Canucks News N Notes 25-26

[Topper]

Wasn't DeBrusk reportedly vocal about not wanting to hang around for a rebuild?

[Hockey Widow]

Wasn't DeBrusk reportedly vocal about not wanting to hang around for a rebuild?

Yes he was asked how he felt once the Canucks actually used the rebuild word. He responded that that wasn’t what he signed up for. He did walk it back later. But I think it is clear he would probably welcome a trade but he controls where to.

[Lancer]

We’ll know once he’s traded. From what RJ said about talking to every player and asking them if they want to be a Canuck - knowing what the next couple years will be - I wager they will facilitate the exit of anybody who doesn’t want to be there. I don’t see them being dicks about it anyway, some of those players will likely have trade protection and RJ still has to establish a rep amongst players and agents as an NHL GM. Dicking his own players around wouldn’t make the best first-impressIon. Some of these trades will likely be to get them out of the room vice trying to squeeze as much return on trade.

[Picker of Cherries]

They have enough “nice guys” in management now. I don’t think treating players unfairly is going to be a problem. I think RJ needs to be demanding for the club’s benefit and a tough negotiator. If that makes him a bit of a dick in agents view, so be it. Letting players demand this team or that to be traded to is a losing strategy. The players they want will want to play in Vancouver when the team is winning, not when the GM is coddling them, and acquiescing to their every demand.

[Cousin Strawberry]

I just hope they hire Mike Gillis to come back and be an AGM. That would be grand.

Too bad there's likely bad blood with the Italians and him which means it'll never happen