Gallivanter
Crew Member
Jim Rutherford signed Lindholm to his first 3 year deal In Carolina at a reasonable rate$
Let’s hope he can do it again.
Let’s hope he can do it again.
Canucks 2023-2024 season
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Gallivanter
Crew Member
Okay, I’ll bite,
There’s much more important attributes than just size. You need a bit of luck to stay healthy for an entire cup run, that said Lindholm has been pretty durable throughout his career. The guy instantly becomes the Canucks best faceoff man, which is very important for puck possession and dictating play. His responsible 2-way, 200 foot game will help our middling penalty kill no doubt. He most likely will bump Suter off the number 1 power play which should help PP1 production even more. He does so many of the “little things” right.
The biggest hurdle will be resigning him, but there’s familiarity with the player and Rutherford.
Gallivanter
Crew Member
I’m sure they’ll experiment a bit between 1st and 2nd line
somewhereman
Member
zadorov was a good acquisition for this, flamers are having a sale (i think tanev was supposed to be part of the lindholm deal, maybe later...)
Dorman Point
Well-Known Member
I don’t see them signing Lindholm after this year. Someone is going to offer him more than the Canucks can, for more term, if they plan on trying to keep Pettersson and maybe Hronek. No doubt someone will offer him a 6-8 yr deal at 7+, and I sure hope it isn’t the Canucks because those deals never age well. I think this is a pure rental, but I don’t object this time. I think he will fit right into Tocchet’s system and he’s proven to have high hockey IQ and versatility. They’re swinging for the fences with this move, and why not? I think they are starting to look like a serious playoff team. If they can stay healthy and continue to play the system as they have, why not take a run at it? Who knows what the team will look like after the summer with all the UFAs? Might as well give it the best shot now. As was mentioned above, I like that they managed to do the deal and not give up their blue-chip prospects who are closer to being NHL-ready.
Ya they're clearly not playing as well as they had been , to be expected - its a long season , with Soucy out and now Zhadorov it really exposes Myers weaknesses with him playing alot more minutes , i heard they brought up Jett Woo for tonights game , i really hope he dresses , it would be nice to finally see him play in the show
Aces
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Zadorov is suspended for 1 more game so Woo is inYa they're clearly not playing as well as they had been , to be expected - its a long season , with Soucy out and now Zhadorov it really exposes Myers weaknesses with him playing alot more minutes , i heard they brought up Jett Woo for tonights game , i really hope he dresses , it would be nice to finally see him play in the show
Drink
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Now that the Leafs Reilly suspension has finally been announced the Toronto circus can get on with far more important news like off the couch Phil Kessel was spotted in Abbotsford. Lol
Hope that can finish out this trip with a Chicago win. Schedule is brutal as travel day tomorrow and then take on Detroit which should be a dandy.
Hope that can finish out this trip with a Chicago win. Schedule is brutal as travel day tomorrow and then take on Detroit which should be a dandy.
That Boston game was telling, but then Boston was first in the east and is a true high level contender for the cup. The Canucks did not look like they belonged on the ice with them and were stinky the whole game. At one point I was hoping Boston would not take another penalty as they scored twice short handed. Based on that performance, if the Canucks had to go against Boston in the playoffs, it is hard to be optimistic. Any team can have a bad game, but still!
kingblazer84
Well-Known Member
toss it away and move on is all you can do, the best part of this season is they have only lost 2 in a row a couple times then go on to win 3 or more again thats how to do it. Lose 1 win 3 etc, im quite surprised how well they have done all things considered! hopefully it translates into a couple of rounds in the playoffs if not the SCF.
sly_karma
Crew Member
I'm still shaking my head over the Reilly cross check to the head incident, apparently retribution for the - horrors! - slap shot on an empty net. If unnecessary but harmless showboating was a punishable act in other sports, the NFL and NBA would both be a season-long festival of biffo.
Hockey, I love the game itself, but not the crusty old white guy mentality that comes with it. And yes, I'm an old white guy myself. But still.
Hockey, I love the game itself, but not the crusty old white guy mentality that comes with it. And yes, I'm an old white guy myself. But still.
Aces
Well-Known Member
I understand they don’t play in the eastern time zone again this year. Came out of the worst part of their schedule leading the entire league. Outrageous! Got a lot of home games coming in March. My optimism is ramping up so much that I’m thinking of Inviting Stizzla to jump on the Canucks bandwagon and dump those Leafs
somewhereman
Member
i take the other side, the other player deserved it and reilly should not have received more than a game (and i abhor the leafs)
you don't taunt like that, and there is a rule in the nfl for this (don't know about nba)
just like those stupid lacrosse-style goals, anyone doing that should be pummeled as well
Aces
Well-Known Member
Cross checking to the head was why he’s getting suspended. Could have done something else
Maxpri
Well-Known Member
What a wild take lol, the game is progressing, getting faster and more skilled. If you don’t like it and want to cry about it you can stop being a fan. Michigan goals are sweet. Fighting and taunting are a part of the game but blind cross checks to the head aren’t.
sly_karma
Crew Member
Grapes, is that you?
Drink
Well-Known Member
Tough loss tonight as I thought the Canucks overall were the better team although they sagged in the 3rd. Winnipeg has had the Canucks number for a while now and the substandard referring didn’t help. At least they made the embellishment call on Scheifele/Miller hit. Canucks PP again tonight was a telling story as Hughes shot is getting blocked pretty consistently.
Time to take Brock off the power play as he was invisible gain tonight and just maybe insert Hronek with his heavy shot to back off the Jets defence. Personally if Soucy and Joshua were in the lineup the 3rd period breakdowns might have looked a lot different.
Off to Minny and again another tough away schedule and then eventually a 9 game home stand in March. What’s with that Mr. Scheduler.
Time to take Brock off the power play as he was invisible gain tonight and just maybe insert Hronek with his heavy shot to back off the Jets defence. Personally if Soucy and Joshua were in the lineup the 3rd period breakdowns might have looked a lot different.
Off to Minny and again another tough away schedule and then eventually a 9 game home stand in March. What’s with that Mr. Scheduler.
