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RoyalDude wrote: You mean like a losing culture like the Colorado Avalance?

Island Nucklehead wrote:

RoyalDude wrote: You mean like a losing culture like the Colorado Avalance?

Since 2012-2013, the Canucks have won 2 more games than the Avalanche.

#winningculture.

SKYO wrote:

Island Nucklehead wrote:

RoyalDude wrote: You mean like a losing culture like the Colorado Avalance?

Since 2012-2013, the Canucks have won 2 more games than the Avalanche.

#winningculture.

What about since 2008? where 2009 draft the Avalanche started their high drafting with Matt Duchene @ 3rd overall, they got a bump in 2010, then dropped again with a 2011 2nd overall, another crappy year in 2012, then a 1st overall in 2013....all those high picks and years later in 2017 they are still one of the worst franchises lately.

SKYO wrote:

Island Nucklehead wrote:

RoyalDude wrote: You mean like a losing culture like the Colorado Avalance?

Since 2012-2013, the Canucks have won 2 more games than the Avalanche.

#winningculture.

What about since 2008? where 2009 draft the Avalanche started their high drafting with Matt Duchene @ 3rd overall, they got a bump in 2010, then dropped again with a 2011 2nd overall, another crappy year in 2012, then a 1st overall in 2013....all those high picks and years later in 2017 they are still one of the worst franchises lately.

Blob Mckenzie wrote:

SKYO wrote:

Island Nucklehead wrote:

RoyalDude wrote: You mean like a losing culture like the Colorado Avalance?

Since 2012-2013, the Canucks have won 2 more games than the Avalanche.

#winningculture.

What about since 2008? where 2009 draft the Avalanche started their high drafting with Matt Duchene @ 3rd overall, they got a bump in 2010, then dropped again with a 2011 2nd overall, another crappy year in 2012, then a 1st overall in 2013....all those high picks and years later in 2017 they are still one of the worst franchises lately.

Well what about since 1990 when they were the Nordiques. They have two cups during that time and had a lot of high picks. They also fisted the Canucks in the playoffs a couple times during that stretch. I can play with numbers too.

Island Nucklehead wrote:

RoyalDude wrote: You mean like a losing culture like the Colorado Avalance?

Since 2012-2013, the Canucks have won 2 more games than the Avalanche.

#winningculture.

Blob Mckenzie wrote:Gillis picked Virtanen

RoyalDude wrote:The only thing I could find on the net regarding Benning moving up the draft was Gary Mason reporting on Team 1040 that Benning is trying hard to move up to draft Reinhart.

Loads of interviews out there regarding Gillis prodigy - Gilman with him gushing over the thoughts of drafting Virtanen. Benning was hired a month before the draft. Gilman and Gillis scouting department were still on the payroll at the draft and were known to be lovers of the idea of drafting Virtanen. Benning being the new guy, only here a month at the time, was outnumbered (Gillis wanted Nylander or wanted to move up to draft Reinhart) and wanted to show his respect for the scouting work that Gilman and Gillis scouting department had done over the season.

Blob Mckenzie wrote:

RoyalDude wrote:The only thing I could find on the net regarding Benning moving up the draft was Gary Mason reporting on Team 1040 that Benning is trying hard to move up to draft Reinhart.

Loads of interviews out there regarding Gillis prodigy - Gilman with him gushing over the thoughts of drafting Virtanen. Benning was hired a month before the draft. Gilman and Gillis scouting department were still on the payroll at the draft and were known to be lovers of the idea of drafting Virtanen. Benning being the new guy, only here a month at the time, was outnumbered (Gillis wanted Nylander or wanted to move up to draft Reinhart) and wanted to show his respect for the scouting work that Gilman and Gillis scouting department had done over the season.

So Gillis and Gilman get the heat for picking Virtanen at 6. Ok , will this still be a Gillis pick if Jake ever rights the ship and becomes a good player ? Also who is responsible for picking McCann ahead of Pastrnak ? Pretty rancid pick when the Bruins (Bennings old team) picked up the young Czech right after. And who gets credit for Tryamkin, Forsling and Demko? Or for that matter Pettit and Mackenzie Stewart ? Please break it down for me Dufferin Dude .

Blob Mckenzie wrote:So then I guess you can't fault Eye Bags for choosing Cody Hodgson ?

Blob Mckenzie wrote:Gillis picked Virtanen

Blob Mckenzie wrote:

SKYO wrote:Oh fuck off about making excuses about Virtanen & his development by the team, it's his own god damn fault for acting like a spoiled princess and not taking his chance/career seriously enough like a young hardworking Bo Horvat.

The entire veteran Canucks squad doesn't like Virtanen's work ethic, that much is apparent.

The fact that it took coaching and management staff the entire season to figure out these two kids weren't ready and were entitled brats is very telling. It's on the players, but it's also on the guys calling the shots. There was NO reason these kids had to be shoehorned con to the team before they were ready.