Vancouver Fans: Hutton is adorable, he smiles big and likes to joke around a ton, why is the coach sitting him?. Lack stutters, hes adorable, lets sign a petition to keep him in Vancouver. Cody Hodgson scored goals for us a world junior once, why did we trade him for a guy who looks like he eats crayons?
- Codes1087

I don’t care what a player acts like as long as they’re staying out of trouble and aren’t causing locker room problems.

I thought Lack was overrated by this fanbase and was in the minority being happy/OK with that trade and I believe Hutton is underrated.

Good on ice performance = wins

Its hard not to associate NHL success with Maturity, but if you look at Horvat and Boeser, and then you look at Virtanen and Hutton, you see 2 very different groups of people/players. I am not saying maturity translates into NHL success always, but its hard not to ignore.
- Codes1087

Agreed. I had dinner with Horvat on a Friday night when he was 20 and everyone was slamming red wine and he wasn't drinking....because he had a game the next night lol. The kid is all businness and that's why he keeps improving ......and then you have Hutton and Virt and Kassian etc. etc

Only stat nerds that are basic hate him. Those that look at comprehensive and complicated stats like quality of competition and high danger scoring chance prevention know that he defends the net at an elite level, he's just no good at offence or preventing low danger shots against. It's not really his fault that our goaltending is basic.
Corsi is the new plus minus... doesn't really tell anything, I think nucker posted some interesting things along these lines.

On another note.... Gudbranson is a big strong, hard D who stand up firm, combined with Sutters balls, how can you not love this signing? Unless you suffer from D envy of course?
- Pres.cup

I love a big strong hard D that stands up firm

I don’t care what a player acts like as long as they’re staying out of trouble and aren’t causing locker room problems.

I thought Lack was overrated by this fanbase and was in the minority being happy/OK with that trade and I believe Hutton is underrated.

Good on ice performance = wins
- Nucker101

Exactly.
It's the reverse feelings police. Unless you look miserable, you're not working hard.

Green should hurl boiling lattes at players who smile during practice!

Agreed. I had dinner with Horvat on a Friday night when he was 20 and everyone was slamming red wine and he wasn't drinking....because he had a game the next night lol. The kid is all businness and that's why he keeps improving ......and then you have Hutton and Virt and Kassian etc. etc
- CanuckDon

I don't care if lack or Hutton smile too much.

I would NEVER tolerate young players "slamming red wine" to get drunk. Wine? Wtf? That screams no grit and lack of intangibles!

Exactly.
It's the reverse feelings police. Unless you look miserable, you're not working hard.

Green should hurl boiling lattes at players who smile during practice!
- RealityChecker

There’s were rumours in Pitt about Pouliot’s off ice habits. Drinker, not in the best shape, etc.

The irony...

There’s were rumours in Pitt about Pouliot’s off ice habits. Drinker, not in the best shape, etc.

The irony...
- Nucker101

But his scowl game is on point!

I don't care if lack or Hutton smile too much.

I would NEVER tolerate young players "slamming red wine" to get drunk. Wine? Wtf? That screams no grit and lack of intangibles!
- RealityChecker

nothing wrong with slamming the odd glass of red

nothing wrong with slamming the odd glass of red
- CanuckDon

Take it easy pierre. I said real hockey players shouldn't be drinking the stuff. You're good! 😉

There’s were rumours in Pitt about Pouliot’s off ice habits. Drinker, not in the best shape, etc.

The irony...
- Nucker101

Try him on the phone.

Benning; The last paragraph is un-fuking believable, he doesn't know FFS?

Exactly.
It's the reverse feelings police. Unless you look miserable, you're not working hard.

Green should hurl boiling lattes at players who smile during practice!
- RealityChecker

Benning; The last paragraph is un-fuking believable, he doesn't know FFS?


- VanHockeyGuy

so many "likes" Jimmy's favourite word!

Benning; The last paragraph is un-fuking believable, he doesn't know FFS?


- VanHockeyGuy

He is such a bad speaker.

so many "likes" Jimmy's favourite word!
- CanuckDon

"you know" once in each paragraph.

He was just on 650. Not sounding too optimistic about making any moves by the deadline. If they still have Vanek there will be consideration to re-sign him. Liking the defensive depth in the minors...Holm, Sautner and the young kids. If any moves it sounds like it will be on defense not named Gudbranson and Tanev.

He was just on 650. Not sounding too optimistic about making any moves by the deadline. If they still have Vanek there will be consideration to re-sign him. Liking the defensive depth in the minors...Holm, Sautner and the young kids. If any moves it sounds like it will be on defense not named Gudbranson and Tanev.
- Eldebrink

Sooo... like you know, I'm not gonna like them doing like nothing.... you know?

He is such a bad speaker.
- Retinalz

He's embarrassing

How do you get a job managing an 800 million dollar corporation and sound like a 14 year old valley girl?

He was just on 650. Not sounding too optimistic about making any moves by the deadline. If they still have Vanek there will be consideration to re-sign him. Liking the defensive depth in the minors...Holm, Sautner and the young kids. If any moves it sounds like it will be on defense not named Gudbranson and Tanev.
- Eldebrink

If I was to place a bet, the Canucks will make one trade this deadline. Junk roster and the team is too loyal to some of the vets.

He is such a bad speaker.
- Retinalz

If Benning can find a player in the next draft who's the defence equivalent of Brock Boeser, he can speak in stuttering Arabic street slang for all I care.

If I was to place a bet, the Canucks will make one trade this deadline. Junk roster and the team is too loyal to some of the vets.
- CanuckDon

If today's any indication, they re-sign their junk players.

If today's any indication, they re-sign their junk players.
- RealityChecker

ya, don't agree that EG is junk. I would be pissed if Vanek is resigned prior to the deadline though.

ya, don't agree that EG is junk. I would be pissed if Vanek is resigned prior to the deadline though.
- CanuckDon

We disagree on EG obviously.

But if you are right on him and the other remaining tradeable assets are junk, JB took their only real value tradeable asset off the market.

Yeah, like I like extra draft picks.... lol every year he says that.

If I was to place a bet, the Canucks will make one trade this deadline. Junk roster and the team is too loyal to some of the vets.
- CanuckDon

Could it be that interest in Gudbranson and Vanek just isn't there? Vanek if at best get a 3rd essential a 4th. JB maybe sees him more valuable to re-sign. I can probably see Hutton being moved for a 4th or higher. He's been pretty average since his rookie year.

We disagree on EG obviously.

But if you are right on him and the other remaining tradeable assets are junk, JB took their only real value tradeable asset off the market.

Yeah, like I like extra draft picks.... lol every year he says that.
- RealityChecker

I'll reserve judgement until after the TDL but I'll have plenty to say if they don't add at least two more picks.