Carol Schram: Vancouver Canucks add UFA Thomas Vanek to crowded forward ranks By signing Thomas Vanek, the Vancouver Canucks add a proven goal-scorer and power-play presence, but have made it even tougher for their young players to crack the roster this fall.

Not happy about this....at all

Too bad Benning isn't as savy as Hextall, you'll get there eventually, but in a Kevin Lowe fashion.

Not pleased about this signing. We had next to no room to begin with for our kids and now even less.im all for making the kids earn it but I don't see Vanek,Gagner in the press box.
Hopefully there is a trade in the works...

Well you see a player that deserves a shot and I see a player that doesn't. He can't play defense and he takes every second shift off. He deserves to be rewarded? Weren't you complaining last season about kids being gifted spots? You can't have it both ways. IF, Goblin kills it in camp and preseason and he doesn't make the team? Well, fans will have a right to be pissed off. Managment said they will waive a vet if it happens so we shall see. I think Goblin is overrated because he scored a pretty break away goal in his first game
- CanuckDon

Then Benning made a horrible trade and wasted Hansen is what you're saying?

How has Hextall been savy?

Inherents a good prospect pool and wins a draft lottery position...
Sounds like alot of luck.

Alternatively, some of those contracts

This coming from one fan of a bad bubble team to another lol.

Not pleased about this signing. We had next to no room to begin with for our kids and now even less.im all for making the kids earn it but I don't see Vanek,Gagnerin the press box.
Hopefully there is a trade in the works...
- canucks1986

Flames will help! Boeser for a 2nd. This should alleviate some of that congestion.

Too bad Benning isn't as savy as Hextall, you'll get there eventually, but in a Kevin Lowe fashion.
- DraftandDestroy

cause hextall has a very accomplished resume as GM?

Thanks carol

Then Benning made a horrible trade and wasted Hansen is what you're saying?
- LeftCoaster

Exactly what I'm saying!

This move is not about insulating kids , it is about being competitive . Rebuild on hold again.

Exactly what I'm saying!
- CanuckDon

So it goes back to my original point, they have bad people making bad decisions for the team

This move is not about insulating kids , it is about being competitive . Rebuild on hold again.
- VANTEL

Fanbase praises detroit and all other franchises for not rushing kids like virtanen ans mccan. Benning brings in veterans on 1 year deal, no clauses, to give kids chance to develop in utica. Fans gets mad regardless.

Too bad Benning isn't as savy as Hextall, you'll get there eventually, but in a Kevin Lowe fashion.
- DraftandDestroy

For all the Talent that Flyers have had over the years the team is not that good

Fanbase praises detroit and all other franchises for not rushing kids like virtanen ans mccan. Benning brings in veterans on 1 year deal, no clauses, to give kids chance to develop in utica. Fans gets mad regardless.
- Codes1087

ERIKSSON

ERIKSSON
- VANTEL

Are we still talking about LE?

Fanbase praises detroit and all other franchises for not rushing kids like virtanen ans mccan. Benning brings in veterans on 1 year deal, no clauses, to give kids chance to develop in utica. Fans gets mad regardless.
- Codes1087

fickle fanbase that will complain regardless

Fanbase praises detroit and all other franchises for not rushing kids like virtanen ans mccan. Benning brings in veterans on 1 year deal, no clauses, to give kids chance to develop in utica. Fans gets mad regardless.
- Codes1087

Exactly. Oilers played every kid straight from junior and look how amazing their team was. Just cause they're young and showing potential doesn't mean you have to rush them. Let them get used to playing against men for a couple years and then make the jump. Not everyone is McDavid.

ERIKSSON
- VANTEL

Vanek

How has Hextall been savy?

Inherents a good prospect pool and wins a draft lottery position...
Sounds like alot of luck.

Alternatively, some of those contracts

This coming from one fan of a bad bubble team to another lol.
- Whiskey-Tango

Savy I tell ya!!! "Inherits a good prospect pool", you obviously don't follow the team. Do you see how he's increased the total number of picks in the draft since he took over? The first year he was a bit handcuffed from Homers idiocy but 2015/2016/2017 he's selected thirteen times in the top three rounds those years. Adding draft picks is what your guy should be doing.

Exactly. Oilers played every kid straight from junior and look how amazing their team was. Just cause they're young and showing potential doesn't mean you have to rush them. Let them get used to playing against men for a couple years and then make the jump. Not everyone is McDavid.
- GOLEAFS71

Our fans screamed that we need to follow the "Leaf Model." Now that we are, the fans are furious

Exactly. Oilers played every kid straight from junior and look how amazing their team was. Just cause they're young and showing potential doesn't mean you have to rush them. Let them get used to playing against men for a couple years and then make the jump. Not everyone is McDavid.
- GOLEAFS71

Not many kids good enough to make the show from ncaa or junior. AHL is not a bad place and its not to be used as a measure of failure for prospects

Are we still talking about LE?
- Codes1087

We are talking about bad decisions . So yes


Vanek just adds to the pile. These sort of moves add up and take you out of getting a top 5 pick and getting a 10-15 pick

Vanek
- CanuckDon

STRIKE 2

Not many kids good enough to make the show from ncaa or junior. AHL is not a bad place and its not to be used as a measure of failure for prospects
- Codes1087

A few of us will enjoy a stacked Utica team. Go Comets