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I’m down. As bad as this format is, I can’t even post on Hockeybuzz.
I’m thinking Malhotra will be hired sooner than later, but stranger things have happened, I’m just glad Rutherford is mostly out of the picture, he was the creator of a lot of problems within the organization. Either by opening his mouth too much or by not dealing with internal things in a timely manner. I’m hopeful the Canucks are in a better place now, even though it won’t show it in the standings for a while.
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HB had its day but time to bury it.
Coaching hire oughta be coming soon & the draft is coming up fast.
This format has its issue as well, but at least it’s somewhat better than HB, which is deplorable.
The draft is going to be interesting, on many fronts, I’m not sure at this point if the Canucks stay at #3 or they move up or down???
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Yeah, everything seems to be pointing in that direction. Personally, I have mixed feelings about yet another rookie Coach and GM combo. But at this point I doubt there’s many other options. I can’t see the demand being high to be part of the 32nd place team that’s in no rush to win.
Ownership has a lot to do with who they can and can’t hire, in my opinion. The Sedins, much like Linden, were golden boys in Vancouver, but that didn’t work out so well for Trev, maybe Aquilini has learned. But I doubt it.
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So…remember the good old days on HB when we used to have the bestest conversations about the Canucks, gosh I kinda miss those days. Despite some serious flaws with this format let’s get some conversations going again about the Canucks, a lot is happening on the “left coast” right now. Cheers!!
What was you HB username?
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Mark Stone is the quintessential player that can’t skate very well but he’s such a good, clutch, player.
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https://canucksarmy.com/news/vancouver-canucks-rebuild-how-four-2026-conference-finalists-built
Noticeable is no big UFA spending with Marner being an exception.
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I honestly thought nobody was touching the Avs this year.
Me too, they just looked unbeatable during the regular season. But that’s why they play the playoffs games, different animal. Necas had one goal in 13 games, not good enough.
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So…remember the good old days on HB when we used to have the bestest conversations about the Canucks, gosh I kinda miss those days. Despite some serious flaws with this format let’s get some conversations going again about the Canucks, a lot is happening on the “left coast” right now. Cheers!!
What was you HB username?
“My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius. Commander of the Armies of the North. General of the Felix Legions. Loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.”
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Latest rumour is 3 HC on the list Malhotra of course, Knoblaugh & Cassidy. The latter VGK isn’t letting anyone interview. All 3 have good reasons to be hired Malhotra the sentimental choice but a rookie, Knoblaugh who can get offence out of his roster & Cassidy who’s systems get a good team game identity going. Idk which style best suits the Canucks at these early stages of a rebuild or which HC candidate wants a rebuild situation. On that my guess is Malhotra more interested with maybe Knoblaugh next. Idk Cassidy’s mind set after the Bruins then VGK jobs would be interested might want another PO type team to be HC.
If all 3 are interested do you have a favourite?
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Old but still great & hopefully it is the new beginning to getting the Canucks back on the tracks on their newest journey.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1NVBYFbLMz/?mibextid=wwXIfr
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More like Maximus Dingus Giganticus.Hahaha…that actually made me LOL. Impressive that you came up with that.
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Hey guys good to see some action here again.
So…remember the good old days on HB when we used to have the bestest conversations about the Canucks, gosh I kinda miss those days. Despite some serious flaws with this format let’s get some conversations going again about the Canucks, a lot is happening on the “left coast” right now. Cheers!!
HB was a great site for different conversations and also equally different types of characters, but unfortunately the owner of that site was short sighted and full of himself..kinda like that lefty guy at HB..just joking buddy.
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A new beginning that looks something like this…
“After an exhaustive search through the available hockey people for the Presidents job we found that our player development coaches were the best fit to lead the club and President of Hockey Operations”.
Followed by…
“After an exhaustive search through the available hockey people we found that the GM of our farm team was the best fit for the General Manager position for the Canucks”
Followed by…
“After an exhaustive search through the available NHL coaches, we found that the coach of our farm team was the best fit”.
Followed by…
After an exhaustive search to fill the players development coach position, we found that former Canuck and Swede, Alex Edler was the best fit”.
Followed by…
“After exhaustive scouting of the draft eligible players in the 2026 NHL entry draft, we found that our coaches kid is the best player to pick at #3 OA”.
Sure feels like a new beginning and direction….
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Things have kind of gone quiet in Canuckland but with just over three weeks until the draft I expect things to start heating up again. I’d like to see Filip Hronek traded to San Jose for the 20th pick, they’re looking for defence. I think it’s the Oilers pick, that way the team would have four picks in the top 33. They could get a nice start on a rebuild with that!!
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Michael Russo @RussoHockey
Hearing director of amateur scouting Judd Brackett is leaving the #mnwild for an elevated position for another team. Brackett ran the Wild’s last 5 drafts and is on an expiring contract.
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Michael Russo @RussoHockey
Hearing director of amateur scouting Judd Brackett is leaving the #mnwild for an elevated position for another team. Brackett ran the Wild’s last 5 drafts and is on an expiring contract.
I havent heard Linden going off about Benning not being sold on a draft eligible Elias Pettersson these days(or Lefty for that matter). Wonder why? Wasnt Petey Brackett’s guy?
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Michael Russo @RussoHockey
Hearing director of amateur scouting Judd Brackett is leaving the #mnwild for an elevated position for another team. Brackett ran the Wild’s last 5 drafts and is on an expiring contract.
I havent heard Linden going off about Benning not being sold on a draft eligible Elias Pettersson these days(or Lefty for that matter). Wonder why? Wasnt Petey Brackett’s guy?
I don’t know if Petey was a Brackett guy, but I do know he’s a shell of his former self and the club would be wise to rid themselves of his game and his personality at this point.
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Brackett hired by the Leafs.
Good he really hasn’t done a spectacular job in Minnesota, Canucks have 3 of his top picks in Rossi(9oa), Ohgren(19oa) and Buium(12oa). Brackett isn’t the drafting guru Lefty made him out to be.
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Brackett hired by the Leafs.
Good he really hasn’t done a spectacular job in Minnesota, Canucks have 3 of his top picks in Rossi(9oa), Ohgren(19oa) and Buium(12oa). Brackett isn’t the drafting guru Lefty made him out to be.
I’ve been hearing Canuck related media saying Todd Harvey is rumored to be pushing hard for Verhoeff at 3oa.
I think he’s going to bounce back but I still think he’s too risky at 3.
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https://www.nhl.com/news/2026-nhl-draft-diary-keaton-verhoeff
Areas for ImprovementSkating Mechanics: Scouts remain somewhat divided on his skating. While he generates plenty of raw power and has excellent tight-area edgework, his backward skating, pivots, and open-ice acceleration require refinement to evade faster NHL-level forecheckers
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He has a hitch every once in a while with his pivot backwards. Nothing big and probably a hangover from starting out as a Goalie and skating in goalie skates. I do it myself in player skates from time to time because there’s different pivot point between rockered skates and the flat goalie blade. It’s not a big issue because his balance is fantastic and it’s something that can be fixed with time and experience.
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Nobody’s trading down. It’s super rare that anyone ever does in the top 5. Just take the player you have ranked the highest and move on to the next pick. Just going from the rankings of players I’ve watched personally over the last couple of years in the WHL, it’s a deep draft. They’ll get a good player at 24 as well.
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Nobody’s trading down. It’s super rare that anyone ever does in the top 5. Just take the player you have ranked the highest and move on to the next pick. Just going from the rankings of players I’ve watched personally over the last couple of years in the WHL, it’s a deep draft. They’ll get a good player at 24 as well.
This what scares me. They are not very good at identifying best player. As much as I like Cootes, they passed on what most others thought were better picks and now that draft +1 is out of the way, we see the picks immediately after him look a step above already.
If they take Caleb… they’ve done it all over again most likely. You can take a elite winger or dman… and go for a C next year when they will have more and better options most likely. But I sense some tunnel vision in play.
I get it… we need character but at #3 it’s ridiculous to reach out of the top 3 for the coaches kid which is surely going to back fire at some point. Between fans, media, team mates, father son, etc etc… it’s just a bad idea especially after suffering a unhealthy room the last few years.
It’s not a stretch to imagine Tynan Lawrence who will be his team mate next season at BU will outshine him and suppress Caleb’s ice time. Tynan will already be a sophomore. Caleb may only be the 3rd best C in this draft. Pass.
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I’m hoping Caleb Malholtra is a smoke screen. I’ll be genuinely shocked if he goes 3rd with the brief success he’s enjoyed. I’m also not the biggest fan of the Cootes pick. He has been pretty vanilla the 5 or so times I saw him play against the Royals. But he also had no talent surrounding him until he joined Prince Albert. So you never know even if you sorta do.
Verhoeff is my guy this year. There’s enough depth in this draft to get a decent C later. Or trade Hronek for one.
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I’m hoping Caleb Malholtra is a smoke screen. I’ll be genuinely shocked if he goes 3rd with the brief success he’s enjoyed. I’m also not the biggest fan of the Cootes pick. He has been pretty vanilla the 5 or so times I saw him play against the Royals. But he also had no talent surrounding him until he joined Prince Albert. So you never know even if you sorta do.
Verhoeff is my guy this year. There’s enough depth in this draft to get a decent C later. Or trade Hronek for one.
Scouching did a pretty honest feeling breakdown of Malholtra. Said in the games he watched he was not as defensively aware as the reputation he has for it. Not just that but had to be bailed out too often. Mentions his top speed is respectable but slow on the first 3 strides. All stuff that can be worked on but not typically in a player going top 3 (or 4 or 5 even).
I’d post the link but every time I’ve tried my post disappears. Youtube block I guess. I find Scouching doesn’t get caught up in the player of the moment groupthink.
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Nobody’s trading down. It’s super rare that anyone ever does in the top 5. Just take the player you have ranked the highest and move on to the next pick. Just going from the rankings of players I’ve watched personally over the last couple of years in the WHL, it’s a deep draft. They’ll get a good player at 24 as well.
I’m not thinking a trade down will happen but reaching is pointless. I have it McKenna Reid then Stenberg a Canuck. SJ imo won’t pass up on need in a strong D draft & plans to not be a lottery team in ‘27. Hawks could go any direction but my guess is Malhotra & they trade for a vet D. Rangers go BPA & probably Verhoeff. Flames in a good place to choose either Carels or Bjork.
As for 24oa I agree something good will fall & good chance a C. I’d like to see size & skating picked in the 2nd. Let 2027 add another elite prospect.
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Vancouver Canucks@Canucks
WELCOME COACH MANNY!
General Manager Ryan Johnson announced today that the #Canucks have hired Manny Malhotra as the 23rd Head Coach in franchise history.
DETAILS | http://vancanucks.co/4fflZjQ
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I’m hoping Caleb Malholtra is a smoke screen. I’ll be genuinely shocked if he goes 3rd with the brief success he’s enjoyed. I’m also not the biggest fan of the Cootes pick. He has been pretty vanilla the 5 or so times I saw him play against the Royals. But he also had no talent surrounding him until he joined Prince Albert. So you never know even if you sorta do.
Verhoeff is my guy this year. There’s enough depth in this draft to get a decent C later. Or trade Hronek for one.
Scouching did a pretty honest feeling breakdown of Malholtra. Said in the games he watched he was not a defensively aware as the reputation he has for it. Not just that but had to be bailed out too often. Mentions his top speed is respectable but slow on the first 3 strides. All stuff that can be worked on but not typically in a player going top 3 (or 4 or 5 even).
I’d post the link but every time I’ve tried my post disappears. Youtube block I guess.
Scouch gives some good in depth analysis. His rankings are like most & always doesn’t go as many expect. Priority is getting it right & that means BPA at 3oa.
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Looking back at the 2014 Virtanen draft sure missed out on any 1 of many good players. In order drafted Nylander Ehlers Larkin Tuch Pastrnak Kempe.
Basically shows at 3oa gotta get it right so no Malhotra. Af 24 mine another gem & this rebuild takes great shape fast. Add in a high 1st in 2027 & keep it going on.
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Looking back at the 2014 Virtanen draft sure missed out on any 1 of many good players. In order drafted Nylander Ehlers Larkin Tuch Pastrnak Kempe.
Basically shows at 3oa gotta get it right so no Malhotra. Af 24 mine another gem & this rebuild takes great shape fast. Add in a high 1st in 2027 & keep it going on.
The draft is an inexact science, but the Canucks bring it to another level…that’s for sure!!
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Looking back at the 2014 Virtanen draft sure missed out on any 1 of many good players. In order drafted Nylander Ehlers Larkin Tuch Pastrnak Kempe.
Basically shows at 3oa gotta get it right so no Malhotra. Af 24 mine another gem & this rebuild takes great shape fast. Add in a high 1st in 2027 & keep it going on.
The draft is an inexact science, but the Canucks bring it to another level…that’s for sure!!
Just shows scouting not a GM should do the drafting. A lesson to learn BPA should prevail & includes character & intelligence.
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I will be honest. I know I am new but this site blows chunks. WordPress hosting is easy to use but needs improvement in many areas including interaction. I have 8 websites with them so I know. There is very little interaction going on in here so I don’t honestly see it lasting.
I sort of feel sorry for Bill, when you only get about 4 replies a day it is not good.I don’t allow interaction yet because I don’t find WP justify what a quality site looks like. I think Bill has the right idea but needs a better web host
If this site hits a lot of traffic it will explode and not be able to handle it. Bill is a good guy and has a great idea but he needs to start exploring other options. Maybe even use the old HB way and builders.
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I will be honest. I know I am new but this site blows chunks. WordPress hosting is easy to use but needs improvement in many areas including interaction. I have 8 websites with them so I know. There is very little interaction going on in here so I don’t honestly see it lasting.
I sort of feel sorry for Bill, when you only get about 4 replies a day it is not good.I don’t allow interaction yet because I don’t find WP justify what a quality site looks like. I think Bill has the right idea but needs a better web host
If this site hits a lot of traffic it will explode and not be able to handle it. Bill is a good guy and has a great idea but he needs to start exploring other options. Maybe even use the old HB way and builders.
I agree, this site has some serious operational issues, but it’s better than that garbage format HB turned into.
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Article in the Vancouver Sun about taking this kid in the second round.
Casey Mutryn
Right Wing — shoots R
Born Jul 5 2008 — Norwell, MA
[17 yrs. ago]
Height 6.03 — Weight 200-
Article in the Vancouver Sun about taking this kid in the second round.
Casey Mutryn
Right Wing — shoots R
Born Jul 5 2008 — Norwell, MA
[17 yrs. ago]
Height 6.03 — Weight 200EP’s consolidated has him at 41 which is happens to be where the Canucks are with their second pick in that round.
If you want a tenacious physical checker of the same size, Gleb Pugachyov is supposed to be the guy. Out of Russia though… think a bigger harder hitting Kiefer Sherwood.
You want a even bigger checker who is known for his very solid D game… Adam Andersson. This guy hits everything that moves at 6’4″… also likes net front presence…
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I will be honest. I know I am new but this site blows chunks. WordPress hosting is easy to use but needs improvement in many areas including interaction. I have 8 websites with them so I know. There is very little interaction going on in here so I don’t honestly see it lasting.
I sort of feel sorry for Bill, when you only get about 4 replies a day it is not good.I don’t allow interaction yet because I don’t find WP justify what a quality site looks like. I think Bill has the right idea but needs a better web host
If this site hits a lot of traffic it will explode and not be able to handle it. Bill is a good guy and has a great idea but he needs to start exploring other options. Maybe even use the old HB way and builders.
I am not knowledgeable regarding what a proper site should look like, but this platform does have its struggles.
The old HB was great for conversing or interacting with so many different views, but unfortunately EK was completely out of his league in managing that site. But why hasn’t someone replicated that model as it was so successful 15 years ago.
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One thing that I think should happen is the order of the posting. I seem to remember an option on the WP dashboard that gives you the option of of listing the posts. Example newest one on the top of the page to the oldest.This way you don’t need to scroll down the whole thread to see the latest post.
Yes, you can absolutely configure your WordPress interactive comment threads to display from newest post to oldest.How you achieve this depends on whether you want a static administrative setting or a dynamic user-facing toggle.Method 1: Built-in Core WordPress Setting (Static Change)WordPress has a built-in feature to change the chronological order of your comment threads. This applies to all visitors globally.Navigate to your WordPress dashboard.Go to Settings > Discussion.Locate the Other comment settings section.Look for the line that reads: “Comments should be displayed with the [Older/Newer] comments at the top of each page”.Change the dropdown selection from Older to Newer.Scroll to the bottom and click Save Changes.
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I go away for awhile and all kinds of new posters have showed up.
Hey buddy, have been thinking of you often, hope all is well.
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