Finally dawned on me why we let Gaudette go for so little in return

[Harold27k]

because Benning and Green let it out during the covid stoppage he was the 1st guy to be into covid quarantine. And maybe was the scapegoat as to majority of team getting sick? 

 Why else do you take Matthew Highmore in return who has zero goals in 30 games this yr?

But lets add this list Beagle/Rouselle/Vessy/Micalief/Boyd/Highmore/Sutter/Hawrluk as wonderul failed Benning additions whose combined goal total doesnt equate 1/3rd likely that of Tyler Toffoli whom he refused to resign and likely main reason why the habs are going to the post season instead of us.

 And another key reason why the pp percentage stinks and why in the absence of Elias we really needed the scoring expoits of Toffoli

 

    But at least we get to take a look at Gadovich as he may turn out to be better used than Mackewan when Green has fairly healthy lineup.    Just can not stand another season of Beagle and Anton Rouselle    and revolving waiver wire guys named above  if we are going to improve the bottom half of ineffective forward group next yr.

 

   Wish some deep pocket investor would come and buy Aqulini out,and clean house of Benning/Green

[King Heffy]

Be careful what you wish for.  Some of us remember what ownership was like prior to Aquilini buying the team.  It definitely wasn't better.  

[BertaNuck]

I miss Dorsett, torres and maximum lapierre 

[Harold27k]

It was best during the Pat Quinn era

 

[NewbieCanuckFan]

1 minute ago, Filthy McNasty said:

I miss Dorsett, torres and maximum lapierre 

 

[diesel_3]

1 minute ago, Filthy McNasty said:

I miss Dorsett, torres and maximum lapierre 

Now we have minimum lapierre AKA Roussel.

[Crabcakes]

32 minutes ago, NewbieCanuckFan said:

 

One of my favorite moments in hockey.  

 

That was HNIC and in Toronto (road dark jerseys back then).  Williams was of course a Leaf prior to being a Canuck.  It's for Harold Ballards benefit, infamous owner of the Leafs imo.

[linden17]

1 hour ago, King Heffy said:

Be careful what you wish for.  Some of us remember what ownership was like prior to Aquilini buying the team.  It definitely wasn't better.  

It wasn’t worse. Mccaw kept out of the decision making for the most part. The griffiths were wonderful too so I don’t understand what you’re talking about

[Josepho]

1 hour ago, King Heffy said:

Be careful what you wish for.  Some of us remember what ownership was like prior to Aquilini buying the team.  It definitely wasn't better.  

It's pretty hard to get worse than what we currently have.

[King Heffy]

9 minutes ago, Josepho said:

It's pretty hard to get worse than what we currently have.

Look at what happens in Ottawa when the owner doesn't care whether or not the team is competitive.

[vannuck59]

9 minutes ago, King Heffy said:

Look at what happens in Ottawa when the owner doesn't care whether or not the team is competitive.

The problem is the owners and GM are on the same page, see village idiots .They are trying to money ball their way into a good team.

[Josepho]

14 minutes ago, King Heffy said:

Look at what happens in Ottawa when the owner doesn't care whether or not the team is competitive.

I don't think our owner cares that much given that he's kept a complete moron that he likes pushing around and is cutting costs with the team.

 

Even if Melnyk is worst, Aquilini has cemented himself as one of the worst in the league over the past decade.

[Coconuts]

4 minutes ago, Josepho said:

I don't think our owner cares that much given that he's kept a complete moron that he likes pushing around and is cutting costs with the team.

 

Even if Melnyk is worst, Aquilini has cemented himself as one of the worst in the league over the past decade.

Dude owns a team worth several hundred million dollars, I'm sure he cares. But sure, hyperbole is fun. 

[Chris12345]

2 minutes ago, Coconuts said:

Dude owns a team worth several hundred million dollars, I'm sure he cares. But sure, hyperbole is fun. 

What do you think they are worth?

 

The real estate is worth a pretty penny.

[Coconuts]

But yeah, new ownership isn't necessarily the magic bullet some fans seem to believe it would be. Things absolutely could get worse, things can always get worse. 

[Josepho]

6 minutes ago, Coconuts said:

Dude owns a team worth several hundred million dollars, I'm sure he cares. But sure, hyperbole is fun. 

Do you think he cares more than Melnyk?

[Coconuts]

1 minute ago, Chris12345 said:

What do you think they are worth?

 

The real estate is worth a pretty penny.

The Aqua's are worth billions, and they've got their hands in a lot of different things. The Canucks might not be their top priority, but they're almost certainly on the list. Francesco in particular seems to enjoy being the owner of an NHL team, and appears to be a fan of the team as well. 

 

The real estate undoubtedly is, but that's just the thing, that value ain't likely to depreciate. Could someone feasibly come along and offer to buy the Canucks? Yeah, but it's not as if the Aqua's are in a financial pickle. 

[kanucks25]

Just need a GM that knows how to manage his owner. Seems to be a big part of the job these days.

 

Whenever this current management saga ends, Aquilini will probably be looking to repair the PR damage and keep his distance from the team going forward, or at least he'll try harder for it not to go public.

[Alienhuggyflow]

1 hour ago, Harold27k said:

because Benning and Green let it out during the covid stoppage he was the 1st guy to be into covid quarantine. And maybe was the scapegoat as to majority of team getting sick? 

 Why else do you take Matthew Highmore in return who has zero goals in 30 games this yr?

But lets add this list Beagle/Rouselle/Vessy/Micalief/Boyd/Highmore/Sutter/Hawrluk as wonderul failed Benning additions whose combined goal total doesnt equate 1/3rd likely that of Tyler Toffoli whom he refused to resign and likely main reason why the habs are going to the post season instead of us.

 And another key reason why the pp percentage stinks and why in the absence of Elias we really needed the scoring expoits of Toffoli

 

    But at least we get to take a look at Gadovich as he may turn out to be better used than Mackewan when Green has fairly healthy lineup.    Just can not stand another season of Beagle and Anton Rouselle    and revolving waiver wire guys named above  if we are going to improve the bottom half of ineffective forward group next yr.

 

   Wish some deep pocket investor would come and buy Aqulini out,and clean house of Benning/Green

Man these TT takes are getting absurd. 

Let's look at things rationally.

TT was traded for with the expectation the cap was going by 5-8 million so right there anything that happened after is kind of moot. But let's say we signed him, before this season he had one season with 30 goals, his average is around 23, this season is a complete one off and going forward we have younger better options for the top six.

As for all the bottom six signed or claimed they won't be back next season and have no impact on the teams structure going forward.

Rooster gets crapped on but odd how we seem to perform better with him in the lineup but hey that doesn't matter only cap space right?

Beagle is done but refer to the above.

Gaudette is a tweener who sucks at defense and regressed a lot this season but just like any one Benning moves he's the 2nd coming of Christ the minute he's moved according to Benning haters.

Next season when we have Nate and TT is back to what he is a lot of crow will be on the menu.

[Chris12345]

1 minute ago, Coconuts said:

The Aqua's are worth billions, and they've got their hands in a lot of different things. The Canucks might not be their top priority, but they're almost certainly on the list. Francesco in particular seems to enjoy being the owner of an NHL team, and appears to be a fan of the team as well. 

 

The real estate undoubtedly is, but that's just the thing, that value ain't likely to depreciate. Could someone feasibly come along and offer to buy the Canucks? Yeah, but it's not as if the Aqua's are in a financial pickle. 

Not a pickle that's for sure.

 

I can't see any NHL team being cash flow positive now hence the reluctantly for a buyout.