The Oilers protected Kassian...Interesting.
- LeftCoaster

They did him a favour to protect him from himself. Vegas would destroy him.

They did him a favour to protect him from himself. Vegas would destroy him.
- thundachunk

Haha....good point!

- thundachunk

Our roster reminds me of Ricky Wild Thing Vaughn and Pedro Cerano

or

Dave Killer Carlson, Reggie Dunlop, and Denis Lemuix

They did him a favour to protect him from himself. Vegas would destroy him.
- thundachunk

Our roster reminds me of Ricky Wild Thing Vaughn and Pedro Cerano

or

Dave Killer Carlson, Reggie Dunlop, and Denis Lemuix
- VANTEL

I just finished looking over the available players and Vegas could have a really good team. A playoff team.

Cap could go up to 75 mil today which would give us 15.8 in cap space 18 roster spots filled

I just finished looking over the available players and Vegas could have a really good team. A playoff team.
- thundachunk

Yeah the question will be how many of those decent players are protected with draft picks or prospects.

I just finished looking over the available players and Vegas could have a really good team. A playoff team.
- thundachunk

Fluery Korpisalo , Dumba ,Vatanen ,Ryan ,Reaves, B Nelson, Krueger Trevor V Rysmdyk, Dillon Raata Scisson Marincin Sbisa Enstrom and more



Mittelstadt Foote Salo Petterson Ratcliffe

So, clearly the team sucks and Vegas ain't got much to pick from.. which, compared to Nashville and Pittsburgh, works a bit in our favour. So, hypothetically if this expansion happened after the Canucks went to the final, I wonder how it would have shaped up:

Daniel Sedin
Henrik Sedin
Ryan Kesler
Mikael Samuelsson
Alexandre Burrows
Mason Raymond
Manny Malhotra
Raffi Torres
Jannik Hansen
Jeff Tambellini
Tanner Glass
Chris Higgins
Alexandre Bolduc
Victor Oreskovich
Lee Sweatt
Cody Hodgson
Aaron Volpatti
Peter Schaefer
Maxim Lapierre
Rick Rypien

Christian Ehrhoff
Alexander Edler
Christopher Tanev
Aaron Rome
Sami Salo
Keith Ballard
Dan Hamhuis
Kevin Bieksa
Andrew Alberts

Roberto Luongo
Cory Schneider

Without using hindsight too much, how much more panic would there have been? There's some names off the list that I deleted as they didn't really matter, and I think a few would have been exempt (Tanev, Schneider, Hodgson..)

Yeah the question will be how many of those decent players are protected with draft picks or prospects.
- Kaynine

This could be interesting for sure. Anaheim has exposed Manson and Vatanen, so willing that bring back Vegas a couple nice picks or prospects, assuming Ducks want to try keep both of them, or do they just say it is time to give Montour and Theodore the spot of the claimed player?
Interesting times for some of these top teams for sure, others like the Canucks and Coyotes...not so much. Losing an AHL/ECHL calibre player is no big.deal.

I laugh when I read on Twitter the number of people fearing and loathing the thought of losing Boucher

This could be interesting for sure. Anaheim has exposed Manson and Vatanen, so willing that bring back Vegas a couple nice picks or prospects, assuming Ducks want to try keep both of them, or do they just say it is time to give Montour and Theodore the spot of the claimed player?
Interesting times for some of these top teams for sure, others like the Canucks and Coyotes...not so much. Losing an AHL/ECHL calibre player is no big.deal.
- Reubenkincade

If I was Vegas I would say no thanks to the Ducks and select one of Vatanen or Manson

If I was Vegas I would say no thanks to the Ducks and select one of Vatanen or Manson
- VANTEL

Agreed. Same with Minnesota I would take Dumba.

Agreed. Same with Minnesota I would take Dumba.
- Reubenkincade

Winnipeg Enstrom

I laugh when I read on Twitter the number of people fearing and loathing the thought of losing Boucher
- VANTEL

Are you sure they are serious?

Winnipeg Enstrom
- VANTEL

They will have a good goalie/s and a pretty decent defense for sure. Also have 4 3rd lines which already puts them in a better than us with our 3 3rd lines and a 5th line, with a mediocre defense and suspect goaltending.

Picking Vegas for 20th spot.

This could be interesting for sure. Anaheim has exposed Manson and Vatanen, so willing that bring back Vegas a couple nice picks or prospects, assuming Ducks want to try keep both of them, or do they just say it is time to give Montour and Theodore the spot of the claimed player?
Interesting times for some of these top teams for sure, others like the Canucks and Coyotes...not so much. Losing an AHL/ECHL calibre player is no big.deal.
- Reubenkincade

The more quality players exposed by one team should represent a higher draft pick or top prospect. So far both NYI and CBJ have offered 1st. VGK are going to end up with multiple 1st this next and next is my assumption. VGK in 5 yrs will have a solid group.

Are you sure they are serious?
- thundachunk

cat 🇨🇦‏ @canucksedins 46m46 minutes ago

I don't wanna lose boucher tho

Our roster reminds me of Ricky Wild Thing Vaughn and Pedro Cerano

or

Dave Killer Carlson, Reggie Dunlop, and Denis Lemuix
- VANTEL

Hats for Bats.

They will have a good goalie/s and a pretty decent defense for sure. Also have 4 3rd lines which already puts them in a better than us with our 3 3rd lines and a 5th line, with a mediocre defense and suspect goaltending.

Picking Vegas for 20th spot.
- Reubenkincade

Free Agency Joe Thorton Marleau Oshie

cat 🇨🇦‏ @canucksedins 46m46 minutes ago

I don't wanna lose boucher tho
- VANTEL

Agree that shot of his is unreal. Would like to see what Green could do with him planted on the PP in the 'Ovechkin' zone...

cat 🇨🇦‏ @canucksedins 46m46 minutes ago

I don't wanna lose boucher tho
- VANTEL

I'm surprised the Sedins didn't choose to protect Gaunce. His lumbering skating and lack of balls is probably appealing to them.

Free Agency Joe Thorton Marleau Oshie
- VANTEL

Maybe Benning could get them all here for on final cup run with the Twins...

It will either be Gaunce or Sbisa. In order to hit cap floor I would guess Sbisa.

I'm surprised the Sedins didn't choose to protect Gaunce. His lumbering skating and lack of balls is probably appealing to them.
- CanuckDon

It is a head scratcher…1 goal in 77 NHL games has mass appeal.