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On ‎2015‎-‎11‎-‎25‎ ‎5‎:‎28‎:‎31‎, KeslerWho? said:

Don't know anything about Sekera so I won't comment, but Miller has been the best Canuck this season. I don't see how trading him would do us any favours. You really think Lack would be giving us a better chance to win?

You're giving Benning/Management $&!# for signing Weber and Bart and expecting us too "compete". Well what is your magical plan for this team to be a contender? Not even be a contender but just compete? Too trade Miller and sign Sekera? This team can compete the way it is, we just play inconsistently and need to sort that out. 

Also, the youngsters have all been given a chance to succeed. Sure their ice time hasn't been consistent, but they're here aren't they? Playing up and down the line up. If you haven't watched McCann is playing with Vrbata right now. That's not a big enough chance to succeed? 

I'm not even going to bother responding to your comment on our style of play. Clearly you haven't watched the Canucks much for the past 4 years

Miller has not been the best Canuck this season. The Sedins, Hansen and Tanev have been our most best players by far. Miller had a good 4 game start to the year and trailed off to... law of averages. Is it really that crazy to think that Sekera (a number 2/3 defenseman) and Eddie Lack (who is either equivalent to Miller or marginally worse) is better than Weber (7 Defenseman PP specialist) and Miller?

First of all, I just gave an example of a plan to make this team in a better contender by attempting to sign Sekera and retain Eddie Lack who had better numbers than Miller last year. So you can stop asking when I have already provided an example. Instead of complaining about me complaining, why don't you actually defend my points instead of simply saying "oh what is the better alternative". The Canucks have an abundance of forwards and have not leveraged their depth to acquire a defenseman. Like I said, it's pathetic how fans are okay with mediocrity. If not for the Sedins all-world play, we truly would be an awful, awful team.

Sure, they are here, they are given a 'chance'. But are they in the best position to succeed? We still have grinders like Dorsett, Prust, Higgins and Cracknell taking up roster spots from young players who have earned spots like Gaunce and Shinkaruk. Virtanen is not NHL ready but he's here because Benning loves his physicality even though his IQ is lacking. When Gaunce got called, he outplayed Virtanen but got sent down. Shinkaruk got called up to play on the fourth line.. surely putting these young prospects in prime position to succeed. Baertschi is regularly scratched and occasionally playing on the 4th line, definitely exploiting his dump and chase, gritty skills. Baer and Virtanen have barely sniffed the PP and have not played in the OT at all.

And for others who say we are rebuilding, that directly goes against what Jim Benning and Trevor Linden have been saying since the beginning of their campaign. This is a retool on the fly. Rebuilding teams do not hold on to assets like Matthias and Richardson instead of trading them for picks. Rebuilding teams do not favour the 35 year old goalie over the one who is 27 and entering his prime. Rebuilding teams do not give away 22 year old defensive prospects for no reason (Higgins could have been placed on LTIR, Canucks choose not to for whatever reason).

This is a retool on the fly. And it doesn't work.

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