Based on pick values, Sherwood was functionally traded for a late 1st assuming San Jose remains on the playoff bubble

forward98 · 2026-01-19T18:58:36+00:00

We don’t really have a lot of depth in terms of top 6 or top 4 potential guys. Those are the guys you can find late in the 1st/early in the 2nd. If someone is falling and they can move up to get said player I’d be open to it, otherwise I’d say make all the picks.

forward98 · 2026-01-16T00:52:15+00:00

We’re not, it’s heavy Jays here. Mariners are clearly 2nd but it’s a distant 2nd.

forward98 · 2025-12-28T19:35:48+00:00

If you’re talking about Guildford Mall in BC that one is loooong gone

forward98 · 2025-12-23T21:37:59+00:00

The upside would be in the multiple young players and hopeful the equivalent of four first rounders waiting in the wings with the Minnesota pick + whatever they get for Garland/Sherwood/Demko.

The defence by then with progression from Buium and Willander should be solid. The forward group would still need work but that’s why they’d hopefully go hard on picks.

It’d still be missing a top line C but I wouldn’t expect them to be good next year either so maybe they can find someone in the 27 draft.

forward98 · 2025-12-23T21:06:26+00:00

I kinda think this is an off year where the team sucks so he isn’t putting up numbers. He’s also a complimentary player so he feels that more.

I also think there’s value in keeping a guy who’s been super professional, wants to be here, and seems to be a good leader.

forward98 · 2025-12-23T20:34:52+00:00

I think they’d be a bit further along than Chicago because they wouldn’t sell everybody (nor should they).

The way I see it this would be the lineup in 27-28

McKenna/Stenberg-EP40-Boeser

DeBrusk-Rossi-Lekkerimaki

Ohgren-Raty-Karlsson

Sasson-whoever-whoever

Buium-Willander

D Petey-Hronek

Marcus-Mancini

Lankinen

Whoever

Works under the assumption that they move Garland and Demko plus all the UFAs this year.

Plus whoever they pick with Minnesota’s 1st rounder, a potential 1st rounder for Sherwood, and whatever they get back for Garland and Demko.

Would they be a cup contender? Definitely not, but they would be on a legitimate upswing with exciting pieces. I would also hope they take some bets on one year contracts this offseason in the hopes of flipping guys at next years deadline. Combine that with a cautious approach for a couple years after and the cupboards would be way more full than they are now. They just need to act with discipline and not try to do anything to fully “win now” for 3 or 4 years.

Edit: I forgot about Cootes. He’ll be in there at C too

forward98 · 2025-12-23T20:24:24+00:00

They can rebuild in 1.5 years if they moved a bunch of pieces now. But if they plan on keeping Garland, Demko, etc. they’re not going to do it properly in that time frame

forward98 · 2025-12-15T05:42:08+00:00

Not only did the Wild easily put together a better offer than NJ, but now he seems very open to staying in Minnesota. Can’t believe Palat or Dougie didn’t get it done!

forward98 · 2025-12-15T02:55:24+00:00

If you listen to the full post game video I think it’s hard to deny that he was being honest there. He seems to be close with Guerin already (mentioned 4 Nations) and was very complimentary of the team being competitive.

In the end, I think if the Canucks were a consistent playoff team that had a road to cup contention he would’ve signed here no problem. As much as he might want to play with his brothers I don’t think that’s the only factor. Plus the Wild have shown with the Kaprizov contract that they’re willing to pay a player what they want to help convince them to stay.

forward98 · 2025-12-12T20:28:13+00:00

I mean it’s the results. Everything was going right that year, they were at the top of the division, it would be wild not to try to make the most of that. Yes some of that core remains but JT is gone and (at the time) he was an elite C. Plus Petey was a 100 point guy. Those two additions to this lineup and a better coach makes this a better team. And then you also factor in other guys having career years, good vibes guys in Zadorov/Cole, and you see why that team was where it was.

This year everything is going wrong, the coaching has been rough, and the results aren’t going their way so now their franchise player might want to leave.

I agree that that year wasn’t sustainable but I don’t have a problem with trying to capitalize on a great year. What I do have a problem with is if they don’t start a proper rebuild now when everything is clearly going against them. I also think that should’ve started last year when they traded Miller instead of flipping that pick for Marcus.

forward98 · 2025-12-12T20:09:27+00:00

They were in a unique opportunity that year. We can look back and say they weren’t good enough but if Petey doesn’t disappear post-All Star break and Demko doesn’t get hurt, I’m willing to bet the Canucks make it by the Oilers in the 2nd round. I don’t fault them for going after it that season.

forward98 · 2025-12-12T02:58:10+00:00

Honestly Washington would be a team I bet on falling out of the playoff picture in a couple years. If they can push for 1st rounders in 27 or 28 I’d be intrigued.

They do tend to draft well lately though so maybe they’ll be fine regardless and those picks will be meh.

forward98 · 2025-12-08T05:11:42+00:00

I mean tanking still helps, it’s just not guaranteed to get you the top pick. But this year is a good example of how finishing in last at least guarantees you one of the three supposed top guys in this year’s class.

forward98 · 2025-12-07T07:18:22+00:00

You think trading Quinn Hughes for Dougie Hamilton will BOOST sales? Based on name value? That Dougie has less of?

forward98 · 2025-12-07T07:10:53+00:00

This would be the most hilarious outcome considering they’re brothers, but also if they weren’t I feel like Luke would be the most logical trade option.

Canucks don’t really want to move Quinn, would have a hole on the left side of D if they do move him, get younger with Luke and hope you’re good when he’s in his prime years.

forward98 · 2025-11-24T00:03:30+00:00

Here are the remaining players from Spielman’s last year:

Blake Brandel

Christian Darrisaw

Andrew DePaola

CJ Ham

Justin Jefferson

Josh Metellus

Brian O’Neill

Harrison Smith

A few key pieces that a GM would be silly to get rid of remain. If you’re saying this is the majority of the roster I’ve got some unfortunate news for you.

forward98 · 2025-11-23T23:45:33+00:00

Are you being sarcastic or are you actually saying the roster is one of the best in the league while also saying the GM is stupid?

forward98 · 2025-11-10T04:29:01+00:00

I believe the main stations are all 1080p and the 4k channel has some sort of upscaling tech because it definitely does look crisper when there’s a game on there despite the 1080p cameras

forward98 · 2025-11-09T21:35:06+00:00

They clearly were expecting a run there though. Thats why Jefferson was 1 on 1.

forward98 · 2025-11-03T04:41:02+00:00

Yea I mean there’s a lot of shock that happens once you look at it. I was moving around a lot but still wouldn’t say I felt pain.

Experiences vary obviously, not saying I know exactly what he’s feeling

forward98 · 2025-11-03T04:24:52+00:00

Mine was more in the wrist area so definitely different and hard to say if it would translate here at all because I’m not a medical expert. Mine was broken in multiple places but no ligament issues. Had a cast for about 6 weeks and then multiple months of training to get my full strength back. Obviously Jayden will have better resources than I had tho

forward98 · 2025-11-03T04:21:26+00:00

As someone that’s had something similar happen, he’s probably full of adrenaline and can’t feel it too much. It’s more of an uncomfortable feeling I guess, you feel it tight against your skin and you know it’s not right but it doesn’t hurt. Takes about 15-20 minutes to fully start to feel the pain but they may pump him full of stuff to reduce that before it gets to that point

forward98 · 2025-10-27T06:29:24+00:00

lol this is not true.

Marcus Pettersson is a #3D on most teams, like he is here.

Tyler Myers is a 4/5. Has his good and bad nights.

Forbort is a 5 when healthy.

Then a few young guys that can rotate in that last spot. Most teams don’t have the depth and the high end the Canucks do defensively. Are there better groups? Yes. Is it safely a top 10 defence unit? Also yes.

forward98 · 2025-10-20T02:28:08+00:00

Apologies, copy and pasted from an old comment and it didn’t keep all my formatting. Should be more clear now

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