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Wqrrior

Member Since
Feb 15, 2019
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Vancouver Canucks
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Forum: Armchair-GM18 hours ago
Thread: One top six injury away from missing the playoffs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>JaredOfLondon</b></div><div>i mean, it was. by both traditional metrics and the fancy ones Campbell was better. You can check them yourself if you want</div></div>

Put it this way, would you rather have Campbell in your net, or Demko?

We know Campbell had a pretty darn good team in front of him, and although good, it was inflated by that winning streak - a similar streak to where you tried to argue inflated Demkos game.

Vancouver was hot trash absolutely everywhere OTHER than the net last year. Minimal defensive help, and certainly no offensive help - we were always stuck in our own zone. Demko stole multiple games that should have been the other team's win. Our success almost entirely relied on him being in that net.

So yes, if you want to pick and choose needles out of haystacks to back your claim, go ahead. It only takes logic to know which goaltender is better.

You're fine to be strong willed on your team, and I even agree with you that your forward group and defense is significantly better. But it is rather obvious you are sporting a nice fancy pair of rose colored glasses when looking in the net. That, or you have a flashy Campbell jersey in your background.
Forum: Armchair-GM18 hours ago
Thread: One top six injury away from missing the playoffs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>JaredOfLondon</b></div><div>yes, i am telling you that because the Leafs other 4 guys are Marner, Matthews, Tavares and Nylander and the canucks have 1 guy that's on Marner's level (if he's healthy) and 2 guys who are on Nylanders, and another guy who might be as good as nylander if he ever breaks 40 points. The canucks are awful, their forward depth is awful after 4 guys who arnt even in the same conversation as the leafs top 4. And goaltending? Maybe if Demko ever has more than 1 run of 10 really good games he might be better than Mrazek and Campbell who were both better than him last year.
So i came back, what now? Did you learn any facts?</div></div>

lol, get off your high horse.

Yes your forward core is better.
Yes your defense is better.

But you can't be so delusional as to force the issue to say your goaltending was better.
Forum: Armchair-GMSun at 7:01 pm
Thread: What is the price for Vilardi
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>tkecanuck341</b></div><div>The Kings are overloaded with RHD prospects. After Doughty and Clarke, there's Faber and Grans, and then there's Strand, Spence, &amp; Durzi. Fabbro is a quality defenseman, but the Kings don't have any need for him. They'd be better off keeping Vilardi and moving him to RW (a position they are desperately short at).</div></div>

I realize, this is why I said it's the right value with the issue of him being a RD. If Fabbro was a LD, imo it's the perfect swap of both value and need.

Vilardi IMO is the guy directly pushed out from signing Danault. He was supposed to be a version of Horvat, but that spot is now Phil's. Byfield is now the remaining C spec to develop. (I would be wrong to say I am that educated with Turcotte or Kupari). So if they can find a LD version of Fabbro, I say pull the trigger.
Forum: Armchair-GMSun at 6:51 pm
Thread: Team USA
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CMcAvoy73</b></div><div>Hughes at 5 on 5 is a below average d man. Awesome on the powerplay, but fox is better. Werenski too. Therefore there’s just zero use to him being on this team. Maybe he’s the 8th d man or something in case of injury.</div></div>

Pretty much every Canuck fan on this website will (or should) agree with you that he had a really bad season defensively. That part of your take is fine.

Let's take a look at a different player though: Dahlin. It's hard to despite his potential, and we have seen repeated flashes of his skill. But his defense is far from great. Does this mean he is forever a mediocre defensive player? McDavid was in the doghouse from advanced stat nerds for years, and then suddenly went on to master the defensive game as well.

What is more, we are looking at a player who had a offensive year that many defensemen will never reach in their careers, and are still calling it a down year. Down. Year. This implies that he has done better prior to this year. Defensively as well.


Down years don't define players. Nor do small sample sizes. It's pretty foolish to write off a player's talent just because of a bad year (which honestly everyone in VAN did, and the defensive structure also sucks - so he wasn't exactly set up to thrive).

I consider myself a pretty neutral fan compared to many on this site, but I also refuse to form a conclusion based on only recent events. Dude's 21. Pettersson hasn't been written off because of a similarly bad year, so why should Quinn? The guy was 2nd in the Calder race for a reason. That's not a bias thing. And where I agree he isn't to the level of Makar, Fox, or even Heiskanen, there is no reason to use the one down year and write him off as you've clearly inserted into many posts on here.
Forum: Armchair-GMSun at 4:43 pm
Thread: All Canucks fans click
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Juiceman</b></div><div>Yes. He won’t be superstar defensively because that’s not who he is. He is an offensive defenceman but there’s no reason that he can’t become responsible in his own zone. CMcAvoy73 is always bashing Quinn Hughes for no reason and none of his points are valid. On a previous post, he compared Hughes with Mike Reilly and insists that Hughes belongs on the third pair…</div></div>

I find this funny because Mike Reilly was beyond useless until the arrival of Artem Zub, who literally rescued Reilly's troubled career.

The only point I can back in comparison is that both of these individuals need to be balanced by the right D pairing.

But really, how can anyone be so foolish to assume the career path of a 21 year old. I can't say two doubtful words about DeBrusk or his trade value - which is a far more convincing case of a troubled career - without being piled on.

Still, Hughes is an offensive defenseman, and although he needs to do better defensively, it will never be his specialty. Not improving from this season is a bold and extreme statement and whoever made that comment has a hole to dig out of.
Forum: NHL SigningsFri at 8:46 pm