rune74
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bye bye subban and gaunce
If subban can bring us a young scoring winger I'm not against that.
bye bye subban and gaunce
If subban can bring us a young scoring winger I'm not against that.
So I'm not drinking any Kool aid and I'm certainly not a the Canucks are gods fan. I have always been critical of the team when necessary. I disagree with all the doom sayers. The Canucks are a substantially better team but it is going to depend on willie D and if horvat baerschti and Virtanen can mature and provide a 2nd/3rd line for the Canucks.
The defense is astronomically better than last seasons and for those who think otherwise I really think you are complaining for the sake of complaining. Health will be key for Edler but should the defense of:
Elder-Tanev
Gundbrandson-Hutton
Treyamkin/Sbisa-Larsson
Now I will concede the last pairing will have to be sheltered but no one is going to have an easy time getting to the front of the net like the last few seasons, which is where 75% of goals scored in the NHL are now. They are also decent enough to move the puck up the ice. But if they get another bonafide NHL dman great. As button and faber said today the Canucks got better.
Forwards completely depends on the kids and their progression. There is nothing else to say. If they stay relatively healthy the Canucks will be competing for a divisional playoff spot.
Now that's not to say they are a Stanley cup contender cause they are most certainly not. But they are also not a bad team.
I love the moves personally.
Tell me how you really feel.
I would ask you what's the deal but y'all don't even got a deal
If you think this offence is one of the worst in the league, then you have another thing coming. Pro rated, Horvat's stats from the second half of the year is 55 pts/82 gp. With a healthy Sutter for defensive matchups, that's pretty realistic for Bo. If not, then I can see a 45 point season, which is still a 2nd line centre. The SHL MVP is coming back. Baertschi is only getting better. And that's excluding Virtanen and Hansen. Realistically, it's just a matter of patience. Bo and Bae are already young, top-6 players.
How is the defense astronomically better than last season? We lost one of our best defensemen and replaced him with a poor puck possession defenseman who was absolutely lost until he was played with Brian Campbell. Our defense is still bottom 5 in the NHL.
Short-term this is still a bottom 5 team in the NHL. Long-term I can see an Oilers-like tenure at the bottom of the league. Probably not lucky enough to land 1st overall after 1st overall, but we're a long way from being competitive.
youre so right I mean you are he mayor of rightville!!! All hail y2kcanucks for his all I wing all seeing power!! He knows all things Canucks! Please gm the team cause no one else on these boards knows anything closely remotely as you do and your great hockey management pedigree!
In lehmans terms I disagree with your assessment of the team and its future. And I'm allowed my opinion.
It was one of the worst in the NHL last year and not much has changed.
Sutter was used in offensive situations and Horvat was given the tougher defensive matchups last year when they were both in the lineup. What makes you think this year will be different?
To be fair, rather than pointing directly to Willie's incompetency, Sutter played with the Sedin twins for a while last season and unless you want to put your best forwards in defensive situations...
A lot has changed. Eriksson alone brings a world of change to the forward group. You're almost getting a prime Alex Burrows here. 63 points last year, 30 goals, great 200 foot game, and has chemistry already with the Sedins.
Edit: And that's excluding Benning's desire for a middle-6 forward who's skilled and has size. Sounds a lot like someone who's on the block in Buffalo (Though I'm not for trading for Evander - he is a bad influence for the young players we are trying to develop).
It was one of the worst in the NHL last year and not much has changed.
Sutter was used in offensive situations and Horvat was given the tougher defensive matchups last year when they were both in the lineup. What makes you think this year will be different?
In the 3 seasons prior to last year Eriksson played 190 games and put up a 0.59 PPG.
So which one is it y2k....
"What have you done for me lately?" or "he wasn't good years ago when the Bruins were not an offensive minded/ good team?"
"Player X had 22 points but last season had 55.....but he's not good because 2 years ago he had lower points"
All I'm seeing is you spinning your narrative to make Benning look as bad possible....for years....that's gotta be exhausting to be that mad all the time..Did he cut you off in traffic years ago or something?
Darkest times since the Messier/Keenan days.
So which one is it y2k....
"What have you done for me lately?" or "he wasn't good years ago when the Bruins were not an offensive minded/ good team?"
"Player X had 22 points but last season had 55.....but he's not good because 2 years ago he had lower points"
All I'm seeing is you spinning your narrative to make Benning look as bad possible....for years....that's gotta be exhausting to be that mad all the time..Did he cut you off in traffic years ago or something?
40 point Horvat is older with another solid summer of training and Sutter might actually get time to adapt to his new team - and *gasp* get more than a handful of games...ever think of that? People and situations improve bud
But!
Bennnniingggggg!!!!!!!![]()
dont mean to be negative but hamhuis deciding to hip check lucic cost us the cup