I work at Walmart so it's not in the cards...perhaps I'll tell her I'm a playoff companion
- CanuckDon

You just want to slap some people in the mouth if only to get them to stop bullpoopting for a minute.
- golfingsince

For me it falls in that grey area between humourous and annoying.

I work at Walmart so it's not in the cards...perhaps I'll tell her I'm a playoff companion
- CanuckDon

Coupon book. Seems obvious.

I'm in Mexico at the moment and I just hit on a hot 21 year old from Van and she is a stripper...any advice Dragon ?
Edit. I thought she was a sweet innocent nursing student or something
- CanuckDon

You're almost there, just find another hot 21 year old and you're set.

I work at Walmart so it's not in the cards...perhaps I'll tell her I'm a playoff companion
- CanuckDon

Don't you have a pocket full of Walmart gift cards?

If having Chaput as a second line center doesn't slow W.D down i don't know what possibly could lol.
- Whiskey-Tango

and why is he using chaput as a 2nd line center over Bo? Losing his marbles

WD out coached yet again. His desperation system leaves a lot to be desired.
- CubanBuffet

reality is he's out coached every game. Just a matter of how bad that day

I'd take Gallant over him any day.
- boonerbuck

me too

You're almost there, just find another hot 21 year old and you're set.
- A_SteamingLombardi

exactly

You can blame the coach, but this is one of the weakest rosters in the league. Sword or the hand that wields it?
- neem55

Even Botchford is onboard and said that Van has an AHL coach.

A master with a stick will defeat an amateur with a sword. Unfortunately we have an amateur with a stick.
- Retinalz

Except for that WD is yielding a plastic spoon.

That should put an end to the speculation. Status quo it shall remain.

That should put an end to the speculation. Status quo it shall remain.


- VanHockeyGuy

"Because I'm afraid of confrontation and the inevitable backlash once it turns out I lose a couple draft picks in the trade somehow."

Gillis to Islanders?

"Elliotte Friedman ‏@FriedgeHNIC 19h19 hours ago
1/ Further to @StapeNewsday story about Jonathan Ledecky's search for information, sounds like Mike Gillis on list of people to talk to..."

"Because I'm afraid of confrontation and the inevitable backlash once it turns out I lose a couple draft picks in the trade somehow."
- BINGO!

Or he respects players contracts. Helpful for attracting free agents. How's that working for you in Carolina?

Gillis to Islanders?

"Elliotte Friedman ‏@FriedgeHNIC 19h19 hours ago
1/ Further to @StapeNewsday story about Jonathan Ledecky's search for information, sounds like Mike Gillis on list of people to talk to..."
- VanHockeyGuy

I actually think gillis would be a good fit there ...I heard Vegas approached him which baffles me as he has no clue how to build from the bottom up ...but a team that has a lot of pieces and prospects already like the isle ...gillis could do alright

That should put an end to the speculation. Status quo it shall remain.


- VanHockeyGuy

It got worse as the interview went on (Botch has a longer version in the Provies). He was asked if his policy has changed then since he asked guys like Garrison, Bieksa, Hamhuis etc to waive.

He named guys like Hansen, Burrows, Edler as guys that they want to build around because of their leadership (I'm paraphrasing here).

This is our GM folks.

Or he respects players contracts. Helpful for attracting free agents. How's that working for you in Carolina?
- VanHockeyGuy

Vancouver is the most hated team in the league. Good luck attracting players.

It got worse as the interview went on (Botch has a longer version in the Provies). He was asked if his policy has changed then since he asked guys like Garrison, Bieksa, Hamhuis etc to waive.

He named guys like Hansen, Burrows, Edler as guys that they want to build around because of their leadership (I'm paraphrasing here).

This is our GM folks.
- nucks_94

nothing wrong with loyalty

Or he respects players contracts. Helpful for attracting free agents. How's that working for you in Carolina?
- VanHockeyGuy

Stepniak ...2 years 2.5 per ...10 points

Eriksson ...6 years ...6 per ...11 points

Looks like they do better than most

nothing wrong with loyalty
- Brooks_Light

Except when your name is Bieksa or Garrison apparently

Vancouver is the most hated team in the league. Good luck attracting players.
- thundachunk

If you pay players enough they will come to van

That’s the way it seems, as Jim Benning vowed here in New Jersey this week he would not be trading any of his players who have no-trade clauses, unless they initiate the move.

“I’m not doing it. I’m not going to any one of them to ask them to waive their no-trades,” Benning said. “If they come to me, I will accommodate it and find a trade.

“But otherwise I’m not going to ask any of them to waive.”

If you pay players enough they will come to van
- Redmile247

Example your above post. Eriksson

That’s the way it seems, as Jim Benning vowed here in New Jersey this week he would not be trading any of his players who have no-trade clauses, unless they initiate the move.

“I’m not doing it. I’m not going to any one of them to ask them to waive their no-trades,” Benning said. “If they come to me, I will accommodate it and find a trade.

“But otherwise I’m not going to ask any of them to waive.”



- LeftCoaster

Jeez, keep up Lefty...