I would like to play a game. Assume the Canucks pick 8th, please point out the player that will (1) for sure be available when the Canucks turn comes around and (2) is/will be the reincarnation of Kesler, in other words a franchise player.

     

    Take all the time you need, I'll wait.

     

    For extra points, try for 9th and 10th.

     

    PS. For reference,  Kesler was picked #23 in what was another deep draft (2003), which many are purporting that this year's class to be as well.

    Who I would pick does not matter as I am not one to pretend to be better than our scouts. 
     

    The point is that picking 6 OA gives you a better chance to get a player that is higher on your dream list (the teams list) than picking 10 OA. 
     

    It also means if you decide to trade down, you are in a better position of strength. 
     

    I used to think winning to close out the season at least let you maintain a better winning culture than flunking but year after year or doing this has shown that not to be the case - all you get is later picks. 
     

     

    [GDT] Tuesday March 28 2023 - Vancouver Canucks @ St Louis Blues - 5pm PT/8pm ET - St Louis

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    35 minutes ago, The Arrogant Worms said:

    Canucks were NEVER going to be bad enough to realistically get Bedard.

    Realistically - True, but the chances decrease which cant be argued.

     

    I have seen this argument lots and what I think people are missing is, even if we lose out on Bedard we are getting a worse draft position due to winning now. We were sitting 6th last now 10th. The difference between picking 6 OA verse 10 OA is what bothers me. 

     

    These end of season, feel good runs have not benefitted us - they have hurt our draft position multiple times 

    [GDT] Tuesday March 28 2023 - Vancouver Canucks @ St Louis Blues - 5pm PT/8pm ET - St Louis

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    1 hour ago, DownUndaCanuck said:

    I'd be cautiously optimistic, we all thought this after we were consistently a top-10 team with BB for like 50-60 games and then came out like trash this season. I can see how people think the Tocchet coaching bump is more sustainable to the BB bump, but still...I don't trust it until we start next season the way we end this one.

     

    More importantly, who knows how we'll fare in the playoffs. Right now we have a fantastic top line, great 2nd line, but we really need a solid center on the 3rd line who can check. Got a great 4th line though.

     

    Our team defence is great but the personnel need a bit of a shakeup. We're boasting an almost all-AHL defence right now through injuries, in the playoffs we'll need someone sturdy to really help lock it down.

     

    In goal though we've got as good a netminder as anyone.

     

    I'd say we become a very dangerous wild card team or 3rd place in the Pacific for sure.

    The other thing to keep in mind is Canucks have had one of the easiest ranked schedules to close out the season as well.

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