The Rebuild...

[Topper]

I say Batty man, you discuss armegedon.

[Strangelove]

I say Batty man, you discuss armegedon.

Is this a Jamaican thing?

[Tciso]

***SPOILER ALERT***

In the not-too-distant future thermonuclear war destroys all mankind

... but for pockets in BC and Ontario.

The eastern survivors decide to take refuge in underground caverns.

We in the west choose to take our chances on the surface...

So, as the only remaining NHL team after the apocalypse, the question remains.
Do we win the Cup, and if No, how does Messier screw us over again???

[Chef Boi RD]

The rebuild is over, kill this thread.

[Topper]

The rebuild is over, kill this thread.

The revolution does not end.

It continues on the fly.

[Topper]

I'd like to welcome Bubbles to the Genius Jim Bus. There is always room for those who recognize the Genius of Jim.

Though with all his excess baggage, Bubbles may have to ride on the roof.

[Chef Boi RD]

Bubbles, Reef and Nucklehead, no way weez lettin doze 3 on with there stinky urine panties on the bus. It's way to rosey for dat

[2Fingers]

Bubbles, Reef and Nucklehead, no way weez lettin doze 3 on with there stinky urine panties on the bus. It's way to rosey for dat

It looks good RD, no one is saying it ain’t. But this team is still a long way from having a team that can win the cup.

Life will be interesting, will the Sedins play another season? Do they only want 10 minutes a night?

[Mickey107]

Bubbles, Reef and Nucklehead, no way weez lettin doze 3 on with there stinky urine panties on the bus. It's way to rosey for dat

It looks good RD, no one is saying it ain’t. But this team is still a long way from having a team that can win the cup.

Life will be interesting, will the Sedins play another season? Do they only want 10 minutes a night?

And what would the salary be ?

[SKYO]

But bro's and sista's..

Since the mid-90's the American teams been kicking the Canadian team asses in the NHL, now let me tell you why.

A person can write a thesis on this, but I'ma keep it simple stupid for ya funky asses.

American teams have the advantage of numerous teams in football (college to the NFL), basketball (college to NBA), baseball (too numerous) and hockey in which all those American teams SCOUT, SCOUT, SCOUT and scout some more from young prospects to the draft to their opponent's teams, they are masters of when to tank to ALWAYS scouting to keep their team strong in free draft picks, masters.

Which is why this current Canucks team has a grand wizard in Jim Benning - he has that American swagger of scouting and communicating with everyone - he's 24/7 working and scouting, dude is a beast at this GM shit, he's hungry to get a GM role of winning it with him at the helm.

He's creating a culture of hardwork on the Canucks team and competition, along with some super astute drafting.

I mean remember when the Oilers thought winning the 1st overall (first OA) pick numerous times would fix it all??
& the local oil barons and sportsnet created 'Oil Change' thinking they created the next dynasty...but it was all mirage.

[Cherry Picker]

Have to look at the future because the present looks so bleak. The plan for forwards in 1 to 2 years:

Next year:

Baertschi Horvat Boeser
Granlund Pettersson Ericksson
Sedin Sedin Virtanen
Gagner Sutter Gaunce
Goldobin

Utica:
Gadjovich Gaudette Dahlen
Labate Chaput Lind

Two years:

Gadjovich Pettersson Dahlen
Baertschi Horvat Boeser
Granlund Gaudette Virtanen
Ericksson Sutter Lind
Gaunce

Utica:
Goldobin Chaput Labate

[SKYO]

Attack the American teams.
Go-JB!

[Chef Boi RD]

Have to look at the future because the present looks so bleak. The plan for forwards in 1 to 2 years:

Next year:

Baertschi Horvat Boeser
Granlund Pettersson Ericksson
Sedin Sedin Virtanen
Gagner Sutter Gaunce
Goldobin

Utica:
Gadjovich Gaudette Dahlen
Labate Chaput Lind

Two years:

Gadjovich Pettersson Dahlen
Baertschi Horvat Boeser
Granlund Gaudette Virtanen
Ericksson Sutter Lind
Gaunce

Utica:
Goldobin Chaput Labate

Where is Will Lock-Stock-and-Barrel-Wood? The prized asset in the Sutter/Bonino trade. Despite the no goals, Gaunce has been impressive enough to be a mainstay in the bottom 6. I could see Sutter being traded when his 15 team modified no trade list kicks in in the last half of his contract

[2Fingers]

Two years:

Gadjovich Pettersson Dahlen
Baertschi Horvat Boeser
Granlund Gaudette Virtanen
Ericksson Sutter Lind
Gaunce

that is a lot of hoping and praying, certainly hope that isnt who you expect to be on the top line.

[Chef Boi RD]

The kind of hope this team hasn't seen in a long, long time. Tim Robbins in Shawshank Redemption in that letter to Morgan Freeman - "hope is a good thing"