-Vintage Canuck- Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Quote Don't expect the Vancouver Canucks to tear it down as long as Henrik and Daniel Sedin are in town. Canucks president Trevor Linden did a Q-and-A with Sportsnet's Luke Fox where he admitted that his loyalty to the franchise's all-time leading scorers takes priority over a potential rebuild. "We have Daniel and Henrik Sedin here, who are very important to this organization and icons in the city. They're not going anywhere. I don't know how I walk into the room and tell these guys, 'Strip it down.' I'm not sure it's fair to these guys," said Linden. "There's different circumstances, be it in Toronto or Carolina or Vancouver, that require different routes. It's not perfect, but I'm encouraged by the young players we've introduced, and we've got some young prospects." After amassing 101 points in 2015, the Canucks took a dive in the standings finishing with 75 points last season, a total they are on pace to only slightly edge with 78. http://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/1173594 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtanen Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 well they aint going to be winning the cup any time soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slegr Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 I hate Brenda and a.. bad guy hit me in the shin and I peed all in my pants! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugor Hill Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 I'm not sure if the Sedins truly embrace the alternative, which is what we have now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSnipeshow91 Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 2 minutes ago, Slegr said: I hate Brenda and a.. bad guy hit me in the shin and I peed all in my pants! Hittin the drinks there eh bud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slegr Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 2 minutes ago, TheSnipeshow91 said: Hittin the drinks there eh bud! Just addicted to a smash hit video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastal.view Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 if you read my past posts you will see i am a big sedin supporter and believe they should spend the rest of their careers as canucks and retire as such but the team is not existing to meet the needs of the sedins, whatever those might be they are very important cogs in this team and franchise but the goal for this team must be to win .. and if that means a shorter downtime to retool or rebuild in order to insure a better team that takes priority over the sedins they had their shot in 2011 and did not win the cup they are not owed something special from the canucks anymore except to be respected, made a valuable part of this team, but the focus needs to be on what is best for the team the twins are the best canucks in franchise history and should have their jerseys retired when they retire (i still think bure is the best player to ever wear a canuck uniform, but he was not a canuck at heart like the sedins are) edit: and i truly respect luongo . and hope he wears a canucks jersey when he goes to the hall as well) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSnipeshow91 Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 3 minutes ago, Slegr said: Just addicted to a smash hit video Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 I'm fine with that. Trading them does not guarantee the team will contend in a year or two. Just keep drafting good players in all rounds; find more guys like Boeser and Tryamkin and we will be a contender soon enough. Sedins might not be around when that time rolls around but they would be retiring as Canucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Ward Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 I am glad we are not doing a total teardown down. Benning has layered the team and we have more strong prospects and young players than we have in a long time. Look at all the teams with tear downs and how long they toil. Horvat Boeser Virtanen Baertschi Granlund Gaunce Gaudette Hutton Stecher Tryamkin Juolevi Subban Demko Garteig This is a nice looking young group. tough to compile after all of our success and low picks and trade deadline dumping of picks. Carry on Benning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuporbust Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Nothing surprising here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Once again the Toronto media doesn't understand a rebuild unless it's torn down completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missioncanucksfan Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 4 minutes ago, Dixon Ward said: I am glad we are not doing a total teardown down. Benning has layered the team and we have more strong prospects and young players than we have in a long time. Look at all the teams with tear downs and how long they toil. Horvat Boeser Virtanen Baertschi Granlund Gaunce Gaudette Hutton Stecher Tryamkin Juolevi Subban Demko Garteig This is a nice looking young group. tough to compile after all of our success and low picks and trade deadline dumping of picks. Carry on Benning. Yes but for the guys we are about to lose for nothing need to be used for future assets. I do agree with you tho but I wouldn't bat an eyelash if Sedins were traded tomorrow. Heck Ray Bourque got traded and came back with all respectful praises. This is what sucks about having such a pacifist such as Linden as President. The best thing Keenan ever did was trade Linden. Today we still reap benefits from that trade. If I'm President or GM, I'm using those guys as assets to better my team. Sure I thank them for their years of service and work in the community but at the end of the day it's a business. In today's salary cap world, loyalty goes as far as what you are currently doing to justify your salary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny in Vancouver Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 That was a great, revealing interview and pretty much explains the strategy - every season, try our best to get in the playoffs and hope to make some noise. It explains a lot of the decisions they made: why Henrik kept playing late last year even though he wasn't 100% and arguably cost us a chance to get Puljujarvi why Virtanen was drafted and why he was brought up early (Sedins need a physical, speedy, shooting forward in their line as soon as possible) why Vrbata and Eriksson were signed (hope was they could provide the missing points) trade the non-blue-chip draft picks for immediate help My main concern with that reasoning is that's exactly what the Maple Leafs tried to do with Mats Sundin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missioncanucksfan Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 6 minutes ago, Wilbur said: Once again the Toronto media doesn't understand a rebuild unless it's torn down completely. Yes theY do and theY see their building is still sold out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vladimirpuck Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Tank Nation does not approve of this post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conscience Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Okay I guess we'll just wait in mediocrity for a few more years before we can really build up a contender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokes Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 5 minutes ago, vinny_in_vancouver said: That was a great, revealing interview and pretty much explains the strategy - every season, try our best to get in the playoffs and hope to make some noise. It explains a lot of the decisions they made: why Henrik kept playing late last year even though he wasn't 100% and arguably cost us a chance to get Puljujarvi why Virtanen was drafted and why he was brought up early (Sedins need a physical, speedy, shooting forward in their line as soon as possible) why Vrbata and Eriksson were signed (hope was they could provide the missing points) trade the non-blue-chip draft picks for immediate help My main concern with that reasoning is that's exactly what the Maple Leafs tried to do with Mats Sundin. I would say the draft lottery balls costed the Canucks the chance on Puljujarvi. When you consider how the Jets leaped a few spots, the Canucks just had bad luck. Can't blame it on Henrik. Virtanen was initially tried with Horvat and Willie hasn't exactly had too many rookies play with the Sedins so don't think they were thinking of that either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaBamba Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 We are a mirror image of the Ottawa Senators. Canadian franchise with ownership forcing management to stay competitive. Never cash in depreciating assets. Never sell at the deadline. Live and die by goaltending. A team full of 2 way forwards. Good at drafting but not able to hit a homer with a franchise player because of draft position and low volume of picks. The Ottawa Senators have been in this middle of the pack rebuild since Alfie left. I expect similar results. We'll be the vanilla of the Neapolitan ice cream for the next decade or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny in Vancouver Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 2 minutes ago, smokes said: I would say the draft lottery balls costed the Canucks the chance on Puljujarvi. When you consider how the Jets leaped a few spots, the Canucks just had bad luck. Can't blame it on Henrik. Virtanen was initially tried with Horvat and Willie hasn't exactly had too many rookies play with the Sedins so don't think they were thinking of that either. Definitely not blaming it on Henrik. No way. If we had finished worse than Edmonton, we would have gotten Puljujarvi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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