Dazzle
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What does covid have anything to do with this trade happening because of one team that needed to clear cap space? Are you gonna say covid deserves more credit for this trade than Benning? After all, it's not a "great trade" in your opinion.
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Jesus, you're such a troll. LOL.
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What does this even mean? How can it not be a great trade, but still be a really good one? LOL. It's like getting laid by a hot girl, and you tell her, "I don't like you that much because you're blonde".
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Are you kidding me here? It's a 3rd rounder for 2022. In other words, Vegas doesn't even get a return this coming year and has to wait the next year for it. Why does a Vegas GM trade a piece that a rival team needs? Generosity? Benning absolutely won this trade - and that's the consensus of all media people, including hockey bloggers.
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Did you get the tip of your thumb chopped off? "Yes for doing it. No because Vegas had to do it". Sounds like crap reasoning.
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I don't think it's ever been disclosed what the substance was.
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Your logic is so flawless. If he was a 1D and no one else except us had cap space, they wouldn't be able to fit him either. Or Is there some applyboy logic thing you're running?
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It doesn't make sense. You couldn't withstand nothing apparently for a less than a week?
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Why are all these kids coming in at this point to re-iterate their lack of confidence in Benning? It's almost like they don't care what actually goes on, but they make a thread that isn't original in any way, and have no interest in being convinced otherwise. They made up their mind. Our fanbase needs an overhaul.
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I've never even seen you around to post during the sunny days.
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[Signing] Canucks re-sign Ashton Sautner
Dazzle replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
I feel like it's only a 1 year two-way contract. There's space for Fantenberg, I think. -
Because it seems a lot of people have some pent up hate that usually gets directed at someone, whether this be Eriksson, JB, or even freaking Boeser.
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BUT BUT BUT, the cap hit! AND other GMs paid cheaper prices. Benning sucks! This proves nothing111 /sar Some people on these forums are irrational. They only want to see what supports 'their' point of view. It's just like Covid, man. No wonder why so many arrogant schmucks are getting infected in Canada.
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How are you gauging which teams did better than others? What teams are you comparing the Canucks to? You named a couple of teams like Detroit and New Jersey, but which signings did you like? It's easy to put an opinion without needing to verify how you came to those conclusions. I could just as easily state that the Canucks were big time improvers, and everyone else lost big time. See what I did there? You mentioned that teams "took advantage of cheaper contracts", without really knowing whether or not those players would have expressed interest in signing in Vancouver or not. Some possibilities for signing elsewhere include: proximity to that player's hometown or residence, tax benefits, player familiarity, East Coast travel, etc. In other words, you cannot ensure that people who signed for 1 M at a certain location would have signed 1 M at another spot. And as a result, you cannot truly say Benning "lost out". Without you elaborating on your answers, I see bias.
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So which is it? On one line, you contend very clearly they are still the biggest losers. Then by the end of it, you somehow leave room of the possibility that they could be close, if not equal, to the standards of last season's roster. This is an example of how inane some of these posters are. They don't even make sense.
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All the posters on the previous page that doubted Benning all look pretty foolish right about now. Funny, I don't even recognize them on the sunny days.
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You were really quiet for a while after Dahlen got shipped out and was never heard from again, after SJ threw him away.
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Isn't Ferland already on the roster? He's not on LTIR as he was part of the playoff bubble, am I correct?
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Apparently Jared McCann. https://canucksarmy.com/2016/05/13/thatcher-demko-intreview-on-turning-pro-his-bromance-with-jared-mccann-and-jim-benning-s-class/
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Looking at Vegas' draft record. It does not look pretty.
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They've only drafted 4 times in franchise history and there first draft class (2017) has already had 4 players make their NHL debuts (Cody Glass, Nick Suzuki, Erik Brannstrom, and Nicolas Hague)... which, coincidentally, are the first 4 picks in franchise history. Obviously, Suzuki & Brannstrom were dealt away but that's really good for a draft class.
And don't forget that in that 2017 draft class they also picked Jack Dugan who had 52 points last year playing in the NCAA and just signed his entry level deal with Vegas this summer -- and also Lucas Elvenes who, at 20, was one of the AHL's leading scorers last season with 48 points in 58 games.
They also have Preyton Krebs who is a legit prospect (picked in 2019). Peter Diliberatore looks like he could be something and was a 2018 pick, a defenseman, who is playing the NCAA. And Ivan Morozov is a 2018 second rounder who is playing in the KHL as a defenseman.
It's true that they lack the true elite prospect depth that you'd expect from a traditional expansion team but they've shown that they are clearly not a traditional team and they're in win now mode.
I think they've done a pretty good job all things considered. There's gonna be lots of misses and some undrafted, college guys who come out of nowhere and make an in impact on their lineup (Zach Whitecloud) but you can say that about most teams.
With that said, they haven't held a high draft pick since 2017 and there'll be a time when they collapse. I think there window will close in about 2-3 seasons, when Vancouver's window is truly open.
But who knows how they'll use a 2022 third rounder -- hard to say. All I know is that the Canucks stole Nate Schmidt from Vegas and we should be thrilled by that.
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Good thing Vegas drafted crappy top 4 D men then. And Calgary. And St. Louis. Nope, none of those teams drafted good D men at all.... you say some of the most ignorant stuff ever.
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You should've been banned, and you were. Then you squirmed your way back in. You had the intent, so there was really no excuse. It's got nothing to do with a different opinion.
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Hilarious. You agree with Timrafan? The same guy who thought Dahlen was the second coming of Forsberg, and that the Canucks were totally wrong not to treat Dahlen like a princess. That Timrafan? And yes, that Dahlen who made a huge fuss about wanting out while spending not even 1 full AHL season. He didn't even want to wait out the summer to TRY and get his NHL debut. He thought he was NHL ready. And SJ Sharks didn't think so either.
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What a great take on it. Tell us more about how you feel about Benning. Show your true colours!
