NHL Draft Day Open Thread / Live Updates
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 10:13 AM PDT
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7:05 PM: Gillis tells James Duthie that he is confident he will sign the Sedins AND that he is basically liking how the progress is going with a Luongo extension.
7:02 PM: It looked like the Canucks would get John Moore as a potential steal at #22. But Columbus traded up to pick before Gillis and snagged him. TSN had him ranked at #13. What is Gillis going to do now? Take the next best defenceman?
Answer: Luongo takes the stage and announces the pick: Jordan Schroeder. A forward. TSN loves this pick.
6:30 PM: Roberto Luongo is sitting at the draft table with Mike Gillis and co. The Province thinks that this indicates that there is a strong possibility that an extension may have been reached. According to a poster at the CDC boards, Nick Kypreos is reporting that his sources are saying that an extension has been reached as well. I may eat crow yet. However, if a deal is in place, it cannot be announced until after July 1st. We'll see...
4:45 PM: Reports out there are saying that Niedermayer has indeed decided to play again next season and that obviously the Ducks will sign him, as they moved Pronger. This may be the big "suck it" to Taylor and Pratt at Team 1040 for starting that Niedermayer to Canucks shiz last month.
4:00 PM: TSN has just said that the Ducks have traded Chris Pronger to the Flyers. Wow. I thought the Quacks would wait until Scott Niedermayer made a decision. Maybe he has. Official: Pronger and Ryan Dingle for Joffrey Lupul, Sbisa and 2 first round picks. Jesus. This means that the Flyers are going to have to flog several players (Briere) to get under the cap this summer).
2:43 PM: JP Barry is not feeling so snug that a deal will get done between the Canucks and the Sedins.
"We've been negotiating for more than a year, so it's hard for me to say I'm optimistic," Barry told Rogers Sportsnet on Friday. "We haven't really made a lot of progress in a year. We're going to have to address the gap that we have - but we've only got five days to do it."
You know Gillis is trying to make them sweat right now. And you have to figure that this is Barry trying to perhaps light a fire under Gillis. 5 more days and by God who knows what is going to happen.
11:26 AM: Pics of the the top ten ranked prospects from today's media lunch have been posted over at Bird Watchers Anonymous.
10:02 AM: All it took was John Buccigross to flap his gums on the Team 1040 yesterday that Roberto Luongo and the Canucks had reached a deal on an extension. It was false. Yet I still see (over lame Twitter feeds) that people think it's true. IT'S NOT f**king TRUE! There have not been many or any talks about it since the Canucks were eliminated from the playoffs. Luongo's agent is in Montreal and Luongo is meeting him there soon. There will not be an announcement after July 1st because there is no deal.
Luongo has made it clear that he will sign with a team that is a contender after this season. In order for him to sign here, he'll wait and see what Mike Gillis does and then play out the season. Don't expect any news of an extension signed until next spring/summer. You can expect a bunch of speculation, anxiety and anger about the issue going forward.
10:00 AM: Scott Niedermayer is having a hard time making up his mind about retiring or not. He still has not given the Ducks' GM an answer, even though he said he'd let Murray know by Draft Day. Clock is ticking, Scotty. Shit or get off the pot.
7:00 AM: Woke up to the news that it was the Bruins who offered that sweet deal to Brian Burke yesterday: Phil Kessel and the Leafs' first pick today for Tomas Kaberle. Isn't that a little much for Kaberle?
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What about Louis Leblanc? He’s taken a bit of a strange route so far, opting for the USHL over the CHL and deciding early to go to college (he’s committed to Harvard next year). He gets raves though, and he’s often compared to Mike Richards or John Leclair. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=423360&navid=DL|NHL|DraftMicrosite
by DeafNotDumb on Jun 26, 2009 10:24 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ranked #17 by TSN.
Hmm. I hope we get something on defence though.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
D is the definite need. I do recall Pierre McGuire saying that Leblanc played early in his junior career with some top end prospects and didn’t look out of place. It just seems to me like another chance to make a Cody Hodgson style splash, where in a year or two the guy you took late in the first round is considered much better than a late round pick. I suspect he’ll go to Montreal anyway.
by DeafNotDumb on Jun 26, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is depressing me…
'Nucks Misconduct - Housing Swedish Millionaires Since 2000.
by Yankee Canuck on Jun 26, 2009 10:27 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Bah! Ed Willies’ opinion! It is depressing though. Not necessarily accurate. I still think the Twins sign here.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Similarly depressing is this TSN story on Luongo wanting $8 million for five years. And, in the same article, talks about how he doesn’t want to handicap the team on payroll either.
I need a drink…
'Nucks Misconduct - Housing Swedish Millionaires Since 2000.
by Yankee Canuck on Jun 26, 2009 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh my goddamn, this is such an enormous crossroads for the nuckers. it’s really nerve-wracking. the good news is that no matter what happens with lou and the twins, we’re probably gonna get a good player tonight.
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is 40M over 5 for Luongo better or worse than 43.5M over 5 for Crosby or Malkin?
by CarolinaCanuck on Jun 26, 2009 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is a good reason to be depressed. This signing is gonna make or break Gillis. If he signs the Sedins, he will be looked upon favorably, if he lets them go, hes a tool forever. How the Nucks braintrust could even consider developing the twins for years, and then walkin away at the beginnin of there elite years is madness.
I’m scalin back my fandom if the Sedins walk. I can’t take it, its beyond stupid!!!!!
by Nuckels on Jun 26, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
“The way Roberto wants to go, he doesn’t want to hit the jackpot, he wants to have a good team,” Lupien told CKNW. “And by doing that, you have to work with the team. We’re looking for a bit more money, but nothing that would strangle the team. I think we’re going forward to have a deal done in the future.”
That sounds somewhat positive for me.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 10:41 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I meant the fact anyone leaked $8 million is depressing. That is strangulation. You can’t pay that much money for a goalie anymore (certainly not over 5 years), especially if you want the Sedins hanging around or have a prayer at singing a productive winger or two.
'Nucks Misconduct - Housing Swedish Millionaires Since 2000.
by Yankee Canuck on Jun 26, 2009 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, Luongo’s salary jumps to $7.5 this year. It’s not that much of a stretch. He’s now in the prime of his career. Id pay a goalie that much over paying a defenceman that much.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In that case Grabner better be the second coming of Bure and Hodgson better be the second coming of christ because our front lines will never get full.
'Nucks Misconduct - Housing Swedish Millionaires Since 2000.
by Yankee Canuck on Jun 26, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
btw
there’s been talk of duchene going to the isles. i have no idea how reliable the info is, but i dislike any situation that involves hemdan or especially tavares falling to the avs.
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 11:36 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
hahaha, shit
actually, i’d be fine with anybody named “hemdan” going to the avs. Hedman, on the other hand, would make me nervous.
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No way around the Avs getting a good player tonight. Have faith that they’ll continue to be pretty bad for at least another year or so (unless they find a goalie).
'Nucks Misconduct - Housing Swedish Millionaires Since 2000.
by Yankee Canuck on Jun 26, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha, no!
we want them to improve to, like, edmonton oilers levels, where they pick around #10-17 every year.
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
agreed!
But I really can’t see the \Isles passing on Tavares.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
me neither
it’d be absurd. they just can’t.
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Drunk in Scotland:
(listens to soothing music, daydreaming about Hedman on the Nucks blueline)
by Sneps-ish on Jun 26, 2009 1:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
J.P. Berry's
Giving deep sighs to Sportsnet, complaining that after “negotiating for a year” he doesn’t think the Sedins are any closer to signing with Vancouver.
A YEAR? Who the hell do you think you’re fooling? Negotiations started after the playoffs, or did you conveniently forget that, dipshit?
Gah. Agents bother me.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 2:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This Sedin shit is beginning to bother me. If Gillis isn’t planning on bringing these guys back, he better have the mother of all battle plans locked up because losing them is going to set this team back a ways.
'Nucks Misconduct - Housing Swedish Millionaires Since 2000.
by Yankee Canuck on Jun 26, 2009 2:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Also vexing is the questions nagging the Sedins if they do resign big-time with the Nucks:
Can they win the Cup as our #1 line?
by Sneps-ish on Jun 26, 2009 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s like asking can Luongo win it as our #1 goalie I think. The answer is yes to both, but it’s a team sport so it’s always the sum of the parts.
'Nucks Misconduct - Housing Swedish Millionaires Since 2000.
by Yankee Canuck on Jun 26, 2009 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Couldn’t agree more Yankee, especially with Roberto,
but a team still needs some Big Guns(Crosby. Malkin, Zetterberg).
Outside of Luongo, do we have that?
by Sneps-ish on Jun 26, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sometimes I’d rather be in a Isles position with a relatively clean slate/open road ahead
instead of this 2nd round ditch the Nucks are stuck in.
by Sneps-ish on Jun 26, 2009 2:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So, if Tavares goes first to the Isles…do you think he’ll pull a Lindros on them?
by GZ Expat on Jun 26, 2009 3:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
BTW…I’m able to watch the pre-draft on NHL.com…are they showing the actual draft?
by GZ Expat on Jun 26, 2009 3:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
haha, doesn’t matter. That is a huge acquisition for the Flyers to go further in the playoffs
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
really, really, hate this deal for the flyers. pronger now≠pronger in 2007
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cool how Brian Burke is mic’d for this.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 4:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ah, the rain of boos for The Weasel…
Bienvenue a Canada, schmuck!
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 4:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Here we go, Wang-nut. Take Tavares.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 4:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
OK, cut it with the bilingualism already!
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 4:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Which of these folks was the former NHL player?
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 4:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow, look at the Islander fans watching at Nassau Coliseum
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 4:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Finally the Isles fans have something to be exited about
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 4:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The OHL’s leading all-time goal scorer
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 4:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Malcom Gladwell’s book. The first chapter is all about the WHL and birthdays. Check it out!
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Screw NHL.com…their audio feed sucks. On to Team 1040 as they are rolling the TSN feed.
Tavares better have a really strong heart and head…because the Isles are gonna play him right away and they are going to expect a ton out of him right away. Why do I see a great possible career getting squashed?
by GZ Expat on Jun 26, 2009 4:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Tavares stated moments ago that he doesn’t panic and likes pressure situations. Every guy is different.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He hasn’t played in front of NYC fans tho…they’ll tear him to pieces if he falters. And, he never quite made Oshawa a winner on his own…what makes the Isles think he’s gonna do it for them?
by GZ Expat on Jun 26, 2009 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bah, the Isles are rebuilding. Expectations shouldn’t be too high there
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Snow said that there was no offer that came up that would even make him consider trading the top pick
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 4:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Off to Philly. FUnny – I thought they only liked old, slow defensemen?
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 4:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Well they had to replace Hatcher after all :)
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Worst player-for-money in the league. Amazed they didn’t sign Luke Richardson!
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You’re obviously not familiar with Dion Phaneuf :)
by Nuckels on Jun 26, 2009 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No-brainer that the Lightning take Hedman either because they need a defenceman like that
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 4:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yup – They got the forwards, and now the D. Look for 25-30 minutes per game in the first month.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 4:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
No, those minutes go to Krajicek. I kid.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That Hedman is one tall dude. 6’7"
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 4:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh, Sweden does a lot of good things!
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Got to visit there some day… Wife optional.
I kid! I kid!
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Awesome place…people are genuinely friendly…the food is good…the beer is ass kicking…and its just a chill place to go.
by GZ Expat on Jun 26, 2009 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So the Kaberle deal with Boston is off. Miscomunication about draft picks.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 4:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
And THAT'S why
Tavares was the best choice.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 4:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Fuggin ’ell…Philly gave away the friggin store for Pronger…
by GZ Expat on Jun 26, 2009 4:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow – Lupul is locked up for a long time, too! Don’t know anything about Sbisa, though.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 4:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
he was a first round pick by the Flyers last year. Wow. They sold the farm on Pronger. They’ll get that back when they flog Briere methinks.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Clearly, Duchene is a player who thinks the game! 8)
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 4:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Duchene will be a star in the NHL…the guy has one of the best personalities I have heard out of a hockey player in ages. Easy with the microphone…very nice.
by GZ Expat on Jun 26, 2009 4:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The Avs will be young quick and deadly soon enough. But not this season.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You bet. Now they need immediate help at center.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And they need it before their captain leaves next year…
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah: I had dreams of Vancouver trading a goalie for 4th place…
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
For some reason, Atlanta cannot acquire a bonafide center
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 4:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Reports now surfacing that Niedermayer has told Ducks GM that he will play next season. Can assume the Ducks will sign him, not the Canucks.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 4:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Bit of a shame, but we’ll live without.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bouwmeester now becomes a reality
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kings take Braydon Schenn. Burke is disgusted.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 4:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh, my...
Burke is something pissed with LA getting Schenn…
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 4:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Twitter: VanCanucks: Kev Give me a call RW
What’s that about?
by GZ Expat on Jun 26, 2009 4:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That is the official Canuck tweet address…RW being Ryan Walter.
by GZ Expat on Jun 26, 2009 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Isalnders and Blue Jackets swap picks
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 4:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wonder why? By all reports the next 20-30 spots are all over the map between teams.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And, everyone is showing up Burkie a little too
by GZ Expat on Jun 26, 2009 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Optimistic Fans
Hear that roar whenever a trade gets mentioned? I feel like adding “No, it’s not him. Okay?”
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 5:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Lecavalier is not going anywhere
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jackets trade 16 and 77 picks to Islanders for 26, 37, 62 and 92 picks.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 5:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
And his mom looks like one of those mop-haired chickens…
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crowd chanted ‘Hamilton’ when Bettman said Phoenix…
by GZ Expat on Jun 26, 2009 5:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Burkie gets booed…or is it just the Leafs getting booed
by GZ Expat on Jun 26, 2009 5:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Time Delay
For Burke being Miked.
Great crowd response to the word “Toronto”!
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 5:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Damn Immigrants
Ruining this country, eh? 8)
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 5:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Nazam ranked 15th by central scouting…Burkie passed up on some talent…
by GZ Expat on Jun 26, 2009 5:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Don Cherry always rants about how the Leafs never pick players from their own back yard
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Glennie off to Dallas. That’s going to help (in a couple years).
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Love the shot of Kadri in a Montreal Jersey with his dad: time for a new favorite team, kid!
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 5:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
They’ve got fingers crossed that the knee surgery was a success.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah…where’s a trade? God drafts are boring!
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 5:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Should we start a pool as to what time the Canucks actually make their pick?
I’ll take July 31st…6pmEST
by GZ Expat on Jun 26, 2009 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Defencive defenceman, so they can wait a year for him. Not a bad pickup.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 5:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
No love for Heatley from Bryan Murray. No deals in place. Not even close. “He’ll play left wing on our team next year” (if nobody offers a good deal)
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 5:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Good grief!
They barely talked to the kid on the biggest day of his life! Instead, Duthie asked about Heatley… Geeze, guys! Give him a break!
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 5:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
And Dreger just Tweeted about it too…poor kid…can you imagine what he is stepping into there. Maybe its time to pull a Lindros
by GZ Expat on Jun 26, 2009 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What is “pulling a Lindros”
Not as useful as Rated-R Superstar, but, hey!, I stick my Grease watching to once a weekend.
by rollonubears on Jun 26, 2009 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Demand a trade and never play for the team – circa Lindros was drafted by the Nordiques and sat out a year awaiting a trade.
by GZ Expat on Jun 26, 2009 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ottawa is heading for rebuild mode I guess. Heatley is going to sulk his way through a season there.
Nah, somebody will take Heatley this summer, especially when key free agents get taken and desperation sets in.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Reisendorf bids $148m for the Yotes. Holy crap, the courts can’t be happy with that given the size of Basille’s offer.
by GZ Expat on Jun 26, 2009 5:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Tambellini
Knows how to pronounce European names. Surprise!
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 5:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
had lots of practice in Vancouver!
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
name is too long. can’t fit it on a jersey!
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Half the name above the numbers and half the name below the numbers (like in Sweden)
by GZ Expat on Jun 26, 2009 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tambellini talks about “Oilers hockey”. It’s amazing how they stick to their run and gun crash the net style consistently
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t draft Russians. That’s they key here. Damned KHL!
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 5:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
A real Rooskie? Complete with fuzzy hat with hammer and cycle on the front?
You see, I am a child of the Cold War and I can’t get over it.
by GZ Expat on Jun 26, 2009 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Her parents are going to send me one of them hats
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
She hails from the old Stalingrad
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Neither Petrograd nor Leningrad, then?
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But she’s not a Roooskie anymore…she’s a Canuck! That’s different.
by GZ Expat on Jun 26, 2009 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Darned tootin'.
I’m hitched to a former Brit, myself. She says “it’s curable”.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Be ready to pay them, at least. If Kulikov drops to 22nd, I have no problem with drafting him.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No way! Avoid Ruskies like Swine Flu!
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
She sleeps with a gun under her pillow and we get strange calls from a guy named Pavel Bure every night
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 5:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Nashville gets a good one…Ellis was money in the Memorial Cup
by GZ Expat on Jun 26, 2009 5:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
And there goes Ellis
Nashville does love their D-Men! That’s one hell of a strong defence they’ve got themselves.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 5:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, Hamhuis is from my hometown
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was drafted as an offensive defenceman but is slowly dropping down the ranks in Nashville. Maybe the Canucks should sign him
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not a bad price...
…But he doesn’t really bring something that Vancouver lacks.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
dude, you’re from smivverz too?
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No fucking way! My actual name is Sean Zandberg. Sound familiar?
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
do you live out near lake kathlyn?
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I grew up just past Glacier Gulch road, but now live in town by the Christian Elementary School
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wild trade 12th pick to Islanders for picks 16, 77 and 182. Wow the Islanders are trigger happy tonight
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 5:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The list of players on Yankee’s poll are starting to get picked now.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 5:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Why move up in the draft to pick a guy ranked 25???
by GZ Expat on Jun 26, 2009 5:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
no kidding
was there a worry of him going in the next four picks?
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Picks are everywhere at this point. For all we know, they had him ranked 12th.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wang’s having WAY too much fun at that table.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 5:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, people have their own rankings.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 5:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wang’s kid needs to lay off the Wii and get some exercise.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 5:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Meh
Chinese kids all start off round.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Expat would disagree. He knows because he lives there. I shouldn’t have said that about Wangnut Jr. to begin with.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The kid’s what, four? He’s gonna be round, dude. 8)
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not really…there is a saying here, due to the one child policy, and they call the fat little kids ‘little emperors’ because they are the kids that are completely spoiled and rule the house, because the parents only get one kid. I’d imagine Wang’s kid sorta falls under the same spoiled deal.
Now…Chinese kids are born with proportionally huge heads…that much is certain.
by GZ Expat on Jun 26, 2009 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pronger: “Murray informed Pronger that Niedermayer at about 2:30 today that Nied was going to play again..” He also said that Philly was one of the teams on his shortlist.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 5:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Jennifer Hedger looks like a Terminator. Does anyone else agree?
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 5:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Gotta lay off the eye makeup, though. Amazed she can keep them open.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
speaking of make-up
that ashton kid has something really, really feminine about him.
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
about his face**
unless the flames draft him, in which case i mean “about his entire being”
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kassian to Boston
Away from Vancouver is good…
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 6:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
too bad
kulikov’s fall didn’t get crazy enough.
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 6:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
There goes Kulikov.
Now, who’s going to be there to meet him?
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 6:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
they talk about the KHL and contracts and stuff
but i’m willing to bet, if you’re an 18-yo kid, the prospect of spending winters in Miami is pretty damn enticing. especially if the alternative is somewhere in siberia.
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You KNOW his family
would like to visit Florida now and again, too.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
with the money he makes, he can afford the damned green card applications. It just takes for-fucking-ever
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
S'Alright
he can prove that he’s a “skilled labourer”: when you’re one in 800 people in the world who can do a job, and in the public eye, that part’s easy.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
doesn’t mean the green card application isn’t painful
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
somebody had to take a chance on him eventually.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bah, the Rangers can afford Heatley’s $4 million bonus
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 6:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Do you think Heatley could replace Naslunds production?
Heh
by GZ Expat on Jun 26, 2009 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He could DOUBLE Nazzy’s putrid stats! :)
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm…getting closer and Ferraro is still available.
by GZ Expat on Jun 26, 2009 6:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Heatley would be a good fit on the Rangers, except they’re pressed hard against the cap.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hmmm
i think, as an ardent ducks-hater, the holland pick is a little worrisome.
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 6:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Twitter rumors are that the Canucks are zeroed in on Stephan Elliot
by GZ Expat on Jun 26, 2009 6:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That's the name
That keeps getting mentioned.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
REALLLY??
I REALLY REALLY REALLY WANT THIS TO HAPPEN
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
whoa
too much bold, sorry. but the point really stands.
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yup
It’s who I want, but there’s a couple others I wouldn’t mind there.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heh
Your voice has gotten a touch less passive.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
nice
but yes. i’ma get militant about this one.
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We really need to draft a defenceman or 2. That should be the priority
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 6:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
rundblad
and his awesome name are no longer an option
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 6:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, there goes Rundblad. Good choice.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 6:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What I want to hear...
From Bettman: “I’d like to announce a trade… Nah, just shittin’ yah.”
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 6:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
hehehe
“i’d like to announce that you’re not getting lecavalier, so fuck off”
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There are reports surfacing all over the place that Luongo has agreed to an extension with the Canucks. He is sitting at the draft table with Mike Gillis and co right now. Hmm..
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 6:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Big cheer for Montreal drafting a francophone!
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 6:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Home Town Boy
Boy, I do hope that they give him time to develop!
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 6:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Only 165 pounds. He’s going to university
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 6:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He is,
but the instant they get him in their system, he’s going to be hammered by local media.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can he handle THAT pressure? Who knows.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Somebody just posted to Twitter.
BREAKING: Louis LeBlanc has just been voted to the 2010 All Star Game
by GZ Expat on Jun 26, 2009 6:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
“The NHL has removed all votes coming from Montreal.”
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice little Cherepanov moment there at TSN
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 6:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Many of my Canucklehead friends here wanted Kreider. The Rangers have just selected him.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 6:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i’m okay with not getting him. i guess i’m leery of high-schoolers.
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can see why
but I’d still rather up the D.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ya think the Flames will F* the Canucks by taking Elliot?
by GZ Expat on Jun 26, 2009 6:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
not if they don’t want the saddledome to get burned to the ground.
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
very interesting
can we have two picks? think anybody’ll notice if we just say two names?
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Flames have traded the #20 pick? Isles again??
by GZ Expat on Jun 26, 2009 6:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully not a defenceman. Actually my bets are he needs help up front.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Flames trade #20 to Devils for picks 23 and 84.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 6:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The Devils take…..Jacob Josefson. A center.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 6:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Good defensively, has some scoring. Sounds like a NJ player to me!
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
another guy i would have been okay with
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good pick from one of the best paid scouts in the league.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 6:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Well now the Ducks need a defenceman so they’ll take Moore perhaps
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 6:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
They’re certainly older back there than up front, but they could use help everywhere.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wait…..Ducks trade #21 to Columbus for 26 and 37
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 6:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The hell?
Columbus must be terrified of missing out on someone!
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 6:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
rick nash’s name on an xtnsn :)
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
steep price to move up five, seemingly
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 6:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Guess they are stealing Moore from Gillis
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 6:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
There just isn’t THAT much difference from here through the second round, really…
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 6:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
But he’s ranked further down. Who knows
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 7:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
general consensus
not that far though; if gilly likes him as much as i feel he should, it wouldn’t be a ridiculous pick right here
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i’d like to get norm macdonald’s burt reynolds character to make the pick.
BR: “yeah i’ll take wayne gretzky”
Bettman: [silence]
BR: “good player”
GB: “you can’t take him.”
BR: “sure I did”
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Scholastic player of the year…gotta go for that. Elliot it is…I said it way earlier…sticking to it.
by GZ Expat on Jun 26, 2009 7:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
but good value, according to the books
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 7:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hmm...
Not what I was looking for, at all, at all. Still, best available, and that’s certainly never a bad tactic.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 7:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if they would have picked Moore..
But like Gillis just said…the best player available. Gillis does expect a deal to get done with the Sedins. Says the extension with Luongo process looks great.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
god i loved gilly’s poker face answering the sedins question. “i do.”
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 7:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i’d look at it more as “another forward”
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can’t spell “crack” without “C”
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
fuck
darryl sutter is an ugly goddamn bastard.
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 7:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Its not like we had picked a center the two previous years or anything. And only our best young NHL player is a center. Obviously we need another center!
Not as useful as Rated-R Superstar, but, hey!, I stick my Grease watching to once a weekend.
by rollonubears on Jun 26, 2009 7:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
And Now We Watch
As defenseman after defenseman walks to the stage….
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 7:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
erixon to calgary.
hey, when the hell did calgary decide that not all europeans are spineless losers?
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 7:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Right after they acquired Jokinen and pissed away their Canadian talent for him
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Schroeder is a center yes, but he’s an ASSET now. Gillis made the right pick by taking the best guy.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 7:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
agree
he’s also a high-schooler, probably (hopefully) 2-3 years from the nhl, and for all we know we’ll be in desperate need of centers by then.
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Consensus best available when the target you wanted is gone is never a bad choice.
by rsm on Jun 26, 2009 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Schroeder looks stalky though. Could be a beast
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope you mean
“Stocky”. Otherwise, we’ve got a player who peeps in windows and calls his coaches at 3 AM…
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
marcus johansson just kissed his mother on the mouth
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 7:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Um...
Is that bad? I do that. If I’m going to be a pariah, I need to be told in advance, damn it!
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sigh...
Okay, let me get my Gimp outfit to the dry cleaner’s, at least.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is the intarweb. Picture or it didn’t happen!
by rsm on Jun 26, 2009 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Once and Internet Porn Star,
Always an Internet Porn Star.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
True that, maybe SBN could find a way to monetize the photos you’d post?
by rsm on Jun 26, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
jeez
might get all the way through without a goalie getting picked.
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 7:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Not all that surprising considering the current goalie market
by rsm on Jun 26, 2009 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hahaha
Booin the Brooins, a montreal tradition
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 7:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Surprise
A grinder to Boston. A fine team, that.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 7:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Eric Duhatschek:
By the size of him, looks like he’s got some Milan Lucic in him.
Anyone who gets that comment is worth a look
by rsm on Jun 26, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
to be fair
everybody bigger than 200 pounds is gonna be compared to looch for the next couple years.
btw, TSN’s comparable down below was Bernier :D
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of "Stocky"...
How about 5’10" and 190lbs. for Palmieri? He’s gonna be a banger for Anaheim, damn it.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 7:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
There's a lesson
Chicago has had a first round pick for twelve years running.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 7:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Good grief
Why move up four spots at this point, Tampa? Can’t picture any serious announcements after this point, so I guess we’ll see if Elliott or Roussel or another D-man is available for Vancouver’s next pick.
Selections are getting a little random, so maybe there will be more trades tomorrow out of fear…
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 7:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Eric Duhatschek: Swapping 29 for 32 is not a big deal, as you note James. I just think Lawton wanted two first-rounders because it looks sexy. I remember in 1999, Milbury traded into the first round right at the end, so that he could get four first-rounders. THey were: Tim Connolly at five; Taylor Pyatt at eight, Branislav Mezei at 28 and Kristian Kudroc at 28. Granted, not a great draft overall, but he didn’t have a lot to show for FOUR first-round picks.
by rsm on Jun 26, 2009 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brent Ashton's kid, eh?
When’s the first trade? Pre-season, or one month in?
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 7:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think there may be some during FA – trying to juggle cap space etc.
by rsm on Jun 26, 2009 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm Old
I was thinking of his dad’s record: he was traded eight times in his pretty good (998 games) career.
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope. Drafted in round 2 by the Canucks though.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wrapping it up with another big defenseman. Whelp, fingers crossed for the next!
by Thursday on Jun 26, 2009 8:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Time to find a mystery d-man out of Siberia! haha
Thanks for hangin’ here, all.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
some very interesting names left.
I’d really love to see the canucks trade up somehow.
i’d obviously kill to somehow land Elliott at this point, and Ferraro’s also fallen pretty far. i’d be happy with landing jeremy morin or c-o roussel too.
by passive_voice on Jun 26, 2009 8:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
No way. Trading up tends to cost too much. But hey you never know.
BTW, who the hell are you? You grew up in Smithers? Near Lake Kathlyn? Fuck that water is cold right now. And weedy.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 26, 2009 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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