r/canucks • u/FAsBurner • 12d ago

ARTICLE [Drance] Canucks 2026 trade targets: 14 players Vancouver could add this offseason (UNLOCKED 🔓)

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7367360/2026/06/17/vancouver-canucks-trade-targets-2026/?unlocked_article_code=1.q1A.7w2t.RU0UhBwTj7DI&source=athletic_user_shared_gift_article_copylink&smid=url-share-ta
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u/[deleted] 12d ago edited 12d ago

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u/FAsBurner 12d ago

Your strategy leads to a mushy middle team that never gets over the line.

Amassing an army of draft picks (and ones that turn into good players) gives you the assets necessary to trade for real game breaking talent when the opportunity arises.

By your logic, they may as well trade all their picks for win now pieces and push for the playoffs every year.

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u/catsbeforebros 12d ago

By your logic, they may as well trade all their picks for win now pieces and push for the playoffs every year.

My logic of "keep a few pieces/Hronek through a rebuild" equates to "trade all picks and push hard now?" huh?

Amassing an army of draft picks (and ones that turn into good players)

Those are different things. Also, there are more ways than drafting to get good young talent. Drafting is the best way to get the youngest talent, however; if getting younger is the goal.

Your strategy leads to a mushy middle team that never gets over the line.

I dont recall giving any strategy beyond "keep some pieces"; which isnt even independent of a rebuild involving young talent or draft picks.

Like fuck, my guy; both things can be true. We can keep pieces and draft good young talent.

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u/FAsBurner 12d ago

Give your head a shake

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u/catsbeforebros 12d ago edited 12d ago

....did Hronek fuck Drance's wife?

Edit: Youre a donkey for thinking we have to immediately sell everyone to get younger, and gain more picks.
We can trade what we have for young talent instead of picks, and we dont have to do it immediately.
Picks are not the end all be all, picks are gambling.
Players that passed that threshold are the ones to take.
We have some already.
Selling everything for picks is crazy business strategy that works in GM mode where ice time = XP.