Rob_Zepp

Vancouver has it pretty good with timing of the draft and, in the case of goalies, age and likely contractual status of their two NHL tenders. Time will obviously tell but this draft would hurt the organization a LOT more if it was two years further out.....as it is, the timing is just fine.

He has been doing these things since he was 14 and this season has been doing that in every game. Seems now people paying more attention due to statistics are starting to follow his play but make no mistake, he has been an elite skill set for a long time. One of the most talented kids in the draft last year who fell in the order simply due to the "Russia" thing and his contractual commitment.

What happened in 2011?

When was Benning replaced by Chiarelli?

I have....with your angst....and that is a FACT!

Uh, you talking to yourself? There are no absolutes in professional sports but odds are incredibly high that the angst some Canuck fans have over losing a goalie in the expansion draft are far overdone due to the very low likelihood that is how it plays out. Canucks will likely protect Demko and expose a contracted Markstrom that will be too rich for the expansion team in that other options will present themselves with equal/better statistics, shorter term and more flexibility. Added to that the very probable situation that Benning will use his now considerable and enviable depth in the organization, particularly at forward, to strike a deal with Seattle (and why I see Vancouver more than likely losing two players - one by draft, one through the process) that the likelihood is driven even lower. However, you seem to want to continue to have angst over this. Knock yourself out!

You mean, other than the OP for the entire thread.....

Joe - it isn't about "better" per se, it is about contract status, leverage, the CAP etc. etc. I think from Vancouver they will take two players - one formally through the draft process and one that Benning will give them in a trade to protect another Canuck that they (Canucks) cannot protect. Of the various scenarios I see playing out, that one has the highest likelihood of occurring. Of course, I am also guessing at draft order and Canuck roster at that point - two parameters that could change considerably between now and then.

I don't agree at all. They (SEA) will have better options for that position than the Canucks will be exposing. Cheers

Says you. I could not agree with you on this at all. That doesn't fit at all with what I believe Seattle will do. We will both find out soon enough but in my opinion, you are reading this all wrong. Cheers!

What?! I trade you $220 for 10 shares of a small start company called "Apple" in 1980 which have split many, many times since - now I have 560 or so shares worth $176,000 as of last Friday. In your world, the value of that trade hasn't changed?! Wow. The word value, here are my thoughts about your interpretation of this word:

Now you are back to arguing with yourself. Sigh. Yes, they paid a lot because stud great players need a lot to be paid to get them in a trade. When said great player is a great fit for your team, signed at term and a very reasonable AAV then you get even more excited when your offer is accepted over the others in competition for said player. I am curious what it is like to argue with yourself. After you are done and one of the yous wins, do you settle up somewhere and have make up ...... well, you know (family show remember). Is it sort of a left hand/right hand competition thing? Tell you what, we don't need to really know.

Uh, yes they did. You have spent the last 30 pages or so arguing otherwise. I hope the colour of the sky you find currently in your world can stick for a while.

Some of us listen and talk to people that don't just post to Reddit. There isn't a single true "insider" that gives out information to the masses that is nearly as good as you get off of the record. As far as the "NHL brass"....why would the management of the NHL had said anything? This was a coveted player that Tampa let known was available for the right price and Vancouver was one of several teams who jumped into the pool. What is so hard to understand about that?

I think his 15 minutes are up so it will be a pretty small bump under your pillow

I don't think Demko will be on their radar as he will be protected by Vancouver.

So Seattle takes him even though they will have better goalie options?

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