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Blob Mckenzie wrote:Yeah there sure are a ton of analysts and hockey publications that are picking the Canucks for a bottom 3 finish. I'd have no problem with that if they can snag Nolan Patrick. It would be well worth it.
Seriously, you actually think Bettman would let the Canucks draft Patrick? Most of us thought that the Canucks would have a great chance of drafting Laine or Puljujarvi... Even if the Canucks finished dead last, Bettman would find a new lottery format to screw them. :evil:
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Already seems some think we don't have to try to tank, it will just happen!

We haven't even played one game yet, so like WHAT'S THE POINT OF EVEN WATCHING!!

Seriously though; 65 points for us is as ridiculous as 110 points for the Pens, NOT LIKELY!

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Cornuck wrote:We're #1 ! :D
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seriously? what turd publication is this from - so I don't bother wasting my time reading their "expert" analysis. I mean we may or may not make the playoffs this year, but finishing with 4 points less than the leaves did last year. Give me a break. Dropping another 10 points when we already dropped 26 last season, especially when the team has improved over the off-season? Only in a situation of absolutely CATASTROPHIC injuries do they finish with 65 points. Honestly, are all media hacks these days?
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Corn the pot stirrer :thumbs:
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rats19 wrote:Corn the pot stirrer :thumbs:
Yeah - Not that I read the rag, but it showed up in my Google News feed. Good ol' USA Today - the McDonalds of journalism. :D

Hey - if it means we'll get a first overall pick (never going to happen) - then maybe they're on to something!
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What's with all the Calgary love in those projections?
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Whoever wrote that crud, one of ya should bet them cash money on the Canucks making the playoffs.

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It all hinges on the health of the vets mostly, the young guys will help a bit - maybe more so towards the latter half of the season when Baertschi and Horvat get going again - notorious slow starters?Image....we shall see.

And nobody knows about the ace in the hole Stecher + Rodin, finally some young scorers to help out the sedins/eriksson & hutton.
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vic wrote:What's with all the Calgary love in those projections?
Yeah. That escapes most people I've talked to as well.

They lost a solid member of their blueline in Russell, and didn't replace him. He's barely a top-4 on a lot of teams, but he ate a ton of minutes and is a PK specialist. Up front they added Brouwer, who could make them tougher to play against, or he could just end up being Calgary's version of Brandon Prust who takes a step backwards with the change of scenery from east to west.

In goal they "upgraded" from Hiller and Ramo/Berra to Elliot and Johnson. The last time Elliot was the go-to number one anywhere his numbers were more reflective of an AHL backup. Johnson is a journeyman NHL backup though, so they have reliability there, but nothing that will bail Elliot out long-term. If you look at Elliot's numbers, prior to landing on Ken Hitchock's defensive powerhouse St. Louis Blues, he is a terrible goaltender. And the Flames just dumped their defense-first coach in favour of our old assistant coach.

They also have this dark cloud hanging over them in the form of Johnny Hockey's contract demands. If he think he's worth $8.5M, I just can't see him signing long-term at the price Calgary is offering. If they cave and give him that salary, well we all know he's not worth that kind of cash, and that will be a boat anchor contract on their team for years.

While I fully expect to see LA and SJ take a bit of a step back this year, to suggest that they are going to finish higher than any of the California teams is hilarious.
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SKYO wrote:Whoever wrote that crud, one of ya should bet them cash money on the Canucks making the playoffs.

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It all hinges on the health of the vets mostly, the young guys will help a bit - maybe more so towards the latter half of the season when Baertschi and Horvat get going again - notorious slow starters?Image....we shall see.

And nobody knows about the ace in the hole Stecher + Rodin, finally some young scorers to help out the sedins/eriksson & hutton.
LOL like this is the only outfit to pick the Canucks for a bottom 3 finish. EVERYONE has. Hey I hope they go to the playoffs myself but you guys are kidding yourself about how good they are. And Rocky Dennis pull your head out of your sigmoid colon re catastrophic injuries. Lots of teams are inured way worse and manage to make a go of it due to organizational depth .Come up for some air brother
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Blob Mckenzie wrote: Rocky Dennis pull your head out of your sigmoid colon re catastrophic injuries. Lots of teams are inured way worse and manage to make a go of it due to organizational depth .Come up for some air brother
Sometimes I wonder if you can even read Blob.
Depth, or lack thereof, is what I was referring to. I thought that was pretty obvious. So you are absolutely correct, the best teams can make it through injuries and you just made my case for me when I said injuries are the only conceivable factor that would cause the Canucks to finish with a lowly 65 points. Allow me to spell it out for you if you still don't get it: Canucks' lack of organizational depth+a rash of injuries=a piss poor points total. Why? Because this team will not be able to overcome it.
You might try taking off your dark-cloud tinted glasses once in a while man, it can make for some tiresome reading. Just because someone doesn't regurgitate your constant negativity doesn't mean they think the Nucks will win the cup this year...or even make the playoffs. It's very likely the Canucks will be competetive this season, perhaps even flirt with the 8th seed if things go their way. That all these hack "journalists" are picking them to finish bottom three just gives me more confidence because it's becoming pretty clear these days that a total lack of credibility and an eastern bias is all that is required to be a hockey writer. If you, or anyone, honestly think a reasonably healthy Canucks team finishes with 65 points this year, you are as out to lunch as Tuna.
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Don't feel like getting into that injury debate, I'm all about moving forward with this team.

Anyways to help overcome those injury bugs, I think it's a good plan to target a top 6 forward who can play both center and wing.

It's also why I'm glad to see Granlund being moved up to a top 9 winger spot so he can be that backup center just in case, which is thanks to Gaunce proving he can make leap to the pro's finally as the new 4th line checking center, for which he's much more suited for compared to Grans.

Gaunce had some good chemistry with Zale, Carcone and Labate, with strong forechecking and creating some scoring chances, so hopefully Gauncy can continue that with Dorsett and probably Burrows.
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Rocky Dennis wrote:
Blob Mckenzie wrote: Rocky Dennis pull your head out of your sigmoid colon re catastrophic injuries. Lots of teams are inured way worse and manage to make a go of it due to organizational depth .Come up for some air brother
Sometimes I wonder if you can even read Blob.
Depth, or lack thereof, is what I was referring to. I thought that was pretty obvious. So you are absolutely correct, the best teams can make it through injuries and you just made my case for me when I said injuries are the only conceivable factor that would cause the Canucks to finish with a lowly 65 points. Allow me to spell it out for you if you still don't get it: Canucks' lack of organizational depth+a rash of injuries=a piss poor points total. Why? Because this team will not be able to overcome it.
You might try taking off your dark-cloud tinted glasses once in a while man, it can make for some tiresome reading. Just because someone doesn't regurgitate your constant negativity doesn't mean they think the Nucks will win the cup this year...or even make the playoffs. It's very likely the Canucks will be competetive this season, perhaps even flirt with the 8th seed if things go their way. That all these hack "journalists" are picking them to finish bottom three just gives me more confidence because it's becoming pretty clear these days that a total lack of credibility and an eastern bias is all that is required to be a hockey writer. If you, or anyone, honestly think a reasonably healthy Canucks team finishes with 65 points this year, you are as out to lunch as Tuna.
What's the difference between blob and tuna?

answer: You can tune a blob, but you can't blob a tuna! :lol:

errrr... wait... okay, yeah there's no difference.
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Yeah no Rockstar you pissed and cried about injuries like a lot of other folks. You NEVER mentioned depth once in your post. Again, remove your head from your own anus or Docs it doesn't matter to me but get some fucking air when you want to sit at the big kids table.
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Blob Mckenzie wrote:Yeah no Rockstar you pissed and cried about injuries like a lot of other folks. You NEVER mentioned depth once in your post. Again, remove your head from your own anus or Docs it doesn't matter to me but get some fucking air when you want to sit at the big kids table.
Are you trying on purpose to be a stunned cunny? I Don't remember crying about injuries at all. You tend to get used to them as a Canucks fan - or at least you should. And no, I never once mentioned depth in my original post - as i stated in my reply to you (again with the reading disability?), I thought it was pretty obvious. But if you're as dense as you are coming across right now, maybe it's possible you missed it.
If I say only that only cataclysmic injury parade will lead the Canucks to finish with 65 points, the natural conclusion should be that it is because the replacements will not be good enough to do any better. I can't believe I had to attempt to explain that again. Jeebus, this is the forum-posting equivalent to bashing your head against a brick wall. Or am I missing something? What, pray tell, in god's good name would the alternative reason be that an injury riddled canucks team would finish as low as 65pts?
So Big Kid, if you really think the Nucks finish with 65 points, I'd be happy to place money on that one as well.
ps. way to change up your material.
pps. you can go ahead and re-run another one of your "you've got your head up your ass come up for air" flame posts but I won't waste any more space or people's reading time running in circles on this. If you don't get it by now, you won't ever get it.
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Strangelove wrote:
What's the difference between blob and tuna?

answer: You can tune a blob, but you can't blob a tuna! :lol:

errrr... wait... okay, yeah there's no difference.

Well, now that the deal is sealed, all we need now is for the Nucks to finish higher in the standings and we can TUNE OUT the Tuna.
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