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6 hours ago, igorwasgreat said:
Andy
Absolutely luv it! So many iconic Andy's... Warhol, Kaufman, Samburg.
Can hear the crowd now: Andy, Andy, Andy...
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Start of season lineup:
Miller - Petey - Brock
Hogz - Bo - Garland
Pearson-Dickerson-Podz
Motte - Sutter - Highmore
Hughes - Hamonic
OEL - Poolman
Juolevi - Myers
After trade deadline lineup:
Podz - Petey- Garland
Hogz - Bo - Brock
Motte - Miller - Dickerson
Pearson - Highmore - Gadz
OEL - Hughes
Rathbone - Poolman
Juoleve- Schenn
Traded: Myers
Inevitable injuries: Sutter, Hamonic
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3 hours ago, robr1can said:
It's now time to fill in this Abbotsford Canucks roster. So many of last year's Comets team are RFAs or UFAs. Jasek has already signed in Europe (but could come back), Graovac is supposedly considering Europe....; where are all the players who Johnson said have already contacted him? Let's build this team!
How about Podz starting the year in Abby? Would sell alot of tickets/merch.
Top line: Gadz-Chase-Podz
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2 minutes ago, Teemu Selänne said:
I think Podkolzin is ready for the top-9 after his monster playoff in the K. I see it more like this:
Miller - Petey - Boeser
Hog - Horvat - Garland
Pearson - Dicky - Podkolzin
Motte - ______ - Highmore
Motte and Highmore are both high motor players, so maybe Khaira would be too slow to keep up with them - on the other hand, he could possibly compliment them well with his size and puck possession abilities, and especially help Vancouver's PK. To me, either Khaira or Getzlaf could kind of play that steadier C role, dishing up to other speedy winger while helping the cycle and defensive ends of things.
On the other hand, securing a fast-paced, all heart 4C with some scoring abilities might the line extremely annoying to play against. Brassard might actually fit that mold kind of well IMO.
Good points. Although I believe Podz will start on the 4th line, albeit very briefly.
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1 minute ago, kloubek said:
I can appreciate the sentiment. He's declining quickly. But I feel even for depth and leadership he's still useful if the price is low enough. For his sake, I'd really like to see him retire a Canuck but it can't come at a cost which handcuffs us.
Couldn't agree more. Would make an excellent #7 and let Rathbone/Woo marinate for another year in Abby.
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4 minutes ago, rekker said:
Give me a signed Hamonic, a perimeter Calder candidate in Rathbone, a healthy Demko doing Demko things, a renewed D strategy with Shaw. Third line C with size now. Pods, Hogs. Keep Schmidt, good backup in Holtby. Honestly, why the hell not? I'm pumped just writing this out! Lol.
Love it! Lots of 4th line depth too(big mac,gadz). Could make some noise in the playoffs.
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4 hours ago, Teemu Selänne said:
Yep. Has been utilized as both C or LW. Was trusted for 3rd amongst Edmonton players last year in terms of face-offs taken, 2nd short-handed.
He was used primarily as a winger the year before tho
Would be a popular local kid. Extra physical dimension to team.
Miller-Petey-Garland
Hogs-Bo-Brock
Pearson-Dickers-Motte
Highmore-Kaira-Podz
Playoff ready?
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On 18/05/2021 at 5:17 PM, viking mama said:
^Besides, as aviators, there is little doubt that the Canucks & their farm team “Aviators” will be logging the most air miles in the NHL, AHL or any other league they will be playing in.
Use the aviator wings for pins/stickers.
Aviators - no better choice!
Love it! Gotta go with the Aviators.
Maybe adopt the A's as a nickname.
Matches well with the ownership last name..
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On 10/10/2020 at 2:34 AM, AV's Coin said:
try moving this guy up the line once in a while... aka Burrows, hell even Hansen had some chances in the top six.
Love this post. Could be the perfect fit with BO , shutting down best lines in the league.
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That division just got even worse now. Turtle derby for NFC east
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WTF is up with the niners? Fitzmagic is lighting them up today.
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Just now, 250Integra said:
At this rate, don’t be surprised if we end up signing Kevin Bieksa.
Chara on a 1 year flyer? Good protector/mentor for Huggy.
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The continued targeting of Hughes will inevitably result in an injury. Who replaces Huggy then?
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39 minutes ago, Googlie said:
I would think one contingency is to move Hughes to the right. He has said he is equally comfortable either side, and in the offensive zone prefers being right side. So an option would be Hughes, Myers, Benn/Rafferty/Chatfield
LHD would then be Edler, Juolevi, Rathbone, Benn, Acquisition (not necessarily in that order)
Left hand D's seem to.be 2 a penny
Ugh! Take Hughes out and that is an AHL defence.
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41 minutes ago, kilgore said:
So far this summer's work for JB
In (still):
Loui Eriksson
Brandon Sutter
Jay Beagle
Michael Ferland
Antoine Rousell
Jake Virtanen
Out:
Troy Stecher
Chris Tanev
Jacob Markstrom
Tyler Toffoli + Tyler Madden + a second round pick
I can't take anyone serious that thinks Benning has done a "great" job.
His one shining light? Drafting. For which he let go the Chief of Amateur Scouting who was in charge for the best of those picks.
Pettersson and Hughes are once in a lifetime acquisitions. Bravo JB for giving Brackett the green light on those ones. So fun to watch them play. But two or three players does not a team make, no matter how good. Just ask Edmonton fans.
Ridiculous money and term given to declining veterans when we SHOULD have been in rebuild mode. (Yes a team still needs experienced vets, but not the plethora of revolving door over-valued contracts for bottom six players during JB's tenure). Miller is a great addition, but he did not come cheap, or as a free agent. Now we finally have two or three young emerging elites, when we should be in contention mode, with a cupboard full of emerging players, and most all our picks, and plenty left in our cap, we have instead a team so cap strained they have to dump productive talent in order to pay the bottom six anchors. And minus a first or second round pick.
Stecher leaving was almost my last straw. An underrated defenceman because of his size. He was very effective especially for what he was asking.
This team is more entertaining today than it was 5 years ago. It was slightly better in that we barely scraped into the playoffs. But it BETTER be improved after that amount of time to build a team. And we did that......with of course the four players in the second list
You know what is also getting old? Excuses for JB.
As always, because I'm a Canucks lifer, I only hope the very best for JB's luck in closing deals that work for the benefit of the team. I still hope he pulls some miracle deal out his wazzoo before the start of the next season. I'm always hopeful, but my patience with this GM has about reached the limit.
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Well said. Losing Tofu along with Madden + 2nd would be my last straw.
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10 minutes ago, Squamfan said:
the amazing thing is that the defence needed a major upgrade, yet we lost two members of that defence and we have done nothing to replace them becasue we have know space, becasue of erikkson, sutter, beagle, ferland. Benningbros wont realize this though
I agree. Especially seeing our close rivals all improve. Still cautiously optimistic though...
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6-2 Van
Huggy bear with the point shot winner!
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18 minutes ago, rekker said:
This is the key I think. The boys can't start complaining or this this will just reset to the Canucks being the most hated team in the NHL. The tide is turning, slowly, but this team is gaining traction around the NHL, media, other fans. Seems this group is already way more revered than the Kes, Burr, Luongo, Gilles era. Last night's reffing was a crap show and the NHL should be embarrassed.
Spot on! Lets right the wrongs of the last 27 years and bring the cup back to Canada.
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1 hour ago, mikeyman109 said:
Its time to stop watching the Toronto Maple leafs. We have a great team here and comparing ourselves to that mess of an organization is just embarrassing. The comparisons are no more. We rebuilt, they rebuilt. They have cap issues, we have some cap issues. Our roster has a much more balanced offering. They still dont have a defenseman. they still don't have a goaltender.Toronto built on the Oiler template and its giving them the same results. And while we are at it if i see one more article that proclaims not having McDavid in the playoffs is criminal I am gonna be sick. If he didnt ask for one zillion dollars for a contract and thought more about the team he would have better players around him for success.
The Canucks have a balanced roster and some of the contract dollars are going to relieve themselves as we get stronger. The core is there. Now it really is up to JB to build around it. What pieces we keep and what we let go or move will define whether JB is a good GM or not. The rebuild has been successful. Now the re tooling will begin and thats' where a Burkie was so good. We need to take them over the top and continue to build around the nucleus as Chicago did for the decade previous. We still have some young talent to work with. Avoiding the pitfalls of the ED and signing the core players will be paramount.
Amen brother. A bright future for long suffering canuck fans.
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8 minutes ago, Jester13 said:
I don't think removing is the answer, but supplementing on ice with tech. Challenges, maybe? Or just a matter of the NHL removing Bettman, or reviewing games for shat calls and then speaking with poor reffing refs.
Agree 100%. Surely tech has advanced enough to improve/ overrule the judgement calls on the ice. Third party/ Bettman proof officiating is long overdue.
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7 minutes ago, Borvat said:
The Ref's are responsible to protect the players from dangerous hits/play - hits from behind especially when close to the boards included. They failed miserably and the result is a player was injured. Why are there no direct repercussions to the officials involved? Players are suspended or fined. Why not the officials? I realize they may not work later rounds but that doesn't appear to be enough. I believe if the Sutter boarding is called the Blues may not have continued to run around hitting from behind and Myers isn't injured. Disgusting.
How about removing the on ice refs and let 'technology' call the game. Get rid of these obviously biased, league run patsies.
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3 minutes ago, debluvscanucks said:
Exactly!
My ex called last night after the game and started preaching this crap at me "have to play through it, playoffs...blah blah blah". I'm like "did you even watch the game?" .... "no, not yet..just got home form work and pvr'd it but saw the highlights". Right. Shut up.
I stand in front of my TV and don't miss much of anything...so I really had a problem with him spewing this rhetoric at me...especially when I was still pretty fired up. Dangerous territory.
We all understand that they miss calls. That playoff hockey often means put the whistles away. We get that. It's not about that.
If one team is under a microscope and being called in a constant parade to the box as Myers was and then another team is crosschecking our star player, charging guys into the boards, hookingholdingslashing...it becomes glaringly obvious and unbalanced. Let them all fight tooth and nail...don't handcuff a team. I'm not just talking this game...it's becoming a theme.
Call it all or call none of it. Or, at least call the really blatant cheap shots if you're going to call a guy for reaching in a bit too much.
Well said. I only wish some of those talking heads on TV would sack up and call out this embarrassing officiating.
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Just now, Twilight Sparkle said:
blues fans already writing off the canucks in this game so hopefully the boys can silence them
Got a feeling we're gonna see a 'Shotgun' goal and some more pushback from Jake.
[Signing] Flames sign Nazem Kadri
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I'm thinking Calgary is a legit cup contender now, especially coming out of the weaker west. Playnow has them at 19 to 1. Anyone else think that's good value...