beachcomber
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We tried with Lucic.
When did Benning say that he offered a first for Lucic?
We tried with Lucic.
I thought this team would be forced into a rebuild but Benning is outsmarted me. He's proven me wrong.
It's too bad Trev isn't doing anymore interviews for the summer, would be awesome to ask him if he still believes creating a market and weaponizing cap space isn't possible.
Does anyone here even think the Canucks can reach 73 points this coming season?
Looking at our roster I would probably handicap our point total at 58.5 right now. The Sedins masked a lot of problems offensively last year, not to mention their presence meant opposing teams couldn't simply overload their defensive matchups on the Horvat line. As the only offensive line left, Horvat-Boeser are going to face the toughest matchups every night (how's that for "insulating" these guys? )
This could be one of those downright awful years that we've seen some teams have.
Depends upon goals for. I'm expecting 20 goals and 50 points from EP. That takes care of 1 Sedin. Goldobin, Eriksson or someone else is going to have to compensate for the other one. If they get that contribution, their goals for should hover around 200~. Teams like OTT, BUF, ARZ and MTL could be around the same marker.
"The hockey guy" had him penciled in on the 'second line' with Loui and Virtanen. Ironic as both of them had opportunity to play with both Sedins, and never came close to their potential with them. So I'm sure both of them together would work with first year Petterson - because isn't he going to replace the offence of both the Sedins anyways?Do you think Pettersson can produce that while playing on a line with Sutter? Or Gagner? It would be nice, but I don't know if he'll have the linemates to actually support him well enough (unless they load up the top line, move him to LW and put him with Brock and Bo).
"The hockey guy" had him penciled in on the 'second line' with Loui and Virtanen. Ironic as both of them had opportunity to play with both Sedins, and never came close to their potential with them. So I'm sure both of them together would work with first year Petterson - because isn't he going to replace the offence of both the Sedins anyways?
Will the Canucks settle with Stecher before the arbitration hearing? Who is playing hardball here Jim or Troy?
Jake still hasn't signed, but didn't file for arbitration. Anybody got a line on this situation?
In 2021 (3 years from now) half our roster is already set. And they include
Loui Erikson
Jay Beagle
Sven Baertschi
Antoine Roussell
Brandon Sutter
Erik Gudbranson
All of them 3 years older.
Yayyyyy to never being good again!
Yeah...Sedins, Edler, Tanev and Sutter weren't enough "mentorship" to keep Virtanen and McCann on the straight and narrow in 15/16, were they?Mentorship this, insulation that, protecting the kids...
The Canucks had the two best possible mentors in franchise history during these last few years, and the team still sucked. and As well, the few young players who were integrated into the lineup all experienced distinct development curves that largely matched their skill level, regardless of where they originally started in the lineup.
It's pretty clear that the reason Virtanen's not as talented as Horvat has nothing to do with the quality or frequency of mentorship each player received. If that's the case, why do people still hold this asinine idea that young players depend on "mentorship" to reach their potential? Sure, you need a bare minimum level of NHL depth, and you can't ice a team of 18 rookie skaters. But beyond that, there's no evidence that mentorship is what actually helps young players improve.
Does anyone here even think the Canucks can reach 73 points this coming season?
Looking at our roster I would probably handicap our point total at 58.5 right now. The Sedins masked a lot of problems offensively last year, not to mention their presence meant opposing teams couldn't simply overload their defensive matchups on the Horvat line. As the only offensive line left, Horvat-Boeser are going to face the toughest matchups every night (how's that for "insulating" these guys? )
This could be one of those downright awful years that we've seen some teams have.
Mentorship this, insulation that, protecting the kids...
The Canucks had the two best possible mentors in franchise history during these last few years, and the team still sucked. and As well, the few young players who were integrated into the lineup all experienced distinct development curves that largely matched their skill level, regardless of where they originally started in the lineup.
It's pretty clear that the reason Virtanen's not as talented as Horvat has nothing to do with the quality or frequency of mentorship each player received. If that's the case, why do people still hold this asinine idea that young players depend on "mentorship" to reach their potential? Sure, you need a bare minimum level of NHL depth, and you can't ice a team of 18 rookie skaters. But beyond that, there's no evidence that mentorship is what actually helps young players improve.
Does anyone here even think the Canucks can reach 73 points this coming season?
Looking at our roster I would probably handicap our point total at 58.5 right now. The Sedins masked a lot of problems offensively last year, not to mention their presence meant opposing teams couldn't simply overload their defensive matchups on the Horvat line. As the only offensive line left, Horvat-Boeser are going to face the toughest matchups every night (how's that for "insulating" these guys? )
This could be one of those downright awful years that we've seen some teams have.
The frustrating thing is that I was legitimately excited for this season.... I knew they were going to be crap but hey at least I could watch some fast paced, young guns hockey. Now they're going to be crap, and I have to watch them trot out lines of:
Erikkson - Schaler - Sutter
Roussel - Beagle - Gagner
I get why they signed some grit... but do you need three of them? On a team that rivals Buffalo as the most offensively inept team in the league, you suffocate the chance of young skilled forwards coming in with the likes of Roussel, Beagle and Schaler?
Lord have mercy on us all.
Exactly. They think it sounds good and it fits the narrative! So just say it. If you don't believe whatever they say and continue to pour money into them, you aren't a fan and you are impatient. They know better - just look at their track record right?I fairly certain that the word "mentorship" is just Jim & Trevor's code word for "lololo this idiot fan base thinks we're rebuilding"