ZeroGravity
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Only players left on the roster who were here pre-Yzerman are Stamkos and Hedman. Everything else is finally his team now.
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NHL Off-Season 2014 |OT| - O stands for Overhaul
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Errorhoff and he's UFA!
Coldnoodle
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:lol
- Will miss Sam Gagner (total pro, great offensive player, sick shootout moves, fights, untapped potential, awesome beard), but he had to be traded after last season's abysmal play (thanks again for the broken jaw FuckFaceKassian!)
- Hope Sam Gagner realizes his potential in Arizona; seems like a good fit.
- Teddy Purcell looks like a useful forward for the Oilers. I'm okay with this. Like Nikita Nikitin, he's relatively expensive but the term is short so there's not much risk. The greater risk is in the Oilers continuing to suck by not having enough NHL-calibre players like Purcell and Nikitin.
- Steve Yzerman TOTALLY has a handshake deal with a pending UFA. That's why he's clearing out salary. I wonder who? Ehrhoff? Niskanen? Vanek?
- Hope Sam Gagner realizes his potential in Arizona; seems like a good fit.
- Teddy Purcell looks like a useful forward for the Oilers. I'm okay with this. Like Nikita Nikitin, he's relatively expensive but the term is short so there's not much risk. The greater risk is in the Oilers continuing to suck by not having enough NHL-calibre players like Purcell and Nikitin.
- Steve Yzerman TOTALLY has a handshake deal with a pending UFA. That's why he's clearing out salary. I wonder who? Ehrhoff? Niskanen? Vanek?
Dastardly Jerks
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Oh man, I just created the most insufferable series of words ... "not all white men"!
You should be worried when Robidas comes back into the lineup.
During the Season Ticket Holder Open House Murray made it seem like Robidouche was done :'(
The Canucks are too good to start a full-on rebuild.
Dastardly Jerks
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Dastardly Jerks
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They said the same thing about the 2008 Calgary Flames.
SmackCrackleNPop
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GM of the Year said Robidas won't be brought back mainly because the recovery will take many months. Then if there's a need they will give him a call.
Just mentioning Robidas makes me sad. And mad at Garbutt
Dastardly Jerks
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Fuckin' Garbutt.
SmackCrackleNPop
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We improved by dumping Sbisa. I chuckled when Benning said he was a solid second pairing D man. Lolz.
Fowler - Reverend
Beauchemin - Lindholm
Allen - Vatanen
Fistric
If we could add a top 4 D man I would be happy but I've been happy with this group. Lindholm and Vatanen should be better with the experience they gained and Beauchemin hopefully gets back to being his old self. Came back too soon from ACL surgery
Lol. He's talented. Just lacks the IQ. And good for a penalty or two a game for hooking. Good hitter. Good skater. Good puck handler. He has the tools but didn't seem to put it together.
Canucks org definitely doesn't want to do a full rebuild. They're trying to get younger while still remaining competitive (gotta keep those season ticket holders and corporate partners). They'd probably call it a mini-rebuild. I guess one advantage would be continuing to attract free agents which they can ultimately trade for youth. So long as they don't trade youth/picks for vets.
"We acquired players that we thought are going to have an impact on us winning next year," Benning said. "If it was going to be a rebuild then maybe we wouldn't have tried to fight so hard to get players that can come in and help our team win next year."
"We acquired players that we thought are going to have an impact on us winning next year," Benning said. "If it was going to be a rebuild then maybe we wouldn't have tried to fight so hard to get players that can come in and help our team win next year."
Technically he said Sbisa "could grow into" being Top 4. Which is very different. Probably wrong and possibly something he doesn't believe himself, but I can understand why he'd say that.
Dastardly Jerks
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Lettuce be cereal. Sbisa could very well be a terrific addition for the Canucks with the current D corp they have.
A few stretch passes to a Sedin or Bones, baby, you got yourself a stew goin'.
A few stretch passes to a Sedin or Bones, baby, you got yourself a stew goin'.
Another reason not to sign Miller.
Sign Hiller & Ehrhoff, give Ehrhoff a season to re-develop the previous chemistry with Edler and all is well.
Then maybe trade Bieksa, Corrado, Sbisa or Stanton depending on how things go.
SmackCrackleNPop
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He has the talent. And I keep forgetting that he's just 24. He started off well after the Pronger trade and kind of regressed. Last year was a lot of bad luck. He just came back from an injury and one of the first shifts he breaks his hand in a fight. Just didn't have room for him when we had the top 6 we had plus Fistric and for a little bit Robidas.
SmackCrackleNPop
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Since he is over 35... yes.
Dastardly Jerks
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Oh wait, shit, the Pronger trade! He was the last piece of it! We now have nothing left from the Pronger trade!
Wait... Who did we get with Phillys first round pick?
Kyle Palmieri and Emerson Etem.
SmackCrackleNPop
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Traded the 2009 First round pick to Colombus who drafted John Moore with it. Other first round pick in 2010 was for Emerson Etem.
SpectreFire
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Depending on which one of the kids make it to the big team, our roster SHOULD potentially look like this next season:
Sedin-Sedin-Burrows
F/A-Bonino-Kassian
Higgins-Horvat-Hansen
Matthias-Richardson-Dorsett
Sestito
Hamhuis-Bieksa
Edler-Tanev
Sbisa-Stanton
Weber
FA Starter
Lack
Our farm team is going to look fucking awesome though.
Shinkaruk-Vey-Jensen
Fox-Gaunce-Grenier
Archibald-Lain-Friesen
Bullshit 4th line AHLers
Tommernes-Corrado
Andersson-Biega
McEneny-Blaine
Eriksson
Markstrom
Sedin-Sedin-Burrows
F/A-Bonino-Kassian
Higgins-Horvat-Hansen
Matthias-Richardson-Dorsett
Sestito
Hamhuis-Bieksa
Edler-Tanev
Sbisa-Stanton
Weber
FA Starter
Lack
Our farm team is going to look fucking awesome though.
Shinkaruk-Vey-Jensen
Fox-Gaunce-Grenier
Archibald-Lain-Friesen
Bullshit 4th line AHLers
Tommernes-Corrado
Andersson-Biega
McEneny-Blaine
Eriksson
Markstrom
That's a pretty nice D. And that's one of the main reasons why the Canucks are a lot closer to the playoffs than they are to a lottery pick.
SpectreFire
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Canuck's giant Russian prospect has good taste in women already:
CrazedArabMan
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No, I told you, no more old people!
Canuck's giant Russian prospect has good taste in women already:
He wanted to hoverhand but she forced contact.
It's so weird seeing Toronto and Montreal talking trade.
It's also funny to see how much Toronto values intangibles over puck possession.
He was one of our better, and most consistent defenseman when he was given that contract, far from a plug. His play has just been on the decline these past 18 months or so, and shows no sign of turning it around.
I agree, he was a great second-pair defensman.
He was always a little slow, and now that he's getting older, and with all those shot blocks, his decline will likely be fast. Perfect time to trade him, while his value is still good.
It's definitely not Gleason. Bergevin is moving him because he's slow and not very mobile. Looks like it would be for Franson or Lupul.
Rangers are apparently in Dan Boyle "top 5" (TBL, DET, TOR, NYR, MTL).
Tampa Bay is also apparently interested in Dominic Moore.
The Rangers are already talking damage control and about how they have great scouts who have identified players to help fill holes in the roster, so expect most of the Rangers' UFAs to walk at this point.
Tampa Bay is also apparently interested in Dominic Moore.
The Rangers are already talking damage control and about how they have great scouts who have identified players to help fill holes in the roster, so expect most of the Rangers' UFAs to walk at this point.
KingHenrik30
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MDZ had more points than Subban did that season. Not that it matters, PK is far superior.
KingHenrik30
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I think that they think that Oscar Lindberg is ready for the 4th line center position. I think that losing Dom is going to cost them so much more in the long run.
This trade actually makes the most sense. Frees $1.3M per year that can be used for a winger plus turns Franson into trade bait.
Lindberg shouldn't be anywhere near a 4th line, but I think they believe this, too. I've heard they're expecting Lindberg, Fast, and Miller to be ready to take on bigger roles, and they think Kristo is getting closer to the NHL. None of these guys belong in a 4th line role, though. Dominic Moore should be a no-brainer signing, even for a three year term, so I'm not sure what Sather thinks he's doing here. Really kind of baffling.
Meanwhile, from Mats Zuccarello Aawesome via the Norwegian press:
At least somebody's got the right attitude here.
Unhandled Exception
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Dater is saying we're trying to grab Hemsky.
No thx.
No thx.
Every UFA gets overpaid. That's the whole point.