Down by the River

also no one knows what the heck he is doing or thinking ^

Face it, even Hell Toupee doesn't know what he's doing or thinking....

It's gone. Man that's weird...

I already threw my laptop in the trash. Overreaction you think?

Somehow I reacted to that.

@Ossi VaananenI didn't say that they are similar because they are Finnish, you're the one making presumptions. Read scouting reports on both (http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/prospect-interest-411-olli-juolevi/). So maybe don't act like such an asshole?

Asshole? I gave it right back to you 'Has to be one of the dumbest arguments ....' I could say the same of yourself. Now, in the future if you are to make comparisons, make one of a high draft pick making the team at 20+. That would be more accurate than Juolevi/Maatta.

Eye test on the Knights is very similar.  It's a reasonable comparison and hopefully he develops properly.

I'm surprised to hear that. I thought Virt played well last night. Maybe Boeser is going to slot in.

Hopefully, Green won't be doing the Superman-Clark Kent routine with Boeser and Virtanen all season.

Word on the street is Boeser has his parents in town and he will get to start off the his year with the big line on Horvat's wing and Baertschi as the other partner.

Virtanen should be playing based on merit. 

Gagner, Dorsett, or Burmistrov should make way.

Jets are the biggest team in the league. If Green is gonna play that matchup card he will want Dorsett to stay in the lineup and Jake dont call me big country Virtanen as well.

I also don't like Edler on the pp and Hutton and Stecher being a pair.

Baertschi-Horvat-Boeser

Sedin-Sedin-Vanek

Granlund-Gagner-Eriksson

Virtanen-Sutter-Dorsett

Burmistrov the odd man out though he hasn't really been as average as Gagner.

Guance coming back in 4 weeks will complicate things further and may trigger Virtanen or Biega heading to Utica to make room.

Even if they send Guance on a conditional stint in Utica he remains waiver fodder.

Not enough physicality in hockey nowaday balance between speed and skill over size and hitting has gotten tilted too much in one direction.

Ew football

No way. This is the best time of year. Canucks are playing again, the NFL is bloody awesome (but like the NHL it has its flaws), and the MLB playoffs definitely has its moments. It's a great time of year to be a sports fan.

#PrayForScience 

I got topped up with 8 inoculations before I went traveling, some were updates for home stuff, and some were for the areas I was visiting. A measles mumps rubella refresher was one of the top ups. Vaccines work.

Thanks for the plug, I'll try to check him out.

I'd argue 2 and 3 year deals with cap hits that are as low as $3 million or less is exactly how you rebuild if you're in our timeline.  Great term, hits and solid pump and dump ability at the TDL's to shelter the kids who will be coming up 1 by 1 or 2 by 2 for the next few seasons.

This is the first year a bunch of our kids, like a full crop will hit Utica so it's not a bad idea for stop gaps to be signed IMO only

Would you rather be Colorado be out of it in December, and still draft 4th overall?

I believe the canucks learned from edmonton. you need a balance of veterans mixed in with the youth your trying to develop. I like what they are doing. also i believe the canucks know their luck now in the lotto draft just as ghost mentioned.

Wuh??   I had a meeting, what did I miss??

@debluvscanucks Check out the trades/rumors/signings subthread.

Was he part of the voting process?

Well I guess this confirms Craig Simpson has a vote.

@HerrDrFunk Its always 'Borrows'

@S'all Good ManI pronounce it correctly.  However, Buffalo is a border city so I'm pretty aware of the proper pronunciation of Canadian hockey players.

the worst one of all is "Parise". He even does it to himself. 

I'm eating my favourite cereal this morning.

captain crunch?

That's probably #3 for me, Joe. I'm a Nesquik man.

Rielly, Forsberg, Lindholm would be my top-3 in a re-draft.

Lindholm>>>Reilly imo. I do not think Reilly is a #1 Dman on contender

So what he gave up two first rounders and a second for Kessel. A broken clock is right twice a day. 

I like Doc's voice. He's the American version of Bob Cole. Canada needs another Bob Cole, but I'm not holding my breath.

I think Bob Cole is the greatest. Perfect cadence. I think Doc is a caricature of what a PBP guy should be. He makes up the weird obnoxious phrases to describe simple plays. Its like a children's ad lib with that guy on every dump in.

Well yeah, Doc is 2nd to Cole because Americans are 2nd to Canadians at everything hockey 

Like many of us, I grew up listening to Cole call playoff games. There was nothing else like it and playoffs these days feel slightly hollow because of, well, time. 

Good on him...so happy that this is how it's going down for him.

Love Burr.  If only Errikson played with half of Burr's passion.  

happy for burr, good on him. louie will shine next year. 

I got excited for a second.

Me too 

Haha, well played

I think they'll offer

Future considerations for Miller or Markstrom LOL 

If that were true we'd already have Seguin.

We will even throw in the signature 2nd round pick to sweeten the pot.