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  1. Just here to drop a little love for @Vintage Canuck Thank you for everything you have done here for all of us. I hope you find your way over to the new forums in sone capacity or another. You are truly a legend.
  2. This is such a disappointment. I rarely post on here, but regularly check in for all my canuck news. I have learned more about the organization, upcoming drafts and hockey in general from these boards than all other media combined. I guess it was good while it lasted folks.
  3. I should have known I missed it. Thanks Vintage!!
  4. https://abbotsford.canucks.com/news/canucks-sign-loewen-to-two-year-ahl-contract?fbclid=IwAR0qRn5FNIAJjuAyligAjROwqJDpdVzROnepWLrEwH4F6fjIEOGazA_CK5U_aem_AS-qIpMn2fJO6B6gWTGLMDS3gOFPNYmut4vfk4Qa6cDVoLf-HZjTNWH21NUNDbsu_vQ I watched a lot of Jermaine when he was in Kamloops. He was literally feared by other teams. By the time they named him captain no one would fight him. Probably a career minor league player but happy to see him in Canuck colours.
  5. Ok, a defensive Myers at half the price…I will take that too
  6. I am very happy with this signing. Soucy is not a stereotypical top line defenceman but he is pretty much the best we can hope for. Defensively sounds, big, able to play the right side. Hughes doesn’t need a dynamic playmaking partner. He needs someone that can be in position, make a decent outlet pass and throw some hits. Soucy is not a goon but he will make a lot of rats think twice about cheap shots based on size alone. At this price it’s a gamble worth taking…I am hoping to see a younger, bigger version of Luke Schenn out there.
  7. Before I continue…I got the joke and like it! I see Hughes playing with Hronek in the future as a legit top pair with lots of PP time and O zone starts. With some time, patience and development we could se a second pair of D Petey-Willander that can handle match up duties and a little more PK time. There are a few things that need to go our way, but building a team where our first pair play and get paid like first pair defenders and our second pair are actual top 4 guys is a refreshing thought.
  8. Different kind of draft. The terms of expansion that Vegas (and now Seattle) were gifted are MUCH better than any previous teams. Vegas has a very talented bunch of guys and a real team attitude (this is why Edmonton is not there). I don’t want to watch a team as new as Vegas win before the Nucks. Florida has at least sucked for quite a few years to get to this point…both these teams deserve to be here, hoping for a good competitive series. Cheers!
  9. I think that Tkachuck is growing on me. He is a turtle, a pest, easy to hate. So are most of my favourite players. Burrows was not a popular player outside of Vancouver but when he got his shot with the twins he became a real hockey player. I’d rather see Florida with him, Barkov and guys like Gudas and Bob win a cup than the Knights. They were gifted a team in the draft and Eichel still seems like an entitled brat to me. Florida in 6
  10. How is this still a topic of discussion? He played ok here, our coach and management screwed up so bad that he left for Russia until he is no longer obligated to play in Vancouver. If he is willing to sign for cheap or better yet accept a PTO at camp then you take a chance. He is 28 years old, 6’7” and a defensive defenceman. In the last three years in the KHL he played 169 games, scored 7g, 28a for 35 points. My ho eat opinion is that he is a 6-7 dman on a good team. He could fit in great here or he could flop. Someone is going to throw too much money at him because of his size. If they do…walk away. If he wants a team that can give him a real role, minutes beyond what he likely deserves beside a guy like Hronek or Hughes and the large russian factor we have going for us on the ice and Gonchar too then he should consider a discount. If he wants top dollar, guaranteed status and sub par effort then he should consider the Leafs.
  11. So hopefully Hronek is more OK than not. It makes sense to play him a few games, showcase him for season ticket sales and then shut him down for safety. I am always a glass half full guy so I am hoping it was a mutual decision. Hronek likely wants to play and show what he can do so they put him in a position to do well and he did. Now they can take some extra time and let him get to 100%. Oh I really hope this is true because if it is isn’t we are in trouble.
  12. I voted Hughes. The only correct answer is both. Championships are won on defence. Petey is an elite 1C having yet another career year on a crappy team. He deserves all the credit in the world and really does it all. Hughes is under rated badly for his defensive play. This guy has had a parade of D partners highlighted by Luke Schenn and Ethan Bear when he isn’t carrying complete dead weight. He still scores more points than anyone not named Bossey and remains a plus player. The only separating factor to me is the position he plays. Losing either one means a total rebuild and a team that can’t win. Quite frankly Demko needs to be included in this. Without goaltending, top pair D and true first line C teams do not win. In my opinion this is our core. Now we build around it. If JT can keep up this late season surge and The Kuzmenkshow we have a legit first line. Hronek could be the elusive RHD we have needed to round out the D pairings. We are stuck with OEL and likely Myers for one more year, but Livingston or similar combined with our newfound AHL depth gives us a functional NHL defence for the first time in a decade or so. Hughes is where the opposition coughs up the puck and we head up ice…he gets my vote.
  13. I waited a day to even say anything about this trade. Long story short, I wanted to see a RHD with some size in this deal and it’s not here. Take a step back and realize that an offer with that may not have been there. The first round pick quite possibly lands in that 13-18 range where a number of well scouted D is this year. I am surprised as I was expecting to see roster players as the center piece of this trade (management told us they would) but am happily surprised to see futures taking center stage. If the draft is cruel again or they take another undersized winger then this is a huge L but if Raty works out even partially (think defensive 3C with size and grit) and we can snag a top 4 dman with the pick who comes into the league on an ELC then this a potential big W. Lots of moving parts and hopefully more moves to make too. Schenn should get at least a second rounder, Boeser could get something and maybe someone is dumb enough to take OEL or Miller for some pucks or that future consideration guy.
  14. This team has been hard to watch on the ice for a while. You know it’s bad when even this forum can agree on something. I’m a lifer but stockholm syndrome has set in pretty hard this year. My only hope is that somehow Petey and Quinn have been made untouchables in the locker room and the new coaching staff mandate is to piss off OEL, JT, and the rest of the overpaid dead weight to accept all trades or just retire. Sounds like a dream though. Not bad enough for Bedard and not good enough to win anything. The legacy of a Canucks fan.
  15. Not trying to call you out, but where is this rumour from? I see Sergei Gonchar’s name but not Dr Recchi.
  16. This is a tough one for me. I have been a fan of this team since elementary school in the 80’s. I remember Linden and McLean hugging after game 7. I lost my voice more than once in 2011…I have watched various versions of this team lay their hearts, bodies and soul on the line for us, the fans. This edition of the team seams to lack heart, it’s tough to cheer for them. I will never jump ship and cheer for another team, but if someone wants to throw their jersey I kinda feel they have that right. It’s not about a winning record for me, it’s about effort, and not giving up. We have enough skill to win. Last year proved our coach os good enough to get some wins. Did Bruce forget how to coach over the summer? Did JT get hit in the head and unlearn backchecking, skating and other basic skills…no. JT got paid, Bruce is a lame duck coach. Everyone in the league knows we have no right side D. Hughes is playing 25 min a night and clearly can’t handle that much load so he makes mistakes too. Something needs to give here. I would genuinely embrace a rebuild and do it now. A real one, not “on the fly crap”. Trade JT for cap space while it is even possible. Throw in Woo or something similar of you need to. Trade Bo for a ransom…take an expiring bad contract for another lottery ticket if you can. If we have to watch hockey this bad, let’s at least have a point to it. Show the guys that stay that half assed efforts are not good enough. I’m not a fan of tanking but what I am watching is pathetic. Throw a jersey if it makes you feel better. I will be keeping mine but I feel the sentiment too. Something has to change. Bedard sure would look good with an Orca on his chest.
  17. OK…first game I have managed to watch…I turned it on just after the Wild tied it up. Let’s see if I am a good luck charm.
  18. I guess that depends on the mental stability of the people in the room. There is not much else to explain the results of the last 4 games. We can clearly compete and win if the players decide to try. How else are we consistently getting multi goal leads? It is mental lapses, dumb giveaways, weak backchecks and poor execution on special teams that keeps leading to the end result of a loss. We can blame RHD and our lack if you want but how do you dominate for 20-30 minutes and then just give up? They are mentally weak right now and I applaud the coach who will say it. Snowflakes are not going to like it and may care even less now, but I don’t mind identifying those types now and trading them for “future considerations” or whatever we can get. We should have no room for floaters and lazy players.
  19. I just want to point out how nice it is to have a little back and forth on a forum without any negativity. My scepticism built up over years of being a Canuck fan may have me chomping for more immediate results, but you are correct. They may be accumulating more cap yet through other moves/injuries/what have you for something more substantial down the right side. While things are not happening as quickly as I would like JR and PA have not made any glaringly bad moves yet and I will continue to support their vision. At least it appears that there is one haha. Cheers!
  20. I don’t disagree with the trade…Dickie is a cap dump and Stillman is an LHD that makes us a little tougher to play against if he can crack the lineup. Cap is key…but is worthless unless you use it. Management decided not to make any waiver claims and I assume they know better than I do…but I hope there is a plan to make another move that will utilize the cap we gained from this move. A second round pick is not something we should be throwing away, Stilman is a decent pickup and the additional cap can make this a good move IMHO only if they can use it to improve the D on the right side somehow.
  21. I am a little more patient than some around here and understand that juggling the cap and planning for the future are important, but why did we trade another second rounder for cap space if we aren’t even going to take a stab at improving the defence? Still crossing my fingers that a bigger trade is coming…Bo unsigned, injuries all over and our D kinda looks like a tire fire. Hoping PA has something up his sleeve soon, but really starting to question the design of a “who needs RD?”
  22. I am glad that it wasn’t us. The kid still has some potential and I can almost understand why the Stars made this move given their current situation, but oof a first and a fourth/ conditional third for a very unproven D man. The market is tough for RHD so I will just say it again…glad it wasn’t us that laid this price.
  23. Sweet jesus folks. I had a crappy day and this thread just fixed it. We are the lollipop gang!!
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