Didn't you just post "We need a Letang type Dman like right away"?
- A_SteamingLombardi

haha a young version to add to our prospect pool.. i should have clarified.

haha a young version to add to our prospect pool.. i should have clarified.
- mauryballstein

Ok, because that price would be steep.

Were we a true no talent bottom team or were we a bubble team with more than enough injuries?
- VANTEL

i think some where in between we are probably bottom 7.8 in the league. I want nothing to do with being a bubble team. Top 5 picks get you to the dance.

He rolled down the rim and everyone lost

Ok, because that price would be steep.
- A_SteamingLombardi

trade edler, hansen and mccann and you maybe get bean, he might be that guy.

Were we a true no talent bottom team or were we a bubble team with more than enough injuries?
- VANTEL

It is a bad team with a horrible defense.

Don't let the injuries fool you.

I'm setting the under/over on Vantel changing his mind on the likelihood of the Canucks challenging for the playoffs at July 2.

It is a bad team with a horrible defense.

Don't let the injuries fool you.

I'm setting the under/over on Vantel changing his mind on the likelihood of the Canucks challenging for the playoffs at July 2.
- RealityChecker

hamhuis is not the answer but he is a stop gap so that you can deal edler for a top 15 pick hopefully top 10 if you add hansen or mccann. this team is not good at all and adding 2 free agents is not getting you to the playoffs anyway. deal as many players who wont be around long term so that we have spots to acquire players for basically nothing next season. which is also when we have 3 more bad contracts coming off the books. then make a huge play for benn and hedman to add to hopefully a first over all pick next season plus an additional few 1st rounder and 2nd rounders this year(edler, granlund, hansen, mccann). sign players that will have trade deadline value to 1 year deals and pay a little extra to make sure you get them, again adding picks.

its about as quick as you can get to legit being a playoff team with youth stock piled that will make you competitive for years.
- mauryballstein

Stop gap for what? Mediocracy? Isn't that what everyone is talking about being in the middle is the worst place to be.

I say it all the time Sh1t or get off the pot. Either build to win or tear it down and start over.

It is a bad team with a horrible defense.

Don't let the injuries fool you.

I'm setting the under/over on Vantel changing his mind on the likelihood of the Canucks challenging for the playoffs at July 2.
- RealityChecker

Show me the roster and I will let you know

Show me the roster and I will let you know
- VANTEL

So you're taking the over? I'm thinking in between the draft and the start of free agency but you may want to wait for your free agency letdown.

So you're taking the over? I'm thinking in between the draft and the start of free agency but you may want to wait for your free agency letdown.

- RealityChecker

Yeah I know I am always wrong. Most felt it was a bubble team I was saying 7 th from the bottom . My crystal ball was off by 4 . I sent it to the shop to have it repaired. Better luck this year

Yeah I know I am always wrong. Most felt it was a bubble team I was saying 7 th from the bottom . My crystal ball was off by 4 . I sent it to the shop to have it repaired. Better luck this year
- VANTEL

We are all wrong

Yeah I know I am always wrong. Most felt it was a bubble team I was saying 7 th from the bottom . My crystal ball was off by 4 . I sent it to the shop to have it repaired. Better luck this year
- VANTEL

Injuries derailed the whole season, they weren't as bad as they showed and probably weren't as good as my 88 point prediction.

We are all wrong
- A_SteamingLombardi

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We are all wrong
- A_SteamingLombardi

One very important thing happened this year. The strategy of tanking was crushed. I am not sure any team is going to intentionally try to get a lottery pick anymore. We went from having a franchise player to acquiring a good player.

I can't see Aquiliini Linden or Benning ever going back to trying to get a high draft pick on purpose.

One very important thing happened this year. The strategy of tanking was crushed. I am not sure any team is going to intentionally try to get a lottery pick anymore. We went from having a franchise player to acquiring a good player.

I can't see Aquiliini Linden or Benning ever going back to trying to get a high draft pick on purpose.
- VANTEL

It worked for the Leafs.

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- RealityChecker

No....you're wrong

One very important thing happened this year. The strategy of tanking was crushed. I am not sure any team is going to intentionally try to get a lottery pick anymore. We went from having a franchise player to acquiring a good player.

I can't see Aquiliini Linden or Benning ever going back to trying to get a high draft pick on purpose.
- VANTEL

Its a crap shoot.

It worked for the Leafs.
- LeftCoaster

But they earned it.

It worked for the Leafs.
- LeftCoaster

And the Oilers. Never for us.

hamhuis is not the answer but he is a stop gap so that you can deal edler for a top 15 pick hopefully top 10 if you add hansen or mccann. this team is not good at all and adding 2 free agents is not getting you to the playoffs anyway. deal as many players who wont be around long term so that we have spots to acquire players for basically nothing next season. which is also when we have 3 more bad contracts coming off the books. then make a huge play for benn and hedman to add to hopefully a first over all pick next season plus an additional few 1st rounder and 2nd rounders this year(edler, granlund, hansen, mccann). sign players that will have trade deadline value to 1 year deals and pay a little extra to make sure you get them, again adding picks.

its about as quick as you can get to legit being a playoff team with youth stock piled that will make you competitive for years.
- mauryballstein

Really? Edler and McCann for a top 10 pick?

Dude, you're fired!!

But they earned it.
- A_SteamingLombardi

Just like I earned herpes from sleeping with whores unprotected.

Injuries derailed the whole season, they weren't as bad as they showed and probably weren't as good as my 88 point prediction.
- LeftCoaster

Injuries also showed how paper thin the roster is. I just think that we as fans shouldn't be fooled into thinking this team is closer than it really is.

Lousy teams do well in the first half of the season. It happens every year as some of the better teams start slowly. The Pacific division was probably the worst at that last season.

This is a rebuilding team and I don't want shortcuts taken under the guise of "we can make the playoffs." Making some short sighted signings or trades like have been suggested will make them a bubble team for the next several seasons which delay the inevitable crash and proper rebuild.

And the Oilers. Never for us.
- thundachunk

Oilers dropped 2 spots this year also. Other years you were guaranteed to only drop 1 at the most.

And the Oilers. Never for us.
- thundachunk

Conspiracy at the highest levels. Damn you bettman! !!!!