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Originally Posted by Tinordi
If there ever was a team that was primed for a re-tool it's the Canucks. They still have a bunch of useful pieces, they just need to restock with talent. They could theoretically do a two year mini-rebuild and get back into the playoffs instead of the protracted painful route the Flames and Oilers have taken.
Sedins are likely no longer first liners but they have a ready made second line in those two for the next four years. They're also a great line to develop young scoring talent on. Up and down the roster there's a bunch of solid NHL players. Sell some of them off, keep the others, get some picks, bottom dwell this season and next and they could be back in short order. Biggest priority for that team is in the motivation and re-energizing the roster. They need some new leadership to emerge and to start pushing the play. That will be accomplished by dishing off some of their veterans and critically by drafting/acquiring good hungry young players.
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It is great that Van fans think they can do a quick retool, but the reality is quite different.
So let's say you're right and the Sedins can continue to be a solid 2nd line for the next 4 years (we'll ignore the fact that they are not even doing that now)...
Exactly who do you think will be a new 1st line that will take them to the playoffs in 2 years? Horvat, Jensen and Shinkaruk?
As for the solid players up and down the roster, please explain who that would be. Take a look at that forward group - once Kesler is traded, they have pretty much nothing (other than the Sedins , who have been discussed already). Burrows, Kassian, Matthias, Booth, Santorelli? Please help us, because no one else seems to be able to see it.
Word is out about Edler's back problems. Bieksa is not the player he was two years ago. They have a decent defense corp if they trade no one. They have 2 young, unproven goalies. And they have the Sedins and a pile of junk on forward.
Please tell us how they are going to retool this on the fly and be back in the playoffs in two years.