[Reverse Retro 2.0 Leak?]

1 hour ago, Tiger-Hearted said:

Again, ALL of the Americas, North & South America, belonged to First Nations and Aboriginal people. Orcas are found all over the world. The name of the team is "Canucks", not "Orcas". Johnny Canuck was a fearless and hardworking Canadian lumberjack who played hockey in his spare time. That's Canucks hockey. The lumber industry has longstanding roots in BC and it helped build our city of Vancouver. Even Canada's First Nations people were lumberjacks and loggers too. 

 

So, whenever you do a road trip to watch the Canucks play in the likes of Madison Square Garden, Long Island, Philadelphia, Boston or even in Columbus and fans over there ask you, "What the puck is a Canuck?? Is it a killer whale or some sort of fish??" What would your answer be?? Would you go on about First Nations this and First Nations that? It wouldn't answer their question about our great Canucks name. Whenever I travel to New York and the Eastern U.S. and talk about hockey, I educate them about Johnny Canuck and our Canucks name. I also tell them about the  former Orca Bay ownership from Seattle who actually wanted to change the name of the Canucks to "Orcas". They look at the JC logo I show them, get a much better understanding of the Canucks name and they applaud the logo. 

  Johnny Canuck is a fictional lumberjack and a national personification of Canada. He first appeared in early political cartoons dating to 1869 where he was portrayed as a younger cousin of the United States' Uncle Sam and Britain's John Bull.

[Is the team any closer to having an identity?]

2 hours ago, hammertime said:

Need a 2nd wave of youth on elc's. We push for playoffs Miller walks UFA or we sign him to a ghastly contract and we have no money left for Bo. 1 step fwd 2 back. 

 

vs 

 

Trade Miller fill the cupboards draft high this year take a step back to take 2 forward. 

the teams that want miller are going to have 1st round pick around  20-32 and prospects  i don't see that as filling the cupboards .  We are not trading miller and getting a top 5 pick  out of it  . i rather trade Bo and get the same 1st round pick  and a prospect and slap the C on Miller . I like BO but if a culture change is needed Bo could be the one to go .

[[Rumour] Major Changes Coming, Country Club Atmosphere ~ Shannon and Kypreos]

Well, I hope the  country club includes OEL, Pearson , Poolman and  Dickson . 

[What do we do? (Discussion/Poll)]

we need another center   , a  big young mobile d-man  and younger top 9 winger that can replace Pearson ( can throw a hit and chip in some goals) and get rid of Travis Green's Chia Pet  Chiasson 

[Hirsch: "...the problem isn't on the bench, the problem is in the locker room..."]

yep time to make a change  , fire green or trade a core piece ,  fire green then if doesn't fix anything fire Benning  at the end of the year 

[Coaching Staff]

2 hours ago, Down by the River said:

I'm not saying don't fire Green, but I hear so many fans complaining about Green's system without actually explaining (a) what they think Green's "system" is and (b) what they think is wrong with it. It is like "system" has just become some buzzword that everyone uses. 

green system is get  the puck in the offensive zone  pass back to the point and shoot  then skate back to the dzone chasing another 2-1 back or stand around in a static position then the  fire drill happens where the canucks get gassed chasing . 

[[Trade] Islanders trade Nick Leddy to Red Wings for Richard Panik, 2021 2nd-round pick]

no more panic in Detroit

 

[Senators Hire Pierre McGuire as SVP of Player Development]

now that's a big stick  Pierre 

[What Lessons Have The Habs Taught Us?]

that u need to hide err put a 10 million dollar player  on LTIR and he miraculously comes back just in time for the  playoffs too bad

[(Discussion) What would we have to give up to get the 2022 and 2023 1st round picks from Buffalo?]

26 minutes ago, eeeeergh said:

There ya go - discussion points! I like it. That was the whole point of the topic.

1. Yes - this is accurate! That's why my point was "they've probably got the best chances of picking 1st in 2022 and 2023". We'd have no chance of trading for the 1OA once the spot has been confirmed in either of those two drafts - Wright and Beard being generational talents, it just wouldn't make any sense to trade once the spot has solidified. But.. I wanted some thoughts from folks on a. the odds of Buffalo picking 1st in either of those two drafts, and b. the desire Buffalo may have for stars that can play now, rather than entering yet another rebuild.

2. Sedins?- Nope I'm wrong - we got the #2 and #3 overall, and made a deal so we could get the Sedins

I didn't make this post with a specific trade in mind - rather, in what circumstances might it make sense to acquire the 1st rounders from the team that's most likely to pick 1st in two drafts that will have generational talents. 

i believe during all the wheeling and dealing for the sedins we did acquire the 1st overall pick and traded down

[(Discussion) What would we have to give up to get the 2022 and 2023 1st round picks from Buffalo?]

24 minutes ago, eeeeergh said:

There ya go - discussion points! I like it. That was the whole point of the topic.

1. Yes - this is accurate! That's why my point was "they've probably got the best chances of picking 1st in 2022 and 2023". We'd have no chance of trading for the 1OA once the spot has been confirmed in either of those two drafts - Wright and Beard being generational talents, it just wouldn't make any sense to trade once the spot has solidified. But.. I wanted some thoughts from folks on a. the odds of Buffalo picking 1st in either of those two drafts, and b. the desire Buffalo may have for stars that can play now, rather than entering yet another rebuild.

2. Sedins?- Nope I'm wrong - we got the #2 and #3 overall, and made a deal so we could get the Sedins

I didn't make this post with a specific trade in mind - rather, in what circumstances might it make sense to acquire the 1st rounders from the team that's most likely to pick 1st in two drafts that will have generational talents. 

i believe during all the wheeling and dealing for the sedins we did acquire the 1st overall pick and traded down

[Benning on Sportsnet 650 with Halford & Brough - June 24, 2021]

2 hours ago, Alflives said:

Gads is actually pretty fast in a straight line; it’s his first couple steps that are slow.  He makes up for his lack of quickness though with smarts.  I think he could definitely play with Petey and Bess.  

 

48 minutes ago, EddieVedder said:

Hes not slow.  His skating is nhl level.  Hes just not going to blow anyone away

he still needs to work on his skating, he has the smarts and the size but needs to get faster to be more effective 

[Benning on Sportsnet 650 with Halford & Brough - June 24, 2021]

28 minutes ago, 6of1_halfdozenofother said:

Any idea if Gadjovich has adequate hockey IQ to ride shotgun with Pettersson?  If so, he can be the Semenko to our Swedish "Great One".  

Gadojovich needs to work on his skating  before any of that ever happens , he just is too slow right now to keep up

[[Rumour] Blackhawks working on Duncan Keith trade to Pacific Northwest or Western Canada]

if Benning trades for Keith  I am booking the plane for the  next flight of the Fire Benning banner

[Trade or Keep the pick]

keep the pick  jimbo   , for the love of god jim!!!!! dont trade it for sam reinhart  

[[proposal] Petey and Quinn on 1 year 1 million dollar deals + monstrous 8 year deals afterwards?]

wtf      what high end PLAYER IN HIS PRIME IS GOING TO SIGN A MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT  ???? 

[[Rumour] Hamonic willing to play outside western canada]

2 hours ago, wallstreetamigo said:

Test #1 for Benning. But I think the Canucks actually have more leverage than it seems here.

 

Cant think of another team where he gets consistent top 4 time with a guy like Hughes.

 

Benning should just show him a picture of Anson Carter.

why show him picture when he  can just watch  Anson on tv  lol 

[Are the Canucks too much of a Featherweight team to push through the playoffs?]

2 hours ago, Ferlands_Head said:

It's ridiculous how this team doesn't give two sh*ts about each other. 

 

Justin Bailey got hit from behind and had his season ended by Lucic, the reaction? Same old turn the other cheek, pretended they didn't see it. 

Boeser got hit from behind during a PRE-SEASON GAME, zero response. WTF it's a pre-season game who gives a sh*t bout the W, beat his as* down.

The Rangers are a smaller team than Vancouver even they had a better response to dirty cheap shots. 

thats why i hope gadjovich can improve his skating  , went right after the guy in his first game 

[[Proposal] Dumba]

no no and no   keep the picks and lockwood  we need as many cheap elc as we can get , lockwood is a great bottom six  , hopefully we can get a scoring winger with size or dman in the draft , besides that you will be available to get a dman for a pick ala schimdt

[[Rumour] Nolan Patrick requests trade]

4 hours ago, Arrow 1983 said:

Just No thanks on any WHLer

 

They suck 

lol are you high ? gallagher , weber and price   ya they suck bigtime 

[[Rumour] Nolan Patrick requests trade]

8 hours ago, Canuckster86 said:

Understandable but...

 

Canucks gave up on McCann, Hodgson, Grabner among others I am sure quite early on their careers. It is a risk for sure, especially us swapping 1sts as part of the deal, I would NOT want us to do that but it might be something JB does to secure the deal if he truly believes in Patrick as a hockey player going forward

the canucks didnt give up on hodgson  lol  crybady cody  and his dad booked that ticket out of town

[[Discussion] If exposed would Seattle take Myers]

madison bowey  has the best value   , out of lind gadovich roussell , cant see seattle taking virt   toss up between bowey and big mac

[Hogtown-Implosion Should Assist JB]

Just now, Bertuzzipunch said:

So you really not know the answer to that?

of course i do know the answer . the other poster said schimdt should only be picked up by a contending team  not a rebuilding team , hence the question   then why did  vegas a contending  team  trade him then ,     so does that make any sense  ? no   lol

[Hogtown-Implosion Should Assist JB]

11 hours ago, wallstreetamigo said:

Not entirely the same thing though. I am talking about filling the bottom 6 roles for a few years at the time ratger than wastibg cap signing those overpriced guys for 4 year terms. And accumulating picks and prospects for cap dumps, not paying picks outright for cap relief players.

 

He took on a 6 mil cap player with multiple years left on it and yes only paid a 3rd but didnt accumulate assets. He got a good player but thats a long term contract that may end up pretty ugly. Thats a move a contender makes to add to their team, not a team that is rebuilding.

 

Had he not also signed Myers the Schmidt deal would have made more sense.

 

I liked the trade though as I like Schmidt 

well schimdt is an asset  for a 3rd round pick  .  really so why did a contending team like vegas  trade Schimdt  then ?  

[Hogtown-Implosion Should Assist JB]

3 hours ago, wallstreetamigo said:

Like I have said, what he does this offseason will give a very good indication of just how much he has learned and whether he can see his past mistakes as actually being mistakes.

 

Thats kind of my point. You dont overpay for stop gap players.

 

Hecoukd have accomplished the same thing saving his cap he spent on those guys and trading for a similar player plus additional picks/prospects from a csp strapped team.

you mean kinda like schimdt for a 3rd rounder ,because vegas needed cap space??    seems like benning has learned