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Maniwaki Canuck

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  1. Another disgraceful performance. Atkins, Schneider and Martinez all need to go, along with most of the lineup. These guys just don't cut it in the "get it done" league.
  2. This year's Jays flat out suck. They don't deserve to make the playoffs even if they somehow squeak in. Vladdy seems like a slow learner, swinging at sliders out of the zone all year. Getting rid of Hernandez, Gurriel and Moreno was a big mistake. But they're going to have to clean house again.
  3. Great choice. He's not as big a personality as Miller or Petey but that's a good thing. His smarts, work ethic, competitiveness and consistent improvement are what make him the right guy for the job. This is the example you want to put forward for the rest of the team.
  4. May have to make that switch, especially with Teo there, but old habits die hard.
  5. Hockey can't start soon enough. Watching these guys underachieve is wearing really thin and I've been a fan since 1984. At least when the Canucks suck we're dramatic about it. There's something gutless about this version of the Jays: lots of fun but no backbone. I thought Keirmayer might provide that and he has a bit, but not enough to cover for Springer and Vladi. We could use a bit of George Bell or Jose Bautista, not to mention Marcus Semien, in this lineup. Most of the guys we've got are okay with losing.
  6. I'm suggesting this move reeks of hypocrisy. And who the f do you think you are policing every discussion on this board with your hysterical russophobia?
  7. Right, because they banned the US over Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and all the others we've lost track of.
  8. Yes, I noticed that too, both on McNabb and in the more general improvement in his game since Tocchet took over. J.T. is a force and when he plays a physical game it sets his skill free. Same with Ovi and MacKinnon, and yeah, he can be that good. He absolutely has taken over some of Schenn's protection role and that's rubbing off on the whole team. I like where this is going. Back when J.T. first got here it was clear that he was the team's emotional leader. A few ups and downs since then but we're seeing it again. Players like J.T. don't grow on trees and Tocchet is the perfect coach for him.
  9. If he's earned it, absolutely. We'll have 9 mil coming off the books with Myers and Pearson alone.
  10. The hits are surprising: time was not so long ago that they really pushed us around. Not so last night. I know, it's partly a result of not having the puck, but we're a couple of D upgrades away from being able to play with these guys.
  11. Good test coming up here against a strong play-driving team. Hope we hold our own better than we did against the Kings. We're gonna find out where we are in "the process".
  12. I'm not sure who to believe about that rumoured offer, Allvin or our lying media. Whatever the case, that is an example of the kind of offer management isn't going to accept, rightly so imho. They aren't desperate to move Miller, who probably still has 4 good years left in him that overlap with Petey and Hughes. If they could get a near-equivalent younger player plus other assets in a deal they'd probably consider it but who's offering that?
  13. I wouldn't be against it on principle but the return would have to be better than what we got for Bo. Since we're playing our way out of the top C prospects in this year's draft, the return would probably have to include a prospect who could take over at 2C. That wouldn't be an easy deal to make. The team definitely needs a lot of work but it also has some great core pieces, of whom Miller is one. Subtracting him in addition to Bo is probably a deeper reset than management has in mind, but it all depends on what they could get. I agree that he's not untouchable like Petey and Hughes, but the last year plus suggests that they'd be looking to win any deal for him and that he wouldn't be a cap dump.
  14. Sadly, the PR people got their hooks into Petey and the alien death stare is no longer, but it was great while it lasted. Him and J.T. tag teaming the local media would have been a wonder to behold.
  15. Yeah, he probably still would sometimes but it's all about channeling it with him. He's way too hard on himself at times. His fire is a major asset when he handles it right and he's a very smart guy who can learn to do that. I think Tocchet gets J.T. and will help him there.
  16. I'd be good with this and think it would get the best out of J.T. putting him in a position where he can't go negative emotionally.
  17. We will get Bedard, eventually, in free agency. In the mean time, I'm excited to see what this core can do. If we make another couple of good trades and sign another good free agent D out of college, the supporting pieces could be right there. If we keep getting better, we'll be in a position to win. If being bad was the key to winning, we'd long since have become a dynasty.
  18. It was about as far from "mailing it in" as you can get. That was serious up-tempo hockey that had us back on our heels for most of the game. If we could combine that kind of play driving with the skill we've got, we'd be a contender.
  19. Yeah, I was keeping an eye on Gavrikov too. Definitely as advertized on the physical play but pretty steady on the rest too. Would change the equation on our back end for sure, if we can afford him.
  20. So about that game ... they absolutely schooled us on pressuring the puck and driving play. It was every bit as bad as the shot ratio suggests. But we have Demko and can finish, which means that we can sometimes win a game we weren't even in. That was the bubble playoff formula, and we really need to get beyond it. I'd be happy about the win if we deserved it, but tonight was the worst of both worlds.
  21. You're right about the difference between captains of cup winning teams and Selke winners. In the last 20 years, Brown and Brind'Amour are the only cup-winning captains I can think of that aren't in or likely to be in the Hall (we'll see about Pietrangelo). Brown clearly shouldn't be but Brind'Amour's case is a lot stronger than Toews', at least on numbers and longevity. He also won a couple of Selkes. Selke winners who were cup winners but not captains include Kopitar and Datsyuk, both clearly superior players to Toews imho. It will be interesting to see which of them makes the Hall and which doesn't.
  22. At 8-9 overall he's probably available and if not, a really good C will fall, so it's all good.
  23. Carboneau and Gainey shouldn't be in either, but you're right to point to them as the precedents that will probably be used. Dale Hawerchuck was twice the player Toews was. When Federko made the HoF twenty years ago, lots of people thought it was a stretch including me, but at least he had the numbers to make it semi-plausible. Putting Toews in the Hall of Fame would be like us retiring Smyl's number: a massive over-valuation of "intangibles" in a better than average but not great player. And I liked Smyl a lot. Lots of Selke winners and captains of cup-winning teams don't make the HoF. I'll be the first to admit that I hated that version of the Blackhawks but would have no problem with putting Kane in the HoF despite him being as miserable a person as Toews. It's about the talent, or lack thereof.
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