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Hard to say, Lindholm still seems to be acclimatizing as is, Guentzel may have to adjust to whichever team he acquires as well, same would presumably go for Necas Knock Pettersson or not, he already knows the systems and personnel

It's possible, I don't expect a Pettersson curveball though, it likely gets done Guentzel would give him a legit running mate though, which is something he's lacked this season

If we acquire Guentzel that probably makes Lindholm a rental imo, but I suppose it'd depend on how both perform post-deadline

If Jersey wins their games in hand they're right in the thick of it, if anything the Hughes injury is the reason they're not in a playoff spot, although them missing Hamilton has been huge too Markstrom would be an upgrade certainly, you're also likely correct about them sending Calgary a tender back @Miss Korea and I have gone back and forth about Calgary probably keeping Markstrom in order to insulate Wolf, but maybe Vanacek could do that in his stead The wrinkle is Vanacek being on IR, but that could be a short term headache Could very well depend on what Jersey is prepared to pay for such a swap

For the sake of stirring the pot, yes Mikheyev cost us Tanev

I didn't have new Alien Ant Farm on my 2024 checklist but here we are

Josi the stud up to his usual tricks

https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/nhl-arena-bill-clears-utah-house

For sure, he's a special player

They probs send him down sooner than later. If nothing else, it's an indication that they really like how he's progressed. The Canucks have been uncharacteristically healthy this season, usually we'd have had more opportunities to look at AHL guys by now.

Shhhh.. that doesn't fit the Petey bad narrative..

Last night's game had Doughty become only the 35th D to ever put up 500 assists, Josi almost certainly be #36 given he's got 488. Pietrangelo probably gets there as well, he has 456. Regarding the current crop of younger to prime aged top end D, some of which who will probably also break 500: Hughes has 273 in 345, Fox has 237 in 335, Makar has 232 in 294, McAvoy has 221 in 443, Dahlin has 218 in 414, Sergachev has 209 in 475, Werenski has 196 in 463, Heiskanen has 190 in 405, and Dobson has 145 in 297. https://www.quanthockey.com/nhl/records/nhl-defensemen-all-time-points-leaders.html

Look for the Sens to maybe take on some bad but expiring cap from teams who fancy themselves playoff teams They may as well shut him down for the season

6-3 Nucks Lindholm

Yup. After the past decade or so folks should be happy the team is competitive at all, let alone leading the division. My take is that the season is already a success regardless of what happens come playoff time. I'm not expecting a Cinderella run, I'm expecting us to go out in the first or second round. And you know what? That's not me being cynical, that's me recognizing that this team still has a lot of learning to do. The playoffs are a different animal, the bubble was a long time ago now, more than likely they're going to have to beat their head against the playoff wall like every other franchise that eventually goes on to win a cup. There were always going to be growing pains, you don't jump from being a bottom feeder or mediocre team to being a top team without growing pains. They're going to make the playoffs, that's great, we've been wanting that for years. The first part of becoming a playoff regular is making the playoffs that initial time after a span of missing the playoffs, we're going to do that. Regardless of how things play out this season has been a step forward. And yeah, a lot of things have gone right, and a lot of things still are. How many times have we watched the Canucks be absolutely decimated by injuries throughout the season? We've been extremely fortunate this time, none of our top players have missed significant time. Folks fuss about missing Joshua and Soucy, and yeah, their absence impacts the roster, but typically the Canucks get it much worse. They're healthy enough to be better than they have been, if missing a third liner and a bottom four D is enough to have this team go off the tracks that's concerning. But yeah, they've been very fortunate.

Mac attack is one of my favourites, what a player

It's very good value considering what they have up to get it