Schneider is hell of goalie but he has yet to play a full 82 game season as a workhorse goalie, IMO he's not elite yet, although he definitely has the ability to be that guy. The Seth Jones story is just too perfect for the Avs with him living there as a kid, his dad playing for the Nuggets, his favourite player being Joe Sakic and the team desperately needing a d-man. Ownership in Colorado is probably already thinking of all the promotion ideas to build the hype and increase season ticket sales and jersey sales for next year.
- Nucker101

I had no idea. That's actually pretty neat. I wish the Canucks would pull poop like that.

Great blog Ian. I too wish the NHL would mandate larger ice surfaces to open the game up and give the stars and smaller-faster players more room to work. It is never going to happen though. With the cap going down about 15%, now would be the time to do it. I'd pay more for a better products as well.

Great blog Ian. I too wish the NHL would mandate larger ice surfaces to open the game up and give the stars and smaller-faster players more room to work. It is never going to happen though. With the cap going down about 15%, now would be the time to do it. I'd pay more for a better products as well.

Great blog Ian. I too wish the NHL would mandate larger ice surfaces to open the game up and give the stars and smaller-faster players more room to work. It is never going to happen though. With the cap going down about 15%, now would be the time to do it. I'd pay more for a better products as well.

Not enough. Think about it. Would you trade Seth Jones and John Mitchell for Schneider, Tanev, and Schroeder? What holes would that trade fill for the Avs? They get a puck-moving top 6 Dman, but they already have what the other two bring.
- MaximumBone

Yeah undervaluing that 1st overall pick too much
Needs to give up edler or corrado instead of tanev and our first

Yeah undervaluing that 1st overall pick too much
Needs to give up edler or corrado instead of tanev and our first
- RF_4eva

Unless we're giving up the Sedins, Kesler and a lot more, Colorado isn't giving up the 1st pick overall. They want Seth Jones badly, he's from the state and he would give that franchise a superstar to build around for years to come to sell tickets. With Colorado in decline revenue-wise, it makes perfect sense to do it that way.

What was the deal with Edler this playoffs? You guys are saying he was turtling everywhere, not sticking up for teamates, etc. Is this his M.O. or just a rotten series for him?

Yes I'd like to make a deal here.

The way Gillis presents himself, he is never wrong. Booth, Ballard, Roy, all bad moves, which of course he would spin as bold. Don’t even talk about Luongo. The second round pick would have been handy this year don't you think? No accountability whatsoever, they treat the fans and media like fools. Look at the Leafs post mortem with both the GM and coach present, AV has bailed the last two years, no explanation required? Arrogance would sum it all up. All that was said is there will be a “reset”. Agreed, and I’m patiently waiting for the Aquilini’s to hit the button. Lastly the raise in ticket prices will be to cover the poor management decisions from the last 5 years! The window is closed folks. Time to pay the piper Mike.

will be alot of empty seats next season! at Rogers Arena

will be alot of empty seats next season! at Rogers Arena
- Canuckfan2006

It really depends on what happens during this off-season. New coach, a few new faces, then fans will want to go. If nothing changes then you see empty seats.

The way Gillis presents himself, he is never wrong. Booth, Ballard, Roy, all bad moves, which of course he would spin as bold. Don’t even talk about Luongo. The second round pick would have been handy this year don't you think? No accountability whatsoever, they treat the fans and media like fools. Look at the Leafs post mortem with both the GM and coach present, AV has bailed the last two years, no explanation required? Arrogance would sum it all up. All that was said is there will be a “reset”. Agreed, and I’m patiently waiting for the Aquilini’s to hit the button. Lastly the raise in ticket prices will be to cover the poor management decisions from the last 5 years! The window is closed folks. Time to pay the piper Mike.
- VanHockeyGuy

Gillis came from an agent background and seems to have brought those same skills across to his GM'ing - ie he's able to re-sign players at a decent hit.

Apart from that, his administration hasn't been able to draft well and his trading record has been less than stellar. I still get cringes thinking of the Ballard trade, which essentially ended up being Ballard for Grabner + Howden.

If a "re-set" will be taking place here I have strong reservations that Gillis is the guy to pull it off.

AV came from an agent background and seems to have brought those same skills across to his GM'ing - ie he's able to re-sign players at a decent hit.

Apart from that, his administration hasn't been able to draft well and his trading record has been less than stellar. I still get cringes thinking of the Ballard trade, which essentially ended up being Ballard for Grabner + Howden.

If a "re-set" will be taking place here I have strong reservations that Gillis is the guy to pull it off.
- AlexF

Gillis you mean.

It really depends on what happens during this off-season. New coach, a few new faces, then fans will want to go. If nothing changes then you see empty seats.
- bloatedmosquito

I was actually thinking the other day how dramatic a change the right coach can make on a team. Suter transformed LA, Boudreau took Anaheim from Western dooldrums to a 2nd place finish, Hitchcock turned STL on the something much more like their potential, Carlyle at TO, the list is long.

I'm not saying that some personnel changes aren't required, but just changing up the coach and little else can sometimes have a huge effect on its own.

Schneider is hell of goalie but he has yet to play a full 82 game season as a workhorse goalie, IMO he's not elite yet, although he definitely has the ability to be that guy. The Seth Jones story is just too perfect for the Avs with him living there as a kid, his dad playing for the Nuggets, his favourite player being Joe Sakic and the team desperately needing a d-man. Ownership in Colorado is probably already thinking of all the promotion ideas to build the hype and increase season ticket sales and jersey sales for next year.
- Nucker101

All excellent points. Plus Schroeder would end up as a 4th line C given that they have Duchene, Stastny, O'Reilly already in line down the middle.

The reality is there is likely no trade we'd be willing to offer that would net that #1, which is why my original thinking was for that #2...

Florida already have a loaded farm of quality young talent. Clearly a MacKinnon or Drouin would boost that aspect but Tallon may well be thinking of bringing in some quality experience to complement the youth arsenal. I'm not sure what MacKinnon is worth but I'd be thinking something with Kesler as the centerpiece should be considered. He'd slot in as a top liner immediately, either as C or lining up beside Huberdeau.

I was actually thinking the other day how dramatic a change the right coach can make on a team. Suter transformed LA, Boudreau took Anaheim from Western dooldrums to a 2nd place finish, Hitchcock turned STL on the something much more like their potential, Carlyle at TO, the list is long.

I'm not saying that some personnel changes aren't required, but just changing up the coach and little else can sometimes have a huge effect on its own.
- AlexF

100% agree. Look at Bylsma in Pitts. Robinson in New Jersey. The list goes on and on.
Look at the twins. Non-existent in 4 playoff games and then off to the Worlds and they are unstoppable. It's all about coaching. AV is a guy that forces players into his system regardless of skill set.

100% agree. Look at Bylsma in Pitts. Robinson in New Jersey. The list goes on and on.
Look at the twins. Non-existent in 4 playoff games and then off to the Worlds and they are unstoppable. It's all about coaching. AV is a guy that forces players into his system regardless of skill set.
- bloatedmosquito

I posted a great article from Botch about this yesterday (a few pages back). The larger ice surface no doubt has something to do with it but regardless there were just too many head scratchers on our PP this year - the fact that we couldn't accommodate for Garrison's cannon, Daniel being put on the point and thereby restricting his playmaking ability. It's clear the Sedins have all their skills still finely tuned and given that we're not an overtly physical team having a dysfunctional PP will kill us, as it did this season.

''He Stinks''. John Tortorella didn't mince words when asked why he doesn't use Carl Hagelin on the man advantage.

-TSN

God I want a new coach for my team.

God I want a new coach for my team.
- bloatedmosquito

Imagine the choice words he'd use on our media.

Gillis simply does not get it, he is a gunslinger who is shooting blanks. This year we have no 2nd round pick (Roy Trade). Prospects that could potentially be part of a “Re-set”. The club simply does not have the assets to improve at this stage of the game. Do you think this club is better off today team and prospect wise than we were 5 years ago?

Gillis simply does not get it, he is a gunslinger who is shooting blanks. This year we have no 2nd round pick (Roy Trade). Prospects that could potentially be part of a “Re-set”. The club simply does not have the assets to improve at this stage of the game. Do you think this club is better off today team and prospect wise than we were 5 years ago?
- VanHockeyGuy

To be honest, given Gillis' trade record I'm not sure how valuable that 2nd would have been to us anyway. I'd give the odds of that cracking our line-up at less than a coin toss. I'm more disappointed by how many 1st rounders he's thrown away - Grabner, Hodgson, 1st to Florida (Howden), Schroeder (struggling to crack line-up).

To be honest, given Gillis' trade record I'm not sure how valuable that 2nd would have been to us anyway. I'd give the odds of that cracking our line-up at less than a coin toss. I'm more disappointed by how many 1st rounders he's thrown away - Grabner, Hodgson, 1st to Florida (Howden), Schroeder (struggling to crack line-up).
- AlexF

Schroeder should have been in the lineup.

He was infinitely more effective than Ebbett, showed good chemistry with his linemates, and his dry spells were no worse than any of the Canucks other offensive players this season.

Another victim of AV's constant line shuffling and poor roster management.

Schroeder should have been in the lineup.

He was infinitely more effective than Ebbett, showed good chemistry with his linemates, and his dry spells were no worse than any of the Canucks other offensive players this season.

Another victim of AV's constant line shuffling and poor roster management.
- Fosco

So what is Gillis waiting for. Fire the turd!

Schroeder should have been in the lineup.

He was infinitely more effective than Ebbett, showed good chemistry with his linemates, and his dry spells were no worse than any of the Canucks other offensive players this season.

Another victim of AV's constant line shuffling and poor roster management.
- Fosco

Agreed, but my point is it's happened under Gillis' watch.

Unless he's involved in a trade, I'd hope to see Schroeder line-up as a full-time center on our roster next season.

So what is Gillis waiting for. Fire the turd!
- bloatedmosquito

Who knows.

Maybe the Aquilinis are still undecided as to whether Gillis is even the man for the job.

Agreed, but my point is it's happened under Gillis' watch.

Unless he's involved in a trade, I'd hope to see Schroeder line-up as a full-time center on our roster next season.
- AlexF

Given the cap situation, and lack of tradable assets, the Canucks have to fill as many positions internally as is realistically possible—even if AV's back ((frank) no ), he'd be forced to use Schroeder.