Coconuts

Sweatt brothers obv

Bust

How much for a #FreeCDC plane over the Rog?

If Myers is the poison pill some folks say he is why would people take him? There aren't very many teams out there with the space, and those that do will likely seek to extort a good price for the favour of their taking on cap. More than likely it'll how to be a cap in, cap out deal if we aren't going to pay up, and does that really shed cap or simply shuffle it around? I'm tired of giving up assets and creating dead cap space to resolve cap headaches. I'd sooner try and move Beau, who could at least be slotted into one of twelve forward spots as opposed to one of six or seven D spots.

NHL franchises would do well to involve individuals who consume sports related media in their marketing, and to be involved with the fanbase. There are some brilliant marketing minds out there, some with years of experience, others who are from younger generations and who intuitively understand their generations better. I've been on forums since I was probably twelve years old, I'm thirty three now. A lot of us grew up with this stuff. The social media, the proliferation of it all, the gradual change of the internet itself. You see it on other socials, brands reaching out and engaging with said generations. It seems a lot of management folks simply do not get it, they'd do well to involve people who do and give them some autonomy. It matters. The folks who've been watching forever will likely continue to watch forever, but it's younger folks and folks who aren't engaged with hockey at all they need to reach as well, that's what will grow revenues and their businesses. Immigrants, fans of other sports, those who don't engage with sports. The buzz around the game matters, it draws people in. The NBA is a spectacle, athletes also make more on one contract than many NHL'ers do over their careers. The buzz around athletes, the drama, all of it, people consume it. Even if they don't like the criticism on boards or socials like Twitter, podcasts, wherever, it's still engagement and you're never going to be able to fully stifle criticism. It comes with the spotlight, with being in the limelight, with any fandom. The NHL doesn't get it, the Canucks don't seem to either. I understand players, management, ownership and the like not enjoying being criticized, most people don't enjoy it. But it's part of the package that comes with being a public figure, people will be watching and scrutinizing. It's part of how sports consumption works, and if there money in it folks are going to make a living off that scrutinizing and news reporting. The Canucks shouldn't fall for the illusion that is their ability to control the message. You can only control what gets out so much, but if something is out there fanbases have proven time and time again that they'll find it. The NHL, the Canucks, they underestimate what their fans know and understand. They underestimate our analysis, how quickly we'll find out. We are not dumb sheep and we will not be fooled, or at least not for long. We are a force to be reckoned with, the backlash of how they handled Boudreau is evidence of this.

Would you go so far as to say he's a world class baiter?

@Ribs

I don't think forums are dying, they've just changed, sports fans and other kinds of fanbases will always look for somewhere to gather They've just evolved and changes from what they were in the 90's, 2000's, 2010's Discord, Facebook groups, other socials, they have a place now as well though, no question There's room for different models too, CDC is more personalized than the reddit model for example

If they'd engaged they'd have made CDC the go-to for Canucks fans Not HF, not reddit, their own board The other places would still exist but the search of news or engagement would have driven more CDC traffic

It's a shame they haven't put out anything since, but the whole band experience was hard on the singer They were great from a young age but maybe they were too young

They're a players podcast, can probably count on them to keep quiet for the players too

Tyler Myers was drafted by the Sabres and played some of his best hockey with the franchise during the first few seasons of his career. He won the Calder Trophy while in Buffalo and a reunion does make sense in some ways. The Sabres have almost $9 million in cap space meaning that they could fit in the full cost of Myers’ contract. The Sabres do have a good young defence corps including superstar Rasmus Dahlin and Owen Power. Dahlin has played both sides in the past and if they deploy him mostly on the left this season, then the Sabres would have a mediocre right side led by veterans Erik Johnson and Connor Clifton, as well as younger players like Henri Jokiharju. Adding Myers would help insulate that right side and not force the Sabres to deploy less experienced players like Jokiharju in too many difficult situations, ideally helping their development. Since the Canucks get out of the full value of Myers’ contract, there is minimal return, if any at all. Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks currently have the second most available cap space in the league, making them a possible landing spot for Myers. The Blackhawks are in full rebuild mode and — barring a Teemu Selanne-esque rookie season from Connor Bedard — will be among the worst teams in the NHL this season. With more than a decade of NHL experience, Myers would be a strong veteran presence to add to the Blackhawks dressing room. The Blackhawks would then have the option of either keeping Myers for the season until his contract expired or trying to find another trade partner to recoup a higher draft pick. San Jose Sharks The Sharks have been the team that have been constantly linked to Myers throughout this summer. At one point it was even reported that there was a “deal on the table”between the Canucks and Sharks to move Myers down to California. The Sharks do not have enough cap space to take on the full value of Myers’ deal as it stands right now so they would need the Canucks to retain at least ~$2 million. For the Sharks, it would make sense for them to acquire Myers in hopes of flipping him when the trade deadline rolls around. Especially if they can get the Canucks to retain a decent amount of the total cap hit, then Myers becomes an intriguing asset for a team looking for defence depth next spring. The 5th-round pick that the Sharks give up in this deal would potentially turn into a 2nd or 3rd after they managed to offload Myers at the deadline. Final Thoughts While there are still a lot of hurdles to jump through for a Myers trade to actually happen, the $5 million bonus payment does open up some more possibilities. Expect the noise around a Myers trade to get louder as the season progresses and it becomes even easier for teams to fit him into their salary picture. If any of those deals were on the table they'd probably have been done by now

Phil the thrill, baby

Well, they did wait to give him the cushier part of the remainder of the season.

Loui Eriksson

Nothing of late, beat the new Final Fantasy a couple months back and started up the VII remake not too long ago Haven't touched anything since school started up but I'm waiting on Spider-Man 2 and the next installment of the VII remake

You didn't even blame Benning, how do we know you're the real Alf and not an opportunistic imposter?