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Picker of Cherries wrote: ↑Mon Dec 29, 2025 6:14 am

Megaterio Llamas wrote: ↑Sun Dec 28, 2025 11:55 pm The team is in thirty-second place, and we're in a hybrid retool on the fly.

I don't understand why everyone isn't excited.

I’m excited about the next two drafts, and a possibility of a quick rebuild. Does that count?
I’m not excited about this draft’s centres, but there are top line wingers available of which the Canucks IMO currently have no legitimate ones.
If management drafts from this draft’s strength, which is always a good strategy, they could end up with a top line winger in McKenna, Stenberg, or Belchetz, which would be a great start.
The strength of the 2027 draft is looking like centres. If the Canucks can get a legitimate top line centre out of that draft they could be on their way. My biggest concern is management will try to patch holes by trading away draft picks; but if not, this management has assembled a team that has a very good shot at the top draft pick in both 2026 and 2027. Now that’s exciting!

Definitely a better Center crop in 2027. French Canadian - Alexis Joseph is so far leading the way to go first overall and he’s a big centre - 6’-4” who is being compared to Nathan McKinnon. The next two centres are Americans - Nelson and Meyer, both are strong candidates to go top 5. Of course you have D-man - DuPont, expected to go top 5.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/679489 ... ov-dupont/

https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/article/joseph-m ... lookahead/

Names currently getting the nod to go top 15. But as we know, this will change

- Alexis Joseph - Centre - Canadian
- Nazar Privalov - LW - Russian
- Landon DuPont - RHD - Canadian
- Sammy Nelson - Centre - American
- Carter Meyer - Centre - American
- Dima Zhilkin - Right Wing - Canadian
- Diego Gutierrez- RHD - American
- Brock Cripps - RHD - Canadian
- jonah Neuenshwsnder - Centre - Switzerland
- Brock England - LW - Canadian
- Charlie Murata - LW - Canadian
- Luca Santala - Centre - Finland
- Milan Sundstrum - Centre - Sweden
- Petr Tomek - Centre - Czech

Megaterio Llamas wrote: ↑Mon Dec 29, 2025 9:06 am I'm excited to have all my friends here to talk Canucks with.

Happy New Year, everyone.

Happy 2026 back at ya, Megs.

People talk about Gen Z and virtual social networks of people they've never physically met. This place - and all of you - have been that for me since the '90s. Gen X was there first.

Buuuuutt... back to the topic at hand....

If one is a bit of an optimist, depending on what vets they keep or trade and how high (and well) they draft, a Tampa Bay-like transition from the Lecavalier/St-Louis core to the Stamkos/Hedman core isn't out of the question.

I think the only reason management should have to keep any vet is the leadership role they can play with the new core - and even then you only need so many of those. Otherwise, the more lottery tickets you can grab - no matter where in the draft order they are.

As for Petey, no matter the return it seems to me that just getting him out of the dressing room would be addition by subtraction. Start clean.

Lancer wrote: ↑Mon Dec 29, 2025 9:37 am As for Petey, no matter the return it seems to me that just getting him out of the dressing room would be addition by subtraction. Start clean.

Pretty much this. It's a clean break and good for both the player and team to get a fresh restart at this point. LA, Dallas, Raleigh seem to be the best destinations? Just a feeling, no links provided.

The only core members left would be Demko and Brock, good guys that you'd be happy for if they decided to get a shot at winning elsewhere before losing any more years.

Mëds wrote: ↑Mon Dec 29, 2025 9:10 am The new Mëds are really working for ya.....

New Mëds gonna GDT?

Now that we know the hybrid retool means a rebuild while keeping around a few key veterans to show the way, which of the current 25 and older players, should be those veterans. Here’s an age ordered list of 25 and older players.

Tyler Myers – 35 (D)
Evander Kane – 34 (LW)
Derek Forbort – 33 (D)
Teddy Blueger – 31 (C)
David Kämpf – 31 (C)
Kevin Lankinen – 30 (G)
Kiefer Sherwood – 30 (LW)
Thatcher Demko – 30 (G)
Marcus Pettersson – 29 (D)
Conor Garland – 29 (RW)
Jake DeBrusk – 29 (LW)
Brock Boeser – 28 (RW)
Filip Hronek – 28 (D)
Elias Pettersson – 27 (C)
Drew O'Connor – 27 (LW)
Filip Chytil – 26 (C)
Pierre-Olivier Joseph – 26 (D)
Linus Karlsson – 26 (C)
Nils Åman – 25 (C)
Arshdeep Bains – 25 (LW)
Nils Höglander – 25 (LW)
Max Sasson – 25 (C)
Nikita Tolopilo – 25 (G)

From that list I think Garland, Hronek, O’Connor and maybe Karlsson (if he can get a little quicker) are the veteran leaders you want around the rookies coming in. There are lots of players they look stuck with because of bad contracts and NMCs. Garland has an unprotected contract right now, and a lot of value. If they can get a haul for him, he should be moved, but if not, he is one of the veterans I don’t mind sticking around.

There are 3 guys on that list I give 2 shits about.

Garland
Karlsson
Hronek

Mostly agree with Donny, though I'd add DOC to that list per POC. He costs basically nothing, and is looking to be decent depth scoring - who surprisingly, filled in at centre pretty admirably for a short stint.

Good to have speed, and he won't really fetch anything on the open market with a M-NTC on the market anyway.

Not that I give a shit about him, just he is a warm body to fill a spot, that likely won't take a roster spot away from a kid as he develops. DOC can play on the 2nd line on a tank team, 3rd line on a rebuilding team, and 4th line on an up and coming team.

donlever wrote: ↑Tue Jan 13, 2026 5:50 am There are 3 guys on that list I give 2 shits about.

Garland
Karlsson
Hronek

I agree with your comments Mr. D, you do need some character vets on the team as we all remember a previous regime who sign several players who were "caggy" vets but could barely play. At least Garland/Hronek come to play every game, Karlsson is still relatively new to the league even at the age of 26 but he has persevered through it all.

Yeah....that's fair JPP (and as PoC noted in his op).....

Keeping DoC is harmless and potentially holds residual benefit....

The most important piece that needs to be removed is EP40. Pouty is dragging things down into hell

Cousin Strawberry wrote: ↑Tue Jan 13, 2026 1:45 pm The most important piece that needs to be removed is EP40. Pouty is dragging things down into hell

how many 1st picks to dump him and his $11.6M?

If you want a proper rebuild, you keep this core around for another season. Need centres from the 2027 draft.

Picker of Cherries wrote: ↑Tue Jan 13, 2026 3:23 pm If you want a proper rebuild, you keep this core around for another season. Need centres from the 2027 draft.

We have a core?

Cornuck wrote: ↑Tue Jan 13, 2026 3:24 pm

Picker of Cherries wrote: ↑Tue Jan 13, 2026 3:23 pm If you want a proper rebuild, you keep this core around for another season. Need centres from the 2027 draft.

We have a core?

Rotten apple type.

Topper wrote: ↑Tue Jan 13, 2026 1:57 pm

Cousin Strawberry wrote: ↑Tue Jan 13, 2026 1:45 pm The most important piece that needs to be removed is EP40. Pouty is dragging things down into hell

how many 1st picks to dump him and his $11.6M?

If you retain say 1-1.5 mill you can probably sell it off without attaching assets unfortunately that's a summertime move

Regardless the goal needs to be to exorcise the demon as soon as possible