Pears

we had great top 10 options this year, and they're even better next year. I'll start narrowing it down next spring. 

Dahlin would be my pick today but based on what happened this past year where Liljegren slipped really bad due to mono, anything can happen. He has franchise player written all over him along with a couple others like Veleno, Svechnikov, Tkachuk and many more. Quite the luxury!

Don't worry, I'm sure the Canucks won't get a sniff at either of them once the lottery happens. So we won't have to stress about which one to pick!

CTrav, Saw a writer state clearly what we(humanity) are here for:

1- dig sh*t up

2 - Burn that sh*t

3 - Choke on it

...pretty much sums it up

ya unfortunately 

not much in the way of rain coming all next week either... its good to see the evacuations starting early on this one. 

i don't care at all about getting a return, I'd let them go for free if they really had another shot at a cup. 

It's selfish for the Canucks and fans if they don't even explore giving the Sedins a chance to win a cup with another team. They can always sign back for one year here to finish their career.

if the sedins wanted to go, the canucks would try to move them but would have to eat a lot of their salary. again, they want to retire canucks. 

This league has long been a rigged deck.

not really. I think if Hossa could play he would. He doesn't strike me as the kind of guy that would cut his career short to make Bowman's life easier. 

100%

So could Canucks' fanbase :^)

In theory.

Realistically Dahlen's going to Sweden, Boeser's sticking with Canucks, the Comets will find lesser replacements for Grenier, Valk, Archie and friends, and Virtanen will take a minor step forward in his development ... to become an impact third liner at the AHL level.

TL;DR: I've had a bad day.

I hope. It'll be a very good thing for this franchise if the Canucks core can play together in a winning environment for a couple of years. Probably wishful thinking though.

Jeff O'Neil is an idiot. He would have given Toronto all the praise if they did what Benning did today. 

he's salty cause the center of the universe only signed Hainsey and journeyman Moore, i would be bitter too lol 

Jeff O'Neil suffered how many concussions as an overrated player? 

I wonder where the fit would be.  Not opposed to it though on a one year "show me" type deal.

It takes 2 to tango the ball is in Benning and friends court...

ugh...why didnt we get glass??

Canucks fan poking fun at self-cynicism. That's novel. 

@The 5th Line But this is our year! 

Why are you so negative all the time?

Got the guy (at least one of the guys) I wanted and a bunch of people are angry about it. Couldn't ask for a better draft day.

I started to lean towards Pettersson over the last few days and I'm really happy we got him. 

kids got lots of upside, and clearly a lot of teams weren't all that impressed with Vilardi. We have Glass' skill set with Bo. When you look at the speed and skill Jim is building it makes a lot of sense. Really now I think we're looking for a #1 LW. 

________- Bo - Boeser

Dahlen - Pettersson - Goldy

Between Horvats 5 or 6 million, Boesers wanting the same in a few years, Demko getting that much in the future (if he turns out to a Murray)... Best to sign rental players, and then flip em at the deadline to contenders.

@canuktravella And why would a big name FA sign a one year contract especially here?

do a sundin special 10 mill for thornton  one yr  at least wed make playoffs 

Why?

The draft

Drugs are bad, m'kay?

Weber had 22 PP points. PK had 16. 

With Weber's slapper, I much rather have him on the point over PK.  PK is awesome, but Weber's slapper takes the cake every time.

Weber will be 32 in August. Subban just turned 28. Weber is consistent, and he'd be great on any hockey club. 

But how much gas is in the tank for both players? 

Time will tell. 

That debate will never end. 

never knew why It ever started in the first place

I blame The Joker. 

whats the point of making the playoffs, if we won't make it past the 1st round let alone win the cup. It's seriously in our best interest to acquire good prospects and picks and develop/ acquire young players. Once the sedins retire we have $ to take on high $ contracts for picks/ prospects. Make the playoffs come 2020 and contend for a cup by 2022.

Because making the playoffs alone would be a huge step in development for the young players. Winning a round (which in the right scenario could be doable), would be a huge bonus. 

Also who thought Toronto would do as well as they did against Washington?

I'm signing up to have my head frozen.  I'll be there!  Or, at least part of me will

Is no bright side. Yanks have destroyed what was once a great league. Cultural-parasites.

that was heartbreaking. I'm glad Burr wasn't on the ice. I want PK to win, but honestly I'll prob tune out now for most of it. 

Saturday's are an opportunity for sleeping. I took the opportunity to sleep in past 9am, waking up close to 10am. I also took the opportunity to enjoy the sun and walk everywhere today. Now I am home, and am going to take the opportunity to apply the organic sour head candy to my luscious chocolate cake I got at Whole Foods. I call it the Brilac cooking.

Relaxing, and getting my motorcycle ready? 

The boys.

It does in the "Live at Wembley" version. That's probaby what people were thinking. 

https://www.buzzfeed.com/christopherhudspeth/crazy-examples-of-the-mandela-effect-that-will-make-you-ques?utm_term=.taqM1Rqny#.woG7rByqo

I think some are just based on how they are used in pop culture (e.g., We are the Champions is used to frequently in movies and likely to end on the 'of the world' note). 

Others are just because they defy logic (e.g., 'stain' instead of 'stein'; froot loops rather than fruit loops).

The one that really bothers me is that the "Hello Clarice" line was never actually used in Silence of the Lambs.

Maybe it's just a glitch in the Matrix.

So happy about that! First time in a long time I don't really hate any team left. I'd be OK with any of the 4 winning. 

https://streamable.com/0e3c5

"They know they still have many years of contention".  Contention is something we DID know about just a short time ago.  And, like us, it's meaningless if they don't convert.  So to sing their praises before that happens?  The chances are high?  Not really...it's a tough thing to win a cup and they just demonstrated that.  Confidence is a huge thing and this will be something for them to contend with.  A blow.  I hate that we apply one thing to our team but another to other teams.  

nice. Bettman would probably fine him for it.