Don't worry, Aqulini's too fat to play tennis
- Nucker101

but he's rich so he'll have someone play for him while he sips $400 an ounce tequila

but he's rich so he'll have someone play for him while he sips $400 an ounce tequila
- SMBDragon

I had expensive tequila once. Not bad.

And this is what I'm talking about, you can make up what ever BS you want because you don't really know, I know it's really sexy to be all over every little move the canucks do.

So I will ask the hard questions when there is speculative stories that the Sedins are doing JB job because he is inept.
- Makita

Lets see if JB is doing his job ?

2014 draft class evaporated

2015 draft class evaporating

2 of three years bottom 5 finish

3 years with two trade deadline moves despite the bottom five finishes

voted worse GM two years in a row by media.

Tampering charges.


Nope Jim is fine

Where did you see about canucks trading down? I can't find it in botch's crap.
- Retinalz

Pattersons podcast. Don't pay attention to it Botch is a hack

Lets see if JB is doing his job ?

2014 draft class evaporated

2015 draft class evaporating

2 of three years bottom 5 finish

3 years with two trade deadline moves despite the bottom five finishes

voted worse GM two years in a row by media.

Tampering charges.


Nope Jim is fine
- VANTEL

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Lets see if JB is doing his job ?

2014 draft class evaporated

2015 draft class evaporating

2 of three years bottom 5 finish

3 years with two trade deadline moves despite the bottom five finishes

voted worse GM two years in a row by media.

Tampering charges.


Nope Jim is fine
- VANTEL

JV could still(and i think likely will) turn into a fine top 9. Not what you expect from a 6OA, but it could be worse. 2015 is just hitting AHL age and Boeser, Brisbois, Gaudette all look good. the TDL is a hard pill to swallow, but lots of teams do noting or next to nothing at TDL as well. we really only had 2 TDL where selling would be an option. in the 2015 season we were in the playoffs and you rarely see playoff teams selling. Be happy he didn't buy at that years TDL.

Linden and the Sedins are "yes men"

They'll feel threatened by the idea of drafting a true alpha

Expect another pillow biter drafted at 5th overall
- Nucker101

excellent narrative you have created in your own mind there

Lets see if JB is doing his job ?

2014 draft class evaporated

2015 draft class evaporating

2 of three years bottom 5 finish

3 years with two trade deadline moves despite the bottom five finishes

voted worse GM two years in a row by media.

Tampering charges.


Nope Jim is fine
- VANTEL

Annnd exactly are you getting your intel from...how do you know who sits down with who, you have no idea on the inner workings on any of the clubs but because you read that Trevor and the Sedins met with Petersson that there's an underlining story.

JB can't do his job, JB is inept because the Sedins met with a potential draft pick, so lets just make up some BS rant about JB, Trevor and the Sedins because that's what you want to do, especially if it's on twitter then then holy hell it's true, it's true it has to be it's twitter afterall and hey if you post it enough, well it will become true.
- Makita

JV could still(and i think likely will) turn into a fine top 9. Not what you expect from a 6OA, but it could be worse. 2015 is just hitting AHL age and Boeser, Brisbois, Gaudette all look good. the TDL is a hard pill to swallow, but lots of teams do noting or next to nothing at TDL as well. we really only had 2 TDL where selling would be an option. in the 2015 season we were in the playoffs and you rarely see playoff teams selling. Be happy he didn't buy at that years TDL.
- Retinalz

Just the fact that was an option is scary


Briesbois and Gaudette are question marks. Even Boeser at his point is unproven.

Bo is the only draft pick so far in close to a decade that has played played 200 games for us. That is not a good thing for a team that has been declining for 5 years

Jim has made some decent moves but I think the fans will drive him out. TBT I am not sure that is a bad thing.

Just the fact that was an option is scary


Briesbois and Gaudette are question marks. Even Boeser at his point is unproven.

Bo is the only draft pick so far in close to a decade that has played played 200 games for us. That is not a good thing for a team that has been declining for 5 years

Jim has made some decent moves but I think the fans will drive him out. TBT I am not sure that is a bad thing.
- VANTEL

Saving me a lot of typing today

Just the fact that was an option is scary


Briesbois and Gaudette are question marks. Even Boeser at his point is unproven.

Bo is the only draft pick so far in close to a decade that has played played 200 games for us. That is not a good thing for a team that has been declining for 5 years

Jim has made some decent moves but I think the fans will drive him out. TBT I am not sure that is a bad thing.
- VANTEL

The GM in charge of rebuilding our prospect pool will always be driven out and replaced. Then some GM that puts it all together will come and get all the credit for Bennings work. Burke may not be a great GM(Nonis is bad, but i'll put his name here) but without the work they did, Gillis would not have been able to do anything. He literally rode their coat tails. Some fans see Gillis for what he is, and some fans think he was the second coming of Jesus for our team because he signed a few UFA's.

Just the fact that was an option is scary


Briesbois and Gaudette are question marks. Even Boeser at his point is unproven.

Bo is the only draft pick so far in close to a decade that has played played 200 games for us. That is not a good thing for a team that has been declining for 5 years

Jim has made some decent moves but I think the fans will drive him out. TBT I am not sure that is a bad thing.
- VANTEL

via GIPHY

The GM in charge of rebuilding our prospect pool will always be driven out and replaced. Then some GM that puts it all together will come and get all the credit for Bennings work. Burke may not be a great GM(Nonis is bad, but i'll put his name here) but without the work they did, Gillis would not have been able to do anything. He literally rode their coat tails. Some fans see Gillis for what he is, and some fans think he was the second coming of Jesus for our team because he signed a few UFA's.
- Retinalz

Gillis is history now, and Bo Hutton and undrafted Tanev all go to his credit. The closest JB has come was undrafted Stecher.

There is enough blame for all the GMs on doing a poor job.

The only thing I can think of is the kid is a Swede and Sedins are heroes in Sweden. Could have just been a "hey meet the Sedins while you still can" kind of thing for the kid.
- Retinalz

I agree with this as well as I don't think TL wasn't at the combine and JB wanted TL opinion. Besides there is a different perspective on their own and without the pressures of the combine.

Gillis is history now, and Bo Hutton and undrafted Tanev all go to his credit. The closest JB has come was undrafted Stecher.

There is enough blame for all the GMs on doing a poor job.
- VANTEL

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- thundachunk

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- thundachunk

It is kind of hard to stand behind the development program and mentorship program when you have only had two drafted players in the last decade play more than one year on the Canucks.

Maybe our mentors need mentoring

Gillis is history now, and Bo Hutton and undrafted Tanev all go to his credit. The closest JB has come was undrafted Stecher.

There is enough blame for all the GMs on doing a poor job.
- VANTEL

We could have a worse GM.

We could have a worse GM.
- thundachunk

It is kind of hard to stand behind the development program and mentorship program when you have only had two drafted players in the last decade play more than one year on the Canucks.

Maybe our mentors need mentoring
- VANTEL

I don't think there is a plan. I am not the first to say that.

We could have a worse GM.
- thundachunk

Not according to the rest of the league

The GM in charge of rebuilding our prospect pool will always be driven out and replaced. Then some GM that puts it all together will come and get all the credit for Bennings work. Burke may not be a great GM(Nonis is bad, but i'll put his name here) but without the work they did, Gillis would not have been able to do anything. He literally rode their coat tails. Some fans see Gillis for what he is, and some fans think he was the second coming of Jesus for our team because he signed a few UFA's.
- Retinalz

Nonis really wasn't that bad.

Not according to the rest of the league
- VANTEL

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- thundachunk

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