There's potentially a ton of value to be found in Russian prospects if a franchise thinks outside the GD box for once & establishes an infrastructure for their NHL success... Start by hiring a Russian Canucks alum (Larionov? What's he doing these days outside representing a few Russian players...) to live here, be their advocate, make them feel at home, be present in team situations to translate etc... Any franchise that does something like that could become the go-to NHL destination for top Russian talent...
- DrChristianTroy

Great idea the Russians need a bit more hand holding for sure

There's potentially a ton of value to be found in Russian prospects if a franchise thinks outside the GD box for once & establishes an infrastructure for their NHL success... Start by hiring a Russian Canucks alum (Larionov? What's he doing these days outside representing a few Russian players...) to live here, be their advocate, make them feel at home, be present in team situations to translate etc... Any franchise that does something like that could become the go-to NHL destination for top Russian talent...
- DrChristianTroy

I support this line of thinking!

Or maybe read between the lines and come up with a different wildly speculative option and push that instead...let's see...oh it's because Goldy hit on his wife and Tryamkin needed to get out of town before she left completely...it's all there in the media report if you read between the lines and make up what you want.

Only a one year deal... well that shatters the stupid assumption he left because he was only offered a 2 year deal.
- Makita

Hmmm so that's who took the picture of Goldy and his car....

don't know if this was touched on in the tail end of the last thread, with Bylsma being fired in Buffalo, Should Van consider him as well as a candidate for Coach?

I wish it was that simple this draft is crazy...I change my top 5 daily
- CanuckDon

The first round sure, but the first few picks appear pretty straight-forward.
Going by the scouting services, the general consensus seems to be:

Patrick
Hischier
Mittelstadt,
Vilardi,

with the 5th and on being all over the map.

don't know if this was touched on in the tail end of the last thread, with Bylsma being fired in Buffalo, Should Van consider him as well as a candidate for Coach?
- GloveHandStrong

No.

don't know if this was touched on in the tail end of the last thread, with Bylsma being fired in Buffalo, Should Van consider him as well as a candidate for Coach?
- GloveHandStrong

No, thank you

I support this line of thinking!
- chompsey

dude... we're not allowed to agree on sh!t. Delete that.

don't know if this was touched on in the tail end of the last thread, with Bylsma being fired in Buffalo, Should Van consider him as well as a candidate for Coach?
- GloveHandStrong

You get a big giant FUKK no from me.

I'm just really pleased that Liljegren has finally been exposed. I was worried Gradin would pressure Benning into selecting him
- CanuckDon

That means then Benning will take him at 2

That's a bit of a generalization don't you think?
- Scooby_Doo

Just what I've picked up having a Russian friend when I was 9.

Wow that does not bode well for Canucks! Most are wanting to play for the nhl,a young and up and coming dman would of made a fortune 4× Whatever ?, wanting to get out of the shat leauge ,Vancouver Canucks are going to be a hard sell for players!free agents forget about it ! And when i went back on your old threads you guys were so hi on him! But not attracting free agents well that could be a good thing!

dude... we're not allowed to agree on sh!t. Delete that.
- DrChristianTroy

Nah....you do say a lot of well thought out poop, I dont mean to take you to task on everything.

dude... we're not allowed to agree on sh!t. Delete that.
- DrChristianTroy

And I was just making up the seating arrangements for the picnic, and thought, how nice they're getting along, I should have them seated beside each other..

The first round sure, but the first few picks appear pretty straight-forward.
Going by the scouting services, the general consensus seems to be:

Patrick
Hischier
Mittelstadt,
Vilardi,

with the 5th and on being all over the map.
- Whiskey-Tango

Only 9 more days until the next HB total meltdown:

Great idea the Russians need a bit more hand holding for sure
- CanuckDon

That reminds me of the story about Smyl's wife taking Larionov and Krutov's wives to the grocery store for the first time and they tried to buy every chicken in the store until it was explained to them that there are chickens here everyday.

Wow that does not bode well for Canucks! Most are wanting to play for the nhl,a young and up and coming dman would of made a fortune 4× Whatever ?, wanting to get out of the shat leauge ,Vancouver Canucks are going to be a hard sell for players!free agents forget about it ! And when i went back on your old threads you guys were so hi on him! But not attracting free agents well that could be a good thing!
- MR.Hunter

So a young Russian wanting to go home to his family somehow tarnishes the team's reputation league-wide lol?

Your not every good at this

There's potentially a ton of value to be found in Russian prospects if a franchise thinks outside the GD box for once & establishes an infrastructure for their NHL success... Start by hiring a Russian Canucks alum (Larionov? What's he doing these days outside representing a few Russian players...) to live here, be their advocate, make them feel at home, be present in team situations to translate etc... Any franchise that does something like that could become the go-to NHL destination for top Russian talent...
- DrChristianTroy

We are little Stockholm

That means then Benning will take him at 2
- VANTEL

The problem is that no players in this draft will be ready for the nhl for a year or so,they have the size but not the talent !every thin to say the least but that could be a good thing, gives the Canucks a few years to develop properly

So a young Russian wanting to go home to his family somehow tarnishes the team's reputation league-wide lol?

Your not every good at this
- Whiskey-Tango

You took that as trolling? good god a little senitive?

And I was just making up the seating arrangements for the picnic, and thought, how nice they're getting along, I should have them seated beside each other..
- Makita

Unless his wife is Filipina, sit Vantel beside him......but if his wife is Latina......step aside my friend....

especially given that the NHL wont be sending its players, Russia might actually have a chance to win Olympic gold....
- Greendog

You took that as trolling? good god a little senitive?
- MR.Hunter

It was so poorly written and thought out that I assumed so, yes.

Unless his wife is Filipina, sit Vantel beside him......but if his wife is Latina......step aside my friend....
- chompsey

We're bring wives to this (frank)ing thing? I can't handle talking to some of these guys let alone their wives.

Tryamkin didn't want to be here, plain and simple.

They had to bribe him last year to come over and they had to put up with his refusal to even do a conditioning stint in Utica at the beginning of the year.

He had the potential to be a dominant force in the NHL but over the last couple of months of the season did we really see any big hits or aggressive play from him?

His body language when he was called for penalties or on the ice for goals against showed plenty of frustration. And not the good, motivating kind of frustration.

Forget the talk of whether or not he'll sign back here again and move on. JB swung for the fences with him as a draft pick. Sounded good coming off the bat, had the distance, everyone was on their feet cheering what they thought was the game winner, but it turned out to be just another disappointing foul ball.
- YeOldTimer

Agreed! And it's weird cause the coach got fired and he still didn't want to get involved, somthing not right and I'd say it's starts with Jim! He couldn't sell it!