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  1. Bit of a nitpick, but MacEwen prolly shouldn't have fought when he did. When we're up like that I wouldn't want to give the defending cup champs any extra energy. Would rather see MacEwen get in on the forecheck, finishing hits, and playing hard along the boards. Didn't impact the end result as we still won, but still.
  2. I don't think Gaudette is ready defensively to be a third line centre on a playoff-calibre team; however, with the injury to Toffoli, Gaudette's offensive instincts might look good on Horvat's wing. For the bottom six, Eriksson, Sutter, and Virtanen could be a good defensive line and Motte, Beagle, MacEwen could bring some physicality (in the event Ferland and Roussel are not able to play in Game 3).
  3. IMO we shouldn't be trading a potential 30-40 goal scorer. Brock with Bo and a decent playmaker in Sven did really well two seasons ago. Imagine the two of them with Podkolzin -- and that would be our second line behind the trio of Miller, Pettersson, and Toffoli. Let others be cap casualties/traded for comparable defensemen.
  4. Regardless of the partying, management should hold onto Jake a little bit longer. Miller has brought Jake under his wing, and if Jake can develop just a bit more -- 20 goal/50 point winger with size and speed -- we'd have a good trade chip for a defenseman or a first round pick. Assuming Toffoli is signs an extension and with Podkolzin and Hoglander in the pipeline, there's only so many Top-6 winger spots available. The life cycle of good franchises -- keep the core in tact while recycling support pieces with newer, more cost-effective support pieces. Even without the social media posts and accompanying speculation, I don't think management has identified Jake as a core player. EDIT: Puck bunnies be cute tho
  5. Definite 90's and newer bias... Miller - Pettersson - Bertuzzi Bure - Linden - Smyl Courtnall - Kesler - Odjick Torres - Rypien - Brashear Jovanovski - Tryamkin Mitchell - Bieksa O'Brien - Ohlund Cloutier Lack (for that one time he punched that Flames player lmao)
  6. Shorty and Cheech were lauding Virtanen on the play he made that led to tonight's Pearson goal. After the replay the camera zoomed in on Miller who was hugging Virtanen on the bench and (presumably) giving him words of encouragement. Looked like a big bro/little bro moment.
  7. A DiPietro spaghetti comet jersey would be sick.
  8. My ideal scenario for the Canucks and their goaltending is: - Markstrom the goalie for now signs contract for $7M/yr for 5 years, front-loaded ($8.5M in year 1+2, followed by 7/6/5) with full no-trade protection for first 4 years and a modified NTC for the final year - Demko stays as back-up, then offered to Seattle in expansion - DiPietro the goalie of the future, refining and honing is game under the coaching of Ian Clarke and mentorship of Markstrom
  9. I've been on the "fire Green" bandwagon but now IMO maybe we just need a better assistant coach with a better defensive system. Someone that can take our defense group to the next level.
  10. TT w/ EP and Brock and Bo. I like the early returns with Toffoli, much like how I like the early returns with Miller. It is imperative that they sign Toffoli through the remainder of his prime years.
  11. Assuming everyone on forward is healthy, lines should be: Miller - Pettersson - Boeser Pearson - Horvat - Toffoli Roussel - Gaudette - Virtanen Motte - Beagle - Sutter Extras: Eriksson, MacEwen
  12. Coincidentally, Virtanen has 14 points in his last 15 games. Included in this 15 game split are 6 goals and 9 assists, 9 of which were scored at even-strength and 5 on the Power Play. Virtanen is also +3 and had 26 hits in the 15 games.
  13. Pearson with 15 points in his last 16 games. Virtanen with 8 points in his last 9 games. Gaudette with 6 points in his last 9 games. Leivo with 6 points in his last 9 games. Secondary scoring, particularly with Pearson and Virtanen, have been strong the last few games. Just need to clean-up some things defensively and of course, learn to play a full 60 minutes.
  14. Last generation's Salo, although oft-injured, was still an important piece of that core. A minute-munching defenseman who can contribute on both sides of the rink is a valuable piece. IMO if Juolevi became anywhere near Salo with or without the injuries that would be a big win for our organization. Found money, even if it's 50 cents on the dollar.
  15. At minimum we need one top-6 forward AND a minute-munching, all-situations defenseman equal to or greater than Alex Edler. We may be able to find a top-6 forward internally with Ferland or Gaudette. There's also Madden, Podkolzin, and Hoglander in the pipes. In terms of a defenseman, unless we get a miracle with Juolevi or Rathbone we may have to trade for or sign one.
  16. I don't think he has a lack of talent -- he is clearly talented as evidenced by him being the top defenseman on that gold medal-winning WJC team and his junior team. He was a top-pairing defenseman for his Finnish Liiga team in the playoffs (injuries bumped him up to that role, but he did not look out of place) and even now playing on the top-pairing in the AHL. At the time the Juolevi pick was solid and if anything was a reach by 1 or just a few spots depending on what draft list you look at. Benning chose who he and his scouting staff believed to be the best defenseman. Who knew Juolevi would have all these injuries? Speaking of injuries, imagine if we ended up with Vilardi instead of Pettersson! I absolutely agree with what you said -- you win some and you lose some. So far we're losing on the Juolevi pick but hit a home run with others!
  17. Agreed. He's a good hometown kid, but at this point in his career they should do him right and either play the kid or trade him for a player that the coach will use.
  18. Fact 1: Matthew Tkachuk was a consensus Top-5 pick. Fact 2: Olli Juolevi was not a consensus Top-5 pick. Outside the top 3 prospects, which were Matthews, Laine, and Puljujarvi, it was heavily rumoured that Benning wanted Dubois, a potential #1C. With Benning drafting Juolevi over Tkachuk, that confirms the plan going into the draft was top 3 and if not, best centreman then best defenseman. That means one of two things: #1 - that according to the Canucks' list, Juolevi was clear BPA over Tkachuk, or #2 - that the difference between Juolevi and Tkachuk were negligible and that positional value was the tiebreaker. In either case, the Canuck list had Juolevi over Tkachuk. Why? Because it would not stand reason to pick Juolevi over Tkachuk if Tkachuk was clear BPA according to their list. BPA is subjective despite objective measures, and each armchair GM, each scout, each scouting service, and each team have their own parameters in identifying who goes where on their own list.
  19. You win some, you lose some. Such is the art of drafting. I remember I was shocked when JB didn't pick Tkachuk. I remember I was also shocked when JB didn't pick Glass or Vilardi the following year. I do agree with you that Rathbone will "make us forget about OJ" -- as bad as that sounds.
  20. If Juolevi becomes an impact player for us, it will be found gold. A second pairing, puck-moving defenseman with a bit of size and can play on special teams is still a valuable piece to any cup-contending team. Will Juolevi be that? That's anybody's guess but IMO he still has that ceiling despite the now ongoing injury trouble.
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