[murd0c]

Does anyone know if I can stream the lottery?

[Nabatron]

^not sure but I'm assuming its all on tv today...

[punkwax]

Crack a Guinness for the luck of the Irish in honour of Pat Quinn for today's draft lottery at 4PM.

Canucks get top 3 - celebrate by chugging!
Canucks drop to 6 - drown sorrows by chugging!

:fullofwin:

[jeedee]

Does anyone know if I can stream the lottery?

should be on CBC site. If not I'll pm you a link :)

[murd0c]

should be on CBC site. If not I'll pm you a link :)

Please do, going to be at the gf's and she doesn't have cable

[7seven]

https://www.playnow.com/sports/hockey/nhl-draft-specials

lol playnow has betting up for which team will win draft lotto

[krazynuck]

https://www.playnow.com/sports/hockey/nhl-draft-specials

lol playnow has betting up for which team will win draft lotto

Thanks for heads up. Put money down on canucks to win and Edmonton

[6o4__boi]

Ready for the 5th pick.
Gonna pour myself a stiff bourbon...to drown out the disappointment despite the fact I'm bracing for it.

Scotch if we somehow get top 3.

[highfive]

Either way, picking top 6 would put the Canucks in the right direction. Only difference is that top 3 players bring immediate impact whereas the next 3 may not. But who knows until training camp is here. Everything is just an assumption.

[spideyv2]

Ready for the 5th pick.
Gonna pour myself a stiff bourbon...to drown out the disappointment despite the fact I'm bracing for it.

Scotch if we somehow get top 3.

lol same

my body is ready for the 5th overall pick

[murd0c]

I need a stream dammit

[Mike Oxbig]

I need a stream dammit

Ill send you if its up at 4, send melon tit pix if we get 1st overall

[murd0c]

Ill send you if its up at 4, send melon tit pix if we get 1st overall

I might have some on my phone from chicks before I started dating the gf!!

[jeedee]

Watch Live: NHL Draft Lottery - Sportsnet.ca (http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/watch-live-nhl-draft-lottery/)

Apparently it'll be streamed on Sportsnet @ 4PM pacific. If not:

(Scroll down and click the LIVE tab) CBC Sports - Sporting news, opinion, scores, standings, schedules (http://www.cbc.ca/sports?ref=cbcsports)


(hope i can post those streams since these are official streams no illegal business going here ;))

[murd0c]

Watch Live: NHL Draft Lottery - Sportsnet.ca (http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/watch-live-nhl-draft-lottery/)

Apparently it'll be streamed on Sportsnet @ 4PM pacific. If not:

Watch - CBC Player (http://www.cbc.ca/player)

love you long time!!

[6o4__boi]

My body is ready.

Left to celebrate, right to drown the sorrows.
Well, Bulleit is pretty good so I'll have that going.

[murd0c]

I'm currently drinking 12 year old knob creek to get me ready

[jeedee]

My body is ready.

Left to celebrate, right to drown the sorrows.
Well, Bulleit is pretty good so I'll have that going.

LMFAO this guyyy

[murd0c]

I'm starting to get the butterflies... This shit is stressful

[keifun]

Placed my bets on Vancouver, Edmonton and Toronto on Playnow.

[7seven]

Didn't want to jinx Canucks or Sabres winning draft lotto, so didn't bet on them, so threw bets on Leafs and Oilers to win, the only 2 teams I don't want to see win.

Sabres fan here hoping for Canucks to win draft lotto and Sabres to pick second

[jeedee]

Lottery schedule if anyone happens to give a fuk:

http://i.imgur.com/6jyNUPt.png

[spoon.ek9]

fuck, so there's a whole hour before the actual drawing? lame

[jeedee]

fuck, so there's a whole hour before the actual drawing? lame

Apparently so lol

glad i found that pic so i don't end up sitting there for 55 minutes of Sportsnet panel nonsense :lol

[roastpuff]

I'm currently drinking 12 year old knob creek to get me ready

If shit goes our way I'm breaking out the Talisker 18. :chairdance:

[murd0c]

fuck and we gotta wait for an hour.... What total BS just get it over with dammit and show the first pick first and the second and third since it will be so much more stressful if we don't get a pick 2nd or 3rd dammit

[spoon.ek9]

see y'all in an hour then lol

[Jmac]

Drinking PBR for the luck of the hipster.

[murd0c]

dammit the links aint working yet... I want to watch it all!!

[jeedee]

dammit the links aint working yet... I want to watch it all!!

pm'd you

[Jmac]

dammit the links aint working yet... I want to watch it all!!
You haven't missed anything yet

[murd0c]

You haven't missed anything yet

I'm streaming it on my laptop while the gf and her friend are doing reno's using power tools and shit.. I feel like a king hahahaha

[tonyzoomzoom]

If they are revealing the draft order backwards, each time the order relative to the point ranking goes out of whack, then we are potentially moving backwards in the draft; or at least our potential of getting in the top 3 decreases :(

[murd0c]

I really wish this shit was on TSN... I can't fucken stand Stombo and Sportsnet

[jeedee]

I really wish this shit was on TSN... I can't fucken stand Stombo and Sportsnet

man the Sportsnet panel is freaking boring :lol

[highfive]

Man I miss burkie... He's fucking hilarious.

[murd0c]

its almost go time boys... Keep your toes, fingers and cocks crosses for the best luck possible!!!

[Infiniti]

My gosh, Linden looks frail!

[6o4__boi]

Brace yourself, disappointment is coming.


I swear to fucking god, Oilers better not get the 1st overall or I will flip shit

[Bouncing Bettys]

Blanka Burke sure had a lot to say.

[murd0c]

If I have a heart attack its good knowing you guys and make sure the Canucks thread is in my name!! LMAO

[Ch28]

HERE WE GO LADIES!

[Jmac]

Burke's hair looks worse every time he goes on air.

[murd0c]

Burke's hair looks worse every time he goes on air.

he really needs to change his shampoo

[pastarocket]

We need the Luck of the Irish from Pat Quinn's hockey card! :)

[XplicitLuder]

Let's goooooo

[bobbinka]

lol wtf, they have the 14 GM/presidents there and are doing the top 3 backwards.... what is this, a pageant?

[XplicitLuder]

RIP

[Sentinel]

Fuck

[pastarocket]

Fuck! Fifth pick! :mad:

[6o4__boi]

Bourbon it is.

At least the fucking Oilers drafting 4th

[murd0c]

FCUEKN BULLSHIT FUCK FUCK FUCK

[bobbinka]

FUCK.

[fliptuner]

Gheeeyyyy

[Jmac]

:fuuuuu:

[Boostslut]

Canucks fo' life!

[spoon.ek9]

FUCK YOU NHL

[Ch28]

FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK

[LUUUUUUUU]

FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK OFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

[LsquareD]

Weak

[murd0c]

I'M FUCKEN LIVID RIGHT NOW... COMPLETE HORSE COCK

[hypediss]

this is what we tanked for FeelsBadMan

[Not really racist!]

Rip in pepperinos

[Mike Oxbig]

rigged

[van19]

FUCKKKK

[radioman]

consolation prize oilers not picking 1st

[roastpuff]

rigged

Course it is. :badpokerface:

[Boostslut]

Toronto #1 pick, no doubt!

[Hondaracer]

Fuck wackness.

5th was our best odds though I believe?

[Mike Oxbig]

CBJ
WIN
TOR

[bobbinka]

please at least let Winnipeg or Columbus win the first...

[trip]

fuck you edmonton no 1st for u
#bittersweet

[murd0c]

it's a joke CBJ is picking top 3

[domco]

frackkkkk!!!!!!

[LUUUUUUUU]

anybody but Leafs

[spoon.ek9]

if it's toronto picking first.......

[AzNightmare]

lul... who cares about oilers not getting first. They're still getting a better pick than us.

:okay:

[sonick]

Canucks dropped 2 spots most of any team, of course.

[hypediss]

rooting for jets

[LUUUUUUUU]

Leafs #1 rigged

[Sentinel]

Unfuckingreal

[CorneringArtist]

RIP Canucks until 2025.

[bobbinka]

fucking toronto

[Bouncing Bettys]

Meh....:troll:

[Ch28]

Fucking Leafs win Matthews

What a shitty ending to a horrible season

[pastarocket]

The draft lottery is a joke! :fuckthatshit:

[Speed2K]

FUUUUUUUUU!:yuno:

[murd0c]

we got beyond shafted what a joke... We never have any luck like really fucken BS I hate this shit fuck the NHL

[Jmac]

Toronto tanks starting last summer, gets punished by selecting first overall. GG NHL

[highfive]

I wonder if edm is going to trade their first. They need defence and none in top 5.

[6o4__boi]

Being a Canucks fan fucking sucks

[LUUUUUUUU]

R.I.P. Auston Matthews

[chouchou]

Hahah cheers to those who are emotionally removed from this doomed franchise

[AzNightmare]

I'm sure that california sweep near the end of the season feels pretty good now, doesn't it?

[pastarocket]

That damn winning streak in April against the California teams hurt the Canucks chances of getting the first pick. Team cannot even tank right! :facepalm:

[spoon.ek9]

I can finally say it now that it's happened. Everyone kept talking about hockey gods and whatnot. Even if they exist, they don't fucking like us. F our collective lives.

[hypediss]

bouncing bettys prolly doing back flips by now

[pastarocket]

Dim Jim has his work cut out for him in drafting a good player with the fifth pick. :considered:

[cow20xx]

So what could we salvage with a #5 pick?

[jeedee]

inb4 benning takes a dman at #5 :heckno:

[Armind]

Want 1st? Should've fuckin tanked harder. Pos nucks.

[jeedee]

So what could we salvage with a #5 pick?

Tkachuk pls

[Ch28]

Probably a defenseman at the 5th spot unless any of the other teams go off the board

[6o4__boi]

Want 1st? Should've fuckin tanked harder. Pos nucks.

I'm convinced that even the if we were the worst team by far, we wouldn't get 1st with our luck

[TjAlmeida]

So... who is the consensus 5th overall pick? Wonder if Benning will look to trade down a few spots to get a prospect plus a defensemen.

[highfive]

Canucks Gonna draft Dubois

[murd0c]

Canucks Gonna draft Dubois

exactly what I'm thinking

[6o4__boi]

Depends what the Oilers do.
They might trade down.
I'm thinking Juolevi or Dubois.

Would u guys give up 5th and McCann or Virtanen to move into the top 3?

[Mike Oxbig]

oilers will pick winger tkachuk instead of a center leaving canucks to pick dubois

[TjAlmeida]

Canucks need a top defensive prospect. Might be worth looking at dropping and going for Chychrun, Sergachev or Juolevi!

[murd0c]

Depends what the Oilers do.
They might trade down.
I'm thinking Juolevi or Dubois.

Would u guys give up 5th and McCann or Virtanen to move into the top 3?

Only if we get Laine

[LUUUUUUUU]

i need some alcohol

[JDMEK9]

wtf

[Jmac]

oilers will pick winger tkachuk instead of a center leaving canucks to pick dubois
Dubois plays wing

[Bouncing Bettys]

Picking 4th is fine by me. The lottery system is stupid but it is what it is. A 20% chance at winning is individually better than nothing so I'll take it.

What a maroon.

[Obsideon]

Looks like everyone putting away their expensive scotches...

CHEERS!
https://dakotaeast.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/img_2476.png

[murd0c]

I'm really really really really sad right now

[stuff99]

Depends what the Oilers do.
They might trade down.
I'm thinking Juolevi or Dubois.

Would u guys give up 5th and McCann or Virtanen to move into the top 3?

I would do that with Virtanen and 5th

[willystyle]

LOL @the emotionally invested!

[Obsideon]

Damn now it's gonna get interested, I wonder who they gonna take... or maybe move down in the draft since all the Dmen seem to be hovering around the 8-10 picks?

[Vansterdam]

NO RESPEK

[Ch28]

It's really hard to figure out who the Canucks can pick because the Oilers pick before us and they have a positional need at defense just like the Canucks. Chiarelli is a smart GM, so I can't see him drafting anyone outside of Juolevi, Chychyrun, Sergachev, or Bean when that's clearly their area of weakness. They have Darnell Nurse, but he doesn't put up offensive numbers from the back end, so that's why I also included Jake Bean in the mix.

According to six sources that are recognized as some of the better guides/insiders in the business: Hockey Prospect, Bob McKenzie, Craig Button, Draft Buzz, Future Considerations and International Scouting Service, the prospect rankings are as follows:

http://i.imgur.com/mG16vaV.png?1

1. Toronto Maple Leafs - Matthews
2. Winnipeg Jets - Laine
3. Columbus Blue Jackets - Poolparty
4. Edmonton Oilers - ??? (Defensive need)
5. Vancouver Canucks - ??? (Defensive need BUT Sedins are 35 now for 2 more seasons)

The top 3 picks are essentially set. There might be some shuffling of players from one team to the other, but when everything is said and done, the top 3 will be Matthews, Laine, and Poolparty.

That leaves the Oilers and Canucks with the opportunity to select one of the following:

Dubois (C.LW)
Tkachuk (LW)
Nylander (RW)
Juolevi (D)
Sergachev (D)
Chychrun (D)
Jost (C)
Keller (C)
Bean (D)

Initial reaction I think that we all have is being angry and upset at the fact that we won't get Matthews or the Finns. All 3 will be franchise players that will start next season, but we'll still end up with a good player regardless of where Edmonton goes with their pick.

[edit] Craig Button just did his post draft analysis as to which player each team should pick. There are a few head scratchers there in terms of the Oilers and Canucks

http://i.imgur.com/eVZ4pp6.png
http://i.imgur.com/oqCYMg7.png

Video here: http://www.tsn.ca/tsn-hockey-mock-draft-post-lottery-edition-1.481511

[Jmac]

Oilers have Nurse, Reinhart, & Klefbom in their system, all recent 1st round picks who play defense. Not sure why you guys keep saying they need to draft another 5-year project defenseman.

From what I've heard from Benning, he seems quite high on Dubois and Juolevi outside of the top 3.

[Ch28]

Griffin Reinhart sucks. There's a reason that the Islanders dumped him to Edmonton for picks. He was drafted 4th overall 4 years ago and he still hasn't been able to crack the lineup.

Klefbom is a decent player and Nurse doesn't have much of an offensive game.

[jeedee]

the dmen in this year's draft aren't game changers either.... wouldn't be surprised if the Oilers take a forward

[6o4__boi]

Craig Button high as fuck if hes got Canucks picking a project big centre that's not even in the top 10

Or he's just poisoning the well early

[Jmac]

Craig Button high as fuck if hes got Canucks picking a project big centre that's not even in the top 10

Or he's just poisoning the well early
Craig Button is full of shit.

Here's what he had to say about Bo Horvat at the end of February (when he had 17 points in his last 22 games, was leading the Canucks in D-Zone faceoffs by a mile, was leading the Canucks forwards in PK time by a mile, etc. ... as a 20-year-old). He gave Horvat a D grade for the season, Tanev I believe was a C or C+. He ended up bumping up Tanev to a B-, left Horvat as a D. :facepalm:

https://twitter.com/CraigJButton/status/703258498243698688

Guy clearly doesn't watch the Canucks or any of the western teams aside from Los Angeles and Anaheim.

Given his past assessments of WHL talent, I highly doubt he watches any junior players west of Ontario, either.

[Tim Budong]

a song for the mood...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zLfCnGVeL4

anyways.. a good player can still come from the 5th pick. just this good player isnt Matthews, Poolparty or Laine :(

[Tegra_Devil]

Nucks and oilers will scoop a D I am pretty sure. Hope flames get a shot at Dubois or tkachuck

[pastarocket]

I think that the Canucks need a winger as much as a defenceman. D-men in general take more time to develop their game at the NHL level than a winger.

Tkachuk plays with an edge, can score goals, skates well and has size. A chip off the old block like his father Keith.

Dim Jim should pick this guy in the draft. :considered:

Eliteprospects.com - Matthew Tkachuk (http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=233030)

A multi-dimensional energy winger that plays a pro-style, adaptive game. Well-versed as a guy who can consistently put up points, but also as an agitator who plays with a little bit of bite and nastiness. Skates with excellent balance and speed, outclassing many in his age range. No lack of offensive instincts and knows how to score in many different ways. Confidence in his abilities and playing to the extent of his capabilities strengthens his work ethic and creativity. All-in-all, a unique and effective forward who defines his own limits and seeks to exceed them, along with all on-ice expectations. (Curtis Joe, EP 2016)

[Ch28]

Someone over on Reddit made a great post highlighting why the Canucks should take one of Dubois, Nylander, or Tkachuk over any of the 4 D

https://www.reddit.com/r/canucks/comments/4h7kf7/why_taking_a_defenseman_over_tkachuk_or_dubois_is/

Why Taking a Defenseman over Tkachuk or Dubois is a MISTAKE

Taking a defenseman over Tkachuk or Dubois is almost as bad as taking Tkachuk or Dubois over Laine/Puljujarvi. There is a steep cut off in talent in this draft after the 3rd overall pick, and another steep cut off almost as large after the 6th overall pick. Linked below is an image of the average draft ranking of six independent sources:

http://i.imgur.com/oFTwsiv.png

Now I know there are other draft rankings out there, but these six generally give a respectable analysis. As you can see, there are big drop offs in rankings from 3rd to 4th, and again from 6th to 7th. The average drop off from 3rd to 4th is 2.16 points, and the drop off from 6th to 7th is 2.13 points. So it's pretty close according to these six sources. But take a look at who's ranked at #6.. It's not a defenseman, it's another forward named Alex Nylander. In fact, Dubois and Nylander both have an average draft ranking of 5.67. Matthew Tkachuk is ahead of both of them with a ranking of 4.83 on average. The highest ranked defenseman is Jakob Chychrun, with an average ranking of 7.8. Following him is Juolevi at 8.33, and then Sergachev at 8.5.

As you can see, the top 6 players in this draft are very clearly all forwards (according to these respectable sources). In fact, none of these sources rank Sergachev higher than 8th, none of them rank Juolevi higher than 6th, and only one out of six sources has Chychrun ranked in the top 5.

So if the Canucks were to pick a defenseman in this draft, it would be because Benning decides it's best we pick a player that fits our positional needs, not because he's taking the best player available. This is a mistake. Yes, we lack defensive prospects, but we also lack forward prospects that project to be 1st or 2nd line players almost equally as much. Below are two pictures of where the Canucks rank in the NHL in terms of Goals For and

Goals Against per game:

Goals for
http://i.imgur.com/5chuu67.png

Goals Against
http://i.imgur.com/QQBDepf.png

So the Canucks are 2nd worst in the league in terms of Goals For per game, and 7th worst in the league in terms of Goals Against per game. Yes, you could argue that our good goaltending inflated our defensive numbers last year, so I'd say that we're equally as bad defensively as we are offensively. But I can tell you one thing right now that these offensive numbers aren't magically going to improve themselves once the Sedins retire in a few years.

Below is an image of what the Canucks' player stats this season look like without the Sedins:

http://i.imgur.com/FweysTz.png

Two players with over 30 points... TWO! Ouch...

Who do we have to replace the Sedins? Horvat? Maybe, but I think he maxes out as a solid two-way 2nd line center. Virtanen? I doubt it. McCann? Maybe, but I doubt he'll be a first liner. Boeser? Very possible, but he hasn't even played an AHL game yet. He's 100% unproven at the pro level and we need a back up plan in case he doesn't turn out to be a 1st liner. Baertschi? Doubt he'll be a 1st liner either, I think he maxes out as Radim Vrbata in his prime. (note: this entire paragraph is just my opinion, maybe I'm wrong and almost all of the players listed above turn out to be 1st liners in the future).

This is where Dubois and Tkachuk come in. Both of them are almost guaranteed to be top six players, and have good odds of becoming first liners too. Dubois' playstyle resembles that of Jamie Benn's, and Tkachuk's resembles that of Corey Perry's. I'm not saying Dubois = Benn and Tkachuk = Perry, but it's possible that they'll become similar players to these NHLers some day.

Now I understand that we aren't looking so hot on defense either. But unfortunately, there just isn't a top end defenseman available in this draft. And taking a defenseman with the 5th overall pick is a big risk. Trading down for defense would be acceptable, but I'd have big beef with Benning if he went "off the charts" again with this draft pick and took Chychrun or Juolevi ahead of Dubois or Tkachuk.

To add to that, Hutton and Tryamkin look like they're going to be studs for us. I definitely see both of them being top 4, or (maybe... just maybe) top 2 defensemen for us in the future. (again, this is just my opinion).

TLDR; FUUUUUUUCCCCKKKK I wish we didn't get screwed in the lottery. But at least we didn't get screwed out of Dubois/Tkachuk.

[Not really racist!]

Anybody have a video of a certain draft pick hitting a bong gas mask?

[CRS]

Anybody have a video of a certain draft pick hitting a bong gas mask?

That's the NFL.

The vid is all over the place (basically any sports news outlet). Projected to be #1 for some reports. Got picked up by the Dolphins later on in the first round.

[Jmac]

Many defensemen struggle after solid rookie campaigns, primarily because defensive expectations are much higher. I wouldn't pencil Hutton into the team's top 2 just yet.

As for Tryamkin, he has tools, but he has a lot of work to do to be a top 4 NHL defenseman.

I know that's from Reddit, not your own, just saying.

As for other sources, NHL Central Scouting has Dubois ahead of Tkachuk and Nylander.
2016 Draft Prospects - North American Skaters | NHL Draft Prospect Rankings (http://www.nhl.com/ice/draftprospectbrowse.htm)

The Hockey News has yet to release their final rankings.

Redline Report has Tkachuk at 4, Dubois at 5.
NHL draft 2016: World U-18 Championships provide important information (http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/draft/2016/04/22/nhl-draft-jost-fabbro-nylander-gustavsson/83404180/)
https://usatboxingjunkie.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/screen-shot-2016-04-22-at-5-05-39-pm.jpg

I wonder if the Canucks will take a flyer on oft-injured Giant Tyler Benson. Was projected to be a top 15 pick but could seriously drop due to injury after injury during his time in the WHL.

[Not really racist!]

That's the NFL.

The vid is all over the place (basically any sports news outlet). Projected to be #1 for some reports. Got picked up by the Dolphins later on in the first round.

That's what I was purposely alluding to...

[Ch28]

Tyler Benson isn't slated to be drafted until the 2nd round now. I wouldn't be against it if they feel that he'd be a good pick in the 2nd round.

[Nabatron]

^ill pass on him unless he drops to the third kid is always injured!

Also i would think nylander would be the better option between Dubois or tkachuk...nylander highly skilled forward with sick dangles almost exactly like his brother.

[Nabatron]

https://youtu.be/AXk5kR8QbDI

Il just leave this here for everyone...tkachuk and Dubois don't look like they can skate to me more of a raw type of players while nylander is very highly skilled!

[jeedee]

nylander highly skilled forward with sick dangles almost exactly like his brother.

ironic that the canucks could've drafted William in 2014 and have a chance to draft Alex this year

couldve been the new Sedins 2.0 :lol

[Mike Oxbig]

drafting virtanen was PR move by the Canucks

[68style]

Well, Virtanen got dumped by Meretz in favour of one of the little Beckham ladyboys, so maybe he will focus on hockey next year instead of pounding starlet pussy.

[highfive]

Virtanen has all the skills and power to be a great player. It's just a matter if he's willing to put the work into getting to the next level.

Kid isn't 20 yet. Look at the stupid crap we use to do back when we were 20.

That's why I feel horvat is special and he's captain material.

[Infiniti]

https://youtu.be/AXk5kR8QbDI

Il just leave this here for everyone...tkachuk and Dubois don't look like they can skate to me more of a raw type of players while nylander is very highly skilled!

Reminds me of Giroux

[Mike Oxbig]

what ever the flames picking they will counter our pick, they're in a good position
i thinking Nylander
http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/lines/17/calgary-flames

Tegra_Devil do you agree?

[Nabatron]

I just hope flames don't pick nylander cuz that kid will crush us with his skill and shot! I'm thinking Canucks pick will be determined if drake signs with us then JB will probably pick a dman

[Mike Oxbig]

Nylander was born in Calgary and they need a RW unless tkachuk is available. Takchuk and Bennett play similar grit in front of the net

gg canucks

[TjAlmeida]

Wonder if some of the top defensive prospects are available around 10-15 Benning would consider moving our 2nd rounder pick plus a prospect to get in on a defensemen. Maybe Mccann, but in my opinion I really want to see what Mccann can do in a year or 2 with some proper development. I think his ceiling is too high to give up on him just yet!

[spideyv2]

Wonder if some of the top defensive prospects are available around 10-15 Benning would consider moving our 2nd rounder pick plus a prospect to get in on a defensemen. Maybe Mccann, but in my opinion I really want to see what Mccann can do in a year or 2 with some proper development. I think his ceiling is too high to give up on him just yet!

I'd consider trading up to draft Fabbro

[Bouncing Bettys]

1st overall and my son's first steps all in one evening.

[68style]

Your son's already made more progress than the Laffs have in 50 years

[Ronin]

I still can't believe the factors that went into us getting 5th overall. Just imagine if we never won that Cali road trip and at least tied TO for worst in the league.

We can't even lose right.

EDIT: Although to be fair, Toronto fucked themselves out of lottery position or JUST missed/made the playoffs so many times, it's only realistic they finally got the tank right after a couple decades of trying.

[Ch28]

Well, Virtanen got dumped by Meretz in favour of one of the little Beckham ladyboys, so maybe he will focus on hockey next year instead of pounding starlet pussy.

I'd be doing the same thing if I was a 19 year old professional athlete on my way to making millions.

[subordinate]

I'd be doing the same thing if I was a 19 year old professional athlete on my way to making millions.

I think that's what Kassian was thinking too.........:badpokerface:

[jeedee]

https://youtu.be/ko3I-vXpNpg

Apparently the Canucks had 5-6-10-13 and 5-6-12-13...... aka both 1 number off from the 1st overall pick.....


1st overall combination was 5-6-8-13

[spoon.ek9]

I think that's what Kassian was thinking too.........:badpokerface:

except he got more into nose candy instead of pussy

[Tegra_Devil]

what ever the flames picking they will counter our pick, they're in a good position
i thinking Nylander
NHL Starting Goalies and Line Combinations | DailyFaceoff.com (http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/lines/17/calgary-flames)

Tegra_Devil do you agree?

I assume it will be Nylander unless Tkachuk or god forbid Dubois drops to us, due to someone going for a defenseman early.

I'm content with any of those 3 listed

[Nabatron]

^this is whats going to happen canucks will pick dubois and he will end up a bust....flames will pick nylander and he will be a stud...canucks luck

[Ch28]

I assume it will be Nylander unless Tkachuk or god forbid Dubois drops to us, due to someone going for a defenseman early.

I'm content with any of those 3 listed

Imagine all the dangles of Gaudreau and Nylander on a line together

[quasi]

Not Canucks related but it looks like the Giants are finally making the move from the Coliseum to the Langley Events Center.

Vancouver Giants, Langley Events Centre announce press event for Tuesday; WHL club expected to move from Pacific Coliseum for majority of schedule | The Province (http://blogs.theprovince.com/2016/05/02/vancouver-giants-langley-events-centre-announce-press-event-for-tuesday-whl-club-expected-to-move-from-pacific-coliseum-for-majority-of-schedule/)

[highfive]

^this is whats going to happen canucks will pick dubois and he will end up a bust....flames will pick nylander and he will be a stud...canucks luck

Hell, with Canucks luck, they can draft Matthews and end up with Stefan luck instead.

I'm sure Benning knows who to pick, Boeser seems like a really good pick last year.

As much as I like Nylander, I think dubois will be Benning pick unless Edm takes him. We don't have anyone to replace Henrik down the road (unless we sign Stamkos lol). Horvat Sutter McCann imo, cannot replace Henrik on the first line.

[Bouncing Bettys]

Leafs finally sign Nikita 'Vassili' Zaitsev.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/15/18/2c/15182ccc9d4c45cbea26ea3de67c59a7.jpg
Picture provided by KHL

[Tegra_Devil]

Hartley fired along with the rest of the coaching staff. Boudreau? Seems like the timing Lines up

[Mike Oxbig]

Flames willl be first rank team in a few years and choke in game 7s

[murd0c]

Hartley fired along with the rest of the coaching staff. Boudreau? Seems like the timing Lines up

Crow is going to be the next Flames coach... He's a Burke guy and the team is perfect for his style of coaching.

[Ch28]

Hartley fired along with the rest of the coaching staff. Boudreau? Seems like the timing Lines up

Boudreau is being interviewed by Ottawa right now, so unless something bad happens, I think that's where he'll end up

[6o4__boi]

Rumour is the Flams wanna go off the board with their next coach, a la Flyers and Hakstol

hopefully they don't poach Green, we need him for when Willie gets fired in November.

[b0unce. [?]]

Burke loves to hire people that he knows or has worked with previously, I'd bet money that Crow will end up in Calgary.

[Bouncing Bettys]

C'mon Burke, bring Dallas Eakins back to the big show!

[Ch28]

Rumour is the Flams wanna go off the board with their next coach, a la Flyers and Hakstol

hopefully they don't poach Green, we need him for when Willie gets fired in November.

Philosophical differences led to Hartley's dismissal (http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/video/philosophical-differences-led-to-hartley-s-dismissal~861587)

Dave Poulin mentioned assistant coaches such as Kevin Dineen and Glen Gulutzan. He also touched on AHL coaches that are doing a great job down in the A (Green)

[highfive]

Rumour is the Flams wanna go off the board with their next coach, a la Flyers and Hakstol

hopefully they don't poach Green, we need him for when Willie gets fired in November.

It won't be "real good" for the Canucks if we lose Green in Utica. lol. He did lots of good work there with our younger guys.

[Gh0stRider]

Viral sensation Tony X. attends 1st hockey game | theScore.com (http://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/1020661)

[PiuYi]

Ugh don't understand the Bob Hartley firing, the guy is one year removed from the Jack Adams, sure he had one bad year where the players can be blamed (especially goaltending) as much as the coach, but he held players accountable and I liked the guy :(

[CRS]

Ugh don't understand the Bob Hartley firing, the guy is one year removed from the Jack Adams, sure he had one bad year where the players can be blamed (especially goaltending) as much as the coach, but he held players accountable and I liked the guy :(

I'd trade Green for Hartley any day of the week.

[TjAlmeida]

Ugh don't understand the Bob Hartley firing, the guy is one year removed from the Jack Adams, sure he had one bad year where the players can be blamed (especially goaltending) as much as the coach, but he held players accountable and I liked the guy :(

Almost the same could be said for WD. Had a great first regular season, but his inexperience showed during the play offs. Second season is a tank, although WD had a lot of injuries to work around but people still call for his head. They both deserve one more chance. Seems like the Hartley firing was more of a direction issue then coaching.

[SumAznGuy]

Almost the same could be said for WD. Had a great first regular season, but his inexperience showed during the play offs. Second season is a tank, although WD had a lot of injuries to work around but people still call for his head. They both deserve one more chance. Seems like the Hartley firing was more of a direction issue then coaching.

According to dumb and dumber this morning, A) Hartley wasn't a Burke hire.
B) in the exit interviews, all the players supposedly said they didn't like Hartley and *MAY* have stopped playing for him
C) the team was built to play a puck possession game with D that were offensively gifted but instead Hartley's teams were always badly outshot.

But of course, this came from Dave Pratt's mouth so who knows how much of it is true.

[68style]

I don't get all these quotes I read the past few years where players "stop playing" for coaches... What about your teammates? Your fans? Your pride? Your fucking multi-million dollar paycheque? If it's true it makes me sick... Hardly anybody on the planet likes their boss or feels valued at their job, suck it up and fucking do your work. Bunch of spoiled babies players have become these days.

[spideyv2]

I don't get all these quotes I read the past few years where players "stop playing" for coaches... What about your teammates? Your fans? Your pride? Your fucking multi-million dollar paycheque? If it's true it makes me sick... Hardly anybody on the planet likes their boss or feels valued at their job, suck it up and fucking do your work. Bunch of spoiled babies players have become these days.

Agreed.

BRB, not working for my boss because I don't agree with the hours he's giving me. Fucking divas.

[UFO]

As much as I like Nylander, I think dubois will be Benning pick unless Edm takes him. We don't have anyone to replace Henrik down the road (unless we sign Stamkos lol). Horvat Sutter McCann imo, cannot replace Henrik on the first line.

Keep in mind that MG even said that the sedins were not first line players when MG's reign started... Took them near 10 years to arrive.

[murd0c]

Edm is going to trade the Pick

[UFO]

I don't get all these quotes I read the past few years where players "stop playing" for coaches... What about your teammates? Your fans? Your pride? Your fucking multi-million dollar paycheque? If it's true it makes me sick... Hardly anybody on the planet likes their boss or feels valued at their job, suck it up and fucking do your work. Bunch of spoiled babies players have become these days.

Not that simple IMO. coaches have to get players to commit to their system. Hockey is very much a systems game nowadays. When some/all players think the coach's system sucks, they can still be playing their best but the teams cohesion falls apart and you're likely to be beaten by a lesser team following the systems. Look at the turn Pittsburgh made this year for example after a coaching change. Does Crosby want to be told to play more defense, not skate as much, pass more, etc etc?

Feel for coaches really, its their job to make the most of what they have on their roster, but they do need to babysit much more today than in the past to keep players on their good side. The game is so fast nowadays and the talent level is so close between teams that there is little to no buffer room for coaches.

[68style]

Oh I definitely appreciate that, but it works both ways... Look at Vrbata this year, I got angry just watching him he was so obviously just skating around waiting for the season to end and collect his paycheque it was awful. If you dont like something, be part of the solution not part of the problem. That's my attitude anyway.

Even if you don't like the system you can still make an effort, or there are proactive ways to deal with the issue that doesn't involve just not trying anymore. It's bizarre how they can have that attitude I don't understand it at all. Even Vrbata imo is a complete idiot, he cost himself millions of dollars in future contracts by floating around this year and showing everyone what he's really all about when things don't go his way. Coach didn't like Baertschi either but Baertschi decided to show him what's up... Vrbata just whined about his line mates not being a good fit for him and packed it in.

[Nabatron]

^two ends of careers man! I see what your saying but I can see wheree vrbata is coming from he signed with the canucks to specifcally play with the sedins. Which did happen for the first year, second year vrbata didnt even know what line he was playing with in pre season let alone the season. Part of it is on coach and other part is on player to perform.

Also vrbata is a vet in the league he has been playing for quite some time so he thinks he can dog fuck, collect his pay cheque and move on. He probably knows another team will take a shot on him. Sven needed to play better or else he would been either shipped out or sent down so that lit a fire under him and started playing better.

[6o4__boi]

holy shit
Naba's post only contained one (!) exclamation mark.
is this real life

:troll:

I do have to admit that there are more entitled divas in each team these days. Also sucks that there are players who play well and then suck massive shit as soon as they get their big paydays.

Edmonton is definitely gonna trade down. I'd imagine they'd be pretty busy this offseason. If they decide to keep their shit core unworked, then i'll be taking comfort in the fact that there's at least one team with dumber asset management than the Canucks.

[6o4__boi]

Canucks prospect who signed an ELC last year has requested a trade out of his junior team

Guillaume Brisebois (the guy we basically traded Eddie Lack for) has requested a trade out of his QMJHL team, and the team he captains, Acadie-Bathurst.

Can't say I blame him, I don't see very many QMJHL but it looks like his team sucks

[highfive]

I doubt Edm is going to trade down. They're going to draft Tkachuck and build big fast wingers around McDavid and Draistl.

[6o4__boi]

damn.
Arizona to name John Chayka as the new GM
the guy is 26

https://twitter.com/HabsLaughs/status/727986908115161089

[SumAznGuy]

I doubt Edm is going to trade down. They're going to draft Tkachuck and build big fast wingers around McDavid and Draistl.

I can see it going either way.
They have to trade some assets. Yakopov asked for a trade out.
At some point, they are going to run out of cap space and will need to move one or more guys. Nuge, Eberle, Hall.
*If* they choose to draft Dubois, that will give them another center.

And they know they need NHL ready D men now. To get that, they may get the best return by trading one of those mentioned forwards.

But it might not hurt them to trade down to 7th or 8th to pick up a D man and get an NHL ready D man as well as part of the trade.

[Jmac]

Keep in mind that MG even said that the sedins were not first line players when MG's reign started... Took them near 10 years to arrive.
That's not what he said. Though it didn't exactly sound like a ringing endorsement, either.
Barry and former general manager Dave Nonis had planned to travel together to Sweden and sign the Sedins to long-term extensions -- likely for less than market value, a concession the twins were willing to accept for the Canucks’ loyalty and the chance to keep playing together in the National Hockey League.

But owner Francesco Aquilini fired Nonis in April and hired Gillis, who said in his first press conference: “I don't think the group of forwards right now are ready to compete. I don't know if they [the Sedins] are players the team will be built around moving forward.”

Only two months later — and after the twins’ names were splashed across newspapers on two continents in speculative trade reports — Gillis said he hoped to re-sign the 27 year olds, who are eligible for unrestricted free agency next July.

Barry, however, has declined Gillis’s request to open contract negotiations.

Understandably, he and his clients are unsure how the players fit the Canucks’ plans.

“It wasn’t my intention to disparage their ability,” Gillis said.

“When I was asked that question [about the Sedins], I answered in the context of players going into the last year of their contract. I can’t build around players I might not have for more than a year.

“I tried to correct that because it did come out the wrong way. It was my fault.”

[Nabatron]

26 and a GM wtf is this NHL 17?

[Tim Budong]

caps in trouble now

[AzNightmare]

26 and a GM wtf is this NHL 17?

Well let's hope Arizona doesn't make any trades with Vancouver, otherwise it might actually be like NHL 17 for him.

[UFO]

Re sedins... What I typed was what I heard/interpreted. We all know MG isn't the smoothest talker, but he does draw a hard line with regards to cap managment. I wouldnt be surprised at his comments 2 months after the fact as a sort of damage control, who knows maybe he was trying to downplay the sedins value to get a better value contract at the time

[Mike Oxbig]

M.A Fleury to CGY ??

[6o4__boi]

Lol at people who picked the Caps to win the cup.

San Jose east

[Infiniti]

Lol at people who picked the Caps to win the cup.

San Jose east

San Jose looking like the real deal this year, however, I still prefer my Blues :)

[murd0c]

Man the more Brock does the more this kid looks like a steal of the draft last year...

Canucks' Boeser taking student with Down syndrome to prom - Sportsnet.ca (http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/canucks-boeser-taking-student-syndrome-prom/)

Vancouver Canucks prospect Brock Boeser is going to prom.

The 19-year-old right wing is taking student Baylee Bjorge, who was born with Down syndrome, to Grand Forks Central’s prom on Saturday night, according to the Grand Forks Herald.

Bjorge created a Twitter account to ask Boeser if he would join her at prom. Katie Marcotte, Bjorge’s mother, was unaware that she had asked Boeser to prom and shut down the account.

Boeser got a phone number for Marcotte from a mutual friend and texted her Tuesday night to see if Bjorge was still available to be taken.




Bjorge, 20, wasn't planning on going to prom but she and her family quickly found a dress and are returning from vacation in Florida just in time for the big day.

"I'm excited," Bjorge said. "It's amazing."

Boeser, who is Bjorge's favourite player, was drafted in the first round of last year's NHL draft by the Canucks. He won a national championship this past season as a freshman with the University of North Dakota.

[SumAznGuy]

PSA.
6 am local time tomorrow, Canada vs USA
There we will see MCDavid vs Matthews.

And Laine will be playing for Team Finland

[Liquid_o2]

Benning is gonna be in a very interesting position in the draft. Boeser and Virtanen are both RW. The left side is a weak spot for the Canucks. But they also need a No. 1 center, and a top pairing d-man.

I feel like depending with what the Oilers do (trade the pick or draft), Benning will take one of either Dubois or Juolevi.

[jeedee]

Depending on who/what the Oilers do, Canucks will take Tkachuk or Dubois. The DMen in this draft aren't game breaking guys you take at #5 IMO

[6o4__boi]

Jagr signs one more year with the Panthers

the legend continues

[highfive]

Why I think Dubois over tkachuck and Nylander is because he can play Lw/c.

It'll be interesting to see who benning picks.

[Armind]

Jagr signs one more year with the Panthers

the legend continues

You mean the mullet continues?

[pastarocket]

Mad respect for Jagr. A two time Stanley Cup winner with the size and talent who is still playing game at a pretty high level. The veteran jock who is also banging girls who are much younger than him. :thumbsup:

[Renthal]

saw mike gillis gettin out of his truck going into his new house today.. almost yelled luuuuuu at him
lol

[Tim Budong]

TRIPLE OT between sharks/Preds :D

[HonestTea]

TRIPLE OT between sharks/Preds :D

Completely forgot about this game! lol

[murd0c]

been a pretty decent game so far

[XplicitLuder]

when you been sitting in your seat since 6pm and 5hours later you just wanna sleep :drunk:

[HonestTea]

PREDS WIN!

[XplicitLuder]

fuckin preds

[Tim Budong]

Mr.Underwood!

game ended at 2am ish eastcoast time haha.

[Gumby]

Mr.Underwood!

game ended at 2am ish eastcoast time haha.
Damn - guy scores the triple OT winner, and gets to go home to Carrie. :okay:

[6o4__boi]

Damn - guy scores the triple OT winner, and gets to go home to Carrie. :okay:

overtime on that overtime :ifyouknow:

[6o4__boi]

unconfirmed

looks like Caggiula will be signing with Coilers
apparently it came down to Canucks Coilers

True or not, fuck you Edmonton.

[Armind]

But we gots his bff Boesner.

[murd0c]

Last response from McKenzie

https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/status/728643890253803521

https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/status/728644505025556480

[6o4__boi]

the unconfirmed source is an ND teammate
and knowing the Canucks lack of luck and history of being bridesmaids, it's probably gonna be confirmed later.

:okay:

[Liquid_o2]

I'm not sold on Caggiula, so if we don't get him I won't be that sad. He had one good season, but that may have been amplified by playing with so many good players. But since we wouldn't be giving up anything to get him, wouldn't be so bad if he did sign here.

[Gumby]

LOL @1:47:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KBesjbbFPQ

[6o4__boi]

jesus...Laine is legit

WPG jets are getting a stud at LW

those lucky bastards

[jeedee]

unconfirmed

looks like Caggiula will be signing with Coilers
apparently it came down to Canucks Coilers

True or not, fuck you Edmonton.

taking the Justin Schultz route eh :troll:

[6o4__boi]

taking the Justin Schultz route eh :troll:

as some guy from twitter said

i guess Drake wanted to start from the bottom :troll:

[68style]

Started from the bottom now we he..... No... Wait... We're still there

[Nabatron]

Im hoping oilers pick a dman so we have the chance to either draft tkachuk or dubois if canucks go and sign dubois I can see mccann expendable for a dman...

[Armind]

Is there sauce on when Caggiula will make up his mind?

[6o4__boi]

i'm sure it'll be all over social media when he signs with Edmonton
seems like the consensus is it will be by the end of today, or over the weekend.

ohwell...that's that.

(secretly raging inside...why the fuck can't we win anything...) sigh lol

[murd0c]

I've been all over social media and nothing has shown that it looks like he's going to sign in Edmonton yet?

[6o4__boi]

there's nothing solid other than Canucks and Coilers are finalists

seems like it just murmurs going around (reportedly from teammates then tweeted through the grapevine) as 1130 reported earlier that it's with Edm. That's being echoed by other social media users. As far as verification, no one can really nail down a good source. I've tried looking for ND journalists who may have inside info but its still just rumours

But caman, can't really expect the best when you're a Canucks fan.

[jeedee]

Is there sauce on when Caggiula will make up his mind?

I believe he's making his decision by the end of this weekend

[Nabatron]

if he chooses edmonton hes an idiot and hopefully turns into shultz....if he signs with us then it would be awesome haha

why anyone would choose to play in and live in edmonton is beyond me!

[Ch28]

Is there sauce on when Caggiula will make up his mind?

He said earlier this week that a decision will be made by this weekend. I think he's in finals this week because there was a photo that he posted on Twitter thanking his sister in law for bringing pizza over while he was studying.

https://twitter.com/drakecaggiula/status/727308843055632384

Creeped his sister in law and she's hot sauce.

0lzL0Lss34

[Ch28]

if he chooses edmonton hes an idiot and hopefully turns into shultz....if he signs with us then it would be awesome haha

why anyone would choose to play in and live in edmonton is beyond me!

McDavid effect.

It's the same reason why so many players chose to sign with the Oilers when they had Gretzky. It's not like the city of Edmonton has changed that much that it was actually fun to live there before. Chance to play with generational talent = increased offensive numbers = higher point total = bigger $$$

[SumAznGuy]

McDavid effect.

It's the same reason why so many players chose to sign with the Oilers when they had Gretzky. It's not like the city of Edmonton has changed that much that it was actually fun to live there before. Chance to play with generational talent = increased offensive numbers = higher point total = bigger $$$

Schultz went to Edmonton because the team was young and he would have gotten top pair minutes.

Had he come to Vancouver, he would have been a 5-7 dman, playing behind Hammer, Bieska, Edler, etc...

If I was Caggiulla, one of the things that would make me want to come to Vancouver would be his BFF BB and of course the Roxy.

No guarantees Caggiula plays with McDavid. With all the top draft picks, he may end up on the third or fourth line.

[6o4__boi]

mmm...that's wide aite :notbad:

fuckin oilers...they'll probably fuck up McDavid's development
i hope they swim in mediocrity for a decade, not good enough for playoffs but not shitty enough for high picks

[Nabatron]

Drakes sister in law is one hot piece of ace! I would let her sit on my face after she's done 69 minutes on the stepper!

[6o4__boi]

A little too early for ur Friday night plans brah..


Confirmed. Looks like Elliot saying Drake will be starting at the bottom. Van and Ott being told they're out.

Haha bridesmaids again

[jeedee]

https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/728730411229130752

https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/status/728731877289398276

rip

[Armind]

:yuno:

[Speed2K]

Maybe he'll turn out like Dane Fox. :badpokerface:

[Tim Budong]

the mcjesus hypetrain must that strong to have some kid wanting to goto deadmonton

[jeedee]

inb4 Drakes Edmonton career follows Dallas Eakins and Justin Schultz' outcome :troll:

[Obsideon]

Management should just pitch the "Look what happened to Justin Schultz" line. Coilers have no mentors and they have screwed up everyone's development so far. Half a decade of drafted talent down the drain in that shithole.

[Tim Budong]

only difference is that the entire old boys club from the 80s are not running the show anymore

yet... team still a dump

[JDMEK9]

FUCK EDM

[Ch28]

Drake's mind was pretty much set to be in Edmonton. Brock Lesnar already said he has been pitching him the idea of signing in Vancouver so he can play with him and Stech. If he said no to that then there's not much else management could've done tbh

[Gumby]

Drake's mind was pretty much set to be in Edmonton. Brock Lesnar already said he has been pitching him the idea of signing in Vancouver so he can play with him and Stech. If he said no to that then there's not much else management could've done tbh
Brock Lesnar, the UFC/WWE wrestler? :troll:

[dbaz]

Still sticking by what I said months ago, if Dubois is gone at 4 we should trade down and pick up extra picks. Tkachuk is not as good as his draft position IMO. Dvorak and marner have inflated his points all year. I do think he has some offence but not as much as the ohl suggests, also not that great at skating. Would much prefer Jost/Keller and another pick or two

[Nabatron]

drake is an idiot dont know why anyone would want to play in a shithole let alone play for a garbage organization...if he thinks he will play with mcjesus he will be sadly disappointed! I hope he just gets cut and gets sent down to the minors...

[pastarocket]

It is a 10am start for the Dallas and St. Louis game today. -pretty entertaining game so far. :notbad:

This series will go to seven games.

[Ronin]

I love it when series go 7. Nothing would be better than a team that has to play 28 games, winning the Cup through sweat and determination.