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  1. what time does draft coverage start on the 24th?

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    2. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      thank you rog....i couldn't find it anywhere...

    3. Roger Neilsons Towel

      Roger Neilsons Towel

      No worries! I had trouble finding it as well.

    4. Bruce Boudreau

      Bruce Boudreau

      Hopefully some trades to go down ahead of July 1 on draft week. Let's keep the tradition going of the Canucks being active just like the past 2 years.

       

      Hopefully some excitement and a surprise early this off-season.

  2. we shouldn't be worried about odds of winning the cup...but rather the degree in which we will be improved next season...as benning's plan goes forward...

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    2. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      a men green man....i agree.

    3. canuktravella

      canuktravella

      rome was a ahl plumber like john scott not sure how you can compare him to willie mitchell  

    4. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      willie gave you what he had...not fleet of foot but physical in his own end...rome was also not fleet of foot, but was physical ....like willie..less talent, that why a poor man's WM...

  3. i don't get that benning is trying trade the 5th out of him not wanting to be out of the playoff race again...he could be referring to picking up fa or trading for a quicker result...i don't mind dreger but people can twist someones words around to suit their story line thoughts. jim will do what he thinks is best.

    1. Wilbur

      Wilbur

      Exactly, Dreger just trolling Canucks fans.  I'm sure the 5th pick is up the air if Jim gets an offer he can't refuse.  Young, elite talent would have to come back, nothing less.

    2. Raymond Luxury Yacht

      Raymond Luxury Yacht

       I highly doubt the 5th is being shopped. The only scenario I see that results in trading the 5th, is if someone has a target player that is available when the time comes and makes Benning an offer.

  4. hi deb, i had my consultation with the doctor in PG..i have to come back on july 25 for a test on my heart...then they will decide what is next for me...they all agree that i can't do the stress test on the treadmill....the gal mistaking said january instead of july...i said i hope not..i might not be alive by then...with any luck, i'll just need a stent put in...that's the easy one...

    how are you doing?...glad you like your new job...

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    2. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      thanks deb and alf...i just want to get it over...my stress test should of happened 6 months ago .....i hate not being able to exert myself in anything...wish i could go to a lions game...you get to see so much more than you do on tv...

      alf, i have a couple of neighborhood cats that use soil in my yard to do their business...i'll send them down to you...

      cheers to you fellows....

    3. Alflives

      Alflives

      There is hockey, and then there is what is TRULY important - People, and our relationships with them.  We may disagree on hockey, but we will never disagree on loving thy neighbour. 

      Funny thing - there seem to be no cats in my area...we sure have a lot of bunnies though!  Maybe hasenpfeffer?

       

    4. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      better not let deb know you eat bunnies...you'll be in for it...she'll send her attack bunny after you..

      we'll never all agree on hockey matters but that's all right...life would be boring if we all did...cheers lad.

  5. gudbranson on team 1040 at 12:15...

    1. Western Red

      Western Red

      Thanks a lot for the heads up!!!

       

    2. Roger Neilsons Towel
    3. Roger Neilsons Towel
  6. carolina has a ton of top three round draft picks, this year and next...attention mr. benning...

    1. Toews

      Toews

      Probably makes them bad trading partners as Benning doesn't have interest in acquiring draft picks unless it is to deal them away in a different deal.

    2. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      i don't agree with any of that...when he first got here, he needed to bring in players in the 21 to 25 year old range, we didn't have many...with trading for top 4 d-men or top 6 forwards, you have to give up picks you don't want to...he said the same..

    3. Ghostsof1915

      Ghostsof1915

      Carolina in 2014 had full picks except no sixth rounders, but two fourth rounders.Not one has played an NHL game.

       

      2013, 1st rounder 3rd, 5th and 6th. The first and third has almost 300 games in the NHL, Where did they pick? 5th overall. 

       

      Quantity is not always better than quality. 

  7. guddy, played 2 more minutes a game than our leading d-man edler..over 26 minutes a game...that makes hammer a little less important...how many minutes can hutton handle?

    1. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      hutton, under 20 minutes a game...

    2. Wilbur

      Wilbur

      If Hutton is less responsible for PK minutes, it'll help.  Assuming Gudbranson, Sbisa, Tanev, and Tryamkin can talk a lot of those PK minutes.

    3. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      it's all about not forcing your d-men to place more minutes than they can comfortably handle...we all know the alternative...

  8. congrats and good for you...big casino...but you never stopped looking good...but listen to your body....even the healthiest people can push things too hard...good luck with the fitness....we'll want pictures.
  9. cdc's are not happy unless they are trading and changing the team into their likeness....shudder.

    1. Ghostsof1915

      Ghostsof1915

      It's called the EA Sports Be A GM Mode effect. 

  10. is chychrun, desi in disguise...?

    1. thejazz97

      thejazz97

      You know, I hadn't thought about it, but now I don't doubt it in a second.

  11. the hockey news draft preview magazine is finally in...lots to devour...

    1. BananaMash

      BananaMash

      remember to chew.

  12. preakness deb...

    1. Green Building

      Green Building

      Going fishing so I'm going to miss it. Hopefully we get another Triple Crown contender in a few weeks! 

  13. like a lot of european wingers, i believe that virtanen is much more effective on his off wing...

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    2. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      hockey is hockey...i thought that mason raymond was able to cut into the net from the right side, that he couldn't do from the left side....virtanen's parents moved to canada from finland..

    3. Jaku

      Jaku

      He was very effective on his off wing throughout junior hockey. He has a 45 goal year to show for it. 

      Also his parents did move from Finland, but he was born in New Westminster  and has his Finnish citizenship through his parents.

    4. Down by the River

      Down by the River

      Playing the right side is helpful for creative guys, they can see the ice better. Playing the off-side will be helpful for driving to the net as you can shield guys with your shoulder more effectively and then have a better angle to shoot from.

  14. they say, the memory is the second thing to go when you get old...i can't remember what the first this is..

    1. TimberWolf

      TimberWolf

      At least you can hide your own Easter eggs

    2. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      except, by the time i find them, they don't taste so good anymore...i guess i should have boiled them first....

    3. Alflives

      Alflives

      Aren't there pills for the first "thing" to go?:o  

  15. minnie is going to be in difficult spot, come expansion....5 nmc 

    they will have to move some players that they could lose in the draft.

    brodin anyone...?

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    2. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      2 seasons or less...as of right now, nmc players have to be protected...

    3. Toews

      Toews

      @SILLY GOOSE from the latest reports the NHL has relented and is forcing teams to protect NMC players. They won't be exempting these players from the protection list. That would be unfair and most teams would simply start handing on NMCs to players who are due for a contract right now. The Canucks could sign Horvat on July 1st, give him a NMC and he would be then exempt. 

    4. Angry Goose

      Angry Goose

      Gotcha!  I guess we will just have to see how things play out.  

  16. i don't know about the medical proffession..after waiting for months, i find out today, that i have to go to pg on the 7th of june for a consultation...then back there again in july for a stress test and then probably more months until i get stents in the arteries to my heart so the blood will flow properly..

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    2. Cramarossa

      Cramarossa

      Pullin' for you, dude!

    3. chon derry

      chon derry

      good luck joe i'll be thinking about you.    haven't had any long talks lately. 

    4. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      thanks, i just want it to be over...one way or the other...

  17. what's next on the agenda?....signing bear.....hammer ....offering green an asst coaching position if gully gets taken?

    1. Toews

      Toews

      I would think if they plan on keeping him Hamhuis should be the first priority.

    2. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      i think, they only offer him 2 mil...he'll have to decide whether to go somewhere else for bigger money or take a real haircut....

  18. kentucky derby today deb...

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    2. Ghostsof1915

      Ghostsof1915

      Love the horses. I usually bet once I've seen them trot a bit. Unscientific, but you can tell little things. The only thing it doesn't do is tell you how their pace, and reserve on the final stretch. 

    3. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      i'm just a guesser....names, numbers, jockeys, colours and odds...i don't actually bet or i'ld lose my shirt...

    4. Ghostsof1915

      Ghostsof1915

      HPIbet.com

       

      Just don't lose your shirt.

       

  19. if calgary or anyone signs coach green as their head coach, do we get compensation?

    1. MayRayDown

      MayRayDown

      Nope. That was scrapped January 1st, 2016. It's now back to you just lose your GM/Coach for nothing.

    2. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      thanks...didn't hear that.

    3. MayRayDown

      MayRayDown

      They changed it at the last GM meetings cause teams were made about giving up picks for fired coaches

  20. who is the most negative poster on cdc,,,?....

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    2. Gstank29

      Gstank29

      Desi and The 5th line

    3. Toews

      Toews

      Desi you would really like HF. Like 7/10 fans there would share your views on this franchise.

    4. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      i'ld be satisfied if once in awhile he would say that his mother's cooking isn't always bad...i could respect that..come on lad...

  21. sour grapes much...cdc?

  22. i'm sorry but for the draft lottery, everyone must check their guns at the door...

    1. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      that's to keep posters from shooting their mouths off..especially the caliber of pistols on cdc...

    2. -DLC-

      -DLC-

      Many are shooting blanks. 

  23. tomorrow !!!....okay then..

  24. my favourite movie line is from the bucket list.....jack nicholson says, there are 3 things a senior should never do....1...never pass up a bathroom...2 never trust a fart and 3..never waste an erection...

  25. chychrun rated from 4th to 12th,,,who to believe...he hasn't impressed me yet...juolevi, in same boat...i like sergashov the most ...just my opinion...

    1. SedinMadness

      SedinMadness

      canucks i think will go for duboi. just cause he can play center and left wing.

    2. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      only the canucks know for sure.....

    3. Zoolander

      Zoolander

      It's gonna be Tkatchuk or Dubois unless we pick 6th. then it's Chrychrun

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