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And Soucy is much much better then Deharnais, even if his play hasn't been up to snuff so far this season.
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People have extremely short memories and forget how fantastic Soucy was last season. A total stabilizing force. Whatever mojo he had last season isn't there this year, although there's been some recent games where he's looked close. I really can't seem them trading him away for an upgrade. Moving on from Soucy would necessitate finding another replacement. Ideally you're totally overhauling the third pair so you're running two 2nd pairs like last season.
Hughes - Hronek
Top 4 LD - Myers/Brannstrom
Soucy - Myers/Brannstrom
Dump Forbert or Desharnais if needed. Can hopefully rotate Willander in next spring.
Soucy was so good last year that he completely changed how the d corps played, which makes his drop off this year even more baffling.
I've no idea wtf is going on with him, but I have noticed that he's been roaming A LOT more than last year and that's probably contributing to his poor play.
He needs to keep his game simple, instead of trying to be Hughes 2.0.
I'd not be surprised if the number of times he's been caught out of position this year which then led to a goal or great scoring chance against has already eclipsed those same metrics from last year.
I think a big part of this is on the coaching staff and the new system they are trying out.
and you know that hes playing bad this season right.? could he be injured? who knows. it isnt the same soucy from last year.
Could be a lot of terrible contracts handed out July 1st, though it certainly helps the Canucks afford Boeser's next contract.
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Elliotte Friedman reporting on the broadcast tonight that next year's salary cap could actually be pushed well over the 5% growth limit up to as much as $95 to $97 million. Right now per the CBA, it's set to go to $92.4 million, but with revenues so high, it makes sense to bump it higher.
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He was mostly solid in the regular season but was getting caved in the playoffs while playing a lot of 3rd-pair minutes.
I think he can be effective on a 2nd pair but he needs to be paired with someone more like Hronek.
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He was great before his injury but when he came back he was pretty pedestrian, and he's been horrid this year.
It could be that he's just inconsistent. I believe that was the knock on him from his time in Seattle.
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Don't foresee Soucy being traded, even if we add a top-4 LD. He'll be pushed down to the 3rd line even if that means Brannstrom comes out (you just know this coaching staff would love to do that lol).
I imagine the hope/plan is for Soucy to play out his contract and by then D Petey will be ready to take over his role on the 3rd pair.
Hope we can upgrade sooner than later. It's clear icing 3 of Soucy/Myers/Forbort/Desharnais/Juulsen in every game is just not a recipe for success.
I imagine the hope/plan is for Soucy to play out his contract and by then D Petey will be ready to take over his role on the 3rd pair.
Hope we can upgrade sooner than later. It's clear icing 3 of Soucy/Myers/Forbort/Desharnais/Juulsen in every game is just not a recipe for success.
Amazing what happens when a division of your company isnt losing 30m a yearCould be a lot of terrible contracts handed out July 1st, though it certainly helps the Canucks afford Boeser's next contract.
James Mirtle (@mirtle.bsky.social)
Elliotte Friedman reporting on the broadcast tonight that next year's salary cap could actually be pushed well over the 5% growth limit up to as much as $95 to $97 million. Right now per the CBA, it's set to go to $92.4 million, but with revenues so high, it makes sense to bump it higher.
Ooo more money for us to spend.
Yeah whoever we spend assets to acquire, we’ll have enough cap to retain.
I haven't seen the final CORSI numbers from tonight's game......but from the 'eye test' Myers and Soucy were absolutely caved in, in their own zone.
I noticed that Tocchet broke them up briefly and they had Hughes out with Myers. But we all know how that pairing has fared in the past.
You worry that at 34, Myers' play be falling off a cliff. Every player on the wrong side of 30 is different. Some, like a Chris Tanev, can go on like old man river. While others see their games just implode.
One thing is for sure. They need a lot more out of Myers and hopefully he has more to give.
I noticed that Tocchet broke them up briefly and they had Hughes out with Myers. But we all know how that pairing has fared in the past.
You worry that at 34, Myers' play be falling off a cliff. Every player on the wrong side of 30 is different. Some, like a Chris Tanev, can go on like old man river. While others see their games just implode.
One thing is for sure. They need a lot more out of Myers and hopefully he has more to give.
