Agreeeeeeeed.

I remember the 2015 draft when Benning selected Boeser, i think my exact words were,

"ahhh ffs Benning, wtf are you doing, who the f#% is this bum" lol.

It's becoming quite nice to be proven wrong time and again by this management group.
Next up, E.G and Virtanen.....I hope.


- Whiskey-Tango

Yup, I thought PLD was the answer to our problems, I was a bit disappointed when we took OJ. All is good now. I think we can be comfortable with JB's scouting acumen.

Now u claim no Sedins guarantees drafting high for 2-3 yrs.
Make up your mind. So lets farm them out to retirement.
Result is guaranteed replacements after 2-3 years of drafting.
C's grow on trees....
- Nighthawk

I say they keep us in limbo . They hang onto the puck and don't do anything with it.

A guy like Burrows is another guy that will keep you in the 10-18 draft spot . Higgins also.

If your goal is hang around mid range then by all means extend them another 6 x6

The only way this truly can ever be BO's or ? team will be when the Sedin's have moved on. Then it gets a new identity.
- VanHockeyGuy

Hello is this Joe Pavelski on the line?
Oh it is pass the phone to Jumbo pls.

Agreeeeeeeed.

I remember the 2015 draft when Benning selected Boeser, i think my exact words were,

"ahhh ffs Benning, wtf are you doing, who the f#% is this bum" lol.

It's becoming quite nice to be proven wrong time and again by this management group.
Next up, E.G and Virtanen.....I hope.


- Whiskey-Tango

I hope Lockwood is the same

I say they keep us in limbo . They hang onto the puck and don't do anything with it.

A guy like Burrows is another guy that will keep you in the 10-18 draft spot . Higgins also.

If your goal is hang around mid range then by all means extend them another 6 x6
- VANTEL

Wouldn't the twins welcome a shot at a SC?

Hello is this Joe Pavelski on the line?
Oh it is pass the phone to Jumbo pls.
- Nighthawk

Jumbo is really not doing much this year.

You think the Sedins scare teams
- VANTEL

Hank 10 goals Gaunce 0
Can hear the opponents shaking now...

Who is this stop gap at what price or who is traded?
UFA's look sad other than Tavares.
- Nighthawk

There are a couple that could produce offence from the middle six not named Travares. Kyle Turris will still be in his 20's. Bozak. Backlund's game is developing nicely and he'll still be young.

Turris would be a great 2nd line C

Wouldn't the twins welcome a shot at a SC?
- VanHockeyGuy

I honestly think their main goal in life was to play together and annoy me . The cup is an afterthought for sure

Jumbo is really not doing much this year.
- VANTEL

He still runs the room like Hank does.
All ppl know once a captan always the captain as stated by an earlier poster.

Best to leave that to JB, we were all wrong last draft.
- VanHockeyGuy

How?

There are a couple that could produce offence from the middle six not named Travares. Kyle Turris will still be in his 20's. Bozak. Backlund's game is developing nicelyand he'll still be young.

Turris would be a great 2nd line C
- boonerbuck

Backlund developing nicely as a winger not a C.

Hank 10 goals Gaunce 0
Can hear the opponents shaking now...
- Nighthawk

Seriously dude no opponent has shaken at our roster in years.

7 mil for 10 goals . stop the press . Earth shattering I tell you. Has that ever been done before?

I honestly think their main goal in life was to play together and annoy me . The cup is an afterthought for sure
- VANTEL

If they get extended I will loose my sh*t.

If they get extended I will loose my sh*t.
- VanHockeyGuy

Benning can't be that stupid

Backlund developing nicely as a winger not a C.
- Nighthawk

Oh well..there goes the whole UFA class because he's a winger

Wouldn't the twins welcome a shot at a SC?
- VanHockeyGuy

Apparently they r not ring chasers.
They want to do here or not at all it seems.
Same as Jumbo in SJ.
Tavares in NYI.
Stamkos in TB.
Loyalty & commitment is such a cheap commodity these days.

Seriously dude no opponent has shaken at our roster in years.

7 mil for 10 goals . stop the press . Earth shattering I tell you. Has that ever been done before?
- VANTEL

Sarcasm if u didn't notice.
C by commitee is gonna be boring as paint peelng.

Sarcasm if u didn't notice.
C by commitee is gonna be boring as paint peelng.
- Nighthawk

It already is and they are one of the biggest reasons why.

Oh well..there goes the whole UFA class because he's a winger

- boonerbuck

The whole UFA class has gone down the toilet for years.

Apparently they r not ring chasers.
They want to do here or not at all it seems.
Same as Jumbo in SJ.
Tavares in NYI.
Stamkos in TB.
Loyalty & commitment is such a cheap commodity these days.
- Nighthawk

But not hungry enough? This is the culture I was talking about.

Hank 10 goals Gaunce 0
Can hear the opponents shaking now...
- Nighthawk

I don't get the Gaunce hate.
The guy played junior mainly as a high level defensive center, was billed and drafted as such and continues to demonstrate that skill at the NHL level. His offense will mature.

Here's an example (not saying Gaunce will be anything like him). Look at this dudes first few seasons.

28 games, 5 pts.
82 games, 23 pts.
48 games, 16pts.

This thread would have destroyed the above player during his developing years.


His name was Ryan Kesler.

Jumbo is really not doing much this year.
- VANTEL

Kopitars is lighting it up with 4 goals.
$2.5m for each one of them.
What a bargain....

I don't get the Gaunce hate.
The guy played junior mainly as a high level defensive center, was billed and drafted as such and continues to demonstrate that skill at the NHL level. His offense will mature.

Here's an example (not saying Gaunce will be anything like him). Look at this dudes first few seasons.

28 games, 5 pts.
82 games, 23 pts.
48 games, 16pts.

This thread would have destroyed the above player during his developing years.


His name was Ryan Kesler.
- Whiskey-Tango

Brent Sutter nailed it with his assessment back in 2013

http://www.theprovince.co...laming/8875336/story.html

I think the Sedins would look good on any team making half of what they make now.