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Frankie Blueberries
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We didn't facilitate anything. If you've been listening to all of the analysts, Dallas wanted Russell more than they wanted Hamhuis.
Yup. They can't believe their good fortune.
They've spent more time on the Canucks this morning than the actual trade the Flames made.
NuxFan09
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Ugh, **** Calgary. Your team had a huge head start on the Canucks in rebuilding, they've been terrible for years - besides a statistically flukey season last year - and yet they're STILL worse than the Canucks.
That's my only solace, that the Canucks are only just now terrible and they haven't had the chance to prove how incompetent they are even with the benefit of several top picks and an influx of young elite talent, unlike several other Canadian teams...
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WinterEmpire
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Only cause of the Sedins IMO, they're literally the only thing holding up this team
We're essentially the Flames back when they had Iggy and Phaneauf
EDIT: and our goaltending has been stealing games from time to time
Wouldn't go even if I was in Vancouver. There are much better ways to spend that $12.
Nothing we haven't seen here or on Twitter. Fan 960 is on in the background, so not fully listening, but:
"How do you end up with nothing? I can't believe they didn't trade Hamhuis or Vrbata"
Speculated that Aquilini tried to get greedy because it was Gaglardi and then it backfired. Then basically ridiculed that.
Pretty much the same stuff most rational Canucks fans are complaining about but it's odd hearing it from media commentators from another market.
CCF
This is the year....
I was planning on getting a new Canuck jersey this year, but I've decided to delay that until I see any sort of promise/hope again from this franchise.
Unfortunately I also have tickets to an upcoming game as I'd prefer not to go at this point.
Unfortunately I also have tickets to an upcoming game as I'd prefer not to go at this point.
I am toxic
. . . even in small doses
I really hate how people blame the previous regime for the NTCs and the inability to move them. Benning himself talks about how tough it is to make deals with NTCs.
That is absolutely ridiculous because good GMs can make it happen. Obviously, it affects the return but you can still get decent returns.
Martin St. Louis is probably the best example - a player puts one team on his trade list and they garner a very strong return for him in Callahan, a first and conditional second.
Spezza, Sharp, Phaneuf, Miller, Lecavalier, etc...
Benning himself has been able to get decent returns for his ntc players:
Kesler - if he didn't target Bonino, he probably would have gotten a better young guy than Sbisa
Bieksa - very fair return
Garrison - decent return at the time
Benning failing to get anything on deadline is inexcusable. People blame Gillis for handing out NTCs but Benning has done the same with Miller and Vrbata...
That is absolutely ridiculous because good GMs can make it happen. Obviously, it affects the return but you can still get decent returns.
Martin St. Louis is probably the best example - a player puts one team on his trade list and they garner a very strong return for him in Callahan, a first and conditional second.
Spezza, Sharp, Phaneuf, Miller, Lecavalier, etc...
Benning himself has been able to get decent returns for his ntc players:
Kesler - if he didn't target Bonino, he probably would have gotten a better young guy than Sbisa
Bieksa - very fair return
Garrison - decent return at the time
Benning failing to get anything on deadline is inexcusable. People blame Gillis for handing out NTCs but Benning has done the same with Miller and Vrbata...
No other team got worse than C.
Benning has signed 3 players of any relevance and all of them got NTCs. None of them gave us a discount. He is much worse than Gillis who was about average in terms of giving out NTCs (and well above average when considering the discounts he got from his players).
Oh boy, you guys dont want to know what I spent for my tickets for the 5 games starting in a week.
I should have known better, I actually did to be honest. I am just being stupid (and needed to plan it advance for the long trip)
VanillaCoke
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Perhaps, just MAYBE this colossal failure will lead to a big off season of actually smart moves.
I wont get my hopes up though
I wont get my hopes up though
Ernie
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At least Flames radio says it like it is!
Team 1040 was defending linden/Benning the whole deadline day yesterday. Rose coloured glasses
Team 1040 was defending linden/Benning the whole deadline day yesterday. Rose coloured glasses
Peter Griffin
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Any idea what the offer was that Dallas made after acquiring Russell and circling back on Hamhuis? 3rd round pick?
He's not qualified. That simple. To be honest, there are guys on this forum who are likely 10x as qualified as McKenzie is. And that's not because I think he's stupid or doesn't know hockey but simply because he doesn't have any of the necessary qualifications (including law or business experience).
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