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Originally Posted by blankall
I live in Vancouver and unfortunately see far more Canucks games than I'd like, and I have to agree with the Erhoff loss. He really was the central cog in their defence.
A major issue is that the Sedins and Kelser just aren't playing as well as they were 2 years ago. Secondary scoring like Samuelsson, Malhotra, Torres, etc.. just isn't there this year. So I'm not sure that giving Erhoff that massive contract he was looking for would have been the solution. If anything, Vancouver has put themselves in the Flames trap with too many "core" players signed long term. Already, the Burrows, Higgins, and Edler contracts are looking like potential mistakes.
Burrows, especially, is going to backfire. He's 32 now and looks to be on the decline (and honestly wasnt that great to begin with). Signing him for 4 more years at 4.5 was a big mistake.
The simple fact of the matter is that they expected their core to play at a top level for longer than they did. They look very much like Calgary did 2-3 years ago. Aging core, little prospects, and obviously not an elite team. It'll be interesting to see what they do here. They have a few more tradeable assets than Calgary did. Most notably Mr.Schneider.
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While I agree with your assessment, there is one thing that a lot of folks seem to forget sometimes.
This is a very competitive league now, and any team can win any series.
The Vancouver Canucks are a good team. No one here can question that, however the Blues, Blackhawks, Kings, and Sharks are as good if not a bit better and only one team can come out of this conference.
It's inevitable. Someone has to lose.