You sure about that one? It sounds quite forced on your part, like you didn’t want toBlob Mckenzie wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 6:05 amand GillisHockey Widow wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 12:08 am McCaan was rushed into the NHL we all know that. He had a cocky little boy entitlement attitude to go along with his immaturity. Had we left him a year longer in junior he may have been a great surprise for us. We were so desperate for some exciting young players both he and Virtanen were rushed.
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“Tyler Myers is my guy... I was taking to Scotty Bowman last night and he was bringing up his name, and saying he’s a big guy and big guy need big minutes to play, he is playing great for ya… and I agree with him… He’s been exceptional” - Bruce Boudreau
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How come Gudbranson wasn’t asked?RoyalDude wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 6:08 am McCann - “is a superstar. He’s on Team Canada! The Worlds FFS! To be rubbing shoulders with Tyler Bertuzzi, Adam Henrique, Matthieu Jossph, Kyle Turiris, Anthony Cirelli, Dylan Strome, Anthony Mantha, Darnell Nurse, Damon Severson, Troy Stecher, is a ringing endorsement to the special player that he is!. Foundational!”
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How come Loui Eriksson was asked?
“Tyler Myers is my guy... I was taking to Scotty Bowman last night and he was bringing up his name, and saying he’s a big guy and big guy need big minutes to play, he is playing great for ya… and I agree with him… He’s been exceptional” - Bruce Boudreau
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Is he gone yet?
That's like; Are we there yet? I remember on their Labor Day vacation when Christina Applegate said that in the back seat
of the Bundy family red Mustang.
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+1RoyalDude wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 6:08 am McCann - “is a superstar. He’s on Team Canada! The Worlds FFS! To be rubbing shoulders with Tyler Bertuzzi, Adam Henrique, Matthieu Jossph, Kyle Turiris, Anthony Cirelli, Dylan Strome, Anthony Mantha, Darnell Nurse, Damon Severson, Troy Stecher, is a ringing endorsement to the special player that he is!. Foundational!”
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+2. This is what many of the infants haven’t been able to processIsland Nucklehead wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 2:33 am100%Hockey Widow wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 12:08 am McCaan was rushed into the NHL we all know that. He had a cocky little boy entitlement attitude to go along with his immaturity. Had we left him a year longer in junior he may have been a great surprise for us. We were so desperate for some exciting young players both he and Virtanen were rushed.
Turning McCann+33 Overall into Tanner Pearson is not great asset management for a rebuilding team.
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... said the guy who liked the Gudbranson trade at the time.
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Also the guy who realized fairly soon into Gudbranson’s tenure that he was not much of a hockey player.Strangelove wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 7:43 am ... said the guy who liked the Gudbranson trade at the time.
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... because he figured out that narrative worked well with his anti-benning agenda.Blob Mckenzie wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 7:47 amAlso the guy who realized fairly soon into Gudbranson’s tenure that he was not much of a hockey player.Strangelove wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 7:43 am ... said the guy who liked the Gudbranson trade at the time.
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Because he figured out the guy was a garbage fire playing more than sheltered bottom pairing minutesStrangelove wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 8:00 am... because he figured out that narrative worked well with his anti-benning agenda.Blob Mckenzie wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 7:47 amAlso the guy who realized fairly soon into Gudbranson’s tenure that he was not much of a hockey player.Strangelove wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 7:43 am ... said the guy who liked the Gudbranson trade at the time.
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?Island Nucklehead wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 2:33 am Turning McCann+33 Overall into Tanner Pearson is not great asset management for a rebuilding team.
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May 2016: The Vancouver Canucks traded Jared McCann, a second round draft pick in 2016 and a fourth round draft pick in 2016 to the Florida Panthers for Erik Gudbranson and a fifth round draft pick in 2016.Topper wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 8:35 am?Island Nucklehead wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 2:33 am Turning McCann+33 Overall into Tanner Pearson is not great asset management for a rebuilding team.
February 2019: The Vancouver Canucks traded Erik Gudbranson to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Tanner Pearson.
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againIsland Nucklehead wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 9:32 amMay 2016: The Vancouver Canucks traded Jared McCann, a second round draft pick in 2016 and a fourth round draft pick in 2016 to the Florida Panthers for Erik Gudbranson and a fifth round draft pick in 2016.Topper wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 8:35 am?Island Nucklehead wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 2:33 am Turning McCann+33 Overall into Tanner Pearson is not great asset management for a rebuilding team.
February 2019: The Vancouver Canucks traded Erik Gudbranson to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Tanner Pearson.
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It’s like trading a rib eye and baked potatoe for a three day old tuna sandwich. You then moved the tuna sando for a Swanson frozen meal
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Blob Mckenzie wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 12:14 pm It’s like trading a rib eye and baked potatoe for a three day old tuna sandwich. You then moved the tuna sando for a Swanson frozen meal
Yeah it's only the worst example of the declining returns Benning seems to muster.
Garrison+7th -> 2nd -> Vey -> Nothing
Mallet+3rd -> Pedan -> +4th -> Pouliot -> Nothing
Kassian+5th -> Prust -> Nothing
Then there's the Kesler tree:
