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[PGT] San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks | Apr. 09, 2022
Gawdzukes replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Canucks Talk
Just dropping by to let everyone know that Chiasson >>>>>> Gadjovich. Especially @King Heffy. It's almost like Gadj the garbage man didn't even play. -
Yeah, and I'm guessing a couple more teams will fail next year too. I bet if you go through the league your rating would indicate 75% of the league teams are failures. I get it though, you really hate Chiasson and Hunt as hockey players. Disagree on Greenjovich, he's more useless than useless, so he has Chiasson beat there. Numbers and deployment back that up as well but respect your opinion.
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I definitely want to add two things to the bottom 6 next year. Some size/toughness but also some much needed leadership to help out Bo, OEL, Miller, and co, and get this team playing the right way in all three periods. It's a really nice developmental/succession plan when you can bring up young, talented, prospects and plop them on the third or fourth line to develop without pressure.
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Hunt and Chiasson will 100% be playing in the NHL next year. So you're wrong there. They are simply in the fringe of the 736 NHL players required yearly in the NHL. Just a suggestion but perhaps something along the lines of 'these are some of the worst players in the league', is more accurate. Or are you arguing that the league size should be reduced? Chiasson has been better than Gadjovich and it's not even close amigo.
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Yeah I really have no idea what Benning was thinking on this one. He had Juolevi/Rather penciled in with no other vet ... cept Hunt. Then he cuts Juolevi with no LD replacement and expects Rathbone to play shutdown D. Way too much pressure but something I'm sure he's become way more accustomed to now. Like you said I think he'll be at his best when left to figure out certain elements of the NHL on his own. Now that he has some experience of course.
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You gotta give both him and Chiasson some props who have both played well despite a lot of unwarranted hatred for bottom line replacement players. In fact both stepped up and delivered when needed on several occasions. I still think people conflate their hate of Green with these guys. Most teams have a couple players like this somewhere at the bottom of the line-up. For me personally I still couldn't care less that we lost Zac MacEwen, hate the way he plays even though he's got a whopping 7 points ... but -14 with 101 pim lol. Gadjovich is younger but he doesn't even look like he's going stick in the NHL so big yawn on that one. I'm super excited to see if Rathbone gets a game or two. This is the exact definition of deserving of a call up to see what you got at the NHL level. Especially after a year in the AHL and his success at that level.
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[Signing] Canucks re-sign Spencer Martin
Gawdzukes replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
Poolman may be tradeable for an overpaid 3rd/4th liner. -
[Speculation] Spencer Martin Extension
Gawdzukes replied to aGENT's topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
Thanks. People that are sitting Halak should be wary of this move. Could leave us in the same pickle next year. We've shown this team and Demko both need a top quality back up. -
Yes I do. We're 17-17-8 without the 9 game coaching bump. I guess the 23 players that played the first 25 games don't factor into this at all. They have absolutely nothing to do with our early season record so just erase that I guess. We're also 3-4-3 in our last 10 when it counted, but that doesn't matter either so just erase that too. We play like absolute rubbish at times, and don't show up for the first period, but that doesn't matter either I guess. What would you tell a Leaf fan if they missed the playoffs in 4 out of 5 seasons, changed their coaches early in year 6 and won a handful of games before missing the playoffs by 9 points yet proclaimed themselves a top contender based on only the games they feel like counting?
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Yes but they usually build a good team first then get Miller type players. There isn't much point in AZ or Seattle or going out and signing Miller just to waste 7-8 years of time and money and assets for everyone. He's not winning either of those teams or himself a Cup. I'm just praying I don't have to watch this current version of the team slowly wither and die for the next 7 years. I for one will have a very hard time watching this same team next year. Thank Gawd for NFL football if this is the case.