02-27-2013, 03:06 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Originally Posted by Trojan97
How much longer is the Canucks window?
Sedin's are 32
Burrows-31
Bieksa-31
Hamuis-30
Luongo-33
They need to win it next year or next or father time may pass them by.
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A couple more years but as we saw with the Flames it closes real fast once the core gets in their 30's. The Flames window closed when Iggy and Kipper were a few years over 30 and didn't receive any help from a young infusion of talent. Looking at the Canucks prospects they don't have much help coming and like the Flames will lean on their vets too deep into their 30's. Most of the top teams have a good balance of veteran and young talent.
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02-27-2013, 03:07 PM
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#22
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Copenhagen
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*insert comment about my poor fantasy team*
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02-27-2013, 03:11 PM
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#23
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Calgary
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02-27-2013, 03:11 PM
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#24
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Ate 100 Treadmills
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Originally Posted by J-bo09
So do the Canucks pull the trigger and try and move a goalie for some Center help? The window with the current group is getting smaller.
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The Canucks have to move a goalie by September 2013. However, I think they need to address the defence before the centre thing. They've lost Salo and Erhoff since their cup run. They've replaced them with Garrison, Tanev, and more time for Ballard. They can afford to wait for Kesler to return. They cannot afford to go into the playoffs with their current defence.
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02-27-2013, 03:14 PM
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#25
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by NomNomNom
*insert comment about my poor fantasy team*
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You seriously think anyone around here took Kesler in their pool for a 48 game season?
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02-27-2013, 03:16 PM
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#1 Goaltender
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I think Gillis has made mostly bad moves since taking over as GM. He has been praised by some media for the Canucks being a good team, but really every good player they have was pretty much there before Gillis was. Nonis gets very little credit for his time as GM. Since Gillis came in he has traded for Ballard (terrible), given ridiculous contracts to Luongo and Garrison, traded Hodgson for Kassian, let Luongo be captain, and drafted poorly.
Didn't he win GM of the year award or something?
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02-27-2013, 03:18 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Thunder Bay Ontario
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It happened at practice too....
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Last edited by KootenayFlamesFan; 02-27-2013 at 04:06 PM.
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02-27-2013, 03:22 PM
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#28
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Ate 100 Treadmills
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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
A couple more years but as we saw with the Flames it closes real fast once the core gets in their 30's. The Flames window closed when Iggy and Kipper were a few years over 30 and didn't receive any help from a young infusion of talent. Looking at the Canucks prospects they don't have much help coming and like the Flames will lean on their vets too deep into their 30's. Most of the top teams have a good balance of veteran and young talent.
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The Canucks are in a considerably worse situation IMO. Not only is their core getting older, but they're in cap trouble. Mistakes include:
Burrows: He's 31 now. His raise to a 4.5 mil cap hit and 4 year extension kicks in next year. He already looks like he's taken a step back this year.
Booth: 2 more years at 4.25. There's a reason Florida was so eager to get rid of him.
Ballard: enough said.
Garrison: 4.6 mil x 6 years for a guy with one good season. That good season was on a Florida team where everything seemed to go right for everyone.
Luongo/Schneider: I think everyone knows enough about this already. Signing your backup to a multi-year deal to be a starter is always sketchy. That Luongo contract is terrible.
Expect all of Higgins, Hansen, and Raymond to walk after demanding more money.
The team is in trouble. At the very least the Flames always had space to bring in FAs.
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02-27-2013, 03:30 PM
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#29
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Market Mall Food Court
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Someone needs to be sin binned in this thread.
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02-27-2013, 03:33 PM
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#30
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Locke
You seriously think anyone around here took Kesler in their pool for a 48 game season?
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I picked him up on waivers & put him on IR.
Now I don't know if I should drop him or not since we only have one IR spot and I'm not going to be dropping Malkin
#coolstorybro
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02-27-2013, 03:33 PM
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#31
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by Locke
You seriously think anyone around here took Kesler in their pool for a 48 game season?
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Would've been a better pick than Kyle Okposo 
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02-27-2013, 03:35 PM
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#32
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by Trojan97
How much longer is the Canucks window?
Sedin's are 32
Burrows-31, turns 32 in April
Bieksa-31,
Hamuis-30
Luongo-33, turns 34 in April
They need to win it this year or next. If not, they may just miss their shot.
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2011 is the one and only shot for this group.
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GMs around the campfire tell a story that if you say Sbisa 5 times in the mirror, he appears on your team with a 3.6 million cap hit.
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02-27-2013, 03:39 PM
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#33
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Quote:
Originally Posted by blankall
The Canucks are in a considerably worse situation IMO. Not only is their core getting older, but they're in cap trouble. Mistakes include:
Burrows: He's 31 now. His raise to a 4.5 mil cap hit and 4 year extension kicks in next year. He already looks like he's taken a step back this year.
Booth: 2 more years at 4.25. There's a reason Florida was so eager to get rid of him.
Ballard: enough said.
Garrison: 4.6 mil x 6 years for a guy with one good season. That good season was on a Florida team where everything seemed to go right for everyone.
Luongo/Schneider: I think everyone knows enough about this already. Signing your backup to a multi-year deal to be a starter is always sketchy. That Luongo contract is terrible.
Expect all of Higgins, Hansen, and Raymond to walk after demanding more money.
The team is in trouble. At the very least the Flames always had space to bring in FAs.
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Yeah it's not a problem to have some key contributors in their 30's but when most of them are you are in a world of hurt especially when they are locked up long term. The Booth, Ballard, Garrison acquisitions are head scratchers given that Gillis only had to look to Calgary to see that Panthers are amongst the worst teams in the league from which to poach talent as it appears easier to produce in a weak defensive division in a market where there's no pressure from media and fans.
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02-27-2013, 03:46 PM
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#34
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Franchise Player
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Felt really bad when I heard this. Got over it immediately. Amazing recuperating powers.
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02-27-2013, 03:50 PM
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#35
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Flames Country
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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
Didn't even get the chance to find his gold medal diving form. A shame for him.
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Don't you mean SILVER medal...
(cue the crying)
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02-27-2013, 03:51 PM
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#36
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
The Booth, Ballard, Garrison acquisitions are head scratchers given that Gillis only had to look to Calgary to see that Panthers are amongst the worst teams in the league from which to poach talent as it appears easier to produce in a weak defensive division in a market where there's no pressure from media and fans.
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Garrison looks to be rounding into the player Gillis thought he was. Booth and Ballard, I agree with you.
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GMs around the campfire tell a story that if you say Sbisa 5 times in the mirror, he appears on your team with a 3.6 million cap hit.
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02-27-2013, 03:53 PM
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#37
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Okotoks
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WTF Poe, use a spoiler or NSFW tag on that garbage.
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02-27-2013, 03:54 PM
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#38
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by cKy
WTF Poe, use a spoiler or NSFW tag on that garbage.
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It's probably his wallpaper.....both computer and bedroom.
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02-27-2013, 03:58 PM
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#39
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by cKy
WTF Poe, use a spoiler or NSFW tag on that garbage.
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Stare at the Sedins, always at the Sedins. One Sedin for each eye.
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GMs around the campfire tell a story that if you say Sbisa 5 times in the mirror, he appears on your team with a 3.6 million cap hit.
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02-27-2013, 03:59 PM
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#40
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: F*** me. We're so f***ing good, you check the f***ing standings? Lets f***ing go! F***ing practice!
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Did this thread really need a naked pic of Diver Dooshbaggins?
Seriously need to go wash my eyes out with soap now.
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