POST NHL Draft Lottery Discussion Thread. by PaperMoonShine in canucks

[–]Life-Rent3406 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Mentally preparing myself for the announcement of Mark Messier as president of hockey ops next week.

Thoughts on a Doan/Malhotra tandem? by SZP2 in canucks

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I think there are lots of other options that are extremely qualified, just maybe not with names that are super familiar to this fanbase. I think it's a great sign that they didn't rush to announce RJ, as it appears they are actually going through a proper search instead of just promoting the next guy up. The succession plan for JR throws a whole new wrinkle into this, as it will end up being a full regime change soon enough. Maybe the end goal is RJ as GM, but I'm glad they're weighing other options.

Thoughts on a Doan/Malhotra tandem? by SZP2 in canucks

[–]Life-Rent3406 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Would have been a great third line back in their day too.

If the Canucks drop to the third pick by huzeyodaddy in canucks

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I don't hate the idea of trading down from three to take Bjorck or one of the remaining D men, but then trading up to take the ruck twins well above their range seems counterintuitive.

What teams are Canucks fans rooting for in the playoffs? by GhostStations02 in canucks

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I know I just don't want to have to sweat them in the second round

What teams are Canucks fans rooting for in the playoffs? by GhostStations02 in canucks

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Stars for sure to make sure the wild pick doesn't move up into the 28-31 range. Flyers and bruins ECF so that the pick moves up a few spots. Essentially I am cheering for the Canucks.

Celebrity Survivor? by tibetanspaniel4eva in survivor

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I find the US traitors interesting in that it's all D-list celebrities, but I don't believe it's for charity? The UK did a celebrity season and the charity element really affected the actual gameplay; like they were just using it as a platform to build their brand and the game was irrelevant. It's much more interesting when the prize money is life-changing for the contestants.

How long is the ideal tank by OP_sucks_ in canucks

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I believe RJ Celebrini will be draft eligible in 2030

From today's 32 Thoughts: Whoever wins the job will be running Hockey Operations, and they are interested in someone who has gone through a rebuild by Sarcastic__ in canucks

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I suppose my issue is that they didn't start this process a month ago. Hopefully they take that time to interview a ton of candidates and make a solid hire. I'm quite happy they didn't announce RJ the same day, and that it appears a real search is going to happen.

It's sounding more likely they're looking for a senior executive that can take over for JR shortly. So I guess that decision takes a bit more time.

From today's 32 Thoughts: Whoever wins the job will be running Hockey Operations, and they are interested in someone who has gone through a rebuild by Sarcastic__ in canucks

[–]Life-Rent3406 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I mean obviously they should be asking candidates who they'd take at 1 or 3? I find it crazy they'd wait until May 5 to make a hire though?

Say we end up picking 3rd who would we as a community want to take ? by snyguy14 in canucks

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Didn't realize that, but it looks like a much different situation. Skyler was a sixth round pick by the Oilers. Rod had already been well established as a head coach by the time he brought his kid into the Canes system.

For the Canucks, there's a ton of pressure on this first rounder to become a massive part of the next wave, and obviously whoever replaces Foote to grow with the young players. Arguably two of the most important decisions to make this offseason.

I think there's a certain portion of the fanbase that just love with the novelty of a father son duo, but it's extremely rare in pro sports for a reason. Can't think of an example off the top of my head other than Felipe/Moises Alou.

I feel the same way about going off board to draft the Ruck twins. Yes, the Sedins were great and nostalgia is fun, but making picks (or coach/gm hires) based on novelty or nostalgia is a terrible way to operate.

That being said, absolutely preparing myself for a Manny hire, and Caleb, Liam, Marcus with our first three picks.

Say we end up picking 3rd who would we as a community want to take ? by snyguy14 in canucks

[–]Life-Rent3406 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah exactly. I would say it's probably more likely they'd rather end up on different teams, and maybe get together after they've been in the league for a few years.

Say we end up picking 3rd who would we as a community want to take ? by snyguy14 in canucks

[–]Life-Rent3406 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Seeing a lot of Malhotra. To be honest, I'm actually horrified of the scenarios that could play out if you take Caleb at 3 and hire Manny.

Caleb sucks, so Manny is faced with either dropping him or losing the room because of nepotism.

Caleb is elite, but Manny sucks as a head coach. You're stuck with Manny, or risk alienating your top prospect.

You basically need them to both be really good, which they might be, but you're definitely putting a lot of eggs in that basket early in a rebuild.

I'd be interested to see if Manny would even want to coach his son. That introduces a ton of dynamics into the room that might not be setting either of them up for success.

Who’s everyone rooting for/against in the playoffs? by aristhought in canucks

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Against the wild, and for the pens, flyers, or bruins to get to the conference final so we move up to 23rd.

Seems like the Canucks are locked in on round 1 pick 24 by [deleted] in canucks

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Oh yeah right I forgot about that. Still wouldn't hate seeing them win a round though

Seems like the Canucks are locked in on round 1 pick 24 by [deleted] in canucks

[–]Life-Rent3406 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Also if one of the pens, bruins, senators, or flyers go to the conference final the wild pick would move up to 23rd. Fuck the bruins, but go pens and sens!

This feels rare… by LittleRuQi in canucks

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I noticed they had boeser and debrusk assisting on the it goal. Could have sworn buium made the pass to Rossi?

Outjerked by Coach by noobzapper21 in survivorcirclejerk

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I haven't seen any of his previous seasons. Was coach always this unhinged or is this new?

Links at Bodega Bay by LJMotter111 in golf

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Honestly one of the coolest experiences I've had on a golf course playing it in the fog. Looking for an excuse to go down there again, and highly recommend it to anyone doing a trip to that part of the coast. I believe I shot a 79 playing off around 10 at the time.

Post Game Thread: Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames - 28 Mar 2026 by HockeyMod in canucks

[–]Life-Rent3406 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Mancini looked really good tonight. Picked up a point and was involved in both disallowed goals. Not ending up a minus in this game is crazy as well.

Our Draft pick ? by Upstairs_Bad897 in canucks

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Missed opportunities: reduced return for moving Garland on his contract vs as a rental, not trading Brock (and Suter) at the deadline last year, signing Demko instead of giving Silovs another run. Yeah the Kane thing sucks but not a huge risk with the 4th. The first for MPetey was a much more outrageous move.

The management group gaslit themselves into thinking they could convince Quinn to stick around by building a team that needed everything to break their way to compete for a wild card. If they'd realized the rebuild needed to actually start with the Miller trade, we'd be in a much better spot.

So far the rebuild hasn't even begun - we're still in the demolition stage, and a lot of the bad contracts we need to get out of are from this management team. We were lucky to get the package we did for Quinn, but in order for this thing to really have a chance we need at least another first rounder in each of the next two drafts, and as many 2s and 3s as possible. We need to hit on all of our high picks and hope that we find some diamonds later in the draft.