[PGT] Vancouver Canucks at Anaheim Ducks | Mar. 19, 2023

[AnthonyG]

25 minutes ago, kilgore said:

Who's your dealer?

I want what you're smoking

Shaw cable

[canuck73_3]

2 hours ago, stawns said:

But that doesn't mean they should just go out and replace a big contract with a bigger one just because they have a little room 

 

I agree they will likely hold onto him, but there's certainly opportunity to use him as a high value asset

 

At some point you have to build on what you have especially if the cap goes up. 

[48MPHSlapShot]

9 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said:

 

We're going to pass the Sens before the season is up.

[-Vintage Canuck-]

9 minutes ago, 48MPHSlapShot said:

We're going to pass the Sens before the season is up.

Yup, the Senators have the toughest remaining schedule, while we have the second easiest remaining schedule.

[Herberts Vasiljevs]

Should have seen this coming.  I'm sure Drancer has a half-chub thinking about having the opportunity to talk about this on the radio every day until season's end...

Edited March 20, 2023 by Herberts Vasiljevs

[Devron]

13 minutes ago, AnthonyG said:

Shaw cable

Have to say this is a great answer 

[AnthonyG]

5 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said:

Yup, the Senators have the toughest remaining schedule, while we have the second easiest remaining schedule.

And Colorado has the easiest remaining schedule and Hughes’s NHL record for fastest to 200 career assists by a dman is in jeopardy. Makar has 23 to go to and has 31 games to tie Hughes or 30 to break it…. Colorado has 14 games remaining and 7 of those are against lotto teams…..

Edited March 20, 2023 by AnthonyG

[alt kilgore]

3 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said:

Yup, the Senators have the toughest remaining schedule, while we have the second easiest remaining schedule.

Yet another in the column of Canuck Luck. 

In the department of Sour Grapes, imagine if we'd been in a playoff spot now, and had this schedule. Be able to solidify and maybe move up from here.  Of course its only in years we need to win almost every game that we have a tough schedule to end the season.

[FaninMex]

2 minutes ago, AnthonyG said:

And Colorado has the easiest remaining schedule and Hughes’s NHL record for fastest to 200 career assists by a dman is in jeopardy. Makar has 23 to go to and has 31 games to tie Hughes or 30 to break it….

I thought I read that Makar is injured, again.

[AnthonyG]

3 minutes ago, FaninMex said:

I thought I read that Makar is injured, again.

Is he? Even still… he has 30 games to get 24 assists… I hope Hughes can keep that record

[Nuxfanabroad]

At the end of the day, why not simply appreciate each & every game that one can? Having watched this team since they were absolutely dreadful(first 2 decades), can't remember us having so many amazing assets(young-ish side).

 

The excitement growing feels a similar vibe to the 1990-92 yrs, when an optimistic outlook was FINALLY taking hold. Perhaps 20 yrs of waiting back in 1990, is the SAME as a decade of waiting in the instantaneous, digital world of today? They tol' me "time is money"..now experts are saying soon, fiat is tp...

 

If TD were healthy, we'd be WC/PO-bound. Would say about 80% of the games this season have been enjoyable viewing too! Use whatever r____ word the masses want, I'm seeing a roster that's rejuvenated.

[Ghostsof1915]

Small bites….

[grumpyone]

4 hours ago, DrJockitch said:

Useless stat in isolation. What is percentage of players from outside of North America and what percentages are in leadership groups. 
Definite bias towards NA captains because of language.  

Percentage of Active NHL Players by Nationality ‑ Career Stats

Rk		Nationality	Players	GP	G	A	P	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
1		Canada	42.8%	45.3%	44.8%	44.4%	44.5%	52.4%	44.0%	47.9%	44.4%
2		United States	27.0%	28.3%	27.5%	27.5%	27.5%	26.6%	26.7%	25.2%	27.7%
3		Sweden	10.5%	9.7%	9.3%	10.6%	10.1%	7.7%	9.5%	9.8%	9.7%
4		Russia	5.8%	5.1%	6.3%	5.7%	6.0%	4.9%	7.7%	3.2%	6.1%
5		Finland	5.1%	3.7%	3.7%	3.7%	3.7%	2.5%	3.8%	6.3%	3.7%
6		Czech Republic	3.8%	3.2%	3.3%	3.4%	3.3%	2.7%	3.2%	2.8%	3.4%
7		Switzerland	1.2%	1.3%	1.6%	1.4%	1.5%	1.1%	1.6%	0.7%	1.5%
8		Slovenia	0.1%	0.4%	0.7%	0.8%	0.7%	0.2%	0.9%	0.9%	0.7%
9		Germany	0.8%	0.6%	0.7%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	1.1%	1.0%	0.8%
10		Denmark	0.6%	0.8%	0.8%	0.6%	0.7%	0.6%	0.5%	0.6%	0.7%
11		Slovakia	0.9%	0.6%	0.5%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.4%
12		Norway	0.1%	0.2%	0.3%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.3%	0.1%	0.3%
13		Latvia	0.5%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.8%	0.2%
14		France	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	0.4%	0.0%
15		Belarus	0.3%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%	0.1%
16		Netherlands	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%
17		Australia	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
18		Austria	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Current season NHL stats last updated: March 20, 2023

by my calculations NA has 73% of the players in the NHL 

[DrJockitch]

14 minutes ago, grumpyone said:

Percentage of Active NHL Players by Nationality ‑ Career Stats

Rk		Nationality	Players	GP	G	A	P	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
1		Canada	42.8%	45.3%	44.8%	44.4%	44.5%	52.4%	44.0%	47.9%	44.4%
2		United States	27.0%	28.3%	27.5%	27.5%	27.5%	26.6%	26.7%	25.2%	27.7%
3		Sweden	10.5%	9.7%	9.3%	10.6%	10.1%	7.7%	9.5%	9.8%	9.7%
4		Russia	5.8%	5.1%	6.3%	5.7%	6.0%	4.9%	7.7%	3.2%	6.1%
5		Finland	5.1%	3.7%	3.7%	3.7%	3.7%	2.5%	3.8%	6.3%	3.7%
6		Czech Republic	3.8%	3.2%	3.3%	3.4%	3.3%	2.7%	3.2%	2.8%	3.4%
7		Switzerland	1.2%	1.3%	1.6%	1.4%	1.5%	1.1%	1.6%	0.7%	1.5%
8		Slovenia	0.1%	0.4%	0.7%	0.8%	0.7%	0.2%	0.9%	0.9%	0.7%
9		Germany	0.8%	0.6%	0.7%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	1.1%	1.0%	0.8%
10		Denmark	0.6%	0.8%	0.8%	0.6%	0.7%	0.6%	0.5%	0.6%	0.7%
11		Slovakia	0.9%	0.6%	0.5%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.4%
12		Norway	0.1%	0.2%	0.3%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.3%	0.1%	0.3%
13		Latvia	0.5%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.8%	0.2%
14		France	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	0.4%	0.0%
15		Belarus	0.3%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%	0.1%
16		Netherlands	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%
17		Australia	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
18		Austria	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Current season NHL stats last updated: March 20, 2023

by my calculations NA has 73% of the players in the NHL 

So the percentage cap winning captains aver the last 12 years essentially mirrors the percentage of non NA players. Nice to debunk that fiction. 
 

[Dr. Crossbar]

Anyone squabbling yet?

[88Canuck]

5 minutes ago, Dr. Crossbar said:

Anyone squabbling yet?

[Canuckfanforlife82]

10 minutes ago, Dr. Crossbar said:

Anyone squabbling yet?

[alt kilgore]

14 minutes ago, Dr. Crossbar said:

Anyone squabbling yet?

Deb's day is never done.

 

[Pure961089]

Meme of the day

 

 

 

[Alienhuggyflow]

 

 

4 hours ago, stawns said:

It's more that they bought low and could sell very very high

Something tells me the plan wasn't to sell high.

A top 4 (real) is easily the biggest need on this team, looking at the UFA market the only real decent one is Severson, Mayfield is the next Poolman or Myers about to get paid for being and RHD.

 

People complain about the timing of it but a pick that was likely always going to 15th+ likely isn't getting a Hronek and for sure not I'm the  next 3 years.

I think it's a forgone conclusion that Garland and Myers are gone next season  and with the cap going up by 4.5 this summer or next, the only real contract not worth its appropriate value is OEL but every team has one of those.

 

I was hard on Alvin but he's doing a good job of plugging holes and filling needs with young talent.