Carol Schram: Vancouver Canucks: Draft Combine Week, Mattias Ohlund to Ring of Honour The 2016 Draft Combine begins on Monday in Buffalo, Mattias Ohlund is expected to be the next member of the Vancouver Canucks' Ring of Honour and Ben Hutton posts his final blog on his World Championship gold-medal experience.

Great attitude by Hutton

I can see the Canucks offering Bartowski a mil for a one year deal. He did have the second highest goals on D.

Canucks in playoffs past got steamrolled because they were pu$$ies. I looked at the fear in Tanevs eye when he got ran over by Ferland . Canucks had to send 2 men in to fight Engelland. Our playoff history shows what a bunch of cream puffs this team was. Go back to Bolland and Brown attacking the Sedins and no one hit back. I have seen Edler scurry away to avoid a scrum where his captain is being mauled. You can't win like that.

Canucks have some good young talent with Bo Etem Sven . They have Boeser and this years pick that should also be a good player.

We need size and toughness. We are getting there. I hope Gudbrandson teaches Tryamkin how to play big and mean.
- VANTEL

Thanks Carol!

Vantel....from last thread, this is where is see things SLIGHTLY differently than you. Yes they truly need more size and toughness, but more importantly, they lost because they're just not as skilled as the other teams/

Five years ago the Canucks strength was actually their goaltending and their defence. They had one good offensive line in the Sedins, in the playoffs you can shut them down and you're screwed because your secondary scoring and depth guys aren't there....that's why they're not Champions.

They need more skillz!!!

By the way, my wife and I watched the movie "Trumbo" last night, great movie if you get a chance.

Thanks Carol!

Vantel....from last thread, this is where is see things SLIGHTLY differently than you. Yes they truly need more size and toughness, but more importantly, they lost because they're just not as skilled as the other teams/

Five years ago the Canucks strength was actually their goaltending and their defence. They had one good offensive line in the Sedins, in the playoffs you can shut them down and you're screwed because your secondary scoring and depth guys aren't there....that's why they're not Champions.
- LeftCoaster

They also had Kesler 40 goals back then Burrows was a 35 goal scorer one year , Raymond had 25.

By the way, my wife and I watched the movie "Trumbo" last night, great movie if you get a chance.
- LeftCoaster

What's it about?

If you have 12 million to spend on stamkos wouldn't you be better off to make the team deeper by signing both Loui Eriksson and Lucic for the same $$$ More lines that can score and compete would make the team deeper to compete with the California teams (from last post)

What's it about?
- VANTEL

Screen writer Dalton Trumbo set back in the 40's, true story.

If you have 12 million to spend on stamkos wouldn't you be better off to make the team deeper by signing both Loui Eriksson and Lucic for the same $$$ More lines that can score and compete would make the team deeper to compete with the California teams (from last post)
- shutout47

How about sign all three?

No stamps is more useful. Why do you think Toews and Kane 10.5 instead of 2 others for 5.25 each?

They also had Kesler 40 goals back then Burrows was a 35 goal scorer one year , Raymond had 25.
- VANTEL

Burrows was with the twins, so one line, Raymond was exactly the kind of puzzy you're talking about, if you blinked at him he'd fall down scared poopless!

Kesler never had anyone to play with when the Sedins were at their best, sadly.

The year Canucks went to the cup . This is your top 6

Daniel 41 goals
Kesler 41 goals
Burrows 28 goals
Henrick 19 or 18 goals
Raymond 18 goals
Samuelsson 18 goals

Total 164 goals

They had the skill but didn't have the toughness

Burrows was with the twins, so one line, Raymond was exactly the kind of puzzy you're talking about, if you blinked at him he'd fall down scared poopless!

Kesler never had anyone to play with when the Sedins were at their best, sadly.
- LeftCoaster

Keslers line had 77 goals that year . That is very good for a second line. This year we had less than half of that.

Canucks had the skill they didn't have the grit.

Hutton has the attitude of a winner.

Ohlund should get signed for a day and properly retire as a Canuck.

The future isn't all doom and gloom.

Lefty and Vantel you are both right to a certain extent, we need to have the size and skill to compete. It is a long road ahead for JB and co to get this team where it needs to be but we still need to fill holes in the line up and build at the same time.

I am starting to see the plan ahead and I like what I see. Yes there questionable moves but things are coming into place.

Keslers line had 77 goals that year . That is very good for a second line. This year we had less than half of that.

Canucks had the skill they didn't have the grit.
- VANTEL

They have neither now

They have neither now
- LeftCoaster

They took a very big step towards fixing one. It is not even June. Let's see what the next four months bring.

They took a very big step towards fixing one. It is not even June. Let's see what the next four months bring.
- VANTEL

For sure!


By the way...Mason Raymond had 2 playoff goals in 24 games in 2011

They took a very big step towards fixing one. It is not even June. Let's see what the next four months bring.
- VANTEL

Stamkos, Lucic and Dubois just to start out.

Sigh...

Vancouver Canucks ring of Just OK players.....

Stamkos, Lucic and Dubois just to start out.
- thundachunk

The future is where it's at for the Canucks IMO, keep drafting and developing. Adding Lucic and Eriksson would make the team more competitive right now for sure, but keep drafting well, which he's done.

Sigh...

Vancouver Canucks ring of Just OK players.....
- TheGame316

In all this Stamkos talk how the hell is a guy like Backes slipping under everyones radar? F@cking guy is a beast.

In all this Stamkos talk how the hell is a guy like Backes slipping under everyones radar? F@cking guy is a beast.
- thundachunk

Did you see his year end interview, he was pretty choked up, loves the Blues organization, I find it hard to believe they won't make it work there.

For sure!


By the way...Mason Raymond had 2 playoff goals in 24 games in 2011
- LeftCoaster

I am not a fan of Raymond. I like guys like Simmonds Ward, Bouwer Ladd. Guys that will fight in front of the net.