How the hell is this going to happen though? The core- Bo, Petey, Boes, Huggy are all far too nice, and you aren't going to trade them. Juolevi and Hog both brought a bit of fire this year but that is just going to be doused by those 4 eventually
well the argument then becomes whether the "the kids in our system wouldn’t be rushed into roles that they weren’t ready for" was worth the consequence of now not being able to surround those kids with a strong support cast
I'd argue (in hindsight of course), that less $ should have been allocated on that "support" during the growth period, and more to contracts during the period the team can actually win a cup
you're the only one with a "diminished capacity" if you fail to realize that saying you cancelled sportsnet implies you aren't going to be watching sportsnet..
Why would he sign a 1yr deal? He will be a 29yo UFA... still in his prime but towards the end of it - the exact situation when you want to sign the longest contract you can, because it is unlikely your next deal will have a higher $/yr
The only actual "evidence" (came from a teammate iirc) is that he likes to visit museums and other cultural landmarks on trips rather than hitting up a bar or an event.
Definitely doesn't' sound like something that is going to rip a team apart lol.... and what's with the "makes teammates uncomfortable" talk. Jesus, these are grown men in a workplace environment.. if someone isn't acting like a true "hockey player", they can suck it up
It's gonna be Myers or Holtby almost definitely. A closer look into which G/D will likely be available at the ED could probably almost tell you now who will be taken
Sorry to default to the usual counterargument here, but shouldn't other teams be making the same mistakes etc. that we should also then be capitalizing on?
And JV is in for Big Mac today btw. Hopefully he plays with energy but I have my doubts..
You're saying the Jets game couldn't have gotten away from us in the first? Demko made 2-3 clutch saves when we were on our heels.
Seems to be the way Jets Canucks games usually go, except it's usually been Hellebuyck making the clutch saves
Chatfield slotted in for OJ
I'm not too surprised... Demko probably still tired from carrying the team past Winnipeg (not that the team played poorly but that game still could've gotten out of hand in the 1st)
No way.. sound like a broken record I know, but we can't sell this low.
Cap savings would only be $1.5M slotting in someone else. I would however send him to the press box.
A lot of things haven't "happened that way ever", this year... I don't see the big difference between a discussion about a guy's availability, and having a guy do a 2 week quarantine on the basis of that availability/interest in a position that will be open in 2 weeks.