My Off-Season Fantasy
TheFoot
in order. Here's my dream (within reason, I suppose) of an off-season:
* Crawford and his assistants get fired.
* Bertuzzi gets traded to Florida for Nathan Horton and a draft pick.
* Morrison and Cloutier get traded for young players and draft picks.
* Brown, Weinrich, Carney, Ruutu, Park and other riff-raff are not
re-signed.
* They bring in a new coaching team from outside the organization.
* A decent, youngish (30, not 38) free agent is signed to fill in the
2nd line left wing spot. Somebody like Jochen Hecht, who's at least
average size and can pot 20 to 25 goals.
* Using the money saved from Bertuzzi, Morrison and Cloutier's
departure, the team re-signs the Sedins, Carter, Auld and Jovonoski.
* They start next season with Auld and Noronen, give them and Corey
Schneider (unlikely, but you never know) an equal shot at the starting
job. If none of the them work out, they upgrade during the season:
The lineup for opening night 2006-07 looks like this:
Sedin Sedin Carter
Hecht (or whoever) Norton Naslund
Cooke Kesler Burrows
Call-up (King?) Linden Call-up (Goren?)
Jovonoski Ohlund
Salo Allen
Bouron Bieksa
Auld
Noronen
Incidentally, here's an unofficial list of free agents for 2006:
http://www.geocities.com/floridapanthers2000/free2006.html. DB.
Monster
"TheFoot" <the...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Let's assume that the Canucks miss the playoffs,
no thanks - not yet. I'm saving your post and I'll consider it when the
Canucks are eliminated ( although in my dream they win the Cup and still
make wholesale changes ). For now I'd rather concentrate on what the team
has to do to make the playoffs. Then I'll consider what it might take to
get to the second round and so one ( and, hopefully so on and, dare we
dream - so on)
Bob in Kits
> Let's assume that the Canucks miss the playoffs, and major changes are
> in order. Here's my dream (within reason, I suppose) of an off-season:
>
> * Crawford and his assistants get fired.
I like the Big Mack Attack...it's a throw back to the old school Canucks.
Bob in Kits
grimer
> * Bertuzzi gets traded to Florida for Nathan Horton and a draft pick.
> * Morrison and Cloutier get traded for young players and draft picks.
> * Brown, Weinrich, Carney, Ruutu, Park and other riff-raff are not
> re-signed.
>
I agree with pretty much all of that except I'd prefer Cloutier to Auld or
Noronen.
I'm not saying I think he's the guy, just that he's better than the other
trash we have. The ideal outcome would be that we find an actual goalie this
offseason though it seems unlikely.
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Scotty
> in order. Here's my dream (within reason, I suppose) of an off-season:
>
> * Crawford and his assistants get fired.
> * Bertuzzi gets traded to Florida for Nathan Horton and a draft pick.
> * Morrison and Cloutier get traded for young players and draft picks.
> * Brown, Weinrich, Carney, Ruutu, Park and other riff-raff are not
> re-signed.
>
> * They bring in a new coaching team from outside the organization.
> * A decent, youngish (30, not 38) free agent is signed to fill in the
> 2nd line left wing spot. Somebody like Jochen Hecht, who's at least
> average size and can pot 20 to 25 goals.
> * Using the money saved from Bertuzzi, Morrison and Cloutier's
> departure, the team re-signs the Sedins, Carter, Auld and Jovonoski.
> * They start next season with Auld and Noronen, give them and Corey
> Schneider (unlikely, but you never know) an equal shot at the starting
> job. If none of the them work out, they upgrade during the season:
>
I don't see Halle Berry anywhere in there. IMHO, she greatly improves
any fantasy. So does Salma Hayek.
Scott
thumbie^
Even if they do make the playoffs, they will make them in such an
underwhelming way that many changes will be called for.
I agree with your six defenceman, That would be a great top 4 and two
hugely promising youngsters to learn on the job
Ruutu actually has trade value - sign and trade I dont like the 3rd
and 4th line depth you list. Linden should be encouraged to retire.
Umberger would be looking pretty good right now as third or fourth
line material.
Would anyone really trade a player with huge upside like Horton for
such a risky proposition as Bertuzzi? Horton is a big centre with
skill and those are hard to come by. I doubt Canucks would get picks
as well as Horton for Bertuzzi.
In goal, Chicago learned this year you can't just count on getting a
good one via free agency. Mind you their whole team sucks. Martin
Gerber is a type III FA. Auld does show good stuff but he needs
better coaching or a sports psychologist. With a healthy Defence in
front of him he is good, but he needs to be great with a crippled
defence and thereby pull some games out of nowheresville for his team.
Crawford must go. I really wish they had tried this this season
rather than simultaneously dismantling the team and changing the
coaching in the offseason -- basic science is to not change a lot of
variables at once, try to isolate one at a time. Who knows if there
is a coach out there that could get Bert going, or not. If the
latter, at least he can be dumped with a little more confidence.
Now Crawford, its been said before, but that Colorado cup winning team
really coached itself, and in the finals played an over-achieving
Florda expansion team. After that he has had no real notable playoff
success despite coaching very talented teams, and got Canada a
notorious 4th in the World Cup. So really, his history is like a
player who had a great rookie season and then never repeated it. I
was willing to cut him some slack in the "old NHL" because at least he
didnt play the trap, the Canucks had good regular seasons, and there
seemed some legit reasons they failed in the playoffs. But man, this
team and this coach *should* be excelling in the "new NHL". I am
tired of seeing the Canucks being outcoached, night in and night out.
Victor Wainer
> I agree with pretty much all of that except I'd prefer Cloutier to
> Auld or Noronen.
The problem with Noronen is that he is am acknowledged slow-starter. If you
do not give them games you just don't know what you have...!
Mi main qualms with Darren's dreamscape:
- Pretty thin on D. A single injury might spoil your year again.
- We'd still be no more than a two lines team...
In a very personal note. I stil refuse to give up on Bert.
Slowly but surely he is getting better every game. He started last game
with a nice hit as if to set the tone - only to get the tone shot down by a
very soft goal 35 secs in...
--
Victor A. Wainer
Darius Mancini
Jessica Alba in my bohemian sheik bedroom wearing nothing but a wife
beater pleading for my 'assistance'
Screw the Canucks!
meetz
> My Off-season fantasy:
>
> Jessica Alba in my bohemian sheik bedroom wearing nothing but a wife
> beater pleading for my 'assistance'
>
> Screw the Canucks!
What!? When you have Alba in the bedroom?
foamy
I'm thinking Darius has his priorities screwed up. Sure, maybe after Alba
a little twin action, but geez.....
Jim
Keith Mitchell
"Monster" <i'm...@home.com> wrote in message
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Lonnie, I sincerely hope your wish list comes through, but I think you've
pushed the hockey and kitten gods pretty much as far as you can. I'd love
to see the Canucks go deep (I know, the CISo ours), but I'd rather see the
kits see their third or so month of life.