donlever wrote: ↑Sun Mar 15, 2026 10:47 am Arguably 3 if you wanted to dig deep enough.

Yep for sure. I edited my post but initially referenced Gillis too. I took it out because that's related to a poll question I've had on the back of my mind which is better for the long off-season!

He had a great Jr. Season in Sweden...sort of meh in two SEL seasons and then cruised into the NHL with a 20 goal 60 point rookie season. We have, to this day , never drafted a legit #1 centre. Sedin + Kopitar + Kesler = Stanley Cup. But yeah....who knows what Bourdon might have been.... Wait, are ...

Semantics aside, the previous management was 2/3rds to 3/4's of the way through a rebuild before fans and media decapitated them and this current group threw it away for their own incompetent and now disastrously failed plans. Just took them a cool 8 years to complete 2/3rds to 3/4s of a rebuild. I ...

Fair value. I was surprised they had a second on the table to begin with. Happy for Meyers that he at least got to control his destination - only learned about his son recently so happy this worked out best for everyone involved. The Canucks rep is bad enough, they didn't need a drama unfolding with ...

Whatever the case, I hope that Myers waives and gets traded. It will be super uncomfortable if he insists on staying, especially as there are rumours that Detroit is offering a 2nd. I didn't have Myers as a likely trade target mostly because I didn't think teams would covet him that much. He's a ...

I feel like some posters are overrating both JT Miller and Bo Horvat and I don't really get it. While I really liked those guys, I don't see any scenario where the Canucks would have been cup contenders maintaining either (or both). At their absolute peak, I would label them as: JT Miller = Average ...

Disappointing but great game to watch! Needed to hold possession as others mentioned, and capitalize on the chances we had. Goaltending wound up being the difference which was the chatter pre-tournament. Yep. Hellybuck finally had his moment. He was outstanding. I thought Binnington was solid - don ...

Gotta finish your chances. Uncharacteristic of MacKinnon to miss that open net. No one to blame though really. Had our best 3 out there and came up short. Tough to lose this one. I guess you could say the US was due. They ironically probably played better in the four Nations final but they got the ...

Hope you got your coffee ready boys - it's game time!

I'm meanwhile desperately trying to get home on time for puck drop!

LET'S GO!!!!!!!

Does Verhoeff need to improve his skating? Yes, for sure. But let's not throw the baby out with the bath water just yet. Assessing multiple scouting reports and personal optical analytics (i.e. see for yourself) as opposed to basing judgement on one man's evaluation would be prudent. Thanks for ...

I agree with pretty much everything they say. The only thing I disagree with is when he said that the Sedins were everything you could want from your team's top players and leaders. Marchand speed-bagging Daniel while the latter left his hands at his sides and did nothing is not what you want. It ...

Honestly it is looking like we can't go wrong with any of McKenna, Sternberg, Lawrence or Verhoeff. Our talent pool is so bad anyone of them will help. But I still lean towards a forward. we need elite wingers but we also need elite centres. That's what I tell myself too because I don't want to ...

I was listening to Halford & Brough earlier today and really enjoyed this segment on the top 5 Canadian Canucks of all time and the fact that majority of our all-time greats are foreign. I think it was a fair and interesting discussion which some of you may enjoy listening to... especially you Mëds! ...

Just curious why you're rooting for the US? You're hoping for the dream 'best on best' final? Personally they are the team I want to see win the least, so I'd take some pleasure in them getting knocked out early even if costs us the dream final many people are hoping for. I think if anything we're ...

Good luck Per! I'm rooting hard for Sweden - I won't be if they play Canada next but I'd love to see them knock out the US! Pettersson with a hat trick would be great too!

Good start so far. Some great games today.