I can't read the article.
- manvanfan

Try this

https://www.dkpittsburghs...ennes-practice-skills-tlh

I had the Blues in the Finals anyways, so I wasn't surprised by the outcome, just surprised that it was a pretty meh series, due to the Canucks style of hockey that Minnesota decided to play.
- Reubenkincade

Avs in 5.

Try this

https://www.dkpittsburghs...ennes-practice-skills-tlh
- Reubenkincade

Still says I need to sign in to read the rest but I saw enough to get the point

Canucks have skating and skills coaches they just hired last season. They didn't let those positions go. Was Strength and conditioning areas.

https://theprovince.com/s...witter#Echobox=1652657636

This is a good read about where the strength and conditioning areas have gone too over the past couple years. I felt half a decade ago that the Canucks were lacking behind in these areas just from their video's of development camps.

Science has changed these things tremendously over the years.

In fact, Sweden has played both of their games undermanned, dressing just nine forwards for their first game against Austria, then 11 forwards against Czechia. It seems Sweden is keeping the door open for any Swedes in the NHL that might join after being knocked out of the first round of the playoffs. Karlsson might still play at the World Championship but for now he’s not on the roster.

That's a bit of a downer, to be named to the team and the team only dress 9 and 11 forwards and you don't get to play.

Waiting for someone better.

The ugly truth.

I see Garland as trade bait anyways so tell me why you don’t like Puljujarvi. I haven’t watched him at all so know very little about him. Here’s his scouting report…

The fourth player chosen in the 2016 NHL Draft returned to North America as an improved player after a stint in Finland. The talented forward is big and strong, and his two-way game and work along the boards continue to get better. He forechecks well and has grown into an effective presence in one-on-one battles. His biggest issue is offensive consistency; his skills have to translate into comparable scoring totals.

Sounds pretty good and he’s only 24. Educate me.
- bloatedmosquito

From what I saw of JP…

Decent knack for scoring.
Big body that should engage more.
Inconsistent.
I project him as a 3rd wheel.

There’s one new young ref there who’s ban happy
- Pacificgem

They're both addicted.

For some reason, the Wild stopped playing the style that got them to the playoffs. The physical players on the Wild,Foligno Erickson-Ek and Greenway were barely noticeable.
Even the commentators made note of how that series was the least physical of all the series.
The Wild coach felt that they could beat the Blues, who had 8 or 9 20 goal scorers, by skill alone.
- Reubenkincade

Nik Deslauriers.

Nik Deslauriers.
- henny1953

Ya, him as well.
Not sure why you trade for him then play a style like they did.

Well, sucks for the Penguins to lose. They were definitely the better team but got beat by a better goalie.

Opposite case for the Flames. They were the better team and weren't beat by an unreal goalie.

I finished 6-2. This round, I'm calling Panthers, Hurricanes, Avalanche and Flames.

The Oilers don't have Oettinger, so they are going to be eaten by the Flames offense that Oettinger made look so flaccid. And I think Markstrom is going to humble the Oilers offense relative to old man Quick.
- micah555

I went 6-2 as well, and I have the same picks as you for round 2. I really thought LA would take Edm out, and history was on the side of the Penguins. First time in the 2 franchises history(NYR and PIT) that the team who won game 1 didn't go on to win the series.

I went 6-2 as well, and I have the same picks as you for round 2. I really thought LA would take Edm out, and history was on the side of the Penguins. First time in the 2 franchises history(NYR and PIT) that the team who won game 1 didn't go on to win the series.
- NorthNuck

Same same.
I had Lak taking out the Oil and Pitts beating NYR.

I’ll take Col, Cgy, Carolina and the Cats (if point is out for TBL).

I see Connor scoring 7 goals each night.

Frank Seravalli
@frank_seravalli
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Jim Rutherford: "The first step is going to be: Is there anything we can do here to free up some cap space to be part of the offseason game that everyone gets into?"

No Major Changes but........

NEWyorkNUCK

How bad are Corey Pronman's new rankings?

Shane Wright even in the top 5?

NEWyorkNUCK

How bad are Corey Pronman's new rankings?

Shane Wright even in the top 5?
- manvanfan

He has Shane Wright dropping to the 3rd round, actually

Ya, he's number 1....

Canucks:

15. Vancouver Canucks: Brad Lambert, RW, Pelicans-Liiga

Where Lambert ends up will be one of more interesting parts of draft weekend. Some scouts are still huge believers in the player and some don’t want to get close to him. He’s got a ton of talent and Vancouver doesn’t have anyone coming up who can break open a shift like Lambert can so I can see them being a candidate for him.

He has Shane Wright dropping to the 3rd round, actually

Ya, he's number 1....

Canucks:

15. Vancouver Canucks: Brad Lambert, RW, Pelicans-Liiga

Where Lambert ends up will be one of more interesting parts of draft weekend. Some scouts are still huge believers in the player and some don’t want to get close to him. He’s got a ton of talent and Vancouver doesn’t have anyone coming up who can break open a shift like Lambert can so I can see them being a candidate for him.
- NewYorkNuck

I was just reading some very article length tweets by a former MTL scout who still has some very high up NHL friends and I saw Cam Robinson joke about MTL taking Slafkovsky first overall. The former MTL scout saying that Wright isn't the lock for #1 as many think. The debate between Nemec and Jiricek is very 50/50.


I imagine there will be a lot of surprises on draft day. This draft class is

oh and thanks

He has Shane Wright dropping to the 3rd round, actually

Ya, he's number 1....

Canucks:

15. Vancouver Canucks: Brad Lambert, RW, Pelicans-Liiga

Where Lambert ends up will be one of more interesting parts of draft weekend. Some scouts are still huge believers in the player and some don’t want to get close to him. He’s got a ton of talent and Vancouver doesn’t have anyone coming up who can break open a shift like Lambert can so I can see them being a candidate for him.
- NewYorkNuck

Montreal has a heavy presence at the World Hockey Championships and are following the Slovaks and Czech teams quite heavily, as Nemec and Slafkovsky are on the Slovak team, with Jiricek on the Czech team.

Also, the games are on TSN early in the morning.

https://theathletic.com/3...hl-draft-lottery-ranking/

14 teams have overages next season, due to performance bonuses earned this season that could not be covered by the teams final cap space.

Top 3:
VAN ($1.25M)
MTL ($1.132M)
STL ($1M - $1.25M)

The Vancouver Canucks president of hockey operations has been brutally honest assessing his team since the season ended.

That continued on Monday in a conversation with Frank Seravalli and Jason Gregor on the DFO Rundown, as Rutherford outlined some specific things his team is looking to add this offseason.

Rutherford reiterated that the Canucks relied on spectacular goaltending from Thatcher Demko on too many nights, and spoke about the need for more structure in the play in front of him. The Hall of Fame executive also spoke about the need to shed salary and get younger, while admitting that his team needs more “sandpaper.”

“We have a real good understanding now with where we’re at with the Vancouver Canucks. It’s what I said from the start. We have to unravel some of these contracts here, to get more cap space, to try to make some changes going forward. We still have some work to do on that,” Rutherford said, having now been with the organization for over five months.

“We have a pretty good handle at what we’d like to do.”

It’s becoming clear that if Rutherford has his way, the Canucks will look drastically different next season. If he’s not completely satisfied with how Bruce Boudreau coached, openly calling out the team’s structure, what must he think about the roster construction?

When asked if his team had enough “sandpaper guys,” Rutherford agreed they don’t, particularly for a Western Conference team, where he says a bigger team is required.

“We don’t have enough sandpaper,” said Rutherford. “It’s a different game in the West. We have to get some guys — not a lot of guys — but a few guys that are a little bit heavier, to play with some sandpaper.”

The Canucks are far from a big and tough team. Despite employing the second-tallest player in the NHL in 6-foot-8 defenceman Tyler Myers, the Canucks were one of the shortest and lightest teams in the league.

Vancouver ranked 29th out of 32 teams in terms of average height (6’1″/185.15 cm) according to Elite Prospects, and 24th in weight (197 lbs/89.27 kg).

Luke Schenn, who GM Patrik Allvin spoke glowingly about after the trade deadline, is someone that qualifies as a “sandpaper guy.” After that? Kyle Burroughs plays a rugged game, but ideally he’s a spare defenceman. Jason Richardinson was third among Canucks players (minimum 40 games) in hits per 60 minutes, which illustrates the lack of grit Vancouver’s lineup has.

Rutherford said he’d like to get more depth and balance, saying in a response to a question about Elias Pettersson that more consistent linemates would help him.

But in order to do that, the Canucks need to clear cap space, so that they can be part of the “offseason game” Rutherford said.

Getting younger

Not only did Rutherford express his team’s desire to get younger, he outlined two specific positions where that’s of utmost importance.

In particular, Rutherford would like to add a young right-shot defenceman and centre to the organization.

Right-shot blueliner Jett Woo was playing as a winger down the stretch in Abbotsford, while centre Adam Gaudette was traded last season. The Canucks have had few draft picks in the last two seasons, picking up just one player in the first 100 selections in 2020 and 2021 respectively.

There’s not much help coming.

“I think not just for next season, but in the long run, we don’t have really any young right-shot defencemen. We don’t have any young centre icemen coming. Those will be some of the things that we’ll focus on here, whether we can do it this offseason here or if takes another year or two. That’s one priority we have,” said Rutherford.

“We have to put together a team for next year where we have more balance and more depth. More balance throughout our forwards, throughout our defence pairings so the minutes can be shared a bit better, and give these guys a better chance to perform at a hundred per cent every game.”

The Vancouver Canucks president of hockey operations has been brutally honest assessing his team since the season ended.

That continued on Monday in a conversation with Frank Seravalli and Jason Gregor on the DFO Rundown, as Rutherford outlined some specific things his team is looking to add this offseason.

Rutherford reiterated that the Canucks relied on spectacular goaltending from Thatcher Demko on too many nights, and spoke about the need for more structure in the play in front of him. The Hall of Fame executive also spoke about the need to shed salary and get younger, while admitting that his team needs more “sandpaper.”

“We have a real good understanding now with where we’re at with the Vancouver Canucks. It’s what I said from the start. We have to unravel some of these contracts here, to get more cap space, to try to make some changes going forward. We still have some work to do on that,” Rutherford said, having now been with the organization for over five months.

“We have a pretty good handle at what we’d like to do.”

It’s becoming clear that if Rutherford has his way, the Canucks will look drastically different next season. If he’s not completely satisfied with how Bruce Boudreau coached, openly calling out the team’s structure, what must he think about the roster construction?

When asked if his team had enough “sandpaper guys,” Rutherford agreed they don’t, particularly for a Western Conference team, where he says a bigger team is required.

“We don’t have enough sandpaper,” said Rutherford. “It’s a different game in the West. We have to get some guys — not a lot of guys — but a few guys that are a little bit heavier, to play with some sandpaper.”

The Canucks are far from a big and tough team. Despite employing the second-tallest player in the NHL in 6-foot-8 defenceman Tyler Myers, the Canucks were one of the shortest and lightest teams in the league.

Vancouver ranked 29th out of 32 teams in terms of average height (6’1″/185.15 cm) according to Elite Prospects, and 24th in weight (197 lbs/89.27 kg).

Luke Schenn, who GM Patrik Allvin spoke glowingly about after the trade deadline, is someone that qualifies as a “sandpaper guy.” After that? Kyle Burroughs plays a rugged game, but ideally he’s a spare defenceman. Jason Richardinson was third among Canucks players (minimum 40 games) in hits per 60 minutes, which illustrates the lack of grit Vancouver’s lineup has.

Rutherford said he’d like to get more depth and balance, saying in a response to a question about Elias Pettersson that more consistent linemates would help him.

But in order to do that, the Canucks need to clear cap space, so that they can be part of the “offseason game” Rutherford said.

Getting younger

Not only did Rutherford express his team’s desire to get younger, he outlined two specific positions where that’s of utmost importance.

In particular, Rutherford would like to add a young right-shot defenceman and centre to the organization.

Right-shot blueliner Jett Woo was playing as a winger down the stretch in Abbotsford, while centre Adam Gaudette was traded last season. The Canucks have had few draft picks in the last two seasons, picking up just one player in the first 100 selections in 2020 and 2021 respectively.

There’s not much help coming.

“I think not just for next season, but in the long run, we don’t have really any young right-shot defencemen. We don’t have any young centre icemen coming. Those will be some of the things that we’ll focus on here, whether we can do it this offseason here or if takes another year or two. That’s one priority we have,” said Rutherford.

“We have to put together a team for next year where we have more balance and more depth. More balance throughout our forwards, throughout our defence pairings so the minutes can be shared a bit better, and give these guys a better chance to perform at a hundred per cent every game.”
- Pacificgem

Good to see changes are on the horizon. Potential for some epic meltdowns this summer.

The Vancouver Canucks president of hockey operations has been brutally honest assessing his team since the season ended.

That continued on Monday in a conversation with Frank Seravalli and Jason Gregor on the DFO Rundown, as Rutherford outlined some specific things his team is looking to add this offseason.

Rutherford reiterated that the Canucks relied on spectacular goaltending from Thatcher Demko on too many nights, and spoke about the need for more structure in the play in front of him. The Hall of Fame executive also spoke about the need to shed salary and get younger, while admitting that his team needs more “sandpaper.”

“We have a real good understanding now with where we’re at with the Vancouver Canucks. It’s what I said from the start. We have to unravel some of these contracts here, to get more cap space, to try to make some changes going forward. We still have some work to do on that,” Rutherford said, having now been with the organization for over five months.

“We have a pretty good handle at what we’d like to do.”

It’s becoming clear that if Rutherford has his way, the Canucks will look drastically different next season. If he’s not completely satisfied with how Bruce Boudreau coached, openly calling out the team’s structure, what must he think about the roster construction?

When asked if his team had enough “sandpaper guys,” Rutherford agreed they don’t, particularly for a Western Conference team, where he says a bigger team is required.

“We don’t have enough sandpaper,” said Rutherford. “It’s a different game in the West. We have to get some guys — not a lot of guys — but a few guys that are a little bit heavier, to play with some sandpaper.”

The Canucks are far from a big and tough team. Despite employing the second-tallest player in the NHL in 6-foot-8 defenceman Tyler Myers, the Canucks were one of the shortest and lightest teams in the league.

Vancouver ranked 29th out of 32 teams in terms of average height (6’1″/185.15 cm) according to Elite Prospects, and 24th in weight (197 lbs/89.27 kg).

Luke Schenn, who GM Patrik Allvin spoke glowingly about after the trade deadline, is someone that qualifies as a “sandpaper guy.” After that? Kyle Burroughs plays a rugged game, but ideally he’s a spare defenceman. Jason Richardinson was third among Canucks players (minimum 40 games) in hits per 60 minutes, which illustrates the lack of grit Vancouver’s lineup has.

Rutherford said he’d like to get more depth and balance, saying in a response to a question about Elias Pettersson that more consistent linemates would help him.

But in order to do that, the Canucks need to clear cap space, so that they can be part of the “offseason game” Rutherford said.

Getting younger

Not only did Rutherford express his team’s desire to get younger, he outlined two specific positions where that’s of utmost importance.

In particular, Rutherford would like to add a young right-shot defenceman and centre to the organization.

Right-shot blueliner Jett Woo was playing as a winger down the stretch in Abbotsford, while centre Adam Gaudette was traded last season. The Canucks have had few draft picks in the last two seasons, picking up just one player in the first 100 selections in 2020 and 2021 respectively.

There’s not much help coming.

“I think not just for next season, but in the long run, we don’t have really any young right-shot defencemen. We don’t have any young centre icemen coming. Those will be some of the things that we’ll focus on here, whether we can do it this offseason here or if takes another year or two. That’s one priority we have,” said Rutherford.

“We have to put together a team for next year where we have more balance and more depth. More balance throughout our forwards, throughout our defence pairings so the minutes can be shared a bit better, and give these guys a better chance to perform at a hundred per cent every game.”
- Pacificgem

Trade Miller!!

Montreal has a heavy presence at the World Hockey Championships and are following the Slovaks and Czech teams quite heavily, as Nemec and Slafkovsky are on the Slovak team, with Jiricek on the Czech team.

Also, the games are on TSN early in the morning.

https://theathletic.com/3...hl-draft-lottery-ranking/
- Reubenkincade

Marco Kasper of Austria playing top line right now vs Czechia. #8 on Pronman's rankings there. I'd say that's a little high for him to be ranked but heck we shall see

The Vancouver Canucks president of hockey operations has been brutally honest assessing his team since the season ended.

That continued on Monday in a conversation with Frank Seravalli and Jason Gregor on the DFO Rundown, as Rutherford outlined some specific things his team is looking to add this offseason.

Rutherford reiterated that the Canucks relied on spectacular goaltending from Thatcher Demko on too many nights, and spoke about the need for more structure in the play in front of him. The Hall of Fame executive also spoke about the need to shed salary and get younger, while admitting that his team needs more “sandpaper.”

“We have a real good understanding now with where we’re at with the Vancouver Canucks. It’s what I said from the start. We have to unravel some of these contracts here, to get more cap space, to try to make some changes going forward. We still have some work to do on that,” Rutherford said, having now been with the organization for over five months.

“We have a pretty good handle at what we’d like to do.”

It’s becoming clear that if Rutherford has his way, the Canucks will look drastically different next season. If he’s not completely satisfied with how Bruce Boudreau coached, openly calling out the team’s structure, what must he think about the roster construction?

When asked if his team had enough “sandpaper guys,” Rutherford agreed they don’t, particularly for a Western Conference team, where he says a bigger team is required.

“We don’t have enough sandpaper,” said Rutherford. “It’s a different game in the West. We have to get some guys — not a lot of guys — but a few guys that are a little bit heavier, to play with some sandpaper.”

The Canucks are far from a big and tough team. Despite employing the second-tallest player in the NHL in 6-foot-8 defenceman Tyler Myers, the Canucks were one of the shortest and lightest teams in the league.

Vancouver ranked 29th out of 32 teams in terms of average height (6’1″/185.15 cm) according to Elite Prospects, and 24th in weight (197 lbs/89.27 kg).

Luke Schenn, who GM Patrik Allvin spoke glowingly about after the trade deadline, is someone that qualifies as a “sandpaper guy.” After that? Kyle Burroughs plays a rugged game, but ideally he’s a spare defenceman. Jason Richardinson was third among Canucks players (minimum 40 games) in hits per 60 minutes, which illustrates the lack of grit Vancouver’s lineup has.

Rutherford said he’d like to get more depth and balance, saying in a response to a question about Elias Pettersson that more consistent linemates would help him.

But in order to do that, the Canucks need to clear cap space, so that they can be part of the “offseason game” Rutherford said.

Getting younger

Not only did Rutherford express his team’s desire to get younger, he outlined two specific positions where that’s of utmost importance.

In particular, Rutherford would like to add a young right-shot defenceman and centre to the organization.

Right-shot blueliner Jett Woo was playing as a winger down the stretch in Abbotsford, while centre Adam Gaudette was traded last season. The Canucks have had few draft picks in the last two seasons, picking up just one player in the first 100 selections in 2020 and 2021 respectively.

There’s not much help coming.

“I think not just for next season, but in the long run, we don’t have really any young right-shot defencemen. We don’t have any young centre icemen coming. Those will be some of the things that we’ll focus on here, whether we can do it this offseason here or if takes another year or two. That’s one priority we have,” said Rutherford.

“We have to put together a team for next year where we have more balance and more depth. More balance throughout our forwards, throughout our defence pairings so the minutes can be shared a bit better, and give these guys a better chance to perform at a hundred per cent every game.”
- Pacificgem

No major changes A piece here, piece there.

The Vancouver Canucks president of hockey operations has been brutally honest assessing his team since the season ended.

That continued on Monday in a conversation with Frank Seravalli and Jason Gregor on the DFO Rundown, as Rutherford outlined some specific things his team is looking to add this offseason.

Rutherford reiterated that the Canucks relied on spectacular goaltending from Thatcher Demko on too many nights, and spoke about the need for more structure in the play in front of him. The Hall of Fame executive also spoke about the need to shed salary and get younger, while admitting that his team needs more “sandpaper.”

“We have a real good understanding now with where we’re at with the Vancouver Canucks. It’s what I said from the start. We have to unravel some of these contracts here, to get more cap space, to try to make some changes going forward. We still have some work to do on that,” Rutherford said, having now been with the organization for over five months.

“We have a pretty good handle at what we’d like to do.”

It’s becoming clear that if Rutherford has his way, the Canucks will look drastically different next season. If he’s not completely satisfied with how Bruce Boudreau coached, openly calling out the team’s structure, what must he think about the roster construction?

When asked if his team had enough “sandpaper guys,” Rutherford agreed they don’t, particularly for a Western Conference team, where he says a bigger team is required.

“We don’t have enough sandpaper,” said Rutherford. “It’s a different game in the West. We have to get some guys — not a lot of guys — but a few guys that are a little bit heavier, to play with some sandpaper.”

The Canucks are far from a big and tough team. Despite employing the second-tallest player in the NHL in 6-foot-8 defenceman Tyler Myers, the Canucks were one of the shortest and lightest teams in the league.

Vancouver ranked 29th out of 32 teams in terms of average height (6’1″/185.15 cm) according to Elite Prospects, and 24th in weight (197 lbs/89.27 kg).

Luke Schenn, who GM Patrik Allvin spoke glowingly about after the trade deadline, is someone that qualifies as a “sandpaper guy.” After that? Kyle Burroughs plays a rugged game, but ideally he’s a spare defenceman. Jason Richardinson was third among Canucks players (minimum 40 games) in hits per 60 minutes, which illustrates the lack of grit Vancouver’s lineup has.

Rutherford said he’d like to get more depth and balance, saying in a response to a question about Elias Pettersson that more consistent linemates would help him.

But in order to do that, the Canucks need to clear cap space, so that they can be part of the “offseason game” Rutherford said.

Getting younger

Not only did Rutherford express his team’s desire to get younger, he outlined two specific positions where that’s of utmost importance.

In particular, Rutherford would like to add a young right-shot defenceman and centre to the organization.

Right-shot blueliner Jett Woo was playing as a winger down the stretch in Abbotsford, while centre Adam Gaudette was traded last season. The Canucks have had few draft picks in the last two seasons, picking up just one player in the first 100 selections in 2020 and 2021 respectively.

There’s not much help coming.

“I think not just for next season, but in the long run, we don’t have really any young right-shot defencemen. We don’t have any young centre icemen coming. Those will be some of the things that we’ll focus on here, whether we can do it this offseason here or if takes another year or two. That’s one priority we have,” said Rutherford.

“We have to put together a team for next year where we have more balance and more depth. More balance throughout our forwards, throughout our defence pairings so the minutes can be shared a bit better, and give these guys a better chance to perform at a hundred per cent every game.”
- Pacificgem

Zadorov is a UFA next season and I don’t think there’s a way for the Flames to sign him. He started slowly but has really come on since the allstar break.

Avs in 5.
- Load Management

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No major changes A piece here, piece there.
- manvanfan