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  1. I haven't been able to watch much of the last 3 games due to being out of town for work and we've won the last 3 games.
  2. Everybody played well enough to steal a game on a tail end of a back to back. Their goalie had an awful night too. Upping those trade values.
  3. We are a rollercoaster ride with an operator who likes to troll people right before the ride starts. ”Wait, that’s not supposed to happen!” ride starts.
  4. Yeppers. We just care more about the front of the jersey more than the names on the back or management.
  5. No relation to the EDM native, Tyler Benson who played on the Giants who was drafted by EDM Zach Benson plays for the Winnipeg Ice. Last year he had 9 goals, 14 assists and was +9 in 15 playoff games, leading his team in scoring. Not bad for a 16/17 year old player that year who wasn't in that draft year but the following one.
  6. 2023 also has a Langley kid having fantastic season in WHL atm. Zach Benson. Probably a 5-10 pick atm. Probably 2nd best winger behind Michkov but could make things interesting if he can kick it up one more gear.
  7. Might have to change your name to Tank4Celebrini. He's 2024's potential 1st overall also from Vancouver.
  8. Celebrini too. He's 2024's potential 1st overall also from Vancouver. Favorite player was Kesler.
  9. I guess we can add Martin to the list of players that could bring us back something at the deadline.
  10. You're not wrong and neither am I. The circumstances we laid out correlate with each other to depict their current situation. They've struggled individually and they've had players outplay them. IMO they should be sent down. To help them develop in a more expanded role, build their confidence and until we figure out our forward situation. I don't think that the environment they're in at this point is getting them anywhere.
  11. I like to think of rounds and guns and draft picks as bullets. The earlier of round the higher quality of firearm you have at your disposal. The more picks you have the more bullets you have to try to hit that bullseye.
  12. Gave up a 2nd that turned into Rasmus Andersson for the Flames too.
  13. I would prefer futures as well. it's a deal I thought might make sense for the Preds since it's a winger under not a bad contract who is struggling a bit like Fabbro.
  14. It's what I would do. In those 2 years I would take advantage of teams with bad contracts(that don't go past these two years) and stock up on picks. Habs got a 1st for 1 year of Monahan, do that a couple times that's a couple 1sts. We probably would still be a bad team right after year 2 but we'd be on the rise and show progress.
  15. Eh might not be thread worthy but screw it. ‘I think you can rebuild in that market’: Ex-GM Dave Nonis weighs in on the Canucks PHOTO CREDIT: BOB FRID-USA TODAY SPORTS By Lachlan Irvine Not many people understand the issues the Vancouver Canucks are dealing with better than Dave Nonis. Nonis — who spent ten seasons with the organization, including serving as general manager from 2004 to 2007 — appeared on Sportsnet 650 on Friday to talk about his time with the organization, dealings with ownership, and the overall look of the current team. Nonis joined the Canucks as director of hockey operations under Brian Burke in 1998-99. The team he and Burke inherited was in complete turmoil, having finished last in the Western Conference the season before while dealing with a toxic locker room environment created by then-head coach Mike Keenan. Besides the off-ice drama, Nonis felt the team had fallen into playing an uninspired brand of hockey that fans weren’t interested in watching. “I think the fans of Vancouver are some of the best in the game, but they had become tired. There were empty seats in that building and there were reasons for it,” Nonis said. “And I think the losing was difficult, but the style of play was not what they wanted to see. “We wanted to open it up and actually entertain people a little bit as well in hockey games. And I think that was an important part of bringing the fanbase back.” Nonis helped set the table for the 2011 Canucks team that Mike Gillis delivered, thanks to moves that brought Roberto Luongo to town and helped make the Sedins the focal point of Alain Vigneault’s offence. But in the legends of Canucks’ lore, there’s one player that got away late in Nonis’ tenure: Tampa Bay Lightning star Brad Richards. Before Richards was eventually dealt to the Dallas Stars at the 2008 trade deadline, Nonis had attempted to bring the 2004 Stanley Cup champion to Vancouver with a package that included goalie Cory Schneider, defenseman Luc Bourdon, and a pair of high draft picks. But when the Lightning tried to convince the Canucks to part with a package that included Ryan Kesler and Alex Edler instead, Nonis refused. It’s since been widely speculated that his inability to close the Richards deal heavily contributed to Nonis’ eventual firing in the 2008 offseason. Nonis didn’t exactly confirm the rumours, but he didn’t shy away from explaining his decision-making at the time. “As I said earlier on, you have to make decisions that are the best for the team, not the best for yourself. If you do, you’re gonna hurt the franchise,” Nonis said. “Every team I’ve ever worked for, or even consulted for, I think that’s the principle you have to build upon, which is do what’s right for the team going forward. “The team that went on in Vancouver after I left, I was proud of them. I was glad that they were all there and I would watch them pretty much every night because I felt I had a big part of putting them there and I enjoyed them. So that’s all I’ll say there.” Questions around ownership’s involvement in on-ice decisions have been swirling since the Aquilini family took control of the team in the mid-2000s. Nonis, who had worked for the Canucks under both the Aquilinis and the team’s previous owner, Seattle-based billionaire John McCaw Jr., noted there were understandable differences between dealing with both. “I think when you have owners that are in town, living in the city, I think there’s always going to be a little bit more contact. With John McCaw I had contact with him, but not on a regular basis,” Nonis said. “I don’t think it impacted any deals I made or did not make. I think you have to put the good of the team ahead of anything that you do, or else you’re not going to ever be successful. “Yes, maybe there were more contacts with local ownership, but you always have to make those moves or decisions based upon what’s right or wrong for the team.” As for today’s Canucks, Nonis sees all the same issues that people outside the organization have: they have the offensive weapons to succeed, but lack the will to win on defence. “Well, obviously they don’t have any problem scoring goals,” Nonis said. “They have a great deal of offensive ability. But, as you know, part of winning games and being really successful in the league today is keeping the puck out of your net. “I think you could play an exciting upbeat brand of hockey, but I think you have to have a real commitment to play strong team defence. You have to be hard to play against. From what I’ve seen of Vancouver this year, they have had some difficulty in that area.” But one thing Nonis was quick to refute was the notion that the Canucks fanbase wouldn’t accept a rebuild. “I think you can rebuild in that market,” Nonis said. “I think the fans understand it as long as you’re able to tell them why and how and paint a bit of a roadmap for them. Because there’s a difference between a rebuilding in, I’ll call it a non-traditional market, where people only look at wins and losses. Vancouver’s not that market. “Vancouver is a market where people do understand and if you do paint the picture for them and you’re honest, I think that they’ll accept it.” https://canucksarmy.com/news/dave-nonis-brad-richards-vancouver-canucks-nhl
  16. Or Washington. Washington could use Horvat. too. Caps have a good stock of RD prospects Ryan Chesley was the RD last draft 37th overall. Vincent Iorio is a RD drafted 2021 55th overall. Both 200lbs but Iorio is 6'3'' while Chesley is 6' I like Iorio's game better. Having a good rookie season in AHL atm. 17 games played 1 goal 4 assists +9. Iorio is from Coquitlam too. He is touted as a smart poise quintessential two-way D, with more of a focus on the defensive end. Remind you of anyone in particular?... Like someone we might have let go?... To a rival no less...
  17. I am operating and drooling at the prospect of what we could get for a Kuzzy/Schenn package. Especially if Kuzy can continue his high pace. Schenn going at a good pace too.
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