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  1. Ahaha, I'll leave you with this I always find it kinda interesting when people who actually know and understand the ins and outs of vocals pick apart music I like
  2. On that we can agree, I'll chalk it up to his career year. Some folks thought he'd suddenly evolved into a full-time 99 point player and I wasn't buying it. But hey, they call it a career year for a reason.
  3. I wish we had Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa's pretty damn lucky. I don't like his brother but man, Brady is fun to watch. 

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    2. Coconuts

      Coconuts

      The only Tkachuk I actually like 

    3. -AJ-

      -AJ-

      Definitely the most respectable of the Tkachuks.

    4. chon derry
  4. Again, I'd disagree as I started advocating for a Miller trade in like November 2021 despite his production. There are quite a few of us floating around who were on board with trading him after the team dug themselves that hole under Green. The writing was on the wall. Miller's been productive as a Canuck but they haven't done much of anything with him on the roster. Hell, even that bubble playoff people like to mythologize only happened because Covid canceled the season, math, and playoff round that hadn't previously existed. Markstrom had gone down with a knee injury and we we're sliding before the season was canceled, we just barely made the cut for the play-in round. Had the season continued we'd likely have zero playoff appearances with Miller on the roster. Miller is a capable offensive player but he we was too much older than the rest of the core. Even Bo, who I argued we should keep, was a pretty close but at least he had a couple years less and those being a couple of years younger mattered enough to me. It's easier for some around here to say we should have traded Miller in retrospect but the reality is there have been folks advocating for our building around the young core for a while now and given where this roster and organization are now it probably would've been the right move. Making the playoffs during that Covid year was honestly one of the worst things to happen to the Canucks in recent years because it gave ownership, management, and segments of the fanbase the impression we were further along than we really were.
  5. That's not how you spell Quebec or Houston
  6. Bo dropping the gloves and getting hurt would be peak Canucks Nobody would be happy, not even the folks who've been crying for pushback from him
  7. More like Buffalo couldn't find a trade I was under the impression they'd been trying to find Hinostroza a landing spot for a while https://buffalonews.com/sports/sabres/why-the-sabres-are-willing-to-trade-veteran-winger-vinnie-hinostroza/article_eff0ff7c-967c-11ed-9d6e-d322df304cbb.html
  8. Boston ain't my preferred destination for Bo, don't get me wrong. But if it comes out that their offer is best, so be it. Carolina, Detroit, Jersey, and even the Rangers would be more preferable. But I don't think he'd extend in Detroit. I don't actually believe Seattle's in on Horvat despite what's floating around out there. The cost of acquiring a top center from a divisional rival would be enormous and they're honestly better off just continuing their patient approach.
  9. Ehhh, I don't particularly agree with that. I wasn't one of the folks who thought the Bruce bump would amount to making the playoffs though, that winning stretch did nothing to change my mind about where the team was at. Demko was still covering a lot of warts, our defense was still pretty weak looking, we still had plenty of the habits we'd exhibited under Green. I recall several games where it'd take the Canucks a period or two to get going during which Demko would stand on his head to keep them in it. We also notably lost to teams we had no business losing to, the Detroit game in the second half stands out. It was also a season where were uncharacteristically healthy, at least regarding our most important players. Same could be said of this season thus far actually. The only difference between last season's Miller and this one is that last season was a career season. He's a capable offensive player but the defensive miscues, giving up on plays, floating, poor passes, ect were all there last season too. Difference is more folks were willing to gloss over them because of said career year. He's a double edged sword and that's not new. Pettersson's first half wasn't great, it took him a while to get going but once he did he looked like he has this season. I argued throughout the summer that we could probably get by just fine with 1-2 punch of Pettersson and Horvat. I argued we'd be better of trading him for picks, prospects, or to help address our D and that we'd be better off. I argued we'd be better of potentially taking a step or two back to take more steps forward going forward. I argued that we were probably at least four years out from contention and that Miller didn't fit our competitive timeline given he'd be 30 by the time his new deal kicked in. I argued we had enough talent up front that we could probably still be a fringe playoff team without Miller, and that an improved defense could mitigate some of any offense we'd lost. I stand by all of those arguments.
  10. Carlo makes zero sense for the Bruins, if they're looking to contend they're not going to be looking to weaken their D. Hence futures. Rutherford can go on about wanting young NHL'ers all he wants but anyone who views themself as a contender isn't going to be looking to weaken their actual roster. I took that more as management blowing smoke, picks, prospects, and players on the cusp of making it or who have made it but aren't playing important roles yet are the most likely return imo. I'd rather trade with Jersey, they have more pieces I like. But they also have less need for a Horvat type player. Canes are a better fit, I could see maybe the Rags. Detroit is really interesting too but I don't think Horvat would extend there, childhood team growing up or not. I think he'll want to sign somewhere with a roster that's actually competitive.
  11. Lysell and a couple 1st round picks? This year's might be low but a 1st is a 1st.
  12. Depends on what they're willing to pay. If there was ever a season for them to try and go all-in it'd be this one given Bergeron and Krejci are on the verge of retirement.
  13. All they had to do was make the obvious move and trade Miller at the deadline, or the draft, or during the summer.. Extending him was the beginning of the end for Horvat in Vancouver, although lowballing him during the summer certainly wouldn't have helped.
  14. https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bo-horvat-trade-talks-canucks-bruins
  15. Maybe if we're trading Horvat's dad No take backsies
  16. Be interesting to see what Pasta's deal ends up being, that 10-11M bracket is probably what we'll be looking at with Pettersson if he keeps it up.
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