VanCan2023

Had sooooo much talent, but nooooo heart or desire. Similar to Virtanan, happy seeing that 10+million already in there bank accounts, knowing full well that is more then enough money to give them a glamours life. Oilers gave Jake a tryout at last years camp, if another does the same for Goldy it will be the same result. Unfortunately for the millions of young adults and kid hockey players struggling around the world that could only wish for half there talent and just one of the many chances they had is a kick in the teeth. Tryamkin says come back and join the party......

Theses awards are voted by hockey writers and such. Most of which have never played hockey since there parents were tying there skates. (slight exaggeration) but not much. The fact Erik Karlsson will win the Norris this year says it all. He was the furthest thing from a deference man this year. Could you imagine Hughes, Makar, Fox, etc point total if they did what Karsson did this year? There needs to be more Ted Lindsey type of awards. Voted on by the PLAYERS, NHLPA, and folks who actually know what it takes, and not people who spend 20 out of 24 hours a day on the internet dissecting every analytic possible. Take this type of overrated hype, and the league/owners making sure the players that sell the most jerseys win the trophy's with the littlest grain of salt ever. The people that matter (real knowledgeable fans), already know who wins.

Guess the theory that coaches and management are not trying to tank has been proven to be a lie.

It was Kevin Woodley, USA today hockey writer goalie expert and The Hockey News goalie guru writer. I clearly remember him on 650 saying Clark was the main reason he came to Van, also praised the Canucks because we found a huge hidden gem with Delia.

Palmieri, Brock Nelson, Clzkas, Barzal, plus Horvat is scary centre depth!

Pierre McGuire who has more NHL connections then the entire CBC panel combined, has just reported that the Canucks are not looking for picks or futures with any of the trade bait we have. NHL ready players who fit the mid 20's range +- a year or so. If its not a right handed centre and or R defence, there not listing. Things will be happening after xmas I am thinking.

Turning the table on the who we should/shouldn't extend (forward) talk, it is high time we talk about a much needed deference man who is quietly doing what is asked and then some.... Ethan Bear. Kid loves it in Van, and should just improve. Even if he stays status quo, the money he gets will be a bonus for what he brings. Looks like a perfect fit for both the organisation and him, and should come at a decent price. After seeing his after hours last week, I still cant believe they passed him by on the second half of after hours around 6 weeks ago so Horvat could talk about his commercial with McDavid and other meaningless crap. CBC dodged a bullet for not getting hit by the social media grenade there.

Funny how we go from before the season started as one of the best teams with center depth, to 20 games later and now one of our biggest concerns. Trials and tribulations of being a Canucks fan.

Think of draft picks as darts. The more you have, the better chance to hit a bullseye.

Not a chance with Petty! Look at what this KID is doing on a meh line and still more growing/learning, with much more ceiling to go. Would love to see what he could do with top tier wingers and see him pass McDavid points wise. Plus a Selke for the encore. This fella is as untouchable as the twins were.

Whatever trade that is made, we will immediately be a lesser team. Sucks to lose that big presence and minutes guy, but the salary retained is long(er) term gain. Saying that we better not play Hughs to the point of exhaustion and injury to make up for him.

He should do a Lindros and refuse to go to the team that drafts him. Probably a rule was made after that draft, not that it benefited Philly much in the grand scheme of things. One could hope, as there will be no way we will win a draft lottery.

I believe a healthy Hughs can get more points then any dman today with a right fit. Look at his ppg with frickin Schwan?? However winning a Norris and being considered top 3 is more than points. Give him a partner like Tanev and watch him flourish!....

The Oilers have been proving for a few years you need above average goaltending to go on a run. Fortunately Colorado proved it only needs to actually be slightly above. Fortunately X2 we have a proven goalie that will soon get back to his normal self and this will be a mute point.

Thanks and I agree now, he never turned out to be anything more then a second line dman at best. Not sure if that was injury related or not, but he was projected to be a modern day Fox, Heiskanen, dare I say Hughs? Type dman. So I can see why Bowman and the bitches were horney for him.