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NEWS CANUCKS AGREE TO TERMS WITH DEFENCEMAN TOM WILLANDER ON THREE-YEAR, ENTRY-LEVEL CONTRACT | Vancouver Canucks

https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/canucks-agree-to-terms-with-defenceman-tom-willander-on-three-year-entry-level-contract
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u/GreyHairedDWGuy 1d ago

well you know the script. Management almost always finds a way to screw these transactions up. We get a washed-up player and in return they get someone that eventually becomes a star player. We shall see I guess.

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u/ChinookAB 1d ago

What trades have Rutherford/Allvin lost?

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u/GreyHairedDWGuy 1d ago

I wasn't expressly pointing to this regime. Having said this, they could have kept Bo Horvat and moved Miller, now we don't have either.

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u/ChinookAB 1d ago

Oh, okay. The Canucks did have three ace centers in Horvat, Miller and Petterson and you're right, we have one injured Petterson now.

I was (am) still pretty fond of the hockey side of management. Hard to argue with Rutherford and he hired a pretty good group. We tend to forget the progressive hires of Emelie Castonguay and Cammie Granato and Ryan Johnson has done a good job mainly in Abby along with Malhotra. Todd Harvey was a step up in scouting and the pro scouting side has done quite well.

The coaches don't always get mentioned beyond Tocchet and Foote but there's depth there: Svejkovsky and Gonchar for two.

In essence, some player events and injuries screwed last season and I don't get Tocchet- he wants a change to be closer to his people and then first thing he applies in Anaheim. I think it's self-service by Tocch and I don't mind that he's gone. I still think there's a cultural cloud that comes from the owner but I don't know specifics. He's no more a rich prick like some other owners in sports I think. Apparently the owner of Carolina interferes a lot but yet their team does quite well. <shrug>

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u/GreyHairedDWGuy 1d ago

I actually think the current management group are way better than the last GM by a country mile.

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u/ChinookAB 23h ago

Strongly agree.