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  1. a nice goal by booth....

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    2. Master Mind

      Master Mind

      Feels like he's the leafs top scorer lately

    3. desiboynux4lifee*******

      desiboynux4lifee*******

      he is playing for a contract.

    4. Magikal

      Magikal

      Cant spell Booth without Bo

  2. like edmonton....there is right mix of rookies and veterans to successful...i'm sure benning will figure it out.
  3. i don't think they will move players out until they are sure that they have players coming in that can do their job...
  4. green said he played well offensively but want a big test size to see where his defensive game is...he was impressed with both players.
  5. we have 3 more years of the sedins, 4 of edler, 1 more with bieksa, hamhuis,vrbata, 3 with hansen and 2 with burrows, higgins, and bonino....it will be interesting to see who they move....
  6. people forget that burrows signed contracts that were team friendly for several years until they recognized his worth and paid him close to kesler money...now people say, he should never have been paid so much....heart and soul guy.
  7. in two to three years, there will be a major pruning of the core....i just hope that the players coming in can be as productive as the sedins and others....
  8. i agree with you,...decisions will have to be made....not our decisions but what is best and fits the model they want to build here.
  9. we also don't know, which players, benning will decide to move...a lot of people have their ideas of who they would move...benning will ice the team he feels will give us the best chance to win....i know, i'll be disappointed if they move higgins, but if they decide that's best, i'll live with it.
  10. yes if players can come in and make the team, some players will be moved...my point is, we don't know who can crack this line up.
  11. i don't know all the ramifications but i'm sure benning and the boys do..they always say they want to put their players in a position to succeed....they may have some idea by season's end....i hope the kid makes it... virtanen, baerschi and kenins on the left side looks good...bonino, horvat, mccann and cassels at centre could be desent...looks like only kassian vey and jensen for the right side.....
  12. jensen hasn't exactly burned up the ahl....baerschi has lost his confidence, so it may take awhile to get it back..i think they'll take their time with him...benning said that both virtanen and mccann will be given every opportunity to make this team...but they won't rush them...i think as much as the team loves richardson, i think bo, can move up to 3rd line.....i'ld hate to see higgins go...he is so important to this team...matthias is playing so good right now like kassian...can they keep it up? they will move a goalie...defense needs a make over....can bieksa come back and play like the juice?...are we tough enough...can pedan make the big club next year?
  13. there is a chance that none of our young guys can crack the line up next year...so the 14 regular forwards will still be here next year.. i don't think they'll rush virtanen, mccann, shinkaruk, jensen or baerschi...hopefully a couple of them can stick....
  14. wow, the canuck's brass are going to be busy...20 rfa to sign.and a few ufa...laurence will really be earning his money.

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    2. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      yes, if they traded away everyone that cdc proposes, there would be no one left and they wonder why we don't take them serious.

    3. Mike Vanderhoek

      Mike Vanderhoek

      well 20 decisions to be made on RFA's, be interesting to see how many are retained though.

    4. bigbadcanucks

      bigbadcanucks

      Most RFAs can be dealt with with Q-offers. Tanev and UFAs are realy the only contracts that need to be negotiated.

  15. i think, this could turn out very good...canucks scouts and management must feel this was worth doing...
  16. people want benning to make trades, but only for the players, that they want moved...ah..cdc..what beauties

    1. Scottish⑦Canuck

      Scottish⑦Canuck

      Hi Joe. Long time no post. Hope all is well.

    2. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      hi lad, nice to know, your still around...i come and go here...there still is a lot of gm's on here that believe that they know more than benning and linden..

      nothing ever changes on here...

  17. i would love to win a contest to sit in the canuck's war room leading up to the entry draft...

    1. goalie13

      goalie13

      Some people must believe that the Canucks braintrust gathers around the computer to get CDC's opinion.

    2. -DLC-

      -DLC-

      Joe I can see you there.

    3. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      either that or being able to sit down with jim robson or stan smyl and listen to their stories...

  18. i see vey sitting down when burrows comes back....biega for edler...corrado for tanev...stanton for bieksa...markstrom for miller...richardson will displace someone...

    1. Time Lord

      Time Lord

      Vey and Stanton deserve to be playing. That's why I think Benning make some trades, especially selling a forward

    2. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      they can have extra forwards and defenseman....they will go with experience....we all would.

    3. NucksPatsFan

      NucksPatsFan

      I'd keep Biega in the line up over Sbisa

  19. i predict benning makes one move for another draft pick..

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    2. Rounoush

      Rounoush

      I'm actually really happy Benning hasn't done anything. The only thing I would like is the moving of dead weight but that can wait until the draft like you said.

    3. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      i didn't know we had any dead weight...i like our whole team....

    4. Time Lord

      Time Lord

      We have 14 forwards. Quite a few of them have the same role.

  20. read a great tribute to toronto...the fellow said, you were still in diapers, the last time the leafs won the cup...and you'll be in diapers again, before they win it again

    1. JohnLocke

      JohnLocke

      My parents were 4 the last time the leafs won the cup. I was a few decades away from being born... so this is an inadequate statement

    2. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      i was alive, the last time they won and i'll probably be well passed the next diaper stage...not in my life time....

  21. whether or not, this line up makes it into the playoffs or not, they are giving benning the ability to not make deals now that he really doesn't want to make....when this team plays scrappy, they are fun to watch.

    1. Tearloch7

      Tearloch7

      great fun to watch .. best depth in a long time .... just need a top-2 PMD ..

  22. both kassian and mcmillan played better....tonight....

    1. Mr.DirtyDangles

      Mr.DirtyDangles

      I like what i see lately too Joe. Boys playing with a nasty edge last few games

    2. nux4lyfe

      nux4lyfe

      Kassian's been averaging a pt a game for the last few..don't know what else people want, let the guy play and get in a rhythm!

    3. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      if you noticed that he hit more tonight...what they want from him..when he hits he plays better..must do it each game...

  23. i don't see benning doing much at the trade deadline ....i believe he'll do more in the a summer...he did say that he would do something about the goalie situation at the draft.

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    2. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      you mean that if they upped his salary, he'ld be more consistant?

    3. Magikal

      Magikal

      Kassian gradually gets better every year. The lack of patience this city has is pathetic. Kassian will be a beast. Power forwards take longer to develop their game.

    4. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      i'm no judge of talent, but i don't see why kass can't take the body more often...i can see, 5 years from now, us having the same conversation...but i've been wrong before..kenins can finish his checks, why can't kass?

  24. from my gm's chair, i move miller to san jose, kassian and bieksa to pittsburgh or boston, and higgy to ny islanders...

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    2. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      good luck JB and TL

    3. Wilbur

      Wilbur

      Joe, you forgot the part where all the pieces in these trades are packaged for the 1st overall pick in this years draft.

    4. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      i trust the brain trust here...my brain ain't worth much...

  25. this is going to be an exciting race for the final playoff spots in the west..sj, van, cal, min, dal, la and colorado...four of those teams aren't going to make it.

    1. Mr.DirtyDangles

      Mr.DirtyDangles

      my nails are already chewed off Joe :( this is going to be down to the wire.

    2. Ronalds.Kenins41

      Ronalds.Kenins41

      Vancouver and San Jose don't make it for sure

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