Carol Schram: Vancouver Canucks: Musing on Miller, Utica Comets Face Oklahoma City Barons Ryan Miller says goodbye to Vancouver for the summer, the Utica Comets prepare to face the Oklahoma City Barons and Canada's NHL teams are in a big hole in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Carol Schram: Vancouver Canucks: Musing on Miller, Utica Comets Face Oklahoma City Barons
Ryan Miller says goodbye to Vancouver for the summer, the Utica Comets prepare to face the Oklahoma City Barons and Canada's NHL teams are in a big hole in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
- Carol Schram

Hoping Nurse joins OKC.

Goaltending drama, in Vancouver? Least of our problems. Getting a backbone is.

Hamhuis, Bieksa & Vrbata contracts expire in 2016. Replace or re-sign?

Miller stays because his wife is hot.

Hamhuis, Bieksa & Vrbata contracts expire in 2016. Replace or re-sign?
- VanHockeyGuy

Traded

Hamhuis, Bieksa & Vrbata contracts expire in 2016. Replace or re-sign?
-VanHockeyGuy

Keep Hammer, scrap the rest

Traded
- manvanfan

Three fairly large holes to fill, and lot's of salary freed up as well.

Left Right
Edler Tanev
Sbisa. Clendening
Pedan. Corrado
Weber

Mistakes can't be much bigger then these guys can they?

Some targets the Canucks should go after?

Columbus - Ryan Murray? Value is low, ceiling is high? RFA
NJ - Adam Larsson...see about. RFA
San Jose - Brenden Dillon - because he's big mean and Vantel likes him.

Strange there's a blog about the Sharks acquiring TJ Oshie, I think the Canucks should go after him and trade Vrbata.

Trade Lack and Eriksson to Edmonton for the Pens first round pick, then send that pick with Vrbata and Hamhuis or Bieksa for Pouliot and a 3rd?

I'm spit-ballin here...work with me.

I think Miller was a great addition for the team. He clearly was needed this last year in my mind. To me, Lack, while able to put up good numbers, was not yet a player capable of putting 5-10 consecutive games in. His stamina had improved over the previous year, but wasn't at a 65-70 game standard yet. Moving into 15/16, I expect that he will be better prepared for that role.
So if Lack is in fact ready for full time #1 next year, what happens to Miller? If he is sending a "signoff" message in his tweet, it would not be surprising. In fact, maybe he accepted a 3 year contract with the expectation that he would be traded.

Marky, despite his one bad game, looks ready to roll. Do it guys - ship Miller off and get some picks. I wonder if the deal is already done, just not announced.

Some targets the Canucks should go after?

Columbus - Ryan Murray? Value is low, ceiling is high? RFA
NJ - Adam Larsson...see about. RFA
San Jose - Brenden Dillon - because he's big mean and Vantel likes him.

Strange there's a blog about the Sharks acquiring TJ Oshie, I think the Canucks should go after him and trade Vrbata.

Trade Lack and Eriksson to Edmonton for the Pens first round pick, then send that pick with Vrbata and Hamhuis or Bieksa for Pouliot and a 3rd?

I'm spit-ballin here...work with me.
- LeftCoaster

Hard for me to believe that Columbus is going To give up on ryan Murray so soon.
Adam Larsson or Eric Gelinas would be great to pick up. Vrbata could get either and some. NJ is looking for scoring and loves old Czechs.
Lack for pits first and van keeps the pick

Left Right
Edler Tanev
Sbisa. Clendening
Pedan. Corrado
Weber

Mistakes can't be much bigger then these guys can they?
- manvanfan

Thanks for not putting Biega in there

Some targets the Canucks should go after?

Columbus - Ryan Murray? Value is low, ceiling is high? RFA
NJ - Adam Larsson...see about. RFA
San Jose - Brenden Dillon - because he's big mean and Vantel likes him.

Strange there's a blog about the Sharks acquiring TJ Oshie, I think the Canucks should go after him and trade Vrbata.

Trade Lack and Eriksson to Edmonton for the Pens first round pick, then send that pick with Vrbata and Hamhuis or Bieksa for Pouliot and a 3rd?

I'm spit-ballin here...work with me.
- LeftCoaster

Doubt the Pens can afford that and Lack isn't bringing back a first.

Doubt the Pens can afford that and Lack isn't bringing back a first.
- Nucker101

Would Anton cederholm get a 2nd?

Doubt the Pens can afford that and Lack isn't bringing back a first.
- Nucker101

That's why I said I'm spit-ballin - make it work...Oilers need some goaltending and defense. Perhaps Hamhuis would consider since he lives in Smithers during the summer and Edmonton is almost as close as Vancouver to the Prince George/Smithers area?

That's why I said I'm spit-ballin - make it work...Oilers need some goaltending and defense. Perhaps Hamhuis would consider since he lives in Smithers during the summer and Edmonton is almost as close as Vancouver to the Prince George/Smithers area?
- LeftCoaster

I thought maybe van could get a 2nd or 3rd from Colorado for bieska. They could use a veteran D and have cap space.

Would Anton cederholm get a 2nd?
- manvanfan

A second scoop of ice-cream maybe??

A second scoop of ice-cream maybe??
- LeftCoaster

He's going to Be the next willie Mitchell though

That's why I said I'm spit-ballin - make it work...Oilers need some goaltending and defense. Perhaps Hamhuis would consider since he lives in Smithers during the summer and Edmonton is almost as close as Vancouver to the Prince George/Smithers area?
- LeftCoaster

EDM & VAN will trade if there's one there.

Some targets the Canucks should go after?

Columbus - Ryan Murray? Value is low, ceiling is high? RFA
NJ - Adam Larsson...see about. RFA
San Jose - Brenden Dillon - because he's big mean and Vantel likes him.

Strange there's a blog about the Sharks acquiring TJ Oshie, I think the Canucks should go after him and trade Vrbata.

Trade Lack and Eriksson to Edmonton for the Pens first round pick, then send that pick with Vrbata and Hamhuis or Bieksa for Pouliot and a 3rd?

I'm spit-ballin here...work with me.
- LeftCoaster

Brenden Dillon I agree with.

He's going to Be the next willie Mitchell though
- manvanfan

Why are you bailing on him?

Hoping Nurse joins OKC.
- Iggysbff

Got a good one there.

Got a good one there.
- VanHockeyGuy

Four years they're gonna be so good...I'm not looking forward to it unless Benning has some magic up his sleeve!!

They will have salary cap issues in no time if they don't make some moves...