smithers joe

what will our cap look like if we sign boeser and hughes big contracts? can we fit both in van and still ice a full team?

7 hours ago, Reg said:

Two players capable of starting is not too unusual. The Lions are fortunate to have both Adams and Rourke. It is a luxury they can afford for the remainder of this season.

 

Assuming he is remains under contract VA will likely be traded in the off-season.

roarke signed for 3 seasons.

5 minutes ago, King Heffy said:

Calgary had both Garcia and Flutie at one point.  If both guys are mature and get along well, I don't see how it can't work.

but how would they be deployed, half a game each or split starts or both be on the field at once?

the lions say they will not trade vernon adams. how can they make two starting quarterbacks work? when jackie parker and johnny bright were dual threats for the eskimos , bright was also a running back. is there any strategy that can make this scenario work?

a narration, old doc brown by hank snow.

17 minutes ago, Craig Coxe said:

 I agree, Debrusk is a better fit than Lindholm in that complimentary role with Petey.

The only differences we will miss is a multi-purpose RHC for face offs and PK. 

 Lindholm never seemed to fully fit in the top six for offense with Petey and Miller already there as the playmakers.

Pat Quinn's classic line format of a banger with a play maker and a shooter seems like Tocchet's plan as well.

 

 

that's how i see it too. the banger has to be a good board battler and getting in first and getting the puck to the real offensive weapons.

too old fashion, maybe but it worked so often. my favourite canuck's line had both fraser and smyl as players with snarl and talent to help gradin  be a snarly good line. ven gretzky and kurri had semenko handling the rough stuff.

1 hour ago, -dlc- said:

But what about the chemistry 6 and 9 have?

 

Also...skating styles differ in my view between Heinen and Joshua. Joshua's more of a "lugger" (made that up, but hopefully some of you get what I mean by that).and the heavy play is what I love about him. Miller reacts quickly and fires passes off that you have to be ready for...I think Heinen plays a "quicker" game and would be able to receive those bullets.

 

I just see Joshua fitting better elsewhere. FTR, my guess is JT won't change the heavy lifter part as that's just who he is/how he plays.

i won't break up miller and boeser but i'm saying both heinen and joshua should be tried on that line and whatever happens, happens.

i remember fans saying that kesler and burrows were just good defensive third liners that bring energy.

never say never.

Just now, smithers joe said:

dances with wolves and once upon a time in the west.

i love all john barry's sound tracks. my favourite use to be miklos rosa.

dances with wolves and once upon a time in the west.

i think there is a difference between energy players and gritty players.  gritty players have to be strong board battlers as well as being willing and able to stick up for their line mates, even if it means dropping the gloves once in awhile.

On 8/25/2024 at 5:34 PM, CaptainCanuck12 said:

I wouldn't put Heinen in that group either.  But Miller will bring all the grit to the first line.

my thought is, if miller doesn't have to be the main grit on his line, it may increase his playing effectiveness longer into his contract.

if they bring in 2 teams at a time, how many players could we protect in the expansion draft?

7players, 5?

i would have joshua with miller and boeser; sherwood with pettersson and debrusk; heinen with suter and garland; and blais with blueger and sprong/hoglander. i think blais makes the team, he is a tocchet type player. my quess.

if our 4 gritty/tough guy are joshua, heinen, sherwood and blais, can we have one on each line? how would you spread them through the line-up?

50 minutes ago, DexM94 said:

too bad Willander and Fernstrom would not attempt.
some of the guys i'm pretty exciting to see :

(interest goes in this order)

-Kudryavtsev (last russian we have in the whole system) 

-Romani

-Patterson

-Lekkerimäkki

-Mynio

then Raty, D-Petey, Klimovich's redemption....

definitively not interested by what Bains has to offer, i guess it's because of the forced hype when he was called to the canucks. I wish him the better, but honestly he was completely lost with the big boys and i never understand why he was as much put forward. 

 

 

 

when you say patterson, do you mean pettersson or is there another player, i'm not aware of?

14 minutes ago, Provost said:

If Demko is out long enough for this to matter, the odds of us being buyers at the deadline is pretty low anyways.

management knows the extent of demko's time line or if he even plays this year. they will do what needs to be done to help this team. if demko ends up still needing surgery, he may be out all year. he then go on ltir.

19 minutes ago, Blue said:

So is Vintage Canuck going to make the move over to here or did he go down with the ship ?

 

i miss old VC. i hope he comes back full time

they are saying that demko ruled out the knee surgery and instead he rested it. apparently he may still need the knee surgery. ouch.

trump says that 100% of new job creation has gone to imagrants. he says they don't have all the numbers, it is probably more than 100%. what?

boy i haven't heard this one in a long time. natalie and nat king cole  unforgetable.

he'll set abby canucks on fire. great signing, patrick.

have you ever seen the rain  ccr