ProstheticConscience
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Yeah, no. So much for that.Well I hope they play hard because every game now is an elimination game.
D'oh.
Yeah, no. So much for that.Well I hope they play hard because every game now is an elimination game.
Pack it in. 5 points out with 19 games left, chances <8%
Was fun while it lasted I guess? Always was a longshot though, will probably be end up close to the bottom 5 after all
Canucks have a way of letting people down haha. They aren't mathematically eliminated yet, but I know the writing is on the wall. Better luck next season.Yeah, no. So much for that.
D'oh.
Next season, I see Benning picking up a top 4 dman in UFA,and possibly a forward..I like the bottom 6 which you have penciled in..I see them moving on from Schaller,Granlund and Spooner...We have a 3.8% chance of playoffs still? Well hot damn! Plan the parade!
...anyways, obviously way past the point of realistic playoff hopes for this year. What do you think we should be aiming for next season?
Are playoffs a realistic goal? Or are we still likely finishing in the low end of the league? Which would you prefer, and which do you think is better team wise?
Personally, I still think I prefer the thought of playoffs, or at least being in a more serious playoff race next season. Whether its going to be achievable or not is going to depend on what's done this off season.
We need more quality depth (what else is new?) and we need to bolster the top six forward group with 3 top six players and at least 2 more top four defense. We have lots of tweeners, so maybe someone steps up, but it would be helpful to see some good trades and signings fill those holes.
???1LW - Petey - Brock
???2LW - Bo - ???2RW
Leivo - Gaudette - Virtanen
Roussel - Beagle - Motte
Top six capable?
- Pearson, Goldobin, Leivo?, Spooner? Virtanen? Eriksson?
Bottom six capable?
-Eriksson, Gaunce, MacEwan
Spare parts/Junk
-Schaller, Granlund, Sutter
???1LD - ???2RD
Edler - Tanev
Hutton - Stecher
Hughes - Biega/Schenn
Extras
-Sautner, Brisebois
Spare parts/Junk
- Pouliot
I don't see those spots being filled this summer as overly likely, maybe over the next two seasons we fill them though? Otherwise we will be just treading water.
Bookmarked.Next season, I see Benning picking up a top 4 dman in UFA,and possibly a forward..I like the bottom 6 which you have penciled in..I see them moving on from Schaller,Granlund and Spooner...
Sutter and Baertschi..?..Two injury prone players..They will probably move on from these two as well.(although, the injuries have plummeted their trade value)..It will be interesting to see if they get back into the lineup this season.
The D should be interesting..Will they retain Schenn if he shows himself to be capable?...They could sell high on Hutton and get a quality winger?..Quinn Hughes will knock a player down the depth chart.
Canucks are set in goal for next season....I'm picking them to make the playoffs next season.
All good..Bookmarked.
Yeah, I'm gonna go ahead and say this thread can get the mercy lock now.
We have a 3.8% chance of playoffs still? Well hot damn! Plan the parade!
...anyways, obviously way past the point of realistic playoff hopes for this year. What do you think we should be aiming for next season?
Are playoffs a realistic goal? Or are we still likely finishing in the low end of the league? Which would you prefer, and which do you think is better team wise?
Sutters Buyout is 2.04 million. Edler won't sign a one year deal. Shaller should be in the Minors he is crap.Who is going to want Spooner or Eriksson, the Canucks is going to have to add assists to get rid of them.
I rather hold on to Goldobin, I agree with trying to find one more top 6 winger but we will see what happens.
I dont mind your team, but I dont think its a playoff team.
Schaller can be EASILY replaced by Gaunce. Stick Schaller to our ECHL affiliate as don’t see him of any use to the Comets as a center (and he’s a waste of a spot as a winger). Saves you I think around 950K. That should most if not all of Gaunce’s likely cap hit.I see where I made my error with Sutter though ~$440K doesn't make my team unworkable.
If Elder won't sign a one year deal, he's going to have to take less than $6 million. I'd also walk away if he wanted more than a one year deal due to expansion draft implications.
Schaller very well could end up in the minors, but I was planning a team that could end up right against the cap so I didn't afford myself the luxury of replacing him. If, for example, you knew going in the offseason that Baertschi was planning to sit out this season you play him on the second line, bump Pearson down, bump Roussel to the 4th line, and Schaller goes to the minors.
Where did I say I was trading Spooner?
Erikson, to a team not worried about cap space, is a $1 million per season (Salary) depth winger. He's completely tradable if you approach things correctly.
If we hold onto Goldobin, where do we play him in the top-6? He's not beating out Pearson or Leivo in that top six unless you think Green will care so much about natural position that he'd never consider playing Eberle on his off wing? That then bumps one of Virtanen or MacEwen off the team which costs cap space. It also doesn't factor in that Goldobin doesn't seem to be a player Green values.
I also never asked if my team was a playoff team, I asked if it was a bubble team. The aim is to improve over the current season while ensuring we have maximum flexibility if we over/under perform.
Schaller can be EASILY replaced by Gaunce. Stick Schaller to our ECHL affiliate as don’t see him of any use to the Comets as a center (and he’s a waste of a spot as a winger). Saves you I think around 950K. That should most if not all of Gaunce’s likely cap hit.
Your Edler thing is pure fanatasy, he will get around 6 million a year on a multi year deal. He has all the bargaining power. The Canucks have no one to replace him and he is the best d-man on this team. If you want to create a bubble team you need to keep him.I see where I made my error with Sutter though ~$440K doesn't make my team unworkable.
If Elder won't sign a one year deal, he's going to have to take less than $6 million. I'd also walk away if he wanted more than a one year deal due to expansion draft implications.
Schaller very well could end up in the minors, but I was planning a team that could end up right against the cap so I didn't afford myself the luxury of replacing him. If, for example, you knew going in the offseason that Baertschi was planning to sit out this season you play him on the second line, bump Pearson down, bump Roussel to the 4th line, and Schaller goes to the minors.
Where did I say I was trading Spooner?
Erikson, to a team not worried about cap space, is a $1 million per season (Salary) depth winger. He's completely tradable if you approach things correctly.
If we hold onto Goldobin, where do we play him in the top-6? He's not beating out Pearson or Leivo in that top six unless you think Green will care so much about natural position that he'd never consider playing Eberle on his off wing? That then bumps one of Virtanen or MacEwen off the team which costs cap space. It also doesn't factor in that Goldobin doesn't seem to be a player Green values.
I also never asked if my team was a playoff team, I asked if it was a bubble team. The aim is to improve over the current season while ensuring we have maximum flexibility if we over/under perform.
Your Edler thing is pure fanatasy, he will get around 6 million a year on a multi year deal. He has all the bargaining power. The Canucks have no one to replace him and he is the best d-man on this team. If you want to create a bubble team you need to keep him.
Eriksson is not 1 million per season. If the Canucks trade him after his bonus is paid this year its still a total of 9 millon in salary and 18 million in capspace for a 4th line winger.
I missed Spooner as an extra, but I rather trade him.
There is no reason to get rid of Goldobin, he should be fairly cheap, he can fill in in the top 6, which none of your bottom 6 winger can.You need players in the bottom 6 who can play the top 6 when there is injuries, thats depth.
Shaller is easily replace by a minimum salary player. You save one million on playing him in the minors, which should have been done this season already.
Edler wouldn't get term from me if he wants to stay. He says he wants to be here and denied trades to stay. I'll offer him one-year contracts until his wheels fall off but the reality is I don't want to protect him from the expansion draft.
No, I dont think any team wants 6 million 4th liner. Spooner is probably untradeable to.
Eberle sucks, he is a soft RW who can't play defense. Roussel has 9 goals in a career year were he spent a lot of time with Horvat,he should not be in a top 6 ever, even when there is injuries.. Pearson and Leivo is not part of a strong top 6, they are at best no 6 forwards on a good team, they should be 3rd liners if we . Virtanen is not a top six player.
Sutter won't be bought out and I acctually think someone could trade for him.
So if Edler is out your defense looks like crap. You have 2 no 4 d-men in Hutton and Stetcher, a injury prone no 3 in Tanev. Lovejoy who is no 6 at best and Hughes who is a rookie. That defense looks like crap.