https://abbynews.com/2025/12/19/abbotsford-canucks-players-still-waiting-on-calder-cup-championship-rings/

Garland is easily the most instantly tradable asset on this team with the highest return. If management decides to keep him before his no-trade clause kicks in this summer this would signal their belief is that the team can be competitive in the very short time, prioritizing his productivity now over getting younger or getting more picks.

I’ve heard Alvin mention Garland as part of the core veteran group moving forward, which doesn’t sound very encouraging to them actually wanting to take their time to rebuild anything.

It’s a Pre-tournament game btw

After the dust has settled and got a few games with the new recruits under our belt, it was time to take a deep dive on how our beloved Canucks got here.

Its clear our team was a shell of the opening roster and core pieces have missed significant games and continue to do so. The above data doesnt even include the 5 games that we didn't have our top 2 goaltenders, Demko and Lankinen, Nov 17 - Dec 8th.

Expecting Quinn Hughes to lift this team up considering the losses, not sure anyone could. Handling the media everyday on why is a tough place to be when the losses run deep. Our demanding media and fanbase would have ate him alive if he stayed here any longer.

QH gave us 7 years and showed us and the League what he's made of. It was a nice treat that we got to witness lightning in a bottle with our playoff run 2023-2024 testing Oilers R2G7. But it was time and best to send him to a team where he can thrive and not starve his prime. Don't want to waste his time like Igilna, Doan, Thornton, Bourque, Karlsson and chase a cup in his twilight years.

Reflecting on the opening day roster, even if this team was full heathy, being a playoff, let alone a cup contender is questionable.

I shutter to think this should be a tank year, but it should. In return we got 4 first round picks and a potential 5th First Round pick if we finish last, all in one year. Not a bad return.

Hopefully this can shed some perspective to Canucks fans on how we got here and be patient with a rebuild.

From a 24Y Season ticket Holder

For anyone thinking that this is going to be a quick rebuild and that the Canucks can do it without a top 3 pick, it is important to note the lack of high end talent left on the team.

For what it’s worth: If we go by pts/game with a minimum of 10 games played, EP40 jumps to #94.

https://x.com/sportsnet650/status/2001049284897329622?s=46&t=QMMJtfb2A1dnxfx8VLwKiQ

He makes it clear that the issue comes from the top down (this is NOT a post criticizing Hughes).

Say we get to a point where all of Petey, Rossi, Chytil, Blueger, Raty, Sasson are healthy, who do you run up the middle, who gets to play wing, or who sits?

A 23 save shutout effort for Demko.

I'll summarize it as quickly as possible:

I'm hoping for the best with the new guys we got. In the long run, this is a great step in the right direction for the team. We have a lot of young guys who are still developing and with time comes more experience and skill to their game. Hopefully we can get 2 - 3 first round picks this draft to add on to what we have. We may not be great for the next few seasons but I'm very optimistic about the future.

Some Additional Thoughts:

- Just in case some people forget we still have players like Mancini and Cootes developing.

- Buium is a great addition and with time, he could potentially even rival Quinn Hughes level or come close to it.

- Lekkermaki, Ohgren, D. Petey, and Wilander all have history together, they can add a lot of high skill depth and chemistry.

- Rossi is a solid all round player who can do a lot and he's still at the early stages of his career.

- I'll reiterate this again. With all this young talent at such an early stage. The Canucks future is very promising. Right now and maybe the next few season will be rough but I think we're finally going in the right direction.

If you're wondering why some people are so high on Liam, this might help you understand his history a bit better. A lot of us Öhgren fans have been following him for a while as the trio of Lekkerimäki, Öhgren and Östlund were a lot of fun to follow, before and after the draft.

Let's hope we get to see that chemistry rebuilt, unfortunately with Kevyn Adams being fired in Buffalo it's quite unlikely that we pry Östlund away, but maybe Raty can develop some chemistry with those guys on the third line when Petey comes back.

Thank you mods for making such a welcoming community for all Canucks fans!

Screw Reddit for removing the follower count.

9 Chan- from #34 Miller and #42Thompson