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  1. Unfortunately, I missed the game today. Fortunately, it was because I went golfing. Even more fortunately, it sounds like the boys played a good game and Petey popped two. Good stuff.
  2. Hughes is untouchable, imo. I like Chychrun, but with his injury history I definitely don't want to replace Hughes for him. Our team can be pretty frustrating because they have so much darn potential as a core group, but there are many games where they just don't show up. But when they do show up they look like contenders. I just wish they had the fire game in and game out. The more I think about the whole situation, the more I want this core to stick together and continue to grow together. I'd really like to see our defence restructured to be more balanced. This means we have to get rid of Hamonic and Poolman, as that's $5.5 million we could spend on a #4 dman and then try to have Rathbone on the bottom left with a cheap stay-at-home, serviceable rhdamn for the #6 slot. I'm also glad we got Garland, and OEL is a good player, but we're simply spending too much on him to play an offensive role for us. Alas, he's untradeable.
  3. Anyone who doesn't think the rules apply to them is highly narcissistic, so I think it's more that than anything. It's also why he continues to be in trouble, because he doesn't think he's done anything wrong and that it's not him. It's also why he will never change, so whomever signs him thinking they're giving him another chance will inevitably run into issues with him.
  4. Gawd, I hate even thinking about this, but I'm starting to wonder more and more if we might need to do a much larger retool than originally thought? Trading any of our top guys means that we can get some very nice returns, but - as you mention - any one of them will leave a gaping hole in their position, so if we trade one for a really nice return, it might be something to think about trading more than one of them and just biting the bullet for the next few years+. The only other option, really, is to stick with our current core and try to bolster the guys around them, but even that isn't going to be easy. And, I feel as though all of Bo, Petey, and Boeser are underperforming a lot with what we truly need out of them to be a contender, so it's a pretty big risk to hold onto them all and hope they regain their form and outperform their contracts rather than under, and then we're eventually forced to sell low and start a rebuild in a few years without any sniffs at the playoffs/cup. JR & Co. have a very tough job ahead of them.
  5. Our cap issues and expiring contracts may very well force the decision.
  6. I agree with everything you've said, except that I don't believe Petey is a top 6 C. I don't see him as a centerman at all anymore. He's not strong enough and is terrible at faceoffs, which is why we saw him play wing tonight. Miller and Bo are out top 6 Cs. Petey could eventually be replaced by Klimovich or someone else via trade. For me, at this point when we'll have to make important decisions such as Miller, Bo, Boeser, or Petey, I choose the three former and trade the latter; with JR loving to trade struggling player for struggling player, Petey for Chychrun might make sense. But, I agree that I don't think Arizona says yes.
  7. Do the Canucks have a sports psychologist to work with players when they need it? I really feel like Petey could benefit from one.
  8. I figured out why @SilentSamis so high on Kane
  9. I think you're joking, but maybe you did actually hear this? I mean, he was hanging out with Quinn in the offseason, and Quinn always looks and seems super stoned and relaxed, so maybe it's true and Quinn got him on the wacky.
  10. I'd say he completely lived up to it. Were it not for Tiger, Phil would have so many more wins and majors, and yet he still has over 40 wins and a handful of majors.
  11. Church sport? The Vancouver Canucks are a model franchise for leadership and character within the community and sports in general. Kane simply does not fit this model. Edit: @SilentSam, any thoughts on the culture of the Canucks and what they've meant to sport and whether Kane fits our character?
  12. Can we put this to bed already? It's not always about a player's stats that make then worth acquiring; it's also about character, and Kane simply does not fit the character of our team.
  13. Gut check time. This road trip will show us what we really have with our team. JR will be watching closely to see how we perform against the top teams, and our guys know this, so it'll be interesting to see how they respond. It's make or break, and I can't wait to see how it unfolds.
  14. That was part of the Benning era, tho. Regardless, I posted that in jest
  15. I'm betting Motte as well. He's been underwhelming this year and doesn't look like the Motte of old. Big names, I see Petey as the odd core man out.
  16. Maybe the league will let JR terminate Hamonic's contract.
  17. I think Petey will be on the block before Brock.
  18. I'm hoping Petey will have a breakout game tonight after JR mentioned him to the media recently. If he moves his feet then good things will happen. If he continues to struggle, I see Petey as the odd man out and major trade bait to help this team without damaging team chemistry too much. Hopefully it won't come to that: 6-1 Nuckaroos
  19. I'm liking the potential. He's also right handed, which need many more of with our forwards.
  20. So mortgage the future for a LHD when we already have Hughes and OEL?
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