Carol Schram: Vancouver Canucks lose to Blues, officially out of playoffs; prospect watch With a 4-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night, the Vancouver Canucks were officially eliminated from the NHL playoffs for the second straight year. The focus now will turn to the teams' prospects, many of whom are starting their postseasons.

Hey Carol!

Thank you for this.

I absolutely love what Labate and Tryamkin bring to this Canuck line up. The line up is very soft otherwise. Biega throwing hits on the 4th line better than 90% of our forwards.. Tryamkin is honestly one of my favorite players. Him sticking up for his teammates, helping out hurt Canucks, coming to the aid of our goalies, he is just awesome.

Whats horvats next contract going to look like?

Whats horvats next contract going to look like?
- ClarksonDavid

Give him 5 x 5.

'It's no fluke we are where we are'.

- Henrik Sedin

Hey Carol!

Thank you for this.

I absolutely love what Labate and Tryamkin bring to this Canuck line up. The line up is very soft otherwise. Biega throwing hits on the 4th line better than 90% of our forwards.. Tryamkin is honestly one of my favorite players. Him sticking up for his teammates, helping out hurt Canucks, coming to the aid of our goalies, he is just awesome.
- Codes1087

Thx Carol

That partial breakaway for Tree he looked good on that power move👍

Whats horvats next contract going to look like?
- ClarksonDavid

'It's no fluke we are where we are'.

- Henrik Sedin
- LordHumungous

Carol

What did you think was questionable about Yak's hit on Shore? Shore had the puck. Yak came straight to him from the front (no blind side, not from behind, etc). The hit seemed to be with his arm down and square in the chest.

What made it questionable in your mind?

Whats horvats next contract going to look like?
- ClarksonDavid

If a bridge deal then maybe 4m/2yrs but i figure prolly 5.5m/8yrs

'It's no fluke we are where we are'.

- Henrik Sedin
- LordHumungous

Gee Hank thx for that nugget of info 😂👍

I think its more of were tired of watching canuck players getting hammered and no one does anything. Turn the other cheek has to go.

Carol

What did you think was questionable about Yak's hit on Shore? Shore had the puck. Yak came straight to him from the front (no blind side, not from behind, etc). The hit seemed to be with his arm down and square in the chest.

What made it questionable in your mind?
- Jason Millen

Someone actually responded to a teammate getting hammered is long overdue for this team.

Carol

What did you think was questionable about Yak's hit on Shore? Shore had the puck. Yak came straight to him from the front (no blind side, not from behind, etc). The hit seemed to be with his arm down and square in the chest.

What made it questionable in your mind?
- Jason Millen

Hi Jason,

When the hit happened yesterday, it looked to me like an elbow to the head.

Given how quickly Shore got up, you may be right that Yak caught him in the chest. I just watched the GIF a bunch of times and I think it's pretty hard to tell either way.

I like the fact that the camera angle is basically peering over Tryamkin's shoulder, so we get basically the same point of view that he had.

Give him 5 x 5.
- Codes1087

I think he gets $6 over 6+ years because: Scheifele got $6.1 over 8 years, Monahan $6.3 over 7 years, Saad $6 over 6 years.

Bo might not be quite as good as those guys, but he is Vancouver's version of them, new face of the franchise, etc. The only thing that might help is Barkov is better than them all and got $5.9 over 6

I think he gets $6 over 6+ years because: Scheifele got $6.1 over 8 years, Monahan $6.3 over 7 years, Saad $6 over 6 years.

Bo might not be quite as good as those guys, but he is Vancouver's version of them, new face of the franchise, etc. The only thing that might help is Barkov is better than them all and got $5.9 over 6
- WhiteLie

I was looking at Huberdeau/Barkov/Monahan deals and its tough to gauge based on those. Bo doesn't have as good of numbers, but he also never played with linesmates like they have. Barkov/Huberdeau/Jagr and Monahan/Gaudreau/Hudler

Would be crazy to think of how Bo would produce with capable+young scoring forwards

I was looking at Huberdeau/Barkov/Monahan deals and its tough to gauge based on those. Bo doesn't have as good of numbers, but he also never played with linesmates like they have. Barkov/Huberdeau/Jagr and Monahan/Gaudreau/Hudler

Would be crazy to think of how Bo would produce with capable+young scoring forwards
- Codes1087

He isnt too far off from Saad who had a 47 and then 52 point season before his ELC expired. Saad also had much better linemates and some playoff experience to help his case, but Bo plays C which is arguably more valuable.

I can see it being a lower cap hit if he bets on himself and takes a bridge, but I think he aims for a deal to take him right before UFA status to maximize value

I think its more of were tired of watching canuck players getting hammered and no one does anything. Turn the other cheek has to go.
- Bettmanhatesus

I can appreciate that.

For me, I'm fatigued with guys (my own favorite team's guys included if not singled out at times) "responding" on clean hits. It sometimes feels to me that every single big hit creates a melee, whether the hit was dirty or clean.

Now that Kesler and Burrows are gone, I may actually be able to start rooting for the Canucks again.

I really wanted you all to win vs the Rangers. So many guys we wanted to see win - Hedican, Brown, Courtnall, Ronning, LaFayatte, and Momesso. I always was a Bure and Lumme fan as well.

I can appreciate that.

For me, I'm fatigued with guys (my own favorite team's guys included if not singled out at times) "responding" on clean hits. It sometimes feels to me that every single big hit creates a melee, whether the hit was dirty or clean.

Now that Kesler and Burrows are gone, I may actually be able to start rooting for the Canucks again.

I really wanted you all to win vs the Rangers. So many guys we wanted to see win - Hedican, Brown, Courtnall, Ronning, LaFayatte, and Momesso. I always was a Bure and Lumme fan as well.
- Jason Millen

I understand your fatigue but you need to understand no Canuck has done this in years. Tryamkin's retaliation is probably one of the Canucks top 5 plays this year

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I can appreciate that.

For me, I'm fatigued with guys (my own favorite team's guys included if not singled out at times) "responding" on clean hits. It sometimes feels to me that every single big hit creates a melee, whether the hit was dirty or clean.

Now that Kesler and Burrows are gone, I may actually be able to start rooting for the Canucks again.

I really wanted you all to win vs the Rangers. So many guys we wanted to see win - Hedican, Brown, Courtnall, Ronning, LaFayatte, and Momesso. I always was a Bure and Lumme fan as well.



^-------- I like this guy.

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I can appreciate that.

For me, I'm fatigued with guys (my own favorite team's guys included if not singled out at times) "responding" on clean hits. It sometimes feels to me that every single big hit creates a melee, whether the hit was dirty or clean.

Now that Kesler and Burrows are gone, I may actually be able to start rooting for the Canucks again.

I really wanted you all to win vs the Rangers. So many guys we wanted to see win - Hedican, Brown, Courtnall, Ronning, LaFayatte, and Momesso. I always was a Bure and Lumme fan as well.
- Jason Millen

Lafayette and that post...

Honestly thought we were the team of destiny that year. We battled Gary's refs the entire playoffs and persevered but finally really got jobbed in game 7 in NY. It was nice to see Quinn call out the refs and the league as well...he got fined $25,000 but said it as it should have been said.

Hey Carol!

Thank you for this.

I absolutely love what Labate and Tryamkin bring to this Canuck line up. The line up is very soft otherwise. Biega throwing hits on the 4th line better than 90% of our forwards.. Tryamkin is honestly one of my favorite players. Him sticking up for his teammates, helping out hurt Canucks, coming to the aid of our goalies, he is just awesome.
- Codes1087

Absolutely agree - I would've rather have had Labate/Biega in there all year instead of Gaunce or Skille skating around doing nothing. At least theyre throwing hits and making life tougher for defensemen trying to break out. Maybe Labate will rub off on Cram bcus he played like that in Ana before coming over but really hasn't shown much grit other than his first two games.

K....Since this is a bastion of free speech....(kinda) I feel this is a valid question.

What do you think of the passing of of bill m103 that passed in parliament yesterday?

Carol, as a journalist, what is your opinion? That bill might not affect hockey talk, but it does affect communication over all.

Just curious to hear what people think of free speech being messed with.