





I truly hope RJ is on the phone trying to get some picks for a vet or two from the Ducks. They are absolutely hurting for cap after today's events.
Ripping on Edler was funny
Bedard apparently sustained an upper body injury from off season training. Dude is so ready to be a Canuck he even has the fluke injury stuff down.
We have a few good prospects now! First time in a long time. Made me think of Linden, came in at 18 (?) and was pretty much the best player. Was the team that bad, or was he that good?
Link to the full article:
https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/how-the-leo-carlsson-offer-sheet-changes-everything-in-the-nhl/
4D chess guys, bring back Rutherford and Alvin for signing such a great contract.
In all seriousness, we always knew with the rising cap, that Peteys contract would get better, didn't think it would be this fast. If he has even a small bounce back, the contract becomes tolerable and is worth keeping if he can get back on track or he'll be worth trading in the next year or so.
He really should have locked Leo up sooner
We’re one of the youngest teams, in the top 10 in cap space, have a clear direction, and have decent draft capital!!! I know don’t panic, I also feel a bit of imposters syndrome. Saying all that, we’re going to suck and need lots of picks.
Who in this year and next can we trade for and get either draft capital or a young player?
Now that the draft is behind us, there are no more large question marks about what the Canucks are receiving in return.
Buium (20yo, D), Rossi (24, C), Ohgren (22, LW), Novotny (18, LW/RW). A potential future second line and top pair defender, all for Hughes (26), who didn't even want to be here.
Rutherford, at least, left us with something positive from his regime's tenure. Incredibly excited to follow how these 4 turn out over the next few seasons. Novotny is especially exciting; a big, fast, forechecking sniper. A long time since a prospect of his type came up through the Canucks org.
With GMRJ now at the helm and solid a foundation to build upon, this team finally has something that has been lacking, even through the Hughes era; Direction. Personally, I cant remember the last time I felt this level of hopefulness in the future of our favourite local team!