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Mëds wrote: ↑Fri Apr 10, 2026 12:26 pm We are (should be) rebuilding with eyes on 5 years from now. Drafting a guy because he’s NHL ready, but possibly possesses a lower NHL ceiling, would be to follow in the footsteps of so many Canuck teams that have come before.

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McKenna and Cootes could end up being out Kane and Toews.

Nuckertuzzi wrote: ↑Fri Apr 10, 2026 5:30 pm

Mëds wrote: ↑Fri Apr 10, 2026 12:26 pm We are (should be) rebuilding with eyes on 5 years from now. Drafting a guy because he’s NHL ready, but possibly possesses a lower NHL ceiling, would be to follow in the footsteps of so many Canuck teams that have come before.

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McKenna and Cootes could end up being out Kane and Toews.

Last time we drew Kane/Toews parallels it was Horvat & Shinkaruk. Let's hope this one is a little more successful. And I do hope it's McKenna, the Kane scouting comparisons are a good omen. Now we just need to hope Bettman and the League won't fuck us over yet again.

Nuckertuzzi wrote: ↑Fri Apr 10, 2026 5:30 pm

Mëds wrote: ↑Fri Apr 10, 2026 12:26 pm We are (should be) rebuilding with eyes on 5 years from now. Drafting a guy because he’s NHL ready, but possibly possesses a lower NHL ceiling, would be to follow in the footsteps of so many Canuck teams that have come before.

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McKenna and Cootes could end up being out Kane and Toews.

A well run organization has one eye on today and the other toward the future. In our case, fuck today, both eyes need to be 100% focussed on building the best team possible 5 years from now. The fact I've been hearing rumblings of the contrary is no surprise given this total fuckin' shitbag of an owner...just pisses me off to no end how he alone keeps crippling us. Now, I don't want to get "pre-mad" until we see actual evidence he'll do it again, like if any of our accumulated picks go out the door before the draft, so I will keep the pitchfork in the garage in meantime and hope sanity prevails.

I like the Chicago shout out (do we still hate that team?). I actually had a pretty deep admiration for them even during the rival years, I am not ashamed to admit out loud. That to me is THE best model to use for a team at the start of a rebuild. They didn't have generational players that kept them top-heavy and divided. A McDavid would be nice but they achieved so much success with less. Just an extremely well-balanced squad and what it was that made them so damn good was the endless depth they built, so good they couldn't even hold on to everybody and were still able to win. That's what we should aim for, every decision we make needs to be how we can best replicate that model. No more Waternoodle Canucks, let's build the mother fuckin' dragon!

Last time we drew Kane/Toews parallels it was Horvat & Shinkaruk. Let's hope this one is a little more successful. And I do hope it's McKenna, the Kane scouting comparisons are a good omen. Now we just need to hope Bettman and the League won't fuck us over yet again.

May the 5th be with us.

Topper wrote: ↑Fri Apr 10, 2026 7:26 pm If eyes are needed, Manny isn't.

Carl Yagro wrote: ↑Fri Apr 10, 2026 9:43 pm Ohlund, damaged right eye(?)

Manny, damaged left eye(?)

Nucker, I think you may be onto something....

(<- Not winkies... Matty & Manny emojis)

Nuckertuzzi wrote: ↑Fri Apr 10, 2026 7:32 pm Doubtful Cootes can achieve Toews levels, but I do like that he profiles as that type of player.

donlever wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2026 10:44 am Click bait, game playing, keep our tongues wagging and lips drooling interests piqued media diatribes.

I still think Verhoeff is the potential Unicorn of the draft.

Nuckertuzzi wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2026 12:42 am

Carl Yagro wrote: ↑Fri Apr 10, 2026 9:43 pm Ohlund, damaged right eye(?)

Manny, damaged left eye(?)

Nucker, I think you may be onto something....

(<- Not winkies... Matty & Manny emojis)

Yeah, based on their pictures I think you got it right (..or left??). Then Manny can be Matty's right eye man.