I remember...
- boonerbuck

Going on a limb but I think a prospect that looks good is Lockhart ( two years away ). Shifty kid with a good shot. Looks a little like Hoglander.

I take JFresh stats/graphs with a big grain of salt but anyone who actually thought Poolman > Schmidt probably had some bias, I can’t see an objective way to make that statement.


Schmidt would also flourish under Bruce, just like he did under Gallant and now Maurice. all coaches who like aggressive puck pursuit.
- Nucker101

5.9 mil/yr vs 2.5 mil/yr... why is that even a comparison.

You wanted to run with Demko a little early in the process of his development. I'm glad they eased him in with Marky as a buffer. It worked out perfectly.
- Load Management

perfectly would have been getting something for Markstrom before he walked but better then signing that contract he got.

Why you gotta rain on my parade? LOL!! I’m glad they took their time with him but I think he was ready a year earlier and they should’ve traded Marky instead of letting him walk for free #asset-management
- Pacificgem

beat me to it

I said he would be top 6 back when his competition for top 6 was Loui Jake Vessy Roussel Motte Bailey Beagle.

When the team got Garland I then said third line but he is proving ahead of schedule. All good.
- VANTEL

He'll get there. No doubt about it. I've enjoyed his progression so far. Yes he's further ahead probably than most expected, including myself. Just don't want to see him get blasted too many times like last night at the end there. Tough kid though, that hit would've liquified my vital organs.

perfectly would have been getting something for Markstrom before he walked but better then signing that contract he got.
- SMP8719

I already sorta addressed this on the last page. People forget the circumstances. Marky hurt during stretch run nearing TDL, Demko not that good on first run as #1.

Season interrupted by Covid, make bubble playoffs. Marky plays great, gets hurt again in playoffs. Walks in summer.

I mean, maybe in there we could've traded his negotiating rights in the summer for a mid round pick?

Say what???

Hey you are the one that had a shart the other day. That's a first sign of aging

- VANTEL

They’re quite common in Mexico! Rice and beans and hot sauce!

He'll get there. No doubt about it. I've enjoyed his progression so far. Yes he's further ahead probably than most expected, including myself. Just don't want to see him get blasted too many times like last night at the end there. Tough kid though, that hit would've liquified my vital organs.
- Load Management

Good lesson for him, gotta react quicker in a situation like that, either shoot it or move it.

He's a tough kid though, I think he'll be fine. I'll admit that I was a doubter, but so far he looks good and definitely brings some elements that the forward group has been lacking overall. He's lucky that he gets coached by Bruce early in his career instead of guys like WD and TG.

5.9 mil/yr vs 2.5 mil/yr... why is that even a comparison.
- SMP8719

True, apples to oranges

I already sorta addressed this on the last page. People forget the circumstances. Marky hurt during stretch run nearing TDL, Demko not that good on first run as #1.

Season interrupted by Covid, make bubble playoffs. Marky plays great, gets hurt again in playoffs. Walks in summer.

I mean, maybe in there we could've traded his negotiating rights in the summer for a mid round pick?
- Load Management

ya I hear you. Don't think you would get much for a goalies rights... they always fetch lower then you expect.

Good lesson for him, gotta react quicker in a situation like that, either shoot it or move it.

He's a tough kid though, I think he'll be fine. I'll admit that I was a doubter, but so far he looks good and definitely brings some elements that the forward group has been lacking overall. He's lucky that he gets coached by Bruce early in his career instead of guys like WD and TG.
- Nucker101

For sure. Totally agree. I think one of the best things that could've happened for him was getting a solid veteran Coach like Boudreau. TG was well on his way to setting the kid back 2 years.

Sutter said after the last Flames loss "Our goaltending has not been good lately "

- VANTEL

He calls it like it is. No pampering anybody, you want that in a coach. Sort of like Squinty Face.

ya I hear you. Don't think you would get much for a goalies rights... they always fetch lower then you expect.
- SMP8719

Yeah, only Lefty knew exactly what we had in Demko years before all of this happened.😁

He calls it like it is. No pampering anybody, you want that in a coach. Sort of like Squinty Face.
- K-man25

While you have some time on your hands you should take a peek at how teams have fared coming out of a Covid shutdown this season.

He calls it like it is. No pampering anybody, you want that in a coach. Sort of like Squinty Face.
- K-man25

Yup no sugar coating

Yeah, only Lefty knew exactly what we had in Demko years before all of this happened.😁
- Load Management

Let’s be honest, it was both Benning and I who saw his greatness before y’all did

Let’s be honest, it was both Benning and I who saw his greatness before y’all did
- LeftCoaster

😂Great minds think alike.

LOL - normally that might be true but I was always happy (I think) with him. He’s big and athletic and I was happy they took him. Tonne of raw talent which I was excited about.

I said before the season started, if the team doesn’t have success it’s more on Green than Benning as JB has a decent group of players after eight years.
- Pacificgem

I read lots of fans of other teams picking before and after us saying take demko, I didn’t know who he was lol, then van picked him they were pissed.

Fuck….watch the Canucks have an outbreak again

'Canes flight has left Vancouver for Minnesota. Aho, Jarvis and a staff member stayed behind in Vancouver after all three tested positive for Covid.
- Pacificgem

Thought they were vaxxed lol,

Going on a limb but I think a prospect that looks good is Lockhart ( two years away ). Shifty kid with a good shot. Looks a little like Hoglander.
- VANTEL

Lockhart to Lockwood lol

Thought they were vaxxed lol,
- Bettmanhatesus

You’ve made your point. Repeatedly.

😂Great minds think alike.
- Load Management

You’ve made your point. Repeatedly.
- CubanBuffet

Is it a point though?

Is it a point though?
- A_SteamingLombardi

It’s a point of view. Like someone picking the coldest day of the year to refute global warming. But honestly, if you’re going to keeping beating the same drum at least change the rhythm up from time to time. Lol.

Let’s be honest, it was both Benning and I who saw his greatness before y’all did
- LeftCoaster

Two peas in a pod