TmanVan

Because that's worked out sooo bad for Coho

Then maybe we should bring back Marc Chouinard just because he is good at faceoffs? Or maybe its time to let some prospects play their own game. Not every center is going to be Jonathan Toews-eque in the face off circle just because they play center. No reason to only play them in cushy situations or not play them at all.

Cody Hodgson is 185 pounds, Jordan Schroeder is 180. But according to you Schroeder would need to gain 30 pounds to play on our third line? Somebody better tell Pavel Datyuk that being 5'11 and 195 pounds isn't good enough to be a defensive player! Dave Bolland, all 178 pounds of him is totally useless as a third liner right? Cody Hodgson is 6 feet tall, Jordan Schroeder is 5' 9" , but both of them being almost the same weight I guarantee you that Schroeder is stronger, and also faster. "I would be very unhappy if he was our 3rd line center because I believe in winning in the playoffs" - Hmm makes sense, too bad the Canucks couldn't score to save their freakin lives in the playoffs, but Im sure Manny Malhotra on the third line would be more effective than Schroeder just because he's bigger? You know who did the most damage to the Canucks when Chicago beat us the first time in the playoffs.... Patrick Kane. "I haven't seen him play this year, but he would have to improve his defensive game 100%" - haha so ironic..... don't think I need to comment on that.

Man no wonder why the rest of the nhl hates us.... People on this board want Gillis and Vigneault fired, and the whole freakin team traded. Kesler somehow went from god status/captain material to a useless and overrated guy who should be on the first plane out of town after the season. Edler, top 10 in dman points during the regular season, is everybodys new favourite scapegoat and apparently a completely worthless defenseman. Vancouver has the worst fans in the nhl. Yea... we care about hockey, and we are passioniate, but we are also high maintenance, stuck up, and un-supportive. We are the only team in the playoffs who goes dead silent when losing, and boo's our own team instead of cheering like crazy to try to swing momentum if its not going their way. Do we need changes.... sure I think so, but the amount of bi-polar fans on here is ridiculous! Gillis wins gm of the year, and then apparently should get the boot the next year? He's a hell of a gm and is always trying to improve the team. Its not his fault the guys he brought in have been given zero chance from the coach. If AV showed some more confidence in Hodgson, maybe he would still be here and wouldn't have demanded a trade because he was unhappy with his icetime. Maybe people wouldn't be criticisng the trade as much if Kassian was actually given a fair chance and played more than 3 minutes a night. Anyways... bringing in Linden doesn't solve or guarantee anything. If this were to happen he would have to put in his time with the team and learn the ropes. Gillis has done a very good job and doesn't deserve to get the boot.