Okay here are the Canucks plans.
Get rid of the French coach.
Trade Kessler for anything not always injuried.
Trade Higgins and booth for there identicals but in the form of Canadians.
Scour the world for at least one more Hansen.
Ballard for a new washing machine.
- manvanfan

I know this has to be mostly in jest, but what do you have against Americans? Seriously?

Higgins has been great. And despite his recent issues, Kesler is a very valuable part of the team. And besides, his trade value is at an all time low right now.

One of them is the Canucks, and they've been getting worse since they started taking them seriously. Gillis relies on UFA's begging to come here, prospects falling to our pick in the draft, and Burke/Nonis players wanting to stay here... Otherwise, his method of evaluating talent is shiite.
- DrChristianTroy

That's true to an extent but he also clearly values the opinions of his scouts and AV or else a Cam Barker suggestion would be laughed at by Gillis if brought up to him by a scout. And the moneyball/advanced stats approach actually recommends spending a low amount of money on goaltending, again he's way off there. And something that can't be measured by stats is having too many left handed d-men, including 4 of them making over 4 million dollars on one roster.

I know this has to be mostly in jest, but what do you have against Americans? Seriously?

Higgins has been great. And despite his recent issues, Kesler is a very valuable part of the team. And besides, his trade value is at an all time low right now.
- Fosco

Lol nothing against Americans. Higgins has been good but needs to be more consistent. Booth just hasn't produced. Not worth the money. I like Kesler a lot. Solid all around player. AV just doesn't understand when to give the guy a bit of a rest. He's no good to the team if he is always injuried. Ballard this just isn't the place for him. He needs top 4 minutes. Just wont get them here.

That's true to an extent but he also clearly values the opinions of his scouts and AV or else a Cam Barker suggestion would be laughed at by Gillis if brought up to him by a scout. And the moneyball/advanced stats approach actually recommends spending a low amount of money on goaltending, again he's way off there. And something that can't be measured by stats is having too many left handed d-men, including 4 of them making over 4 million dollars on one roster.
- Nucker101

Honestly. It's difficult to convince somebody about advanced stats if they're already dead set against them.

Many of them are just secondary stats anyway.

Took me a while to warm up to them, too, until I got so curious about them I read through Behindthenet.com, and a few other sites.

Lol nothing against Americans. Higgins has been good but needs to be more consistent. Booth just hasn't produced. Not worth the money. I like Kesler a lot. Solid all around player. AV just doesn't understand when to give the guy a bit of a rest. He's no good to the team if he is always injuried. Ballard this just isn't the place for him. He needs top 4 minutes. Just wont get them here.
- manvanfan

Agree about AV.

Just thought I saw you make another comment earlier about Canadian/American players, so I thought I'd ask...

Honestly. It's difficult to convince somebody about advanced stats if they're already dead set against them.

Many of them are just secondary stats anyway.

Took me a while to warm up to them, too, until I got so curious about them I read through Behindthenet.com, and a few other sites.
- Fosco

Yeah for sure, but I was just trying to make a point about MG not actually being a 100% moneyball/advanced stats guy. Reading Yost's blogs actually got me into it.

Yeah for sure, but I was just trying to make a point about MG not actually being a 100% moneyball/advanced stats guy. Reading Yost's blogs actually got me into it.
- Nucker101

Yeah, it was an argument with Yost that actually made me do a bit of research about them.

Yeah, it was an argument with Yost that actually made me do a bit of research about them.
- Fosco

Anybody read the Ballard for hainsey article?

That was a brilliant give & go by Kassian.

He even gave the look-off... Impressed...

Now if only he'd start banging/crashing & acting like he does after a fight, but all the time.

That was a birlliant give & go by Kassian.

He even gave the look-off... Impressed...

Now if only he'd start banging/crashing & acting like he does after a fight all the time.
- DrChristianTroy

Nice burst and shot by Booth too, those two have a little chemsitry.





I full expect AV to split them up next game.

Nice burst and shot by Booth too, those two have a little chemsitry.





I full expect AV to split them up next game.
- Nucker101

Just a few shifts with Schroeder is all I ask.

Alberts/Rome>Barker

Just a few shifts with Schroeder is all I ask.
- DrChristianTroy

Won't happen.

Good to see that Hansen isn't changing his game after that suspension.

(frank)ing bearded guy...

Just a few shifts with Schroeder is all I ask.
- DrChristianTroy

AV will convince MG to trade assets for a Pahlsson-type centre at the deadline because he's not comfortable with Schroeder...

Holy Sh!t!

I guess that's the potential of the 4F1D PP...

I guess that's the potential of the 4F1D PP...
- DrChristianTroy

Was quite the passing clinic.

I guess that's the potential of the 4F1D PP...
- DrChristianTroy

I actually like Schroeder out there on that top unit.

Ballard injured, I wonder what AV's thinking right now.

I actually like Schroeder out there on that top unit.
- Nucker101

When it doesn't result in a SH breakaway, which happens far too often in that formation.

(frank)ing amazing 3rd period.

Ballard injured, I wonder what AV's thinking right now.
- Nucker101

Komiserek?

When it doesn't result in a SH breakaway, which happens far too often in that formation.
- DrChristianTroy

True, at least Schroeder's a smart player and has some speed though. I wasn't a fan of Samuelsson back there back in the good old days.