Rutherford should be ashamed of himself. He has mostly lost assets and filled holes with scraps. The Russian(s) being the exception but lets see if Kuz can keep up after xmas.
Brock looked really slow - like he can't move his body, but it was his hand that kept him out so I hope he can get it in gear.


Hughes isn't playing very well, and OEL has to stop with the muffin point shots.

Sign Horvat and trade Miller.
- TJTD

No idea why they chose to sign Miller, what a boneheaded move. EP40 and Horvat down the middle would’ve given you a good 1-2 punch. But no, CanucksFailure 101 comes through again.

I’m currently waiting at home for Amazon Prime delivery to bring my new white stainless steel watch band for my Apple Watch. These are the real issues that people in gated communities have to deal with on a daily basis.

Senate, Governor and Secretary of State positions in Arizona are all being lead by Dem’s, the red party is up in arms calling the whole thing a fraud. Close races though for a predominantly Republican state.
- Pacificgem

I hope you are poolside while you wait & worry. You really need to take up weed.

What I’m saying is, who you would’ve picked is kind of irrelevant, you don’t work for the team. Unless there’s organizational changes throughout the whole structure, players, coaches, scouting, etc. acquiring second round picks probably won’t help, unless they get lucky, as they’ve not shown to be competent in that area.
- Pacificgem

Ya, I know what you are saying, I just like to get you going, by putting my spin on things
I am in agreement, with you on the piss-poor drafting, scouting decision asking from this organization.
Also, if this team is trying to re-tool, then I believe they missed the boat at the last TDL/offseason, as the team would be better off with Bo and Pouty, over Pouty and Miller.
If they are going to rebuild, they need to decide who or what they are building with, as of right now, pretty slim-pickings.

No idea why they chose to sign Miller, what a boneheaded move. EP40 and Horvat down the middle would’ve given you a good 1-2 punch. But no, CanucksFailure 101 comes through again.
- Pacificgem

This

No idea why they chose to sign Miller, what a boneheaded move. EP40 and Horvat down the middle would’ve given you a good 1-2 punch. But no, CanucksFailure 101 comes through again.
- Pacificgem

It was a bizarre move. Mixed Messages Part 2.

Maybe they knew in the summer that Horvat was unlikely to re-sign after spending his entire career losing for a train wreck of a team.

I hope you are poolside while you wait & worry. You really need to take up weed.
- Marwood

It’s cold today, not pool weather! You know another issue we have in “the gated communities”, when you take your dog for a walk you need to remember your keys or you can’t get out of the manual gates. Pisses me off when I forget the keys and I have to walk all the way back home to get them!

Ya, I know what you are saying, I just like to get you going, by putting my spin on things
I am in agreement, with you on the piss-poor drafting, scouting decision asking from this organization.
Also, if this team is trying to re-tool, then I believe they missed the boat at the last TDL/offseason, as the team would be better off with Bo and Pouty, over Pouty and Miller.
If they are going to rebuild, they need to decide who or what they are building with, as of right now, pretty slim-pickings.
- Reubenkincade

Right now they look directionless. Their lateral moves say they really don’t know what they’re doing other than continuing down the same path Bonehead Benning was going down.

No idea why they chose to sign Miller, what a boneheaded move. EP40 and Horvat down the middle would’ve given you a good 1-2 punch. But no, CanucksFailure 101 comes through again.
- Pacificgem

Miller is really a winger, so no issues there.
Miller Horvat Boeser
Mikheyev Pettersson Garland

If they sign Kuzmenko they’ll need to move one of the other dynamic top 6 wingers to make room. For now it’s all good.

Right now they look directionless. Their lateral moves say they really don’t know what they’re doing other than continuing down the same path Bonehead Benning was going down.
- Pacificgem

Pretty sure they know what direction they are going for. They said it. Win hockey games, try and make the playoffs.

Miller is really a winger, so no issues there.
Miller Horvat Boeser
Mikheyev Pettersson Garland

If they sign Kuzmenko they’ll need to move one of the other dynamic top 6 wingers to make room. For now it’s all good.
- 1970vintage

Bruce says he's always been a center, he just needed to find his game.

Right now they look directionless. Their lateral moves say they really don’t know what they’re doing other than continuing down the same path Bonehead Benning was going down.
- Pacificgem

They will continue to uses "assessing this team" as an excuse why they didnt make the needed moves yet.

They truly are brainless if the need a season and a half to assess what's wrong with this team after it was exposed season after season already and the last GM got canned for it.

Bruce says he's always been a center, he just needed to find his game.
- manvanfan

Miller one season(and not a full season) as a C was enough to get him paid as one of the leagues upper tier C's. He's just fine where ever they stick him in the line up now...

Miller is really a winger, so no issues there.
Miller Horvat Boeser
Mikheyev Pettersson Garland

If they sign Kuzmenko they’ll need to move one of the other dynamic top 6 wingers to make room. For now it’s all good.
- 1970vintage

Boudreau says he wants him down the middle. Just needed to find his game.

Pretty sure they know what direction they are going for. They said it. Win hockey games, try and make the playoffs.
- manvanfan

Why does the President of Hockey Operations keep throwing everything and everyone, but himself, under the bus then? The actual General Manager says absolutely nothing.

It’s cold today, not pool weather! You know another issue we have in “the gated communities”, when you take your dog for a walk you need to remember your keys or you can’t get out of the manual gates. Pisses me off when I forget the keys and I have to walk all the way back home to get them!
- Pacificgem

You need a string, like how your mom used to make sure you didn’t lose your mittens.

Boudreau says he wants him down the middle. Just needed to find his game.
- Pacificgem

Boudreau also wants hair like Boeser, abs like Higgins and the influence of Kylie Jenner. 🤷‍♂️ But what are you going to do?

They will continue to uses "assessing this team" as an excuse why they didnt make the needed moves yet.

They truly are brainless if the need a season and a half to assess what's wrong with this team after it was exposed season after season already and the last GM got canned for it.
- boonerbuck

Aqua-man is a sucker for the "I know better" sales pitch. Rutherford was talking all about how great it would be to work with his buddy Bruce last year but has done nothing substantial to change the team and help Bruce. He has hired a "diverse" management group - unless we are talking about swedes....Alvin is a tool who can't swing a deal without his boss daddy working the phones for him, and the bottom 6 is worse than ever. Canucks D sucks cuz they let their best coaching asset walk - Brad Shaw. Jason King and Cull? barf

What is the point of all these new hires if the team is basically the same (edit - top players) and there is a wait and see attitude. It is truly pathetic.

It’s cold today, not pool weather! You know another issue we have in “the gated communities”, when you take your dog for a walk you need to remember your keys or you can’t get out of the manual gates. Pisses me off when I forget the keys and I have to walk all the way back home to get them!
- Pacificgem

Hopefully you are armed when dog walking?

Why does the President of Hockey Operations keep throwing everything and everyone, but himself, under the bus then? The actual General Manager says absolutely nothing.
- Pacificgem

I always thought PA was just Rutherford managing by proxy.

You need a string, like how your mom used to make sure you didn’t lose your mittens.
- 1970vintage

Idiot Mittens!

Aqua-man is a sucker for the "I know better" sales pitch. Rutherford was talking all about how great it would be to work with his buddy Bruce last year but has done nothing substantial to change the team and help Bruce. He has hired a "diverse" management group - unless we are talking about swedes....Alvin is a tool who can't swing a deal without his boss daddy working the phones for him, and the bottom 6 is worse than ever. Canucks D sucks cuz they let their best coaching asset walk - Brad Shaw. Jason King and Cull? barf

What is the point of all these new hires if the team is basically the same (edit - top players) and there is a wait and see attitude. It is truly pathetic.
- TJTD

Aqua-man is a sucker for the "I know better" sales pitch. Rutherford was talking all about how great it would be to work with his buddy Bruce last year but has done nothing substantial to change the team and help Bruce. He has hired a "diverse" management group - unless we are talking about swedes....Alvin is a tool who can't swing a deal without his boss daddy working the phones for him, and the bottom 6 is worse than ever. Canucks D sucks cuz they let their best coaching asset walk - Brad Shaw. Jason King and Cull? barf

What is the point of all these new hires if the team is basically the same (edit - top players) and there is a wait and see attitude. It is truly pathetic.
- TJTD

Rutherford knows exactly how to play to an audience during an interview.

Mikhayev has 8 points in ten games and he’s +5 on a poopty team. Coming back nicely from the early injury, great signing!
- Pacificgem

Good signing

Interesting OTT is scouting the VAN MTL game tonight.
- VanHockeyGuy

Probably scouting more Van than Mtl.

No idea why they chose to sign Miller, what a boneheaded move. EP40 and Horvat down the middle would’ve given you a good 1-2 punch. But no, CanucksFailure 101 comes through again.
- Pacificgem

I think signing Miller was not a bad idea, signing Miller 7 years was a terrible idea.