That's not what you want from the captain.
- VanHockeyGuy

I didn't expect him to sound elated, not after 8 seasons of this garbage, for him.

If he sounded elated, he would be criticized for that.
These players, all of them, need an eye-opener, and IMO, the only thing left to do now, is to make a major trade, involving what is considered a couple core pieces(at least to start).

Doesn't sound like a swede to me?
- VanHockeyGuy

Good point.

Supposed to be Mikheyev's strong suit?
- VanHockeyGuy

At almost 5 million per, I would hope he has some sort of strong suit.

I didn't expect him to sound elated, not after 8 seasons of this garbage, for him.

If he sounded elated, he would be criticized for that.
These players, all of them, need an eye-opener, and IMO, the only thing left to do now, is to make a major trade, involving what is considered a couple core pieces(at least to start).
- Reubenkincade

Yup.

Yup.
- VanHockeyGuy

No one should be considered untouchable, IMO.

Hughes and Pouty are not a core you win with. They must go
- CanuckDon

Perhaps not, but that doesn’t mean you don’t need skill, which both of them possess.

Adam Fantilli has been tearing it up in the NCAA, with 15 points in 6 games. Pretty impressive for a kid that just turned 18 a couple weeks ago.

Already 6'2" and 190 lbs. Be a real nice addition to the Canucks.
- Reubenkincade

Would be a good consolation prize if we don't get Bedard.

Elliotte: If there's a year for Vancouver to tank it's this one because it's Connor Bedard. If I ran the Canucks right now, I would be sitting there and saying do we just mail this one in and go for Bedard?

No one expects them to be happy but they sound more sad, depressed and apathetic than angry/pissed.

This core of players might be the most emo and mentally fragile that I’ve ever seen and this is coming from someone who follows teams from other sports(Eagles/Raptors) that have put out some poop teams at times over the past 10-12 years.


They just start feeling sorry for themselves when things go bad. It’s pathetic to witness from pro athletes.

And spare me the media/fans excuse, that’s bullpoop.

Eagles players get poop on and boo’d by their own fans/media all the time. Raptors players constantly get told how much they suck on every social media post, including racist comments from their own fanbase. They don’t cry about it.

Would be a good consolation prize if we don't get Bedard.
- Retinalz

For sure.
I would be thrilled with either player.

No one expects them to be happy but they sound more sad, depressed and apathetic than angry/pissed.

This core of players might be the most emo and mentally fragile that I’ve ever seen and this is coming from someone who follows teams from other sports(Eagles/Raptors) that have put out some poop teams at times over the past 10-12 years.


They just start feeling sorry for themselves when things go bad. It’s pathetic to witness from pro athletes
- Nucker101

Plenty of great sports to watch right now.

Elliotte: If there's a year for Vancouver to tank it's this one because it's Connor Bedard. If I ran the Canucks right now, I would be sitting there and saying do we just mail this one in and go for Bedard?
- VanHockeyGuy

Elliotte isn't wrong.
I think it was Darius who said last season, the Canucks need to tank for Bedard, but most of the slurpers thought he was crazy, because of the great 20 games they have played over the past 4 seasons, and half those games were during the play-in thingy.

Plenty of great sports to watch right now.
- VanHockeyGuy

Thankfully

No one expects them to be happy but they sound more sad, depressed and apathetic than angry/pissed.

This core of players might be the most emo and mentally fragile that I’ve ever seen and this is coming from someone who follows teams from other sports(Eagles/Raptors) that have put out some poop teams at times over the past 10-12 years.


They just start feeling sorry for themselves when things go bad. It’s pathetic to witness from pro athletes.

And spare me the media/fans excuse, that’s bullpoop.

Eagles players get poop on and boo’d by their own fans/media all the time. Raptors players constantly get told how much they suck on every social media post, including racist comments from their own fanbase. They don’t cry about it.
- Nucker101

It is a team of players and a team full of players who lack accountability.

Elliotte isn't wrong.
I think it was Darius who said last season, the Canucks need to tank for Bedard, but most of the slurpers thought he was crazy, because of the great 20 games they have played over the past 4 seasons, and half those games were during the play-in thingy.
- Reubenkincade

The next few games will shed some light on this teams direction.

Adam Fantilli has been tearing it up in the NCAA, with 15 points in 6 games. Pretty impressive for a kid that just turned 18 a couple weeks ago.

Already 6'2" and 190 lbs. Be a real nice addition to the Canucks.
- Reubenkincade

May be a better fit than Bedard

Coincidentally Pettersson is one of the few players on the team who is not pouting at all through all of this. Quietly putting up a point a game, playing quite well regardless of linemates.
- NorthNuck

He has had a pretty good start doessnt mean he should be here long term. Up that trade value 🤞

Friedman thinks the only way he sees Canucks bringing in a third coach ($$$ on the books) is if it's someone 180 degrees different than Bruce so they can see how the players react to it.

May be a better fit than Bedard
- CanuckDon

Nah

Friedman thinks the only way he sees Canucks bringing in a third coach ($$$ on the books) is if it's someone 180 degrees different than Bruce so they can see how the players react to it.
- VanHockeyGuy

Great plan. Keep catering to these fragile emos

The real plan is “get Demko to carry us to mediocrity again”

Elliotte: The fans there clearly blame this on ownership. They say ownership doesn't want the rebuild and I would agree, I think that's true.

Elliotte: The fans there clearly blame this on ownership. They say ownership doesn't want the rebuild and I would agree, I think that's true.
- VanHockeyGuy

They said fans wouldn’t be patient enough for it. So instead they’ve been re-tooling for almost 10 years

Great plan. Keep catering to these fragile emos

The real plan is “get Demko to carry us to mediocrity again”
- Nucker101

Keep Boudreau for the tank, get another coach if you're going for the playoff's.

Keep Boudreau for the tank, get another coach if you're going for the playoff's.
- VanHockeyGuy

They’ll bounce back either way unless Demko has an off-year. He keeps them in too many games that they deserve to lose.

They said fans wouldn’t be patient enough for it. So instead they’ve been re-tooling for almost 10 years
- Nucker101

Which is what pisses everyone off. It's going to get real ugly for VAN if they lose again tonight.