PetterssonOrPeterson

with our luck, we could finish dead last and probably wouldn't end up with the pick. cold but true. still only a 25.5 (?) percent chance? I've given up on this stupid lottery since we missed out in 2016 and failed again in two more consecutive years. not worth the stress. whatever happens, happens.

jeez could you imagine? and to think people were on their knees for cody glass too LOL

It's really sad to see other teams and their fanbases getting happy about being able to clinch a ticket to the playoffs. That feeling is simply a memory to me now.. Also, no bedard.

hirose is a steal. i love these college signings. keep em coming.

looks like brady tkachuk

what a great pickup actually

let's all just move on now guys. i was upset at first too but bo said what he said. he was asked about it today and said it was not meant to offend this fanbase. whether he meant or not is something only he knows. i for one am not gonna waste my energy any more on a guy that no longer has anything to do with our team. and i'm certainly not going to play psychologist and try to determine whether his clarification/apology was "genuine" or not, as a lot of ppl here seem to be arguing about now. i'm happy moving forward with EP40, Huggy and our core. on to a better and bright future for our team (hopefully).

mhm. bo was literally known for being a clutch playoff performer since junior with london. he did well in 2015 as a rookie for us in that first round against the flames. and he majorly showed up in the 2020 bubble. it's funny that people have such short memories.

I agree. I understand people are upset but nobody can deny that Bo shows up in the playoffs. It was only a few years ago when fans on these boards were calling him "captain clutch" and especially praised his performance agains the blues lol.

I hope EP40 can manage to get 40 before the season's official end. 40 goals and 100+ points? It'll make my season coming from my favorite player.

Not sure I'd want to count the lottery odds of our team being entirely dependant on the success of another in the playoffs.

Well obviously I agree with that.. but I didn't compare him to them. I was pointing out that respectable legends like the Sedins and Linden recommended him as captain so it's pretty disappointing he turned out to be a moronic tool.

Yes Bo. We as a fanbase have been depressed for nearly 10 years. You got traded and could've just f**ked off with your new team for the 8 more years you signed but you decide to get cheeky and rub it in our face. Yeah, some fans complained about your captaincy, but most of us cheered you on with our hearts out during your time here. You had genuine fans. It's not like he doesn't know this market either. He knows fans would be upset with comments like that. And he wasn't just some random plug, he was our former captain and he's saying stuff like that lol. I genuinely hope the isles fall off a cliff and he eats his own words. Pretty disappointing.

I'm ngl this actually hurt to hear. He was my favorite player when he was here and I thought he would be our clutch captain after the 2020 bubble run. Idk why he even felt the need to say this. Really uncalled for and quite surprising. I thought Bo was a more classy guy considering the sedins, linden..etc. all sort of recommended him as the captain.

please learn some comprehension. i literally explained the orca's relevance to the pacific northwest, specifically our region. i also think i lost brain cells reading your comment.

i was on team rebuild before too... but, first off, i've realized this owner will NEVER rebuild. Period. if by the smallest chance he decided to do so, i have very large doubts it would even be conducted properly and be more like a half-a*sed rebuild than anything. secondly, you mention issues about compete level.. but what's the guarantee that the new rebuilt core will be able to compete better than this current group? what if they also prove to have faults that we will find frustrating? what if they can't even win and have a "weak mentality"? then what? another rebuild again? i'm not so sure rebuild, rebuild, rebuild is the answer to everything. Sure, when your core star players become 37,38 years old like the sedins did in 2017 then it's an obvious time for a (proper) rebuild as you literally are forced to do so because your core is retiring. Aquilini didn't properly do it when it was seriously needed then either. I didn't appreciate the fact that management (really ownership) was saying a rebuild "wouldn't be fair to the sedins" even leading up to their eventual retirement months later. Even then, they refused. But we actually did kind of rebuild if you think about it in some ways too though. We didn't do it voluntarily or properly ofc (not under Aquilini's watch) but we just s*cked a*s. We picked 5OA in 2016 (fail). Any re-draft would probably have Petey (5OA) at 1st/2nd Overall in 2017 if it wasn't for Makar, and Hughes (7OA) is arguably a top 3, 3OA calibre pick from his own 2018 class. Demko is in his prime age and obviously up and down this year but I'm optimistic he can bounce back next season. So to me, that's a 2nd overall pick and a 3rd overall pick, 24/23 year olds now, and (what should be) a young elite goaltender. I don't think you should just give up on players not in their prime yet with one being a 100pt player and another 80pt defenceman. IMO, it's a matter of restocking the supporting cast (DE-FENCE) and this management is trying to do that by signing young players, near ready/ready to play (ex. hirose). It will take time because of the absolute chaos benning and weisbrod committed, but I think we will eventually get there. I believe in this core. But if you don't... honesty you don't really have a choice now with this ownership lol.

Well why not hold everyone to the same standard? Family is obviously very important of course, but religious beliefs might be crucial to some others too. I'm not one to judge. Who am I to do so, permitting certain reasons and restricting others? There's lots of different reasoning for opting out but the outcomes are the same. The player is refusing to wear the jersey. If anything why not sit him out for the game then?

Why not everyone boo kuzmenko then since people here have been in uproar about players around the league skipping out on these themed nights. If you're going to criticize others, then criticize your own too. I saw a bunch of people riled up about provorov when he opted out. Same with reimer. What, it's ok because Kuz is one of your own? The pure hypocrisy makes me laugh.

dream team is quite a stretch. accolades are one thing but that's their trophy case. doesn't necessarily mean it translates to another team. \ Benning had a cup ring too and was "renowned" for his scouting. The first half of their arrival i would argue was one of the most dismal since the keenan years. but after the bo trade, signing young free agents, acquiring hronek...etc. now they seem to have gotten their feet rolling. They'd finally put action into some of their words. I am also willing to believe in this group. We'll see what happens.

man that's such a cool name cannot wait to hear shorty call it during games

I can't tell if they're lazy, negligent or both. It infuriates me that our taxpayer money is going to these clowns who can't even do their jobs properly. What a joke.

The absolute numbness towards the stabbings and random attacks in this city really irks me. Especially the person who was sipping on their coffee and watching a guy bleeding out like he was at some exhibit. What a tool.

This is riveting. It makes me shake with anger. how pathetic and cowardly are people in society. Just wow. RIP to Mr. Schmidt.

love these signings. all at a development stage near ready to play at the nhl level (if ready). good work management team

I hope it also highlights the good citizens who tried to stop the fights and the vandalism and help clean up during the aftermath. the vancouver riots are a shame but it happened. not only once but twice. people can complain about it being made, but it's honestly not surprising especially with the hooliganism that happened that day it was embarrassing degenerate behaviour. ESPN certainly loves those storylines.