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  1. Hopefully all of them. If you waive someone from a 29th team's roster and he is claimed and you lose sleep over it, you are not truly trying to get better. Hopefully they let the best players make the team. Best to always get assets for assets but waiver concerns are not what they used to be in preCAP era - team taking also has to waive someone in return unless they have contract space and few do.
  2. Sorry, 29th place teams to not have "too much depth" anywhere. Canucks camp should be truly competitive for first time in a while.
  3. Agreed but still think with anyone under 20, let's take it a season at a time.
  4. "Career" stats for a kid is an interesting thing. I was just talking about last season. When a kid is this young, taking stuff from even a year ago and using it in aggregate is pretty teunous when looking for trends.
  5. Why does everyone harp on one tournament (WJC) where he as somewhat injured and played out of position. During the Four Nations tournament in Gothenburg in November, also against U20 competition and of high calibre similar to WJC, he put up seven points in just three games. However, as it isn't North American centric the Four Nations tournaments get significantly less attention than the WJC, so the latter performance is the one that is typically talked about. This may have benefited the Canucks in grabbing him at 5 versus someone taking him earlier potentially as perhaps that WJC stat is what shied some teams away.
  6. Well, last time I looked hockey was a game and we play games to have fun. I have tried to keep that in mind my entire life as when it becomes non-fun, what is the sense?
  7. That's awesome. I am not in that loop so closely but if I were, I would get equal entertainment out of such. Growing up in Ontario I got that sort of Leaf stuff all the time and while it riled up so many, I found it delightfully entertaining as the trolling of the team and fanbase, at same time, was pure genius and actually made people forget for a while how bad the team often was. Perhaps that is Botch's plan while the Canucks are retooling? (oops, I mean rebuilding - sorry Trevor).
  8. Fatter? I have seen a bunch of photos on Instagram from dryland work many I know are doing at Whistler (I think or Backcomb, I cannot tell them apart) where a bunch of the young Canucks also seem to be in town and doing drylands or something (I don't know, someone in the know on CDC may know as I thought they were going to be at UBC). Juolevi looks massive and ripped - like he has been working out since last camp and his age finally is allowing muscle to develop or something. Even their group shot the Canucks website was first using for the camp showed a ripped dude. Fat is the last thing I would call him - he looks Edlerish already. That is why I think he is going to surprise a lot of people with his physical presence. Kid is bigger than I remember from draft last year that is for sure (seems to have grown at least an inch too). For what it is worth, it appears Gadjovich stole some mid 20s guy who is a fitness freak and put a 18 year old head on it. The guy is a beast and if he can get his skating down, those wanting the Canucks to have someone who creates a lot of space may really like this guy.
  9. Maybe he should write on gardening or fishing or something when things are slow versus fabricating things about his town's professional sports teams.
  10. The truth is most likely a combination of Tallon wants Guddy given how badly their D sank after losing him AND the fantasy world that Botchford seems to live in based upon the articles of his I have read.
  11. That indeed could be the case.
  12. Apparently been a fixture at the gym. Clearly wants this badly.
  13. I wouldn't be surprised to see him play himself into lineup and allow Benning to move a veteran. OJ is the real deal.
  14. If two of this year's Canuck picks get more than 100 NHL games and one other gets to 50 or so then it will have been a moderately successful draft. To get three over 200 games would be phenomenal. Unfortunately, odds are against having more than 2 or 3 ever play in NHL but you never know. Best draft years ever can lead to 3 to 4 making it. Some years, zero. Let's hope for Canuck faithful this is one of those "best ever" years.
  15. He didn't have best WJC but was a beast at his other Intl play last year getting 7 points in 3 games or something like that. Interesting to see how this year goes for him as wiling to bet it will be stronger.
  16. Now you have won the internet too. Massive trophy coming your way! You rock! Schultz is an easy FTAS. You have shown us all. Congrats!!!!
  17. Goes without saying - but it will be said and threads will be dedicated to it. Bank. Good catch.
  18. I understand you would put Justin Schulz as a top pairing Dman over Chris Tanev. With that, you officially win this discussion and life in general. Prize is in the mail.
  19. I haven't seen this guy play yet but know if he a Canuck that he has these characteristics (things I have learned on CDC): - if Benning drafted him he is crap - if Gillis drafted him he was good and is now crap - if he hasn't played a game yet he is a pretty potential first line fit and likely first ballot HOF - if he has good Corsi it is a fluke - if he has good point total, some other stat will show he isn't good - he can be traded for multiple first round picks and if that doesn't happen, Benning is worst GM of all time - Hockey News spelled his name wrong (LastGnome) but have him linked to a trade with the Leafs
  20. Banned for what? Stating facts and obvious conclusions from observations? I would hope that doesn't happen to people. I do see a steady stream of trolls trying to get people to take the bait with their puerile posts but I, and I suspect most, find it entertaining.
  21. Your first point above - how do you arrive at this conclusion? Unless you have some test scores what on earth are you basing this on? Second point above - sorry but you are so wrong. That is the hardest thing to teach at NHL level and is why players like Daigle, Yakupov and hundreds of other highly skilled players never had NHL careers.
  22. Not according to a certain relentless poster in the Chris Tanev thread who feels Tanev isn't even up to Justin Schultz category let alone Demers. I often wonder if people actually watch games.
  23. Absolutely no sense in trying to have a discussion with someone who believes Justin Shultz, for but one example, is a better top pairing Dman than Chris Taney. No sense at all.
  24. Just for FakeName70 (and the other 69 fake names you possibly use). Maatta and Schultz were the top 2 D for Penguins in Game 6 SCF. If you would don't believe CT could have replaced either, no possibility either of us could agree.
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