You know what the Canucks are competing for, progress, renewed excitement, any semblance of playoff success, that's what they're competing for. They are realistically in the infancy of recovering from the Benning years.

In June of 2024 the Oilers will be 15 drafts removed from drafting Taylor Hall first overall and they're still trying to figure out how to win in the playoffs, the Canucks are two years removed from Benning. Simply winning one round would be a success and a sign of progress, winning a couple rounds would be a huge sign of progress.
- Pacificgem

15 drafts and 9 top 10 picks! Yikes!

I think these parts of the interview can be seen as a little glass-half-full:



The Canucks acquired him, they were on that long road trip then home then back on the road travel. The team was slumping and playing like poop. Lindholm was getting bounced around... one could hope/see a reason that having some down time and practice team (coinciding with the team generally playing better) could get more out of his game.
- NewYorkNuck

Get Daniel to teach him how to be a winger.

15 drafts and 9 top 10 picks! Yikes!
- K-man25

But he brought in OEL, brilliant man. Shoe polish hair dye

Well Pettersson has a 4.5 million raise coming, we have a 4 million cap hit… coming, Hronek and Demko raises coming… safe to say the next 4 years will probably not be as easy as this one.
- I-own_da-Northwest

You missed the point 😜 think critically.

But he brought in OEL, brilliant man. Shoe polish hair dye
- A_SteamingLombardi

We were talking about LH’s Oilers. But yeah the shoe polish is worth mentioning.

“Agent Joakim Persson tells me D Elias
Pettersson will wrap up his league play
In Sweden this weekend and then travel to Abbotsford next week to join the Abby Canucks.”

Dhaliwal …
- Pacificgem

Rick D must have read what I just posted.

Well Pettersson has a 4.5 million raise coming, we have a 4 million cap hit… coming, Hronek and Demko raises coming… safe to say the next 4 years will probably not be as easy as this one.
- I-own_da-Northwest

I believe it is a one and done type roster, so enjoy the games while you can

JTM would have kicked the sh1t out of him. Boys having fun

https://twitter.com/i/status/1765835037159854323

I might consider grabbing B Lemuix off waivers while Joshua is out.

I believe it is a one and done type roster, so enjoy the games while you can
- Reubenkincade

It’s all on Demko. For the Canucks to do well, Demko has to be the MVP.

Irfaan Gaffar
@irfgaffar
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1h
Sounds like Tyler Toffoli will be out of the lineup tonight for New Jersey due to trade related reasons.

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Adios Vasily

I might consider grabbing B Lemuix off waivers while Joshua is out.
- VANTEL

Do the Canucks NEED someone who bites people to go on a playoff run?

I believe it is a one and done type roster, so enjoy the games while you can
- Reubenkincade

You think they'll go back to a non-playoff team or just not as successful next year as they are this year, but still be pretty good? Because that's really hard to determine not knowing how they'll construct their roster next season.

To steal a phrase from QQ, you know what a "tired take" is, this fuckin complete BS that Benning assembled a core....my goodness, what a crock of crap. It implies that he masterminded some great coup or something, the idiot lost all the time while spending cap and assets like candy which gave him multiple top ten draft picks.

The guy lost and finished near the bottom of the league for seven of eight years and there's not one defenseman in the entire organization worth mentioning outside of Quinn Hughes, he was a COMPLETE disaster. Vantel and Reuby could've assembled the same or better core than Benning, and, like Benning, they have no hockey IQ what-so-ever.....
- Pacificgem

That's what I said but with 4 letters.

You think they'll go back to a non-playoff team or just not as successful next year as they are this year, but still be pretty good? Because that's really hard to determine not knowing how they'll construct their roster next season.
- Pacificgem

They will call in Benning to help.

That's what I said but with 4 letters.
- Marwood

JTM would have kicked the sh1t out of him. Boys having fun

https://twitter.com/i/status/1765835037159854323
- VANTEL

This video is disgusting. Back in my day “play fighting” involved throwing bombs and power slams 🤮

David Pagnotta
@TheFourthPeriod
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3m
Jake Guentzel trade discussions are intensifying. While the #LetsGoPens keep working at it, I'm told it's "getting close." At this hour, the Rangers, Golden Knights, Canucks, Panthers & Hurricanes are still in the mix, per source.

Do the Canucks NEED someone who bites people to go on a playoff run?
- NorthNuck

No. Rats are not what we need. We need a forward version of Zadorov 🥰

This video is disgusting. Back in my day “play fighting” involved throwing bombs and power slams 🤮
- CanuckDon

I take it in fun

Anyways they have a year to trade him.

No. Rats are not what we need. We need a forward version of Zadorov 🥰
- CanuckDon

Imagine if Washington hadn't extended Tom Wilson

It’s all on Demko. For the Canucks to do well, Demko has to be the MVP.
- bloatedmosquito

This is certainly true, but it's true for several teams like the Canucks who don't have a plethora of talent outside of a few top end players, Rangers and Jets both come to mind. It's not unique to the Canucks. You didn't imply it was, I'm just saying.

Teams like Colorado who are deep in talent don't have to rely so much on their goaltending. The Wings won two of three Cups with Osgood as their number one for cryin out loud.

Do the Canucks NEED someone who bites people to go on a playoff run?
- NorthNuck

They haven't been in the playoffs(I don't count the bubble thingy) since Burrows played for the team.
Coincidence?

This video is disgusting. Back in my day “play fighting” involved throwing bombs and power slams 🤮
- CanuckDon

And a pair of tits.

They haven't been in the playoffs(I don't count the bubble thingy) since Burrows played for the team.
Coincidence?
- Marwood