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[TruGr1t]

There's no way Suter is anywhere near the chopping block. Dude played most of last year as our 1st line LW. Sure he was sort of a place holder, but nobody came to take his place. He can also play C, and is cheap as hell.
Trades? Who knows. Absolutely no chance he's waived, and would never clear if he was. He's more likely to be back with Miller, Boeser than to be wearing a different uniform next year imo.

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[vadim sharifijanov]

Podkolzin Blueger Sherwood would be such a damn good 4th line in my mind. I think Sherwood would help bring out the chippiness in Podkolzin as well. Watching Sherwood against us in the first round was so annoying

Heinen Miller Boeser
Debrusk Pettersson Hoglander
Joshua Suter Garland
Podkolzin Blueger Sherwood

Sprong will rotate in based on who’s stale for the week and injuries will inevitably happen. Suter/Blueger rotate.

i remember midway through the regular season when höglander started coming on there was a game when he was moved from the fourth to the top line, i think it was against new jersey. i get why he didn’t stick but my dream scenario is he finds a way to make tocchet trust him there.

that would give us

hög jtm boeser
debrusk petey heinen
joshua bluegers garland
sherwood suter pod
sprong

and if everything breaks just right and josh and pod earn promotions that could transition to

hög jtm boeser
josh petey debrusk
pod bluegers garland
heinen suter sherwood
sprong

highly unlikely but wow that is an embarrassment of riches on the fourth line. and i so would love pod to unlock in himself what joshua unlocked last year.

 

[David71]

you do realize that boeser might not be 100 percent healthy heading into training camp right.. because of his blood clot issues. what if it flares up again. his spot could be taken by anyone competing in camp.

 

[VanJack]

you do realize that boeser might not be 100 percent healthy heading into training camp right.. because of his blood clot issues. what if it flares up again. his spot could be taken by anyone competing in camp.

Who's reporting this? From what I understand Boeser sustained a very deep bone bruise during the playoffs that swelled up and caused the blood clot concerns. Assuming that with most of the last three months off, there should hardly be any recurring problems in training camp.

 

[David71]

Who's reporting this? From what I understand Boeser sustained a very deep bone bruise during the playoffs that swelled up and caused the blood clot concerns. Assuming that with most of the last three months off, there should hardly be any recurring problems in training camp.

nobody just speculation guessing on my part. he suffered a broken finger in the nashville series as well.

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[dez]

If Boesers out to start season, makes sense why they have all this forward depth then.

 

[sting101]

There's no way Suter is anywhere near the chopping block. Dude played most of last year as our 1st line LW. Sure he was sort of a place holder, but nobody came to take his place. He can also play C, and is cheap as hell.
Trades? Who knows. Absolutely no chance he's waived, and would never clear if he was. He's more likely to be back with Miller, Boeser than to be wearing a different uniform next year imo.

Disagree. It's not about getting waived or "chopped" it's about a roster spot and a player who could be used to return a player (LD) with a contract that allows for a bit more return of contract than say Hoglander Podkolzin and their 1m deals.

Especially so if you factor he's a pending UFA and now that they have brought in Heinen Debrusk Sherwood and Sprong that he's no longer needed as a winger and Raty by next year should be taking his job at C. See Blueger @2 yrs

28 pts per 82(last 2yrs) is not a top6 player. Suter is as you said a placeholder. He's a good player but he's in a precarious position for role. Im not wishing him away just rationalizing that he's in a position to be a bargain chip given that often acquisitions require contracts out for contracts in and he's probably not in long term plans without playing incredibly well at C this year.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

The dog days of summer.

Thank Christ the Blues decided to spice things up alittle.

 

[brock hughes007]

If Boesers out to start season, makes sense why they have all this forward depth then.

There is no reason he should be out.But this is Boeser we are talking about.I am betting he struggles to get 30 this year and misses long stretches of games played.

 

[F A N]

There is no reason he should be out.But this is Boeser we are talking about.I am betting he struggles to get 30 this year and misses long stretches of games played.

Boeser suffered a broken finger and continued to score. I doubt that injury would affect him to start the season. Not a doctor but the blood clots stemmed from trauma. Given Boeser's age and physical fitness, if Boeser is still suffering from blood clotting issues to start the season I would be worried that this is potentially a career-ending symptom.

Aside from that, Boeser has enjoyed relative good health. He played 81 games last season, 74 before, and 71 prior to that. At this point in time, Boeser shouldn't be considered an injury prone player.

 

[theguardianII]

There is no reason he should be out.But this is Boeser we are talking about.I am betting he struggles to get 30 this year and misses long stretches of games played.

Who's reporting this? From what I understand Boeser sustained a very deep bone bruise during the playoffs that swelled up and caused the blood clot concerns. Assuming that with most of the last three months off, there should hardly be any recurring problems in training camp.

Sometimes these deep bone bruises' calcify. Cam Neely had this happen and I think another player did too, can't remember his name though.

I hope he isn't hurt, it would devalue him even more. Those playoffs were his best games he has played for the Canucks and may have increased his trade value.

nobody just speculation guessing on my part. he suffered a broken finger in the nashville series as well.

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Fractured or broken? A fracture (cracked bone) could be an exaggerated but still somewhat accurate as broken (snapped into parts).
Many blue collared workers have continued working with fractures out of necessity and even a lot of recreational hockey players.
Sometimes they just go numb once the game starts.

 

[Vector]

Boeser’s blood clot was caused by a blocked shot early in the Oilers series. It was found right away and was non-threatening but worth monitoring. It was after it moved into a deep vein did it become a problem. Unlike most injuries, there’s not a lot of mystery around it. What we don’t know is if there are any long term effects or if the problem will occur.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

I see J-Pat on Canucks Army is wondering about bringing in Justin Shultz on a PTO? Former long-time Penguin; right shot, 34 year old d-man, with some offense in his game. Last two years in Seattle, be hit the UFA market and still without a deal.

Would he make any sense for the Canucks--or is he done?

If that’s actually all it takes to bring him in, I’d give it a whirl. His game has definitely come down, but he’s got some playmaking ability. I’d have no issue giving him a tryout to see what’s left in the tank. There’s familiarity with Allvin and Rutherford there, too.

 

[TruGr1t]

I see J-Pat on Canucks Army is wondering about bringing in Justin Shultz on a PTO? Former long-time Penguin; right shot, 34 year old d-man, with some offense in his game. Last two years in Seattle, be hit the UFA market and still without a deal.

Would he make any sense for the Canucks--or is he done?

Pending salary, it makes sense to replace one of Juulsen or Friedman with Schultz as a #7. He's a right-shot with some offensive pedigree, and it was only two years ago he was pretty decent for Seattle.

 

[arttk]

Boeser’s blood clot was caused by a blocked shot early in the Oilers series. It was found right away and was non-threatening but worth monitoring. It was after it moved into a deep vein did it become a problem. Unlike most injuries, there’s not a lot of mystery around it. What we don’t know is if there are any long term effects or if the problem will occur.

Yeah he should be fine after some time on blood thinners. It’s not like he can’t workout while on blood thinners.

 

[LemonSauceD]

Boeser’s blood clot was caused by a blocked shot early in the Oilers series. It was found right away and was non-threatening but worth monitoring. It was after it moved into a deep vein did it become a problem. Unlike most injuries, there’s not a lot of mystery around it. What we don’t know is if there are any long term effects or if the problem will occur.

it’s widely understood DVT/blood clotting has a very high reoccurrence risk (I think it’s like 30-40% in 7-10 years). Timonnen had one in 2008 and again 2014.

Fleischmann and Jed Ortmeyer played while on blood thinners after diagnosis (Fleischmann had to use a pressurized suit for when flying) so I guess you can play while on it.

Vasilevsky had surgery for a blood clot issue but I believe it was related to a prior surgery and not trauma/genetic related. Andersen no clue if he returned while on blood thinners.

Blood clots suck. Once you’ve had them, it can be like a ticking time bomb before you have the next one and you have to be regularly checked for it as I understand it. Especially since they can come back spontaneously which is just scary as f***

 

[David71]

If Boesers out to start season, makes sense why they have all this forward depth then.

this could be a reason as well.

 

[Vector]

Yeah he should be fine after some time on blood thinners. It’s not like he can’t workout while on blood thinners.

I can’t tell if your serious or not but he’s been training while on blood thinners and was told he would have no restrictions this summer.

 

[Baby Pettersson]

Lmao Edmonton got taken out back.

 

[PavelBure10]

Lmao Edmonton got taken out back.

2019 and 2020 first rounders gone. Honestly loved this when I first heard this morning. Deserves them right for going after Stan Bowman. F**k them.

 

[arttk]

I can’t tell if your serious or not but he’s been training while on blood thinners and was told he would have no restrictions this summer.

That’s what I said…. Now I am questioning my English

 

[Vector]

That’s what I said…. Now I am questioning my English

I just couldn’t tell if you were being sarcastic.

 

[Bankerguy]

wasnt edm the oldest team in the league? or like top3. i wonder how that'll look if they lose both RFAs lol

 

[arttk]

I just couldn’t tell if you were being sarcastic.

Who can tell sarcasm

 

[TruGr1t]

wasnt edm the oldest team in the league? or like top3. i wonder how that'll look if they lose both RFAs lol

St. Louis hockey commentator Andy Strickland @andystrickland
You would think the St. Louis Blues would be able to get at least one of the two. The Evander Kane injury situation could be a wildcard… Pretty well thought out strategic move by the #stlblues to reaquire a 2nd round pick from Pitt. Edm with $3 mil in dead money between Campbell and Neal puts them in a bad spot. Edm lacks young established players in the org , this would decimate Edm youth in their lineup with one sub 25 year old in Bouchard. Plus with upcoming negotiations with Draisaitl and Bouchard coming.