Nashville.... then buffalo... then #tanknation gets back in gear!

Top 6 is gold brah, top 7 if the Swedish dude is for real.


And at Hamhuis' reaction to Booth when he dropped his stick late in the first. Someone has to make a gif of that poop.
- Nucker101

I didn't watch. Just saying sometimes the guy you want drops. Nashville got Jones last year after he was supposed to go #1. It's worked out pretty well for them. I realize that was #5, but if the Canucks really want to move up they have a player or three they can deal to make that happen.

edit - what did Booth do?

Nashville.... then buffalo... then #tanknation gets back in gear!
- 89_hockey

Too late, this game fcked this team over big time. Preds players and Trotz played it smart, hell of a team they have.

Too late, this game fcked this team over big time. Preds players and Trotz played it smart, hell of a team they have.
- Nucker101

6th overall pick was a stretch. As long as they make top 8 I'll be happy. Unless playoffs

Nashville.... then buffalo... then #tanknation gets back in gear!
- 89_hockey

F* all the #tanknation bullshiite... Losers want to lose for a better draft pick (see EDM)... Peeps in/ from BC and Canucks fans worldwide should be better than that... Oilers and their fans are an embarrassment for getting the first picks and doing nothing all the while tanking all the time.

I didn't watch. Just saying sometimes the guy you want drops. Nashville got Jones last year after he was supposed to go #1. It's worked out pretty well for them. I realize that was #5, but if the Canucks really want to move up they have a player or three they can deal to make that happen.

edit - what did Booth do?
- 1970vintage

The top 6 or 7 seems pretty much set, it's extremely hard to move up into the top 5 in the NHL draft.


If you PVR'd the fans rewatch the last 3 mins of the first. Hamhuis is behind his net ready to start a breakout and he had that "lol (frank)ing Booth smh" expression after Booth dropped his stick in his own zone without a Pred anywhere near him.

6th overall pick was a stretch. As long as they make top 8 I'll be happy. Unless playoffs
- 89_hockey

6th or 7th was possible, now I'm just hoping for 8th....ugh.

6th or 7th was possible, now I'm just hoping for 8th....ugh.
- Nucker101

My opposition to #tanknation is that it takes years of losing (getting high draft picks) to "build" your team. I don't believe you have to lose in order to win.

Maybe I'm wrong, I guess the past few SC winners all went through prolonged losing periods before they became contenders...

edit - maybe Boston is the exception?

6th or 7th was possible, now I'm just hoping for 8th....ugh.
- Nucker101

Lottery... anything is possible

6th or 7th was possible, now I'm just hoping for 8th....ugh.
- Nucker101

It was only possible if they went into freefall. If we lose vs all the playoff teams it may still be possible.

My opposition to #tanknation is that it takes years of losing (getting high draft picks) to "build" your team. I don't believe you have to lose in order to win.

Maybe I'm wrong, I guess the past few SC winners all went through prolonged losing periods before they became contenders...

edit - maybe Boston is the exception?
- 1970vintage

Im very competitive, but we are not making the playoffs... so if that is the case I would rather finish 12th in the west than 9th or 10th like Flames did for years.

This team has a solid core and just needs to "retool"... unfortunately this team (when healthy) is still a playoff team. And next year will most likely lead us back to 7th or 8th seed (old style standings) and 1st round exits

Maybe Canucks could get Nick Ritchie in the draft.

Maybe Canucks could get Nick Ritchie in the draft.
- classic321

Only way he's left is if Virtanen is available when its calgarys turn.

Only way he's left is if Virtanen is available when its calgarys turn.
- numbear

Sounds like a plan! We'll get one of the top 6 then if we have 7th

6th or 7th was possible, now I'm just hoping for 8th....ugh.
- Nucker101

I think expectations need to be tempered here. The kid we draft at that position may be a key piece towards a future core but he'll still be a kid that could easily be developed wrong or not make the leap to the NHL and end up being a dud.

I think expectations need to be tempered here. The kid we draft at that position may be a key piece towards a future core but he'll still be a kid that could easily be developed wrong or not make the leap the NHL and end up being a dud.
- AlexF

very true

not everyone is a monahan

I think expectations need to be tempered here. The kid we draft at that position may be a key piece towards a future core but he'll still be a kid that could easily be developed wrong or not make the leap the NHL and end up being a dud.
- AlexF

Story of the Canucks. We are not great at molding young talent. The best talent we've had in the past ten years have all been traded away.

I have high hopes for bo and Shink. But being a Canucks fan, I also have some large doubts.

And lots of guys on these boards are really high on Gaunce Sorry, I dont see it. I Think the kid will be a dud.

Im most looking forward to shink and Cassels.

Hopefully this Dane fox guy can turn some heads one day but I've never seen him play.

Im very competitive, but we are not making the playoffs... so if that is the case I would rather finish 12th in the west than 9th or 10th like Flames did for years.

This team has a solid core and just needs to "retool"... unfortunately this team (when healthy) is still a playoff team. And next year will most likely lead us back to 7th or 8th seed (old style standings) and 1st round exits
- kneughter

It's easy to be a fan and say, lose for the future. It's a very different thing to be a professional athlete and not give your all. If there were players on the Canucks who quit on the team, I'd want them gone ASAP!

I think expectations need to be tempered here. The kid we draft at that position may be a key piece towards a future core but he'll still be a kid that could easily be developed wrong or not make the leap to the NHL and end up being a dud.
- AlexF

but also that being said, I can't wait to see horvat get a few games next year. He's going to make that schneider trade worth it I think

It's easy to be a fan and say, lose for the future. It's a very different thing to be a professional athlete and not give your all. If there were players on the Canucks who quit on the team, I'd want them gone ASAP!
- 1970vintage

Not a single player will be tanking when their careers are on the line.

It's easy to be a fan and say, lose for the future. It's a very different thing to be a professional athlete and not give your all. If there were players on the Canucks who quit on the team, I'd want them gone ASAP!
- 1970vintage

but were not professional athletes. The playoffs are gone and I agree, We need to lose out for the good of this team.

So what if we make the playoffs? One and done. I wouldnt even be remotely excited for game one. But because I have blue and green running through my blood I'd watch every game as if it were there last.

Story of the Canucks. We are not great at molding young talent. The best talent we've had in the past ten years have all been traded away.

I have high hopes for bo and Shink. But being a Canucks fan, I also have some large doubts.
- vancity787

Please, are you talking about Hodgson and Grabner? No one liked the Grabner pick when Nonis made it, and as it turns out, Hodgson was a royal pain in the ars. The Canucks have had very little young talent to develop, and while they were trying to win a Stanley Cup, they traded away some future for some now.

Team philosophy on drafting has undergone a renaissance, hopefully the new direction pays some dividends in the not too distant future.

but also that being said, I can't wait to see horvat get a few games next year. He's going to make that schneider trade worth it I think
- numbear

Hard to give that kind of praise when hes never stepped on the nhl ice

Hard to give that kind of praise when hes never stepped on the nhl ice
- vancity787

Pre-season?

but were not professional athletes. The playoffs are gone and I agree, We need to lose out for the good of this team.

So what if we make the playoffs? One and done. I wouldnt even be remotely excited for game one. But because I have blue and green running through my blood I'd watch every game as if it were there last.
- vancity787

I expect every player to play their hardest to the final whistle, and that means winning games, so I'd rather win and pick 10th than lose and pick 6th.