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Great news! I think he will make a great captain.
Just because one guy becomes captain doesn't mean anyone else automatically would have been a bad or worse choice.
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As I am posting this the website is acting in a way I have not experienced before and I hope it is not an indication of what we all don't want to happen.
If it is, much love to everyone here. I grew up in an environment where I didn't have much of anyone to interact with when it comes to hockey. This place has been a pleasure to be a small part of and I just want to echo previous posters like @Ted Lasso and express my appreciation for this community. To even think I have the tiniest bit of notoriety on here makes me happy. It's truly been a continuous driving factor for my interest and fandom of the Canucks and a lot of you on here have contributed to that with discussions, proposals, posts, likes and jokes. It's got to be one of the better sports forums around.
As one door closes, another one opens and I hope to see you all on the other side wherever that will be.
Saying all that.. I am a glass half full kind of person and I think it's just under maintenance. CDC never dies, let's go.-
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It would really be interesting to be a fly on the wall in Arizona.
It has to be the most unique organization in the league and in a unique situation. I guess Armstrong is corporate enough to deal with having god awful working conditions as compared to his counterparts in other organizations. Like it can't be an attractive job even for someone desperate to enter sports management.
Reminds me of the movie Moneyball when Billy (Brad Pitt) has a meeting with the owner who tells him there is no more money to invest in the roster. This is followed by Billy graphically explaining to his scouting staff just how much worse they are than even their closest comparable teams.
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Wenatchee Wild was a completely new thing to me. Hard to believe that out of all the WHL franchises that the Ice got bought up and then moved to Wenatchee.
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Not a fan of seeing a player sign in the KHL with everything that's going on. Plenty of other places to play.
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I still feel like they need another year to make more changes to the team. Still a lot of dead weight on the roster, a lot of meh.
I think they miss again, sadly.
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Pretty incredible to reflect about the impact he's had on the game. Some of those clips will forever make the hairs on the back of my neck go up and I am not even a Sabres fan.
Absolute icon, incredible career and the love and passion he always showed. We should all be grateful for the moments he helped create and forever cemented in history. -
Seems like at the very worst a very competitive cap hit. Feels cheap.
Very likely to perform above a 7 mil a year player for most of the contract
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I thought Sven did more for the Canucks than he usually get's credit for. Maybe I'm wrong but it feels like he get's lumped in with the likes of Goldobin and Vey and I think he was a clear step above.
I'll never understand how he was drafted where he was. He never had a single thing that stood out. Just a lot of average without any separation skills. Seems like a cool dude though.-
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That Kraken logo is a beauty
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17 hours ago, Provost said:
Jersey is getting sole good deals on these contracts. Cheap veteran short term contracts to support the kids.
Turns out you don’t need to spend $3-4 million AAV on multi year deals to flesh out the bottom of your roster.
… who knew?You got to actually be a good team to get those privilege's!
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I hope he makes it out the coast - seems like a really good person, still rooting for him.
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57 minutes ago, MeanSeanBean said:
Don't know for sure, but I don't think he's directly with the Canucks... as of now. He will be coaching Orebro, where D Petey played last year. Lekkerimaki will also be joining the team this year, so suspect they are just furthering the working relationship with Hedberg since he will be coaching 2 important prospects for us?
You're right. Now I also understand a question I couldn't really make out what it was when it was asked to D-Petey.
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27 minutes ago, MaxVerstappen33 said:
Johan Hedberg in the green shirt. I have this memory of Hedberg being a Dallas Star for many years but it was just one I guess
I was just about to post about Hedberg being there as well.
Does anyone know if he is involved with the Canucks in any capacity?
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If this were to happen I assume that Letang is a part of the deal?
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3 hours ago, SilentSam said:
No way they rest Silvos as a backup to Demko..
but he will be Demkos replacement to injury .
Martin will be backup to Demko and Silovs at the NHL level.
Until Silovs bumps Demko out which I think could happen next season.
almost certain of this progression after Silovs performance at the international level.
The only thing that could change this is they want to make Silovs the #1 this season,. And get a great return and drop cap space by moving Demko. But I doubt this scenario.
Silovs is a decent goalie prospect. I love the positivity but this is not a realistic view. He's not close to bumping anyone, especially not a proven starter like Demko out of the league.
Silovs can perhaps develop into a 1b type of goalie and there is nothing wrong with that. Canucks found value in him and he's developed since he was drafted.
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I'll feel quite surprised if this is the only goalie signed this summer.
I'd love to see them sign a reliable veteran back-up. Martin is not good enough to play 20-25 games on a playoff team.
Who's backing up? I want Silovs playing games.
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6 minutes ago, AngryElf said:
3x4 Million for Gudas holy crap
Yikes
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Depending on term here I'll be happy with Soucy and Cole. Not the sexiest signings but needed.
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3 year deal to a 36 year old whos barely holding on skating wise.
At least you can bury it.
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Good for him.
I like the player but I'm happy the Canucks are looking elsewhere. We can't get better if we keep coming back with the same group.
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43 minutes ago, Stierlitz said:
Quote from Chris Faber of Canucks Army:
"We spoke with Mynio and Brzustewics while the Canucks were on the clock for 105 and 107. Both were very excited to be selected by the Canucks. Mynio was born in Kamloops but rooted for the Oilers growing up — he has now changed to rooting for the Canucks, obviously. As for Brzustewics, he told us that he is a big Lego fan and actually built a six-foot-long Titanic recently".
What a bunch of nerds
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3 minutes ago, DefCon1 said:
Pineineineimi
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"Known more for his defense, his ceiling is that of a Chris Tanev or Jaccob Slavin"
Loving what we are doing right now.
Hunter Syllables is a 2nd round talent.-
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I joined in 2009 but I'm pretty sure this is my second account and that I lurked around for a long while before joining.
Wrote it in another thread already but this place has really fueled my interest in hockey and the Canucks. Growing up I didn't have anyone around me interested in hockey and even moving back home to Sweden I still don't really have anyone. It's weird, we like hockey here and that was something I took for granted moving back. Sure people are interested but I am at that I post on forums about hockey type of level and that's really scarce from my experience, but not around here! Thanks for satisfying my needs for hockey related anything for most of my life.
Shout out to @Vintage Canuck - best hockey news source in the world. Let me know when you get that donation button set up.
Even if this sucks it's really nice to read through this thread and see how many people share my opinion of the place. These forums have always been my most frequently visited page on any computer or browser I've had access to over the years. The absolute go-to place for anything hockey related. I have to admit, I've always felt some sort of weird pride over how good CDC has been and it's all thanks to all of us. Pretty neat.
See you on the other side.