*Buzzsaw* Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 I'm going to go out on a limb and say this season will be the last the Canucks will have a chance to draft high for quite a while. Defense I fully expect Benning to acquire a decent free agent defenseman in the off season... hopefully someone better than Bartkowski. I also expect him to resign Hamhuis. Plus you gotta believe a top defensive prospect has to be a priority for our #1 pick... unless we are in the top three. Combine that with a healthy Edler and a more experienced and confident Hutton, plus Tryamkin, plus Larsen, plus of course, the defensive Canuck prospects coming out of Junior, and the defense play has to improve. Forwards On the forward side, with Sutter and Hansen back and some of the new guys out of Utica moving up, (Gaunce is going to get much better) plus the vets trimmed down even more, plus Baertschi, Horvat, Virtanen and McCann continuing to improve, I think we will see much better offensive production. Goaltending Unless Benning finds some way to trade Miller for the #1 pick and backup goalie, it looks to me like we'll keep the same tandem... with Miller playing quite a bit less, and Markstrom playing more... and nice smooth transition to allow Markie to learn from one of the best while getting ready to take over #1 in Fall 2017. And that will give us one of the best duos in the league. I'm going to be surprised if we don't make the playoffs... and we could easily place a lot better than Wildcard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABNucksfan Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Next year will be a good year if all goes well with the prospects and barring major injuries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazmanian Devil Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 The only people who will be surprised are the ones who think this team is actually good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonaldBrashear Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Lol what about calgary and edmonton ??? Cant all be winners. Mcdavid and gudreau are gonna own us for years to come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Spector Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 I think we make the playoffs next year. Our goaltending is solid, we basically have 2 number one goalies. On defence Hutton is a revelation. He looks like a top 4 defenceman. With Tram, Pedan and Larsen coming in that will add major depth. JB might add a UFA veteran with our cap space to further add to our depth. Up front we got all the young ins plus hopefully a healthy Sutter. Again with a good veteran UFA signing like a Lucic or a Ladd we could have some very good depth. If the kids progress and we add a couple UFA veterans I don't see any reason why we aren't a playoff team next year. Injuries will play a factor so nothing is guaranteed. But barring any major injuries I see us making the playoffs. So no top 5 or 10 pick next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Completely agree. I'd even go as far to say that if we sign Stamkos, we'd be serious dark horses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiggs50 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Yeah I wonder what number Auston Matthews is gonna wear... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Where'd Luongo? Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 I'm still hoping we have a 6 game win streak and push for playoffs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toews Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 This team will be a bubble team next year and no one will be surprised. Not good enough to be relevant and not bad enough to get a top pick. I have resigned myself to this future. I am just hoping they luck out and draft a Larkin or a Giroux with a mid first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Jade Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 9 minutes ago, Jiggs50 said: Yeah I wonder what number Auston Matthews is gonna wear... 34 16 minutes ago, Pears said: Completely agree. I'd even go as far to say that if we sign Stamkos, we'd be serious dark horses. And Stamkos will wear 9 for us since Shinkaruk was traded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForNuckSakes Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Always gotta be hopeful at the start of the season. But we also have to be realistic. We should be better than we were this year. But we are still aways from our goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FijianCanuck Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 The stupidity I read on the forums after a win is far more potent than after a loss. Maybe if we played in the east we could be a playoff team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobopan Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 wayyyy to early to be talking abt this but i just don't see it. nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#1Luongofan Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 https://youtu.be/lhckuhUxcgA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#1Luongofan Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 1 hour ago, Kazmanian Devil said: The only people who will be surprised are the ones who think this team is actually good. What he said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dank dat hank Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 The TSN panel will be shocked after seeing us make the playoffs after assuming we finish dead last in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 I'm not counting on a one-year rebound. It's possible, but I suspect we won't be fully ready until the year after this next one. It really depends on how fast our prospects develop. Our d-core is still weak, so unless Tryamkin, Pedan, or Hutton can rapidly amp up their development, I'm not counting on too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wai_lai416 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 surprise a lot of people next season like losing all 10 games against calgary and edmonton? man imagine calgary somehow landing matthew.. Grudeau Matthew Monahan Bennette on 1 team.. McDavid, Erbele, Hall, Yak, Nuge, Drasiatl on the other.. and all we have is virtanen McCann Horvat.. it's not even comparable lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hearditall Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 9 minutes ago, wai_lai416 said: surprise a lot of people next season like losing all 10 games against calgary and edmonton? man imagine calgary somehow landing matthew.. Grudeau Matthew Monahan Bennette on 1 team.. McDavid, Erbele, Hall, Yak, Nuge, Drasiatl on the other.. and all we have is virtanen McCann Horvat.. it's not even comparable lol We still have the Sedins. Sven & McCann, Virtanen, Horvat. Hutton Markstrom. + Boeser, Demko Tryamkin coming soon who are beauties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wai_lai416 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Just now, hearditall said: We still have the Sedins.Sven & McCann, Virtanen, Horvat. Hutton. + Boeser. Sedins on the decline, I live Boeser Sven Horvat Virtanen and the rest of the kids.. but talent wise it's not comparable to what Calgary and Edmonton has now.. and can't Imagine what some of those top 3 picks will do for calgary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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