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ShawnAntoski

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  1. Obviously, it is a business and Francesco can both benefit and suffer for all of his decisions cause a team in NHL Purgatory, is a team not worth spending $ on.
  2. On paper, the roster can be competitive - if everything clicks but the team lacks the depth to be truly competitive. Not having the cap to improve and the lack of quality homegrown depth, has finally showed its ugly head or it's consequences...
  3. Based on the survey, it seems most are content to chase a top 3 pick, than to be a playoff fodder or the winner of the Purgatory Cup. Hopefully, your math is right: that this is the year to tank...
  4. Good points but being stuck in NHL Purgatory - will eventually affect the LONGTIME fans or the true base of this team - imo. As for the fickle fan, they don't really pay attention and good chance, they will come back once things are, on the upswings. I understand, it is a business but it is really naive of Francesco to assume that his true base are not paying attention and we all know the Canucks are in NHL Purgatory. Plus, the addition of Seattle, will surely affect the team cause they are patiently building a proper roster and having Bernier & Wright has given them a great foundation to build on. Imo, that thrown jersey should had had Aquaman on it cause he is the architect of this mess and if his business suffers, then so be it. PERHAPS, watching the failures of the roster, he helped built will teach him, the hard lesson of what it means to be an owner of a Cup winning team ? The current state of the team, is the UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE of poor planning, from a malleable GM being mandated/force to do something he knew was wrong and I would further argue, that Francesco should be allowed to marinate with his roster and it's failures. EP has two years left vs OEL with 5 yrs and it ain't looking good, that EP will want to stay with a pretender or a rebuilding club - unless, perhaps they are able to draft Bedard or top 3 and sell to the idea that they are building a contender, the right way. Just like all the rebuilding clubs, it will ALWAYS come down to messaging or how the FO will sell a rebuild and implement it. Will the FO be given the proper time to implement one ? Cause it is really obvious by now, that the strategy of chasing a playoff spot vs drafting & development has been a disaster - especially, when the GM is not doing what he knows is best, rather than, what is best for him: keeping his job.
  5. Good points. Atleast, with a rebuild their is hope to contend, in the future vs being stuck in NHL Purgatory; and ofcourse, it matters alot, who is doing the rebuild & the overall talent level of the draft cause we had seen the Oilers & Sabres mess vs the Penguins, Avs, Blackhawks and Kings. Imo, the myth, that long time Canuck fans are ignorant & impatient, are just projections from Francisco, new/bandwagon fans and some media schills vs the LONGTIME fans, that had lived through all/most of it. Personally, I am willing to see, IF Aquaman will EVEN allow one & how JR or whomever will do a rebuild, compared to how Yzerman, Gorton & Armstrong are doing theirs. As for now, the FO should just let Aquaman marinate with the roster, he HELPED built cause the choice, is obviously binary at this point: solidify their spot in NHL Purgatory or patiently rebuild and sell sell sell. Anyways, let's see what happens cause Aquaman, is one stubborn guy...
  6. JBs' OEL dream, is slowly becoming a (cap) nightmare. Plus, OEL with Myers is slowly becoming a clown show, on ice. Thanks to all the geniuses, in the past regime !
  7. So he MIGHT see limited minutes, which basically, means he learns closer to the ice, instead of the press box. Still a non factor and more minutes for two of the most overly paid and disastrous d pairing, in the NHL - the OEL & Myers (clown show)
  8. You forgot a member of the past regime, that STILL remains': the architect named Aquaman.
  9. Thanks for disagreeing. My point: we had seen how the roster is, when they don't like what the coaches are doing. Plus, they repaid Boudreaus' willingness to let them play to their strengths with a winning record and forcing them to play a defensive structure they have no interest in, will continue to lead to miscues & etc. Ofcourse, some will do their best to comply but some of the minute munchies are not happy or inattentive to what the coaches are preaching on the defensive side. Anyways, the team is in beer league status, right now - BUT A WINNING STREAK, EVER SO OFTEN, SHOULD APPEASE MOST AND PERHAPS PREVENT THEM FROM EVEN SELLING - AGAIN, IN THE TDL
  10. Imo, the biggest difference from last year, are the changes in the staff and Demko, is not playing to what we are used to. Last year, when Boudreau took over from Green, he allowed the players to play to their strength(s): playing offense; and the current staff has been tasked to implement, a defensive structure the players, have no interest in. Imo, let the roster play to their strengths and make this potentially miserable season, an entertaining one to the bottom - for a top 3 pick, in a loaded draft. Right now, it is binary: solidify their spot in NHL Purgatory or build up their prospect pool, with a top 3 pick. Atleast, when the ever rebuilding teams are sucking, their fanbased can look forward to a top 3 pick vs what we are having to watch, as Canuck fans.
  11. Typical (virtuous) Vancouver point of view, of the world cause if this happened, in the 80's or 90's or SOMEWHERE else, it wouldn't be a big deal. I had been a fan for a long time, as well and I cannot see how you can call, the fanbased spoiled ? Spoiled of what: the endless cycle of mediocrity ? Anyways, the jersey thing would had been better, if the name Aquaman was on it.
  12. I remember that time period and most fans were not happy or really skeptical about the trade (based on what i heard, from the radio), but the schills were doing their best to sell the trade, as a win now trade cause the same current roster was being sold, as a contender. With hindsight, the Francesco & JB gamble, failed and with the weak prospect pool, due to the constant retooling - JR is stuck with a capped out team and no prospect pool, to transition to - basically, the Canucks are stuck in NHL Purgatory. The ever rebuilding Sabres, did a rebuild within a rebuild (trading Reinhart & Eichel) and they seem to be FINALLY trending, in the right direction. Atleast, when the Sabres suck, their fanbased can look forward to a top 3 pick vs no 1st or a mid/late teens lottery ticket. THE WHEEL OF MEDIOCRITY FROM MEDIOCRE LEADERSHIP, IS GETTING TIRESOME - but nothing new with the Canucks
  13. They should just put Poolman in LTIR cause it is an issue with his brain; another retirement deal, that didn't help the team - thanks JB and Aquaman. Breezer is just practice fodder and will be "learning" from the press box - that he ain't seeing the ice. Enjoy the field trip Breezer and probably best to do your walks in the downtown area, in the daytime !
  14. Let Aquaman marinate with his roster cause until he realizes a rebuild/shake up, is needed - more retools are coming for a playoff spot. To his own peril; and the (AHL) vet filled Abby, is also not a great draw, for me cause there are no up & coming prospects, leading their success. As for Bo, all the mess has happened under, his tenure as Captian and if I were him I would gladly relinquish the title. Anyways, the decision, is his to make and he has a contract to worry about.
  15. Yeah and the biggest member of the last regime, still remains.
  16. This video game type trade, was never going to end well and it was obvious from the beginning. Arizona, took all the benefit but JB was desperate and in love, with the idea of having OEL in the D - for whatever, his reasoning was ?
  17. Seems drastic - only if Aquaman will accept the fact, he is clueless when it comes building a cup winner. But he was born into privilege, so admitting to a mistake might be a fools' game. JR has the resume, IF he is allowed to operate but Aquamans seems to just can't help himself (?).
  18. They need to scratch the whole d core and just focus on their strength: outscore the other or lose real bad...
  19. Yeah, as some of us that lived through those years, know he was fired cause Aquaman wasn't interested and he found JB, who was a willing stooge. But perhaps, JBs' mismanagements were intentional, to make Aquaman look bad and to get fired ? Cause he knew he will be used, as the scapegoat and the short-term JR hiring, is just a temporary fix, until Aquaman finds another JB ? What a mess
  20. Yeo, is not a fit for this roster cause they are mentally fragile (easily offended) vs a roster that the Bruins, had when they mugged their way to a cup. Yep has an overall winning percentage, in the regular season but the past two years had been bad, perhaps his coaching style, is not very compatible with the incoming players ? Hopefully, it doesn't mean babysitter type coaches are the new norm and the GM's analytic department are the ones, who is really running the show - the Laffs with Dubas. The games are already, very similar to Disney on ice but the playoffs when the Zebras, are basically just getting their laps in, are still mostly entertaining.
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