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  1. Disagree... the 9th pick also gave us Garland, which was probably worth the 9th alone. Now if JR start selling off and go full rebuild, yes then the 9th might have been better to keep, but doesn't sound like thats the plan... Pearson has been a fair and plays to his price tag. Hamonic was very good last year... can't blame Benning for him being out first with the Covid crap and then injured Vanek was another good purchase OEL has been ok together with Myers Dorsett was fine Schenn was fine Vrabata was fine until he threw his toys out the pram second season Baertschi ok'ish first 2 contracts Agree there were a lot of duds as well...
  2. Yes you are right... But I'm sure you also remember all the proposals that included Tanev... injury prone and too old.. (same as being said about alot of our D's now, although I totally disagree)... Totally agree all.
  3. He may.... but selling him now, would be selling him at his lowest value... same with Brock... with Petey wait until next year, and if it doesn't work by all mean let him go.
  4. I agree with losing Tanev... yet have to say prior to him leaving almost every trade proposed had Tanev as part of it, and I don't think many really realised how much the team would struggle without him until it happened. Tanev had a lot of injuries here, and that was one of the concerns from fans... That he turned into Iron man since he left for Flames, not many envisaged... Maybe playing under Boudreau would have made him less injury prone... one can only guess... But yes Tanev was a perfect foil to Hughes... It one of the reason, I'm not too concerned about us acquiring a d-men based on points... Need one to compliment Hughes...
  5. Tanev and marky was kept because of bubble play offs... Demko only broke through during the play offs... before that a lot of CDC'ers wanted to keep Marky and trade Demko... Glad that didn't happen. The cost of this was to let go of Marky for free afterwards... Demko would have been snapped up by Seattle. Lets just look forward and hope it all ends well for us...
  6. And rightfully so... we are dealing from a position of strength, and have something others want. Milk it....
  7. You could be very right about this... Surely NY knows, what Canucks needs as well... Tend to be a comment theme, building it up, and then all the criticism afterwards for not getting, what folks expected... Lets hope for a Kings ransom, but not be too disappointed should it not materialise...
  8. Yes more important than a 1st that would likely be an extremely late pick anyway...
  9. Keep some of his cap, and he looks even more enticing.... Its only for a year after all.
  10. I wouldn't say I was a fan.. I was indifferent towards him, but loved the team he built or at least the addition he got to the team. NTC's held the proper rebuild back for 4 years and hampered Bennings chances to make the team competetive sooner... Will be interesting to see if history repeats itself. I just think it will be extremely hard to build a team able to contend, without bending the rules slightly (Luongo contract) or handing out NTC's or longer contracts for reduced salaries as it is now. Someone posted that Florida team have something like $10+ M on the Canucks, when tax has been calculated... that is not fair, and very hard to get past. sorry to detail topic. Good to see Canucks tearing down walls and give the opportunity to the best candidates. JR seems to have been given Carte Blanc by FA, and he is rebuilding the club the way he seems fit. Hopefully we'll on to a winner
  11. Probably, but he assembled a team that went to the finals. Lets be honest, had they beat Bruins, which they should have, I doubt folks would have been as upset as they have. With the imbalance in taxes between certain southern states and BC, I will not be surprised to see that happening again, if they feel they can take the top salary down a bit for clauses. Just my opinion.... It is like fighting with 1arm tied up...
  12. JR are clearly the Godfather in this game. He is building is up in his image.
  13. Cheers Dazzle I don't get too involved into her CV or what she can/can not... I leave that to the far smarter people than me... I just want the persons in any position that can help us to the promised land. If its a she, a he or a fish it totally irrelevant to me.
  14. Cheers. I hope so too, just like I hope every single one of the new management team and front office staff can help Canucks achieve the goal of being a successful hockey club.
  15. Yeah I know he is only one player, but if he goes and Brock want bigger contract, he'll probably be gone too... If I am Bo and Petey, I would start to consider my position (especially Bo being a UFA)...in particular if the new players coming in don't progress as hoped for. It is the most likely outcome, but be prepared for this place going up in flames, should the trade be made and the new additions not living up to expectations... We'll see, as JR has been around the block a long time, and he knows, what it takes to build a contender....and hopefully a winner... If Miller is moved, I'm not convinced we will be in the play offs next season, but that is ok if we can improve enough to be there the year after. Petey has 2 more years after this one and Bo 1 more. Both will want to see where this leads before committing, and that's where my concerns are... We will survive without Miller, of course we will. Should he, god forbid, break a leg tomorrow, we would have top do without him anyway... Just like we are now. It will be very interesting to see how it unfolds... Damn Covid protocol... we were doing so well before this crap started up again.
  16. If DiPietro also goes into Covid protocol, surely the games has to be postponed? And what about Abby?
  17. And that is probably, where we are headed as well... We don't have space for a 9M player, if we want to upgrade else where... even if Boeser is gone...
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