^This entirely! No need to waste a pick from the first 4 rounds.
- Shuswap Wap

I'd be OK using one of our 4th round picks. Unless they package all 3 of them for something useful.

Yes, but I think it's called neurodivergent now.
- Marwood

Sorry for your incurable condition but it’s okay you don’t have to be afraid. Canuck failures can comfort your cognitive challenges.

Are you (frank)in retarded? Vegas drafted Karlsson, Theodore, Marchessault, Riley Smith, Brayden McNabb, Nicolas Hague & William Carrier. Yes some of them were in an expansion draft but they drafted those guys left unprotected by other teams who deemed them expendable. They didn't sign them as free agents!!

They also drafted Krebs and Tuch who they traded to Buffalo for Jack Eichel.....and Oscar Lindberg and Erik Brannstrom who they traded to Ottawa for Mark Stone.

Nick Suzuki was also drafted by Vegas and traded to Montreal for Max Pacioretty, one they probably regret now, but whatever, they continue to use draft equity to compete now.

And if you wanna talk about past champions just look at Colorado and Tampa, who won the last three Cups. Four of Colorado's top five playoff scorers last year were drafted by them, MacKinnon, Makar, Rantanen and Landeskog.

Tampa drafted Stamkos, Kucherov, Point, Hedman, Killorn, Palat and Cirelli, that's their top seven playoff scorers. Not to mention Andrei Vasilevskiy.
- LeftCoaster

You proving the point that drafting isn’t everything for the VGK is an amazing feat of self discovery.

Front Office Sports

Karim Benzema — one of the greatest strikers of all time — is signing with Saudi club Al-Ittihad, per @FabrizioRomano.

His contract: 3 years, $643 million.

That is absolutely sickening and I love it

That is absolutely sickening and I love it
- manvanfan

Ronaldo also signed in Saudi to barley play and Messi next at 300M per year in Saudi. The World Cup effect has Oil Rich Middle East nations excited to spend. They are exploding salaries for known stars. The rest of the world will become feeder nations to them if they keep this up.

Let’s hope they don’t get turned on to hockey. It would be over in seconds for the NHL.

Ronaldo also signed to that to barley play and Messi next at 300M per year in Saudi. The World Cup has the Oil Rich nations exploding football salaries for known stars. The rest of the world will become feeder nations to them if they keep this up.

Let’s hope they don’t get turned on to hockey. It would be over in seconds for the NHL.
- Quinn's Quest

Yaaaa... no. They're signing players at the end of their careers. It's like the MLS on steroids. They'll never achieve anything of worth at home. They've already bought their way into the top leagues in Europe, but they're not going to be a soccer/football powerhouse at any point in their own countries.

STFU, Chris Osgood says you are wrong.

Everyone is being far too civil on hate Sunday.
- Marwood

it’s too nice outside to be hateful. This weekend was perfect. I hope it’s a sign of what summer has in store for us in the Lower Mainland.

Ronaldo also signed in Saudi to barley play and Messi next at 300M per year in Saudi. The World Cup effect has Oil Rich Middle East nations excited to spend. They are exploding salaries for known stars. The rest of the world will become feeder nations to them if they keep this up.

Let’s hope they don’t get turned on to hockey. It would be over in seconds for the NHL.
- Quinn's Quest

Neurodivergent.

it’s too nice outside to be hateful. This weekend was perfect. I hope it’s a sign of what summer has in store for us in the Lower Mainland.
- bloatedmosquito

I'm coming back for a visit in a couple weeks, first time in Van for summer for like 2 years... I just hope it's not smoke city at that point

I'm coming back for a visit in a couple weeks, first time in Van for summer for like 2 years... I just hope it's not smoke city at that point
- NewYorkNuck

Only smoke you’ll smell is cannabis.
It’s been gorgeous in K town since we got home.

I'm coming back for a visit in a couple weeks, first time in Van for summer for like 2 years... I just hope it's not smoke city at that point
- NewYorkNuck

Based on the map it's kind of tough to escape the smoke anywhere right now, we got a bunch on Saturday from the fires in northern AB.

We're headed to Toronto this week for a few days, I'm hoping it's not too bad there, the city itself is enough to deal with

According to a friend of mine who attended the game, Guenther was a a complete no show in the Memorial Cup final.

Neurodivergent.
- Marwood

Sorry for your diagnosis.

Yaaaa... no. They're signing players at the end of their careers. It's like the MLS on steroids. They'll never achieve anything of worth at home. They've already bought their way into the top leagues in Europe, but they're not going to be a soccer/football powerhouse at any point in their own countries.
- NewYorkNuck

Yes it’s insane money being thrown at veteran players. It’s unlike MLS where Beckham was past his expiry date when he made it to LA. These players were offered big money to stay with their clubs. They still have value. Not saying it’s turned but if they keep doing this at some point it can swing the dynamic. Like how certain national leagues in Europe changed the game to take the top players from other countries.

According to a friend of mine who attended the game, Guenther was a a complete no show in the Memorial Cup final.
- Shuswap Wap

Wasn't the entire Seattle team?

I'm coming back for a visit in a couple weeks, first time in Van for summer for like 2 years... I just hope it's not smoke city at that point
- NewYorkNuck

So far so good, but it’s early.

Yes it’s insane money being thrown at veteran players. It’s unlike MLS where Beckham was past his expiry date when he made it to LA. These players were offered big money to stay with their clubs. They still have value. Not saying it’s turned but if they keep doing this at some point it can swing the dynamic. Like how certain national leagues in Europe changed the game to take the top players from other countries.
- Quinn's Quest

It's been decades of talk about how Chinese, Japanese, Saudi's are going to offer money to Europeans to create these super leagues and well it's just not happening decades later.

Our #Bet99 poll question: Cole Caufield signed an 8 year extension with Montreal today. Did the #Canucks make a mistake drafting Vasily Podkolzin over Cole Caufield?


Yes

No

69% have said yes so far.

Allan Walsh🏒

Many Teams are capped out, a $1 million bump is not enough to get them out of Cap hell. They will be forced to trade away good players or buy them out out, refrain from adding players in free agency to improve because they have no cap space. This is especially bad for the fans.

Might be some good cheap free agent deals this summer then.

Our #Bet99 poll question: Cole Caufield signed an 8 year extension with Montreal today. Did the #Canucks make a mistake drafting Vasily Podkolzin over Cole Caufield?


Yes

No

69% have said yes so far.
- manvanfan

Difficult to answer directly. I’ll say no given scoring isn’t the problem & Pod will be cheaper.

Difficult to answer directly. I’ll say no given scoring isn’t the problem & Pod will be cheaper.
- Nighthawk

A lot of people on here did not want Caulfield. DCT was totally against him. Good for him that things have worked out on the Habs but does not mean he would do well as a Canucks.

Difficult to answer directly. I’ll say no given scoring isn’t the problem & Pod will be cheaper.
- Nighthawk

Give it another two years then answer the question. Just starting to see a lot of the 2017 draft class start to do something in the league other than the top few picks.

Hoping Canucks can bring back Kole Lind. Really seems to be finding his stride. Leading the AHL playoffs in scoring.

Are you (frank)in retarded? Vegas drafted Karlsson, Theodore, Marchessault, Riley Smith, Brayden McNabb, Nicolas Hague & William Carrier. Yes some of them were in an expansion draft but they drafted those guys left unprotected by other teams who deemed them expendable. They didn't sign them as free agents!!

They also drafted Krebs and Tuch who they traded to Buffalo for Jack Eichel.....and Oscar Lindberg and Erik Brannstrom who they traded to Ottawa for Mark Stone.

Nick Suzuki was also drafted by Vegas and traded to Montreal for Max Pacioretty, one they probably regret now, but whatever, they continue to use draft equity to compete now.

And if you wanna talk about past champions just look at Colorado and Tampa, who won the last three Cups. Four of Colorado's top five playoff scorers last year were drafted by them, MacKinnon, Makar, Rantanen and Landeskog.

Tampa drafted Stamkos, Kucherov, Point, Hedman, Killorn, Palat and Cirelli, that's their top seven playoff scorers. Not to mention Andrei Vasilevskiy.
- LeftCoaster

They havent drafted squat outside Suzuki and Hague, but they did well to turn those picks/players into stone and eichel. Tampa and Colorado drafed very well.

Neurodivergent.
- Marwood

Pothead, kettle. Starting to see a pattern!

Canucks Depth Charts
LW------C------RW
Kuzmenko------Pettersson------Boeser
Mikky-----------Miller---------Garland
Beauvillier------Aman--------Di Giuseppe
Joshua---------Dries---------Hoglander
Podkolzin------Studnicka------Karlsson
Bains-----------Raty----------Klimovich
McDonough----Sasson------
Bloom------