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  1. The big thing about this trade was benning is a year behind other gm’s. If this same trade was made today, canucks would receive the second and first to take on the contracts. Horrible timing but hindsight is easy
  2. Thats a good point,, who knows what agreement is in place and the actual plan is. It seems short sighted to continue to build for here and now,, when decisions for the long term health and success of the franchise should be paramount
  3. Agree totally but you can only move players that have value to another team.. boeser, garland etc.. are decent players but highly paid and most teams are against the cap. Schenn can fit anywhere with little against cap. I would love to trade boeser, garland, myers and oel but not possible. If the rumor is true for what rangers offered for miller last year, that is the type of decision that sets the franchise back immensely,, was it ownership?
  4. I guess it comes down to how it is handled by management.. it is rare but can happen
  5. There is absolutely no reason not to trade schenn at the deadline. He can bring a second for sure and can resign next year.. asset management has never been a strength here ( thanks aq) love schenn and would love to see him get another shot at a cup. Fantastic team first guy!!
  6. All this debate between miller and bo is interesting.. Bo if he can learn to play defense if a very nice player,, miller’s talent has never been a question. He was playing 4 th line minutes in tampa because of his effort to defense not his lack of talent.. both have great qualities as players and there arent many players without faults in this league. Im curious what management will decide.. both would leave big holes if not here
  7. Delia was great! Havent seen 5 defenders inside dots in a long time.. great team effort on D tonight! Surprising
  8. Stillman is our tank commander!! Owner doesnt want a rebuild so this is how it has to be! Play stillman a lot and reap the benefits,, keep our defensive system in place and we cant help but get a good pick!
  9. I honestly think this team is better off keeping everybody except bo and kuz ( hate that one) as all the players that we want them to trade have basically no value with the flat cap. We will be taking back salary and some other teams problem.. i cant see a hockey trade unless its for bo at the deadline. Get a new coach perhaps next year who is a “system guy” and see how the team learns and develops.. there can really be not much difference with this group with the same coach,, cant trade 5 or 6 players realistically in todays league without giving up draft capitol.. its going to take time to fix this
  10. I would love the nucks to re build,, it will take some time to rid themselves of bad contracts but managements basic problem is paying veterans ( market value - always debatable ) without the right core for success. Windows are so small ( two - three years ) and the hard part is to trade veteran good players when their value is high to continue to try to get right mix of draft picks and young players.. nucks just give vets a big contract and hope. All this does is make team basically spend to the cap all the time with no depth for real success. Management has to learn to let go of vets if there is no chance for a cup with that mix. Keep salaries lower until mix is right then spend to win.
  11. Perhaps that would be best for a rebuild however,, petey is up in two years. Will he want to stay?
  12. Until this team learns to play team defense,, im not sure anybody would look good playing on the blue line. It is extremely tough to watch but the forwards have a responsibility here as well. OEL isnt as bad as he is made out. The D stands out for all the wrong reasons and the goaltending as well.. until everybody buys in its going to continue.. BB is an offensive style coach so i dont see it changing until the coach changes unfortunately.. Bruce was a good choice for the time but moving forward dont think so.. it is entertaining to watch for sure though! We may have a better team in a few years but i love the scoring and lack of responsibility in a strange way…
  13. I think this is something management should go to schenn about.. would he be ok with a trade to a contender? If so a second round pick would be a big help ( if chosen correctly). Hopefully resign in off season. Although,,, isnt there a rule against that now?? Not sure. Love schenn,, one of the true team first guys and deserves a raise and a say in what happens to him
  14. To really be a special team you have to hit on multiple non first rounders for the most part. You need gems in the third , fourth, fifth and six rounds,, not every year obviously, but if you can find 3 or 4 contributors over 3 or 4 years it would be so much easier to build without buying castoffs. I hope one day we do..
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