Canucks News N Notes 25-26

[Tciso]

Fun story. I once lost a twenty dollar bill in the g string of a stripper named Abby Max.

Did he thank you?

You know him too?

[Cornuck]

Victor Mancini has been recalled from Abbotsford (AHL).

[donlever]

Fun story. I once lost a twenty dollar bill in the g string of a stripper named Abby Max.

Did he thank you?

You know him too?

Nah.

Just rumours pre social media drama world (see wot - for Da Doc)...

[Cornuck]

Just a heads up to all of our new members, and maybe a few old ones

An easy way to view the site is to use the "New Post" link under "Quick Links"

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[Chef Boi RD]

That could be a bit to radical for old school Chef. I’m still adjusting from the rotary phone.

[Meds]

It's true!

Chef was recently overheard pickup up the receiver and asking the operator to connect him to and address on the west end of Davie street.

[donlever]

I will take this oppportuntiy to remind the site that the Dude rotary dialed Loopy back in the day.

So back to hockey...not digging Bains on the second line one bit.

Bains Chytil Garland does not whisper top 6 let alone scream it.

A bit troubled over that...

[Meds]

I will take this oppportuntiy to remind the site that the Dude rotary dialed Loopy back in the day.

So back to hockey...not digging Bains on the second line one bit.

Bains Chytil Garland does not whisper top 6 let alone scream it.

A bit troubled over that...

What a downer of a post.

Facts are facts.

But reading them 7(ish) hours before the puck drops on the Canucks' season is just fucking depressing.

(No blaming the poster btw)

[Ronning's Ghost]

From the "Around the League" thread:

Roslovic to Oilers 1x1.5m
Management will get a close up view on Saturday.

Roslovic to Edmonton really isn't the important Oiler signing...

The important signings were Ekholm (3 ys/$4M AAV) and Walman (7 ys/$7M AAV)...

Holding serve -- or worse given ages -- is strange. The Oilers defense is suboptimal...

Compared to:

...So back to hockey...not digging Bains on the second line one bit.

Bains Chytil Garland does not whisper top 6 let alone scream it.

A bit troubled over that...

What a downer of a post.

Facts are facts.

But reading them 7(ish) hours before the puck drops on the Canucks' season is just fucking depressing.

(No blaming the poster btw)

As I said elsewhere, in a hard cap league, very few get to ice a "complete" team.

Of the two options, in general terms, I'd rather have a below-league-standard 2nd line than a below-league standard defence or goalie (or, in Edmonton's case, both).

Edmonton's structural defects are usually more fun to watch than the Canucks' structural defects, but would be expected to be harder to overcome in the playoffs. That Edmonton has been able to enjoy any playoff success at all goes some way to justifying these rankings.
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Some here have said that if Silovs turns out to be the real deal, the Canucks will regret letting him go, and they will -- though I think their options were quite limited. But if Silovs turns out to be the real deal, far greater will be the regret in Edmonton for not making an offer the Canucks would have been foolish to refuse. Since many of the fans of a franchise that has enjoyed little success of the past half-century seem to be driven largely by spite, that thought might comfort some of you.

[JelloPuddingPop]

Some here have said that if Silovs turns out to be the real deal, the Canucks will regret letting him go, and they will -- though I think their options were quite limited. But if Silovs turns out to be the real deal, far greater will be the regret in Edmonton for not making an offer the Canucks would have been foolish to refuse. Since many of the fans of a franchise that has enjoyed little success of the past half-century seem to be driven largely by spite, that thought might comfort some of you.

I understand your post is predicated on Silovs turning out to be the real deal - but I think, if you are EDM, you aren't looking for another maybe in goal. You have a big maybe in Skinner already. Probably looking for a mid to sure thing. Couldn't find it. And went with what you know.

Not sure they would have ever looked at giving the Canucks an offer for Silovs.

But, back to your point. Maybe they should have.

If they did. And he hit. And the won they cup though....

[theman]

Some here have said that if Silovs turns out to be the real deal, the Canucks will regret letting him go, and they will -- though I think their options were quite limited. But if Silovs turns out to be the real deal, far greater will be the regret in Edmonton for not making an offer the Canucks would have been foolish to refuse. Since many of the fans of a franchise that has enjoyed little success of the past half-century seem to be driven largely by spite, that thought might comfort some of you.

I understand your post is predicated on Silovs turning out to be the real deal - but I think, if you are EDM, you aren't looking for another maybe in goal. You have a big maybe in Skinner already. Probably looking for a mid to sure thing. Couldn't find it. And went with what you know.

Not sure they would have ever looked at giving the Canucks an offer for Silovs.

But, back to your point. Maybe they should have.

If they did. And he hit. And the won they cup though....

Maybe the oil did ask about Silovs and the Canucks 'price' to trade him in division and with that added risk of him being 'the final piece of the puzzle' was just to high for the oil to pay?

Imagine if the Canucks traded Silovs to the oil for a comparable package (useless AHL player and a 4th round pick) and the oil went on to win the cup this season. The city of Vancouver would have had another riot on its hands.

quick review of the oil draft picks:

2025 NHL draft - highest pick they held was a 3rd round pick.
2026 NHL draft - 2nd round is the highest pick they currently hold.
2027 NHL draft - still have their first round pick.

[Ronning's Ghost]

Some here have said that if Silovs turns out to be the real deal, the Canucks will regret letting him go, and they will -- though I think their options were quite limited. But if Silovs turns out to be the real deal, far greater will be the regret in Edmonton for not making an offer the Canucks would have been foolish to refuse. Since many of the fans of a franchise that has enjoyed little success of the past half-century seem to be driven largely by spite, that thought might comfort some of you.

I understand your post is predicated on Silovs turning out to be the real deal - but I think, if you are EDM, you aren't looking for another maybe in goal. You have a big maybe in Skinner already. Probably looking for a mid to sure thing. Couldn't find it. And went with what you know.

Not sure they would have ever looked at giving the Canucks an offer for Silovs.

But, back to your point. Maybe they should have.

If they did. And he hit. And the won they cup though....

Maybe the oil did ask about Silovs and the Canucks 'price' to trade him in division and with that added risk of him being 'the final piece of the puzzle' was just to high for the oil to pay?

Imagine if the Canucks traded Silovs to the oil for a comparable package (useless AHL player and a 4th round pick) and the oil went on to win the cup this season. The city of Vancouver would have had another riot on its hands.

quick review of the oil draft picks:

2025 NHL draft - highest pick they held was a 3rd round pick.
2026 NHL draft - 2nd round is the highest pick they currently hold.
2027 NHL draft - still have their first round pick.

I agree there would have been heck to pay if Silov's had hit and return was comparable to the trade they actually made; that's why I stipulated a deal that "would have been foolish to refuse". I suppose it also envisioned a goalie-whisperer in whom the Edmonton organization had confidence suggesting that the odds were good on Silovs (and he might still flame out; We don't know yet).

I accept the premise that even had the Oil wanted him, there could easily have been no asset in the Edmonton organization with which they were willing to part and which the Canucks considered a fair trade (given the riot risks described above).

In any case, that's not what happened. I offered a scenario wherein the Oilers passed on their best chance to improve their team the mostly as a comforting thought for Canucks fans looking at a few more seasons in which Edmonton's chances of winning a Cup were better than Vancouver's.

[Lancer]

Bains Chytil Garland does not whisper top 6 let alone scream it.

A bit troubled over that...

Perhaps Cootes-Lekkerimaki-Kane will end up sounding like a 2nd line soon enough?

This is glass-half-full season, my boy.

[Meds]

Some here have said that if Silovs turns out to be the real deal, the Canucks will regret letting him go, and they will -- though I think their options were quite limited. But if Silovs turns out to be the real deal, far greater will be the regret in Edmonton for not making an offer the Canucks would have been foolish to refuse. Since many of the fans of a franchise that has enjoyed little success of the past half-century seem to be driven largely by spite, that thought might comfort some of you.

I understand your post is predicated on Silovs turning out to be the real deal - but I think, if you are EDM, you aren't looking for another maybe in goal. You have a big maybe in Skinner already. Probably looking for a mid to sure thing. Couldn't find it. And went with what you know.

Not sure they would have ever looked at giving the Canucks an offer for Silovs.

But, back to your point. Maybe they should have.

If they did. And he hit. And the won they cup though....

Maybe the oil did ask about Silovs and the Canucks 'price' to trade him in division and with that added risk of him being 'the final piece of the puzzle' was just to high for the oil to pay?

It was reported that that did indeed happen. Edmonton asked, Vancouver said set the price and turned around and dealt him to Pittsburgh.

The other thing, and this to JPP, there is no such thing as a sure thing in goal. The maybe is the best you can hope for.

Rick DiPietro: Selected first overall by the New York Islanders in 2000.
Marc-André Fleury: Drafted first overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2003.
Jack Campbell: Drafted 11th overall by the Dallas Stars in 2010.
Devon Levi: Selected by the Buffalo Sabres in 2020.
Jesper Wallstedt: Drafted by the Minnesota Wild in 2021.
Sebastian Cossa: Drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in 2021.
Jake Oettinger: A 2017 first-round pick by the Dallas Stars.
Yaroslav Askarov: Mentioned as a first-round pick.
Ilya Nabokov: Mentioned as a first-round pick.
Carter George: Mentioned as a first-round pick.

How many of those were sure things? They were all maybe's at the time of their draft.

[donlever]

Bains Chytil Garland does not whisper top 6 let alone scream it.

A bit troubled over that...

Perhaps Cootes-Lekkerimaki-Kane will end up sounding like a 2nd line soon enough?

This is glass-half-full season, my boy.

Yeah...I already posted last week how I am more stoked for this season than any in 15 years (exclusive to me for various reasons).

Wasn't meant as a downer...

Just not a fan of the line.

Butt (see wot)..

My post was all about Loopy and Dude in the end anyway.

The hockey stuff was just so I dont get banned.