buddhahoodlum Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 1 hour ago, UKNuck96 said: Don’t knock - we made the top tier for the last one and are still in the championship division, had a higher scoring efficiency than Canada and had a player in the top to points scorers (6th) We also have a winter Olympic gold medal once (albeit back in the 40s) In 1990 we were in the bottom group of the World championships, in 2017 we got promoted and again in 2018 to make the championship tier. All but one of our players plays in the UK we have no stars and I believe non of the current roster has played in the NHL or KHL, how the hell we managed to get to the championship tier is nothing short of miraculous I remember watching the Deeside Dragons I think they were called as a kid. White and green unis with a red Cymric dragon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcoastcanucks777 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 2 hours ago, bigbadcanucks said: Dickinson will be the best 3rd line centre the Canucks have had since Manny Malhotra. Yeah, I said it. I’m not sure if Big Dickinson is the same master of draws but I do fancy him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48MPHSlapShot Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 3 hours ago, bigbadcanucks said: Dickinson will be the best 3rd line centre the Canucks have had since Manny Malhotra. Yeah, I said it. What about Bo when he was centering the third line? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 5 hours ago, 48MPHSlapShot said: What about Bo when he was centering the third line? including that. Bo's defensive game is still overrated, and wasn't nearly as fleshed out back then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 1 hour ago, tas said: including that. Bo's defensive game is still overrated, and wasn't nearly as fleshed out back then. I don't know who would actually say Bo's game is overrated. Perhaps overstated, but not overrated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stawns Posted August 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 16, 2021 8 minutes ago, Dazzle said: I don't know who would actually say Bo's game is overrated. Perhaps overstated, but not overrated. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 12 minutes ago, Dazzle said: I don't know who would actually say Bo's game is overrated. Perhaps overstated, but not overrated. just the defensive aspect of it. and really only by canucks fans, as far as I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 1 hour ago, tas said: just the defensive aspect of it. and really only by canucks fans, as far as I've seen. Yes, I meant to say the defensive aspect of it. I still don't know who on the board has actually said his defensive game is Selke worthy. I haven't seen it. Bo's defensive game is competent; he doesn't cost the team games, and it seems like he works on every aspect of his game every year. We've seen him elevate his offensive game in the playoffs, despite the fact that many in the fanbase didn't think he was much of a playdriver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanucks25 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 17 hours ago, King Heffy said: Weird how the team's biggest losing streaks coincided with prolonged Beagle injuries. We won 4 games in a row after Beagle got injured. We were also .500 without him which is higher than our overall win%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knucklehead91 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 4 minutes ago, kanucks25 said: We won 4 games in a row after Beagle got injured. We were also .500 without him which is higher than our overall win%. We also won 5 or 6 straight without Petey and we went .500 up to the end of the season without Petey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 43 minutes ago, Dazzle said: Yes, I meant to say the defensive aspect of it. I still don't know who on the board has actually said his defensive game is Selke worthy. I haven't seen it. Bo's defensive game is competent; he doesn't cost the team games, and it seems like he works on every aspect of his game every year. We've seen him elevate his offensive game in the playoffs, despite the fact that many in the fanbase didn't think he was much of a playdriver. nobody's criticising Bo here, guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanucks25 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 12 minutes ago, knucklehead91 said: We also won 5 or 6 straight without Petey and we went .500 up to the end of the season without Petey. Yes, 7-1 run after EP went down. Really there's no point in looking into little streaks like these, just not a big enough sample size. Right when EP went down was when Demko went on his hot streak. So my comment on Beagle stands, especially considering the rebuttal was faulty lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knucklehead91 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 32 minutes ago, kanucks25 said: Yes, 7-1 run after EP went down. Really there's no point in looking into little streaks like these, just not a big enough sample size. Right when EP went down was when Demko went on his hot streak. So my comment on Beagle stands, especially considering the rebuttal was faulty lol Totally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastVanCanuck Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 On 8/15/2021 at 5:16 AM, IjustNEEDaTROYgamble said: Screwed Business? Something for nothing? Your partial and run on sentences make whatever your point is lost in translation because I never said anything about getting something for free or that I hated the contract for Dickinson, I just gave my reasons why JB is not a good GM, maybe head of scouting and assistant GM but the guy is signing old players to bad contracts that costed the Canucks not signing Boeser to long term contract and lost Tanev and Toffoli all because cap mismanagement. Squamer is that you? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odjick the Warrior Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 33 minutes ago, EastVanCanuck said: Squamer is that you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilya Mikheyev Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Quote One of the key considerations for the club is that it believes Dickinson, whose career high is 22 points, has untapped offensive upside. “He’s in his prime years right now at 26 years old, and he’s a guy that I think with more opportunity can show more on the offensive side,” general manager Jim Benning told The Athletic. “We know he’s a real good defensive player and penalty killer already, so he’s young, 6-foot-2, 200 pounds, fast and he can play with good players on the wing. “Maybe he gives Travis (Green) options if he wants to play him on the wing with Petey (Elias Pettersson) and (Brock) Boeser and keep (J.T.) Miller in the middle. He’s a versatile guy, so I’m happy we were able to get him for three years.” ^ thought this was an interesting quote full article: https://theathletic.com/2770733/2021/08/16/jason-dickinson-signs-can-the-canucks-now-ink-quinn-hughes-or-elias-pettersson-to-a-long-term-deal/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 13 minutes ago, Teemu Selänne said: ^ thought this was an interesting quote full article: https://theathletic.com/2770733/2021/08/16/jason-dickinson-signs-can-the-canucks-now-ink-quinn-hughes-or-elias-pettersson-to-a-long-term-deal/ Dickinson Pettersson Boeser Pearson Horvat Garland Hoglander Miller Podkolzin Would be awesome if he can provide something to that top line like a Hyman or a Burrows. Gives us way more depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilya Mikheyev Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Just now, DeNiro said: Dickinson Pettersson Boeser Pearson Horvat Garland Hoglander Miller Podkolzin Would be awesome if he can provide something to that top line like a Hyman or a Burrows. Gives us way more depth. Yea, thought Hoggie and Miller showed some chemistry together last season in limited playing time too. Both high motor, high compete level players. Podkolzin or Garland would fill that line out real well, same kind of will to win. Of that top-9, it's really Tanner Pearson who could be upgraded on to someone with a bit more grit and/or ability to dominate a play. Still, it's a solid top-9 now. Catch me dreaming of adding Vlad Tarasenko tho 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hairy Kneel Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Some people come on here just to spew negative vibes. Seems the same crew too. If you don't like our team you can just take a F F on a rolling donut. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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