[GDT/PGT] Vancouver Canucks @ Toronto Maple Laffs | February 4, 2021 | 4 p.m. PT | SNP

[JustRich]

3 minutes ago, luckylager said:

I keep forgetting to finish that series, because I watch a couple episodes and completely lose interest again.

 

I figured Jax ends up riding his bike off a cliff, all wasted and high on blow... but a head on will do.

 

Edit - *after he kills his Mom and Step Dad

Just finished it myself, great show.

[-DLC-]

1 minute ago, WHL rocks said:

Wish we had some guys to push back against their stars. 

 

This team has been soft for 15 years now.

Chatfield wasn't even out there?  Not sure that you can justify Simmonds charging Quinn like that (you can't).

[Jack Fig]

14 minutes ago, WHL rocks said:

Wish we had some guys to push back against their stars. 

 

This team has been soft for 15 years now.

Among other deficiencies, the team doesn't have a certified fighter. 

[1-d]

9 minutes ago, Toyotasfan said:

For all the criticism he got here tonight ,Tyler Myers was a +1 with no points and led all Canucks in ice time. 

That's the scariest part.

[-DLC-]

1 minute ago, WHL rocks said:

Wish we had some guys to push back against their stars. 

 

This team has been soft for 15 years now.

Their stars'll push back against themselves again towards playoffs....like they always do every year.

[Hairy Kneel]

[JustRich]

6 minutes ago, Jack Fig said:

Dumb Nuck. 

Maybe he's not so dumb. 

Explains his absence.

[-DLC-]

1 minute ago, Jack Fig said:

Among other deficiencies, the team doesn't have a certified fighter. 

Every time we get someone who we feel can be that guy, they get hurt.

[PhillipBlunt]

12 minutes ago, Toyotasfan said:

For all the criticism he got here tonight ,Tyler Myers was a +1 with no points and led all Canucks in ice time. 

Yeah. Myers is not the worst player on the team at all. 

[DefCon1]

2 minutes ago, guntrix said:

Jesus Christ. Just this alone is enough to fire JB. We never stood a chance. 

Thats like half a team, yet we let Tanev, Marky and Toffoli walk. Why was Virtanen not traded? That alone would have created some cap space. Tanev and Toffoli cap hit would have equalled schmidt and Virtanens cap hit. 

[Wayne Jetski]

Current mood ...

[PhillipBlunt]

3 minutes ago, JustRich said:

Just finished it myself, great show.

[luckylager]

Just now, PhillipBlunt said:

It’s worth it. Great series. 

Meh. I find the storylines and dialog predictable and cheesy. Too much dead air and totally superficial.

 

But I'm sure I'll finish the series sometime in the next two or three years.

[DefCon1]

Just now, PhillipBlunt said:

Yeah. Myers is not the worst player on the team at all. 

not surprising, Edler was worst. 

[Provost]

1 hour ago, PhillipBlunt said:

As a talent scout, Benning is excellent. His record speaks for itself in that regard. He’s blown way too many FA signings and trades, and those have all caught up with the team now. 

I posted in another thread a week or so ago.  Benning’s record has been above average, but excellent is a stretch.

 

I did a year by comparison of who we would have drafted in the 1st rounds if we used the various draft rankings as the lists and took the best player available from those lists.

 

Benning beat out the ISS rankings, but lost to other guys like Button.

 

If we went with Button’s list for example we would have ended up with Nylander, McCann, Boeser (who he had ranked 9th), Ehlers, Vilardi, and Hughes.

 

The big win for Benning was picking Petterson, most lists had him at least a couple spots later.  Hughes was picked by most lists in that spot or higher, so that is kind of a wash.  The big losses for Benning were Virtanen and Juolevi...

 

I don’t think we can overplay Benning’s drafting genius when pundits in the press can out draft him.  Above average drafting certainly doesn’t make up for below average in other areas unfortunately.  Benning is a below average GM.

[runtzguy]

9 hours ago, AbrasiveAjax said:

Armchair GM! Priceless

 

your hired

Thanks. I will need a 5 year extension before signing on tho

[PhillipBlunt]

Just now, luckylager said:

Meh. I find the storylines and dialog predictable and cheesy. Too much dead air and totally superficial.

 

But I'm sure I'll finish the series sometime in the next two or three years.

For sure. The characters are great though. A lot of cameos too. I found it hard to stick with at first, but after a while I found it really hard not to watch. 

[Jack Fig]

14 minutes ago, PhillipBlunt said:

Yeah. Myers is not the worst player on the team at all. 

For $6M per year, you get $3M worth of reach and $3M worth of mistakes. But he's always been that way. 

[rekker]

37 minutes ago, janisahockeynut said:

I know this sounds rotten but

IMO, Aqualini should not agree to any trades this season

Just ride it out and take our lumps

If he wants to hire a new GM, that is fine

If he wants to hire a new coach, that is fine

But no trading assets while we are down

No trading 1st and 2nds while we are down

Nor at season's end.......

We will have cap space and time to figure a new plan of attack

It could get rough, but ride it out

We are not the worst team in the league or even the division, so just ride it out

It just is not the time to make big player changes

Coaches, and GM's, I am OK with

It will be interesting. Good year to tank. No bums in the seats anyways. Draft isn't far off. Maybe shed a few assets like Sutter, Pearson, at the deadline

 

[WHL rocks]

1 hour ago, Monty said:

Tyler Myers - 6M 
Loui Eriksson - 6M 
Brandon Sutter - 4.375M
Michael Ferland - 3.5M
Roberto Luengo 3M
Antoinne Roussel - 3M
Jay Beagle - 3M 
Jordie Benn - 2M 
Sven Bartschi 2.291M
Ryan Spooner - 1.033M

Tyler Myers - 6M  5 years
Loui Eriksson - 6M  6 years
Brandon Sutter - 4.375M  4 years
Michael Ferland - 3.5M  4 years
Antoinne Roussel - 3M  4 years
Jay Beagle - 3M  4 years
Jordie Benn - 2M  2 years
Sven Bartschi 3.36M  3 years
Ryan Spooner - 1.033M

 

Luongo was not JBs fault

Baer makes 3.36 not 2.291