Nighty, do you need another look to see how dumb that PP set up is?
- manvanfan

Had company didn’t see much of the game. What did it look like?

I don't remember yesterday.
- VANTEL

Younger and more upside. Chances of any of these free agents amounting to much are incredibly slim.
- CanuckDon

Abby Canucks

I don’t mind actually. Their systems are getting stronger, there’s seemingly more of a willingness by Miller and Pettersson to get along, probably because Pettersson has matured and Miller has a coach who could physically kick his ass, so I like what’s happening. They’re still gonna have a good pick in the first round. It’s more positive than it’s been for some time.
- LeftCoaster

That pick could be both BPA & need in 1.

Had company didn’t see much of the game. What did it look like?
- Nighthawk

Put it this way I get more excited when we go on the PK. At least then we have a chance of scoring.

Younger and more upside. Chances of any of these free agents amounting to much are incredibly slim.
- CanuckDon

He is a 7th defenseman, for Abbotsford.

Abby Canucks

- VANTEL

Bedard isn’t a NCAA free agent
- CanuckDon

Or a Canuck

I haven’t seen any reports of where have you? He is taking his time but maybe signing his D partner makes it more attractive? Plus the opportunity with Canucks has an open road with a young core.
- Quinn's Quest

Im pretty sure RD said it on a pod, i could be wrong but im fairly sure. He seems to have his finger to the pulse when it comes to Canucks info imo.

Or a Canuck
- Jkuzzi

Im pretty sure RD said it on a pod, i could be wrong but im fairly sure. He seems to have his finger to the pulse when it comes to Canucks info imo.
- neem55

Agreed.

Or a Canuck
- Jkuzzi

That’s fine. He will be after his ELC according to Bettmanhatesus

Agreed.
- Reubenkincade

The thing about RD is he has trouble pronouncing his own name at times. He comes across dumb as a chalkboard, but he is smart enough to figure out to give the agents free airtime to promote their message about their client if in return they give him inside scoops.

That’s fine. He will be after his ELC according to Bettmanhatesus
- CanuckDon

👍 maybe before 😜

That’s fine. He will be after his ELC according to Bettmanhatesus
- CanuckDon

I think he was in my neighborhood two days ago. There was a message on my windshield "The end is coming".

I like him, sometimes his takes are wild but always passionate.

I think he was in my neighborhood two days ago. There was a message on my windshield "The end is coming".

I like him, sometimes his takes are wild but always passionate.
- VANTEL

Put it this way I get more excited when we go on the PK. At least then we have a chance of scoring.

- VANTEL

😂😂

The thing about RD is he has trouble pronouncing his own name at times. He comes across dumb as a chalkboard, but he is smart enough to figure out to give the agents free airtime to promote their message about their client if in return they give him inside scoops.
- VANTEL

Journalist first, podcast host second.

Kind of an interesting thread on Twitter…


March 26th-On This Day in BC Sport History: 1915

The Vancouver Millionaires win BC’s first Stanley Cup championship at Vancouver’s Denman Arena, sweeping the Ottawa Senators in three straight games and out-scoring the easterners 26-8. Large crowds attended each game with.../2

...over 16,000 spectators packing Denman over the three games. Cyclone Taylor led the Millionaires with six goals, while Barney Stanley had five, including a second period hat trick and the series clinching goal in Game 3. The Senators blamed the one-sided series loss on the.../3

..."sea air" which sapped the strength from their legs. Ottawa was so confident in victory that they neglected to bring the Cup with them to Vancouver, so there was no immediate post-game Cup presentation. Still considered one of the greatest teams of all time, the.../4

... Millionaires featured seven future Hockey Hall of Famers, including Taylor, playing owner Frank Patrick, and the ‘Pembroke Peach’ Frank Nighbor. The victory came less than four years after brothers Lester and Frank Patrick built Vancouver’s Denman Arena, the first rink.../5

...in Canada to boast artificial ice and the second-largest indoor arena in North America. The Patricks also created the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, a league which afforded them ample opportunity to tinker with hockey’s rules to produce the most exciting game possible.../6

...Many of these rules changed hockey and North American sport forever: the playoffs, a farm system to develop players, sweater numbers, the forward pass, the blue line, the penalty shot, and allowing goaltenders to drop to their knees to stop the puck.
- LeftCoaster

Thanks for posting this 👍🏻

It wasn't a comment aimed at anyone. I think the whole trade down in the top round is joke. I can see it in the fifth round.

If you can't find a player at #12 that will impact even in a small way to your team then IMO this draft is not as strong as people claim outside the top five.

I keep thinking there needs to be someone there or you are looking at another Lickermaki guy which is redundant. This is why I think they will pull an Uncle Lou and trade it.
- VANTEL

I know BPA is a thing for Canucks but in this draft they have more choices. They are also just as likely to trade roster players for picks as part of shedding cap. Either way, I believe they will be highly active at or around the draft with moves.

When Taylor left he layed a curse on the millionaire’s does it still apply today with the Canucks?
- Bettmanhatesus

Ask Makita, he may remember that series 👴

Younger and more upside. Chances of any of these free agents amounting to much are incredibly slim.
- CanuckDon

Akito Hirose, D, 23 (Minnesota State University)
Some scouts prefer Mankato defenseman Akito Hirose, a junior defenseman. After receiving some attention last summer after a solid 26-point campaign, he upped it to 37 points while playing a key role again this season. Hirose, the younger brother of Detroit’s Taro Hirose, came close to ending St. Cloud’s shutout Thursday evening but nothing ultimately came from it. Hirose’s speed, with and without the puck, is already NHL-level, and the offense has followed him throughout. Players that think and move like Hirose have good careers. He’s someone that could be a valuable, puck-moving defenseman with some second power-play line opportunities, and if he decides to forego his senior year, it won’t take NHL teams long to snag him up.

Here is the report by Steven Ellis of Daily face-off. Might explain why they chose 1 over the other considering many have said Livingstone has some skating issues.

Chris Peters from Flo hockey

Akito Hirose, LHD, Minnesota State
A brilliant skater with good vision and offensive instincts, Hirose has had NHL interest after each of his three years at Minnesota State. The 23-year-old blueliner has always been a productive player dating back to his time in the BCHL. At Minnesota State, he’s become a better defender, but it still isn’t a strength of his game. That said, his mobility is going to go a long way for him and he clearly has the intelligence to play at a higher level.

I know BPA is a thing for Canucks but in this draft they have more choices. They are also just as likely to trade roster players for picks as part of shedding cap. Either way, I believe they will be highly active at or around the draft with moves.
- Quinn's Quest

They have to be very active. Living on the bubble is no longer a target. If you are a bottom 10 teams and you trade two top forty picks you better be ready to fix the damn club.

They have to be very active. Living on the bubble is no longer a target. If you are a bottom 10 teams and you trade two top forty picks you better be ready to fix the damn club.
- VANTEL

15-9-2 .615 hockey under Tocchet.


Good to go for next season

Im pretty sure RD said it on a pod, i could be wrong but im fairly sure. He seems to have his finger to the pulse when it comes to Canucks info imo.
- neem55

Yes RD reported nothing happening as of now with Canucks. Which meant nothing imminent. However, no one has reported Livingston is close to signing with anyone. I don’t know why he’s taking his time though as season is winding down.