2026 Tank Thread - The road to Gavin McKenna

[Knight53]

Gavin McKenna looks like the best prospect since Connor McDavid.

With Quinn Hughes likely gone no perfect time to get the new core started.

McKenna - Dupont available the next two years.

McKenna/Pettersson + Willander/D-Petey + the monster package we get in return for Hughes would be an unreal core to build around.

 

[Coffee]

Ask Aquilini to bite the bullet this one time and get his family to tip Bettman/Whoever and fix the 2026 draft lottery

Quinn still under contract. He’s not going to UFA if these crazy sons of guns pull this off


If not that, then faith

 

[NoShowWilly]

If quinn gets traded then sure. Otherwise, health in goal and better overall and this team is nowhere close to the bottom.

 

[Grumbler]

We should absolutely attempt a tank like the oilers did in the past. Since Our coaching staff is better than theirs if we can get top prospects like they did, the cup is almost guaranteed.

 

[sandwichbird2023]

The odds of winning the 1st OA pick is already low enough, then you throw in the "Canucks luck" and Vancouver have essentially a 0% chance of getting the top pick no matter where they finish in the standing. No point dreaming about McKenna/Dupont.

Lucking into Hughes was our 1st OA, we just have to try our best to keep him around.

 

[VancouverJagger]

Fully on board with resting Hughes and Petey the rest of the year...........also give Myers a rest and give the youngsters a good taste here.

Ideally we slide back a bit (12th to 14th seems reasonable) instead of our usual finish strong and fuk ourselves for no reason bs.

 

[Nona Di Giuseppe]

The odds of winning the 1st OA pick is already low enough, then you throw in the "Canucks luck" and Vancouver have essentially a 0% chance of getting the top pick no matter where they finish in the standing. No point dreaming about McKenna/Dupont.

Lucking into Hughes was our 1st OA, we just have to try our best to keep him around.

no such thing. idk why pp lean into being a victim

 

[vancityluongo]

yes please for mckenna

my air north shares would go through the roof lol

 

[sandwichbird2023]

no such thing. idk why pp lean into being a victim

I was mostly just joking, don't take it too seriously.

Regardless, tanking while we have Hughes is out of the question, no need to seriously discuss it.

 

[Knight53]

 

[Hansen]

As if NHL would let us win the draft lottery lol

 

[beachcomber]

Never happening.

 

[Vector]

Yeah, no. This thread isn't happening before this season has ended.