Former Canucks Thread 2023-24 Edition

[StreetHawk]

Hughes - Tanev
Edler - Forsling
Hutton - Chatfield

This is the D-core in my bizarro world Canucks.

Edler is what 38 this year? Your second pair needs help.

 

[LemonSauceD]

What would be the best d core of all time?

Hughes-Ohlund
Edler-Tanev
Jovo-Lumme

HM: Lidster, Salo, Hedican, Babych

 

[mathonwy]

Thanks Benning.

 

[racerjoe]

What would be the best d core of all time?

Hughes-Ohlund
Edler-Tanev
Jovo-Lumme

HM: Lidster, Salo, Hedican, Babych

Salo and Hamhuis should be somewhere on that list too. (I know you HM Salo)

 

[LemonSauceD]

Salo and Hamhuis should be somewhere on that list too. (I know you HM Salo)

yeah forgot about Hamhuis, but I’d probably put him in HM category.

 

[racerjoe]

yeah forgot about Hamhuis, but I’d probably put him in HM category.

He is easily over Jovo. Maybe over Edler, but that is a super tight race and depends probably more when in Edler's career.

 

[StreetHawk]

He is easily over Jovo. Maybe over Edler, but that is a super tight race and depends probably more when in Edler's career.

Outside of Tanev, it's all lefties.

 

[racerjoe]

Outside of Tanev, it's all lefties.

I don't know, I hold Salo in super high regard. He had Health issues but was also so good.

 

[StreetHawk]

I don't know, I hold Salo in super high regard. He had Health issues but was also so good.

I think only Jovo could play on his off wing side. Been a while since Luke so can’t recall his side. But I’d put Hughes and Ohlund as the top 2 lefts. Fine with any of Lumme, Edler, Hamhuis in the left. Lidster was a RHD so probably have him, Tanev and one of Salo or KB or Jovo as the last Dman on the right side.

 

[HairyKneel]

Jeff Brown

 

[StreetHawk]

Jeff Brown

Brown like Reinhart, probably not with the Canucks long enough. Don't instantly associate them with Vancouver when you say the name.

 

[F A N]

Oh man, Gudbranson's whole "300 games to learn to play defense" when he was bar none the worst defensemen on the team was one of the biggest moments of complete un-self awareness I have ever seen.

This isn't to defend Gudbrandson's comments, but there is a recent interview with Dale Tallon who repeated the same 300 games line. Gudbranson probably learned that from good old Dale.

 

[AlainVigneaultsGum]

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

He is easily over Jovo. Maybe over Edler, but that is a super tight race and depends probably more when in Edler's career.

nono, you pair hamhuis with jovo and unleash the beast he can be while giving him the best babysitter possible

hughes ohlund
hamhuis jovo
snepsts salo

hm: diduck

 

[Hit the post]

What would be the best d core of all time?

Hughes-Ohlund
Edler-Tanev
Jovo-Lumme

HM: Lidster, Salo, Hedican, Babych

Paul Reinhart > anybody on the HM list imho (and it's not even close).

 

[HairyKneel]

Paul Reinhart > anybody on the HM list imho (and it's not even close).

Agreed. Guy only played here two years and he as the best player er on the team each year. Smoothest guy other than Quintin to ever take a shift on D for this team. It was a shame his back packed it in. He had HHOF ability.

Jesus, Calgary had their own big 3 on D. Who’s better? Savard, Lapointe, Big Bird, or Suter, MacInnis and Rhino? Other than Hughes, Vancouver’s next best D man might crack the 5 hole on those teams.

 

[AlainVigneaultsGum]

Kuz hatty alert

 

[EpochLink]

Kuz hatty alert

And no playoffs for him

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

Kind of surprised Edler still hasn’t officially announced his retirement.

 

[archangel2]

This isn't to defend Gudbrandson's comments, but there is a recent interview with Dale Tallon who repeated the same 300 games line. Gudbranson probably learned that from good old Dale.

The 300 line has been around for a donkeys age.

Agreed. Guy only played here two years and he as the best player er on the team each year. Smoothest guy other than Quintin to ever take a shift on D for this team. It was a shame his back packed it in. He had HHOF ability.

Jesus, Calgary had their own big 3 on D. Who’s better? Savard, Lapointe, Big Bird, or Suter, MacInnis and Rhino? Other than Hughes, Vancouver’s next best D man might crack the 5 hole on those teams.

And a guy named Langway was more or less given away

 

[I am toxic]

delete, i'm an idiot

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Spencer Martin sporting a 1.97 GAA and .922 SV% with the 'canes.

Imagine if he played for a good team - like the Canucks.

And I know what you are going to ask - the answer is no, I haven't forgotten* those posts about him being an AHL backup goalie.

*yes, as a matter of fact I was a toxic elephant in a past life

Good for him. Nice to see a journeyman who paid his dues in the minors end up sticking.

 

[Bubbles]

Brendan Morrison just started a hockey channel on YT. The algorithm led me to it today.

 

[LemonSauceD]

Brendan Morrison just started a hockey channel on YT. The algorithm led me to it today.

One of my all time favs, easy subscribe

 

[vanuck]

Brendan Morrison just started a hockey channel on YT. The algorithm led me to it today.

Still wish we'd somehow found the space to fit him in under the cap in 2011 (I don't remember how much he wanted at the time). Would've been great as a two-way depth C and could've filled in when Manny went down with his eye injury.