I think he will take a team friendly deal.

Would not be surprised if it is for 2 million on a one year deal.

He is not going anywhere else at this stage in his career and I don't see him being the kind of guy that is going to try to squeeze the Canucks for every cent against the cap.

I agree though. A 35 year old d-man in decline being relied upon so heavily is a tell tale sign the Canucks are not looking solid on the back end.

I don't see him trying to squeeze the Canucks for every cent either, but i also don't see him taking a super discount, while playing tough minutes that he does.

If the team looked ready to compete like (next season) maybe he would, but idk if he would go through the grind for another year when there's like 20m of dead cap this season.

Hopefully im wrong, and he signs 2m/1yr that would be awesome.

Scott wheelers latest mock draft



Yeee bring him back to Coquitlam

This post was edited by Secksii on Jun 30 2021 01:29pm

"not enough meat and potatoes to bring home. if only he was as jacked and cracked as Virtanen" -Benning, probably

It looks like there have been some changes within the #Canucks amateur scouting department:

-Todd Harvey officially has his title changed to Director of Amateur Scouting.

-Wyatt Smith has been promoted to head scout.

-Phil Golding has been promoted to head scout.

-Despite 2 promotions to head scouts, Ron Delorme and Thomas Gradin retain their titles as chief and associate chief amateur scouts.

-Amateur scout Jonathan Bates is no longer with the organization after being apart of it since 2008-2009.


Hmm i wonder why Bates was released? he decided to leave or fired? He's another NCAA scout.. and the Canucks had fairly good track record of finding gems there... with Brackett gone and now him, i hope it stays strong?
At least Harvey got promoted.



This post was edited by Secksii on Jul 2 2021 12:08pm

Beagle will be back for training camp, so i guess that means Sutter won't be coming back

Well then we might as well rebuild against because there goes our "foundation"...



This post was edited by LuLer on Jul 5 2021 04:50pm

Do you take a center because it is a more valuable position than the wings?

With Horvat and Petey locking down 1st and 2nd line center would you not want to try to go for a winger instead? If you draft a center 3rd line is the highest possible outcome for the foreseeable future.

Kind of feel that if you have a top 10 pick you should be aiming for a top 6 role. later picks or players coming up from within should be able to fill your bottom 6 with low cap hits.


I think it is going to be a stretch to expect Eklund or Mctavish to reamin on the board.


While it would be cool to have a local player on the team we have not exactly done well going that route before lol.


From what I have read and seen (not too many highlights on him) is Fabian Lysell might be the guy if Mctavish and Eklund are off the board, which they likely will be.


He is really shifty on his skates, has good balance and it seems like he knows when to attack the middle and give himself that A/B+ grade scoring opportunity.

It also looks like he has the hockey IQ to keep up with our existing top six.

This post was edited by Killingyouall on Jul 5 2021 06:08pm

i think they'll go by BPA,
1 of Eklund, Johnson and McTavish will be available at 9. If anyone else reaches in the first 8 pick, then there will be more. Sort of a blessing to have this kinda draft with our 9th OA pick because it's still a high pick cuz the draft isn't top heavy by any means.

wow just saw the latest mock draft, mctavish somehow shot up in value and made it into top 10
Edvinsson might even be a possibility now.

This post was edited by Secksii on Jul 5 2021 07:22pm

Always go BPA, there would have to be very special circumstances for you not to.

Prospects and team makeup in general is way too hard to predict 2,4,6 years down the line.

If you end up having a player you don't need, you can always trade him for something you do need.