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theman wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 5:49 pm Just realized something. Do the Canucks now have 3 rookie defensemen in their top 6 D core? That’s wild.

JelloPuddingPop wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 5:39 pm We will never again see a player of his ilk in a Canucks uniform.

Carl Yagro wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 5:32 pm Yeah man, I’m done.

Can even the HGs keep this team from the best odds at the 1st overall?

Hope it’s equally as bad next season, forcing the ouster of this regime and EP begging to be traded too.

Megaterio Llamas wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 5:49 pm *not seeing the Jewish thing though guys. What's that all about?

donlever wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 5:28 pm

Mëds wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 5:21 pm Liam Ohgren.....another fucking Swede, I'm glad that Rutherford and Allvin are probably gone after this. He has 0 points in 18 games with the Wild this year and 5 points in 9 games in the AHL. At 21 years of age he's hardly setting the world on fire. Low expectations, likely back in the SHL when he's 25.

He also tallied 19 goals and 37 points over 41 games in the AHL last year...so let's call a spade a spade.

donlever wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 5:50 pm

Mëds wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 5:45 pm Pettersson and Demko are both here for the duration of their deals barring an incredible turnaround, or some far less than savvy pilots at the helm of another organization.

...and Boeser....

donlever wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 5:52 pm

Megaterio Llamas wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 5:49 pm *not seeing the Jewish thing though guys. What's that all about?

Buium being Jewish American is sure to be castrated by those allowed to take over our country by the Liberal Gov't.

I jest Megs but something like that....

Ronning's Ghost wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 5:20 pm

theman wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 5:05 pm
Absolutely AMAZING haul for Vancouver all things considered.

Only if you hold the Minnesota scouting department in high esteem.

Lancer wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 5:06 pm The most valuable part of the haul is the first round pick. Buium will likely do the American thing and bolt at the first opportunity - being Jewish in a Canadian market puts a bullseye on the poor kid. Ohgren has utterly underwhelmed and Rossi is a shrimp who has never been a PPG player.

They’re placeholders till Pettersson is gone and the next wave, starting with this draft, is ready for bigger minutes.

I mostly agree with this part of your analysis, with the exceptions that:

1) Ohgren might not have done anything impressive yet, but he's awfully young to give up on, and Swedes tend to thrive in Vancouver.
2) Rossi is short, but not tiny. That minor defence aside, there doesn't seem to have been anything impressive about him so far, and unlike the other two, I think he's too old to hope for much further development.
3) I think that some of the next wave is already with the organization. I think that Raty, Cootes, and Willander could still be with the team the next time they go deep into the playoffs.

Edit:
4) Even if Buium never gets comfortable in Vancouver, he's still pretty clearly an asset. If it seems like he wants to move on, do the pump 'n' dump and flip for an asset they can use, or parlay.

donlever wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 5:48 pm Lever raises hand carefully....

Ronning's Ghost wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 5:50 pm

JelloPuddingPop wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 5:39 pm We will never again see a player of his ilk in a Canucks uniform.

No need to project limits on to the first 1OA in franchise history before we've ever even seen him in the NHL.