You'll have to elaborate on this so I can get a better handle on WTF you're talkin about.
- LeftCoaster

Your repetitive cynicism & complaining cannot be satisfied. I do believe you are a true fan with passion but it gets tiresome to say the least your penchant for the above.

If you prefer i could reply to each & every one of your posts & the future posts to come that constantly berate the same thing over n over. How about just move on?

Your repetitive cynicism & complaining cannot be satisfied. I do believe you are a true fan with passion but it gets tiresome to say the least your penchant for the above.

If you prefer i could reply to each & every one of your posts & the future posts to come that constantly berate the same thing over n over. How about just move on?
- Nighthawk

Feel free to skip over my posts if it doesn't fit your narrative.

“I like this team - I like the core players. This is a team we can turn around in a hurry.” - Benning


(frank) he's an idiot!
- LeftCoaster

Is this an old quote, or did he say this again?

2 Leafs/2 Islanders and a bunch of other scouts to see #Canucks  vs Avs

Tanev to the Leafs

Is this an old quote, or did he say this again?
- Reubenkincade

Apparently he said it today on the radio.

2 Leafs/2 Islanders and a bunch of other scouts to see #Canucks  vs Avs

Tanev to the Leafs
- LeftCoaster

Scouting Barrie

Apparently he said it today on the radio.
- LeftCoaster

What a Geffen moron. He needs new material, using the same quote as he did when he first got hired is pretty lame.

Apparently he said it today on the radio.
- LeftCoaster

What should he say? Our core sucks and we are doomed?

What should he say? Our core sucks and we are doomed?
- CanuckDon

Perhaps that he likes the kids they've picked and they'll continue to build thru the draft and develop.

What core is he referring to? Horvat and Boeser? That's two players.

Baertschi ranks 14th among #Canucks  forwards for shots(SF/60), 11th for scoring chances(SCF/60), and 9th for high danger attempts(HDCF/60) even when including the time he’s spent with Boeser and Horvat

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What should he say? Our core sucks and we are doomed?
- CanuckDon

I haven't minded Benning, but for him to say we can turn this around in a hurry, when he said the same thing 4 years ago is an insult to mine and all fans intelligence and trust in the message he is saying.

Baertschi bottom 5 in the league(300 F) for shot attempts, scoring chances, and goals per hour when playing away from Boeser and Horvat.

Expected goals for rate of 1.78 is lower than Brendan Gaunce's and includes the time he's spent with 53 & 6 #Canucks 

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Some guy hating on poor Sven

When playing with Sutter. Not much better. In fact, Baertschi's goals for and scoring chances for rate drops to dead last in the entire league

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Baertschi bottom 5 in the league(300 F) for shot attempts, scoring chances, and goals per hour when playing away from Boeser and Horvat.

Expected goals for rate of 1.78 is lower than Brendan Gaunce's and includes the time he's spent with 53 & 6 #Canucks 

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Some guy hating on poor Sven
- LeftCoaster

Willie D said this team would be better if Sven was on the 4th line, he was not wrong.

Baertschi bottom 5 in the league(300 F) for shot attempts, scoring chances, and goals per hour when playing away from Boeser and Horvat.

Expected goals for rate of 1.78 is lower than Brendan Gaunce's and includes the time he's spent with 53 & 6 #Canucks 

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Some guy hating on poor Sven
- LeftCoaster

Didn't Calgary select Rasmus Andersson with that pick?

Is this an old quote, or did he say this again?
- Reubenkincade

It's a stutter.

“I like this team - I like the core players. This is a team we can turn around in a hurry.” - Benning

(frank) he's an idiot!
- LeftCoaster

Bo and Boeser give a good starting point. If we got Dahlin I would say we could be a bubble team next year.

The signs of losing & add to that the posers move on til bandwagon time comes back.
- Nighthawk

I sure hope to meet the president of this so called fan club . Who is determining who is a good fan and a bad fan.

When you see your season ticket waiting list evaporate and thousands stop going and caring then some fault must be blamed on the team

That's certainly the buzz on the street. I spent a couple of minutes trying to look it up as well. The Quant page doesn't compare career length over the past 5 years vs career length 20 years ago. Not all that helpful for the purpose of this discussion, but some sources say the average is 5 years. I think with the current focus on speed, more guys are going to be leaving the league at an ever younger age.

If you draft a decent player, not a star like Boeser, and leave him in juniors or college for a couple of years before putting him in the AHL for a year or two, then he's 23 - 24 before he's on your club. That caliber of rookie generally doesn't get relied on a ton, so maybe it's another year or two before they're a core piece of your team. So 25 or 26 is their prime years. If you're not wanting a bunch of guys who are over 30, then you don't keep your supporting cast for long before you're recycling them. Not a lot of time to build a consistent team core like some teams in the 90's did.

Maybe this is all a misconception driven by the talking heads and media clowns. Just more a general impression I guess.
- YeOldTimer

Thank you for the perspective. The info I found suggested that careers were lengthening slightly in 2000-2010, but nothing more recent. average career length is about 5.5 years, but averages aren't really informative.

To my eye, it seems that there are more really young guys today and it's harder to extend a career with the pace of play...which seems to agree with your view

I haven't minded Benning, but for him to say we can turn this around in a hurry, when he said the same thing 4 years ago is an insult to mine and all fans intelligence and trust in the message he is saying.
- Reubenkincade

Look at the leafs, they added 3 players(mind you a 1OA) and all of a sudden they are a playoff team.

We add gaudette, EP, and one(or both) of OJ and Dahlin and we are a completely different club.

Bo and Boeser give a good starting point. If we got Dahlin I would say we could be a bubble team next year.
- Retinalz

who is your goalie? Demko?

I sure hope to meet the president of this so called fan club . Who is determining who is a good fan and a bad fan.

When you see your season ticket waiting list evaporate and thousands stop going and caring then some fault must be blamed on the team
- VANTEL

True fans are watching a free stream at Tim Hortons.

I sure hope to meet the president of this so called fan club . Who is determining who is a good fan and a bad fan.

When you see your season ticket waiting list evaporate and thousands stop going and caring then some fault must be blamed on the team
- VANTEL

For sure much of the blame goes onto the team. Its also the pains we go theu while the cup runs put us here.

Look at the leafs, they added 3 players(mind you a 1OA) and all of a sudden they are a playoff team.

We add gaudette, EP, and one(or both) of OJ and Dahlin and we are a completely different club.
- Retinalz

You could say that about just about any teams that have a few nice prospects, heck, if the flyers got Dahlin, they would probably be cup contenders.

Look at the leafs, they added 3 players(mind you a 1OA) and all of a sudden they are a playoff team.

We add gaudette, EP, and one(or both) of OJ and Dahlin and we are a completely different club.
- Retinalz

All true but the Atlantic is a weak division.
IMO not much separates a PO team from a lottery team other than some teams are nearly automatics to make the PO’s. TBL examples show how a good team can suck then turn it around.