Shoots like OV..
- Flamin_Irishmin

Check out his shot dude it's seriously world class...just takes him forever to get it off and he can't do much else lol

yep. no issue on the pp, but 5v5? could get bumped around a little.
- hillbillydeluxe

There would have to be body contact to get bumped around a bit....so unless he gets a cheap shot like Baertschi did he should be fine.

Pretty much the whole damn offensive players, only way any will get injured is blocking a shot or a cheap shot....biggest team of weaklings to play the game.

Bring back Torts

There would have to be body contact to get bumped around a bit....so unless he gets a cheap shot like Baertschi did he should be fine.

Pretty much the whole damn offensive players, only way any will get injured is blocking a shot or a cheap shot....biggest team of weaklings to play the game.

Bring back Torts
- Makita

Flames win a few games and the trolls come out , 12 year rebuild or is it 15 year complete yet?

Flames win a few games and the trolls come out , 12 year rebuild or is it 15 year complete yet?
- Bettmanhatesus

Who’s trolling? You need to look up the definition for trolling genius..

You’ll know it when we get our troll on..

Flames win a few games and the trolls come out , 12 year rebuild or is it 15 year complete yet?
- Bettmanhatesus

Most fans declared it over when we stomped the Canucks in the playoffs a few years back. But is it really over until you've won the cup? That would make Calgarys rebuild 29 years and counting, Canucks.........

But seriously Nylander would be a great addition for the Canucks, no?

Thanks Carol.
Gotta like Markstrom's quotes, about players smiling after losses. I hope he smacks the next one that does it.
Markstrom is a true leader, maybe he should be Captain.

- LordHumungous

pretty much, but I will say I am so disappointed in the lack of physical play....watch the forwards they all just swing their sticks at puck carriers.

There was an instance mid way through the first where a duck player was carrying the puck behind his net, a Canuck forward (think it was Motte) was coming the other way, perfect opportunity to just level the duck but nope made sure to avoid any contact at all.

If the team doesn’t pressure and hit hard why would the opposition worry about moving the puck quickly and possibly turning it over. The Canucks will avoid the contact.

In my day we had a name for those types of players, but the PC movement won’t allow me to say it.

Most fans declared it over when we stomped the Canucks in the playoffs a few years back. But is it really over until you've won the cup? That would make Calgarys rebuild 29 years and counting, Canucks.........

But seriously Nylander would be a great addition for the Canucks, no?
- K-man25

Yes but at what cost, so the answer is really no....unless TO takes a mixture of bottom 9 players that the Canucks seem to have plenty of.

Thanks Carol.
Gotta like Markstrom's quotes, about players smiling after losses. I hope he smacks the next one that does it.
Markstrom is a true leader, maybe he should be Captain.
- Reubenkincade

Great post until that, I was going to say great comments by Markstrom.

Thanks Carol.
Gotta like Markstrom's quotes, about players smiling after losses. I hope he smacks the next one that does it.
Markstrom is a true leader, maybe he should be Captain.
- Reubenkincade

Make a goddamn save then we don't need no freakin' goalie captains from the Gillis era

Have you guys traded for Nylander yet?
- K-man25

Check back at 3. The offer on the table right now is Gagner + Tanev, with salary retained on both. Just waiting to hear back from Dubsey.

pretty much, but I will say I am so disappointed in the lack of physical play....watch the forwards they all just swing their sticks at puck carriers.

There was an instance mid way through the first where a duck player was carrying the puck behind his net, a Canuck forward (think it was Motte) was coming the other way, perfect opportunity to just level the duck but nope made sure to avoid any contact at all.

If the team doesn’t pressure and hit hard why would the opposition worry about moving the puck quickly and possibly turning it over. The Canucks will avoid the contact.

In my day we had a name for those types of players, but the PC movement won’t allow me to say it.
- Makita

Well said.
A lot of the problem, in my opinion, is the leagues in which many of these players are trained in.
NCAA, European leagues and to a lesser extent Junior A leagues, have very little if any contact.
It has become a game of ballerinas on ice.

Thanks Carol.
Gotta like Markstrom's quotes, about players smiling after losses. I hope he smacks the next one that does it.
Markstrom is a true alpha, maybe he should be Captain.
- Reubenkincade

Fixed.

Fixed.
- Marwood

Thanks, that is what I meant to say.

3 games in 4 days, anehiem then up to san jose Friday then back to LA Saturday WTF is that, don't recall ever seeing that.

pretty much, but I will say I am so disappointed in the lack of physical play....watch the forwards they all just swing their sticks at puck carriers.

There was an instance mid way through the first where a duck player was carrying the puck behind his net, a Canuck forward (think it was Motte) was coming the other way, perfect opportunity to just level the duck but nope made sure to avoid any contact at all.

If the team doesn’t pressure and hit hard why would the opposition worry about moving the puck quickly and possibly turning it over. The Canucks will avoid the contact.

In my day we had a name for those types of players, but the PC movement won’t allow me to say it.
- Makita

I'm with you on most of this. Contact is slowly being pushed out of the game along with fighting. Plus the players are bloody confused as to what a 'head shot' actually is so they are scared to death to hit for fear of suspension. the cheap players like Tkachuk, Marchand so forth don't give a poop about the rules but the majority of players are confused I think as to where the current game is evolving.

the Bouch is Back

Most fans declared it over when we stomped the Canucks in the playoffs a few years back. But is it really over until you've won the cup? That would make Calgarys rebuild 29 years and counting, Canucks.........

But seriously Nylander would be a great addition for the Canucks, no?
- K-man25

Not if it cost Pettersson like someone suggested

Pettersson is already better than Nylander.

Toronto gets the better player, and cap relief
we get the worse player and a $50 million obligation.

I'm with you on most of this. Contact is slowly being pushed out of the game along with fighting. Plus the players are bloody confused as to what a 'head shot' actually is so they are scared to death to hit for fear of suspension. the cheap players like Tkachuk, Marchand so forth don't give a poop about the rules but the majority of players are confused I think as to where the current game is evolving.
- LordHumungous

I can agree with a lot of this, but I have noticed that most other teams just seem to steam roll the Canucks...Jets, Ducks, Flames and so on. Where is their fear of reprisals, not from the league or the smaller, fearful Canucks.

the Bouch is Back
- onesmallleap

So is onegiantleap in faith needed that he will be a factor.

So is onegiantleap in faith needed that he will be a factor.
- Makita

He's an AHL allstar.

Yes but at what cost, so the answer is really no....unless TO takes a mixture of bottom 9 players that the Canucks seem to have plenty of.
- Makita

Or Tanev/Edler/eg. It’s conceivable but very unlikely given how sought after he is

Not if it cost Pettersson like someone suggested

Pettersson is already better than Nylander.

Toronto gets the better player, and cap relief
we get the worse player and a $50 million obligation.
- classic321

I’m all for not making that deal too, but where do you get 50 mil from

I’m all for not making that deal too, but where do you get 50 mil from
- neem55

He's asking for what?
something in the range of $7-8 Million a year for probably 7-8 years.