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Still holding to my first assessment of him. Still my favoruite day 2 pick of the 2022 class. Has all the tools and smarts to out perform all his counterparts that Vancouver drafted. Moves well, makes smart defenaive reads, and comoetes hard. He would be a very nice complementary top 4 piece down the road. Reminds me a lot of Keith Ballard when he was with Florida and Phoenix.

I wonder of Dallas could be a sneaky candidate for Bo Horvat. They are currently looking to bolster their top six and perhaps could allow Benn and Seguin to take less responsibility down the middle. Bo would fit their group. They have some intriguing players like Wyatt Johnston. 19 year old rookie Right handed center who had a monster season in the OHL last season with 120 points. He is currently playing as a 3C for Dallas, but if we are building for the future, he would be a very ideal candidate to trade for.

Although he only had 1 point in the WJC tourney, Axel Sandin-Pellikka really impressed me. Smooth skater, good first pass, and transitioned the puck quickly. Defensively, despite Sweden struggled a lot, he seemed to stand out the most defensively for all the right reasons. Really high on him.

It was such a missed opportunity when the Jets were short all those players and we lost that game. The Jets are playing such a disciplined game under Rick Bowness, that game just got that much harder with 4 regulars returning.

At this point, anyone not named Pettersson, Hughes, Demko and some of the young guys (Podkolzin, Hoglander, etc) should be fair game to be traded.

Not really interested in another scoring winger. We need to build down the middle and on the blueline. Rangers would have to significantly add to Lafreniere deal if its for Bo Horvat.

I want change. JR and Allvin promised change and haven't delivered. They have talked about making difficult decisions and it just has not happened. Im done with this team til changes are made.

Boeser and Garland are good players but play with a ahl level player in Dries. Would rather see Studnicka between the two.

Flames are over us, cant seem to challenge and plug up that neutral zone.

Love seeing Klim moving his feet. He can be an absolute unit, he is really starting to figure things out lately.

Jett Woo and Danila Klimovich have both been slow starters this season but have both found their game as the season has gone on. Starting to see some good things.

The right move. Lockwood has been exceeding in Abbotsford, he has really added an offensive element to his game and has been a menace on the forecheck. He has also really stepped up his defensive game, watched his last 3 games for Abbotsford and he had strong showings. Since being sent down the last time, he has really found his scoring touch that he had from Michigan. Would love to see a Joshua-Studnicka-Lockwood line, their speed, and tenacity would be fun to watch. I think Aman was a nice surprise story from training camp, but he has been fairly meh since the first 10 or so games. He needs some seasoning and really work on those faceoffs. 35% in the dot as a 4th line C is not good enough. He needs to find a bottom line to his game.

Canucks basically have a full healthy roster besides Demko and Pearson. Jets are hanging by a thread with their roster down 7 regulars and many important ones. No excuse to not win this game. Jets have been struggling last few games too with so many regulars out. Canucks will need to be sharp, as Bowness' team always come prepared for a fight even when down.

Like Pederson's hustle, but you can see why he has been mostly an AHL guy. Can't complete plays with Kuzmenko and Petey

OEL and Myers seem to be always the common issue on the blueline, and Bruce decided to pair both of the defensive liabilities together. 13.25 million for a train wreck.

EP has had a knack for big time goals - he is the king of last minute goals. Unequivocally, EP has taken his game to the next level and showing he is the REAL LEADER of this franchise.

Martin has also been good when he has had to and has kept us in games when we don't deserve to be in them. But saying that, I can't wait for Thatcher Demko to return and find his form again.

I will be forever happy if they just sat Myer's giraffe neck ass in the press box for the rest of the season and take the L with his contract. He cannot play defense to save his life.

Bruce come on man, Studnicka and Bear should not be the ones held responsible here.

Im a little worried that Podkolzin hasn't been lighting the AHL on fire with points, but his game has looked a lot better playing with Pedersen and Di Guiseppe.

Good deal, he has been super underrated there. Reminds me a lot of Raymond and Hansen together. Little bit of finish to go with high work rate and speed.

Loser team mentality. No urgency to defend a lead.

I was looking forward to seeing Studnicka with Miller and Horvat Love Lazar, but that aint the right fit Bruce.