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Crabcakes

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  1. How about the D are way better and they're breaking out much more easily. Or, they have a top 6 rather than a top 3
  2. I get the sense that they don't want Eriksson taking a young players development time in Utica so they're just parking him in the press box in Van. As for Gaudette, I'd rather see him get lots of ice in Utica than 10 mins or less in Van. If they think he has a chance at developing into a top 6 player (or even a Kadri type who plays 3C but is certainly good enough to play 2C) he needs to play in a skilled role not as a 4th line energy guy.
  3. The message was sent. Wilson was picking on Myers. I don't remember any big hits by Wilson after that. No need for a fight.
  4. Love it.....goalie.....now you know you've been deked when the only thing in front of the net is your stick
  5. Another game when non calls affect the outcome......why oh why
  6. Don't get offended at the confused face, it was a nice play.......bu but but Sutter? Nice play?
  7. Would rather see Baer in there myself. Any truth to in the comment that they want to move on from Baer? Heard it on the radio () but not from the Canucks
  8. If the Canucks can win most of their games against non-playoff teams and some games against playoff teams, they have a shot. Math: 80% in 41 games = 65.6 40% in 41 games = 32.8 Total 98.4 If the %'ages add up to > 100 it's good 115% is a playoff bubble team with 94 points
  9. They're going to have to decide between Markstrom and Demko before the expansion draft because Marky's contract is up. He's going to be offered starters money, or not. It's looking right now like both Marky and Demko will be good starting goalies in the NHL. But what I think is happening this season is that they want to have a competition between the two goalies and they will be evaluating their performance and making a choice. Remember how Benning was watching Marky very closely when the Comets had their playoff run in 2015. Their evaluation revealed that Marky was a battler and this and his performance since, is the reason why they eventually moved on from Eddie Lack. I don't think that either Markstrom or Demko are equivalent to Lack but they can't pay both and it's not fair to expect them to share. So I'm predicting a big goalie trade sometime between now and July 1
  10. Nice to see another team unraveling like a cheap sweater for a change
  11. Gaudette has to go to Utica and play. Sitting in the press box does nothing for him. Other than that, we are going to see improvement from all of the young players over the next number of years and we have to be patient with the development of the core. Evaluation of support players in competitive games will be ongoing and this is where changes may be made. 3C is one of those spots.
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