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[Just A Bit Outside]

You are now hockey media

To be fair, my source is the Home Depot BBQ salesman.

He thought he saw someone buying a BBQ that may or may not have played hockey.

Wasn't sure though.

 

[Breakers]

Again, every other owner in every other sport?

Like, how are people still surprised by this?

When you miss the playoffs 7 of the 9 past years and screw up constantly at the deadline

You may want to look at what your doing wrong and look at building a consistent roster

 

[Nuckles]

They are playing the Sharks.

Leafs scout was at the Canucks/Kraken game. Probably looking at Suter or Soucy

 

[GranvilleIsland]

Boeser for 2026 CBJ 1st and Luca Del.Bel Belluz.

This is my copium. For our turd of an owner.

 

[arttk]

To be fair, my source is the Home Depot BBQ salesman.

He thought he saw someone buying a BBQ that may or may not have played hockey.

Wasn't sure though.

You are definitely hockey media now

 

[krutovsdonut]

any chance the nhl will have mercy on the all day coverage guys and save a bunch of deals for the actual tdl?

 

[Bobby9]

Sources say I made home made fries supreme w Greek yogurt and it was a huge hit. Took a picture before the cheese melted.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Boeser for 2026 CBJ 1st and Luca Del.Bel Belluz.

This is my copium. For our turd of an owner.

I think you have a better opportunity for a 2025 1st since CBJ will have two.

 

[Bobby9]

If EDM wants to move a player w a NMC so they came make caps space then this would be a perfect time to weaponize our cap space

 

[Hodgy]

I have to agree with MS...teams are not going to give up on playoffs when firmly in the race. The aggressiveness in moves might change but trying to make the playoffs won't.

We see "only two home playoff games". Management sees the ability to sell consecutive years in the playoffs along with a Norris winner to potential UFAs and in contract negotiations with those they have the rights.

That said, I still think keeping him without a contract in place is a mistake. At the very least you need to know you are close to a deal if you take that option.

Not a lot of people are talking about management, referencing more ownership as having the motivation to make the playoffs which is definitely true, but absolutely so does management. Management are by and large evaluated based on playoff births, and in a few years time, or whenever, when ownership sits down and evaluates this management group, and decides whether to fire them or not, absolutely they will look at the number of years they have made the playoffs.

And whenever Allvin is fired, when he goes to try to get another GM job, absolutely that team will look at how many times Allvin's teams had previously made the playoffs.

So management absolutely is going to be short term focused at the expense of the long term. Typically, one of the benefits of the president/gm structure is that the president can be more long term focused, but this benefit was almost completely eroded by hiring a dinosaur in JR who then hired his buddy in Alvin. It probably didn't matter anyway since ownership is so short term focused that it wouldn't matter if the president actually was long term focused.

So, for the Canucks, you've unfortunately got an owner that is short term focused, a president that is short term focused, and a GM that is short term focused. And if you believe the rumour regarding ownership wanting to sell the team, then none of these parties may be involved at all with the Canucks in 5-7 years leaving just the fans to deal with the long term fall out.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

If EDM wants to move a player w a NMC so they came make caps space then this would be a perfect time to weaponize our cap space

I’d be inclined to agree. The two sides connected on the Podkolzin trade, so not totally impossible they do so again.

 

[StickShift]

Mentioned him earlier today. If you can convince the Isle to retain 350K its a great deal.

Would love him on the 2LW w Chytil.

Debrusk
Duclair
Dak

All a sudden we have some size on that side

Size? Isn't Duclair under 6ft? And Debrusk is only listed at 6'0?

 

[Bobby9]

Size? Isn't Duclair under 6ft? And Debrusk is only listed at 6'0?

6 foot 200 lbs.

 

[Wry n Ginger]

My sources indicate that between now and end of day Friday, something may or may not happen.

Don't go anywhere because at any moment, a deal could go down.

Or not.

More at 11.

'bout time this board had a bonafide insider. Ima hit refresh every 15 seconds now until Friday.

Thanks for letting me believe again!

 

[Szechwan]

Boeser for 2026 CBJ 1st and Luca Del.Bel Belluz.

This is my copium. For our turd of an owner.

That would be lovely, but CBJ is pretty enamored with LDBB at the moment. I don't see him moving for a rental.

I like the idea of targeting Samoskevich. I remember him being a real boom/busy target of the draft on this board.

 

[rypper]

Stealing this from canucks talk, I think Jamie Dodd.

Let's all do our best not to get "pre mad."

 

[Nuckles]

Dreger's comments have me thinking. Aside from the centres we've been speculating about (Norris, ROR, etc.) there's someone else that I wouldn't completely rule out considering the team.

William Karlsson

He's having a down year (18 points in 38 games), he struggled last playoffs (2 assists and no goals in 7 games), he's entering his mid 30s. Maybe they're looking at pivoting off a player on the decline. He's currently on LTIR but has been skating again for the past week.

The trade would obviously have to include Boeser. Vegas likes to make bold moves out of nowhere and they have the centre depth to spare.

Probably not happening, but it's just a thought.

 

[lawrence]

I personally think this team needs to be realistic about our 2025 chances. I don't see a point in making the playoffs to get wasted. What we can do is just call it a day, play for draft position but not totally gut the team. LIke what the Sharks did in 2015. They completely missed the playoffs but kept their pieces for a realistic go next year and they made the finals. We can work with free agency and see whats out there, hope everyone is healthy and go for a good 2025 start.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Spoke with my Uber driver.

They think the reason it’s quiet is because mgmt is working on two deals.

One to trade Boeser.

The other to acquire a C with assets from the Boeser deal.

Just trying to lock down the C deal framework before they pull the trigger on the Boeser deal.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

Not hearing the Canucks and Brock Boeser are close on a new deal.

Could go 3 ways this week - sign, trade him or keep him. - Dhaliwal

my life could go three ways this week: die, continue to live but eventually die at a later date, or found the church of the oracle dhaliwal and achieve immortality

i mean the guy is never wrong

 

[kanucks25]

Stealing this from canucks talk, I think Jamie Dodd.

Let's all do our best not to get "pre mad."

Too late

 

[GranvilleIsland]

Stealing this from canucks talk, I think Jamie Dodd.

Let's all do our best not to get "pre mad."

I read this and then imagined us trading for Elias Lindholm. It's too late.

 

[VanillaCoke]

again I think the ten million capspace for tdl is underrated and something big is happening before eod Friday.

 

[GranvilleIsland]

again I think the ten million capspace for tdl is underrated and something big is happening before eod Friday.

They're going to acquire Marchand and staple him next to Pettersson so when the fans boo we won't know which one they're booing.

 

[December5th]

They're going to acquire Marchand and staple him next to Pettersson so when the fans boo we won't know which one they're booing.

i will cheer merchand !! lets get him