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  1. The source of the allegations is Kane's wife: League statement:
  2. Trading for Eichel would likely either push the Flames into contention status or flop so badly that they're forced to do a complete rebuild. In that case, I'd rather they get cold feet and commit to the current perpetual mediocrity that is their current roster.
  3. My favourite random part of this is that the Jays had to DFA Chatwood to make room for Berrios on the 40-man roster and fans seem to be more excited about that than the trade itself.
  4. Gotta feel for Scottie. Dude's gonna take a ton of social media abuse for a decision he didn't make.
  5. Gimme an original take, I've heard most of the ones people throw around.
  6. Can't believe the Canucks brought him back after he ditched them to go ring chasing. (Very obvious sarcasm implied, happy for him)
  7. Probably won't be too hard to bury or buy out if it goes south. If this is the worst free agent contract the Canucks hand out this year, it could be way worse.
  8. How I imagine it went down: Canucks: Hey, can we get our deposit back for Schmidt? Knights: Sorry, we're all out, but the branch across town should be able to help you. I'd go to them in person, though. Their WiFi is a bit spotty.
  9. There's a later post that points out that Holtby's buyout will only cost the Canucks $500K on the cap next season. The $1.9 million cap hit comes in 2022-23. They'll likely be able to sign a backup for next year at well under the $3.8 million they save next season.
  10. Fair play for brining the stats out. I'm on the same page as you that Virtanen's inconsistency was the most frustrating part of his game because as you pointed out, he has the skill package to be an effective player away from the puck, we just didn't see it as often as we wanted. I also anecdotally remember reading before that his isolated defensive metrics were pretty decent in the early stages of his career before they took a nosedive. Would like to see someone with the time break that down.
  11. It's funny that you consistently pick on Boeser for not being a complete forward but you're willing to give Virtanen a free pass because he 'scores goals'. There's a reason Boeser, Hoglander, and Pettersson haven't received the same treatment Virtanen did from Green. There's a lot more to being a useful top 6 forward than just scoring goals. Among other things, he can't cycle, has limited vision and awareness and doesn't win puck battles. When Virtanen doesn't have the puck, he might as well not be on the ice at all.
  12. I don't know if they need to outright sell, since their biggest trade chips (Semein and Ray) would both net the Jays a compensatory draft pick if the team qualies them and they walk in free agency, but there's no way I want to see them go shopping for rentals. The bullpen obviously is an issue (and the bullpen management to be frank), but so is this team's ability to hit in the clutch. Seems they only ever win blowout games. I don't know if there's an in-season fix for that. Actually, on that last point, if the Jays can make a move to bolster the bottom of the order, they should. They have a lot of aggressive hitters in the back half that aren't great at getting on base (Grichuk, Gurriel and lately Biggio).
  13. Gotta appreciate the Habs for pouring some gasoline on the expansion draft. This is gonna keep people talking for days.
  14. Nearly 2 pages in and not even a single mention of the greatest to ever lace them up, Jayson Megna.
  15. Nate Schmidt wants you.

    1. NewbieCanuckFan

      NewbieCanuckFan

      Nate Schmidt was in the navy???

       

       

  16. Abbotsford Anemones or I riot.
  17. Was gonna say you jinxed the no-no earlier, but NBD. A great outing from Alek, anyway. It's impressive and yet mildly infuriating that this team is only 3 games above .500 despite having a +74 run differential (including today's current score).
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