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I think the players who would have a chance to play in the olympics would be: Can - Horvat Swe - EP, OEL US - Boeser, Miller, Demko, Garland, Hughes RUS - Podkolzin (very outside shot) Horvat Garland and Podkolzin would all be pleasant surprises. So let's assume that the other 6 are in the Olympics.
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[Discussion] Would you consider this?
Dixon Ward replied to cowboy644's topic in Proposals and Armchair GM'ing
If we somehow lost our franchise player, it would make sense to use our cap space and newly acquired assets to get another one. However, Eichel would be very low on my list. Great player. IMHO poisonous, tarnished, and potentially damaged goods! -
[Signing] Canucks re-sign Brandon Sutter
Dixon Ward replied to cuporbust's topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
The term "foundational" player, 4.25 for 4 years and injuries are why people turned on Sutter. He is class and more than good enough to be a solid 4th line center and locker room guy at 1.1. -
1 more thing. Of all of the active dmen between the ages of 27-32, OEL is among the elite in terms of number of times in the Norris voting. Name, Age, Yrs. In Norris Voting, Salary Doughty 31 9 11.5 Karlsson 31 8 11 Hedman 30 7 7.875 Pietrangelo 31 7 8.8 Josi 31 7 9.059 OEL 30 5 7.25(for us) Carlson 31 5 8 Hamilton 28 5 9 Slavin 27 5 5.3 2 things: OEL is very much undervalued by the media and some of the fans on here. I think he will be one of the top 3 dmen we have ever had. I wish I was Slavin's agent!
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Khaira has had concussion issues. I assume a red flag for a guy you want as an enforcer. Also, with the situation with Ferland, they are probably gun shy. I look at it more as "team" toughness. Garland, Motte, Highmore and Hogz are smallish but agressive and don't get pushed around and don't tak crap. EP and Hughes, Rathbone and OJ are slight good enough that they avoid the mess generally. OEL, Boeser, Sutter, are good sized and don't get pushed around but don't really scrap. Horvat, Podkolzin, Myers, Dickinson, Pearson, Poolman and Miller are a little more surly, have size, and will throw down if necessary. MacEwen, Schenn, Hamonic will drop as necessary. I guess if you look at it, we have enough fight in us, but of the 3 fighters, only 1 is a regular in the lineup. I am not really worried, but it wouldn't hurt to add a regular playing 3rd liner that will throw down. Shame about Ferland, he would be the perfect player for the situation.
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[discussion] Time to trade Oli Jouveli?
Dixon Ward replied to Bertuzzipunch's topic in Proposals and Armchair GM'ing
I think we are a much better team when Motte is in the lineup. Green loves him. I wouldn't trade him. We have enough with Ferland to sign the guys we need to sign. -
If Galchenyuk could be had for league min and was committed to being a team player, my be worth a shot. I don't know if he has the right attitude we're looking for though. I looked around and the only Russians available are Galchenyuk and Gusev. Grigorenko and Nesterov are in the KHL. If JB thinks Podz needs a buddy, these are his only options. Although I think Podz is a very different person than Tryamkin. He is a leader and has an aggression and ambition that won't let anything stand in his way.
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Myers was really strong in the bubble. He gets a little overzealous at times, but is a strong skating, long reach, quality guy who wants to be here. He also keeps himself in very good shape so he will not diminish. What I like is that everybody has a place where they belong now. Edler was sort of a number 1 but didn't produce enough offence. Schmidt was totally adrift and overpaid for what he brought. Myers seemed to feel he had to do too much, OEL will settle him down. 1st pair OEL Myers Hughes Hamonic OJ Poolman Rathbone Schenn Brisebois Keeper These are balanced and we have so many rhd in the system, Woo won't be rushed and will have to earn it.
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[Signing] Hurricanes sign Jalen Chatfield
Dixon Ward replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
Good guy, very limited though. -
RWers that Garland outscored per game last year. All but 14 in the entire NHL. Including Bjorkstrand, Kessel, Svechnikov, Reinhart, Konecny, Gallagher, Bailey, Keller, Donskoi, Atkinson, Eberle, Tarasenko, Meier, etc... One he didn't: Boeser. So we have 2 of the top 15 scoring RWers in the NHL. Pretty sweet.
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I am not a fan of anything that brings better talent to a rival. Eichel is the best player in the deal by far. However, he is also a cancer. Those two contracts would choke the Flames and I promise Eichel will not be happy in Calgary and will want to be traded again within 2 years. If I were Calgary, I would stay far away from giving away this much for a cancer who won't be happy. I would just try to trade Johnny Whiner, I mean Hockey, for something that helps my team and doesn't screw me salary-wise.
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I actually don't think we need another really good dman. We currently have 2 of the top 5 dmen we have ever had in the 50 history of the team and we have them at the same time. I think Rathbone and OJ have a chance to be long term excellent nhlers and we just need Myers, Hamonic, Poolman, etc.. to be defensive warriors to support them.
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[Signing] Canucks sign Justin Dowling
Dixon Ward replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
Center depth at the end of the season with Sutter out as FA EP Bo Miller(sort of) Highmore Beagle Jasek Focht Costmar Zlodeyev Karlsson Zhukenov Kunz Center depth now EP Bo Miller(sort of) Dickinson Sutter Highmore Petan Dries Dowling Stevens Jasek Focht Costmar Zlodeyev Lockhart Karlsson Zhukenov Kunz No Gretzky or Yzerman in their but some real NHL depth and quality. -
1 more thing, of all the defenseman the Canucks have every had, only Jovo had more career years in the Norris voting. Jovo had 7, OEL 5, nobody else had more than 2.(FYI after 2 years, Quinn has 1 and he is 21) So he is in the conversation for the most talented defenseman we have ever had and he has not played a game. Quinn is already the best offensive defenseman we have every had. So these two are a pretty impressive pair to build the defense around.
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[Signing] Blues sign Brandon Saad
Dixon Ward replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
Or Hoffman? -
I am a huge Edler fan. Class player and did everything for us. Enter OEL. 6 years younger. Better Comparison: Career/game Category OEL Edler Pts. 0.5 0.44 G 0.17 0.11 A 0.34 0.34 PIM 0.63 0.72 Ave TOI 23:43 22:91 Blks 0.90 1.89 Hits 1.75 1.53 TK 0.34 0.32 GV 0.56 0.66 OEL has received Norris votes 5 times and placed 7,9,11,14,17 (Most recent 2018-19, 11th) Edler has received Norris votes 1 time and placed 13 (2011-12 OEL has received All Star votes 5 times (Most recent 2018-19) Edler has received All Star votes 1 time (2011-12) Other than blocked shots, OEL is a superior player in all categories. I don't say this to disparage Edler, but to point out that JB has added a really awesome player. If he was a free agent and anybody signed him for 6 years at 7.25 mil yesterday, the hockey world would be praising that GM. JB added him with a top 6 winger while dumping 12 million in dead contracts along with a 1st round pick. I remember when Dubas was praised for giving away Marleau(who was a much better player than Eriksson, Rousel, or Beagle) and a 1st for a 6th round pick just to save 6 million. Of course I can't predict how Ekman Larsson will play, but in the right perspective this is an awesome deal and Benning deserves huge props! Go Canucks Go!!!
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The experience and depth JB brought in for Abby will be really good for Woo. He will have a lot of competition and have to earn minutes on pk, pp and overall. As well as earn his place to be the first callup.
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Alf, I am unclear how a pick could be an NHL player if Judd Brackett didn't pick him? Please clarify
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I think the Hoffman one is actually pretty good term and money. They rest are anchors
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[Discussion] Are the Canucks now a legitimate playoff team?
Dixon Ward replied to Elias Pettersson's topic in Canucks Talk
Last year we finished 5 wins out of the playoffs. We were coming off the entire team having covid. We were missing our top center for more than half the season. With EP and Motte in the lineup for what they bring we would have won 4-6 more games. We will have those two back, add Garland, OEL, Dickinson, Podkolzin, Poolman, Schenn, Halak. We have lost only Schmidt and Holtby that were meaningful contributors at the end of last season. Our team is younger, faster, bigger, and much better balanced in our top 6, bottom 6 and defense. I say we finish 2nd in the Pacific and give Vegas a run for their money!!!