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Maddogy

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  1. Shaw is here so Baumer knows failure is not an option.
  2. The worst feeling for fans and the organization is that you reached your peak/ceiling couple of years ago and all that you are doing now is trying to recapture that previous glory. Calgary may have a good regular season this year but its core is hopeless. No one believes in their core. Vancouver and Edmonton have core players that organization and fans can believe it.
  3. Some Canuck fans are gonna get ulcers from this signing. Terrible
  4. To all G.M.'s in the league: This is what happens when you bridge deal a player twice and structure his RFA contract to expire to free agency.
  5. I think the delay may be that both players wish for their bridge contracts to expire into free agency. This would give them maximum leverage to negotiate the next contract.
  6. Does not work like that in real life. You may not have the right trade partners by that time. The franchise on an upswing can not afford to lose star players to free agency either.
  7. Just wait until Pettersson and Hughes are one year away from free agency..........
  8. What choice does Edmonton have? Nurse is one year away from free agency. Adam Larsson walked. They have no choice. Canucks are gonna have the same problem in a few years when Hughes is near his free agency status.
  9. If an offer sheet is coming for Pettersson perhaps it may be 5 years $10 Million per.
  10. The 2011 Canucks team had a group of veteran players that argued with each other and demanded the best from each other. That was done by committee and not by a single person. MacKinnon's approach would work if it is not just him being the bad cop.
  11. There was a radio interview with a journalist in Arizona last week. Can't find the link on Sportsnet 650 anymore. He said that OEL had trouble defending against rushes and they tried to adjust his pivot and skating to cope but he kept returning to his old habits. Again, we have to wait till training camp to see where his skating is. Alex Edler got slow and he adjusted his game by being more physical. I hope OEL plays a more physical game as well.
  12. Yes, I agree with this thread that J.B. is overall speaking a competent and average G.M. By definition, there are more average G.M.'s in the league than exceptional ones. If J.B. is fired, it is very unlikely that Vancouver will be able to hire an exceptional G.M. This is why I never supported the idea of firing J.B. even though this is his 7th year. Many teams fired their G.M.'s and what they hired as replacement is another average G.M. or worse.
  13. The concern with OEL is the foot speed he lost. His hands are still great. We will see where his skating is in training camp. He should also play more physical.
  14. If J.B. let Vezina caliber Markstrom leave on free agency and trade 1st round pick for a backup goalie, you know what would happen here.
  15. If Matt Duchene could get traded bringing back significant returns, why wouldn't Eichel?
  16. Last season, with poor forward depth, I thought Canucks could sneak into playoffs if they were healthy. This season, I expect them to be a top 3 team in a weak division and get into the playoffs comfortably down the stretch.
  17. I forgot to mention that Arizona is also a great spot to send our former beloved franchise players to suffer. A Hughes trade for Chychrun plus picks is not a bad plan B.
  18. I predict that the 2 way play of all 4 lines will conceal many of the shortcomings of the Canucks D. I expect Canucks D to overperform this season.
  19. The Canucks should let J.P. know that if an offer sheet is signed, the Canucks would match and then trade the player to Buffalo or Columbus.
  20. He is a competent top 4 D. It’s just that when he makes errors they are really noticeable. He is sort of like Tyler Myers in this sense.
  21. Is the agent handcuffed to the chair with the picture of his wife and kids in front of him?
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