Vancouver is No Good 3

[McG]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

check out Miller's (lack of a ) backcheck on the Lightning's 3rd goal tonight

Imitating his heroes, Mavi and Pissy.

[Blaster86]

Originally Posted by d_phaneuf

Pearson was supposed to be out 4 weeks, had surgery in early november

Has had to have 2 more since, and is now out for the season

Canucks posted Hughes answering questions online, cut out the question about pearson

Apparently was said very tongue in cheek. He was kidding.

Hand injuries and surgeries are super finnicky. Even the best surgeon in the world is essentially flipping a coin each time.

[dustygoon]

Originally Posted by Blaster86

Apparently was said very tongue in cheek. He was kidding.

Hand injuries and surgeries are super finnicky. Even the best surgeon in the world is essentially flipping a coin each time.

Huh? I'm not a surgeon, but a close friend is a hand and wrist ortho. Far from coin flipping.

[Galakanokis]

I have 8 screws in my right hand and while it is close it is nowhere near to what it was before the break. And rehab was the most brutal thing I have aver done. Passed out cold at my first appointment. While not a coin flip hands are extremely difficult to have heal properly.

The OEL trade was baffling at the time and still is now. They have scratched both players brought over in it and handcuffed themselves for a few more years. They could have easily been out from under two or three terrible contracts but they doubled down instead.

Don't get me started on Myers. Another ridiculous contract.

[Blaster86]

Originally Posted by dustygoon

Huh? I'm not a surgeon, but a close friend is a hand and wrist ortho. Far from coin flipping.

Good coin flippers can manipulate the toss to get what they want, but it isn't perfect.

[CroFlames]

Originally Posted by Galakanokis

I have 8 screws in my right hand and while it is close it is nowhere near to what it was before the break. And rehab was the most brutal thing I have aver done. Passed out cold at my first appointment. While not a coin flip hands are extremely difficult to have heal properly.

The OEL trade was baffling at the time and still is now. They have scratched both players brought over in it and handcuffed themselves for a few more years. They could have easily been out from under two or three terrible contracts but they doubled down instead.

Don't get me started on Myers. Another ridiculous contract.

So is it close, or nowhere near?

[Blaster86]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

So is it close, or nowhere near?

Basic movement could be back but a lot of the dexterity would be gone.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Vancouver is No Good.

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

Vancouver Hand & Wrist Surgeons is No Good.

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[Galakanokis]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

So is it close, or nowhere near?

Yes.

[Reggie Dunlop]

All bets are on Rick Tochett taking over as Canucks bench boss.

[blankall]

I'm not sure trying was the right move for Vancouver. They had a lot of legit high end pieces. The problem in Vancouver has always been trades and ufa signings. You can go into a rebuild and lose guys like Pettersson, Horvat, Boeser, etc.. and replace them with newer versions of that, but where does that get you if you're going to make the same boneheaded UFS signings again.

The Canucks need a new management group, and owners that interfere less.

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

If they can't draft anyone out of the top 10 picks they will always suck. The Oilers drafted the best player since Crosby and they are still awful because they lack be depth especially at the backend.

[dustygoon]

I don't get what the Canucks are doing. First the open criticism of BB by the president (btw....i thought the GM is Alvin...but he might as well be called an assistant GM). Now, I saw that Boudreau has been "quiet fired" and new coach hired. What kind of a joke organization treats someone like this? Just put him out of his misery already.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by MrMike

I’m one of the idiots. I thought OEL would find his game again.

Good on you - no one would have known.

Of course, banking on players "finding their game again" is admitting they aren't good now. I bet it comes true less than a third of the time.

[Erick Estrada]

What's funny is that Jim Benning is one of the worst GM's in recent history but since his firing it's hard to find any evidence that things have improved under this new regime.

[activeStick]

Rutherford was a terrible hire if one only considers how he treats people. Boudreau deserves way better than the passive aggressive shots Rutherford has taken at Boudreau through the media about how if a system was in place, the team would be better. Add in his push to contend this year through his trades and signings and he's proven he hasn't improved anything since Benning. While there's been evidence that ownership is driving many hockey decisions, Rutherford doesn't strike me as a guy to go along with a direction he doesn't agree makes sense. Too many Canuck fans are putting 100% blame on Aquilini - he deserves much of the blame, but not all of it.

[devo22]

some interesting quotes from Rutherford today. Saying he's disappointed with his own performance so far, admitting they haven't been able to move some contracts, again being very non-committal re: Boudreau (and admitting he's made calls to potential replacements for months now) and so on.

Full quotes on the TL of their beat writer (https://twitter.com/ThomasDrance).

[d_phaneuf]

We are a laughing stock

Rutherford on if he’s committed to the amount of time this will take, said yes, as long as health allows it, “I like a challenge. And man, I’ve got a challenge

.

[d_phaneuf]

Friend asked me when I could realistically picture next csnucks playoff series win, not just making it

Outside a Bedard miracle

2027