Off course it's easier to say than do, but I like what UWS and HW are saying better than anything I have seen anything the ownership/management group doing in a long time.

We are drafting one of: Cootes Bear Reschny Carbonneau I haven't seen any of them play. But from what I read, Reschny seems like he has the highest likelihood of being a bust, without offering any more upside (that I can detect from a scouting report) than any of the others. You already know where ...

This article on Bear has me convinced he’s our guy at 15 if the two bald heads don’t move the pick in another desperation move. https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/2025-nhl-draft-profile-carter-bear-scouting-report-everett-silvertips-whl I'd be happy enough with that pick (kids born in the latter hal ...

Lancer wrote: ↑Wed May 21, 2025 4:30 pm Middle of the first round is no place to make “safe” picks. Would rather they take a chance on a “high ceiling” player than a “high floor” player.

Yes.

dangler wrote: ↑Wed May 21, 2025 4:38 pm There are no safe picks

But also yes.

I was surprised to see that as of this morning, the Canucks still have their 15th overall pick. Forecasts? Adjustments to forecasts ? I'm reading analysts who think they'd be looking at someone like Nesbitt, Carbonneau, Cootes, or -- perhaps most controversially -- Reschny. Anybody have a preference ...

for the Canucks to even be a team that is considered a threat to make the 2nd round, everything to go exactly right….. 1. Petey has to bounce back (or they fleece someone in a draft day trade). 2. Demko has to be healthy and playing to form. 3. Hughes can’t get injured. 4. They need to find a top-6 ...

I just went down the Steve miller rabbit hole looking for what the fuck a pompatus is lol Your post sent me down the same hole. I found these: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompatus http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/001806.html Not definitive, but the whole thing seems somewhat ...

Also RG, the Canucks still have intriguing assets in the pipeline Podkolzin Hoglander Tryamkin Juolevi Lind DiPietro Rathbone Woo Lockwood Keppen Focht McDonaugh Rafferty That’s enough dude :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Chef said intriguing, not good. 2 full time (bottom 6) players, and a few cups o ...

I don't understand how fans of this team or so willing to gamble on uncertainties (both Petey and Demko right now). Because the options are either believing that this a good gamble, or believing that the team needs a re-build (or a truly massive and sweeping re-tool), and since they know the Little ...

If he sounds anything like Brendan “Billy Beane” Gaunce stay the hell away! A Gillis classic Funny thing about the kid is he's ranked 15 in the NHL draft prospect rankings, but he's nowhere to be seen in the first round of any of the usual mock drafts you see on the net. He has good size and a pro ...

Should we call this off-season Hamhius 2.0? Structurally similar. I think the biggest difference was the Hamhuis made it known that he wanted to play in Vancouver, and allowed the easy inference that he would offer a hometown discount to do it. If any of these, or their agents, made such ...

Hockey Widow wrote: ↑Tue Apr 15, 2025 1:20 am Other than that can't think of much.

I'd say the amount you offered was pretty substantial!

Hockey message board fantasy scenario: Rutherford has acquired mind control abilities over the Little Eagles, and can do anything he wants within League rules, on any timetable he wants. He asks for your input on what the Canucks should do over the course of the rest of the Hughes contract, with a ...

Making fans, not gouging fans. Part of what should be embarrassing for the Little Eagles about their grade is that the "making fans" part of their job can almost be taken for granted. There is a large and loyal built-in fan-base and they don't have to do anything to cultivate it if they can avoid ...

If Demko can finish strong I think he may be a trade piece to do that. I can't list a bunch of trades in support of this position off the top of my head, but I have the impression that it's tough to get full value for goalies in trade. I think that if Demko still has another 10-12 weeks of ...