Guest Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 College Free agents I believe will become the bread and butter of a successful franchise moving forward. NCAA is definitely taking note of the Opportunity to play in Vancouver. It was capitalized because over the last two seasons a pretty good AHLer would've been an injury away from being next up for the Canucks. Even though we're in a sad state of affairs, Jim Benning has stated on 1040 last year that we are consciously trying to provide and market the opportunity when you suck to come in and get a lot of minutes to the college free agents. They are having more and more success in the NHL. Don't think that the players aren't paying attention to the best guys from their own league and how they're doing in the NHL. In any case, I believe that our luck with Stetcher is not purely down to him being a BC guy but rather Benning managing our group categories well and having enough guys in the "expendable" category that can make room for someone that has the potential to break out in the NHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 So who's our next 1st line center we'll pull out of that particular sleeve? And isn't every other team also connected to that same sleeve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on the cycle Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 What resigning? That's about the best thing they could do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 9 minutes ago, VancouverHabitant said: College Free agents I believe will become the bread and butter of a successful franchise moving forward. NCAA is definitely taking note of the Opportunity to play in Vancouver. It was capitalized because over the last two seasons a pretty good AHLer would've been an injury away from being next up for the Canucks. Even though we're in a sad state of affairs, Jim Benning has stated on 1040 last year that we are consciously trying to provide and market the opportunity when you suck to come in and get a lot of minutes to the college free agents. They are having more and more success in the NHL. Don't think that the players aren't paying attention to the best guys from their own league and how they're doing in the NHL. In any case, I believe that our luck with Stetcher is not purely down to him being a BC guy but rather Benning managing our group categories well and having enough guys in the "expendable" category that can make room for someone that has the potential to break out in the NHL. Until/unless the Canucks are willing to go full rebuild and stop trying to band-aid the anemic lineup with overpaid vets picked up on trade or on the UFA market, they will not be able to keep any promise of handing out big minutes to NCAA free agents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Crossbar Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Management needs this card!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 18 minutes ago, SabreFan1 said: Until/unless the Canucks are willing to go full rebuild and stop trying to band-aid the anemic lineup with overpaid vets picked up on trade or on the UFA market, they will not be able to keep any promise of handing out big minutes to NCAA free agents. Stecher is leading our team in minutes so far tonight... my bad, 2nd on the team. If we had a worthy player, he would have either Skille's or Chaput's spot on the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 26 minutes ago, elvis15 said: So who's our next 1st line center we'll pull out of that particular sleeve? And isn't every other team also connected to that same sleeve? Most other teams don't have the flexibility that we do to get College Free Agents in and get them playing within half a season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaku Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 29 minutes ago, SabreFan1 said: Until/unless the Canucks are willing to go full rebuild and stop trying to band-aid the anemic lineup with overpaid vets picked up on trade or on the UFA market, they will not be able to keep any promise of handing out big minutes to NCAA free agents. You speak my language on so many levels. This is spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FijianCanuck Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Stecher signed here because he's from Richmond and grew up a canucks fan. Other college free agents signed elsewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Vanderhoek Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 16 minutes ago, FijianCanuck said: Stecher signed here because he's from Richmond and grew up a canucks fan. Other college free agents signed elsewhere This, nothing more, nothing less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 39 minutes ago, VancouverHabitant said: Stecher is leading our team in minutes so far tonight... my bad, 2nd on the team. If we had a worthy player, he would have either Skille's or Chaput's spot on the team. Stecher grew up in suburban Vancouver so JB had a huge advantage over the other 29 teams in getting him to sign with the Canucks. The kid probably grew up pretending that he was Trevor Linden while playing pond hockey. It doesn't take a Bowman to connect those dots. Stecher has also earned his playing time. He's capitalizing on the opportunity that he was given. *edit* Just continued reading the rest of the thread and noticed that others have pointed out the same thing. Like I said, it doesn't take a Bowman to figure it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 41 minutes ago, VancouverHabitant said: Most other teams don't have the flexibility that we do to get College Free Agents in and get them playing within half a season. All of the non-playoff contending teams in the league have the same or better flexibility than the Canucks do. Instead of leaving those spots open for new young talent, the front office wants to fill those spots with player veterans like Evander Kane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaku Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 4 minutes ago, SabreFan1 said: All of the non-playoff contending teams in the league have the same or better flexibility than the Canucks do. Instead of leaving those spots open for new young talent, the front office wants to fill those spots with player veterans like Evander Kane. I truly hope this doesn't happen... This is not the solution to the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Just now, Jaku said: I truly hope this doesn't happen... This is not the solution to the problem. There is no quick fix solution. A full rebuild is the only proper way to go at this point. Bringing in Kane, even if he behaved, would only prolong the agony. Aquaman just doesn't want to pull that trigger because of the fear of the financial hit he would take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudette Celly Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 48 minutes ago, FijianCanuck said: Stecher signed here because he's from Richmond and grew up a canucks fan. Other college free agents signed elsewhere 33 minutes ago, Mike Vanderhoek said: This, nothing more, nothing less. Garteig? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 4 minutes ago, SabreFan1 said: There is no quick fix solution. A full rebuild is the only proper way to go at this point. Bringing in Kane, even if he behaved, would only prolong the agony. Aquaman just doesn't want to pull that trigger because of the fear of the financial hit he would take. Canucks management's hand does not look that strong to be honest.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaku Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 3 minutes ago, SabreFan1 said: There is no quick fix solution. A full rebuild is the only proper way to go at this point. Bringing in Kane, even if he behaved, would only prolong the agony. Aquaman just doesn't want to pull that trigger because of the fear of the financial hit he would take. I couldn't agree more. This team needs to blow it up and actually rebuild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 8 minutes ago, kingofsurrey said: Canucks management's hand does not look that strong to be honest.... It's not strong at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Glensky Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Here we go ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Glensky Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Huttttttttsssteerrrrr!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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