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  1. Colin Delia is a on a minimum contract. It is financially impossible to save money by replacing him. Doesn't matter who you put in net - you can't pay him less than what Delia earns.
  2. He's lost a lot of man games due to injury, hasn't he? That torn ACL really took a step off his game.
  3. The city's got kids being stabbed to death on the bus and entire tent cities being swept away... and this guy wants to focus on one freeloading lady. Yeah OP, she swindled you into buying her a donut and coffee. Too bad.
  4. Why would anyone want that scumbag on our team... He is not healthy enough.
  5. It is unacceptable for McDavid to have no points and be a -2. He is their leader and the league's best player by some margin. Kopitar completely outclassed him this game. There's no doubt Connor's gonna feel the pressure now. If he lays another egg next game, the media will go to town on him. I mentioned earlier that LA's weakness (penalty killing) plays directly into Edmonton's strength (power play). The Oilers decided not to exploit that advantage and instead gave 6 penalties to LA's 3. This will drive Heffy insane, but Edmonton really needs to play towards getting on the power play. That has been the recipe to their success all season long, and this should be a good matchup for them on paper. They are a better team than last year, and they all have solid playoff experience, especially against the Kings who they beat last year. But they're still losing. More hustle? Better execution? Something's gotta give.
  6. It does seem like Vancouver's committed to keeping him based off that last-minute burst of production. With the family matters mostly behind him now, I expect Boeser to come into camp in good shape. I don't know if that means not playing in Da Beauty or just doing more, but if he starts struggling in September he's gonna get traded.
  7. Then you're just weirdly obsessed with Cindy Hicks and created a new account on a new forum just to talk about her
  8. On the lighter side, the Canucks can do some kind of vlog for the Russians.
  9. I don't blame anyone for thinking Martin could be a solid backup before this season started. He was actually outperforming Demko in the beginning of this year too. And it really isn't fair to blame individuals on that disastrous first half. So much went wrong on a team level. But shouldn't Vancouver learn from the lesson of losing Demko? Without any goaltending depth, the season is over. Most of the Western playoff teams have gotten through because their backup (or 3rd string) stepped up. I guess you could try and argue Martin would do well in Vegas or LA but he played exceptionally poor this year. I doubt the Canucks will put that much trust in him again. Not all 3rd string goalies are made the same. He had the potential to be a full-time NHLer and lost that spot to Colin Delia.
  10. Yes - if LA can avoid taking any penalties, they might have a fighting chance here. But if they do, we are matching the worst PK out of the remaining teams against what has literally been the greatest PP of all time. Edmonton doesn't have a lot of weaknesses right now, but LA is literally playing into the Oilers' strengths.
  11. Do we even have money for a decent backup? I'd reckon we'd have to pay him or anyone something around 1.2-1.5 million. And we can't afford that.
  12. Why is everyone here convinced we can sell Myers after his bonus?  He gets it Sept. 1.  What kind of team wouldn't be cap compliant that late into the offseason?  No team.

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    2. canuck2xtreme

      canuck2xtreme

      It is September 1st, as per Darren Dreger. But it's also irrelevant.  It's not the cap hit that's the concern, it's the actual cash.  Low budget teams like say Arizona, or just ones with stingy owners, would like the prospect of only paying $1 million dollars for him in actual dollars.  The reality is that makes him much more palatable for an acquiring team. Doesn't mean he'll be moved but it does make it easier.

    3. Miss Korea Bob.Loblaw

      Miss Korea Bob.Loblaw

      There seems to be more conflicting reports on whether it is Sept. 1 or Sept. 15.  I dont think any legitimate source suggests it's July 1 anymore.

       

       

    4. Drakrami

      Drakrami

      Uhhh.. just like how.. 

      Tryamkin's coming back to our team to solidy our defense for the last 8 years

      or 

      Loui Eriksson is going to get traded after his bonus is paid on July 1st. 

       

      Don't need to be an expert to see the pattern... 

  13. This is semantics but you don't have to be a perfect speaker to be fluent. I think there will be very few things Pettersson can't articulate. Maybe he thinks before speaking but I dont think he ever misspeaks. I also think that's just his speaking style, even in Swedish - low energy. You can be a confident speaker without being terrible with the language. Kuzmenko is a perfect example Hronek might not be as comfortable but I think you have to put him out there. All our European players are too important not to speak.
  14. I think the only non-fluent speakers were Kuzmenko and Mikheyev. They... are going to be fine.
  15. In the alternate reality, Calgary wins the cup this year and both Gaudreau and Tkachuk's numbers are retired. We also get Bedard.
  16. That Blackhawks roster has almost unanimously denied knowing anything about the situation, and has essentially avoided talking about it since. Only Boynton and Soper have spoken out about knowing in 2010, and they have also indicted the whole team for knowing. Some voices are being shushed, others protected. It's all part of the old boys' culture of hockey. My point about Toews is that he continually put his foot in his mouth even as he got older. Nobody is disputing his on-ice leadership and work ethic. His various interviews showed how unprofessional he could be. And even after 13 or so years in the league, he still went out and made a disgrace of himself in his post-scandal interviews. This is why I'm not giving him the benefit of the doubt as a kid - he never smartened up as an adult. This was a grown-ass man protesting the condemnation of the very people who let Kyle Beach get assaulted. If you're the captain, you are the leader. Doesnt matter how old you are. You bear that responsibility.
  17. If they trade their draft picks, that is an all-in. It's wishful thinking to expect different results with the same core, especially since fans believe Sutter will be back (but not Treliving). That cap is certainly a constraint, though. I guess they'll stay put for now but if they start losing like we did, I think some changes will be made on the fly.
  18. Seattle just made the playoffs with crap goaltending. I guarantee they're going to have three goaltenders in net before their playoff run is over. Why are you in such denial about the state of this team? You're name-dropping players who performed well. So what? Is Arizona a good team because Clayton Keller had an amazing season? Is San Jose a good team because Erik Karlsson got 100 points? This season was mediocre. We set out to make the playoffs this year. We ended up in 22nd place. By all standards, this season was a failure. I'm not saying there aren't things to look forward to. But this season was a failure because our team was mediocre. Before Tocchet, our defensive stats were horrendous across the board. There are hundreds of team and individual defense metrics that show we sucked. We actively used a pairing of OEL-Myers and you're blaming two goalies on minimum contracts. That's what you get for starting two goalies earning minimum salary - you lose games. We didn't do anything to improve that. Management actually didn't do anything to stop the losing, including getting rid of our head coach. We couldn't even afford a decent backup because we were maxed out on the salary cap. Give your a head a shake and admit that this team has been poorly managed for several years now. We are on our fourth coach in six years, dude. What kind of birdbrain tries to pin our whole season on our backup goalies? "Oh yeah, the Canucks this season were a disaster because of... the backup goalies." That's so stupid. Just keep making excuses for why we've failed to make the playoffs each year. It's a long list. Just look above. There are actual people who think we're not a mediocre team. This was probably the only Canucks community that was actually happy with the outcome of this season. Folks here kept saying "winning this game proves how competitive we are to our opponents". This is true - when facing teams like Chicago, San Jose, Columbus, Anaheim, and Arizona, we really showed them how we're a team to be feared next year. Yessir. How about the head-to-heads with our playoff-bound division rivals? 0-3 against Vegas, 1-2 against Edmonton, 1-2 against L.A., and... oh wow, 2-2 against Seattle. Judging by fan input from various hockey communities, I think a lot of people weren't surprised with Benning and Rutherford mismanaging the team, but they were surprised at how quickly our young and exciting core from 2020 (Pettersson, Hughes, Horvat, Boeser) got turned upside down in less than 3 years.
  19. I think every fanbase and media around the entire league looks at Vancouver as mismanaged and mediocre. It is unanimous. But you can keep telling yourself we are a great team. "If this didn't happen if this didn't happen if this didn't happen"... But it did happen. And not everything is going to go as planned next year, so get your next excuse ready. Better-built teams can overcome adversity and still find success.
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