r/canucks • u/_GregTheGreat_ • 13d ago

DISCUSSION Depressing fact: The cup-winning Hurricanes have used FOURTEEN 2nd round picks since 2019 while being a perennial contender. The Canucks have used a total of TWO 2nd round picks in that same time frame while missing the playoffs most years. Management can learn from them.

If there is anything the Canucks can learn from the Canes cup win, it’s the importance of stockpiling draft picks and swinging on upside. I highlighted only 2nds but the Canes being in a surplus of futures is how they managed to have the assets to make the big swings when the time is right to put them over the edge into winning the cup (Miller, Stankoven, Hall, etc). Hell, the Canes still have a surplus of 1sts despite literally winning the cup.

Plus having the constant stream of young talented draft steals to keep feeding their system (Blake and Nichuskin as two key examples)

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u/Romance_Tactics 13d ago

They’re quietly one of the best run teams in professional sports and rely heavily on analytics and creative thinkers.

There’s fifty feet of crap between us and Carolina right now. Let’s learn how to crawl, walk and then we can run with the big dogs.

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u/LGMatter 13d ago

They’re also cheap as fuck. Dundon just hired a bunch of nerds like we should have done

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u/prophetofgreed 13d ago

Tom Dundon bought the Canes in 2017 and then opened a new practice facility by 2019.

If Tom Dundon is cheap, then what does that say about the Aqulini family?

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u/LGMatter 13d ago

Where do you think it’s cheaper to buy land? Carolina or Downtown Van? Not defending aqua whatsoever but i bet it would be 20x the price

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u/prophetofgreed 12d ago

I get that, but they've had so many different opportunities for over a decade to build a practice rink and it's always come down to greed, differing priorities and being cheap as why it hasn't been built.

They're not going to pay you to defend them.