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Without hearing the audio it's hard to tell but I have to assume he was being sarcastic
Like "Oh, I thought we were tanking" (according to fans and "pundits" in the media)
Yeah, he basically said everyone still has a job to do and he expects them to play hard. The reporter asked if keeping Demko out longer is part of the tanking plan. And JR said he hasn't thought about that.
To my point regarding rebuilds etc. look at these teams that have done an actual rebuild that have gone nowhere , they were actually talking about this on the radio today
Toronto, Ottawa, Buffalo, Florida, etc.
And then to top it off, a team with 2 of the best players in the world, Edmonton lol
Feels like rebuild, retool, etc. it doesn’t really matter
Yea regardless of which path has seen success in the past all of them usually have things in common such as but not limited to nailing your draft picks not only the obvious 1st round picks but some of your later picks. Then having some of your cheap entry level contract guys perform at a high level and many many more things. Even if we somehow tanked and got the local kid we could still end up sucking for years to come if a lot of other things don't happen.
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"back at the line to Babych.... LONG SHOT....Potvin had trouble with it....ADAM SHOOTS SCORES!!!!
The Canucks need to call it quits for the rest of this season, Trade BO, Schenn and Boeser and hopefully they can do something at the draft/off season this year.
There are guys who doesn't play well until they're older. Hell...petey was playing like shit before and we were close of running him out of town.
Just because Benning and co ran a shitty pro scouting department, doesn't mean it'll lead Alvin into the same thing. At least they got it right with Kuzmenko so far.
Hiring Tochet feels like throwing gas into a dumpster fire..
To be honest I think the Canucks need him, they need to get worked to death and a fire lit on their asses. Especially JT with his horrible back checking...
It feels like this mgmt team lost at least a year towards whatever it is they want to call it ... retool. Canucks are really no better or further ahead than they were a year ago ... can argue they are actually worst in so many ways.
A Oliver Ekman-Larsson buyout spans 8 years, has a cost of $19,333,333 and savings of $9,666,667
If the Canucks were to actually buy out Ekman-Larsson, they’d actually get some major relief next season ($7.11M). That’s a big deal considering the projections for the NHL salary cap.
It's insane how many bad contracts this stupid team has gobbled up over the years.
I was talking to a buddy in the organization today and was asking him why doesn't the Aquilini's just sell the team at this point? He told me owning the team has been a money laundering goldmine for the family, which I had never thought about.
Most in Vancouver do know the family's more "insidious" ties, but I found his comments interesting.
They are no different than any other of these giant developer families, Bosa etc.
You don’t become billionaires without stepping on some toes. Anyone who can afford a North American professional sports team is probably some degree of POS
One thing I’ve heard, I can’t remember where, is that the aqualinis wanted soooo bad to buy the Canucks and the whole debacle with Beady etc. because when you own a major North American sports team you’re “in the club”
As in all sorts of different social circles open up, opportunities etc. that are simply not there even when you’re a billionaire
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Last edited by Hondaracer; 01-18-2023 at 04:46 PM.
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