I am really hoping for some exciting fast paced hockey, as I said yesterday I would love a little hard hitting, board pasting, bone crushing checks. Maybe a few open ice hits, (shoulder to shoulder of course.. ).

And I still think this team is lacking the better skill set to get them into the top 16, but stranger things have happened over the course of the season.
- Makita

I am not even thinking playoffs this year or next but I do see a team starting to do things right.

I think Benning and Trevor are too honest to tank , plus our luck at the lotto gives them no reason to even try.

Six teams usually at TDL tear apart their team to tank so that is why I don't think we will be bottom 5.

I also expect slight improvements from some of our players due to role change and more minutes.

Speak of the devil Hamhuis just signed a 2 yr @2.5 with the Preds . Returns back to where it started
- VANTEL

He probably had multiple offers. He was better this year for Dallas.

I am not even thinking playoffs this year or next but I do see a team starting to do things right.

I think Benning and Trevor are too honest to tank , plus our luck at the lotto gives them no reason to even try.

Six teams usually at TDL tear apart their team to tank so that is why I don't think we will be bottom 5.

I also expect slight improvements from some of our players due to role change and more minutes.
- VANTEL

Yeah, I still stand by the bottom 5 prediction, but I can also see why humungous is predicting bottom 10. But this is the Canucks and they do seem to get an inordinate amount of injuries every season.

On which team?
- Marwood

Yeah, I still stand by the bottom 5 prediction, but I can also see why humungous is predicting bottom 10. But this is the Canucks and they do seem to get an inordinate amount of injuries every season.
- Makita

Nothing left to do now except sit and wait and see how it unfolds.

Speak of the devil Hamhuis just signed a 2 yr @2.5 with the Preds . Returns back to where it started
- VANTEL

Yannik Weber's new D partner!!

Yannik Weber's new D partner!!


- LordHumungous

Here is an interesting tidbit. Canucks now have 5 very good young prospects LHD ready and close to ready and every one of our current LHD don't have contracts past this year.

Garrison Bieksa Hansen Sbisa and Hamhuis still unsigned , don't even think of it.

Iginla retiring officially
- VANTEL

Preds for 2 yrs

beat me to it

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Report from @sportsnetirf that talks between #Canucks & Jake Virtanen are going well and he is expected to sign soon.

Jake 2 x 1.25 aav

Official Virtanen 2 years @1.25

Jake 2 x 1.25 aav
- Codes1087

JB is getting better at this

Jake 2 x 1.25 aav
- Codes1087

Good price there...he'll be a 35 pt/yr average guy over these two years I predict.

JB is getting better at this
- VANTEL

Hard to argue with this.

Hard to argue with this.
- canucksfan1944

Over 12 mil in cap space when the season starts .

Official Virtanen 2 years @1.25
- VANTEL

Wow I overestimated, thought he'd get 1.65.

Great value for the Canucks

Over 12 mil in cap space when the season starts .
- VANTEL

Now they just need nine more NHL caliber players to fill out the roster and they are golden

Official Virtanen 2 years @1.25
- VANTEL

That’s solid

That’s solid
- CanuckDon

Yup

- VANTEL

Matthews looks.... off

http://www.espn.com/nhl/s...ng-stanley-cup-contention

Matthews looks.... off
- Pres.cup

HOw many of the actual players can you get?

Iafrate (Ovechkin)? McTavish (McDavid)?

Crosby has got to be Jagr.

http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/24189603/nhl-rebuild-rankings-which-teams-closest-returning-stanley-cup-contention
- VANTEL

It's a roster with more players older than 34 (six) than under the age of 24 (five), so to call this a team in transition would be putting it mildly.

Detroit

HOw many of the actual players can you get?

Iafrate (Ovechkin)? McTavish (McDavid)?

Crosby has got to be Jagr.
- 1970vintage

Gump Worsley (Kessel)

Bill "the Butcher" (Seguin)