Drive-By Body Pierce

When I was a skinny geeky little kid, dodgeball was where I had game!!!

Mr. glass-is-half-full, right here.

So anyone named John, Jack or Jeff are immediate stops as well? Do you also avoid orange juice?

Sorry everyone, major fail on my part. MrCanuck and Xereau nailed it.

Also watching the Raptors.

Working on posting some excerpts, but my phone isn't forgiving. https://www.spectorshockey.net/2019/06/nhl-rumor-mill-june-5-2019/ EDIT: Yep, I suck...sorry folks, https://thecanuckway.com/2019/05/27/vancouver-canucks-misunderstood-matter-olli-juolevi/amp/2/

That is an actual interesting propsal, but I question if the Wild accept.

I think I'd be alright with that move. Offer $4,227,473 (max for a 2nd round pick compensation and I believe next step is a 1st and a 3rd) for 2 or 3 years. Puts Toronto in a deadly situation to match with their current cap space.

Forgot to add link before... https://www.spectorshockey.net/2019/06/nhl-rumor-mill-june-5-2019/

LATEST CANUCKS SPECULATION VANCOUVER SUN: Ben Kuzma suggests the Canucks might have to package some players to land a top-six forward via the trade market. The Minnesota Wild reportedly offered up winger Jason Zucker but their asking price (budding star Brock Boeser) was rejected. GM Jim Benning said he intends to add support for his promising young players like Boeser. Outside of Boeser, Elias Pettersson, Bo Horvat, and Quinn Hughes, the Canucks lack sufficient assets to make a one-for-one trade for significant help. Kuzma suggests a package deal of winger Jake Virtanen and defenseman Ben Hutton might draw some interest. Kuzma’s colleague Patrick Johnston cited a report by TSN’s Pierre LeBrun indicating the Canucks had interest in Marcus Johansson at the trade deadline. The Boston Bruins subsequently acquired Johansson from the Washington Capitals. Given Johansson’s solid postseason performance, Johnston wonders if Benning will take a run at him again via free agency. Johnston also noted Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman report claiming the Canucks are at an impasse with pending UFA defenseman Alex Edler. A no-movement clause could be the sticking point in negotiations. He also noted a report claiming the Canucks contacted the Toronto Maple Leafs regarding blueliner Nikita Zaitsev. Johnston doesn’t believe Zaitsev would improve Vancouver’s blueline. SPORTSNET’s Rick Dhaliwal took to Twitter citing sources from the recent NHL Draft combine claiming the Canucks will pursue Winnipeg’s Tyler Myers or Toronto’s Jake Gardiner via free agency. SPECTOR’S NOTE: The Canucks aren’t moving Boeser, Pettersson, Horvat or Hughes. As Kuzma points out, they’re the core Benning intends to build around. Theyalso own the 10th overall pick in the upcoming NHL Draft in Vancouver but Benning seems keen to retain it. Maybe Benning can find a decent return for that suggested package of Virtanen and Hutton. I think he’ll have better luck targeting clubs looking to shed salary via trades this summer. Cap Friendly indicates the Canucks have $52.4 million invested in 20 players for 2019-20. Even by re-signing Edler and Boeser, they’ll have plenty of room to take on a significant player or two if ownership is willing to do so. After being burned by the disastrous Loui Eriksson contract in 2016, Benning could be reluctant to spend big in the UFA market. Targeting cap-strapped teams could land them a good, reasonably priced players. I agree with Johnston that the Canucks should pass on Zaitsev, but how about seeing if a forward like Kasperi Kapanen or Andreas Johnsson is available?

Media being media...

Just curious, how many times have you been to Columbia? ..and then do an under the radar boat trip back to anywhere in North America? ...cause its totally as easy as typing it in an online forum.

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This isn't new.

There are tests that can detect cocaine weeks or even months after, now. The whole "out of your system in days" is not a thing anymore. A friend of mine in a motorcycle accident on his way home from work, where he lost his leg, tested positive for cocaine several weeks after "partying".

Putin as an add on for the next ASG ballot!!!

Jokes aside, he looks like he could be a Brandon-Sutter-type player, on the upside.

I wish I could give multiple reactions for that one...