[dbaz]

someone was looking for a dorsett update..here it is

https://twitter.com/DhaliwalSports/status/893513958912434177

[Nabatron]

^plays one pre season game goes full out to hit someone and gets injured.....

[pastarocket]

The league released its pre-season schedule today.

Canucks play the Kings in Shanghai on Sept 21st and 23rd.

Vegas plays on the road against the Canucks on September 17th.

NHL releases full 2017 pre-season schedule - Sportsnet.ca (http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/nhl-releases-full-2017-pre-season-schedule/)

[68style]

^ Dude we posted the Canucks pre-season schedule like 20 pages back

[pastarocket]

Benning signs Gaunce to a two year contract for about $750,000 US per year.

C'mon JB, show the money to Bo Ho! Give him a new contract!

Canucks re-sign forward Brendan Gaunce to two-year deal - Sportsnet.ca (http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/canucks-re-sign-forward-brendan-gaunce-two-year-deal/)

[Jmac]

I don't really see what Gaunce did to deserve a 2-year contract, but it's cheap at least.

[sonick]

Mason Raymond Michigan

https://youtu.be/AOffxTQtwOQ

[dbaz]

https://i.redd.it/rlc4n51swffz.jpg

how to piss off your agent, your gm, and scare the fan base in one move

wtf you doing horvat.

[CRS]

Ugh what?

[dbaz]

riding in the back of a pickup truck. same way his friend died, the one he wears 53 for. think he would of learned something from that

[Jmac]

22-year-olds do stupid shit with their friends.

[SumAznGuy]

Does anyone know what happened to David Pratt? I don't hear him on in the mornings with Bro Jake.
Now that it's just Bro Jake alone, it's even more unbearable.

Bring on the new station.

Oh yeah, it's official, Corey Hirsch and Brendan Bachlor will be doing the play by play of the Canucks this upcoming season.

[Jmac]

How could getting rid of Pratt make it more unbearable?

[m3thods]

Does anyone know what happened to David Pratt? I don't hear him on in the mornings with Bro Jake.
Now that it's just Bro Jake alone, it's even more unbearable.

Bring on the new station.

Oh yeah, it's official, Corey Hirsch and Brendan Bachlor will be doing the play by play of the Canucks this upcoming season.

It's still summer so maybe he's on vacation. That said I thought I heard/read that he's not going anywhere.

What I'm more curious about is BMac. Given his previous battle and long-time absence it's sad to hear he's out and am looking forward to hearing if it's related to said absence.

[SumAznGuy]

How could getting rid of Pratt make it more unbearable?

Cause Bro Jake is a tool and knows nothing about sports. I turn on the radio and I hear him talking about music. I want my sports damn it.

But yeah, you are right. Bring on the new station.

[SumAznGuy]

It's still summer so maybe he's on vacation. That said I thought I heard/read that he's not going anywhere.

What I'm more curious about is BMac. Given his previous battle and long-time absence it's sad to hear he's out and am looking forward to hearing if it's related to said absence.

Pratts been off the morning show for over a month now.
When they do the commercial promo, they call it the Bro Jake show and have no mention of Pratt where as before it they mentioned Pratt.

[murd0c]

he's just on vacation for the summer by the looks of things, they just changed it to not saying Pratts name when Jake came back from his holidays.

[jdmhaze]

Draisaitl gets 8 x 8.5m

[Liquid_o2]

So based off Drai, 5.5 to 6 million for Horvat?

[Nabatron]

what happened with BMAC?

[bobbinka]

8 x 8.5m... the guy's making almost as much as Crosby, and he's only had his 2nd full season.

i dont understand why they hand out contracts like this. he was an RFA and there was no way arbitration would have awarded him that much. they should have given him a bridge deal.

[Jmac]

8 x 8.5m... the guy's making almost as much as Crosby, and he's only had his 2nd full season.

i dont understand why they hand out contracts like this. he was an RFA and there was no way arbitration would have awarded him that much. they should have given him a bridge deal.
To be fair, Crosby's $8.7M cap hit is because of his obsession with 87. He easily could've got in excess of $10M per year. Crosby's NHL salary is also a drop in the bucket compared to his endorsements.

I agree on the bridge deals but, who knows, some other team may have been willing to throw a ton of money at him on an offer sheet (basically the only bargaining chip a player coming off an ELC has aside from KHL-eligible players).

[F3]

what happened with BMAC?

He's on a leave due to his battle with depression.

[murd0c]

I can't fucken stand vancitybuzz but this is actually good info about the 1040 lineup for once.

TSN 1040 prepares for Sportsnet 650's arrival, releases new weekday lineup | Daily Hive Vancouver (http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/tsn-1040-2017-weekday-lineup)

TSN 1040 is loading up.

Vancouver’s sports radio king is preparing to go to battle with a new rival.




As Sportsnet 650 readies itself for its debut in September, armed with the radio rights to the Vancouver Canucks, 1040 is letting it be known that they don’t intend on fading into the background.

The all-sports radio station revealed its new weekday lineup on Thursday. The new shows will debut on Monday, getting a two-week jump on their Sportsnet adversaries.

“With more than 12 consecutive hours of live, original programming available over the air and on the go, our refreshed all-star roster of hosts and shows will continue to provide fans with the premium sports content they’re seeking throughout the day,” said Robert Gray, TSN Radio’s national program director in a media release.

TSN confirmed what we at Daily Hive have reported the past few weeks. The station is adding an extra show to its weekday lineup, thereby shortening most of its programs.

That’s good news for the listener, as competition forces 1040’s hand.

The Bro Jake Show, hosted by Jake Edwards and David Pratt, will continue its place as 1040’s morning show, but they’ll be moving from the 6-10 am spot to 5:30-9 am.

They’ll go head-to-head with Sportsnet 650’s new morning show, hosted by James Cybulski, Steve Darling, and Mira Laurence.

A brand new mid-morning show slides into 1040’s 9am-noon spot, as Mike Halford and Jason Brough are ditching the Kurtenblog Radio name in favour of a new show called Halford and Brough (creative show names, I know).

“We’re also thrilled to welcome Mike and Jason to TSN 1040’s weekday lineup, and look forward to the duo sharing what they’ve done so well on their weekend show with their new audience,” Gray added.

Adding Halford and Brough is long overdue. The two have hosted their popular weekly show off and on during inconsistent time slots for many years. This is the first time that the former Canucks bloggers, who moved to NBC Pro Hockey Talk in 2011, have been granted a full-time weekday show. Their last day with NBC is on Friday.

Sportsnet is expected to counter with a show hosted by Satiar Shah, the former Bro Jake Show producer, who left his job last month.

Don Taylor and Bob ‘the Moj’ Marjanovich are moving their program to the noon-3 pm slot. TSN also announced that a new feature known as Nux at Noon – in place of Canucks Lunch – will air from noon-2 pm each day.

Barry MacDonald’s name is noticeably absent from the current lineup. Affectionately known as B-Mac, MacDonald’s struggles with depression are well publicized. He has taken time away from hosting before, and we can only hope that the longtime Vancouver broadcaster returns to the microphone healthy in the near future. Taylor will be giving an update on his status on Monday’s show.

Matt Sekeres and Blake Price, who have hosted a successful midday show for years, are moving to the marquee afternoon drive time slot. They’re 1040’s only four-hour show, hosting from 3-7 pm each day.

Up against Sekeres and Price will be longtime TSN 1040 broadcaster Scott Rintoul, former FAN 590 host Andrew Walker, and producer Cam Mitchell, who will make up Sportsnet’s afternoon drive show.

With battle lines being drawn and programming being revealed, it’ll soon be up to the consumer to decide a winner. May the best station win.

[punkwax]

Woohoo I can start listening at 9AM now! :chairdance:

[radioman]

None of the sportsnet lineup sound great. Interested to see how the kurtenbloggers do.

[murd0c]

I have a feeling Sportsnet is going to bomb, going to be nice to switch back and forth from them tho

[m3thods]

None of the sportsnet lineup sound great. Interested to see how the kurtenbloggers do.

I loved KB Radio on Thursdays. I haven't caught their weekend show but I'm most excited for this slot. Hopefully they're just as good as before.

[SumAznGuy]

I just hope Sportnet's morning show kills Bro Jake and Pratt. About time we have something better to listen to.

[highfive]

I"m happy Sportsnet didn't go and try to take the main guys from 1040 and basically recreating the same garbage but under Sportsnet.

[Jmac]

Sportsnet brought in a self-described anti-Canuck Albertan Leafs/Bruins fan from Toronto, though.

It's been a long time coming for the demise of 1040. They burned their bridges with the Canucks during the Gillis years with their constant negative stories about the team despite tremendous success on the ice. I still remember when they were shitting on Kesler, who was on pace for 30+ goals at the time, for being too inconsistent in the goal column (too many multi-goal and no-goal games). And the goaltending controversies. Constant shit like that.

[highfive]

As long sportsnet doesn't bring tony g into their programs. They'll be fine

[Ch28]

I'm sure Scotty will do his best to keep Andrew Walker in line. He's a local boy, so I doubt he'd willingly take a lot of bashing from Walker.

[UFO]

How could getting rid of Pratt make it more unbearable?

Though I do appreciate bro Jake's musical analysis, I tune in to hear about the Canucks (mainly) and find their morning show to be absolutely horrid. Having said that I enjoyed the Taylor/BMac/Moj show on drives home because they had a good mix of getting appropriate content in and just having a good time bantering about absolutely nothing. Not sure I can handle guys as serious as Sekeres and Price on commutes

Pratt is a bit of an opinionated idiot, or at least that's the way he portrays himself. But you need to understand he does that to stir the pot, you can't possibly believe half the ridiculous things he says which he is so adamant about. Sat was the only guy worth actually listening to and he's really supposed to be invisible in the background. I'll be curious to see how his show does on SN.

[highfive]

https://twitter.com/DonnieandTheMoj/status/902272823703502848

Camp opening soon! Hockey is coming!

[Jmac]

Linden said on 1040 last week that the contract would be between 2-8 years.

[CRS]

Linden said on 1040 last week that the contract would be between 2-8 years.

Might as well have said the Sun is bright.

EleGiggle

[murd0c]

Smart for the Canucks waiting until the new Sportsnet radio show starts to announce the signing.

[highfive]

Exclusive interviews to sportsnet radio too lol. Basically fuck you 1040!

[6o4__boi]

One player?s number that should be retired from each NHL team - Article - Bardown (http://www.bardown.com/one-player-s-number-that-should-be-retired-from-each-nhl-team-1.841547)

Bobby Lu?
I'm not really warming up to it yet.
Sedins should be a lock the second they retire

[Nabatron]

whens the new sportsnet 650am suppose to start?

[Jmac]

No way Lu's number should be retired by us. Florida, maybe.

Edit: There are some truly awful takes in that 'article'

[6o4__boi]

not much to be expected from off season articles

some are on point though

[Bouncing Bettys]

The new changes at 1040 suck so far. Canucks Breakfast used to be on right during my commute. Now it starts while I am dropping the kids off at daycare and I usually don't care about what they are discussing before that.

[murd0c]

whens the new sportsnet 650am suppose to start?

Monday the 4th

[highfive]

I like bobby lu but we shouldn't retire his number. Not to a guy who wanted out as soon as he lost the job to schneids. Talk about being a shitty competitor.

He's not as bad as kes but they both wanted to go as soon as the team wasn't performing.

I rather retire bieksa. That guy was willing to go down with the team and stayed loyal

[6o4__boi]

can pretty much guarantee that if Lu makes it to the HOF, Canucks will retire his number

[6o4__boi]

https://twitter.com/Canucks/status/902652513001734144

guess we're short on pylons for training camp

Ryan White (b.1988) hockey statistics and profile at hockeydb.com (http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=80499)

[murd0c]

hopefully he's better then Patrick White

[Mike Oxbig]

Ryan White plays thug hockey :hat:

[cdizzle_996]

He can chuck knuckles better then Dorsett..

[pastarocket]

Shane Doan announces his retirement after a 21 year career in the NHL.

Shane Doan retires after 21-year NHL career - Sportsnet.ca (http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/report-shane-doan-retires-21-year-nhl-career/)

[AzNightmare]

I like bobby lu but we shouldn't retire his number. Not to a guy who wanted out as soon as he lost the job to schneids. Talk about being a shitty competitor.

He's not as bad as kes but they both wanted to go as soon as the team wasn't performing.

I rather retire bieksa. That guy was willing to go down with the team and stayed loyal


I don't know... IMO, that shafting in the Heritage Classic was pretty bad. To be honest, a part of my enthusiasm as a Canuck fan died that day and I haven't been the same as a fan since.

[6o4__boi]

According to Botchford the Horvat deal is a bridge deal

[winson604]

So here's the new Radio lineup.

TSN 1040’S LINEUP

5:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.: Bro Jake and David Pratt

9 a.m. to noon: Mike Halford and Jason Brough

Noon to 3 p.m.: Don Taylor and Bob Marjanovich

3 p.m. to 7 p.m.: Matt Sekeres and Blake Price

SPORTSNET 650’s LINEUP

5:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.: James Cybulski, Steve Darling and Mira Laurence

9 a.m. to noon: Satiar Shah and Jawn Jang

Noon to 1 p.m.: Shah

1 p.m. to 4 p.m.: Perry Solkowski and Randip Janda

4 p.m. to 7 p.m.: Andrew Walker and Scott Rintoul

Which segments are people most likely going to tune in to?

[Ch28]

So here's the new Radio lineup.

TSN 1040’S LINEUP

5:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.: Bro Jake and David Pratt

9 a.m. to noon: Mike Halford and Jason Brough

Noon to 3 p.m.: Don Taylor and Bob Marjanovich

3 p.m. to 7 p.m.: Matt Sekeres and Blake Price

SPORTSNET 650’s LINEUP

5:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.: James Cybulski, Steve Darling and Mira Laurence

9 a.m. to noon: Satiar Shah and Jawn Jang

Noon to 1 p.m.: Shah

1 p.m. to 4 p.m.: Perry Solkowski and Randip Janda

4 p.m. to 7 p.m.: Andrew Walker and Scott Rintoul

Which segments are people most likely going to tune in to?

The 9 - noon slot battle between the Kurtenbloggers and Sat will be an interesting one, because both stations have legit good radio people in that time slot.

The 3-7/4-7pm slot will be another close one. Smart move by 1040 to start their show an hour early and hope that listeners just continue to tune in for the rest of the show because they've already 'invested' an hour into it. Price/Sekeres combo is pretty good listening on the evening drive home, but Scott Rintoul is also another really good local born radio personality. I find him to be one of the most level headed guys in this entire lineup. Time will tell how well he does with Andrew Walker.

[Jmac]

Fuck Walker, but Sekeres and Price can be too full of themselves, so not an empty net. Either way, much better than Taylor, BMac, and Moj talking about nonsense.

[pastarocket]

Who is Jawn Jang? :considered:

What happens if Shah and Jang have a program segment where they take calls from listeners who want to ask a guest some questions?

Some callers call and ask questions in Cantonese/Mandarin. :lawl:

[6o4__boi]

Canucks sign Vanek to 1 year $2M deal

[murd0c]

So Thomas Vanek just signed with the canucks 1yr 2 mill...

[highfive]

More picks for the deadline!

[cdizzle_996]

I don't mind it.

Better then the Loui deal lol.

[68style]

I don't really feel this one, we have a massive glut of forwards that will be trying to make the team next month and now Vanek is basically guaranteed one of those spots... are we a rebuilding team? Or are we trying to win now? Signing doesn't make too much sense to me.

[Nabatron]

Signing of Vanek shows that management does not think some of the young guys are ready...or they just want to make the young guys earn their spots and not just given to them.

[Nabatron]

^signing vanek isn't going to mean they are going to win now...just maybe try and stay competitive and help the pp. Only 1 year deal so not that bad...

[6o4__boi]

not a bad deal tbh

i'd laugh pretty hard if he outperforms Loui by miles

[AzNightmare]

not a bad deal tbh

i'd laugh pretty hard if he outperforms Loui by miles

I think that'll be one of the things I'll be looking forward to seeing this season.

[murd0c]

I think that's a smart call, make the young guys earn the spots and if not they can play for the Comets and get the ice time and experience they need. I think its a fantastic thing they are not trying to rush them.

Not only that this will be perfect for trade deadline deals

[Jmac]

Vanek put up 48 points in 68 games last year, at least 40 every year since he came into the league. He's never been a great skater (and moreso now with age) and he's never been a solid defender, but he's still one of the best net-front guys in the league. Hopefully Gadjovich can pick a few things up from him in camp.

[snowball]

Seems like Vanek fits with the others who had similar stats before coming here...

Eriksson, Vrbata, Booth, Demitra (RIP) are some that come to mind.

Hopefully he does better...

[EmperorIS]

Man with the Vanek signing, Utica Comet sure got a good team going.

[Nabatron]

make them young guys earn the spots I like it. Hopefully Vanek pulls a vrbata and puts up some points..

[Ch28]

Canucks sign Vanek to 1 year $2M deal

http://i.imgur.com/oV9RfKi.jpg

[Nabatron]

^read about comments..

[bobbinka]

i'm okay with this. would like to see him help bo and bae with their offensive game.

a little excited to see what the lineup will be. does vanek and gagner get thrown onto sutter's line? and then we get a bae, bo, boeser line?

[Tim Budong]

would have rather seen jagr over vanek

just sayin

[dbaz]

are we a rebuilding team? Or are we trying to win now? Signing doesn't make too much sense to me.

Simple, it's the Sedin's last year as the face of the franchise, You have to do something for them, if not its an insult considering what they have done as players for the team, and as people in the community. If it fails, you can still trade players like Vanek, and Ganger away because they don't have NTCs, nor long/bad contracts. Meaning we can still tank from TDL.
Many will say, "well you can still play the young guys!!". But a player like Goldobin needs 15min a night in a top 6 role, he wont get that on this team. Even before the Vanek, and Gagner deals he wouldn't get it. If there's injuries to a top 6 he can go from playing top minutes in the A to top minutes in the NHL
People may also say, "what if the Sedin's come back, they will take that time away next year from the players again!!" Like I mentioned before, this is the last year of the contracts where they are the face of the franchise. The team knows, and they know that if they re-sign they will be playing a lesser role, and taking the backseat to these players. This means a shift in PP1 to PP2 and a shift from 1st line to 3rd.
Bo made the push to become a leader for this team last year, and I think you see it from Baer and one of Burmistrov/Boeser this year.

Anyways this is what I expect the roster to look like forward wise to start(the bottom 6 will be all over the place because we have players who can play multiple spots)
Sedin - Sedin - Eriksson
Baer - Bo - Boeser
Vanek - Sutter - Rodin
Gaunce - Gagner - Burmistrov
Granlund(ir)

Rumors Granlund will start on IR due to his wrist surgery. Don't be surprised if Chaput got in over another until Granlund healthy.
D is pretty simple to figure out, but I think Holm is the 7th D

If you want to know why I picked this, feel free to read more lmao



roster before vanek
sedin- sedin- granlund
baer- bo -
Eriksson - sutter - gagner
gaunce* - burmistrov*- dorsett*

*beside players who don't have a job secured(total 4 spots with the empty)
Gaunce - not much offense from him during his first year in the nhl, we had a shit 4th line though. has offensive skill, is big, solid d, can pk, can play lw/c
Burmistrov - nearly .5ppg with arz after jets failed. good d, has skill, can pk. this looks like a player who was messed with by bad coaches.(Noel, Maurice. yikes) Kinda reminds me of how Nino was treated by NYI before he got traded and started lighting it up, not exactly the same though.
Dorsett - I don't think he plays, and I think the team knows it. I'm expecting LTIR

So who replaces these players or can grab an open spot(Ill start with easiest to demote)
Virtanen - Size and speed are great, but he still didn't do much in the AHL. He needs more responsibility, more time in the AHL, and more time learning a PRO game.
Boucher - Heavy shot, could pot goals. He's slow, bad d, and pretty small. He was thought of as an option on the PP (This is now redundant with Gagner and Vanek)
Goldobin - Tons of skill, and speed. Yet, hes not a top 6 forward on this team, even without Vanek. He needs to play a lot, and work on his D.
Rodin - He has tons of skill, hes shown it. Older, and more experienced than Goldobin, but seemingly has injury problems a lot. Development not hampered my less minutes.
Boeser - I think hes ready now, and has chemistry with baer and bo like Rodin does. But he still has a lot to learn


Basically you take Boeser and Rodin as they both have chemistry with the second line and are offensive players, who are better responsibly d than the others.
Then you take Burmistrov and Gaunce due to what they offer position wise, pk wise and because they are more ready
Sure you could have goldobin learn d in the nhl at 5min a game on the 4th line, but is that worth it? no

[Jmac]

I think you can pretty much assume Rodin and Holm are on the team if healthy. If there weren't assurances from the club that they'd play in the NHL, I think they'd be playing in Sweden this season (esp. Holm).

The young guys will go to the AHL, IMO, including Boeser.

[dbaz]

yea boeser is a strong candidate, especially if dorsett plays. if not i see him going down when granlund is healthy

[Tim Budong]

if its really the twins last year, you sign jagr and you give the fans a show

this season really doesn't have much goin

and now this mess with Bo's contract... there really isnt much the team can do anymore to give fans a reason to cheer

Horvat's extension should be no1 priority... and i feel like the team hasn't done much on this front

[dbaz]

the contract is being announced on Monday. what mess?
no one from 1040 is going to have the proper info on it, the canucks are letting the new sportsnet channel announce it first as a big FU to 1040. botch is just taking shots in the dark and trying to get people mad at ownership and management

[XplicitLuder]

am i the only one apart from dbaz thinkin wtf is this mess ppl speak of for Bo's contract lol

[pastarocket]

am i the only one apart from dbaz thinkin wtf is this mess ppl speak of for Bo's contract lol

What mess? IIRC, somebody posted about a bridge deal for Bo.

We will know the contract terms soon enough once the new Sportsnet radio station is up and running on Monday.

[XplicitLuder]

What mess?

exactly my point lool

[Hondaracer]

It's the twins "last year" so you sign an aging Vanek who is a consistent non performer when it counts and has only racked up points in recent years with top tier linemates?

It says a lot that no other team in the league would sign him at 2 mill per.

This team and management is so backwards now Jesus it's hard to be a fan. At this point, imo, it's not just medelling ownership (if that was ever the case) it's a management team that doesn't have a feel for the pulse of the fan and essentially makes signings for the sake of bringing in stop gap players instead of rotating prospects in that position.

There were already few enough spots as is and now with vanek you have MAYBE two spots where prospects will rotate into the lineup. If that means that Boeser is out of the lineup more often than not I think that's a huge detriment to his development imo.

[Ch28]

The Canucks won't be winning the cup with this team, so a lot of season ticket holders only positive was to think that the Canucks would be icing a young team. The signing of Vanek and taking away of a roster spot from one of those prospects is definitely going to leave a bad taste in a lot of people's mouth.

[punkwax]

^Unless a youngster earns Vanek's spot, sure. If that happens, there's something to be excited about. If it doesn't then who cares. The youngster grows in the A and we have a decent point producer up front.

At this stage in the game, let anyone with a half decent resume have a shot at a roster spot. When the young guys prove they're really ready, then I'll question signings like Vanek.

[Jmac]

So ... ice the shittiest team possible so the kids can get crushed every night? I don't get the logic.

If the kids prove they're better, we can make room for them. If not, they can develop in Utica.

I'm not a fan of this management group, but this is really, really low on the list of grievances with this management group.

[dbaz]

It's the twins "last year" so you sign an aging Vanek who is a consistent non performer when it counts and has only racked up points in recent years with top tier linemates?

It says a lot that no other team in the league would sign him at 2 mill per.

This team and management is so backwards now Jesus it's hard to be a fan. At this point, imo, it's not just medelling ownership (if that was ever the case) it's a management team that doesn't have a feel for the pulse of the fan and essentially makes signings for the sake of bringing in stop gap players instead of rotating prospects in that position.

There were already few enough spots as is and now with vanek you have MAYBE two spots where prospects will rotate into the lineup. If that means that Boeser is out of the lineup more often than not I think that's a huge detriment to his development imo.

If you think 2 of our forward prospects are ready, you're out to lunch.

Also think about this, 3-5 of the 7 teams in our division are in their window for a cup push. Edm, Cal, Anah, LA, SJ(prob done). On top of this, Arizona is pushing into that. Besides ARZ these teams will be rebuilding, or in cap hell when all our prospects are ready.So why rush them when all those other teams are in peak position or almost at peak position? The young guys will get crushed like Edm did.
Its smarter to ease them in. Bring in vets who can ease the load on the younger players you already have, and give your best prospect a shot (Boeser), while having those that aren't ready get tons of minutes in the AHL. Plus you can trade the vets for picks at the deadline, meaning more prospects. A 2nd/3rd from a "consistent non performer" seems like a good deal for me, especially in a super strong draft
Thats another good pick to join our prospects who will be coming into form in about 2-4years.
Petterson 2 to 3 years away
Dahlen 1 to 2
Juuolevi 1 to 2
Virtanen 1 to ?
Demko 2 to 3
Gaudette 1 to 2

Why would you try to push it when the rest aren't ready?

[dbaz]

benning this morning on 650: expect deal to be done with horvat next week. (wennberg contract sets a number for them to be around) room for 2 young guys if they prove they are ready. team announcement about sedins coming soon, rumors they are going to announce this is their last year
sedin interview: asked about playing out year, and retiring. answered as yes, very possible. said that the first thing green told them was that they weren't good enough last year

[Amuse]

Vanek will be great trade bait during the trade deadline if he plays well. Could pick up a prospect or a 2nd. Low risk signing here. This is probably JB's plan. If he plays really well, Canucks resign him.

[pastarocket]

Bert is gonna be a regular guest on Sportsnet650. Interesting:


Adam Forsythe‏ @adamforsythe 3 hours ago

More Cool news: Todd Bertuzzi will be a weekly guest on @Sportsnet650! Catch his segments every Tuesday morning

[pastarocket]

Daniel announces that he and Henrik want to retire as Canucks.

-gonna be one heck of a jersey retirement ceremony for the twins one day. :tears:

Daniel Sedin: Mindset is to retire as a Vancouver Canuck - Sportsnet.ca (http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/daniel-sedin-mindset-retire-vancouver-canuck/)

[dbaz]

Stealing this joke... they should call the segment Todd Bertuesdays

650 has been pretty solid today, way better than 1040. Might be nerves, but the Asian guy spits verbal diarrhea from time to time

[Blah_Teggie]

I'm not too optimistic about this Vanek signing. If he was good, he wouldn't be on his 7th NHL team in the past 3 years! Maybe he's going for some sorta record. Also with you guys saying he'll be good trade bait come deadline, he was traded last year from Detroit to Florida for Dylan Mcllrath and a third rounder. So that's the kinda return we can expect this time around. But hopefully he plays well and proves everybody wrong.

[dbaz]

If he was good, he wouldn't be on his 7th NHL team in the past 3 years! Maybe he's going for some sorta record. Also with you guys saying he'll be good trade bait come deadline, he was traded last year from Detroit to Florida for Dylan Mcllrath and a third rounder.

except he hasn't been on 7 teams in 3 years. this will be his 7th in 16years. jagr, housley, coffee, guerin, whitney, lang played for 8+ teams. does that mean they aren't good? some players prefer playing time, and situations better than playing less time on a good team. especially those who know they will be traded to a playoff team at the deadline. a 3rd rounder is good value, because its a round where theres still a decent chance of hitting an nhler. for a player who "doesn't show up" hes still over .6ppg, and considering he gets the most slag for not showing up in the playoffs, he has over .5ppg there too. he annoys teams because hes got awesome skill, just doesn't show it all the time

[bobbinka]

I'm not too optimistic about this Vanek signing. If he was good, he wouldn't be on his 7th NHL team in the past 3 years! Maybe he's going for some sorta record. Also with you guys saying he'll be good trade bait come deadline, he was traded last year from Detroit to Florida for Dylan Mcllrath and a third rounder. So that's the kinda return we can expect this time around. But hopefully he plays well and proves everybody wrong.

Van will be his 7th team going into the 5th consecutive season.

- he got traded from Buffalo to net a big return in the final year of his contract in 2013-2014.
-islanders loved him and offered him a 7yr 50 mil extension, but he didnt like where the islanders were going, so they dealt him
-montreal only acquired him for the playoff push, so they had no business in resigning him afterwards

so while he was on multiple teams in the 2013-2014 season, that's not necessarily an indication of him being a bad player. teams have various reasons to trade players. if you know they're going to walk away as a UFA at the end of the season or if you can't afford to offer him a contract, you might as well get something in return.

even though he was on 2 teams last year, he put up 48 points. guess how many Canucks had more than 48 points last season? only Horvat and Hank. The bar is pretty low on our team, so I hope he takes this opportunity to turn it up.

[highfive]

I feel vanek signing is more of him grooming boeser. There was an article about vanek training with boeser and how he enjoyed training with him because he was willing to listen.

Shit. It's only $2 mil. We spend more on Dorsett lol

[Hondaracer]

Vanek will be great trade bait during the trade deadline if he plays well. Could pick up a prospect or a 2nd. Low risk signing here. This is probably JB's plan. If he plays really well, Canucks resign him.

He fetched a 3rd last season after 15 goals and 40 points and didn't have a goal after he deadline. You're not getting a second for him unless he's close to 25 goals, and if that.

[6o4__boi]

I'm ok with the young talents starting in the AHL this season.

Let the shitty vets, dead weights, plugs, take the brunt and misery of a shitty campaign while the kids build up confidence in the minors.

Slowly integrate them over the course of the season to the roster if needed if said deadweights become too useless/injury.

[slicrick]

Vanek might be able to surprise a few people. He's not that far removed from being offered that 7 year 50 million dollar contract in the 13-14 season when he had 44 points in 47 games. He was alright in Detroit last season too, 38 points in 48 games. Wasn't great in Florida though.

Here's to hoping he can find that spark again, if he did he could bring back something decent at the deadline

[highfive]

Dahlen has mono and going to miss young tourney. Is it me or does it seem like every year some kid catches mono? McCann, Casseks and now Dahlen?

[Ch28]

Dahlen has mono and going to miss young tourney. Is it me or does it seem like every year some kid catches mono? McCann, Casseks and now Dahlen?

Young kids are going around swapping saliva with all the thirsty puck bunnies

[highfive]

https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/status/905393738213675008

https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/status/905394059388350464

https://twitter.com/DhaliwalSports/status/905441639371440128

Under $6 would be good for Bo for 6 years

[Tim Budong]

As long as it's not a bridge deal. Im happy with it.

[murd0c]

It was driving me fucken crazy when it sounded like a bridge deal, would of been the stupidest move ever.

[Nabatron]

^bridge deal good and bad...if bo breaks out and scores like 70-80 points in a bridge deal he is gunna get paid....

[6o4__boi]

I can't see Bo being more than 70 pt player tbh

He's still young, but his production suffered when he played against top defensive pairings.

He'll be a consistent 50-60 player and maybe a few 70 pt seasons on his peak years.

[Nabatron]

^yeah I was just sayin lol

[blkgsr]

or if he could get someone decent to play along side

[Ch28]

It's hard to say whether the leaked news about a potential bridge deal was the Canucks or Bo's agent leaking it to use as leverage. Bo's career projection has always been on an upward trajectory, so I can't see it being any different (except for injuries) because he legitimately looks and acts like a complete pro.

The Alex Wennberg 6yr 29.4m (4.9m AAV) contract definitely helps

[Expresso]

^except when he's chillin' on the flatbed of a a pickup

[Nabatron]

^yeah that part was dumb as fuck lol

[6o4__boi]

https://twitter.com/DarrenDreger/status/905779437177905152

Thoughts on this?

[EvoFire]

https://twitter.com/DarrenDreger/status/905779437177905152

Thoughts on this?

Less draft busts, more drafting straight into NHL. Probably would help keep some of the kids in school longer as well.

[6o4__boi]

Should generational talents be given "exemptions" to be drafted 1 year earlier?

I like the idea too, since teams very rarely draft players straight to the roster. But lots would need to be clarified/restructured.

[murd0c]

I think its a good idea, lets the kids mature that one year which is really needed for kids that age. I'm just wondering how it would actually work, they can't go a year with not drafting players so how could they actually change the age?

[highfive]

The year Canucks can draft 1st overall. Hey! lets not let them draft the next generational talent! FUCK THEM!

[Tim Budong]

Moving up one year... I'm fine with that tbh. Tho most kids end up back in jr anyways.... Generational..

The one thing I'm curious tho is.. can a team go out there and sign an 18yr old out of the KHL who didn't enter the draft?

[UFO]

I think its a good idea, lets the kids mature that one year which is really needed for kids that age. I'm just wondering how it would actually work, they can't go a year with not drafting players so how could they actually change the age?

Not every player drafted right now is <19, teams just draft from the best of the 19+ instead. Let the underaged generational talents stew for another year and become uber generational talents.

Not sure if that's what you're asking, seems too simple lol.

[murd0c]

Not every player drafted right now is <19, teams just draft from the best of the 19+ instead. Let the underaged generational talents stew for another year and become uber generational talents.

Not sure if that's what you're asking, seems too simple lol.

That's the thing, right now they can get drafted at 18 so all of the best players have already been drafted say the previous draft. So right now they would be a year behind. That's if I'm not reading too much into it.

[Jmac]

The reason why the CHL (and other junior teams) want the draft age moved to 19 is because:

1) Obviously junior teams keep their stars longer, which means more money, better funding for development
2) World Junior Hockey Championships; Canada and other top countries lose their top players to the NHL
3) GMs have greater certainty with valuable draft picks.

You probably won't see an instantaneous move to 19; it'll probably be gradual move.

For example, you might see something like:

2017 draft: Players born September 15th, 1999 or earlier are eligible
2018 draft: Players born June 15th, 2000 or earlier are eligible
2019 draft: Players born March 15th, 2001 or earlier are eligible
2020 draft: Players born December 15th, 2001 or earlier are eligible
2021 draft: Players born September 15th, 2002 or earlier are eligible

I think GMs want to simplify the CBA a little regarding a players "age" depends on when they were drafted or signed. I think they'd prefer birth year (which applies to some players) rather than the arbitrary September 15th date. Birth year lines up better with the CHL, Canadian Junior A, IIHF leagues, etc. and it makes it less complicated when it comes to where the players can play, how many years their ELC is, when the player becomes a UFA, how many games and pro seasons are required before the player becomes eligible for waivers, etc.

It can get quite a bit more complex for players who were born between September 16th and December 31st.

[Tim Budong]

Boeser has potential to win a Calder?

thoughts?

[m3thods]

Boeser has potential to win a Calder?

thoughts?

My thoughts are if he spends more than a few games in the A, the only Calder he's potentially winning is in the AHL.

With the current suite of forwards going into camp, he's got one foot in the Utica dressing room door. He'll need to bring it in ever preseason game for them to decide to keep him and send someone else away on waivers. They're not going to keep him to sit in the press box and rotate in every 3-4 games.

That's to say I don't agree with it since he clearly showed he was at least NHL-ready last year in 9 games. But if it came down to playing 40 games in the NHL vs playing an entire season of pro hockey in Utica, I think he's better served with the latter.

[murd0c]

so bo finally signed a 6 year deal for 33mill which is of course 5.5 a year.


It was pretty funny, listening to 1040 this morning they broke the new on the deal and then I switched to 650 to see what they say about it and they came on right after saying no word on the deal yet and when a deal is going to get done. fricken comedy

[6o4__boi]

pretty good deal for Bo, glad it wasn't a bridge deal

dunno about Boeser but if Pettersson can put on some weight and muscle, he'd be a good shot at Calder

them dangles though...that horrific Euro defending though haha

https://twitter.com/HockeyWebCast/status/905893189411889153

[dapperfied]

^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otCpCn0l4Wo

[dbaz]

This is who I think will challenge for the calder. keller, and mcavoy are probably who I think have the best shot, and are probably being said to be favs as of now.I have them followed by boeser. Theres also ho-sang, Chabot and barzal(if barzal makes the team).
I think Patrick, Jost and Hischier will have mediocre rookie seasons, and a player like strome wont make their team

[highfive]

So many people on twitter thinks Bo was overpaid. lol

My response was, do you know how much eriksson is getting?

[6o4__boi]

Bo will earn every penny of his contract, even if he may not put up the points

[dbaz]

his best comparable was wennberg. hes getting 600k more because he will become the face of the team, the captain, can play solid d as well, and put up similar points to wennberg ,a player on a great offensive team

people complaining either hate the canucks, or are people who don't know shit

[Nabatron]

With Nolan Patrick I doubt he even plays a full season this year...guy is injury prone from the start but things could change.

I am totally fine with bo's contract since he will be the face of the team and pretty much will play in every key situation possible.

[pastarocket]

A fair contract for Bo. Benning showed him the money today. :thumbsup:

[highfive]

his best comparable was wennberg. hes getting 600k more because he will become the face of the team, the captain, can play solid d as well, and put up similar points to wennberg ,a player on a great offensive team

people complaining either hate the canucks, or are people who don't know shit

Bo being the scoring two way centre deserves that kind of money. Fucking Jeff Patterson, guys from Canucks army....whole bunch of those 1040 people salty about it.

[dbaz]

of course 1040 is salty about it. they were running that bo was signing a bridge deal for about 2 weeks and were complaining about that. some of them even suggested a contract around this current one would be better. they are just shitting on the team because they lost the rights.
on top of that think of all the extra work botchford has now with blocking people on twitter because he was wrong, and cant handle the fact hes an idiot

[highfive]

Same goes with Jeff Patterson...lol he reported how Goldobin changed numbers from 82 to 77 and he asked a vet about it and he said it's ballsy?

1040 full of idiots now.

[punkwax]

people complaining either hate the canucks, or are people who don't know shit

My money is on the latter.

[Nabatron]

once 650 got the rights and went live 1040 just a bunch of salty fuck tards on there now....I love it haha. Finally have another option to listen to Sat and the boys over at 650 compared listening to those clowns on 1040 aka bro jake.

Bro jake is by far the worst on 1040 I cannot stand his bs and has 0 sports knowledge its beyond laughable...

[Kilinim]

Scottie Upshall signed to PTO

[pastarocket]

So many people on twitter thinks Bo was overpaid. lol

My response was, do you know how much eriksson is getting?

Eriksson is an overpaid Swedish meatball! His 6 year, 36 million dollar contract gave our team 11 goals, 13 assists last season. :lawl:

[Jmac]

You should always compare to the mean or the median, not a good or bad contract.

I'm glad Bo is signed, not good for any party historically when a player misses training camp because of a contract dispute.

[rsx10]

Eriksson is an overpaid Swedish meatball! His 6 year, 36 million dollar contract gave our team 11 goals, 13 assists last season. :lawl:

I believe he will have a bounce back year. He did the same thing when he got traded from Dallas to Boston and it took him a bit to earn that contract. Also a lot of players have issues playing from the Eastern Conference to the West. Hopefully now that he knows the teams he will playing against, a coach that will let him play, he can learn to adjust. The same goes for Gudbranson.

[Jmac]

of course 1040 is salty about it. they were running that bo was signing a bridge deal for about 2 weeks and were complaining about that. some of them even suggested a contract around this current one would be better. they are just shitting on the team because they lost the rights.
on top of that think of all the extra work botchford has now with blocking people on twitter because he was wrong, and cant handle the fact hes an idiot
So many blocks I'd imagine.

Botch blocked me because I said the Provies could use a proofread after he released a Provies filled with dozens of spelling errors, grammatical errors, incorrect player references, etc. Guy has the thinnest fucking skin.

[dbaz]

Benning: 'We're rebuilding the organization; That's what we're doing' - Video - TSN (http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/video/benning-we-re-rebuilding-the-organization-that-s-what-we-re-doing~1205189)

good interview. but I think they should have gave benning the questions prior, hes pretty bad with interviews that require him to think. he really shows hes looking for an answer or a word :lol

he has some good points about prospects, depth, and adds ganger might play with the sedins

[murd0c]

This is good... Really really good. I'm happy the Sedin's wrote one.

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/daniel-and-henrik-sedin-dear-vancouver/

[Tim Budong]

This is good... Really really good. I'm happy the Sedin's wrote one.

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/daniel-and-henrik-sedin-dear-vancouver/

If we are going to win a Stanley Cup, if we are going to achieve our dream, we’d only want it to be in Vancouver. If we did it anywhere else, I don’t think it would feel the same.


Sigh....

[Kilinim]

If we are going to win a Stanley Cup, if we are going to achieve our dream, we’d only want it to be in Vancouver. If we did it anywhere else, I don’t think it would feel the same.


Sigh....

As much as you might dislike their comment. You've gotta respect their loyalty and dedication.

[Tim Budong]

I don't dislike that comment.

[pastarocket]

This is good... Really really good. I'm happy the Sedin's wrote one.

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/daniel-and-henrik-sedin-dear-vancouver/

Mad respect for the Sedins. The twins are showing the team, and the rest of the league, how to properly transition leadership responsibility and ultimately, the captaincy to Horvat and the rest of the young guys.


Fuck those players in the league like Marchand and Shawn Thornton for the way they disrespected and insulted the Sedins with their actions and mean words. Ratface and Shitface don't even have 10 percent of the class and character like Henrik and Daniel. :fuckthatshit:

When the Sedins retire one day, the NHL will lose two of the most underrated star players in the league.

[highfive]

Gonna miss them when they retire. I still remember Couture congratulating Henrik on the 1000 points before a faceoff.

[6o4__boi]

The Sedins are without a doubt the best players to put the Vancouver jersey on. Both pure class on and off the ice.

Gonna be a sad day for the city and the franchise when they decide to hang em up.

[Tim Budong]

Mad respect for the Sedins. The twins are showing the team, and the rest of the league, how to properly transition leadership responsibility and ultimately, the captaincy to Horvat and the rest of the young guys.


Fuck those players in the league like Marchand and Shawn Thornton for the way they disrespected and insulted the Sedins with their actions and mean words. Ratface and Shitface don't even have 10 percent of the class and character like Henrik and Daniel. :fuckthatshit:

When the Sedins retire one day, the NHL will lose two of the most underrated star players in the league.

I have a different thinking here... after the press voted Henrik for Hart and the players chose Daniel as MVP in the Lester/Ted Lindsey.

It was those two years onwards that most of the league really took notice on the twins and was a real threat game after game.

[pastarocket]

I have a different thinking here... after the press voted Henrik for Hart and the players chose Daniel as MVP in the Lester/Ted Lindsey.

It was those two years onwards that most of the league really took notice on the twins and was a real threat game after game.


There is no doubt that many players and media people who recognize Henrik and Daniel's talent.

I'm just salty that there are players in the NHL like Ratface and Shawn Thornton who disrespect the Sedins in such mean spirited ways. PJSalt

[Ch28]

"If we’re going to win a Cup, we only want it to be with Vancouver – that will never change," Henrik Sedin wrote. "And if the moment has come and passed already, then so be it. This is my home. This is our home. This is our family’s home. Vancouver has given us so much and we’ve tried to give everything we have in return. So we will do our best to teach this new generation of young guys."

Damn.

[dapperfied]

:tears::tears::tears:

[Ch28]

Gonna miss them when they retire. I still remember Couture congratulating Henrik on the 1000 points before a faceoff.

Couture wrote a Players' Tribune article about "Elite Centers 101" where he listed Crosby, Toews, Kopitar, Datsyuk, Getzlaf, and Hank.

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/best-centers-in-the-nhl/

As much as we feel the media is a bit biased against the Sedins, the players definitely hold them in high regard.

[Durrann]

the feels.

[AzNightmare]

I feel in the heat of the moment in the game, it's easy to take advantage of the Sedins physically cause they aren't known to be gritty players who hack back. But I believe when it's off the ice, they have the players' respect, minus a select few who don't really respect any one or the game anyway.

Ratface isn't selective on who he clips.

[AzNightmare]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opPxohKs9Do

[Kilinim]

Training camp is free to attend. Runs this Wed to Sat: https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/canucks-training-camp-opens-sept-12/c-290980224

[pastarocket]

If Henrik and Daniel can also teach some of the young guys about puck possession in their cycle game, that would be a bonus.

What Sedinery!

https://youtu.be/PRwBYwtt-cI

[Kilinim]

I'm gonna say White makes the team and Upshall doesn't.

[Infiniti]

Canucks roster for China

https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/vancouver-canucks-confirm-2017-nhl-china-games-roster/c-291092380

[Nabatron]

i say upshall makes the team and white doesn't. I guess it will be subject to dorsett really if he is really fully healed. I personally would just waive dorsett and sign white for cheap and keep upshall.

[Harvey Specter]

The bird taking the Canucks to China...

https://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/e35/21690554_497326940615072_6444704264232108032_n.jpg

https://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/e35/21041996_1919789654905077_4678582650913423360_n.jp g

[Nabatron]

^that jet looks legit!!!!

[bobbinka]

no anthem review?

[pastarocket]

What an overtime winner by Boeser against LA. This kid has a cannon of a shot:

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/canucks-top-kings-nhl-pre-season-opener/

[Ch28]

What an overtime winner by Boeser against LA. This kid has a cannon of a shot:

Canucks top Kings in NHL pre-season opener - Sportsnet.ca (http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/canucks-top-kings-nhl-pre-season-opener/)

Boeser on pace for 82 goal season confirmed

[Jmac]

He's actually on pace for a 4-5 goal preseason

[highfive]

Go to Canucks and players ig. Plane does look legit. They should use it for the season lol

[sonick]

The company that runs the charter is a luxury cruise line. They have 'air cruises' on these planes where rich ppl fly from city to city as if it was a regular cruise. Pretty legit indeed.

[Kilinim]

The Sedins are without a doubt the best players to put the Vancouver jersey on. Both pure class on and off the ice.

Gonna be a sad day for the city and the franchise when they decide to hang em up.

Wouldn't say THE best. Don't forget about Naslund, Bure, Mogilny. Sedins are pretty close to the top when it comes to our best ever.

[Kilinim]

Please tell me this baseball bs isn't going to run over the Canucks game

[604778]

^Game is on Sportsnet 360.

[mj_39]

Boeser with another one

[604778]

Subban with a goal

[sonick]

Lol what terrible defense

[mj_39]

https://www.thescore.com/news/1376037
Demers nixed deal to Canucks for Gudbranson before trade to Coyotes

[roastpuff]

Jesus wept so many penalties.

[68style]

Biggest disappointment so far this preseason is how terrible and unconfident Juolevi has been playing... just awful

[Jmac]

Good:
Boeser
Archibald
Virtanen

Bad:
Literally everyone else

Ugly:
Reffing

[Not really racist!]

OJ looked pretty terrible out there cot damn, he better make a big leap in junior this season... he would probably get rekt if he was loaned to Europe

[TjAlmeida]

Maybe he pulled a virtanen and added to much weight. Didn't they say he went from 190 ish last training camp to 213 this year?

[snowball]

Boeser looks great, I hope they put him with the Sedins again this year for a bit.

[Jmac]

OJ looked pretty terrible out there cot damn, he better make a big leap in junior this season... he would probably get rekt if he was loaned to Europe Well, Jokerit owns his rights in Europe, so unless he signs a KHL contract, he's in London by the end of the month.

To be fair, all of our defensemen were absolutely awful today. Subban and Holm were good offensively, but just as terrible as everyone else in their own zone. All of them looked completely lost on their side of the blueline.

I would've expected McEneny to at least be solid in his own zone since he knows Green's systems and Green has raved about his defensive play in the past (unlike Subban and Sautner, the other two Utica players, whom Green has routinely criticized for their defensive play). Obviously, Holm, Juolevi, and Brisebois have to adjust to a new system, but I still expected them to be better than that.

[Tim Budong]

https://twitter.com/Canucks/status/909725918121414656

publicity move haha

[sonick]

No, emergency goalie move.

[6o4__boi]

hard to read into pre-season games

but is it just me or is Trent Cull a pretty shitty coach?
i know it's Preseason and Youngstars where you get a mish-mash of players but it's like he got a bunch of 5 year olds and just told em to play on in the pond while he sits on the park bench reading the paper and drinking coffee

god, OJ having a rough go of it just makes seeing Tkachuk in a Flams jersey hurt more

[sonick]

I give him the benefit of the doubt the first game. The team didn't even get a chance to skate together. Absolutely no chance to learn any sort of system.

[fsy82]

hard to read into pre-season games

but is it just me or is Trent Cull a pretty shitty coach?
i know it's Preseason and Youngstars where you get a mish-mash of players but it's like he got a bunch of 5 year olds and just told em to play on in the pond while he sits on the park bench reading the paper and drinking coffee

god, OJ having a rough go of it just makes seeing Tkachuk in a Flams jersey hurt more

It's called a preseason for a reason. Plus all the veterans are on the way to China. Don't read too much into the scores. Look at the individual player performances last night.

[6o4__boi]

yeah, it's a relatively small sample source, but he was also behind the bench at the Youngstars and they looked the same way.

but you could say the same about the Vegas team, it was literally their AHL roster and some try-outs

Glass stood out to me yesterday, i really hope Pettersson turns out. Cus Glass looks like he'll be a pretty solid pick for the Knights.

[UFO]

You can't even look at individual performances too much, since this is such a team/systems game. Just enjoy all the kids out there, and remember that this is what a caps-lock R rebuild would look like haha

[sonick]

You can't even look at individual performances too much, since this is such a team/systems game. Just enjoy all the kids out there, and remember that this is what a caps-lock R rebuild would look like haha

Pretty much the Oilers B.M. (Before McDavid)

[Liquid_o2]

Worst case scenario is that Virtanen, OJ, and Pettersson all become 4th D / bottom 6 players... and we are spinning our wheels a couple years from now. And guys like Nylander, Ehlers, Sergachev, Tkachuk, Glass, etc. are all lighting it up.

Way too early to tell and I'll continue to be positive.

[6o4__boi]

Pettersson will either be a top 6 player or not an NHLer altogether

If JV can become an impact bottom six player at this stage of his career, i think it'll at least ease the pain on missing out on Ehlers/Nylander etc.

Too early for OJ, but i'm not liking what i'm seeing. Saw a lazy player who didn't take the Youngstars seriously, and a shaky pre-season showing thus far. For a guy advertised as a smart, smooth-skating d, he's been anything but. Of course it doesn't help when you look at the guy drafted right after

[68style]

^
When he poked that puck forward off his own stick near the end in the neutral zone, no urgency to go try to get possession back and basically just shrugged his shoulders while the LV guy took it around his lazy reach and got a breakaway??? Fuckin pissed me off... not even trying

[highfive]

Worst case scenario is that Virtanen, OJ, and Pettersson all become 4th D / bottom 6 players... and we are spinning our wheels a couple years from now. And guys like Nylander, Ehlers, Sergachev, Tkachuk, Glass, etc. are all lighting it up.

Way too early to tell and I'll continue to be positive.

Still too early to say Glass and Sergachev are lightning it up.

Even for Nylander and Tkachuk. Give them some more time before saying they're stars already.

[Liquid_o2]

Still too early to say Glass and Sergachev are lightning it up.

Even for Nylander and Tkachuk. Give them some more time before saying they're stars already.

Not saying they are now. I meant in the future if this were to happen.

[6o4__boi]

lowballin life

https://twitter.com/Canucks/status/910198052765315073

[Kilinim]

LOL

[pastarocket]

What a huge difference in size between two of the goalies in China. Anders is a giant compared to little Sun. :lawl:

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/sports/nhl/cms/binary/14746399.jpg?size=640x420

[subordinate]

What a huge difference in size between the two goalies in China. Anders is a giant compared to little Sun. :lawl:



I think Anders would be a giant compared to most of us. He's 6'6'' - 230lbs.

[Obsideon]

Not sure if this was posted already but saw it on Canucks forum and found it pretty funny.

Anders Nilsson is Jacob Markstrom in his final form
http://content.invisioncic.com/Mnhlcanucks/monthly_2017_09/rrr.jpg.1f2fd527e2c2c61fe7bcee1fb9e9e784.jpg


for the non-DBZ fans. Broly!
https://media.giphy.com/media/asqp0mHzcJynK/giphy.gif
https://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/dbz-dokkanbattle/images/7/7a/Broly.gif/revision/latest?cb=20161128042753

[Nabatron]

yeah anders on the captain America secret serum

[murd0c]

they look like brothers

[bobbinka]

https://www.nhl.com/news/canucks-add-zehao-sun-to-roster-for-china-games/c-291166440

Sun said that he has learned a lot already from the Canucks because "it is a top team that is professional,"

Guess he hasn't seen our recent years :badpokerface:

[Mike Oxbig]

Can the canucks get Duchene for virtanen + gudbranson + 2nd?

[Ikkaku]

Woo our team beat the flames today! Utica looks like they'll have a pretty decent team this year

[jdmhaze]

Can the canucks get Duchene for virtanen + gudbranson + 2nd?

If Colorado fires Sakic and hires you as GM.

[TjAlmeida]

It's only preseason, but it seems like virtanen has made strides in the right direction. Fingers crossed he continues to mature and develope and earn his draft selection.

[murd0c]

It's been looking good so far, great backchecking and putting the puck in the net so far. I think he still needs time in Utica but this is the most promise we have seen from him since he's been drafted.

[highfive]

Boesers goal... I buy a ticket just to see him play live. Not Eriksson. Lol

[CRS]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8w8AN-YhtQ

[Ch28]

Brock Boeser has 11 points in 12 NHL games (pre-season + regular season)

Let that sink in for a second.

[pastarocket]

3-1 for the Kings so far in Shanghai. The China games begin for our team.

-pretty Shanghai girls as cheerleaders. FeelsGoodMan

[Tim Budong]

Lower bowl is about 70% full.. but the upper deck is empty as shit hahah

[pastarocket]

Granlund scores! 3-2. C'mon guys!

[murd0c]

it was so odd driving to work this morning and listening to a live Canucks game.

Has anyone else has issues with 650's reception? it's so crackly and cutting in and out on my drive I can barley listen to it most of the time.

[6o4__boi]

Chatfield and Holm might battle it out for that first call-up

I like what Chatfield brings, kid is pretty slick and has good speed.

At this point, i don't think we're ever gonna see Subban play an NHL game for the Canucks.

[Bouncing Bettys]

Has anyone else has issues with 650's reception? it's so crackly and cutting in and out on my drive I can barley listen to it most of the time.

Yeah, the signal seems weak in Aldergrove/Langley compared to 1040.

[Nabatron]

Yeah I aslo get some weird feedback when listening to 650 in Langley area

[highfive]

you can play fm I believe.

Listen live throughout B.C. to the Canucks on Sportsnet 650 - Sportsnet.ca (http://www.sportsnet.ca/650/650-news/listen-live-throughout-b-c-vancouver-canucks-sportsnet-650/)

[Liquid_o2]

650 was ok for me this morning in Vancouver and Richmond.

People who watched yesterday's game said that Subban's defense was atrocious. If he doesn't figure it out this year in Utica, that probably will be it for him and the Canucks. It's tough because they could really use his offense on the PP. But if he is a liability in his own end, it isn't worth it.

[6o4__boi]

they might as well experiment with Subban on the wing at this point

[Tim Budong]

https://twitter.com/Kingsgifs/status/910948698187718656

hm
I went to play hockey in china and all I got was two minutes for slashing
yes

[Ch28]

https://twitter.com/JeffMarek/status/910954746529411075

hm
I went to play hockey in china and all I got was two minutes for slashing
yes

Pierre's reaction :rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Ch28]

Brock Boeser currently leads the league in scoring

2017-18 NHL Preseason Player Scoring Stats | Points | FOX Sports (http://www.foxsports.com/nhl/stats?category=SCORING)

3GP 4G 2A +5 1GWG

[6o4__boi]

I knew it was a pricey charter but dam son.

https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/911267916808585216

[pastarocket]

I knew it was a pricey charter but dam son.

https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/911267916808585216


The cost is like 660 grand for a team flight on that Crystal Sky plane from YVR to Shanghai. :lawl:

Only the best for our team given that our Canucks have the most travelling during the regular season.

Those LA Peasants can just take a regular charter flight. LUL

[originalhypa]

And here I thought taking a "million air" flight to Vegas for $52k was expensive.
That's only $17,000 per hour in the air. Split among 12 guys. I doubt that Virtanen put in on this flight.

https://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/kakumeikivalvrave/images/7/76/Like_a_sir.png/revision/latest?cb=20130628080331

[EmperorIS]

lol flew the more expensive flight than the other team to a pointless preseason game for an audience who don't give a shit about them.

still lost like shit.

Canucks so good.

[Jmac]

Thanks to George Parros (of all people) for the new slashing mandate.

[Kilinim]

Game today not on TV?

[highfive]

Thanks to George Parros (of all people) for the new slashing mandate.

I agree with the new mandate but like all the rules, the refs are taking it too far.

Look at Methot's hand. Imagine that was McDavid? You lose one of your brightest stars because of a slash?

[sonick]

Game today not on TV?

Nope, free official stream https://m.facebook.com/videos/live/m/redirect/10155668376922145/?_rdr

[Jmac]

I agree with the new mandate but like all the rules, the refs are taking it too far.

Look at Methot's hand. Imagine that was McDavid? You lose one of your brightest stars because of a slash?
Well, the thing is, Parros said he wouldn't have given Crosby supplemental discipline for that.

[pastarocket]

-good to see the team enjoy the sightseeing near Beijing. The Great Wall is amazing.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170923/5eeb23fb0698c163d9593e777155651f.png

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170923/cdb6f3e7e20b4d6ce371c5fb8a3b06e2.png

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[Tim Budong]

Beijing is definitely more of a hockey city
it helps the KHL is in town...

[Mike Oxbig]

China can produce better hockey players than soccer players :joy:

[68style]

Anyone know where to find that clip they played of Guddy and Markstrom shopping together?

[pastarocket]

I think the clip is on Reddit. Let me check.

[pastarocket]

Anyone know where to find that clip they played of Guddy and Markstrom shopping together?

Here's the link from Reddit. Guddy tells one of the sale staff at a store that he and Markstrom are filming a documentary on negotiation at a fabric market. He needs to work on his lowball skills. 40 RMB for two tailor made suits? $8 CAD?? :lawl:


https://streamable.com/3liw5

[6o4__boi]

Reid Boucher on waivers

Kinda hope he clears, he's got some offensive upside that can be useful when injuries hit

[highfive]

Guy is out of shape isn't he? But I still play virtanen or boeser over him.

[6o4__boi]

he doesn't look like a hockey player, let's put it that way lol
i think i remember saying he reminded me a bit of Wellwood

but he does have some slick hands and some offensive upside given the right linemates

definitely not starting over JV or Boeser but still a good callup option over Chaput or Megna when we eventually get decimated by injuries

[highfive]

I actually don't mind Chaput as the 4th line centre. He was pretty good last season.

Megna...I say send him to the Olympics with willie d.

[spoon.ek9]

you know, despite the garbage we've had to deal with the last few years, I'm actually looking forward to the upcoming season. hope to see some good things from the young guys and continued development of Borvat.

[Tim Budong]

you know, despite the garbage we've had to deal with the last few years, I'm actually looking forward to the upcoming season. hope to see some good things from the young guys and continued development of Borvat.

I was looking forward to this team... until I saw what happened during the China games

rusty? sure.. but that 99% of the "full squad" playing that Shanghai game and it doesn't look good

the Beijing game, was better.. but the kings didn't dress full either

[bobbinka]

if you have 0 expectations, you won't be disappointed

http://i0.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/022/138/reece.JPG