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Back when Babych was still playing, he mentioned in an interview that all of his brothers were tougher than him and he was more or less the runt. I met Dave and one of his brothers at Carlo's and Bud's and while shorter, his brother was twice as wide; it must have taken the whole frickin cow to make the black leather coat he was wearing. As usual, they were great guys, respectful and having fun with about 20 or so other Nux.
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I'd like to see them (53-21-92) together at least a couple times before the season starts, just for Shlitz & Giggles, and because I can't wait to see those 3 tanks attacking the net. Garland looks to be very good and Podz is going to need a year at least to unseat him; and, well, Boeser is a Beauty; that right side is loaded now; difficult to move up. I wouldn't mind the occasional look at Petey on the left side, Miller in the middle, and VP up on the first line. Why not? He has excelled every time he has been given a challenge and a chance; it might just be the best line we have ever had; and of course it is interchangeable with Brock for Podz, who's hot, etc.
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In the top video, does AK nut that Ruskie in his crease just before he drops his stick?
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Yup. Any team in the world would be improved by adding Vasily - and we're the team that gets to do it!
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As you say, once he has settled in, he will push Boes and Garland on the right side, and brings a different style than each. Could be down the road a year or even more, but I hope Trav puts them out together a couple times, at the very least in preseason. Finally, there is very real competition on that side; and Hogz will be pushing Pearson on the left; and, Miller could move to the middle too. Miller - Petey - Boes Hogz - Bo - Podz Pearson - Dickie - Garland Motter - Sutts - Big Mac (I must be forgetting someone; I always do.)
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Yeah, today is testing and measuring day; should get some 'good' media content today though. And we may finally get an answer to the Podz questions (height and weight). I'm guessing 6 foot 1.5 inches tall (you kids can do the metric) and 202 pounds.
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[Article] Offseason grades from the Athletic
Goal:thecup replied to The_Rocket's topic in Canucks Talk
It was in vogue long before 2012 as well. When Montreal was winning all their Cups, there were lots of locals who thought they were smart putting down the Canucks and Canuck fans. Then when The Whiner and The Mess were winning their cups, there were lots of BC people on their bandwagon making fun of our Nux. One that gets me is the "Vancouver fans rioted" BS; we didn't riot; rioters rioted (and most specifically a Calgarian son-of-a-doctor brought Molotov cocktails to the outdoor fan area). Anyway, my two bits while we wait for news from the start of camp today. -
[PTO] Colton Sceviour with Oilers
Goal:thecup replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
Holland is a mole inserted to finish the Oilers off. Edmonton is a dead hole in the NHL. Next Canadian franchise to move south (the only way they can move). -
(No offense intended, and my Swedish is but a few words, but your 2nd sentence does not read very well in English slang.) To your point, Stecher was often beaten by bigger, stronger players regardless of his heart and effort. IMO, there is not a Nux defenseman on our projected roster that I would sit this year in favour of Tony Stretcher. A fighter who never gives up can still be beaten to the ground by a better fighter. Why do you feel the need to support the players who were not good enough for this team's roster? (i.e. Dahlen, Player Name, Stetcher)
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[Proposal] Vancouver - Ottawa Blockbuster
Goal:thecup replied to Odjick the Warrior's topic in Proposals and Armchair GM'ing
Just killing time til later this morning... Can't sleep. Still, I don't want to trade any Canucks. Let's see what we've got. (I want to play with our new toys, at least for a couple days.) -
With Bo in the middle? Yes please!
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From Vancouver is awesome: Vasily Podkolzin and other Canucks prospects kick off camp on Thursday Like the first robin signifies the return of spring, the rookie camp signifies the return of the greatest season of all: hockey season. Sep 13, 2021 4:33 PM By: Daniel Wagner Vasily Podkolzin skating ahead of Vancouver Canucks training camp.Canucks / YouTube The lads have returned to the municipality. It turns out it’s really difficult to avoid saying “The boy are back in town” as players report to NHL camps around the league. Blame Thin Lizzy for making the phrase so relentlessly catchy. After a summer that was a little longer than the Vancouver Canucks would have liked, the start of the 2021-22 season is right around the corner. Just one month from now, the Canucks will play their first game of the season on October 13. Two weeks from now, the Canucks will open the preseason in Spokane, WA against the Seattle Kraken on September 26. Canucks training camp will kick off next week in Abbotsford on September 23. And the first sign that the season is coming is this week: the Canucks’ rookie camp starts with medical and fitness testing on Thursday, September 16 and on-ice sessions on Friday, September 17. Twelve Canucks prospects are expected to attend camp, including top prospect Vasily Podkolzin and the team’s top draft pick from the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, Danila Klimovich. Joining those two will be six other forwards, three defencemen, and one goaltender. That goaltender is Arturs Silovs, who is expected to back up Michael DiPietro in the AHL with the Abbotsford Canucks. The Latvian might also be called upon to represent his country at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, albeit as a second or third-string goaltender. On defence, the top prospect to watch is Jett Woo, who represents the team’s best hope on the right side. He’s likely to play a big role in Abbotsford in the coming season. Viktor Persson is also an intriguing prospect, one that some in the Canucks organization are quite high on. The seventh-round pick from 2020 is coming to North America to play in B.C. but not for either the NHL or AHL Canucks. Instead, he’ll adapt to the smaller rink with the Kamloops Blazers in the WHL. The final defenceman is Alex Kannok-Leipert, who was drafted by the Washington Capitals in 2018 but went unsigned, allowing the Abbotsford Canucks to sign him to an AHL deal. Vancouver hockey fans will know Kannok-Leipert from spending the last four seasons with the WHL’s Vancouver Giants, where he was team captain for the last two seasons. While Vasily Podkolzin is the star attraction among the forwards at rookie camp, there are several other intriguing faces. Carson Focht will look to work his way up the lineup with the Abbotsford Canucks with hopes of earning a bottom-six spot in Vancouver. The Canucks believe in his two-way game but he’ll need to prove himself in Abbotsford. Likewise, Ethan Keppen will look to prove that he deserves more than an AHL contract. The Canucks chose not to sign the former draft pick to an NHL deal but he signed in Abbotsford after spending some time with the Utica Comets last season. Danila Klimovich is the most intriguing prospect at camp. The big Belarusian has all kinds of talent and drive, but is raw and unrefined. There’s a chance he could play for the Abbotsford Canucks in the AHL and be available as a call up to the NHL but it’s more likely he gets sent to the QMJHL to refine and grow his game. After Klimovich, Connor Lockhart carries the most intrigue. He didn’t play at all in his draft year as the OHL cancelled their season and Lockhart had the potential to be picked a lot higher than the sixth round, where the Canucks selected him. Back in the OHL with the Erie Otters this season, Lockhart has the skill level and hockey IQ to dominate. Karel Plasek is interesting primarily because the Canucks saw enough in him to sign him to a contract. Plasek’s numbers don’t jump out from his time in the Czech league but he has great wheels and a strong work ethic — he could be a surprise with the Abbotsford Canucks this season. Then there are two more players signed to AHL contracts: Tristen Nielsen and Chase Wouters. Nielsen was a star for the Giants last season, racking up 15 goals and 32 points in just 22 games. That was enough to finish eighth in WHL scoring but not enough to earn an NHL contract. He’s got the speed and shot to make some noise with the Abbotsford Canucks. Finally, there’s Wouters, who has been captain of the WHL’s Saskatoon Blades for the past three seasons. He was the first signing by the Abbotsford Canucks and could take a leadership role with his lead-by-example approach on the ice. He was third on the Blades with 22 points in 21 games but is also a natural centre and penalty killer, which should give him plenty of ice time in Abbotsford. Wouters has even had his number 44 retired by the Blades. While the rookie camp is not expected to be open to the public, media will be allowed in Rogers Arena to cover the on-ice sessions, so Canucks fans can expect to get overly hyped about Podkolzin performing practice drills on Friday.
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Gino would have eaten all of them for breakfast. And for lunch, the same 5 at the same time. *** No disrespect to Ryp; I loved the guy, and he was a good hockey player too. Might-a could-a maybe been a boxer in his own right; plus fighting on skates is very different, as I found out after learning to box many years before I learned skate. Pound for pound, he has to be right up there, but by that measurement there are probably dozens of guys who fought very well above their weight class. Stan Jonathon comes to mind, though not a Canuck, and probably because I so intensely dislike... ("We don't hate anybody"-Hank Sedin; and my mom, "You don't hate anyone or anything; you may extremely dislike something, but you do not hate anything".) So, because I so extremely dislike les habs (spit, spit), that Stan Jonathon's top down, beat down of a guy about 7 inches taller and a couple stone heavier, wearing the rouge, blanc, et bleu (pardon my French) (Bouchard) was such a beautiful thing, that my friends and I still talk about it to this day. Kurt Fraser was an assassin, pound for pound or by any other measure; dropping guys on the counter with one solid one to the button, 3 times in one game (or am I misremembering)? One guy dropped so soon and so close, he was still trying to hug Fraser while he was 'out stone cold' on the ice; Kurt stepping out of his encircled arms to skate to the box. Domi was a very hard nut; Brashear wore out his knuckles tapping his skull; didn't want to punch him anymore. Brash was seriously tough (but Gino would have smoked him); I was glad to have him through those years where he was about the toughest guy in the league. But back to pound-for-pound Tie Domi was a smaller guy (though very solid) that you were ill-advised to let punch you too many times; he knew how to hit. (Also wasn't a Canuck but provided some of the reasoning for Brashear not to be number one, and a little terror height-wise.) Tiger Williams was a guy that reminded me of boxer Scott LeDoux, who would break almost every rule once and get a warning, as a second warning meant points were deducted (10 point must system). LeDoux would 'hold and hit', 'hit below the belt', even 'biting' an opponent on the shoulder, until he got the first warning, then he would move on to the next infraction. One fine day, we were sitting at the glass, in the corner, in the old Pacific Colosseum, (it was anything but 'Pacific'), and Tiger skated this guy right into our corner, in our face. His glove was open with the back of his hand against the glass facing towards us. The front of his glove was ripp'n up 'n down, the rough-leather seem-edges distorting flesh this way and that, up and down; lips, nose, eyelids squishing all over the guy's face, while Williams pushed his head hard into the glass, holding it there with force from his other hand which was on the back of his head. It was gruesome. ("Look again Lass, it's grew some more.") And the guy was mad as hell, and couldn't get away, and the ref couldn't see it, and so when Tiger skated away, he laid a big two-hander into Williams and earned an angry skate to the box. Most of the time Tiger backed up his behaviour on the ice, but he often kept his stick involved; he was a dangerous man (who also knew how and when to draw a penalty). And, it was a much more dangerous time; some guys even did jail time; scalps were removed; eyes taken out; imagine if we had smart phones then... Too much text; I know; I ramble these days. Cheers Nux Fans! Love this topic. GO CANUCKS GO! (Make sure we got a cupla meat hook wingers for the playoffs chillin' in the "A", eh Jim?)
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[Article] Offseason grades from the Athletic
Goal:thecup replied to The_Rocket's topic in Canucks Talk
So Big Jim signs an under 30, 6 foot 4, 216 pound ("that's measured", "he's what you want" - Dan Darazio, BC Lions), .228 points per game, free agent, right side defenseman to a 4 x 2.5m deal and gets a failing grade? -
Christian lies, pederasty, rape, torture, genocide, and unmarked graves is our experience with 'church'. When are we going to stop this "Freedom of Religion" nonsense?
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Petey's gonna get $9 Millie Vanillies x max years and Huggie's gonna get $8 for 3 (IMO).
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Well, I saw 'em all ('cept for the days when you could only listen on the radio, no TV) and imo it is Gino. I loved Hair-Old and no, Gino wasn't the only one who had his name chanted. Brashear was an ok fighter, but like Domi and others pointed out, those little rabbit shots did no real damage. When Gee-Noo hit someone, it hurt, and often ended things, he was also incredibly strong and could keep a guy at bay with each hand at the same time. He also took on the entire St Louis Blues team until none of them wanted any part of him. Etc.
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Elias Pettersson | Quinn Hughes - Contract Discussion Thread
Goal:thecup replied to Bertuzzipunch's topic in Canucks Talk
What are his best comparables and where do you see EP's contract fitting into that group? (If you don't mind; not trying to be argumentative.) -
Wonder how Miller feels about this Barbashev check.
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You had me thinking, "Boldirev? That would be good"; maybe not as good as I hope Podz will be, but Ivan Bolirev was a good hockey player. (And he could fight.)