Life away from mommy.

- boonerbuck

Nobody wants to play in Canada except Tavares and he looks like a dummy anyways.

Quinn Hughes didn't exactly look thrilled when the Canucks selected him.
- boonerbuck

Same as McCann, Quinne thought he would go 4th. Dropping to seven, and having home town Detroit pass on you has got to burn.

Didn't Torts have the Sedins on the PK blocking shots and that was a disaster?
- LordHumungous

They weren’t the team’s best players...

Pearson is on his third team this season.... I wouldn’t read too much into “character”. Cannsey was disappointed that he fell in the draft, it wasn’t the Canucks, it was dropping almost to the second round. I would feel much better about the future if he had been sent back to junior, and was one of the young C’s pushing guys like Sutter down the depth chart now.
- 1970vintage

Pearson is 26 and was having a bad season, not a character problem with him. I feel the same about allowing prospects to develop more before throwing them into the line up and putting huge expectations on them on an already bad/declining team.

Didn't Torts have the Sedins on the PK blocking shots and that was a disaster?
- LordHumungous

As said, some players just not cut out for it.

Pearson is 26 and was having a bad season, not a character problem with him. I feel the same about allowing prospects to develop more before throwing them into the line up and putting huge expectations on them on an already bad/declining team.
- manvanfan

I think it’s a bit prejudiced of you to assume that McCann has an attitude “problem” because he’s young and on his third team but Pearson is a good team guy just having a bad year because he’s old and on his third team (in the same season). Remember, Florida traded Reilly Smith plus so Vegas would draft Marchesault instead of whoever they wanted to keep...

I think it’s a bit prejudiced of you to assume that McCann has an attitude “problem” because he’s young and on his third team but Pearson is a good team guy just having a bad year because he’s old and on his third team (in the same season). Remember, Florida traded Reilly Smith plus so Vegas would draft Marchesault instead of whoever they wanted to keep...
- 1970vintage

Don't remember exactly but was there a few Canucks that came out and said him and Jake had attitude problems?

Maybe it was Markstrom or someone that said it?

Same as McCann, Quinne thought he would go 4th. Dropping to seven, and having home town Detroit pass on you has got to burn.
- 1970vintage

This is what I think as well. I didnt fret over what people were implying.

Don't remember exactly but was there a few Canucks that came out and said him and Jake had attitude problems?

Maybe it was Markstrom or someone that said it?
- VANTEL

It was the Sedins that said it.

Don't remember exactly but was there a few Canucks that came out and said him and Jake had attitude problems?

Maybe it was Markstrom or someone that said it?
- VANTEL

I don't recall any specific names being used, just a comment about some of the young players, having to adjust their attitudes.
We all assume it was those 2 though.

I don't recall any specific names being used, just a comment about some of the young players, having to adjust their attitudes.
We all assume it was those 2 though.
- Reubenkincade

It might have been Horvat and Gaunce.

Tryamkin and Pedan

Granlund and Hutton

Don't remember exactly but was there a few Canucks that came out and said him and Jake had attitude problems?

Maybe it was Markstrom or someone that said it?
- VANTEL

I believe he admitted later that he (McCann) didn’t handle the sudden success well, and that the trade was humbling and he learned from it.

Don't remember exactly but was there a few Canucks that came out and said him and Jake had attitude problems?

Maybe it was Markstrom or someone that said it?
- VANTEL

It was not-so-cryptically implied by the Sedins after many poopty games....

I don't recall any specific names being used, just a comment about some of the young players, having to adjust their attitudes.
We all assume it was those 2 though.
- Reubenkincade

Jake and Jared were the only young players and one got sent to Utica and one got traded shortly after . I will go out on a limb and guess

I think it’s a bit prejudiced of you to assume that McCann has an attitude “problem” because he’s young and on his third team but Pearson is a good team guy just having a bad year because he’s old and on his third team (in the same season). Remember, Florida traded Reilly Smith plus so Vegas would draft Marchesault instead of whoever they wanted to keep...
- 1970vintage

I said current character. People (well not everyone) do grow up sooner or later.

It might have been Horvat and Gaunce.

Tryamkin and Pedan

Granlund and Hutton
- manvanfan

No, it was Jake and Jared. There is no illusion. The Sedins called them out many times that year...

I don't recall any specific names being used, just a comment about some of the young players, having to adjust their attitudes.
We all assume it was those 2 though.
- Reubenkincade

I think we can safely blame Desjardins for mismanaging young players

No, it was Jake and Jared. There is no illusion. The Sedins called them out many times that year...
- chompsey

My bad

It might have been Horvat and Gaunce.

Tryamkin and Pedan

Granlund and Hutton
- manvanfan

If it came from the Sedin's, it would have been someone who said something like "I am going to nail that (frank)er" so it was probably Jake and Pedan, the rest of those you mention are pansies.

I think we can safely blame Desjardins for mismanaging young players
- 1970vintage

I had a Tshirt made that year F*ck Willie

I think we can safely blame Desjardins for mismanaging young players
- 1970vintage

Nope, it was the head scout of the 2014 draft. I don't know who that was.

I have heard a few people hinting Babcock to Edmonton in the last two days.

Holly and Babs reunite

Nope, it was the head scout of the 2014 draft. I don't know who that was.
- manvanfan

Francesco Aquilini

Nope, it was the head scout of the 2014 draft. I don't know who that was.
- manvanfan

Delorme

I have heard a few people hinting Babcock to Edmonton in the last two days.

Holly and Babs reunite
- VANTEL

Dubas puts an end to Babcock speculation

Frank Seravalli of TSN: There was some speculation about the potential of Mike Babcock joining Ken Holland in Edmonton.

Toronto Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas put an end to that yesterday.


“We’re all in on Mike and Mike is all in on us,” Dubas told TSN’s Bob McKenzie. “We’ve had productive management meetings as an organization and Mike and I have had some really good meetings as well since the season ended. It’s our very strong belief that Mike is the one to lead us.