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  1. This story sounds A LOT like how Benning retold the story of how Delorme 'insisted' that the Canucks look at Pettersson. Are you sure you're not misremembering this story?
  2. Yeah but look at their picks. Yes they built it through the draft but were generally all high picks. Avalanche were bad for a very long time. Only the Oilers have been worse.
  3. I think his inputs are still valued, as evidenced by Brackett referencing Clark AND Cloutier. For all the hate Cloutier gets for his playoff performances, it is truly undeserved when it comes to his time as an advisor of goaltending. People are so toxic. For a time, Demko in particular liked Cloutier, especially when they were working together. That was before Ian Clark came in. It's possible that the Canucks never thought Cloutier was 'the guy' but the fact that Ian Clark was able to come back, it was a no-brainer to snag him.
  4. Delorme was the first to identify Pettersson before Benning and his other scouts at 14 years old. Benning credits Delorme for his find. I think a lot of people, including myself, have been wrong about Delorme.
  5. Both. I do believe the Canucks have big hopes that Goldy can turn it around.
  6. I'm not convinced the first three are gone - yet. Eriksson, yes - his replacement is either Miller or Pearson. Schaller's contract will expire pretty soon and it's not very expensive so he could still hang around. Goldobin is a RFA with not a huge amount of bargaining power, with prior experience with Petterson/Horvat, but he absolutely has to light it up this season or else, yes, he'll be gone. Spooner could surprise still, which would be great. Eriksson's time is for sure done though.
  7. His game is about offense though. His stats don't really suggest that he's useless in that area. 3 g 6 assist 9 points in 40 something games is pretty decent. The only eyesore is the -9, which I also have no context, aside from him being the 4th lowest in +/-, but by far the better stats of all those four. https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/56/chicago-blackhawks?tab=stats&sort=pm 4. Chris Kunitz (LW) 56 5 5 10 23 -7 | 25. Henri Jokiharju (D) 38 0 12 12 16 -7 | 26. Luke Johnson (C) 15 0 1 1 8 -8 | 27. Brandon Saad (LW) 80 23 24 47 12 -9 | 28. Gustav Forsling (D) 43 3 6 9 30 -9 | 29. John Hayden (RW/LW) 54 3 2 5 27 -12 | 30. Brendan Perlini (LW/RW) 46 12 3 15 20 -12 | 31. Brandon Manning (D) 27 1 2 3 21 -14 |
  8. Isn't it true that Eriksson has some say over who he can get traded to? I think that is the reason why he is holding up his spot here.
  9. https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/maple-leafs-trade-patrick-marleau-hurricanes/ Oh wow, you're right. I did misread that until you pointed it out. I wonder why they didn't trade with the Canucks. It would've been a steal.
  10. I remembered why Carolina decided to trade a 1st for Marleau. Rick Dudley and Don Waddell are running the team. Sound familiar? They worked together on the now defunct Atlanta Thrashers. Holy crap... how do they still have a job? That trade is/was AWFUL.
  11. Honestly, I'm glad we didn't do the Subban trade. He doesn't fit our age range - even though we need defenceman. Hell, at this point, I'd rather sign Phaneuf/Schenn for cheap (he got bought out by LA) as depth and figure out who else they could sign as a UFA. As you said, it 'only' costs cash.
  12. So we are keeping the same top nine players that generally didn't do very good (with exception to Pearson picking it up near the end of the year)? You make assumptions that we'd land the above players. What if we do? What if we don't? There's too many variables that can't really be judged at this point in time. Baertschi is also recovering from a concussion last season. There is no guarantee he will perform like he has in the past. If he gets injured again, we do not have the depth (as proven last season) to keep up with the horses of the NHL. People are going to be whining regardless.
  13. Hindsight is also 20/20. They had no way of knowing that they'd do worse THAT year versus Tkachuk. If they gave up the first year (Tkachuk) and did better the 2nd year, people would whine about how they 'should've waited'. You know how it goes.
  14. Subban's 30 years old, just sayin'. If we threw two 2nds, you can BET people will be all over the Canucks for throwing away assets. People have been whining about throwing away a conditional 1st (lottery protected) for a proven top six forward at 26 years old at 5.25 Mill.
  15. Pearson, Miller and Goldy are going to be competing against each other, clearly, for top six spots. It also allows flexibility for the team to switch people around when they're having a bad game. Furthermore, Goldy's on a cheap contract. They need him to produce because they'll need all the cap space possible for Boeser and (later Petterson's) salary increases.
  16. Nah, Goldy's an option much like Miller is. The real person who is byebye is Eriksson. If Goldy doesn't produce this season, then yes, he will be shipped out. To me, I am not convinced he is gone - not yet.
  17. No, he is not "good as gone". The expectation is that Goldy comes in and plays his ass off to stay on the team. He IS an option for Pettersson which is why he's still around. Eriksson on the other hand...
  18. They (Tampa) actually broke even on their their initial trade to obtain Miller. JT Miller's a good trade guys.
  19. What proof is there that Hayes would've signed? If you gave up a 5th for nothing, plenty of ppl would have harped on Benning for throwing away picks.
  20. Likely because of his commitment to school that made him drop.
  21. We have the whiniest fanbase in the league, bar none.

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    2. NewbieCanuckFan

      NewbieCanuckFan

      Pens fans are spoiled.

       

      Their management cheated by deliberately tanking (they didn't even try to hide it) and got Mario Lemieux.  Then Buttman fixed the lottery so they would get Crosby and Malkin.

       

      :P

    3. shiznak

      shiznak

      I think New York and Toronto takes the cake.

       

      Leafs are already turning Marner, for not taking less than Matthews.

    4. C.A. Nux

      C.A. Nux

      Whiniest whiner whining about the whiners.

  22. That is practically a full season. You act like he's missing 2/3s of last season.
  23. For every first round pick we choose to remember, there are many others that we choose to forget. Nathan Smith Patrick White Brendan Gaunce
  24. It does matter when it comes to context. Yes he's talented but ignoring who he plays with is dishonest analysis.
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