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  1. This is a great opportunity for them to lean into the Johnny Canuck identity for the AHL club. It fits the Fraser Valley really well, and the minor leagues are perfect for some more out-there identities, even if they end up being called the Lumberjacks/Trappers/whatever. They'll probably just end up as the 'Abbotsford Canucks' though.
  2. I eagerly await the day we induct Juice into the RoH
  3. Its funny too because the ones dress like cowboys are the ones with limp wrists and pot bellies who look like they've never done a physical job in their life. I'm not trying to crap on Calgary as I do actually think its a nice city but the way they force the cowboy schtick like they're Dallas's estranged cousin is honestly kind of sad. Actually, I've found there is a segment of the Canucks fanbase that is self-loathing that I've yet to encounter amongst any other fanbase in any other sport. They're the ones that talk about how Canucks fans are terrible, fairweather, corporate, flakey, bandwagoning, etc, yet simultaneously say we're psychotic rioting lunatics that don't deserve a sports team. Strangely they never include themselves in this despite being part of said fanbase. Obviously this isn't everybody, or even most, but no other fanbase I've encountered craps on themselves as much as Canucks fans.
  4. Go back and read the chain of discussion if you're going to insert yourself into it.
  5. Yeah but thats not my point, its that deliberately provoking the fanbase is not a smart idea. Yes he answers directly to ownership, but that doesn't mean ownership is immune to the whims of the fanbase if they think it will affect their bottom line.
  6. Enough pressure will come at a cost though. Ownerships ultimate goal is keeping the fanbase happy. That's why Gillis was canned. That's why Torts was canned after one year. Thats why Willie was canned. Aquaman may like having Benning in his back pocket, but that's also where he keeps his wallet.
  7. I disagree. Its not strictly a binary, as in not every fan falls in one camp or the other, but they definitely exist. There are definitely fans that would rake Benning over the coals and demand his firing if he traded a 7th in 2069 for McDavid at 50% retained, and there are definitely fans that would defend him if he traded Pettersson, Hughes and Demko for Skinner and Okposo. This likely has little to do with hockey itself though and more to do with the temperament of the people themselves.
  8. At this point its hard to argue that there are actually any "Benning" bros, just people who favour everything the team does, and whoever happens to be in management becomes the focus of their approval.
  9. Never heard of him. Hopefully this turns out well. The tinfoil hat side of me says this may have something to do with the covid rumours about Gaudette more than the trade ones.
  10. I don't know if Caufield dropped entirely because of his size. I think there's a good chance that its because team's may have viewed him as one-dimensional. When you've got over twice as many goals as assists, coupled with a diminutive size, I wouldn't be surprised if some teams had some red flags around if he would be able to translate his standout trait to the NHL. Only time will tell though.
  11. Damn, Foligno is basically Captain Blue Jackets. He's the closest equivalenty they've had in their franchise to a Trevor Linden or Wendel Clark or Ryan Smyth. I wouldn't be surprised if he re-signs with CBJ after that.
  12. Not if they have some prior animosity towards him.
  13. As much as we all love Brock if you give a guy a choice between playing with Boeser or McDavid I have to think 9.5/10 are going to pick Connor.
  14. Hughes is small for a D-man, but this comparison is ridiculous. 1 inch taller at the exact same weight is in no universe "way bigger", in fact I'd contend that Hughes is the bigger player if he's carrying more bulk on a smaller frame. The game is trending away from the Gudbransons of the league, but let's not pretend Ghost is somehow Chara in comparison to Hughes.
  15. Why are we comparing Podkolzin to a guy about to turn 24? Just because they came from the same country? Will Kole Lind be as good as Crosby? If not he's a bust since they're both Canadians.
  16. RIP. Its crazy that such an innocuous play could lead to the death of an otherwise healthy young man.
  17. Damn. Its really hard to tell from that video what happened. You'd hope helmets would be sufficient protection for an errant puck, but I remember taking a puck to the ear in minor hockey once and it broke my helmet and turned my ear black and purple for a month. Hoping he pulls through.
  18. When you consider that the MO at the time was to give the core with the Sedins one last kick in the can, yes, that makes sense.
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