What gives us a better chance of winning a cup?

[Bgav]

With Quinn’s contract approaching, it got me thinking—what do you all believe gives the Canucks the best shot at winning a Stanley Cup? A major factor is whether Quinn decides to stay or leave. If he stays, a rebuild is clearly off the table (and rightfully so).

Personally, it’s tough to envision a path where wheeling and dealing alone transforms this team into a true contender. I’m starting to feel like a full-scale rebuild might be the only realistic solution.

On the other hand, we are the 7th youngest team and management did a great job rebuilding the defense and you would hope they could do the same with the forwards.

If Quinn stays, a retool is probably the safest bet.

But my question is: even if Quinn commits to staying, what strategy would give this team the best chance to hoist the Cup—or at least build a roster that can contend consistently, year after year? Curious to hear your thoughts.

 

[Kryten]

If Quinn were to end up leaving, you would have to retool. Our owner wont rebuild. The goal would be to get a top 6 C, and a few good D and maybe W prospects in the return

 

[Jack Burton]

Could you please add “ A new owner” to that poll.

I am a firm believer that until this ownership changes then it doesn’t matter who is brought in or what superstars are on the roster. It will all be pissed away with this yearly “just make the playoffs” direction and mentality.

Under the Aquas, we have witnessed some of the darkest times in Canuck history and unfortunately imho they will continue on.

 

[Nuck Bonino]

what is the difference between "continue to add" and "retool"?

 

[VancouverJagger]

The word "rebuild" is not in our franchises vocabulary..........Retool yes.......rebuild def. not regardless of who is playing for us.

 

[Bgav]

what is the difference between "continue to add" and "retool"?

Retool - Being okay with trading expiring and players with value for future assets.

Continue to add - Every year the playoffs are the goal, keep looking to add without trading for future assets. (Boeser/Suter reasoning)

 

[Hoglander]

Every prospect not named EP2/Mancini/Willander/Lekkerimaki, as well as every pick, should aggressively be in play to improve the top 6 forwards, but no old vets or rentals.

Even though I like Tocchet, he may need to go in order to get the forwards shooting the puck again. This team is lucky to enter the 3rd period with 10 shots registered, and we ain't winning shit playing like that. That is %100 on Tocchet and his system.

 

[PuckMunchkin]

I really dont know what they should do from here on out.

It is a team that is so far from any normal trajectory in the NHL.

Im fine with anything.

 

[Breakers]

They've missed the playoffs 7 of the past 9 years
one of those 2 years was a technicality of the covid rules, allowing more teams in.

there is a strong chance it be 8 out of 10 years when you include this season depending on what happens

we ran an ultra hot shooting percentage last year
and the covid year we ran essentially the best PP in the league

they aren't close

 

[credulous]

they need two or three more stars to really be a contender. they should be in accumulation mode where they hoard value until a star comes onto the market for trade at which point they should be aggressive. they've squandered too many assets on middle of the lineup players like hronek, marcus pettersson and elias lindholm. you can forgive them a little bit for hronek and lindholm because maybe pettersson, miller, hughes, boeser and demko was enough of a core and it was the right time to make those kind of down roster additions to support them but there's no excuse now for trading futures to patch holes in the lineup. the team today is hughes, a broken down pettersson and boeser and a bunch of middle of the lineup guys. if you can't get a guy with massive impact (think tkachuk, stone, rantanen, jt miller) you should look to fill that spot in free agency, internally or via a much smaller trade instead. getting into the playoffs can't be the goal. it has to be being a top 5 team

 

[BoHorvat 53]

If Quinn Hughes commits to being here long term, easily retool. You can go through multiple rebuilds and still not end up with a player of his caliber, he's a top-5 player in the league. If he's out, easily rebuild. Really comes down to what he intends on doing.