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getbak · 11-30-2013, 05:38 PM

When ranked by point percentage, the four Canadian teams are all in the bottom five in the Western Conference (only Nashville keeps Vancouver out of the bottom 4). In their last 10 games, the Canucks only have one more point than the Flames, and have one less point than the Oilers.

The Canucks also have a lot of long(ish)-term, big(ish) money deals on the books. They have 9 contracts right now that are a minimum of $4.5M cap hits, with a minimum of two years remaining beyond this season. They're less than 3 years removed from being in game 7 of the Finals, and less than 2 years removed from winning their second President's Trophy. Their farm team is also the worst team in the AHL right now.

They have pretty much all the ingredients in place for a long, slow descent to hell over the next few years. Except for the President's Trophies, they're in a very similar place to where the Flames were a few years ago.

11-30-2013, 05:38 PM	#10
getbak Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	When ranked by point percentage, the four Canadian teams are all in the bottom five in the Western Conference (only Nashville keeps Vancouver out of the bottom 4). In their last 10 games, the Canucks only have one more point than the Flames, and have one less point than the Oilers. The Canucks also have a lot of long(ish)-term, big(ish) money deals on the books. They have 9 contracts right now that are a minimum of $4.5M cap hits, with a minimum of two years remaining beyond this season. They're less than 3 years removed from being in game 7 of the Finals, and less than 2 years removed from winning their second President's Trophy. Their farm team is also the worst team in the AHL right now. They have pretty much all the ingredients in place for a long, slow descent to hell over the next few years. Except for the President's Trophies, they're in a very similar place to where the Flames were a few years ago. __________________ Turn up the good, turn down the suck!