Speculation: “We may very well be in a rebuild in the direction we’re going." - Rutherford

[MMC]

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[Nucklehead Supreme]

Translation: we know we need to fix the team, but we won't actually do anything to fix the team.

 

[Gstank]

Sounds like the older players will be shopped for younger players. That probably starts with the Pearson and Myers on the team and could end up with Boeser, Miller and Horvat being traded as well

 

[VanillaCoke]

If only there was some way to have predicted this

 

[Hattrick Kane]

Sounds like the older players will be shopped for younger players. That probably starts with the Pearson and Myers on the team and could end up with Boeser, Miller and Horvat being traded as well

Nobody’s touching Miller. Him and OEL are unmovable at this point.

 

[gojetsgo]

what would canucks want for garland?

 

[Riggins]

I must have missed when they exited the last rebuild

 

[Tonystretcher]

I must have missed when they exited the last rebuild

What last rebuild?

 

[Kryten]

I must have missed when they exited the last rebuild

Or entered

 

[Breakers]

Never happen

They just traded a 2nd rounder to save money for their dumb owner.

 

[Play]

what would canucks want for garland?

Wouldn’t you want Pettersson from a Jets perspective? Pettersson and Connor would be very dangerous

 

[Eggtimer]

If they couldn’t get what they wanted for Miller in the off-season , what makes them think they can now ? They should have cut their losses before extending him , but , I guess , who knows what (if anything ) was offered for him .
Only players that would facilitate a quick rebuild would be moving guys that you don’t really want to . Petey Demko Hughes Horvat - all would bring back a ton but … that leaves them with a pile of crap . But those guys may be too old anyways by the time they are tryout ready to compete.
I have no clue how they can improve or what they can do . It’s a big mess …

 

[gojetsgo]

Wouldn’t you want Pettersson from a Jets perspective? Pettersson and Connor would be very dangerous

I think that would cost way more then the jets would want to give up

 

[Play]

I think that would cost way more then the jets would want to give up

Fair enough

 

[Vancouver_2010]

what would canucks want for garland?

probably a grade b defense prospect

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

I want Miller off this team in the next 2 weeks. You can't have someone be that level of a distraction

 

[trellaine201]

LOL there not going to rebuild. He isn’t here to rebuild. Bruce will be fired and they will get their own coach. He did mention the 1 1/2 year time line. He better get moving.

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

LOL there not going to rebuild. He isn’t here to rebuild. Bruce will be fired and they will get their own coach. He did mention the 1 1/2 year time line. He better get moving.

You think Bruce is the problem? Lol

 

[The Andrew Peeke Fan]

Miller wants out of Western Canada

 

[Petey But Really Jim]

Never happen

They just traded a 2nd rounder to save money for their dumb owner.

He needs money to throw at his child abuse problems

 

[Siludin]

Miller wants out of Western Canada

Damn he should have told that to his agent before he signed for 7 more years

 

[The Andrew Peeke Fan]

Damn he should have told that to his agent before he signed for 7 more years

In my opinion, he will still make that money even if he ultimately plays elsewhere. Didn't research it much, though

 

[DearDiary]

Canucks fans 2 weeks ago - This team is good enough to make the playoffs
Canucks today - How long will this rebuild be?

Life comes at you fast

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

I'm honestly quite surprised by the start in Vancouver. Thought they were quite deep on offense and good goaltending. Defense was suspect at best but especially in that Pacific division I figured they'd be in the thick of the battle for a playoff spot.

...It's still very early and I wouldn't write them off entirely yet. But things dont look good right now for sure. And to be completely honest this is the kind of year where a bad start maybe isn't the worst thing in the world to decide to tank from. Bedard is simply as special as special gets, Mitchkov and Fantilli are damn good as well. It would be a phenomenal year to have a Top 3 pick.

The harder question is who/what parts of the core do you keep and what part do you tear down and start anew. They just signed Miller, but his NMC doesn't kick in until that contract kicks in next July so they could trade him. That might not look good for future players however but perhaps if its a more mutual agreement it could happen... Otherwise, Horvat makes a lot of sense to move on from. I'd guess one of Garland or Boeser, personally I'd trade Boeser but it sounds like Garland might not be so well liked by this new management as the previous regime.

I think maybe the biggest question of all is Elias Pettersson and what they end up doing with him. Think that could really go either way.


Tough spot to be in though. This 0-5-1 record isn't great but I do still think Vancouver can take some positives out of the fact they were winning 4(?) of those games before blowing the leads and ultimately losing. There's stuff they clearly need to work on but even still those kind of runs tend to even themselves out eventually. I still think a 5-6 game winning streak is coming for Vancouver, question is if it will end up being to little too late when the turnaround happens.

 

[majormajor]

probably a grade b defense prospect

Sold to Columbus!

Actually what counts as a grade B from the Jackets D prospects? Something in between Svozil and Ceulemans?