Absolutely ridiculous, made me reply.
I feel so honoured
Absolutely ridiculous, made me reply.
Yeah, it's been the most successful period in franchise history.
Not really. Early 90's team under Quinn had just as much reg season success and a similar run to the cup. WCE team in 2002-2004 was nearly as "successful". People let the PTs influence their perception of this era too much. Ya it's a nice accomplishment, but doesn't clearly put this "era" ahead of those others for me. Lots of reg season success and still no cup. Seems about the same ...
Not really. Early 90's team under Quinn had just as much reg season success and a similar run to the cup. WCE team in 2002-2004 was nearly as "successful". People let the PTs influence their perception of this era too much. Ya it's a nice accomplishment, but doesn't clearly put this "era" ahead of those others for me. Lots of reg season success and still no cup. Seems about the same ...
Sorry - forgot to add the obvious replacement of departing players with the money saved on Booth/Ballard/Luongo/Raymond, and the cash savings from pulling youngsters up (i.e., Tanev, Corrado, Jensen, Kassian).
Every year a cup is not won is equal?
I can't stand advanced stats. Don't care about them once soever. All you need to do is watch the games. Get a team that can play a certain style, with a good coach ala our 2011 Cup run. Forget advanced stats.
10 people can watch the same game and come up with 10 different interpretations. 'Watching the game' is **** because it depends heavily on the watchers ability to interpret the game, something that's very hard to quantify itself. Especially if it's just a bunch of people on a message board.
Stat's themselves aren't perfect and people can twist them how they will, but at least the same stats are there for everyone to see.
The Sedins shouldn't be untouchable. They're a major part of the problem.
The thing with the Sedin's is you have to trade both of them. No team will have 12.2 mil cap space available next season. If we had to get someone back, chances are it's going to have to be a legitimate NHL star who is payed around the same as the Sedins. That would take a huge chunk out of the return we'd get for them. I think they should stay and retire Canucks.
Kesler should be moved, only if we go full rebuild, to a team in another Division. He'd fetch close to a small fortune. He's one of the best checking forwards in the game, he can score 30 goals a season with the right people, and he can play on both first line PP and PK, very few players can do that.
I would really like to see Bieksa traded. He is simply and always has been a liability on defense.
I would really like to see Bieksa traded. He is simply and always has been a liability on defense.