Its a weird situation isn't it?

JB is saying..."Bring back Miller for a couple years, while we suck, but lets not try to suck too hard."

Its like - we know we're gonna blow, Miller gives us a slightly less chance of blowing too hard, but we don't care, but we kinda do care.

Or let Markstrom who we don't trust slowly take over the reigns and suck at an unknown amount....
- Brooks_Light

It really is. It is like we are waiting in Limbo for contracts to end and prospects to come in.

It would be different if you were paying respects to a winning tradition and hung on to a few players but we just can't seem to pick a direction and start heading there.

Too much respect for a losing history. Miller, the twins , Hansen Burrows Tanev Edler Hamhuis

Sgt. Peppers 50 years and still going strong

I hate Pittsburgh.

Canucks Now‏ @CanucksNow 20h20 hours ago
#Canucks NHL Combine meetings (per @DhaliwalSports):
Yesterday: Hischier, Necas
Today: Vilardi
Tomorrow: Pettersson, Makar, Rasmussen
- VANTEL

the only guy I don't wanna see us take. 5 should be much too early for him anyway.

It is kinda funny how many write off Virtanen as a bust at 20, yet a team like Pittsburgh has a 22 year-old rookie contributing big time in these current playoffs. Small sample size etc, but Guentzel is a nice positional player.

Some players I am hoping Benning has a choice from with our top 5 picks
#5 Vilardi, Glass and Necas - #33 Bowers, Matthews, Popuguaev, P.O. Joseph, Timmins, Jokiharju
#55 Shaw, Anderson-Dolan, Salo, Leschyshyn-#64 Safin, Brook, Gadjovich, Phillips, Rasanen
#95 Fleury, Schnarrl, Geisser.

Lots of decent options as well as a few other players in there that I am not so high on, but others are. Also a pretty good mix of Centre and defense with only a couple wingers on above list.

Its a weird situation isn't it?

JB is saying..."Bring back Miller for a couple years, while we suck, but lets not try to suck too hard."

Its like - we know we're gonna blow, Miller gives us a slightly less chance of blowing too hard, but we don't care, but we kinda do care.

Or let Markstrom who we don't trust slowly take over the reigns and suck at an unknown amount....
- Brooks_Light

Miller really helped keep the team out of the basement the last couple of seasons.

Miller really helped keep the team out of the basement the last couple of seasons.
- Marwood

Benning wants him around as he appears to be the only players willing to protect younger players.

It is kinda funny how many write off Virtanen as a bust at 20, yet a team like Pittsburgh has a 22 year-old rookie contributing big time in these current playoffs. Small sample size etc, but Guentzel is a nice positional player.

Some players I am hoping Benning has a choice from with our top 5 picks
#5 Vilardi, Glass and Necas - #33 Bowers, Matthews, Popuguaev, P.O. Joseph, Timmins, Jokiharju
#55 Shaw, Anderson-Dolan, Salo, Leschyshyn-#64 Safin, Brook, Gadjovich, Phillips, Rasanen
#95 Fleury, Schnarrl, Geisser.

Lots of decent options as well as a few other players in there that I am not so high on, but others are. Also a pretty good mix of Centre and defense with only a couple wingers on above list.
- Reubenkincade

I'm not in a rush to write off JV, but also not in a rush to pencil him into the Canuck lineup.

Maybe he should have stayed in junior instead of the nhl the year before. I'm hoping Utica last year was an eye opener and comes back motivated, in shape would be great, but motivated to put in the work and work harder.

He just didn't look very good/confident/head in the game to start last season.

Benning wants him around as he appears to be the only players willing to protect younger players.
- Reubenkincade

True story

I'm not in a rush to write off JV, but also not in a rush to pencil him into the Canuck lineup.

Maybe he should have stayed in junior instead of the nhl the year before. I'm hoping Utica last year was an eye opener and comes back motivated, in shape would be great, but motivated to put in the work and work harder.

He just didn't look very good/confident/head in the game to start last season.
- hillbillydeluxe

Plus he was a fatty.

It is kinda funny how many write off Virtanen as a bust at 20, yet a team like Pittsburgh has a 22 year-old rookie contributing big time in these current playoffs. Small sample size etc, but Guentzel is a nice positional player.

Some players I am hoping Benning has a choice from with our top 5 picks
#5 Vilardi, Glass and Necas - #33 Bowers, Matthews, Popuguaev, P.O. Joseph, Timmins, Jokiharju
#55 Shaw, Anderson-Dolan, Salo, Leschyshyn-#64 Safin, Brook, Gadjovich, Phillips, Rasanen
#95 Fleury, Schnarrl, Geisser.

Lots of decent options as well as a few other players in there that I am not so high on, but others are. Also a pretty good mix of Centre and defense with only a couple wingers on above list.
- Reubenkincade

I am sure if JV was playing with Sid he would have more than 7 goals

I am sure if JV was playing with Sid he would have more than 7 goals
- VANTEL

What Linden Vey not good enough?

Benning wants him around as he appears to be the only players willing to protect younger players.
- Reubenkincade

I would bring in Bernier at 2 mil and trade him at TDL

I would bring in Bernier at 2 mil and trade him at TDL
- VANTEL

- Crazybagoham

he is good for the tank...

I think there's a good chance Vegas is going to take Boucher

- Crazybagoham

Why? Do you think he will have another playoff meltdown with the Canucks also?

I think there's a good chance Vegas is going to take Boucher
- NorthNuck

Don't care. Scrubs

he is good for the tank...
- hillbillydeluxe

Don't care. Scrubs
- VANTEL

It just means we don't get rid of someone we'd like to lose

It just means we don't get rid of someone we'd like to lose
- NorthNuck

Who did you have in mind?

Don't care. Scrubs
- VANTEL

Who did you have in mind?
- VANTEL

I think we'd all like to see Sbisas contract gone, as unlikely as it is. Aside from that I'd much rather lose Gaunce than Boucher.

Canucks goal total needs to go way up, Boeser will help, but a guy like Boucher could add a significant amount as well

I think we'd all like to see Sbisas contract gone, as unlikely as it is. Aside from that I'd much rather lose Gaunce than Boucher.

Canucks goal total needs to go way up, Boeser will help, but a guy like Boucher could add a significant amount as well
- NorthNuck

It wouldn't surprise me if they took Sbisa's contract just to hit the cap floor.

I think we'd all like to see Sbisas contract gone, as unlikely as it is. Aside from that I'd much rather lose Gaunce than Boucher.

Canucks goal total needs to go way up, Boeser will help, but a guy like Boucher could add a significant amount as well
- NorthNuck

agreed, he did start finding the net with the more consistent ice time he was given.