How about them Canucks!

[talloola]

Looks like the salary cap for next season is now going to be $64 million, not confirmed, but definitely
out there.

Also, for anyone interested (I am), the entry draft is on TV friday and saturday, (fri, first round).

 

[Mowich]

Earlier I suggested the whole thread be moved to fun and jokes. At least until the hockey season starts.

Jokes on you, JtF.......... there are still a couple of us diehards that want to talk Canuck hockey, the thread is fine where it is.

I didn't write the line about the thread being moved......... I forgot to edit it when I posted to talloola ....... sorry. :-(

Looks like the salary cap for next season is now going to be $64 million, not confirmed, but definitely
out there.

Also, for anyone interested (I am), the entry draft is on TV friday and saturday, (fri, first round).

Oh, I'll be watching........... one thing I gotta say for Don Cherry is that he is good at updating us about the latest crops of young players who will be in the draft and I'll be looking to see how they do. I have to google when the awards are being handed out so I cheer loudly for the Canucks. :smile:

Hope the new cap means that the team keeps Bieksa and Erhoff - both expressed the wish to stay with the team and were willing to take cuts to do so - hope it works out for everybody. I don't know enough about Salo to state whether he should stay with the team or not.

 

[talloola]

Jokes on you, JtF.......... there are still a couple of us diehards that want to talk Canuck hockey, the thread is fine where it is.

I didn't write the line about the thread being moved......... I forgot to edit it when I posted to talloola ....... sorry. :-(



Oh, I'll be watching........... one thing I gotta say for Don Cherry is that he is good at updating us about the latest crops of young players who will be in the draft and I'll be looking to see how they do. I have to google when the awards are being handed out so I cheer loudly for the Canucks. :smile:

Hope the new cap means that the team keeps Bieksa and Erhoff - both expressed the wish to stay with the team and were willing to take cuts to do so - hope it works out for everybody. I don't know enough about Salo to state whether he should stay with the team or not.

salo has been and still is a top defenceman, he is big, he is quietly efficient, and goes about his business
by keeping his end of the ice clear of trouble, and also can send one of his forwards away with the puck
very quickly.
Of course his injury list is long and he is getting up there in age, and what I did hear, is that gillis
has very high regard for salo, wants him to stay, and wants to 'manage' his ice time because of his
history and age, to give him the best chance of having a successful season, and also be fresh at playoff
time.

I think bieksa and erhoff will stay, canucks capologist, with more money to play with, will work it out
especially when the players won't be asking unreasonable raises.
The one I do wonder about is Tanev, he has shown that he has the beginnings of a
wonderful defenceman, but I guess someone has to go, and I wonder who it will be.
That leaves rome and alberts, and because alberts is so big, I would lean toward
keeping him, not sure about rome, maybe up and down from manitoba, and then there
is also ballard, had a very up and down season, came into the season just off of
summer surgery, was shaky, later played OK, but got a concussion,
out of commission again, came back and was again shaky, so gill is hoping he will
come to training camp, and show the canucks coaches just how good he can be.

 

[talloola]

NHL awards banquet is on tv today at 5 CBC.

nominated from the canucks, gillis, vineault, luongo/schneider, kesler, d.sedin.

 

[talloola]

NHL awards banquet is on tv today at 5 CBC.

nominated from the canucks, gillis, vineault, luongo/schneider, kesler, d.sedin.

gillis won the award for g m of the year.

kesler won the selke award, best defensive forward

d. sedin won the art ross and also won the ted lindsay award, mvp of the league voted by the players.

luongo/schneider won the tandum goalie award.

well done

 

[spaminator]

Vancouver Riots 2011: Fans rage as Canucks lose Stanley Cup | NMA.tv

:lol:

 

[talloola]

After taking Danish-born forward Nicklas Jensen with their first pick on Friday, the Vancouver Canucks selected seven more players on Day 2 of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft Saturday in St. Paul, Minnesota.
The Canucks started off the day trading away their 2nd Round pick (60th overall) to the Minnesota Wild, in exchange for the 71st and 101st picks of this year's draft.

. David Honzik of the Victoriaville Tigres of the QMJHL. Born in the Czech Republic, Honzik is listed as 6'3", 209lbs. In 36 games last season, Honzik went 17-12-1 with a 3.54GAA and .884 Sv%. Hoznik participated in the 2010 CHL NHL Top Prospects Game. He was ranked 13th overall on the NHL Central Scouting Service's Final list of North American-based goalies.

“I think it’s always important to get a goaltender at the draft,” comments Canucks General Manager Mike Gillis. “David found his grove in the second half of the season in the Quebec League and we think he’s got a great shot to play at the World Juniors next year.

With their second pick in the 3rd round (90th), the Canucks took forward Alexandre Grenier from the Halifax Mooseheads. A 6'5", 200lbs winger, Grenier is 19 and played last season with Patrick Roy's Quebec Remparts. In 31 games he had nine goals and 15 assists. In 15 playoff games, Grenier had eight goals and eight assists.

“He seems to be a little bit of a late bloomer,” says Gillis. “He’s a big centre and we want to try and stay strong down the middle. Big guys that can skate are right up our alley.”

Vancouver's first pick in the 4th round (101st) was centre Joe Labate (pronounced Lah-Bait) of Holy Angels High School in Minnesota. Labate, who received quite a loud ovation from the crowd at the Xcel Energy Center, was ranked 51st overall on NHL Central Scouting's Final list of North American skaters. Having suffered a broken foot this season, Labate played in just 25 games, scoring 27 goals and 22 assists. He will be attending the University of Wisconsin this year and is property of the Tri City Americans of the WHL.

“I’m so thankful to be picked by such a great organization,” says the native of Burnsville, Minnesota. “You just hope to be picked by a good organization. I really like Ryan Kesler and I’m really thankful to be picked by them.”

“He’s got big upside,” adds Gillis of Labate, who was a finalist for Minnesota’s Mr. Hockey Award. “He’s going to a great program in Wisconsin that develops players well. He’s a big guy who skates well and he has an opportunity.”

With their second pick in the 4th round (120th), Vancouver selected Ludwig Blomstrand of Djugarden Jr in Sweden. A 6'1", 180lbs. left winger, Blomstrand played in 35 games, scoring just three goals and four assists. He was ranked 74th on NHL Central Scouting's final list of European skaters.

“He’s very much like Jannik Hansen,” says Canucks Assistant General Manager Laurence Gillman. “He’s a tremendous skater who plays with some level of tenacity. We think he can be a solid two-way guy in the NHL “

The Canucks lone pick in the 5th round (150th) was Frank Corrado of the Sudbury Wolves of the OHL. Corrado is listed at 6'1", 190lbs. and was ranked 155th in the final ranking of North American skaters by NHL Central Scouting. In 67 games, Corrado had four goals, 16 assists, while finishing second on his club with 94 PIM.

“What we like about Frank is not just his toughness,” adds Gilman. “He can skate and he can move the puck up the ice very well. He’s a rather intriguing package.

Vancouver's only selection in the 6th round (180th) was Pathrik Westerholm from Malmo of the Swedish Jr. League. A 6'0", 185lbs centre, Westerholm scored eight goals and 13 assists in 34 games this year. He was rated 37th on the final rankings of European skaters by NHL Central Scouting. For what it's worth, he has a twin brother who he plays with. Ponthus Westerholm was undrafted this year, but in 33 games he had 16 goals and 39 assists. Don't be surprised to see the Canucks bring him to training camp in the fall.

“Pathrik is a smart play-making centre with the ability to score,” adds Gilman. “We felt that if we got Pathrik drafted that we’d have a lock on his brother.

With their final pick in the 7th round (210th), the Canucks took Henrik Tommernes from Frolunda Jr. in Sweden. A 6'1", 186lbs defenceman, Tommernes played his final year of junior last year, collecting ten goals and 22 assists in 40 games.

“Henrik is a player who could probably play in the American Hockey League today,” comments Gilman. “He’s a late bloomer who we think has pro potential to be a National Hockey League guy.”
Regular Season Head to Head
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Results of the 2011 entry draft yesterday------------

 

[petros]

Do you know what time it is in Boston? 12 past Luongo!

 

[talloola]

Do you know what time it is in Boston? 12 past Luongo!

tell me a joke I haven't heard '12' times. lol

 

[JLM]

tell me a joke I haven't heard '12' times. lol

I think it's past Petros' bedtime! :lol:

 

[petros]

Nah...it's only 17 past......12

The Canucks need to fatten up this summer if they want to beat the big boys.

 

[talloola]

Nah...it's only 17 past......12

The Canucks need to fatten up this summer if they want to beat the big boys.

wouldn't call that little 'piss ant' marchant a big boy, but a bad very little boy, what goes round
comes round, and in time he will get his, from many players in the NHL, he is an 'avery' type of person,
and will become disliked just as avery is, and he will have his ugly face smacked in many times
before he grows up.
And, I'll bet there are allready players on his own team who can't stand him, starting with his
coach.

 

[petros]

Don`t worry about others. Canucks lost because they didn`t have the size or strength to beat Boston. It wasn`t Luongo or missed opportunities.

Some coaches stack their deck with heavy defense, other look for mid sized shooters and skaters.

The little guys get there by being slippery and fast.

Canucks looked like a Jrs team in comparission to the size of the Boston players.

 

[Kreskin]

They need power forward support. Kesler ran out of gas. He's expected to kill penalties, play on the 2nd powerplay, be the major support of secondary scoring, and while at it be the primary shutdown guy against the top f-line and d-line. I'm surprised they don't shove a broom up him to sweep out the locker room.

 

[petros]

They need power forward support. Kesler ran out of gas. He's expected to kill penalties, play on the 2nd powerplay, be the major support of secondary scoring, and while at it be the primary shutdown guy against the top f-line and d-line. I'm surprised they don't shove a broom up him to sweep out the locker room.

They need forwards with strength and defense with strength. Their skill are fine they just donèt have the oomph to play the teams that have their defense stacked to the hilt.

 

[Kreskin]

They need forwards with strength and defense with strength. Their skill are fine they just donèt have the oomph to play the teams that have their defense stacked to the hilt.

They did fine against all defenses until Kesler was too hurt to be effective. The Canuck's own d is pretty stacked to the hilt and would've been helped if Rome didn't get the bs suspension (in a series with no other rules).

 

[TenPenny]

The twins have the skills, but don't have the physicality needed for the playoffs. Until the Canucks back them up with some tough and skilled players, they'll never get the cup.

 

[petros]

The twins have the skills, but don't have the physicality needed for the playoffs. Until the Canucks back them up with some tough and skilled players, they'll never get the cup.

The entire needs to toughen up. It's not all kessler and Luongo on the ice. There are 4 others per line who were obviously inadequate to play a monster team like Boston.

 

[#juan]

They did fine against all defenses until Kesler was too hurt to be effective. The Canuck's own d is pretty stacked to the hilt and would've been helped if Rome didn't get the bs suspension (in a series with no other rules).

Judging from the number of goals the Canucks got in the seventh game, I would suggest the Canucks need a few solid goal scorers.

I would suggest trading Luongo and a few others for two or three solid goal scorers. Luongo proved he was not the game saving
goalie who is going to steal games for the home team. Cory Schneider would be a better choice if they can get two or three proven goal scorers.

 

[Kreskin]

Boston is hardly a monster team. The squeaked past most series.

Anything could've happened in Game 7. You can't judge an entire year by a couple of games. They sure as hell went farther than 28 other teams who apparently have all the grit and goal scoring the Canucks are supposed to trade for.