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  1. The number of restricted free agents the Vancouver Canucks organization needs to make decisions on this off-season is in the double digits. The top priority among the team’s RFAs is star winger Brock Boeser, but according to Sportsnet’s Irfaan Gaffar the two sides are not close to a deal. Boeser is among the more accomplished players in the stacked 2019 RFA class that includes: Sebastian Aho, Mikko Rantanen, Mitch Marner, Matthew Tkachuk, Kyle Connor, Patrik Laine, Brayden Point, William Karlsson, Timo Meier, Kevin Labanc, Jakub Vrana and Travis Konecny…to name a few. It didn’t take long for Boeser to show NHL fans he had a knack for the back of the net. He buried four times in his first eight NHL games after leaving the University of North Dakota and was the Calder Trophy runner-up in his first full season. His 0.42 goals per game over the past two seasons is the 25th-best mark in the NHL and he’s coming off a career-high 56-point season during which he scored 26 goals in 69 games. It’s unclear at this point whether or not Boeser and the team prefer to negotiate a long-term contract or if either side would be willing to settle for a bridge deal. Boeser is 22, the same age Bo Horvat was when Canucks general manager Jim Benning signed him to a six-year, $33-million contract two years ago when he was an RFA. Nikolay Goldobin, Ben Hutton and Josh Leivo are among the other notable Canucks RFAs this year. Veteran winger Loui Eriksson is currently the Canucks’ highest-paid player with his $6-million annual cap hit. In theory, Boeser’s cap hit should exceed that. 72 people are talking about this
  2. I honestly think there gonna try to move Marleau and maybe even Zaitsev
  3. Im pretty surprised about the RFA's not signing yet. there is a lot of them.
  4. Most likely would have remain 50 percent of Sutter and Eriksson
  5. Does anybody know were Sergei Bobrovsky might go?
  6. TSN lastest Mock Draft Has Canucks Picking Podkolzin

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    2. Ghostsof1915

      Ghostsof1915

      My concern is that Caufield isn't fast. Small and average skating is not a good combo. 

    3. Dazzle

      Dazzle

      @Ghostsof1915 His skating is disappointing for sure; however, his goal scoring instincts are top-notch. One of the very best in the draft, according to one draft report.

    4. Silky mitts

      Silky mitts

      Caufield size scares me because we don’t have a particularly big top six. Look at how neutralized Johnny hockey is in the playoffs . If we had a bunch of big players I think the size would be less of a gamble as of how we are constructed right now I don’t think he will be a good fit . Just my two cents .

  7. Teams With Cap Room: Buffalo- 29 Million Florida- 21 Million Ottawa- 37 Million Carolina- 28 Million ( need to resign aho and Mrazek) Columbus- 32 Million NJ- 32 Million NYI- 29 Million (anders lee,eberle,lehner) Philly-32 Million (Couple RFA to sign) Chicago- 20 Million Colorado-37 Million (some RFA to sign) SJ-24 million ( couple RFA) Vancouver- 30 Million (Brock Boeser, Levio,Granlund,Edler,Hutton) Artemi Panarin-87 Points Matthew Duchene-70 points Joe Pavelski-64 Points Jeff Skinner- 63 Points Gustav Nquist- 60 Points Ryan Dzingel- 56 Points Erik Karlsson-45 Points in 53 games Others- Anders Lee, Joe Thornton, Justin Williams, Brett Connolly,Kevin Hayes, Mats Zuccarello, Micheal Ferland,Jordan Eberle,Tyler Myers, Wayne Simmonds, Alexander Edler, Jason Spezza, Goaltenders: Sergei Bobrovsky, Robin Lehner, Petr Mrazek, Semyon Varlomov,
  8. Rather do 2 year deal 5 to 6 million. He has got injured every year, and hasn't hit 30 goal mark yet. (Yes he would've if not injured). Would like to see him hit near point per game mark for next 2 years before 8 year deal.
  9. Panarin wont want to come to Vancouver anyways. I would rather not sign any Free Agents.
  10. Tampa getting rid of Stralman and Callahan. would help there cap space for Karlsson

    1. Quantum

      Quantum

      Canucks need to be trying to pry Tyler Johnson from TBL in this deal. Tyler would become the 2C the Canucks need. And if the Canucks can get a pick on top of that, it would just be the sweetener on top of it all.

  11. I get people perspective on Jake's poor development and blaming the Canucks for it, But Jake also has to put effort into his game. I look at Bo and he looks like he working hard basically every game and I dont see that from Jake. Good to see him go down and hopefully he start working on his work ethic and start putting the puck in the back of the net.

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    2. Brad Marchand

      Brad Marchand

      Situations like these are rarely dichotomies where one side is solely responsible. Both the Canucks and Jake are at fault for the current situation.

    3. The Weasel

      The Weasel

      Bo's got that hard work farm boy mentality. Virtanen's hockey iq just isn't very high and he takes extremely selfish penalties (wjc's, etc). He needs to go down to the minors, but i'm still not sure if that will help him out. i just don't think his ceiling is very high. 

    4. Ghostsof1915

      Ghostsof1915

      Who was he worse than? 

       

      Chaput? 

       

      Bottom line is they wanted to see if he could turn it around. A guy with size and some skill around the net. 

      I would argue that Gaunce should also be sent down. He's not doing much either. 

  12. is hudler gonna get signed?

    1. ItsMillerTime

      ItsMillerTime

      Probably by Edmonton.

  13. Pierre Luc Dubois can play both wing and center.

    1. chon derry

      chon derry

      aquilini will like hearing this,  a stick in each hand.....

    2. S N Y P E R S 7

      S N Y P E R S 7

      He's better on the wing. 
      This is like saying Brock Boeser can play center and wing just because he wins faceoffs - there's an art to the role of center. You have to think the game from that spot for a long period of time before you can call yourself a bonafide centerman. 
      I think Dubois would have to play a few seasons at C before being able to step into any kind of professional center role. He's always been more of a winger.

  14. If Edmonton picks Tkachuk ..what would the value be of Eberle and RNH for d-man

    1. Guest

      Guest

      RNH for hamonic scares the HECK out of me

  15. Mark Master thinks yakupov is worth a 4th round pick

    1. Baer.

      Baer.

      He's also a Toronto analyst, so take it with a grain of salt.

  16. Hansen 4 goals away from career 100 Goals

  17. if edmonton gets 2nd overall...they would take Jakob.C?

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    2. Sean Monahan

      Sean Monahan

      and Cody Hodgson will join them...a dynasty ensues.

    3. Trebreh

      Trebreh

      I hope so... that would mean one of the Fins fall to us. B)

       

      Toronto = Matthews

      Edmonton = Chuchyrun

      Columbus = Tkatchuk

      Vancouver = Laine/Puljuarviiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

    4. Where's Wellwood

      Where's Wellwood

      @Trebreh

      Why would Columbus take Thatchuk?

  18. I can see Rodin being 3rd line, 4th liner in the nhl.

    1. smithers joe

      smithers joe

      how many games have you seen him play?...give  us insight into his ability level? fast?...smart?....scorer...?..playmaker...?...back check...?...it is good to have someone on here that knows him that well....

    2. Tortorella's Rant

      Tortorella's Rant

      Then there's no point in bringing him back

  19. wow CBC Right now haha

  20. Horvat cant wait for this season to end

  21. Gaunce Played "Real Good"

    1. SedinMadness

      SedinMadness

      he was the best canuck by far tonight!

  22. Willie Said .hes not worried about tryamkin making mistakes, that he will be giving him a chance to prove him self.

    1. Ghostsof1915

      Ghostsof1915

      Well Vey isn't a d-man, so I guess that's ok. ;)

    2. chon derry

      chon derry

      is it possible to make as many mistakes as weber?

  23. It was only seven days ago that new Vancouver Canucks defenceman Nikita Tryamkin was playing a top-pairing role for Avtomobolist Yekateringburg in the KHL’s Gagarin Cup playoffs. Those seven days have been busy. There have been hurdles to clear, contracts to get out from under, visa issues to sort through, and AHL out clauses to negotiate. The red tape has all been torn now. Tryamkin’s agents secured his early release from Avtomobolist, he’s signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Canucks, his working visa is in order and he arrived in Vancouver in the wee hours of Thursday morning. The 22-year-old Russian is due to show up for a skill session at Rogers Arena later Thursday and will practice with the team on Friday. He’ll be available to play NHL games afterwards, although isn’t expected to debut until next week. At six-foot-eight and 240 pounds, Tryamkin cuts an imposing figure. If the Canucks’ third-round draft pick in 2013 is going to make an impact at the NHL level, though, he’s going to have to buck a number of trends. Like how Russian-born defencemen have become something of an endangered species in the NHL. Next week, Tryamkin will become just the 12th Russian-born defender to play in an NHL game this season, where at the turn of the century, there were nearly 30. Person of interest: Canucks new signee Nikita Tryamkin The dearth of Russian defensive talent in the NHL makes it difficult to find historical comparables for players with Tryamkin’s statistical and physical profile. Though of course, so does the extremity of that physical profile. Tryamkin will also be swimming upstream in a league that’s rapidly trending towards a preference for shorter, quicker defenceman. In a faster NHL where the new prototype for a ‘shutdown guy’ is a Chris Tanev or Marc-Edouard Vlasic type, the behemoth defensive defenceman has been squeezed out. Massive and highly touted young defenders like Dylan McIlrath, Jamie Oleksiak, Jared Cowen and Jared Tinordi have seemed to struggle to adjust to the NHL’s pace. “The problem in the game right now (for bigger defenceman) is that it’s all about defenceman who can turn, get the puck and transition it up ice,” Canucks general manager Jim Benning told Sportsnet on Wednesday. “But because (Tryamkin) is a good skater for his size he can do that: he can make that good first pass.” “For a six-foot-eight, 240-pound guy he’s coordinated and he’s a good skater,” said Benning. “He moves like a six-foot-one player.” The big, mobile blue-liner could’ve become an unrestricted free agent at the end of May, so getting him signed to an entry-level deal is a win for an organization that has been heavily criticized in recent weeks. On the other hand, it should be noted that Tryamkin’s situation gave him a good deal of leverage, which is partly why he was able to secure an AHL out-clause on his deal. That’s the cost of doing business with European professional players. “If we were going to sign him to a deal, that’s the only type of deal that he would sign,” said Benning. While Tryamkin will have the option of going back to Russia if he doesn’t make the Canucks’ NHL roster next season, it seems the club is holding out some hope that he might voluntarily choose the AHL route. “If he can step in and he’s ready to play: great,” said Benning. “If he sees that he wants to be an NHL player and that he needs to learn some things, first of all, he’s going to have to transition to the smaller ice surface and the corners aren’t as big, so defenceman don’t have as much time with the puck on the smaller rink. There’s going to be a transition for him to the North American-style game. “From there, if he can make the adjustment quick that will be great, but we’re hoping that if he can’t, that he understands that he’s got to keep working on his game, and if that means spending some time developing that he’s willing to do that to be an NHL player.” That’s a bridge the Canucks and Tryamkin will cross when they come to it. For now it seems the club is just happy to have got a more-complicated-than-usual entry-level contract done. And they’re eager to see how Tryamkin fares against NHL competition. “I see him as a defensive defenceman,” said Benning. “He’s a good skater, he keeps tight gaps for a guy his size, he’s got that long reach and he can make plays with the puck. “He’s a bigger man who can have an easier time with the transition, maybe, because of his ability to skate.”
  24. I sure hope Demko and Boeser Signs with us.

    1. Green Building

      Green Building

      They will. They have to.

    2. Tre Mac

      Tre Mac

      Fear not, Thatchy D and Bowzer will both sign.

  25. people are crazy thinking hamhuis would give a home town discount...ahh he did that last time.

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