Comments on: Smolinski AND SOPEL Headed To Vancouver

By: canucklehead_101

canucklehead_101 — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 14:23:28 +0000

Sign Briere and keep Smoke and Sopes for next year it'll look like this

Sedin   Sedin   Pyatt
Naslund   Briere   Morrison
Raymond? Smolinski   Cooke
Green   Kesler   Linden

Salo   Krajicek
Ohlund   Sopel
Bieksa   Bourdon

Luongo
Sabourin/Schneider

By: canucklehead_101

canucklehead_101 — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:22:35 +0000

Krajicek Wasnt Traded… no one was…booohooo

By: prayin-for-the-wce

prayin-for-the-wce — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:51:51 +0000

I agree exactly with you. Man talk about bias in the east. Everyone in the East says that the western teams are weak, etc.

Yet, when it comes down to it, the western teams have defeated the eastern teams like 90 percent of the time over the past 2 years. The canucks are like 11-2 against the east over the past 2 years or something along the lines of that.

Sure we may not be the offensive powerhouse we used to be, but we can still spank the eastern teams any day.
You talk about the penguins winning the cup in the last 15 years or so but for the past like 4-5 years they have been drafting first overall, which puts them at dead last or close to it for the past year.
With all those draft picks and players like stall, malkin, crosby and fleury, you guys better make an impact by now, cause frankly its embarassing.

The nw division is truly the most competitive division in the league. The playoff race is always close with our division as we are always within 5 points of each other. Only recently did teams like colorado and edmonton begin to slip behind but even then its nothing like it is in the east. The competition is firece and we all put in full effort to get the points needed to advance to the playoffs. And guess what, i wonder why the "weak" nw tends to spank the "powerful" east as well.

Thankyou come again.

By: prayin-for-the-wce

prayin-for-the-wce — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:37:20 +0000

Ignorance has nothing to do with it. I am speaking from fact. The only reason Sopel was a fit in Vancouver the first time around was because we had Crawford as a coach who had a offensive only approach to the game. Crawford obviously didnt give a sh't about defense and that is why Sopel was an option during his time here. At that time we were scoring anywhere from 3-8 goals a night so defense wasn't as big a deal as it is now. Sopel is a defensive liability, and while he was prone to score a timely goal here and there… his defensive play was liable to let in at least twice as many goals as he set up. I remember pulling my hair out numerous times while he was here. In all honesty, i think he lost us a lot more games then he helped win us back then. On top of that, he would have to be placed with a defensive defenseman or else his true +/- will appear and trust me honey, that aint a cute number. The only options that he could be paired with are Mitchell, Ohlund or Bieska.. and guess what.. they already got their tango partners. Do you really believe we need to disturb the great chemistry we have for a guy who is overpaid and will lose us those one goal games that we are so proud of?

By: libralounge

libralounge — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:15:08 +0000

excellent trades for the 'nucks! this will definately bolster the lineup.
as a member of leafs nation i only hope that JFJ can pull off something similar. great job nonis!

By: TheDugg1er

TheDugg1er — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:50:24 +0000

HAHAHA well said canucksfan. Other than that good luck with roberts and your early exit from the playoffs. The Nuks easily skate with all the top teams, I consider our game against buffalo to be a spanking because we had sabourin in net who a. had not played in at least a month and b. is not very good but is improving. If we had Luongo in net it wouldn't have been a game, we would have killed them.

We've beaten every top team in our conference, we've beaten detroit twice in 3 games. We got blown out once by anaheim then lost in a close game then beat them in a close game. We dismantled just about every team in the east. Just you posting about how the Nuks stand no chance is a laughing matter. I hope your pens make it to the finals so our Nuks can absolutely trounce them. The Eastern Conference is so weak it's sad. NJ is the only solid defensive team. All the East is is offence and since no team, save the devils, has note worthy D thats the reason why the better offensive teams have better records. Take any team from the East barring the Devils and throw them into the meat grinder, which is the West, and they would barely be making the playoffs.

Get your facts straight before you trash my team boy. We haven't even had the chance to play Philly 8 times so please go shove your inflated record in the toilet. It's the same with Detroit and Nashville. I won't argue, they have good teams, but their records are majorly inflated due to the fact they each play chicago, st louis, and columbus 8 times a piece! Meanwhile the Canucks are left with 4 solid teams that are a threat every single night.

1st: People said Luongo will be a bust, you're eating your words now
2nd: People said this team can't score, well we're scoring now and most people are eating their words.
3rd: People said this team would slow down, Well they've played 26 solid games in a row and show no signs of slowing down.
4th: People say one injury will take out the nucks, we lost Kesler who was a heart and soul player, we're still going
5th: Now we've picked up two great additions and strengthened our team at every aspect.
Now people just revert to the old standby line, "The Nucks haven't won a Cup."
That point will soon be my,
6th: People said the Nuks would lose in the playoffs early, not only did they survive the 1st and 2nd rounds, but they go on to win the cup.

By: farmer

farmer — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:01:15 +0000

I think you're referring to a different article, as none of your points corrolate to mine.

Agreed about Kesler, both because of his untradable status and because I think he has played really well this year despite mediocre numbers. He has shown some definate potential and has grit and energy which is essential for a playoff run.

I also agree that getting Sopel is a depth move, that's why I suggested putting him on the third defensive pairing, especially if Salo or Ohland get hurt as they're apt to do. I also touched on his meshing with the current group and his contributions in and out of the locker room.

My main concern is his defensive lapses. Yes, his point shot will work on the second unit powerplay, but his giveaways will be harder to make up for with a lower scoring team than last time.

By: Angeloc25

Angeloc25 — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:48:23 +0000

wow… ur so ignorant. the reason why we got sopel was to upgrade our 5/6 defensemen and thats exactly what nonis did. hes an upgrade because he can move big bodies around the net, something that krajicek was having a hard time doing and also come playoff time when other teams will be at their best, the only way their gonna beat luongo is if they push him and run into him and thats exactly when we need the big D and also to get him for a 2nd round pick and a fourth and not change the nucleus of the team is amazing. and as well sopel fits in to the team as he played here a couple years back and knows some of the players and sopel is willing to play any role AV gives him and thats always an asset. And im tired of ppl wanting to trade kesler. you cant trade him if your a serious hockey fan you would know why. Also the Northwest is not a weak division its actually one of the most competitive divisions out there.

By: smokz13

smokz13 — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:46:33 +0000

man i remember when the got ride of sopel i went out and got drunk. not cuse i was upset.no no no no no, but beacuse i was SOOOOOO happy that he was gone. now this. it almost makes me want to drink again, but not for a good reason.

By: canucksfan1

canucksfan1 — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:45:59 +0000

yo buddy stfu dont go runnin ur mouth bp=out the nucks wen u hav no idea wut your talkin bout

how bout 10-1 odds 100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000$ US that pens would go 0-10 with ten games w/o malkin or crosby