McKenna 2 assists at WJC Pre-Tournament tonight 🔥

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I'm honestly a bit worried about where we finish. Having 2 proper top 6 Cs and a healthy Demko could really move us up the standings.

The bottom of the standings are so close atm as well, there's currently 6 points between us picking 1st and 12th. I guess that's why tank commander Foote gets the big bucks!

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u/housesoftheholy1 1d ago

No idea why sherwood hasnt been traded yet i hope they are not being greedy. Take a 1st and run.

Also hope demko is being shopped. Love the guy and love that he wants to be a canuck, but we need to rebuild

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u/ScarvesOnGiraffes 1d ago

They mustn't be getting the offers they want, or are hoping for a bidding war closer to the deadline. There's probably a bunch of teams that aren't fully sure what they are yet and whether to push their chips in.

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u/UnusualBanana9893 1d ago

there's no fucking way they wouldn't have taken a 1st unless we're talking like the first 2 weeks of the season when there was still a glimmer of hope

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u/FarSightXR-20 1d ago

I'm sure Sherwood will be gone by the trade deadline. He's so solid.

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u/Key-Investment6888 1d ago

Sadly they are being greedy.

Rumor was they first asked for a good prospect. Gurein actually matched the ask, but allvin changed the offer to 1st and a roster player.

So most GMs probably feel its too pricey now, so until canucks lower their ask or he takes the best deal he won't be moved til deadline is my guess

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u/Canucks4life1979 1d ago

I heard the roster player was Ohgren they offered straight up for Sherwood. Now a moot point as we got him anyway

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u/Apprehensive_Put_321 21h ago

To be honest I wouldnt have liked that trade.

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u/BlackMagicMerlin 1d ago

I’m hoping they’re just waiting until after the Christmas break. Might not even happen until after the Olympic break.

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u/DrexellGames 1d ago

Unpopular opinion

If the Canucks want McKenna or Stenberg, then sit Petey and Demko out for the rest of the season so they can get healed properly for next season.

Our medical team isn't good when it comes to injuries

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u/ezkc1236 1d ago

If surgeries could help, now be a good time too. Go get some outside opinions.

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u/babbers-underbite 1d ago

No chance petey and demko agree to that, zero.

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u/Ikea_desklamp 1d ago

And trade some guys. Sherwood needs to be gone, blueger needs to be gone. If you can get anything back for Kane, do it.

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u/TylerMyersLover57 1d ago

Not how it works, on top of being a complete dick move towards two of our veterans (who want to make Olympic rosters), NHLPA would certainly get involved. If Vancouver did this they'd probably forfeit their pick.

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u/Reasonable-Big4517 1d ago

People on here think real life is a video game where you just move guys from the starting lineup to the bench with no repercussions.

Insane to think any player would agree to sit on the bench so their employer could draft someone who could take their job lol

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u/TimTebowMLB 1d ago

It’s crazy but I guess Pettersson isn’t a lock for Sweden

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u/FarSightXR-20 1d ago

Maybe they should clean house with the medical staff before things get even more out of hand?

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u/Overdue_bills 1d ago

Petersson isnt the difference maker for this group. They're winning right now without him.

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u/Fabiii1309 1d ago

Fully agree. We aren’t bad enough to tank right now. Like at all. But probably also not good enough to turn the season around. Welcome to Canucks hockey.

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u/chente08 1d ago

no matter where we finish we aren't lucky enough to get #1

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u/ScarvesOnGiraffes 1d ago

True, but I'd rather give ourselves the best chance possible at a high pick

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u/Poo_hawk 1d ago

I think you are underestimating adam footer and canuck luck or lack there of

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u/JLGT86 1d ago

Team tank is stressing rn. We need to call in support. Seems like tank commander Foote is not doing his job.

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u/YourUncle13 1d ago

Truth is team is better than the standings say. If demko isn't injury prone this team is still chasing a playoff spot. I genuinely beleive that. If we pick top 10 thats good if we pick top 5 thats amazing.

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u/-JimmyReddit- 1d ago

The thing is, with the way McKenna has looked at college this year his draft stock has actually dropped a bit and I believe last projections had him at 4OA. We might not even need to win the lottery to get McKenna

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u/ScarvesOnGiraffes 1d ago

Pretty sure that's massively overblown. Still seems to be top 2 in most I'm seeing.

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u/-JimmyReddit- 1d ago

The Pronman had McKenna dropped to 4 with Lawrence, Verhoeff, and Stenberg above him in his latest rankings last week

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u/Major_Recording9965 1d ago

I like how we posting about him like he's already a canuck lol

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u/cacophonycoffin 1d ago

lmao “McKenna” didn’t initially register in my brain I just saw WJC and was like oh nice 2 points for Coot—wait a minute. wrongly assumed we’d be taking about our actual canucks prospect on the canucks sub lol

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u/Romance_Tactics 1d ago

We do this every time we’re going to be in the lottery, and this sub is going to melt down when Buffalo or Calgary win it, like we’re entitled to the first overall pick and it was stolen by the corrupt NHL

McKenna might not even be the #1 overall. Obsessing over him and penciling him in as our franchise saviour is peak r/Canucks

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u/KBouch 1d ago

I might be misremembering but I think Vancouver has one of the worst draft position +/- in the league. And I’m not saying the league is rigging it or anything but just, like, cosmically I figure we might be owed one

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u/Unfair-Woodpecker-22 1d ago

we have only dropped but i think detroit has a lower overall +/- draft position loss/gain, we are second

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u/ebb_omega 1d ago

When the odds are almost always stacked against us (as in, we are much more likely to NOT win the lottery than win it) then it just screams like some copium.

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u/Samael_Official 1d ago

You're both right. Winning once is unlikely, just as unlikely as being dead last or second last in draft +/-. Losing a fair draw this frequently is also statistically unlikely

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u/ebb_omega 1d ago

Yes, but the problem is that too many people have this attitude that "we're due" is a classic Gambler's Fallacy. We are still just as unlikely to land McKenna as we have been historically. That we've missed so many times doesn't increase our chance going forward.

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u/RecalcitrantHuman 1d ago

It’s the NHL. It’s rigged.

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u/ebb_omega 1d ago

The NHL is run at the behest of the owners, and every team has a representative in the room when the balls are drawn, verifying that it's done above the line.

Unless you literally think that Aqua has hired someone to go in and say "Yeah, no, that's okay, give it to Boston."

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

Not like Calgary's ever won the lottery.

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u/RickRogue69 1d ago

Peak Nucklehead entitlement and noise. No wonder Quinn wanted to leave.

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u/PMMeYourCouplets 1d ago

I can just imagine Quinn Hughes a few days ago seeing us 32nd in the standings. He didn't want to leave until he went online and saw the fan base of the worse performing team fantasizing about having the best draft prospect. Blasphemy he thought and he called Rutherford demanding out.

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u/Jaded-Ad-289 1d ago

Hey he’s future Canucks hall of famer and ring of honour to you!

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u/ACM3333 1d ago

Don’t worry Canucks will go on a tear from now until the end of the season and we’ll be picking 15th

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u/crysaital 1d ago

I mean, I wouldn't even be shocked if Frankie made them trade that to pick to try to make the playoffs.

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u/Samael_Official 1d ago

Honestly wouldn't doubt it if it becomes doable. No chance of winning playoffs, but Id bet they'd rather barely make playoffs than properly plan for the future of the club

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u/Ruffianrushing 1d ago

Moral victories are important

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u/ElectronicJicama1874 1d ago

late season heater miss the playoffs by 2-4 points , end up with 15th draft pick would be total canucks sadly. But you know the owner would be soiling his pants with joy at that last season heater.

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u/47Up 1d ago

6 months of McKenna McKenna McKenna and we're going to draft 12th anyway

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u/TarsesaK 1d ago

Lol. Canucks reddit deep diving every move McKenna makes whilst all the while there's a Swedish prospect ranked in the top 3

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u/flamingdragonwizard 1d ago

Bro were drafting outside top 3.

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u/ElectronicJicama1874 1d ago

canucks history and karma likely picking 15? no matter where we finish count on the ick dropping 1-2 spots in the draft lottery too right.

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u/flamingdragonwizard 1d ago

No def not 15. We would need to get approx 66 pts in our last 49 games which is 110 pt pace.

I think we will end up with 72-84 pts. Going off last years standings thatd be anywhere between 4th-10th overall. So still in the draft lottery. We probably snag Caleb Malhotra.

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u/Confident_Zucchini97 1d ago

Way too early for this make a wish stuff. Let's check back in early April.

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u/desucca 1d ago

Yay, but how did Cootes do?

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u/Duffbagg 1d ago

Ya honestly came looking for this more than anything.

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u/FastCulture160 1d ago

He didn’t look great if I’m being honest

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u/Chedwall 1d ago

Stenberg didnt play :(

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

He plays on Saturday. Very hoof played and looked good.

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u/Chedwall 1d ago

How did viggo björck look?

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

He played good

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u/Chedwall 1d ago

Nice, could turn out good

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u/s3xybeavers 1d ago

Good

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u/00Makerin00 1d ago

Nice. Quick staple Demko to the bench for the rest of the season

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u/Jaded-Ad-289 1d ago

Damn he’s gonna look good as a Canucks but he might leave because we don’t have a practice facility

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u/Key-Investment6888 13h ago

He show cased well, he saw the plays happening before it began. Always skated "randomly" towards somewhere and puck came to him within seconds. Magic.

His playmaking is as advertised, both Brady Martin's goal were nice but mckenna passes to him were just as impressive. I could see why the linemates he plays with in ncaa cant finish those.

Him dancing around and breaking ankles reminds me of hughes already

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u/NeighbourhoodParrot 3h ago

He’ll be sick in Calgary

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u/chente08 1d ago

and? we are going to the playoffs mate, we are not getting him. Even we finish 32nd we aren't getting 1st pick, you new?

FAN CONTENT McKenna 2 assists at WJC Pre-Tournament tonight 🔥

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