WIN!

The things we can accomplish when RS unites

He was still a superstar after that Stevens hit but you could tell deep down inside something was always wrong. Also, I'm not impressed by TSN's production, they're trying to be like HBO/ESPN but don't do Kariya's story justice.

My boy Hicketts rocking Gardiner and Bozak then drawing a retaliatory penalty from JVR


Thanks for drafting ECHLer Mackenze Stewart over this kid, Benning.

benning drafted Mackenzie stewart? lol

Joe Hicketts was undrafted..... so all 30 teams passed on him for 7 rounds.

I'm aware and then Detroit signed him 3 months later to an ELC after being better than all their 1st rounders in training camp.

He then went on to ...
- Make Team Canada's U20 WJC team twice and won a gold medal
- Win defenseman of the year award in the WHL's Western Conference
- Win MVP in the WHL's Western Conference
- Become a first team all-star
- Captain the Victoria Royals to the Scotty Munro memorial trophy
- Win the Calder Cup
- Lead said Calder Cup-winning team in defensemen scoring in both the regular season and the playoffs as a rookie

Meanwhile, Mackenze Stewart, drafted as a 19-year-old, partially-deaf, face-puncher. Started his 20-year-old season in the AHL, got sent down to the ECHL, got sent back to the WHL where his team immediately traded him so they didn't have to give up one of their other 3 20-year-olds (WHL only allows a maximum of 3 20-year-olds per team), and was a 4th liner on a non-playoff team in the WHL's Western Conference (in which 8 of the 10 teams make the playoffs). Was a 4th liner for the now defunct Alaska Aces of the ECHL and may not even make an ECHL team this season given that the league now has an extra NHL team to support and the ECHL has one fewer team.

I was saying we should draft Hicketts back in 2012. We drafted someone who is exceptionally bad at hockey instead of drafting someone who is ... you know ... good.

This is what I wrote on Canucks.com (lame, I know) back in 2012:
http://forum.canucks.com/topic/33599...mment=10955450

if you're aware, there's no point in faulting benning for not drafting him when nobody else drafted him either

I'm gonna admit, I haven't been following the pre-season as much but from what I've seen/heard, Virtanen earned a spot on the opening night roster

I think jmac puts more blame to benning as hicketts was playing 2 hours away from the Canucks. Basically your local scouting areas.

I don't know if it's on benning or our scouts. I think it's our scouts. When benning was hired, basically it was the same scouts from nonis era?

I know you're a Royals fan but this just seems like a toot my own horn post more than anything. You were right about Hicketts.

Detroit got lucky and signed a guy who flew under everyone's radar (except yours).

Oh, and i think its probably a typo but Hicketts draft year was 2014.

https://media.tenor.com/images/bb085...7261/tenor.gif

:rolleyes:

megna, bachman and chaput on waivers!

canucks still need to cut 2 more guys since they are at 25 so far...who you guys think the last 2 cuts will be?

MEGNA IS GONE!!!!!!

Only players left are Archibald, Virtanen, Wiercioch, Pedan, Biega. Likely 1 D and 1 F will be cut.

I'd like to see Virtanen start with the club. I think when players return from Injury, he'll get sent back down anyway.

Archibald deserves a shot, IMO.

Archi doesn't have a NHL deal though. He's on a AHL deal and will need to be signed. He also doesn't need to clear waivers

Archibald and biega going down. Virtanen made it. I think pecan or weircioch might get claimed.

What are the potential line ups looking like?

Sedin - Sedin - Boeser
Baertschi - Horvat - Eriksson
Vanek - Sutter - Gagner
Granlund- Burmistrov - Virtanen

Jagr is a Flam

Woot woot!

Pedan on waivers

Kerby Rychel also on waivers
I'd take a flyer...wasn't there some interest in him last season?

Where did Megna go?

Utica