As bad as I am with my criticism of Hughes, I at least give credit where credit is due and compliment his play, the I hate Myers crowd can't seem to do that.
- Reubenkincade

True. They all need a good long hug.

Stacks of fish in my secret spot. Jig, or spoon.
- Load Management

how is fixing 3 massive mistakes at the cost of 1st and 2nd round picks a "great offseason"
- Codes1087

It wasn’t great it was brilliant. His past mistakes are irrelevant. It was a remarkable offseason

First check was borderline. The hipcheck he tried to throw has a long history of being a fight starter. It was good someone stepped in to slow Stillman's roll before he got carried away.
- Load Management

The 1st check may have been borderline, but Hoglander positioned himself to be in a bad position.
I find a big problem with today's game when it comes to the physical game, is that way to many players tend to turn away from physical contact putting themselves in a harmful position.
When players play in some of the Leagues like NCAA, SEL, Allsvenskan, Liga etc, their tends to be far less physical contact and the players develop tendencies to avoid contact, instead of absorb the hit.
This is creating a game today where we talk about edgework and analytics, like it is a figure-skating competition.

It wasn’t great it was brilliant. His past mistakes are irrelevant. It was a remarkable offseason
- CanuckDon

Nucker hack your account?

It wasn’t great it was brilliant. His past mistakes are irrelevant. It was a remarkable offseason
- CanuckDon

Stacks of fish in my secret spot. Jig, or spoon.
- Load Management

Spoon!! have you tried that KC spoon? great action.

Nice stuff Carol.

I like the mention of Highmore scoring against the Hawks and Gaudette having not played a game yet.

Remember the outrage from that trade last season??

it doesn't bother me at all. The people that hate myers are consistent with the hate as you are, they just dont say they aren't going to continue hating on him every page and then do it anyway lol.

I hated Gudbranson as much, if not more than you hate Hughes, so I get it. We all have that one player.
- Codes1087

Mine was Bure.

Nice stuff Carol.

I like the mention of Highmore scoring against the Hawks and Gaudette having not played a game yet.

Remember the outrage from that trade last season??


- dbot

Was there outrage?

Nice stuff Carol.

I like the mention of Highmore scoring against the Hawks and Gaudette having not played a game yet.

Remember the outrage from that trade last season??


- dbot

I don't know who was outraged?

All he ever was in Vancouver was a shiny new piece on a poopty team.

Nice stuff Carol.

I like the mention of Highmore scoring against the Hawks and Gaudette having not played a game yet.

Remember the outrage from that trade last season??


- dbot

Highmore didn't score last night and Gaudette has played 2 games

Nice stuff Carol.

I like the mention of Highmore scoring against the Hawks and Gaudette having not played a game yet.

Remember the outrage from that trade last season??


- dbot

Well, it's not a fair comparison because Highmore is a little more developed than Gaudette and Gaudette was hit hard by COVID-19 and the after-effects. A similar theme with the OJ trade for Lammiko/Juulsen. I'd wait 3 years before I declare who won those trades.

Was there outrage?
- A_SteamingLombardi

Oh there was a lot of hand wringing when the knives were out for Benning (prior to the OEL trade)

I don't know who was outraged?

All he ever was in Vancouver was a shiny new piece on a poopty team.
- golfingsince

Shiny? that was just greasy hair.

Highmore didn't score last night and Gaudette has played 2 games
- VANTEL

Highmore > Gauds

Highmore > Gauds
- dbot

Vantel > Gauds

Vantel > Gauds
- VANTEL

Not when it comes to the flow

Nucker hack your account?
- Codes1087

Nucker hasn’t made a sincere post in 6 months: I mean everything I write. If another GM was bright in to replace Benning and made these trades/ signings he would have a statue in front of the rink. It was remarkable. Remaking half the roster, building Abby, great RFA signings plus some decent UFA signings for a change. He should have been fired. He wasn’t, and had a brilliant offseason

Well, it's not a fair comparison because Highmore is a little more developed than Gaudette and Gaudette was hit hard by COVID-19 and the after-effects. A similar theme with the OJ trade for Lammiko/Juulsen. I'd wait 3 years before I declare who won those trades.
- DariusKnight

Excuses

Nucker hasn’t made a sincere post in 6 months: I mean everything I write. If another GM was bright in to replace Benning and made these trades/ signings he would have a statue in front of the rink. It was remarkable. Remaking half the roster, building Abby, great RFA signings plus some decent UFA signings for a change. He should have been fired. He wasn’t, and had a brilliant offseason
- CanuckDon

Don’t often agree.
But
Yup.

Well, it's not a fair comparison because Highmore is a little more developed than Gaudette and Gaudette was hit hard by COVID-19 and the after-effects. A similar theme with the OJ trade for Lammiko/Juulsen. I'd wait 3 years before I declare who won those trades.
- DariusKnight

No one won. Garbage for garbage

No one won. Garbage for garbage
- CanuckDon

Yup, you can find 4th liners anywhere.

No one won. Garbage for garbage
- CanuckDon

Yup, you can find 4th liners anywhere.
- A_SteamingLombardi

Although I’d say fans won just because we don’t have to watch Gaudette waste prime opportunities. At least Sh!tmore is kept at the bottom of the roster.

Also (frank) you Ekland for censoring what we write