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  1. Even better as Benning moved our AHL affiliate to a short car drive away. Easily feasible to stash Schenn in Abbotsford (good influence on guys like Woo) & recall him if needed (keeps Schenn in game shape vs sitting in the pressbox for umpteen days at a time).
  2. Still, he's quietly put up just under 800 games at the NHL level. Obviously not at the level of a 1st pairing D but still a good cheap veteran D insurance policy.
  3. They'll probably make the playoffs as an offensively gifted team has a good chance to achieve that. But like in prior years, their blueline will fail them (early round exit). Wild card I think is *our* blueline. If they gel, we can surprise alot of teams. If they don't, it's going to be a long year for Demko.
  4. A probable cheaper and just as good (considering Holtby was hot garbage) as Holtby. Benning is on a roll this off-season!
  5. I get worried when Jim Benning goes in big via free agency. It's how we got Loui Eriksson in the first place.
  6. Time for Edler to move on but please don't lump him in with the rest of the trash.
  7. Because he's not our player anymore...Because he's the player the Canucks deserves, but not the one it needs right now, so we'll let him go entertain free agency. Because he can take it, because he's not a full-time NHLer. He's a cheap depth player, a fill-in in case of emergencies, a Black Ace.
  8. I doubt it was ever a serious option without serious salary retention (to the point it defeats the purpose of dealing him from the Canucks POV). At this at this point in the season (off-season). Near the trade deadline, there might be some interest in him as insurance.
  9. Holtby is history now. Even a guilty man is only punished once.
  10. Wonder what Halak is looking for. Might be a good (and hopefully cheap) backup goalie. He's seen better days but if cheap, who cares if that means we can afford another defenseman.
  11. IMHO, he's not one of the worst backup goalies but still pretty mediocre. That in itself wouldn't be bad if he didn't come with a 4+ million cap hit (his $5.5+ million salary less so). You sign a depth defensemen (important for a long NHL season) and a cheap backup goalie who will be comparable to a goalie putting up subpar 0.900 save percentage.
  12. Sign an inferior (though the way Holtby played, it wouldn't be that much a downgrade) on a cheap contract. Spend the difference on a depth defenseman (and/or re-sign Hamonic). Team will be better off overall (as that depth guy would be used or be able to be used when the future Vezina candidate Demko is in net for the clear majority of the starts).
  13. He got us a 2nd round pick each for a broken down (bad groin) Garrison and a likeable but clearly has seen better days Bieksa. Both guys had NTCs I believe as well (granted those were awhile ago).
  14. Except for Chuck Norris. He should've died a few years ago but the Grim Reaper is too afraid to tell him.
  15. About the only good thing Prust did as a Canuck, but oh was it so satisfying: And no, I'm not wishing injury on another player. As there was no danger of the rat being injured as he has no balls.
  16. I seem to recall that was Tiger Williams assessment of then prospect D Michel Petit (he's all tools but no toolbox). Petit was still able to put together a lengthy (even if pretty ordinary) NHL career. Perhaps Jake, if he gets his head screwed on right, will be able to as well.
  17. Again, Demko, a rookie with all the pressures of being the starter, looked far more than respectable this past season. The other guy? Not remotely as much. At least that's how it looked to me. Others might see it differently.
  18. Boston is a playoff team. They aren’t going to want to tie up 4+ million in cap space unless there is major salary retention or plan on using him as a starting goalie.
  19. That’s the thing though. A rookie starter, Demko, put up a VERY respectable save percentage this past season. He had all the pressures of being the starter. The other guy, with the same team in front of him, didn’t. Some it has to do with an ex-starting goalie having to deal with a backup goalie role (not all guys can adjust to that change in role as some want the action).
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