Plaguez

Came on for my daily browsing of topics, saw the red, thought some jerk Flamer fan had hacked the site,now I get this news...how am I supposed know what is happening without Vintage posting all the news?

Nope, he made it perfectly clear to the Redwings that he would not report to the AHL if sent there, I can't see him thinking differently here or anywhere else.

Nice to see him get signed, I liked his game, showed he can definitely fill in for the #5/6 spot, plays a smart game.

No, that would be the trade that got us this lemon of a contract in the first place. This was the foreseeable future as soon as GMJB made the most short-sighted move in sports history.

I disliked the trade, I disliked OEL and his crap contract and I hate that we are in a position that we have to buy this guy out. 1 FACKING SEASON BENNING. We had 1 season to wait out LE and we would have been in a fantastic position cap wise. I strongly dislike you Benning...very strongly.

No.

We won't be picking 1st overall. Not until the concensus #1 is there because nobody else can skate or shoot and our guy only looks a little wobbly on the ice. I'm convinced the Canucks will never pick 1st.

Shocker, we didn't actually win something. Get ready for next year when we squeak into the playoffs and get wiped out in 4 straight. Should be the pattern for 3-4 years before we need to start another 12 year rebuild.

I agree, I am encouraged that he recognizes that as a weakness and intends to address it this offseason.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/canucks-boeser-finds-peace-with-hockey-after-season-long-struggle/ Interesting article, I understand where he is coming from but I think a lot of us lost the perspective of why he struggled this year. I lost my dad in 2006 and it took years to get through all the emotions that come with that. I've lost other relatives but when you lose your own father it really changes you. Boeser's mind wasn't on the game, he lacked drive and we all noticed it. I really believe we are going to see a different Brock Boeser next year. He's going to be more focused and will probably come to camp in better shape. If Boeser can find his form and become the 30 goal guy that he can be what a boon it would be for the offense on this team, it would mean we would have 4 30 goal forwards in our top 6.

Now fire Yeo. He is not good at what he does and he doesn't do much.

Not just me that is giving the opinion. CanucksArmy wrote an article about it when Boudreau scratched him. There is his 0.1 GAR from Evolving-Hockey, which gave him a generous score on the PK, at even strength he's a -2.0 GAR. (Goals above replacement) Natural Stat Trick shows that he was on ice for highest rate of shots against at 5v5 and 2nd highest xGA and actual GA. Only guy who was worse was Stillman. I would prefer we trade him if we can since he has the full no move. He might come back from injury and maybe push himself to be a top 4 on this team but paying north of 7 mil for a #4/5 guy is stupid. Everyone would be up in arms if Alvin offered 7.2mil for a #4 UFA. This was a bad decision by Benning trying to save his job. 1 more year of patience and we would have been in a great spot, with no OEL, no Garland who also is overpaid. Next year he's a year older, likely another step slower. He is a smart player but slow is real bad in the current NHL. I hope I am wrong because I hate seeing 7mil in cap space struggle to contribute, I'd like to see the Canucks eventually win a cup. I finally got to see my Cubbies do it in 2016, but between the Cubs, Jays and Canucks the parade routes have been very few and far between.

Either that or retain for a smaller cap hit and sell him to a bottom feeder that needs to hit the cap floor. OEL at 3.75-4 mil a year might have some value to a team, for us he is simply too expensive for what he brings.

Look at OEL before the trade, he was steadily declining in all aspects of the game. Many here chalked it up to playing for Arizona, it wasn't because of Arizona. His body has aged faster than his peers. He's Edler right now. He is only going to continue the decline he was clearly showing before dumb dumb Benning traded for him. The best thing we can hope for is retaining and trading him because spending 7.5 mil on anything less than a top 2 defenseman is stupid.

They have rings because they inherited 2 of the best players in hockey in Sid & Gino, a #1 defenseman in Letang and a world class goalie. This GM saying we aren't buying players out and that he thinks OEL will magically stop the 5 year decline he has been on is not a confidence builder for me. We need a 3rd line center, 2 more top 4 defensemen, cap space and a legit backup for Demko. Buying out OEL won't help but trading him with retention will, if we retain a max of 3mil it might make him tradeable. 7.5mil for a 4/5 defenseman is too much cap. On a good team with a good defense he isn't more than that. Myers definitely needs to go. Too much cap for what he brings, if he was half his current cap he'd be a solid addition, at 6m he's an albatross.

Yeah, as both Bieksa and Hrudy said, it's just pent up hurt. They've been there and understand. I get it, he wasn't expecting to be traded, the front office didn't have the best relationship with him and went public with some hints that they didn't value him as much. I'm positive this will be his one and only jab. Wishing for good things for Bo.

If that's the thought process why did he average 24min a game over 4 games first? Something isn't right here.

Loss would benefit the Canucks so a win is the most likely outcome, let's push for that 15-17th pick guys! We all know that garbage time wins translate to a winning season next year...

So the pattern for this team is they absolutely cannot handle pressure or expectations. The second they have either they cave in. The moment that pressure dissipates they can play just fine. This team isn't a playoff team, if they ever made it there it will be on Demko's coattails. Once there the pressure will get to them and a sweep is the most likely outcome. Good news is we have further weakened our draft position and with the group that picked Lekkerimaki last draft with a middle of the pack pick I expect to see another miss this draft. Given the moves made by this front office it appears we will forever strive for lightning in a bottle trades like Kravtsov and Raty, to try to pry open the playoff door. I wouldn't hate this if the goal was the Stanley Cup but this and the last management groups have stressed that playoffs is the goal, AKA Aquaman wants some free money right meow.

Watching the replay of the game, just saw his announcement. Creech is fantastic and I wish him the best. Going to miss hearing him, definitely a class act.

Ok comrade. Only your way of thinking is the right way of thinking. I 100% support every player who refuses to be forced into advocating for a movement they do not believe in. It takes a lot of courage to not bend to the ever forceful woke mob. Good job gents sticking to your beliefs.

Literally everyone on team tank that has seen this movie on repeat season after season. Shocker that once the pressure is off this bad team can beat terrible teams. This run will once again convince the optimists that this team is a playoff contender. They'll spend the offseason highlighting the record for a small portion of the overall season as proof this is a good team. This will not be a good team until: 1. We lose OEL. 2. We lose Myers 3. We have a better farm team. Our prospect cupboard looks like we've been a contender for a decade, not like a team that hasn't earned a playoff game in a decade.

This is the result we need. Nothing good comes from winning now. Lose, lose, lose so next year we have a great prospect and a team tired of losing.

We need a 6'-4" Burroughs. That kid has all kinds of heart. He's stepping up against guys way bigger than he is.

Everyone liked the Schmidt trade too, until he got here, didn't gel and played his way right out of here. Until we see Hronek play here I'm reserving judgement on the trade. Initially I don't like it because we have a horrible prospect pool and this is a draft year to fill the cupboards. It feels like we have another impatient front office who's mandate is make the playoffs, future be damned.