I was expecting a long post - but shit! You almost broke my scroll wheel

Thanks for taking the time on this - and I'll have to make time to read it.

Pat Quinn levels Orr.
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Donnie - thank you for posting this. I was planning to do something similar, but I would have been nowhere nearly as eloquent as you have been. He was such a presence here that I often think, "What would Doc think of this post?" - or I just miss that I don't see his reply to something that is either ...

General Manager Ryan Johnson announced today that former Assistant General Manager Cammi Granato will now work as a Senior Amateur Advisor for the #Canucks.

Cue the sandwich comments...

donlever wrote: ↑Fri Jul 24, 2026 5:57 am He will be good for Bedard in many ways and the contract is as much about mentorship as it is ppg.

On the ice mentorship, I guess - off the ice?...

Still, seems high, but it's not my money. And it's a good story to sell to the fans having a Cup winner come back home.

Still double what he made the last couple of years.

I guess they hit the cap floor and get a little offense until Bedard is back from injury. No 'home town discount' here! :D Patrick Kane has officially signed a two-year, $16 million contract to return to the Chicago Blackhawks. The deal includes an average annual value (AAV) of $8 million and ...

Megaterio Llamas wrote: ↑Wed Jul 22, 2026 2:13 pm The Canucks have hired Adam Sergerie as a pro scout.

As someone might say, that's a small sample size of one 14 acre lake.

Ryan Papaioannou is the head in Abby.

ECHL experience, supposedly good at developing young players, like Makar.

The retread thing suggests, I think, that this management group has a limited network. As suggested, there's a few reasons why they put the band back together - I hope it's for one of these reasons, and not just showing a lack of imagination. We'll know by the end of this season if the plan is ...

Some classic Iggy Pop to start your day....
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Megaterio Llamas wrote: ↑Thu Jul 16, 2026 6:01 pm I'm looking forward to seeing how they fill out the Abby coaching staff and the scouting staff in this regard. The savings must be enormous.

By promoting ECHL to the A ?

Another alumni comes home - Ryan Johnson announced today that Alex Edler is joining the Canucks in the team’s Player Development department, working closely with prospects throughout the organization.

And 84 games.