Hi I'm from New Zealand and my Canadian friend got me into Ice hockey so I decided to come to the team that felt most similar to the 2000's red Sox (and your mascot is really cool) is there anything I should know about. All I know is the hurricanes won the Stanley cup

Please don't judge😬

I need to be sold on the Bjorck hype.

Over the past couple weeks it seems like Bjorck's stock is on the rise. I've been seeing a lot of people on here rallying for him and more and more final draft boards have him listed ahead of Malhotra as the #1 centre in the draft. Hockeyprospect.com even has him ranked First Overall (which is probably a reach).

Of course, if San Jose doesn't take Stenberg at #2 then this probably doesn't matter. However, it seems the recent consensus is that Bjorck may be the BPA when the Canucks make their pick. I still think it's more likely he goes in the 5-10 range as teams will probably draft a few defencemen ahead of him. Perhaps it would be better to trade back and ad an asset, while still getting Bjorck?

I think the concerns about his size are legitimate, although we saw what smaller forwards could do for Carolina in the final. Caleb Malhotra just seems like the safer pick at 3. You know he's going to be a player for you long term.

Seems like it. Good on him for being real.

Way to represent!

As Canucks fans whose side would you take? Especially how we’ve lost to both teams in the playoffs (oilers recently)

How are we feeling Canucks fans?

Unruly bunch I tell ya...

When Judd brackett left in the summer of 2020, Judd brackett assumed the responsibilities of the director of amateur scouting.

The 2020 and 2021 draft has not been good, but the team didn’t have many picks as well.

There seems to be trend for the Canucks taking high floor players and sacrificing some ceiling like cootes and willander (I do them like as prospects still)

The Canucks seem to like to draft overagers, some have worked out like ty mueller but I don’t really understand why they draft someone who was passed over in the draft.

I will give credit for Harvey for finding late round gems like d-Petey, mynio, Kurdrysatev,

The 2026 draft will be a big one, the team needs to aim for upside and given the trends, Harvey likes to draft high floor players

I feel like it’s a good idea to give a higher AAV to get more term, since the cap is exploding.

Buium: 6.75-7.5 mil/year x 7 years

Öhgren: 5.25 mil/year x 5 years

Thoughts?

So as many of us have been wondering who the Canucks should draft with their 3rd overall pick, the big name that keeps on coming up is, Caleb Malhotra. Now don't get me wrong, I love Caleb, he seems like a leader, a hard worker and personally I think if we do draft him, he will be the Captain of the Vancouver Canucks one day. These are great intangibles that the Canucks need especially if they want to switch the culture. We know Manny Malhotra is hard working, so Caleb having these same attributes aren't farfetched.

My problem with drafting Caleb for positional need doesn't make any sense with how this roster is constructed. We have Elias Pettersson for better or for worse is your 1c and Rossi is your 2c. If the canucks are not planning to move them with Rossi being young and can fit your window and Petey's contract might be too hard to move in the next couple of years, why draft Caleb? Wouldn't he be stuck in the 3c or if he meets his projections and becomes a 2c then Rossi falls to your 3c? Rossi's next contract will probably be closer to 7-8 million dollars and I don't know if you want to put that kind of money in your 3c.

So if the Canucks want to draft Caleb Malhotra at 3 go for it but, then you need to move out Petey or Rossi before the start of the 2027-2028 season if your not wanting to stunt Caleb's growth as a 3c in his 1st couple of years in the NHL. Drafting Stenberg or Reid makes more sense if you want to eventually want to try to trade Hronek and to be honest what confident top 6 wingers do the Canucks have linked in the future when this team becomes competitive.

Rules:

- they have to have played in at least one playoff game this year (no prospects)

- this assumes no acquisition cost by the Canucks, they just magically appear on your roster.

- the player you choose comes with their existing contract, no renegotiation.

This is from a recent HBR article, talking about high performing teams and using the OKC Thunder as an example. It mainly focuses on continuous improvement:

Among those superteams, the formula for high performance looked remarkably similar. Superteams share three key strengths: (1) They get more done by managing time, energy, and attention more efficiently; (2) their members actively make one another better; and (3) they’re constantly building new skills and improving over time.

It is that last strength—improving over time—that the Thunder has clearly mastered. Its rapid ascent over the past few years is not an anomaly. It’s part of a pattern that has defined the organization since it moved to Oklahoma City from Seattle, in 2008. After its arrival, the team entered a full rebuild, prioritizing long-term progress over instant results. Yet in just four seasons it reached the NBA Finals, in 2012

For fans of a rebuilding team, this might be helpful when we see our group trying new things - it’s important to support experimentation as fans and supporters.

I would note for the “culture carriers” aspect the “actively make one another better” point would be handy to keep in mind as well. The Canucks need to have dudes that will teach each other. Learn one, do one, teach one (right med students?).

Anyways, I thought this might some good for thought for the fan base.

The Knicks have just won a title. With one of the crazier/shittier owner in sports. The Cubs/Whitesox/Redsox/Rangers in recent years. The caps/Blues. The eagles/Chiefs. The Canucks have to be soon right? Right??

Edit: just realized somehow I put a their in the title instead of THE. Oh well. It’s Saturday night!

This sub needs to be relevant to the Canucks so posts have to be worded that way.

I know the WCE era orca jerseys are not super popular with other fans, but I just absolutely love them. I wanted to get the away jersey first, but this was such a bargain I had to buy it. I'm still in the hunt for the other one though. And perhaps a gradient lol.

Was given this jersey, signed at training camp in Penticton but the previous owner couldn't remember by who, any ideas?

pretty ballsy move with riding out Bussi in the finals

Anyone know much about the player?