Post-Game Talk: WCSF GM7 | Canucks lose to Oilers | 2-3 (Garland & Hronek) | Season Over

[aquaweenie]

Any discussion of Joshua getting above 3M let alone the 4M that got tossed around pretty much died once the playoffs started. I'd honestly strongly have to ponder whether to go as high as 3M. He's a good player, no doubt about it, but he's clearly limited.

Yea I don’t mind something like $10 over 4 years for Joshua. More than that and I wonder if we can get a cheap replacement.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

Garland had more heart tonight than Pettersson had all playoffs long.

 

[Sedinery]

It would be nice to see edmonton win the cup, but its not the same as the canucks winning though.

Oilers do not play hockey the right way. Dives and dirty plays, whiner comments

No way i will EVER cheer for them

Hope Dallas destroys them

 

[Jrtu]

Sucks knowing Demko probably shuts the door on one of the 3 1 goal losses

Silovs made two to three huge saves that he had no business in making. I’m not sure Demko, though a superior goalie, would have fared better in this game.

 

[Petey O]

Can we re-sign him now? I know his contract isn't up for another two years but just... give this man a retirement contract cause he's never allowed to leave us.

Yeah he along with Miller (And Hughes obviously) are the best things to come out of the Benning disaster

 

[brock hughes007]

This series was rigged for Edmonton to win.

 

[Orca Smash]

Joshua is part of the speed problem though. He's a slug with decent top speed. But he's a bad skater and very slow overall.


If he wants the sort of $4M+ deal he's set himself up for...i'm out tbh. He's just not that good. He owes half of whatever his next paycheque is to Garland.

I dont quite agree hes a "slug" he skates pretty well for a big guy.

I wouldnt pay him 4 million but lets not act like we usually do we will just dump so and so and replace him easily. This team lacks speed and size up front.

 

[bbud]

Zadorov was figured out by the Oilers mid series and owned him after that. He couldnt dominate like he did against Nashville and the first part of this series. Too bad, he looked great until his mojo was nipped away

That's a narrow view when it was as much lack of push by forwards so he could team was a bit worse overall last 2 games big z was solid id like him here for fair contract

 

[iFan]

Zad will price himself out, sadly. I'd love to keep him but he's going to get paid

 

[Szechwan]

I dont know I mean I get these joshua takes, but it seems to be some what have you done for me lately thinking here. Lots of guys didnt show up. This team lacks speed and size up front, guys like him are not easy to replace.

I think we bring him back, but it's real frustrating because those are the guys that you need to drag your team into the fight, and he was mostly a ghost.

 

[arttk]

Joshua is part of the speed problem though. He's a slug with decent top speed. But he's a bad skater and very slow overall.


If he wants the sort of $4M+ deal he's set himself up for...i'm out tbh. He's just not that good. He owes half of whatever his next paycheque is to Garland.



I'd throw that money and then some at a guy like Jake DeBrusk. Who can actually skate and gets to the net more reliably and has better hands and skill to play in the Top-6 as well.

Yeah I am fine with replacing him with someone that has more speed. Hits are nice but it doesn’t matter if he comes in late and hit someone after the puck is already gone.

 

[aquaweenie]

Love Garly but that’s a guy I could see Allvin/JR sell high on.

 

[Grip it N RYP it]

That was the most fun season we've had in years!

Enjoyed riding it with you all.

Big off season for Allvin and the players.

Hope they learn from this and use it as fuel.

 

[mossey3535]

I just hate seeing Oilers fans happy. I hope they get swept and McDavid demands a trade midway through the last game. f*** that shitbag fanbase.

Don't worry, Oilers barely beat us. We pushed them to the edge. Dallas just beat Colorado and Vegas, and those teams actually know how to win.

 

[FuzzyTitus]

This is 100% a different team when demko isn't in net, but they should be proud of the year. Definitely not a good first 40 though they needed to be better than that.

 

[Flik]

I honestly dont feel sad at all,
has been a great season.
Only downside is I dont get to shitpost for a couple of months.

I mean, you still can.....

 

[LordBacon]

Can we re-sign him now? I know his contract isn't up for another two years but just... give this man a retirement contract cause he's never allowed to leave us.

I am a straight guy but I wanna marry him.

 

[TruKnyte]

I think we bring him back, but it's real frustrating because those are the guys that you need to drag your team into the fight, and he was mostly a ghost.

Joshua is one of those guys who you want to bring back if the price is right, but who you need to let walk if he doesn’t fit into your cap situation.

 

[bbud]

This series was rigged for Edmonton to win.

Don't disagree refs gave them some very soft calls that ended up winning games .
Upside buttman wants usa cups wake up time shitcoils

 

[arttk]

Love Garly but that’s a guy I could see Allvin/JR sell high on.

I expect them to make more changes than ppl expect

 

[LordBacon]

I mean, you still can.....

just did it.

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

I dont know I mean I get these joshua takes, but it seems to be some what have you done for me lately thinking here. Lots of guys didnt show up. This team lacks speed and size up front, guys like him are not easy to replace.

While I agree, and ideally, don't want to replace him. He simply isn't worth a lofty salary. Especially not when we're so tight against the cap. It's the same with Zadorov except he elevated his game come playoffs whereas Joshua regressed back to being a fourth liner.

I'd happily give him a long term deal but... 3M is the absolute limit on dollar. Frankly, I'd argue it should be less.

 

[Brookbank]

Didn’t did play to win until the end and it cost them.

Nonsense. Player don't just show up and give 75% in a game 7. There was accumulated damage and that is the best we could do. Our leading scoerer and starting goalie out.

 

[Orca Smash]

I think we bring him back, but it's real frustrating because those are the guys that you need to drag your team into the fight, and he was mostly a ghost.

True but I mean miller could have done that as well and did not. Alot of blame to go around.

 

[Flik]

Very well put.

The Canucks play like a team that doesn't have much talent. Like a Nashville type team.

Meanwhile Edmonton plays like a team that knows they're better than you.

We DON'T have much talent, this is an incomplete roster and it showed, but damn if we don't have some of the intangibles that it takes to actually win. If we had a bit more scoring depth on the wings especially I think we'd be able to start showing some swagger, but lol at PDG, Suter, Mikheyev etc in our top 6.