Lehner 5x5 phew! good news for a easy Marky comparison.

biggest weakness on the team is the blueline imo. younger guys coming, hopefully one is legit top4
- neem55

Rathbone could be just that. Give it 2-3 years. RHD needs a stud.

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Regarding OEL expanding his list of potential trade partners beyond Boston & Vancouver:
I would be surprised to see that to happen.

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- VANTEL

Damn

That’s like triple the size of their fanbase

biggest weakness on the team is the blueline imo. younger guys coming, hopefully one is legit top4
- neem55

There’s a lot of deficiencies imo, they’re offensive and fun to watch, but 1) the defence is terrible, 2) the bottom six is terrible five on five, 3) team wise they aren’t good defensively, 4) they’re bloated with bad contracts

I don’t know if Benning can fix this, under the current circumstances, or if he’s going to look to the future and try and be competitive? If he’s smart he’ll be patient and ride out the bad contracts while continuing to build through the draft.

Why are you guys so eager to give a first round pick away when it seems that drafting is our GMs strongest skill? Instead on spending a 1st on OEL why not roll the dice on drafting a Dman in the first round?

At least that way the Canucks can have cost control if the player turns into a stud.
- bloatedmosquito

Benning wanted Cody Glass doe

Damn

That’s like triple the size of their fanbase
- Nucker101

Benning wanted Cody Glass doe
- Nucker101

Then why did he pick Petey?

Benning wanted Cody Glass doe
- Nucker101

Why are you guys so eager to give a first round pick away when it seems that drafting is our GMs strongest skill? Instead on spending a 1st on OEL why not roll the dice on drafting a Dman in the first round?

At least that way the Canucks can have cost control if the player turns into a stud.
- bloatedmosquito

Which guys are eager...20 guys against and one for, with me that couldn't care less.

Talk about hysteria and overexaggerating, right New Yorker

You need new material
- CanuckDon

Big time, both him and Lordy with the whining and $975,000

Then why did he pick Petey?
- VANTEL

Because he was voted off the first round island after picking Juolevi

Rathbone could be just that. Give it 2-3 years. RHD needs a stud.
- Nighthawk

I see the skating and passing, it's mostly guys that can defend well that I'm interested in though if I'm honest. Not sure if I see a top4 guy. I really like Woo's toolkit though, he's a guy I'm looking forward to seeing where he is at.

Canucks don’t have the best of luck drafting out of the Q lol
- Nucker101

LOL - name ANY defenseman out of the Q that's had an ounce of impact in the NHL in the last 10 years???? (other than Chabot)

Hint: I won't hold my breath

LOL - name ANY defenseman out of the Q that's had an ounce of impact in the NHL in the last 10 years???? (other than Chabot)

Hint: I won't hold my breath
- Brooks_Light

Marc-Edouard Vlasic comes to mind. Just a steady guy back there for most of his career.

Which guys are eager...20 guys against and one for, with me that couldn't care less.

Talk about hysteria and overexaggerating, right New Yorker
- Makita

If this place wasn't run on over exaggeration and hysteria, we wouldn't need any refs

I see the skating and passing, it's mostly guys that can defend well that I'm interested in though if I'm honest. Not sure if I see a top4 guy. I really like Woo's toolkit though, he's a guy I'm looking forward to seeing where he is at.
- neem55

Hoping he is a solid 2nd pair RHD. If he can be better we are looking great.

Marc-Edouard Vlasic comes to mind. Just a steady guy back there for most of his career.
- Lotto 6-40-9

Absolutely, good one.

Being LHD heavy offensively speaking I’m with you Neem we need shutdown type RHD to compliment them. I’m fine with Myers but Hughes needs a partner soon. Cernak

LOL - name ANY defenseman out of the Q that's had an ounce of impact in the NHL in the last 10 years???? (other than Chabot)

Hint: I won't hold my breath
- Brooks_Light

He didn’t say defencemen, he just said the Canucks haven’t had good luck in the Quebec League. Some of the greatest players ever have come out of the QMJHL....Ray Bourque, Mike Bossy, Guy Lafleur, Mario Lemieux, Cindy Crosby, Nathan MacKinnon, etc. etc.

Possible future D...

Hughes Cernak
Rathbone Myers
OJ Woo

Being LHD heavy offensively speaking I’m with you Neem we need shutdown type RHD to compliment them. I’m fine with Myers but Hughes needs a partner soon. Cernak
- Nighthawk

I don't think he is going anywhere, something needs to happen in tbay, but I'm pretty sure it isnt getting rid of rising talent. If he wants to sign an offer sheet, that's amazing and I'm all for it. I but I just don't see it.

I don't think he is going anywhere, something needs to happen in tbay, but I'm pretty sure it isnt getting rid of rising talent. If he wants to sign an offer sheet, that's amazing and I'm all for it. I but I just don't see it.
- neem55

OS as plan B work a trade 1st.

Being LHD heavy offensively speaking I’m with you Neem we need shutdown type RHD to compliment them. I’m fine with Myers but Hughes needs a partner soon. Cernak
- Nighthawk

Unless we're willing to vastly overpay Tampa for just his rights (let's be clear, he's an RFA with arbitration rights so signing him isn't guaranteed) we aren't getting Cernak. There's no way JB will go the OS route, since teams rarely walk away from players like that. Other than Dustin Penner, I can't recall a team that has accepted the compensation from another team and walked away from a player (I checked online... Penner is the only one since 2007 to have had their previous team accept the compensation. You have to go back to 1997 and Chris Gratton for the next one)

Targets on the biggest cap binds

https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/coyotes

https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/lightning

https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/goldenknights

Many potential players to target on them.
OEL, Cirelli, Cernak to name a few.

Also teams have needs for a Demko Gaudette & JV. Demko would be good for the Sens & Canes. Gaudette is a cheaper option for TB if we could garner either Cirelli or Cernak. NJD could use Jake.

Unless we're willing to vastly overpay Tampa for just his rights (let's be clear, he's an RFA with arbitration rights so signing him isn't guaranteed) we aren't getting Cernak. There's no way JB will go the OS route, since teams rarely walk away from players like that. Other than Dustin Penner, I can't recall a team that has accepted the compensation from another team and walked away from a player (I checked online... Penner is the only one since 2007 to have had their previous team accept the compensation. You have to go back to 1997 and Chris Gratton for the next one)
- DariusKnight

His value would fetch a 2nd on an OS so assuming TB unloads say Killorn for cap to resign Sergachev & Cirelli is still not enough then to sign Cernak is even more yet. A 2nd & sweetener might do it.