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  1. . Huge inning by Loup. 1-2-3 with the based loaded. Thus game was a perfect example of what is going right for this team this year. In other years the bullpen would have screwed it up but this year the bats keep adding insurance runs. Pretty sweet right now.
  2. I always have three different lists. 1) What I think will happen 2) What I think should happen 3) Who I think will produce in my pool the best All three are different every year.
  3. I really like Higgins and thought he was our most consistently good forward last season. I also like Gaunce and think he's a player you can win with. But I also think you have to give to get, as they say. Florida wants a player who can play in their top 6. Short of moving Burr, which I can't see being a viable option, then the only other one we could spare with that possible description would be Booth. It would be hard to imagine he has too much value even to Florida. It would be hard to argue that Hansen is a top 6 forward. I could fave made a lesser proposed package but it always ends with the madding crowd flipping out unless it is an overpayment. Basically I didn't want to be accused of Raymond, Ballard and a 1st-ing it. That wasn't my thinking. Higgins can be replaced though, as reliable as he is. If Burr isn't moved, and Kassian is finally given minutes, then Higgins is the easiest accept losing on wing. If he isn't moved or put on the 3rd line then it is a foregone conclusion that Jensen goes back down until we have injuries. Otherwise if he stays he'll be toiling in a checking role. Gaunce, as I said, I like. But he's not a prospect that would make you give up the chance to grab Reinhart.
  4. It isn't as simple as just saying size vs skill IMHO. It's important to look at each player's total package which is why everyone has extremely different lists every year after the first grouping. The simple fact is there are good arguments why the Canucks prospect pool in its current state, after years of low picks, bad picks and traded assets, could use an injection of each. Same goes with certain types of defensemen. I believe this is why so many people want another high 1st, to check off at least two boxes, as well as making other significant trades. I think it's because with so many of our young players we don't know what we have yet as so few of them are very advanced in their development. If we had a better pool of players in the 22-24 age range, like Kassian and Tanev, there would probably be a lot less disagreement on this subject. For my part I'm not really bothered which way we go.
  5. Injuries. Kids didn't step up enough last year. Edler sucked. No PIMs.
  6. I think it had more to do with timing. No coach, high pick, new GM... Why announce a potential move until your coaching staff has a say? It's a great way to disillusion a potential candidate.
  7. I was going to make a comment about his 'soft hands,' 'quick stick' and 'ability to work through the double team' but I had thought I would leave it to BanTSN. He totally missed all of the low hanging fruit. Double entendres FTW.
  8. The way I look at it is, if you aren't willing to wait and work with the kid then you shouldn't be drafting them.
  9. So let's wait until we know what the coaching staff is before we jump to any conclusions. I can't imagine a scenario where Juice leaves. He survived Torts. Hammer too. Garrison might be the only guy willing to go, happy with his contract enough to just play anywhere after giving Vancouver a shot. It may go the other way too. Players may boost their value over last year. With Eddie it would hard to sink lower. This was a business statement IMHO. There maybe more changed but today wasn't the day to say so.
  10. Obviously it would depend on whether it was a player who rides the left or right side with how we deploy them. Idk, Wally, I think having 6 deep this year might be the way to go. We have questions in net, there are poor F UFAs, and we don't know what we can do to improve up front rather than from within. Having a steady 6 might be the plan. Corrado is still very young and raw so he hasn't forced himself into the lineup yet especially with our cap space. That may happen over the next calendar year but it hasn't yet. It might not be the right time to make a move. Because I don't ever advocate ranking a roster, and I'm quite confident the management group agrees, I think they'll try to give the new coach the best tools they can to start the year. In many ways it makes sense to allow the coach to dictate who doesn't fit into their system, if we're going to bank on him for multiple years. After such dramatic changes I can imagine there will be some stability in the dressing room for a bit. Ultimately, if a player is unhappy about their being pushed down the depth chart, due to role or lack of playing time, that may be the best way to facilitate a deal, regardless of who that player is.
  11. Really, he's got 40 HR potential from the left side with good D in CF. That's pretty rare. I'll take a .240 avg and 200 strikeouts from the 7th spot.
  12. This subforum used to be the least crazy place in CT. Not this year.
  13. I think all 5 will likely stay and we add a PMD, Corrado 7th or minors. I still like our D if coached better.
  14. I think right now that Pillar might be a better option as a 4th outfielder. His defense is pretty solid, good arm and he can play anywhere. He's also a more rounded hitter at this point than Gose. Not a great home run threat but he's got line to line gap power. He's also a lot more likely to put the ball in play off the bench. I love Gose's speed but he's one dimensional in that sense until he gets steady at bats. Another year in AAA will still benefit him especially if he can learn to lay off bad breaking pitches. He'll take a walk but he still strikes out too much. Either he makes that adjustment or he will be a platoon player his whole career. Pillar probably will be anyway so we don't gave to worry about hurting his development.
  15. Why worry about what fans of other teams think of our players? The medicine is winning. That's all that matters. Not what they look like.
  16. Fans with zero knowledge of the game is the original reason Canucks fans were ridiculed, and mostly still are. That and being whiny.
  17. Drew the walk, stole a base, and scored the go ahead run in the bottom of the 9th in a 0-0 game. Not much.
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