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  1. Hmmmm........? A tad protective, yes/ no ? Makes me wonder, why ? ( actually I've looked it up. Pretty much the thoughts of the day at that time, including me. I wanted Glass ! )
  2. I'm enjoying you pulling everyone's leg with the Boqvist spelling thing ! Started with Bomquist.......'a phone auto spell' you said. It changed to alternating from Bomquist to Bomqvist and now your 'phone' has flipped two of the letters, Bomqivst. What kind of phones do they sell on the East coast ?
  3. Great minds think alike ?
  4. Can't speak for others, but I want OJ to come to camp and dominate. If he can't out play Pouliot, Hutton ( or MDZ ), he must go to Utica, but if he dominates and earns a top 4 spot......yay !
  5. I had not heard that rumour. I'm a tad gun shy when listening to rumours/ faux facts from our radio media. I no longer know who to trust. I only tune in to 650/ 1040 when I'm on the road ( couple of times a week ). Once again heard the classic 'if Demers had said okay, Gudbranson would be gone' ( from am650 1pm/ 1:30 pm show ). I'm pretty sure that Sutter would draw a ton of interest. He would be an asset on 31 teams !
  6. I do not buy into the 'Sutter is an asset to be traded' section. We have a re-jigged roster. There are many, many question marks around goal scoring. ( forwards and d-men ) My opinion is that JB has decided on two shut down forward lines. If I'm correct, Sutter is going nowhere. It is for this same reason that I think that too many posters are not including Gaunce in our lineup. ( especially for home games )
  7. No, you're off a tad on the waiver process. Don't sweat the details re what rules do and don't apply. Use the CapFriendly site to answer all ( most ) questions for you. Two way contracts are a payroll issue and have nothing to do with waivers. Here's a link to the Canucks roster. If there is no 'little green down arrow' next to a player's name, he must pass through waivers ! https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/canucks EDIT: if a player's salary is in 'green', it's a two way contract. If in 'black', it's a one way !
  8. Not sure why so many CDCers think that not making the opening night roster equals 'not making the team'. Asset management will definitely be used, but if Gaudette is squeezed out because of 'veteran contracts', it will be short/ very short term ! Any rookie deemed best, or equal to best, at his position will just have to have patience. Canucks management wants long term, low cost rookies as much as we ( the fans ) do !
  9. Perhaps some hilarious, fun loving media wag will call them the Hughes sisters ! We can all laugh and laugh and laugh. ( not )
  10. Yes, I think that JB ( ? ) said that our top 7 pre draft were all gone after our pick. Arizona was probably aware of Hayton being highly rated. He did suddenly do an uptick on a few mock drafts just days before the actual draft.
  11. Both McEneny and Sautner are NHL quality dmen. Sautner opened a lot of eyes at the end of last season. ( looked better than Pouliot and Hutton in my opinion ) while McEneny chose a terrible time to get injured. He is 25, but has missed two seasons of hockey. The big question is whether we can get these two to Utica. The uncertainty of rosters at waiver time might be in our favour, but I'm sure that other teams are aware of their potential.
  12. Spot on. Once management has a roster in mind, the 'bigger picture' comes into play. Asset management. If you can bypass waivers, chances are you'll be in Utica. Management will then ( my opinion ) make a 10/ 20/ 30 game window to push the roster into it's desired shape.
  13. Sorry to quote myself, but the 20 year old draft era should have had way more hits than misses. Apples and oranges !
  14. Agree with your post, but just a fact check.........Marner has only played in the NHL.........and........it's Matthews/ Rielly ( sorry about the last petty point )
  15. 20 year old draft made things much, much easier for the scouts. A couple of good later picks Lidster, Graham ( given away for free.....does that count as a good pick ) and Sundstrom from an era where off shore picks weren't too common.
  16. I think that one of the most interesting stories in September will be 'which Ben Hutton' comes to training camp. There will be many different shiny new toy question marks to be answered and a handful of 'is he good enough' questions to be answered ( Gaunce, McEneny, Sautner, Brisebois, Chatfield ), but for me, the one that tops the list is Ben Hutton. Last year's Ben is gone in a heartbeat. Good Ben will add a whole lot of depth to the left side. C'mon Good Ben !!
  17. Absolutely the best decision. Bouchard was my choice at the draft, but now that he is 'ours', I want a long and successful career for him. A wise, wise move !
  18. The 5th round has been very kind to the Canucks....... 1974 ) Mike Rogers ( 484 games ) 1979 ) Dirk Graham ( 772 g. F.Selke winner, Capt Team Canada ).......sadly let go for nothing. ( who was the GM ? ) 1981 ) Moe Lemay ( 317 g ) 1985 ) Robert Kron ( 771 g ) 1990 ) Gino Odjick ( 605 g ) 1992 ) Adrian Aucoin ( 1108 g ) ( most goals in a season by a Canuck dman I think ) 1993 ) Scott Walker ( 829 g ) ( lost on waivers I think ) 2001 ) Kevin Bieksa ( 808 + g ) 2004 ) Mike Brown ( 407 g ) 2012) Ben Hutton ( tbd ) 2014) Gustav Forsling ( tbd ) Gaudette might be right up there ! Optimism is free !
  19. Found the clip.....thanks to @UticaHockey
  20. Tried to find the video of McEneny's injury, but failed. Found this 'all goals' clip tho'. Doesn't show any defensive stuff, but it's summer so maybe worth a look.
  21. Post #1.......too many errors to be anything but confusing. Post #2......yet another trade all the veterans play all the shiny new toys two years before they're ready post.
  22. Green sent McEneny down 2015/ 16. Had him for a full season 2016/ 17 and he was often the first to be praised by coach Green. He was injured in Cull's first season. McEneny took his ECHL season and should be complimented for his professional approach to a less than perfect situation. He has progressed every year. He will have a solid NHL career. I'm hoping it's with us.
  23. Dumbest question of the day. Is his name Quinton or Quinn ? If it is Quinton, why is the short version not Quin ? Yes.......it's summertime.
  24. We claimed Martin Gelinas from Quebec. A better version of Baertschi ? Probably had a lot more to give but Keenen and the potato chip wanker moved him out of town !
  25. One of these years, the Canucks/ Comets will have an injury free ( relatively ) season and we won't know what to do with all the bodies !
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