He has NTC, may still till near end of contract or full if he likes it here.
- Retinalz

Beat me to it.

Meant to quote Marwood.
- Nucker101

Hard to tell. You do this to me all day long...

I like the direction we are going here. People have been crying about this team not getting younger and it all being lip service. We are getting younger...

I expect Cassels to get a good look next season. He was down the depth chart with the show that our top picks were putting on but he has a pretty good complete game. I still expect him to be a player as well. Room down the middle is a future challenge though.

I am starting to think Sutter doesnt make it half way through his contract here.
- boonerbuck

Exactly!

Give Sutter some time to adjust to a new conference. It's great to see some fresh, new faces in the line up!

He has NTC, may still till near end of contract or full if he likes it here.
- Retinalz

I wonder if he will like playing first line wing or maybe 4th line centre?

Meant to quote Marwood.
- Nucker101

We'll see.

He has NTC, may still till near end of contract or full if he likes it here.
- Retinalz

I'm suggesting that he may not be happy with his role down the road... that often makes a NTC vanish.

@HockeyAbbs: refresher on #Canucks lines 22-33-21/47-53-17/14-91-36/9-24-15 D' 23-5/27-8/2-44 extras appear to be Virtanen/Weber with both 30/25 in nets
- LeftCoaster

I am a fan of the randomness of the numbers. Particularly 47, 53 and 25 in net. Wish 77 and 60 still existed though...

Hard to tell. You do this to me all day long...

- boonerbuck

We're mortal enemies now.

We'll see.
- Marwood

Time will indeed tell.

I am a fan of the randomness of the numbers. Particularly 47, 53 and 25 in net. Wish 77 and 60 still existed though...
- WhiteLie

Loved 77 on JV. McCann with 91 is cool.

@BradZiemer: New jersey numbers for new Canucks. Hutton is 27, Virtanen 18 and McCann 91. #Canucks
- LeftCoaster

Read an article today saying the canucks veterans went to management asking for Hutton to be on team.
I don't agree with keeping Cracknall over Vey or corrado but I'm happy McCann is in. Selke within 5 yrs

I'm suggesting that he may not be happy with his role down the road... that often makes a NTC vanish.
- boonerbuck

And brings some pretty strong feelings to the surface.

We're mortal enemies now.
- Nucker101

As long as you keep rewriting my posts for me we are.

As long as you keep rewriting my posts for me we are.

- boonerbuck

Disagree.

Read an article today saying the canucks veterans went to management asking for Hutton to be on team.
I don't agree with keeping Cracknall over Vey or corrado but I'm happy McCann is in. Selke within 5 yrs
- Bieksa#3

Read an article today saying the canucks veterans went to management asking for Hutton to be on team.
I don't agree with keeping Cracknall over Vey or corrado but I'm happy McCann is in. Selke within 5 yrs
- Bieksa#3

I don't see Cracknell lasting the entire season as a regular in the lineup. But good for him for making the roster.

Don't be sorry, man, keep us informed.
Good luck to you & your daughter, Lefty.
You guys just keep on keeping on.
- Marwood

- nucks_94

And who outplayed Hutton in your eyes? Every dman on the roster made some bad plays during the pre-season, even Tanev/Edler/Hamhuis. But some made less mistakes than others and some made more good plays than others.

Hutton might not be ready for a full season in the NHL, but he earned his opening night spot.
- Nucker101

It boils down to asset management. If we're trading away 2nd round picks to take a chance on a guy like Vey or Baert then management clearly saw something in them. Both Vey and Corrado are RFA at the end of the year and LV will def have to clear re-entry waivers (not sure about FC).

You can say Vey had a year to prove himself, but this season is a write off and rather than throwing these assets away, lets accumulate as much as we can get out of them and look forward to building a contender in 3-5 years. That might be a tough pill to swallow but it beats another 20 years of mediocrity.

I personally keep biega as the 7th dman. cheaper cap hit, expensive ahl salary. let hutton come back when someone gets hurt.

Beat me to it.
- Nucker101

That's what she said

It boils down to asset management. If we're trading away 2nd round picks to take a chance on a guy like Vey or Baert then management clearly saw something in them. Both Vey and Corrado are RFA at the end of the year and LV will def have to clear re-entry waivers (not sure about FC).

You can say Vey had a year to prove himself, but this season is a write off and rather than throwing these assets away, lets accumulate as much as we can get out of them and look forward to building a contender in 3-5 years. That might be a tough pill to swallow but it beats another 20 years of mediocrity.

I personally keep biega as the 7th dman. cheaper cap hit, expensive ahl salary. let hutton come back when someone gets hurt.
- Max.Betts

Don't exist.

Good luck!
- 1970vintage

Loved 77 on JV. McCann with 91 is cool.
- Nucker101

Yes, been waiting for some [potentially] good Canucks to rock some numbers in the 80's and 90's

It boils down to asset management. If we're trading away 2nd round picks to take a chance on a guy like Vey or Baert then management clearly saw something in them. Both Vey and Corrado are RFA at the end of the year and LV will def have to clear re-entry waivers (not sure about FC).

You can say Vey had a year to prove himself, but this season is a write off and rather than throwing these assets away, lets accumulate as much as we can get out of them and look forward to building a contender in 3-5 years. That might be a tough pill to swallow but it beats another 20 years of mediocrity.

I personally keep biega as the 7th dman. cheaper cap hit, expensive ahl salary. let hutton come back when someone gets hurt.
- Max.Betts

Can come back at anytime, re-entry waivers havent existed for a while. He is just subject to waivers again if they want to send him back. Good wake-up call that will hopefully up the intensity level in his game

It boils down to asset management. If we're trading away 2nd round picks to take a chance on a guy like Vey or Baert then management clearly saw something in them. Both Vey and Corrado are RFA at the end of the year and LV will def have to clear re-entry waivers (not sure about FC).

You can say Vey had a year to prove himself, but this season is a write off and rather than throwing these assets away, lets accumulate as much as we can get out of them and look forward to building a contender in 3-5 years. That might be a tough pill to swallow but it beats another 20 years of mediocrity.

I personally keep biega as the 7th dman. cheaper cap hit, expensive ahl salary. let hutton come back when someone gets hurt.
- Max.Betts

Hutton outplayed Biega and Corrado. Which is why he is on the roster regardless of contract status and cap situation.