Carol Schram: Leivo arrives & Beagle returns as Canucks host Wild & welcome Seattle team Jay Beagle returns, Nikolay Goldobin is scratched and expansion draft speculation can begin now that Seattle is officially confirmed to be joining the NHL for the 2021-22 season. The Seattle team will offer a fun geographic rival for the Canucks, who host the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night at Rogers Arena.

Well done Carol.

4-2 Nucks.

Thanks Carol.

Benching Baertschi never helped him. Don't know why it would have a different effect on Goldy.

TG....

Maybe next season JB will find a coach that can actually help out some of the younger players.

For sure minivan. Let’s get a coach that won’t hold young players accountable

Good luck to Leivo. He could never put a good string together in Toronto, but I still liked the way he played. Here's hoping he has a good long career in Vancouver.

Thanks Carol

For sure minivan. Let’s get a coach that won’t hold young players accountable
- CanuckDon

goldobin is 3rd in points, 5th in ppg. Too much emphasis is made on the age of which Travis Green holds players accountable. Vets shouldn't be excluded from the conversations, as young players shouldn't either. If ANY player plays bad, hold them accountable. To me, benching Goldobin for Schaller is IMO a bad call. Elias Pettersson is our offensive driver right now, and Goldobin is riding shotgun.

For sure minivan. Let’s get a coach that won’t hold young players accountable
- CanuckDon

Accountability and mentorship are over rated. They need a tough coach, to teach them to fight more.

Accountability and mentorship are over rated. They need a tough coach, to teach them to fight more.
- 1970vintage

Guddy instructs the young kids how to drop the mitts in practice, don't even need a tough coach for that when you have him.

Benching Baertschi never helped him.

Huh? Didn't Baer usually respond with goals/points in the following games?

Guddy injures himself instructing the young kids how to drop the mitts in practice, don't even need a tough coach for that when you have him.
- Codes1087

Fixed

I want Dale Hunter as the next Canucks coach.

Fixed

I want Dale Hunter as the next Canucks coach.
- 1970vintage

and Mark Hunter for GM?

and Mark Hunter for GM?
- Codes1087

Sounds good! Any other Hunters they could bring in?

goldobin is 3rd in points, 5th in ppg. Too much emphasis is made on the age of which Travis Green holds players accountable. Vets shouldn't be excluded from the conversations, as young players shouldn't either. If ANY player plays bad, hold them accountable. To me, benching Goldobin for Schaller is IMO a bad call. Elias Pettersson is our offensive driver right now, and Goldobin is riding shotgun.

- Codes1087

Schaller is scratched lots. Goldobin has sucked the last few games and deserves to be parked for a bit. He is nothing without EP

Schaller is scratched lots. Goldobin has sucked the last few games and deserves to be parked for a bit. He is nothing without EP
- CanuckDon

I'm not saying Goldobin should be exempt from being scratched, that's not it at all. Between him and Schaller though, I am just not sure I agree. Granlund has played every game this year, 11 points, -7. Eriksson has played every game as well. I am just not sure Goldy would have been my very first choice to scratch is all. LE would have been my primary choice for benching.

And Goldobins primary points have been assists, but EP benefits tremendously from Goldobin, whether its zone entries or primary assists. I like them playing together, and I think them and Brock could be a good thing in the future.

Sounds good! Any other Hunters they could bring in?
- 1970vintage

I would take Tim Horvat over Travis Green at this point.

Schaller is scratched lots. Goldobin has sucked the last few games and deserves to be parked for a bit. He is nothing without EP
- CanuckDon

Green should put Shalsey and Leevsey with Petey for the next twenty games so Benning can flip them at the deadline for 1st round picks.

Thank you for providing another great Boudreau quote. That's amazing

I'm not saying Goldobin should be exempt from being scratched, that's not it at all. Between him and Schaller though, I am just not sure I agree. Granlund has played every game this year, 11 points, -7. Eriksson has played every game as well. I am just not sure Goldy would have been my very first choice to scratch is all. LE would have been my primary choice for benching.

And Goldobins primary points have been assists, but EP benefits tremendously from Goldobin, whether its zone entries or primary assists. I like them playing together, and I think them and Brock could be a good thing in the future.
- Codes1087

Doesn’t Goblin have a sh!t load of second assists? I really don’t like him. He is necessary for now though until we can draft somebody to play with EP.

Doesn’t Goblin have a sh!t load of second assists? I really don’t like him. He is necessary for now though until we can draft somebody to play with EP.
- CanuckDon

secondary or primary, I haven't really kept track, but hes contributing, and that's all I care about. And I agree, I am not sure Goldy and EP will be linked at the hip moving forward, but until EP does get that proper line mate, It doesn't hurt his development, or his chances at the calder, to have a decent playmaker in Goldy continuously feed him the puck.

Seattle is a GREAT move by the NHL. Finally a geographical rival for the Canucks. This will be great for the fans and obviously will cut down on the Canucks insane travel schedule.

Seattle is a GREAT move by the NHL. Finally a geographical rival for the Canucks. This will be great for the fans and obviously will cut down on the Canucks insane travel schedule.
- fatty_mcmanboobs

The NHL will still screw them over. They’ll have a roadrip where they go Vancouver - Boston - Dallas - Seattle - New Jersey - Winnipeg - Vancouver.

#bettmanhatesus

Accountability and mentorship are over rated. They need a tough coach, to teach them to fight more.
- 1970vintage

Perfect time to bring back Torts.*waits for marwood*

Carol Schram: Leivo arrives & Beagle returns as Canucks host Wild & welcome Seattle team
- Carol Schram

Can you explain having to protect Quinn Hughes in the 2021 Expansion Draft? If he starts his entry level contract in 2019-20, he will have only played two seasons by the time 2021-22 comes around. To me, it looks like a reason to not bring him in at the end of this 2018-19 season.

The NHL will still screw them over. They’ll have a roadrip where they go Vancouver - Boston - Dallas - Seattle - New Jersey - Winnipeg - Vancouver.

#bettmanhatesus
- 1970vintage

I though we were the red headed step child of the league?

In the words of Gregory Widen; "There can be only one"