Gawdzukes Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 43 minutes ago, OldFaithfulCap said: Other teams, especially the US teams aren't the dominant teams in their market. If they suck for a few years it won't matter vs them being so so. They need to be championship quality to get the locals excited. Canadian teams are always under the microscope. Its another bs side effect of teams in dumb places. Carolina gives no crap about the canes until the playoffs That's very true regarding USA vs Canada. Maybe it's time to be more ruthless here because they also understand that refocusing a companies spending and product line isn't even really "tanking", as some people call it. It's just smart. Just because a business goes through a downswing doesn't mean they have to take it on the chin and go down with the ship. They can sell off their product, re-align margins, and push forward the best they can on a thin product line until they re-actualize the product and target market. Bottom line ... teams are allowed to trade players now to better their future later, but we don't seem to get that. The fans here seem to think it's cheating or giving up when in fact it's just business, like a temporary downscaling. You shouldn't be expected to just bleed money until you foreclose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanSeanBean Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 58 minutes ago, Petey40 said: It’s embarrassing how much better the Kraken are than us. They entered the league last year and we’ve been trying to build a team for a decade pain. Vegas has been a contender since they joined. I don't think it's really all that crazy Seattle is doing well. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanSeanBean Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 58 minutes ago, Canucks Curse said: Seravalli, there is a mystery team out there. who will pay bo 9 mill my guess is BOS I'd wager money it's Columbus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aqua59 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 8 hours ago, ShawnAntoski said: We can agree to disagree, on this one topic. Imo, the player and the FO (shill), are nor the same person and Francesco should be their cause he is the decision maker vs Smyl. Why don't you rewrite your post so we can all understand it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 1 hour ago, Curmudgeon said: Don't know what you think you read but the original poster characterized this team as a Benning production. I then pointed out that Kuzmenko, Mikheyev, Studnicka, Joshua, Lazar, Bear, Dermott and Delia were not Benning acquisitions, and the team still sucks. So I don't see how you concluded that I was defending Benning. Responsibility for the sorry state of this team is shared by many, not JUST Benning and Green. That's all. No more, no less. New guys also re-signed Brock And Miller's money needs to be found for the next 7 years. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL97OneTimer Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 On 1/8/2023 at 3:49 PM, MrCanuck94 said: I think something that is missed among fans is accrued cap space, the closer we get to the deadline, the less actual cap hit for the season teams have to take on for this year, which will make it easier to trade our players in a cap crunched league. Good for them, but bad for us.....the Canucks have a long history of losing a player to injury in the month before the trade deadline......risking a total loss at the end of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DeNiro Posted January 10 Popular Post Share Posted January 10 (edited) With a Flyers win we moved from 25th to 26th and increased our odds by 0.5% if the draft lottery were today! Keep that tank rollin’! Edited January 10 by DeNiro 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pure961089 Posted January 10 Popular Post Share Posted January 10 Say what you will about this Canucks roster but for the first time in many years the Canucks are slow cooking our young kids. They’re doing it right, finally. I love the fact Hoglander, Aman, Linus, Klim and Podz are all marinating, getting their confidence up and winning in ABB. Klim and Podz are showing chemistry as well as Hogz, Aman and Karlsson aka the IKEA line are also doing well. Other than Petey and Bo this is the only bright spot the Canucks have going this season. They’re finally developing our young players the right way. 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petey40 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 2 hours ago, Shayster007 said: Vegas has been a contender since they joined. I don't think it's really all that crazy Seattle is doing well. They were but they had a much better entry draft than Seattle. Seattle is good because they made good acquisitions and their management built a good team. Canucks haven’t had a good team in over a decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 54 minutes ago, DeNiro said: With a Flyers win we moved from 25th to 26th and increased our odds by 0.5% if the draft lottery were today! Keep that tank rollin’! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-23 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 59 minutes ago, DeNiro said: With a Flyers win we moved from 25th to 26th and increased our odds by 0.5% if the draft lottery were today! Keep that tank rollin’! San Jose and Arizona play each other tomorrow as well. Guaranteed 2 points from one of them, hopefully a 3 point night though. Recently a lot of bottom teams playing each other, hopefully it stays that way. Bottom 3 is a real potential if this road trip goes as expected. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanSeanBean Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 10 minutes ago, Petey40 said: They were but they had a much better entry draft than Seattle. Seattle is good because they made good acquisitions and their management built a good team. Canucks haven’t had a good team in over a decade. Seattle went a different direction, but it ended up being a good draft. They prioritized cap over anything else. It allowed them to get players like Bjorkstrand at dimes on the dollar. An NHL team is a massive investment, the teams are set up to succeed now. We have had decades to make terrible decisions. A lot of bad choices in the last 6-8 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 3 hours ago, Petey40 said: It’s embarrassing how much better the Kraken are than us. They entered the league last year and we’ve been trying to build a team for a decade pain. Seattle got too good too fast. They should have tanked for one more year. Instead of Wright, they should have drafted Jiricek. Then tanked hard for Bedard or even Fantilli or Carlsson. They would have been set for the next decade... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnAntoski Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 (edited) 2 hours ago, aqua59 said: Why don't you rewrite your post so we can all understand it You know what I mean and your sarcastic response, rather than sticking with a hockey response, says a lot about you. Got triggered, about your "hero" - lol Edited January 10 by ShawnAntoski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 2 minutes ago, Elias Pettersson said: Seattle got too good too fast. They should have tanked for one more year. Instead of Wright, they should have drafted Jiricek. Then tanked hard for Bedard or even Fantilli or Carlsson. They would have been set for the next decade... Habs should have drafted any one of 20-50 guys instead of the bustaroo bonsai Lafkoski. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerofaith Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 1 hour ago, Pure961089 said: Say what you will about this Canucks roster but for the first time in many years the Canucks are slow cooking our young kids. They’re doing it right, finally. I love the fact Hoglander, Aman, Linus, Klim and Podz are all marinating, getting their confidence up and winning in ABB. Klim and Podz are showing chemistry as well as Hogz, Aman and Karlsson aka the IKEA line are also doing well. Other than Petey and Bo this is the only bright spot the Canucks have going this season. They’re finally developing our young players the right way. Top teams do well in all dimensions of running the team not just the aspect you mentioned . it’s been the Story of the last decade here regardless of who’s been in charge. Do one thing well and shit the bed in all other areas. that’s what leads to the cycle of mediocrity we poor fans have had to endure. That includes drafting, developing, pro scouting, trades, cap management etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckylager Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 31 minutes ago, J-23 said: San Jose and Arizona play each other tomorrow as well. Guaranteed 2 points from one of them, hopefully a 3 point night though. Recently a lot of bottom teams playing each other, hopefully it stays that way. Bottom 3 is a real potential if this road trip goes as expected. The big question is: if they lose every game in January, do we get an NBA team back? Eh Frank? Franky-baby.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-23 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 9 minutes ago, luckylager said: The big question is: if they lose every game in January, do we get an NBA team back? Eh Frank? Franky-baby.. To win in the NBA you have to pay big money. Warriors are about to pay 400 million to keep one of the best modern sports dynasties going. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 1 hour ago, Alflives said: Habs should have drafted any one of 20-50 guys instead of the bustaroo bonsai Lafkoski. I would probably have drafted Simon Nemec with the 1st overall pick... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devron Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 1 hour ago, Elias Pettersson said: Seattle got too good too fast. They should have tanked for one more year. Instead of Wright, they should have drafted Jiricek. Then tanked hard for Bedard or even Fantilli or Carlsson. They would have been set for the next decade... Yeah it’s kind of nice when you put it that way. How long will it last? It’s not like it’s a super young team either and imagine if they trade Wright for a playoff run 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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