Junkyard Dog
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So I could say anything I want without any sort of repercussions.
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4 hours ago, Warhippy said:
Can we PLEASE reach out to all the old greats and find them a new home?
@KingoftheEos would be amazing to have back
SabreFan1 was good when he was here.
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Could bring back Motte. Though he isn't big he use to be one of our better PKers, would hit a ton and blocked shots.
Had a hard time maintaining that high level of physical play for his size. Was injured a lot.
For a cheap deal he wouldn't be a bad 4th line/13th forward.
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Training facilities cost a lot of money and take up a lot of land.
A NHL sized hockey rink is 17000 sq ft and training facilities usually have two. Add in a gym, parking, kitchen, medical, lounging, offices, etc...
They tend to get big.
To put this into perspective the Hurricanes training facility, is 115,000 sq ft(2.64 acres). The Blackhawks spent 65M on their training facility(being built) and it will be 135,000 sq ft(3.01 acres). These are just the buildings.
Now remember we live in Vancouver. Land like that is gonna be hella pricey as will the building costs and very hard to find. Unless they plan to build it way outside the downtown core.
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We're considering trading Petey now?
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11 hours ago, canuck73_3 said:
Of course you predictably go to worst case scenario
Far from the worst case.
Petey will probably give some death stares if he is asked too much. We know our media, they will hound him. Barring our success Petey will have things to consider.
Faceoffs depends. Blueger/Miller are both above 50%. Suter/Petey are below 50%. I see us being average but if injuries At C happen then yeah it can go downhill.
A worst case would be... Miller and Rick Tocchet and both get into a fight after tempers flare and they knock each other and are out for the year. Demko becomes allergic to pucks. Petey/Hughes demand for trades and we get fleeced in the deals. We are the last placed team but draft 4th overall and he busts. Aquilini sells the team to Messier. Marchand steals Debs cowbell and it brings the Bruins good fortune, carrying them to the cup and he parades with the cowbell. Alf gets abducted by aliens and is never heard from again. Vintage implodes from malfunctioning. Heffy starts to like the Leafs.
If you've read all those worst case scenarios then you're probably going to have nightmares tonight. But hey, you didn't write it, so excuse me while I check myself into a mental institute.
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2 hours ago, higgyfan said:
I'm pretty sure he grew up in Vancouver and was likely a fan of the Sedins. He knows about the jerseys
in the rafters.
His brother, the potential top pick next year, is a Canucks fan and really liked Kesler.
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11 hours ago, DeNiro said:
Lol will never happen but could you imagine if the Canucks are a serious contender in 3 years and he decided to come here?
Tavares treatment in Long Island would seem like child’s play compared to how bad Oilers fans would lose their sh$t!
11 hours ago, PhillipBlunt said:
I say do it just the see Heffy's reaction
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5 hours ago, Provost said:
This is going to blow your mind… but in the sport of hockey, goals against your team count too…
The Canucks had one of the worst goals against in the league.
As many knowledgeable analysts have noted, it is easy to score goals if you aren’t paying any attention to defence. It is a lot harder to score when you are also trying to stop goals against. The Canucks played a style that padded individual stats while losing games.
We probably see a little bit less offense for defenses sake but goaltending will also play a significant factor. Our goalies weren't great last year, even Demko struggled prior to and after his injury. He's gonna need a bounce back year in order for any sort of playoff hopes.
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8 hours ago, Elias Pettersson said:
It’s easy to improve your prospect pool when you keep your first round picks. Even better when you also keep your second round picks.
We haven't kept as many the past 4 years so our prospect pool hasn't improved as great as it could have but we had two 3rd and three 4ths last draft. Not as high quality as a 2nds but good quantity in mid round picks. We were bound to see pretty decent improvement following the draft.
I wonder who's gonna our be our next drafted player to make the team? Nobody has since the 2019 draft(in regards to players drafted). Decent chance we could see another year where nobody does considering, 2020/21 weren't great draft years, our 2 best drafted players(Lekkerimaki/Willander) in the past 4 years were drafted in the past 2 and are probably 1-3 years away and everyone else is probably gonna need some AHL time.
Karlsson/Raty probably get some looks next year. Rest of the guys we probably look toward 2024/25 and onwards.
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Defenseman. If he's physical and makes it he will be an announcer's + commentator's wet dream.
Brad Marchand... gets BONKED!!!
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8 minutes ago, Devron said:
Was it a positive read? I’ll read it if it was. Otherwise f em
Fairly neutral.
Says we're a middle of a pack prospect pool. Not super strong in one area but not super weak. Main weakness at C. Main strength at right wing. Mentioned how our prospect pool improved a bunch over the past season. Things we mostly already knew.
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We fire the coaching staff for a 3rd consecutive time midway through season. The team pulls it together to either barely miss or barely make it to the playoffs.
Petey doesn't sign this season.
Demko stays healthy but struggles with consistency most of the year.
Hronek struggles during the first half of the year but improves gradually.
The PK improves but the PP has some struggles.
Injuries hinder us in key spots but we see promise from some youngsters.
One of Hog/Pod breaks out while the other struggles immensely.
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7 hours ago, McBackup said:
The Flames were a relatively stable team before that. Now the core they had that oscillating success with has departed, the new guys haven't found their footing and it seems like everyone wants to get the hell out. The flames are in a tough position where they can't just try to soldier through a poor stretch. If things go south they pretty much have to move guys or risk losing them for nothing like Gaudreau.
I think its possible they bounce back given how many one-goal games they lost last year, but its just as likely they head into a tail spin and are forced into a rebuild.
They'll be an interesting team to keep tabs on from an armchair sense. It's going to take good and decisive GMing if they want to continue to be in the playoff picture with all the guys who want out.
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Flames have had this weird decade long innate ability to have a good season/make the playoffs after a shitty one/not making the playoffs. A literal night and day difference season to season. They've done this for almost 10 years now and haven't missed the playoffs in consecutive seasons since 2013-14.
We'll see if it happens again.
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If we stay really healthy yeah I can totally see us making the playoffs.
I don’t think our roster can suffer any significant injury times, especially on D.
Consistency is key though and that’s been the struggle. We have too many spurts of good and bad play. Need more consistency in the first half of the year especially.
If the pacific is good next year it could cause problems and if it isn’t then it could open a pathway.
A lot of variables. It will be interesting.
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Good signing.
Will be a good stop gap until we find a seriously good upgrade. Might be worth extending and keeping at wing for bottom 6 given his versatility and age(turned 27 a few months ago). He might still be cheap after.
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29 minutes ago, flat land fish said:
I’m not sure how I missed that he’s only played d for two years, the repetitions needed for decision making could be the biggest development piece for this player. The offensive skill set could be a huge plus if the two way game connects as hoped.
He will be in a great program in Boston.
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Just now, Bob.Loblaw said:
Miller for Coyle/Zacha & Forbert, and then sign Tomáš Tatar? Add or remove whatever you think is fit?
That ship has sailed my friend.
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10 minutes ago, Elias Pettersson said:
Frederic, Debrusk and Lysell would be my guess. Swayman would also be an option but Calgary doesn't need a goalie. Carlo as well, but Calgary has lots of RHD.
Would be interesting to see happen. Lindholm is a good player and would be a good replacement for Bergeron.
Probably returns to a PPG pace on the bruins top line.
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Just now, Elias Pettersson said:
Apparently, they are going after Lindholm...
Would be a nice addition but I wonder what assets they have left to make such a move. They’ve spent a lot going all in already.
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One of my favourite players outside the Canucks. One of the more classy quite guys in the league. He’s earn a lot of respect from opposition. One of the players I wanted to be like on and off the ice.
Bruins we’re lucky to have him.
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56 minutes ago, King Heffy said:
I'll also give Marchand credit for paying the arena staff out of pocket during COVID. Excuse me while I go wash my mouth out with soap.
Whiskey works just as well.
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[discussion] forum closure
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still up huh