Carol Schram: Vancouver Canucks Bring Back Jason King as New Utica Comets Assistant Coach The Vancouver Canucks have announced the hiring of a former player, Jason King, as the new assistant coach of the Utica Comets.

King looks like a good pick up.

Hoping Brisebois gets a game. Also will be nice to see him on a new team next year. I wonder how much his numbers will jump.

Erm Carol.... could you have picked a different picture of the guy.

It's a little bit off putting. He looks like that bloke laying down in Leafs attire that always gets posted.

Mattress line might be one of the best line names ever

Great work Carol

Mattress line might be one of the best line names ever
- WhiteLie

From the last blog...we don't have the population base to support an MLB team, perhaps one day

Oh, and Lefty is wrong

From the last blog...we don't have the population base to support an MLB team, perhaps one day

Oh, and Lefty is wrong
- CanuckDon

I'm always wrong but I like to debate lol….I could easily be Vantel's younger brother

Ok….off to change the left headlight in my Dodge Diesel, ten years I've had that truck and that's the first time anythings gone wrong with it.

I'm always wrong but I like to debate lol….I could easily be Vantel's younger brother
- LeftCoaster

Vantel is never wrong, he is Bennings top advisor

From the last blog...we don't have the population base to support an MLB team, perhaps one day

Oh, and Lefty is wrong
- CanuckDon

I dont think its a population issue, its just an interest level issue and $$$. There are a lot of casual sports fans in Vancouver so the push and desire isnt there to get a proper stadium and team IMO.

This was fuel to the fire a few months back when Manfred said they wanted to add 2 teams, population concerns were cleared: http://www.foxsports.com/...-for-mlb-expansion-022816

Ok….off to change the left headlight in my Dodge Diesel, ten years I've had that truck and that's the first time anythings gone wrong with it" LeftCoaster

good asset management

Ok….off to change the left headlight in my Dodge Diesel, ten years I've had that truck and that's the first time anythings gone wrong with it.
- LeftCoaster

I have to change one of my lights almost every year

Since people always talk about the same sort of proposals..

What would peoples thoughts be on trading JV for Lawson Crouse??

With Eriksson, Rodin, Hansen, Boeser, Lockwood and JV all on the right and our LW is basically Sedin, Sven and Etem.

Crouse not as fast as JV but much bigger. The trade would basically be just for positional need.

Mattress line might be one of the best line names ever
- WhiteLie

I dont think its a population issue, its just an interest level issue and $$$. There are a lot of casual sports fans in Vancouver so the push and desire isnt there to get a proper stadium and team IMO.

This was fuel to the fire a few months back when Manfred said they wanted to add 2 teams, population concerns were cleared: http://www.foxsports.com/...-for-mlb-expansion-022816
- WhiteLie

81 home games in Van might be a tough sell for MLB. What is the drawing radius for the GVA? 2 mil?

Since people always talk about the same sort of proposals..

What would peoples thoughts be on trading JV for Lawson Crouse??

With Eriksson, Rodin, Hansen, Boeser, Lockwood and JV all on the right and our LW is basically Sedin, Sven and Etem.

Crouse not as fast as JV but much bigger. The trade would basically be just for positional need.
- mauryballstein

I think JV has a higher ceiling so I wouldn't entertain the trade. Rodin can play either side. Either way, players can play their off wing so I personally don't think our lack of LW depth is a pressing concern.

81 home games in Van might be a tough sell for MLB. What is the drawing radius for the GVA? 2 mil?
- LordHumungous

I agree but I think it would depend on the expectations from the league, the metro population is (according to the article) second largest without an MLB team and higher than some with them. The lowest attendance records in the MLB vary around 16k-20k, while the Whitecaps apparently average about 20k per match. It could be a tough sell depending the the ticket price and success level of the franchise. I'd love for it to happen but I doubt it will in my lifetime

Let's go Finland

John Hertman just pulled a Marc Crawford.

Sinclair

I'm feeling very Olympic today

Benning has been attrocious. However, I think there's maybe a bit more going on...

When he took over, our team was clearly headed nowhere but down. Yet, our ownership is both meddling and delusional. So, they couldn't see it and wanted to stay competitive.

Benning knew he wasn't going to be competitive, so he secretly tried to tank his team. He systematically got rid of all our goal-scorers - and replaced them with players who have no offensive instincts whatsoever. Benning didn't want goals. He wanted us to lose, so that ownership would smarten up and we could finally re-build. And, at the very least, he'd get to build his team from the bottom up. He could get rid of anyone he didn't like, and not have to worry about getting equal-value back for them.

Unfortunately, being the worst team in the league wasn't enough to pop our ownership out of their delusion and they still think we can win now (and now Benning's stuck with this weird team he can't really do anything with, who can't score to save their lives).

It's going to be a painful next few years...

http://canucksarmy.com/20...ver-canucks-training-camp
some thoughts on lineups

I think JV has a higher ceiling so I wouldn't entertain the trade. Rodin can play either side. Either way, players can play their off wing so I personally don't think our lack of LW depth is a pressing concern.
- CanuckDon

Higher ceiling based on what ? Similar junior numbers ...crouse had better P/G virtanen had more points ....crouse was better as a Canadian world junior ... Virtanen is further along in development but that deal is not a bad thought really