Gudbranson had played average so far
- Pres.cup

fixed

its a contract year for him, he needs to be way better

Loui was a mistake.
- VanHockeyGuy

Hated that signing.

i'm not holding the end of last season against him...tank you very much.
this season is make or break.
i'm not disappointed by his play this season thus far.
- dbot

I thought we determined GMs tank not players

doubt it, he's said that he likes to roll 4 lines (and what coach doesn't these days)
- Crazybagoham

Willie tried it as well.
http://theprovince.com/sp...killed-the-canucks-attack

i'm not holding the end of last season against him...tank you very much.
this season is make or break.
i'm not disappointed by his play this season thus far.
- dbot

They should not have signed in the first place. Bad, bad signing.

I thought we determined GMs tank not players
- VANTEL

i missed that memo.

i use each season as a fresh start.
So far it's only Gagner/Burmistov/Hutton that are under-performing imo (in this very very short time period)

I thought we determined GMs tank not players
- VANTEL

Inept GMs make it look like a tank.

They should not have signed in the first place. Bad, bad signing.
- Marwood

meh. it's no Luongo.

Hated that signing.
- Marwood

It made zero sense from day 1

They should not have signed in the first place. Bad, bad signing.
- Marwood

If they started the rebuild 2 years earlier he wouldn't be here.

meh. it's no Luongo.
- dbot

yes it is

It made zero sense from day 1
- Nucker101

made a little bit of sense imo.

jelled well with the Sedins in the past.
will be a vet presence when Sedins retire.
known to JB.
can be that net front presence.

If they started the rebuild 2 years earlier he wouldn't be here.
- A_SteamingLombardi

What if we make the playoffs.....?

I have zero interest in this team's success this year, only care about the development of the prospects and younger players. Barely missing the playoffs with a veteran-heavy roster isn't going to accomplish much long term. Benning better be looking to sell at the TDL, not even the apologists will be able to defend him if he doesn't.

Actually wait they probably can...

*Team is in 9-11th place at the TDL*

"You can't trade away players while still being in a playoff race, what kind of message does that send to the fans and kids?"

"It's fine, stop freaking out, Benning will trade a vet at the draft"

"I'd rather keep Vanek than trade him for a 4th 5th, other GM's need to know Benning won't bend over"
- Nucker101

I agree though, if we're in the race, lets push for it, trade a prospect or two for some depth and lets aim to make some playoff nose!

yes it is
- VANTEL

12-year contract extension worth $64 million
vs
6-year contract worth $36 million

12-year contract extension worth $64 million
vs
6-year contract worth $36 million


- dbot

We had at least a few memorable moments with Lou

Loui's memorable moment was when he fired it in his own net

made a little bit of sense imo.

jelled well with the Sedins in the past.
will be a vet presence when Sedins retire.
known to JB.
can be that net front presence.
- dbot

I said this the the other day, him having chemistry with our declining 36 year old players should have zero impact on whether or not to sign him for 6 years.

Has ever worn even a "A" for any team? I don't think he's ever been known as a real leader, he's just a low maintenance vet, like Edler.

known to JB..again that's a sad reason to sign him to a fat contract.

He does score a lot of his goals from in close, but that's the problem. He's more of an "elite complimentary" player that you add to an already strong line/team as a piece to push the team to another level. He doesn't drive play and really make his linemates better anymore.

12-year contract extension worth $64 million
vs
6-year contract worth $36 million


- dbot

- Lu was a HOF caliber goalie here
- Contract was signed when the recapture penalty did not exist
- They got a goalie who should have been making like 7M+ at a 5.3M cap hit during his prime, amazing value

We had at least a few memorable moments with Lou

Loui's memorable moment was when he fired it in his own net
- VANTEL

Inept GMs make it look like a tank.
- A_SteamingLombardi

Or a shrewd one...

Or a shrewd one...
- Nighthawk

I don't see any player's really playing that bad.

i missed that memo.

i use each season as a fresh start.
So far it's only Gagner/Burmistov/Hutton that are under-performing imo (in this very very short time period)
- dbot

Hutton needs to be stronger on the puck, burm is holding things up, but thats what his name means and Gagner is a very streaky player... it is what it is. Lots more positives then negatives, I'll give dragon credit for now on the coaching front.

i missed that memo.

i use each season as a fresh start.
So far it's only Gagner/Burmistov/Hutton that are under-performing imo (in this very very short time period)
- dbot

Gagner has been invisible.
Burmi was cheap & a role player.
Hutton has to play smarter

We had at least a few memorable moments with Lou

Loui's memorable moment was when he fired it in his own net
- VANTEL

- A_SteamingLombardi

He probably took more poops in those 5 minutes than Eriksson will ever score here