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How does Gaunce moving to LW affect Hunters chance at making the Canucks? Who would a bottom 6 roster spot go to?

2015/16

D Sedin

Baertschi
Higgins

Kenins

Prust

Gaunce

Shinkaruk

That's a ridiculous amount of people with only 1-2 expected to leave after this year.

2016-2017 (If we trade Higgins)

D Sedin

Baertschi

Kenins

Gaunce

Shinkaruk

Fox

Blomstrand

When is there going to be a spot for this guy?

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How does Gaunce moving to LW affect Hunters chance at making the Canucks? Who would a bottom 6 roster spot go to?

2015/16

D Sedin

Baertschi

Higgins

Kenins

Prust

Gaunce

Shinkaruk

That's a ridiculous amount of people with only 1-2 expected to leave after this year.

2016-2017 (If we trade Higgins)

D Sedin

Baertschi

Kenins

Gaunce

Shinkaruk

Fox

Blomstrand

When is there going to be a spot for this guy?

When he bullies his way in and takes a spot.

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How does Gaunce moving to LW affect Hunters chance at making the Canucks? Who would a bottom 6 roster spot go to?

2015/16

D Sedin

Baertschi

Higgins

Kenins

Prust

Gaunce

Shinkaruk

That's a ridiculous amount of people with only 1-2 expected to leave after this year.

2016-2017 (If we trade Higgins)

D Sedin

Baertschi

Kenins

Gaunce

Shinkaruk

Fox

Blomstrand

When is there going to be a spot for this guy?

I can't see both Gaunce and Shinkaruk being in the Canucks organization in a year from now. You're correct about the LW being a bit of a log jam. Apart from D. Sedin and Higgins (whom Benning has publicly supported), Baertschi and Kennis are Benning's guys whereas Gaunce and Shinkaruk are Gillis' prospects. Moreover, there have been legitimate rumours that Benning has already tried to trade Shinkaruk (at the 2014 draft). And Gaunce's chances a center seem even worse.

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How does Gaunce moving to LW affect Hunters chance at making the Canucks? Who would a bottom 6 roster spot go to?

2015/16

D Sedin

Baertschi

Higgins

Kenins

Prust

Gaunce

Shinkaruk

That's a ridiculous amount of people with only 1-2 expected to leave after this year.

2016-2017 (If we trade Higgins)

D Sedin

Baertschi

Kenins

Gaunce

Shinkaruk

Fox

Blomstrand

When is there going to be a spot for this guy?

Fox and Blomstrand most likely won't play a large role with the Canucks and Kenins style of allows him to play either wing

Daniel.

Baertshi

Shinkaruk

Gaunce.

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How does Gaunce moving to LW affect Hunters chance at making the Canucks? Who would a bottom 6 roster spot go to?

2015/16

D Sedin

Baertschi

Higgins

Kenins

Prust

Gaunce

Shinkaruk

That's a ridiculous amount of people with only 1-2 expected to leave after this year.

2016-2017 (If we trade Higgins)

D Sedin

Baertschi

Kenins

Gaunce

Shinkaruk

Fox

Blomstrand

When is there going to be a spot for this guy?

Fox and Blomstrand most likely won't play a large role with the Canucks and Kenins style of allows him to play either wing

Daniel.

Baertshi

Shinkaruk

Gaunce.

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15/16:

Sedin Sedin Burrows

Baertschi Sutter Vrbata

Higgins Horvat Hansen

Prust Vey Dorsett

Kenins, Virtanen

16/17:

Sedin Sedin Virtanen

Baertschi Horvat Vey

Shinkaruk Sutter Hansen

Kenins (Cassels eventually) Dorsett

Gaunce, Grenier

I don't see Vrbata (contract expiring next year), Burrows (35), or Higgins (34) in this team's long term plans. Granted, going THAT young THAT quickly might hurt us.

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I can't see both Gaunce and Shinkaruk being in the Canucks organization in a year from now. You're correct about the LW being a bit of a log jam. Apart from D. Sedin and Higgins (whom Benning has publicly supported), Baertschi and Kennis are Benning's guys whereas Gaunce and Shinkaruk are Gillis' prospects. Moreover, there have been legitimate rumours that Benning has already tried to trade Shinkaruk (at the 2014 draft). And Gaunce's chances a center seem even worse.

Kennins was a Gillis guy, but i do agree with you about Gaunce and Shink they will have to overachieve to beat out Bennings guys.
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Kennins was a Gillis guy, but i do agree with you about Gaunce and Shink they will have to overachieve to beat out Bennings guys.

You're correct, my mistake.

I strongly believe Benning thinks highly of himself as a scout and judge of talent and thus he is going to be much more likely to give his prospects breaks that others may not get. And of course he will likely be more willing to trade Gillis' prospects.

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You're correct, my mistake.

I strongly believe Benning thinks highly of himself as a scout and judge of talent and thus he is going to be much more likely to give his prospects breaks that others may not get. And of course he will likely be more willing to trade Gillis' prospects.

What evidence do you have of this prejudice?

I think that Benning has been fair and objective in his dealings. He freely moved Forsling, Clendening and Bonino who were all his pick ups.

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What evidence do you have of this?

I think that Benning has been fair and objective in his dealings. He freely moved Forsling, Clendening and Bonino who were all his pick ups.

Add to your point Crabcakes, the re-signings of Tanev, Markstrom, Corrado, Subban, Hutton, Cannata, Biega, Grenier, Labate and Friesen. The only prospects that have been cut loose by Benning are Schroeder, McNally, Liberati, Archibald, Tommernes, Mallet, Andersonn.

CDC...the place where people come to talk out of their ass.

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What evidence do you have of this prejudice?

I think that Benning has been fair and objective in his dealings. He freely moved Forsling, Clendening and Bonino who were all his pick ups.

I think generally speaking any GM would prefer their own prospects to the previous GMs prospects. Especially, when the previous GM was known for poor drafting and development and the Benning was brought in to remedy this through his background as a scout.

As far as trades go that favour Bennings' own prospects, that would be a dishonest exercise at this point in time because it would bias him trading Gillis' prospects purely because there are more of Gillis' prospects. Moreover, there really hasn't been enough trades concerning legitimate NHL prospects made by Benning yet.

I'm not saying he is going to bury Gillis' prospects if they are good. Of course he wants the best players. Rather that it is natural for him to value his own propsect over the previous GM's prospects (of course relative to drafting position, etc)

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You're correct, my mistake.

I strongly believe Benning thinks highly of himself as a scout and judge of talent and thus he is going to be much more likely to give his prospects breaks that others may not get. And of course he will likely be more willing to trade Gillis' prospects.

100% disagree. I think a GM that isn't a a born scout would do what you described. A GM that fully understands a diamond in the rough and is able to gauge talent when he see's it is more likely to take advantage of prospects that have potential no matter where they came from.

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100% disagree. I think a GM that isn't a a born scout would do what you described. A GM that fully understands a diamond in the rough and is able to gauge talent when he see's it is more likely to take advantage of prospects that have potential no matter where they came from.

This is the way it should be.

I think we should reserve judgement on Benning until he gets rid of a prospect who wasn't "his" just because.

You could argue about Kassian but I think there were lots of good reasons for making that trade.

Lack as well, but Markstrom was a Gillis find.

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This is the way it should be.

I think we should reserve judgement on Benning until he gets rid of a prospect who wasn't "his" just because.

You could argue about Kassian but I think there were lots of good reasons for making that trade.

Lack as well, but Markstrom was a Gillis find.

Kassian was traded because he didn't promote a good environment for young players, peticularly Jake to learn in. Lack was an gamble. He chose the back up he felt had a higher ceiling. I agree with the trade, that being said I was incredibly disappointed when we traded lack. My girl was ready planning on ordering a Lack jersey for next year.
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Kassian was traded because he didn't promote a good environment for young players, peticularly Jake to learn in. Lack was an gamble. He chose the back up he felt had a higher ceiling. I agree with the trade, that being said I was incredibly disappointed when we traded lack. My girl was ready planning on ordering a Lack jersey for next year.

Kassian also wasn't taking the steps he needed to take with the team.

Lack was definitely a gamble. The decision of trading Lack and keeping Markstrom is his riskiest move so far.

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You're correct, my mistake.

I strongly believe Benning thinks highly of himself as a scout and judge of talent and thus he is going to be much more likely to give his prospects breaks that others may not get. And of course he will likely be more willing to trade Gillis' prospects.

No GM of an NHL team is going to snub or trade a good prospect drafted by the previous regime for no other reason.

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