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[Report] Canucks hire Derek Clancey as assistant GM
Goal:thecup replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Canucks Talk
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Yeah, and 'Hewzy' (Preferred nickname perhaps? BB used some such like..) with 2 + 2. And G-Raff with 1 + 2. Myers reminds me of Seattle Slew, the more you push them, the more they dominate. Seattle Slew was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who became the tenth winner of the American Triple Crown. He is one of only two horses to have won the Triple Crown while being undefeated in any previous race. And, Quintin Hughes is overdue for a multi-goal game imo, and this extra ice time might be just the ticket. GO HEWZY GO! Empathy out to all who are traveling to the game not knowing if they will play; fingers crossed. Share your pain if it helps; these days, more than ever in my lifetime, we all need to come together. Long rooftop Beatles set:
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[Report] Canucks recall Phillip Di Giuseppe
Goal:thecup replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Canucks Talk
I think it was Jets on the 7th, then Flames on the 9th, Coilers on the 11th, and Nux on the 12th (for the Canes recent road swing into Canada. Haven't seen anything recent out of Edmunchuk yet. -
HUSH, THERE IT IS EDITION Bruce's wish to stop the chant is our command. (It's the least we can do to show our respect and appreciation.) Welcome Jim Rutherford! The Rosters: The GOOD: Last update: December 12, 2021 @ 8:25 PM LW C RW JASON DICKINSON BO HORVAT NILS HOGLANDER TANNER PEARSON J.T. MILLER BROCK BOESER VASILY PODKOLZIN ELIAS PETTERSSON CONOR GARLAND TYLER MOTTE JUHO LAMMIKKO ALEX CHIASSON DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS QUINN HUGHES LUKE SCHENN TUCKER POOLMAN TYLER MYERS BRAD HUNT KYLE BURROUGHS 1ST POWERPLAY UNIT TANNER PEARSON BROCK BOESER J.T. MILLER BO HORVAT QUINN HUGHES 2ND POWERPLAY UNIT ALEX CHIASSON VASILY PODKOLZIN ELIAS PETTERSSON CONOR GARLAND BRAD HUNT 1ST PENALTY KILL UNIT BO HORVAT JASON DICKINSON LUKE SCHENN TYLER MYERS 2ND PENALTY KILL UNIT J.T. MILLER TYLER MOTTE QUINN HUGHES TUCKER POOLMAN GOALIES THATCHER DEMKO JAROSLAV HALAK INJURIES IR BRANDON SUTTER IR MATTHEW HIGHMORE IR TRAVIS HAMONIC DTD OLIVER EKMAN-LARSSON Badges explained: ⚠ : Game-time Decision IR : Injured Reserve list DTD : Day-to-Day OUT : Out The BAD: Last update: December 11, 2021 @ 2:09 PM LW C RW GREGORY HOFMANN BOONE JENNER OLIVER BJORKSTRAND MAX DOMI JACK ROSLOVIC JAKUB VORACEK GUSTAV NYQUIST COLE SILLINGER JUSTIN DANFORTH ERIC ROBINSON SEAN KURALY ALEXANDRE TEXIER DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS ZACH WERENSKI JAKE BEAN VLADISLAV GAVRIKOV ANDREW PEEKE GABRIEL CARLSSON GAVIN BAYREUTHER 1ST POWERPLAY UNIT BOONE JENNER OLIVER BJORKSTRAND JAKUB VORACEK GREGORY HOFMANN ZACH WERENSKI 2ND POWERPLAY UNIT COLE SILLINGER ALEXANDRE TEXIER MAX DOMI JACK ROSLOVIC JAKE BEAN 1ST PENALTY KILL UNIT SEAN KURALY ERIC ROBINSON VLADISLAV GAVRIKOV ANDREW PEEKE 2ND PENALTY KILL UNIT ALEXANDRE TEXIER GUSTAV NYQUIST ZACH WERENSKI JAKE BEAN GOALIES ELVIS MERZLIKINS JOONAS KORPISALO INJURIES IR PATRIK LAINE IR DEAN KUKAN IR ADAM BOQVIST Badges explained: ⚠ : Game-time Decision IR : Injured Reserve list DTD : Day-to-Day OUT : Out PREVIEW: Blue Jackets hope to build on road win by taking on Canucks Coming off a win in Seattle, Columbus takes on a red-hot Vancouver team by Jeff Svoboda @JacketsInsider / BlueJackets.com JACKETS (14-11-1) at CANUCKS (12-15-2) Tuesday, 10 p.m. ET, Rogers Arena, Vancouver, B.C. TV: Bally Sports Ohio, CBJ app, ESPN+ (outer markets) Radio: Blue Jackets radio network (97.1 The Fan flagship) The Blue Jackets played the Canucks just 18 days ago, but Vancouver looks a lot different than it did during Columbus' 4-2 win in Nationwide Arena on Black Friday. Since then, head coach Travis Green and general manager Jim Benning have been fired, with the Canucks replacing Green with veteran coach Bruce Boudreau and hiring former Pittsburgh and Carolina general manager Jim Rutherford as president of hockey operations. And whether it's beginner's luck, the start of a huge culture change or anything else, the Canucks are a perfect 4-0 since Boudreau took over, with wins over Los Angeles, Boston, Winnipeg and Carolina under the coach's belt. It might just be one of those situations where things had gotten to the point that any change would be a good one, but Brad Larsen doesn't see a team doing a ton of different things as the Jackets get ready to face the Canucks tonight in Vancouver. "There's been a little bit of change," Larsen said with a chuckle. "I think you guys overthink all the change that's gone on. I watched the game last night, and sometimes it's just a fresh voice and it frees some guys up you could see. But it's been four games. You're not going to get a whole lot of changes in four games. "It's tough to do, but I'll say this. When they played us, they outplayed us. They did, they outplayed us. We won the game, but I don't look at that game and go, 'Oh wow, it was a tough night for them.' If anything, it was a tough night for us, and we found a way to win." In fact, the Canucks had a 41-21 edge in shots on goal in that game, but the Blue Jackets were able to sneak out of Nationwide Arena with a win thanks to Jack Roslovic's tie-breaking third-period goal. That performance perhaps foreshadowed what was to come next, though, as the Blue Jackets immediately left Columbus for a four-game road trip in which they wouldn't be so lucky, losing all four games. That started a five-game road losing streak that the Blue Jackets finally snapped on Saturday night in Seattle when they took a 4-1 lead then held on for a 5-4 overtime victory. Larsen has spoken all season of the Blue Jackets learning from adversity, and that victory could be a big one as Columbus showed they could take a punch, gather themselves and then finish out a win in a difficult atmosphere. "We had to find a way to win one of those," Larsen said. "You'd like to find a way to do it cleaner if we could, but there were some good things. We stuck with it there in overtime, found a way to get the two points, and that's the most important thing." Now, the Blue Jackets have a chance to make it two road wins in a row against the Canucks. "It's a good way to start the road trip off, but now we have to go up and try to find a win in Vancouver," Oliver Bjorkstrand said. Know the Foe The Boudreau era has started impressively with four straight wins by a combined score of 12-5, thanks in part to a dominating week by goaltender Thatcher Demko. The Canucks netminder was named the No. 1 star of the week in the NHL this past week, earning the win in all four games for Vancouver and posting a 1.20 GAA and .962 save percentage. Winger Brock Boeser also says the team is trying to be more aggressive in its style under Boudreau, which has helepd the team dictate the pace a little more. "I think we're trying to push forward and you can see how much the (defensemen) are pinching and getting up the ice quick and supporting each other," he said. "I think it's been working well so far and I think we've got to keep building and keep getting better at our systems and keep getting wins." Despite some high-end players like J.T. Miller, Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes, scoring goals has been the biggest issue for the Canucks this year, with the team's mark of 2.38 goals per game placing 29th in the league. Add in a historically bad penalty kill - Vancouver is last in the league at 66.3 percent on the kill - and it's been a struggle despite the fact the Canucks are outscoring teams 44-41 at 5-on-5. Vancouver also is 18th in the NHL in team defense (2.90 goals allowed per game) and 18th in power play (18.6 percent). Miller leads the way in scoring as the East Palestine, Ohio, native is tied for 17th in the NHL with 28 points on nine goals and 19 assists. Hughes is ninth among NHL defensemen in points and tied for fourth in assists among blueliners with a 2-20-22 line, while Conor Garland has come over from Arizona and posted nine goals and 12 assists for 21 points. The Canucks just haven't gotten as much as they had hoped from such names as captain Bo Horvat (7-9-16), Boeser (7-7-14) and Pettersson (5-9-14), while scoring depth has been hard to find at times as well. In net, Demko's red-hot run has him with a 12-11-1 record, 2.66 goals-against average and .917 save percentage in 24 games, all starts. ***************************************** The other stuff ********************* Should we be concerned pt 1: Columbus brags their defense has led the way for them to a 29 points in 26 games record. (The Canucks have 26 points in 29 games.) Columbus brags about their defense but they have let in 86 goals according to NHL stats. (3.3/gm) (The Canucks have allowed 85 goals, according to same source. (2.9/gm) What does it all mean? They let in a lot of goals. We are going to score a lot of goals tonight. And, we got this. GO CANUCKS GO! Should we be concerned pt 2: ******** This game, the opponent is getting their big star forward back in time to face us, (instead of losing Aho right before last game) but will he be up to the task? *********** THE RETURN OF PATRIK LAINE IS COMING — HERE'S WHAT THAT MAY MEAN FOR THE BLUE JACKETS LINEUP (BIG, FAST, AND CRAZY AS A LOON) BY ED FRANCIS ON DECEMBER 13, 2021 AT 1:26 PM @bluejacketstats Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports CBJ ANALY After missing more than five weeks with an oblique injury, forward Patrik Laine is nearing his return to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Word of Laine's return was tweeted late Sunday by Aaron Portzline of The Athletic, with the expectation that the top-line sniper would rejoin the team sometime Monday. While there is no mention of a return to the ice in the tweet and the Blue Jackets are yet to activate Laine from the injured reserve list, he's in the sixth week of an oblique injury that was expected to sideline the 23-year-old for four to six weeks. His return from the injury is one thing, but Laine's return to the ice will be an emotional one. Laine's dad, Harri, passed away unexpectedly November 21st at the age of 54. Laine had been away from the team in recent weeks to rejoin his family in Finland. When he rejoins the team on the ice, Laine should have no problem transitioning back into his role as one of the Blue Jackets perennial forwards. Before the November 3rd injury, Laine had three goals and seven assists in nine games, averaging more than one point per game. His absence has been most notable on the power play. While there were no power play goals from Laine prior to the injury, four of his seven assists had come while on the man-advantage. The ability Laine has to score is enough to create chances for other players, and it had paid off large for the Blue Jackets: Columbus had six power play goals in the nine games Laine was healthy, and they've bested that by only one — seven total goals — in the 17 games without him. Overtime, too, has been a bit tougher without Laine. The Blue Jackets were 4-0 in overtime before Laine's exit, with three of the four wins not needing to go to a shootout. Laine had two of the overtime game winners. Since his exit, Columbus has went (sic) to overtime three times. Two of them went to a shootout, one of which gave them their first OTL of the season, and it wasn't until Saturday in Seattle that the Blue Jackets got an overtime game-winner with Laine out of the lineup. Cumulatively, the team was 6-3-0 with Laine in the lineup, and they've went (sic) 8-8-1 in his absence. His return will almost definitely pair him again with Jakub Voracek, who leads the league with 17 primary assists. Who plays between the two at center remains a mystery. That spot belonged to Cole Sillinger six weeks ago, but Sillinger has just five points (two goals and three assists) since Laine exited the lineup, and his minutes have been cut too. After seeing more than 15 minutes in eight of the first 15 games of the season, he's now went 11 straight games without seeing more than 14:03. A majority of Voracek's ice time has been shared with Sillinger or Boone Jenner over the last month. Could Sillinger's struggles be related to not being able to play alongside Laine? If head coach Brad Larsen wants to reunite that line, a top line of Laine-Sillinger-Voracek may happen on the current road trip. Laine-Jenner-Voracek played together, as well, but the analytics show that line may not be as productive as it they sound on paper: the trio played 75 minutes together, and their 1.92 expected goals per 60 was the lowest of any of the four Blue Jacket forward groups with at least an hour of shared ice time this season. What about Alexandre Texier? With nine, he's tied for second on the team in goals and is already at a career high. It would be a risk, but after an impressive season so far, does Texier deserve another chance to play near (or at) the top of the lineup? Jack Roslovic has come around as of late, as well; does he get a chance? Larsen will have plenty of options at his disposal, and with Columbus still amongst the ten best teams in the league in goals per game, Laine's return to the lineup only creates more opportunity for an offense that has beat expectations thus far. The Blue Jackets are bottom ten in goals allowed though, so let's just hope that opportunity can outscore their opponents. *************** Nah, nothing to worry about here (cuz: Looney Tune): ************ . * That smile... (floss yer frik'n teeth - those gums - what a mess); and, open your eyes man you're on TV! "I've got my pockets full of miracles stuff". (Check out the security guard and dope dog.) Unfortunately, Torts will not be coaching or we could truly have a Gong Show tonight! GO CANUCKS GO! HATTY FOR PETEY!
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JR mentioned in a list of things he talked about wanting to do and was constricted somewhat, that if the right moves were to be made, we could start banking cap space again, and we can't do that if we have players on IR. If correct, that would put a couple names to the 'move a couple guys' narrative, i.e. Ferland and Sutter, maybe Keeper. [@Mll, is this correct?]
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Good synopsis James. I only disagree with one thing. I found it really boring and fell asleep twice. Frankie going from one side to the other like a windshield wiper; all rooks -> all old guys; this is better. Should find out who the new AGM is this week and later the GM. To complete this ass-backwards hiring restructure, coach and asst coach, then POHO, then AGM, then analytics and capologist, then GM. Its all good; I'm good too; just sleepy.
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I'm not a gynecologist; but I'll have a look! - My fave (imaginary) T-Shirt. No but really. It could hurt for a day and it could hurt forever. My advice, and I'm not etc: Get loaded, and phone that one that's always after ya, you know the one you don't really like but, ph 'er and let 'er at ya.* Get back in the saddle; it helps. GO CANUCKS GO! *This can sometimes lead to a 'freshening up' of supplies around the man cave too. Every little bit helps. And, it'll be good for her too.
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Here is Rutherford’s first interview.
Goal:thecup replied to Canuckfanforlife82's topic in Canucks Talk
Good stuff! (Huge Font) Here's the copy/paste if you don't want to click the link: Ex-Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford ready for a new challenge in Vancouver SETH RORABAUGH | Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021 4:52 p.m. GETTY IMAGES Former general manager Jim Rutherford led the Penguins to Stanley Cup championships in 2016 and 2017. EMAIL NEWSLETTERS TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. By the time Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko denied Winnipeg Jets forward Pierre-Luc Dubois on a backhander to secure the Canucks a 4-3 home shootout win at Rogers Arena on Friday night, it was well into Saturday morning on the East Coast. To be precise, it was 12:52 a.m. in North Carolina. That’s where Jim Rutherford stayed up late to watch. “Of course!” Rutherford laughed. “Of course. I would have stayed up to watch that game whether I was working for them or not. That didn’t change anything for me.” What has changed for the former Pittsburgh Penguins general manager is his employment status. Less than 11 months after he abruptly resigned from his position with the Penguins, Rutherford was hired as president of hockey operations of the Canucks on Thursday. Rutherford largely declined to discuss specifics about the Canucks when contacted by the Tribune-Review by phone Saturday. He would prefer to discuss those matters with Vancouver media first and is scheduled to be introduced formally by the Canucks at a press conference Monday. One thing he did outline is how much his new position — the president of hockey operations — appealed to him. “When I left Pittsburgh, I wasn’t looking to get another (general manager) job,” said Rutherford, 72. “But I did say if a certain situation came along, that I would consider doing. Even in the last couple of years in Pittsburgh, I started suggesting that president of hockey operations would be my next step. This is the first team that came along that understood what I was looking for.” The Canucks largely have disappointed this season and are in the process of rebuilding their front office. On Dec. 6, the Canucks fired general manager Jim Benning, assistant general manager John Weisbrod, head coach Travis Green and assistant coach Nolan Baumgartner. Long-time NHL coach Bruce Boudreau was installed as head coach. Then by Friday, assistant general manager Chris Gear and director of hockey operations and analytics Jonathan Wall were fired. Rutherford will serve as interim general manager while leading a search for a full-time replacement. What exactly does a president of hockey operations do compared to a general manager? “The president oversees all the hockey operations and reports directly to the owner,” said Rutherford, who was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder in 2019. “As the general manager, they do more of the day-to-day work with the players, day-to-day with the media. The president is not quite as hands-on in those situations. “I’ll still deal with it. It will be part of my job. It will be the general manager bringing that information to me and what his thoughts are and what he’s going to do, things like that. Compared to me being hands-on actually doing those things.” One thing Rutherford will be doing is working with the 66-year-old Boudreau, a long-time friend. Their orbits in NHL management never crossed until now. In 1977, Boudreau, then a forward with the Toronto Maple Leafs, scored his first career goal on Rutherford, then a goaltender with the Detroit Red Wings. “He reminds me every time he sees me,” Rutherford said. “But like I tell him, he couldn’t score on anybody else. He had to score on his friend.” “Our friendship goes back to in our 20s when we were playing. We knew each other at a young age. It wasn’t a friendship where we were calling each other each week. But we always viewed ourselves and had a respect for each other. And kidded at different times about it would be nice to work together someday. We certainly stretched that out in our careers, that’s for sure.” The latest step in Rutherford’s career will be considerably different than his time as general manager of the Hartford Whalers-turned-Carolina Hurricanes franchise and the Penguins. First, he’ll be three time zones away from where he has spent most of his professional life. “The only thing you have to do is set your clock different,” Rutherford quipped. Horologic concerns aside, Rutherford acknowledges the demands of running an NHL franchise in a Canadian market are much different than in most United States markets. “I look forward to being in a Canadian market,” said the native of Beeton, Ontario. “I was born in Canada. Obviously, as a Canadian, love the country. But I do recognize there’s more scrutiny in a Canadian market.” When he arrived in Pittsburgh as the Penguins’ general manager in 2014, Rutherford had a mandate to “win now” with superstars such as Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin approaching their early 30s. He accomplished that task by winning Stanley Cup titles in 2016 and ’17. No such directive is in place with the Canucks, at least not yet. “A better way to say is the two teams would be in a different place in the cycle,” Rutherford said. “I need to get in there and talk to the people that have been there and form my own opinion. As you know, I watch games all the time, all the way through to the late games. So I have watched Vancouver play a lot of games. It’s one thing to have an opinion 3,000 miles away to having an opinion when you’re right in there. I certainly need to gather a lot more information before we get too far down that road.” Notes: Penguins forward Jake Guentzel was placed on injured reserve retroactive to Dec. 6. Guentzel has been wearing a brace (or some sort of protection) on his right hand after blocking a shot.