CanuckRookieFan

Aqua networth not only went up 4x the real value isn't the team sell off its the yearly revenue he generates. Canucks make 30$ million profit, for Aqua $30 mill into his pocket is his biggest yearly investment which exceeds anything he can make from development which isn't paid early but upon completion. 30 mill from Canucks every year pure profit that's the real value.

With all due respect you aren't a marketing specialist or high end strategist so as an outside opinion you may have a valid one but it's based on your own limited understanding of the true metrics behind the stats/numbers etc. Canucks and the NHL spend a lot of money (150k) easily on top trier marketing execs and social media analysts who know a lot more about this than you me or any fan on here so if a decision came down to close the forum it was not an easy one and had countless people analyze it, study the numbers had to go through many approvals etc. Its silly to say this wasn't a smart or strategic move. If they made it clearly it was for them these moves are made by smart people highly paid people lets respect that too.

I think it's a mistake for the Province to write that article, they need to choose their battles. Sticking up for the fans over this may prove to have dire consequences, you don't want to undermine the NHL or disrespect their power which is what the Province did essentially by advertising the new forum and writing about the closure a huge slap in the face to the powers that closed the forum and the Province will pay for that move.. just was a mistake for the Province honestly shouldn't have done it.

That may be true, but not every visitor or view is considered equal to the brand. The views and traffic they don't control or see stats of doesn't count much like a brand like Gucci can have knock off vendors around the world manufacturing its goods you can say it's good for the brand right cause it creates extra exposure, more eyes more access to the product with supply but actually that dilutes the brand and the value. Same for Canucks, they want traffic and brand visibility to only be connected to authenticated and approved sources, to them its beyond traffic and general exposure its about protecting the brand mission, vision and identity.

Nothing to do with cost and everything to do with control. There are endless users and mods in here who would have stepped up and paid the marginal minimal cost it takes to run the forum, the decision wasn't financial it was instrumental from a higher power.

When we played road hockey it was always Dominic Hasek that everyone wanted to be known as when playing in net so that tells you something

If Club 500 tickets were being sold for $200 and that included premium food, dedicated entry and amazing vibe + free soft drinks this club won't be much more if the food it self is a la carte and not free. There is no way tickets are more then 300 to 400$ each on cragislist to this. For that price I'll get a guaranteed signature on my Canucks rookie cards, posters and perhaps even a high five or a smile from the players. I can also go across the room to the visitor path and heckle and throw insults down at opposing team players and without glass or protection they will be exposed to beer water popcorn anything I can throw at them depending how drunk I get. So that alone is worth the extra $400 to get here.

For the new 60 seat ViP club, the meal and the game are included with each purchase? So it's like club 500?

Canuck management also has the responsibility to be fiscally sound, paying any player 12 mill is simply too much in this market, in this city. Sure a few players in the NHL managed to get that number but Vancouver managment is too smart and savvy to pay that much. Anything more than 10.5 is a hard no, in the past many owners have an internal cap on per player spend and I think it's normal. Anyone who exceeds that value can be traded and assets used to replicate production, its a fair fix to have 2 5 mill players who together can generate more points (102) than betting EP can do alone. Trade him move him. No one is getting 10.5+ in Vancouver again I think we are too smart to let that happen and we doing our part to fight greed and prevent precedent of higher salaries.

Wow a team built around shut down D with dynamo of HUGHS AND Hronek we instantly shot up the D power chart from a C- team to a B+ on Defense and now rated among top 10 defensive teams.. what a difference a summer can make!

Buffalo GM looks sooooooo happpy

How come no one us pointing out that from all the selections the only guy looking 100% happy is the Canucks pick!

Canucks SO lucky so many teams swang for the fences and completely turned this draft into a mockery.

People seem to think Allvin could have pulled this off or was asleep at the wheel? Check your self on the way out, Allvin doesn't have that type of pull or respect as Sakic does. What people don't understand is that this league is about relationships and favors, all trades and people in their aren't equal. You can have 2 GMs who don't like each other, two rivals, two bad moments, a bad news press article etc and that's enough to write you off as a bad trade partner regardless of what you offer they won't pick up the phone. The Nashville GM would never make a deal like this unless with a close friend and for a lot of future promises. Think on that before judging Alvin.

No it doesn't because the roaster space OEL gives up will be filled so Aqua and the Canucks are paying a double premium for that defense spot. Anyone who understands business of hockey will see that this is the final gamble by Aqua this is the largest buy out in NHL history and will be super expensive for the club, I see a lot of cost cutting measures being implemented over the next few years to survive the 10% immediate revenue hit to the organization.bottom line.

I am shocked that the board of directors allowed this buy out to happen. The amount of $ spent on OEL is crippling to the bottom line of this clubs revenue. Forget the cap for a second the $3,000,000 or so being paid to OEL for 8 years will dramatically alter and affect in a negative way the fan experience in the arena. $3 million is 10% of the net income Canucks as a organization brings in, it is equivalent if your high school had 100 teachers then 10 of them will be fired. I can't believe the generosity also of Aqua man to sacrifice years of revenue for a gamble. You'll have to generate 3 extra games a year to cover this loss, only a deep run in the play offs will justify it otherwise its a backbreaker for Aqua and the franchise.

This price will be quickly scaled down. The people with THAT much money in this city don't go to sporting events it consumes too much time and time is $. Also noticed the Asian population in that tax braket prefers other sports as ice hockey isn't big in Asia. Also, corporations who have that type of client/entertainment allowance would always opt for a box. These seats were meant for single individual or a pair, but at the current price you'll never find a person who is both a fan of the team AND has $150k disposable income.

No offense but being top heavy IS smart and is the play. Look at NBA or MLB you just need a few good players to clutch it out. TORONTO didn't part ways Dubas informed management it was a family decision not to come back, dude has a 2 to 1 win ratio of course he was always desired by Toronto it was him that didn't renew.

Saw some dude saying Florida, Nevada, Texas, Washington don't have income tax so that's why the teams from there always get into playoffs. Like wtf lol? Awful take, what does taxes have to do with anything? No one is thinking about that I may be new to hockey and a fan but you are reaching really deep to have to convince me or any fan taxes is actually something to hang your hat on when choosing champions. Hint, ITS NOT.

Again see all these "hockey" fans trashing Oilers like they did Leafs. If you are a true fan of the game you would support Canadian hockey. It's devastating for teams who are this deep in the playoffs to lose. It's sooo much easier to be out of the playoffs judging others, it's incredible difficult to do what Oilers did this deep in. Good on them for getting this far and it absolutely is painful to lose. Let's show them humility and pride as I am 100% they would do the same if the roles were reversed, don't recall Oiler fans or media trashing Van.

Canada's other team Edmoton is also struggling tonight.. might be facing elimination next week.. just devastating to any true hockey fan (Canadian esp) to see McDavid and Dries primes being wasted. If fans hate Toronto for Toronto that's one thing but don't hate on Edmonton too if you are a true hockey fan.

Whats the point of getting into the playoffs just to be swept or underperform? Isn't the pain or backlash from getting to the playoffs but unceremoniously being kicked out is GREATER than the fan dossaplintment of NOT getting in at all. At least if you didn't get in you can manage expectations but getting IN and failing badly is worse. So as Canucks fans our fate isn't as bad as some of the other teams in the NHL so I hope Canucks fans stop complaining non stop and crying foul on our team.

Because Canucks were a OP cocky bunch that put up dominant seasons and were back to back President winners. They were the envy of the league and were despised for winning and being cocky about it. They were the empire basically in Starwars they made them selves unlikable. Toronto on the other hand isn't suggesting to be elite or came in hot and heavy as the favorites they simply played their top systems and tried to grind out games. Dubas did great its just Florida is playing at another level right now if they took down the legendary record setting Bruins its GG to anyone, Florida for the cup a lot of people with good hockey sense also punched their ticket with the bookies for Florida.

For one Dubas proved that having a front loaded talent of a few very highly paid players is a great start for success.. look at Toronto playoff qualifiers they made the playoffs in almost all the seasons under Dubas a sentiment to his work.. rather than spread cap out its been proven that dedicating the cap to a small % of players is seen as the bigger advantage and Dubas is a master of analytics and drawing value from every player. To me that says something?

Let's be real, Canucks were an over powered OP team in 2011. They were a juggernaut that not only finished top #1 on PP but also tied for 2nd best PK and had the best goals for and lowest GAA - ALLLLL in 1 season.. definition of a super team and of course no one wants to root for the top dog, that's why others tried to gang up against us. It's universally understood Vancouver always has had a competitive team up until recently so they were feared and respected enough to be rallied against.. Toronto on the other hand wasn't coming in over powered or top dog, they are always mid tier yet we were hoping for them to get far.