WWYDW: Your final grade for the Vancouver Canucks’ 2021 offseason
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Welcome back to WDYTT, the only hockey column on the internet to pass through waivers this summer.
Speaking of summer, it’s over. Finally.
One of the longer offseasons on record has come to an end, and it made up for its gruelling length with its sheer momentousness.
In one summer, GM Jim Benning and Co. have reshaped the Canucks roster like never before, all with the clear goal of “going for it” in 2021/22 — with the “it” in this scenario being both a playoff run of note and a Benning contract extension.
The Canucks are all-in. But are you all-in on them, all-in-all?
The 2021 offseason saw the departures of Alex Edler, Nate Schmidt, Loui Eriksson, Jay Beagle, Antoine Roussel, Braden Holtby, Jake Virtanen, Jonah Gadjovich, Kole Lind, Olli Juolevi, the 9th overall selection, Newell Brown, and more.
It also saw the arrival of Conor Garland, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Jason Dickinson, Tucker Poolman, Jaroslav Halak, Luke Schenn, Juho Lammikko, Brad Hunt, Nic Petan, Justin Dowling, Danila Klimovich, Noah Juulsen, Brad Shaw, and more than a dozen others.
It’s been an awful lot to keep track of, but we know the readers of CanucksArmy were equal to the task.
And so, this week, we’re asking you:
Now that it’s over, what is your final grade for the Vancouver Canucks’ 2021 offseason?
(Feel free to split your scores up for forwards, defence, and goaltending, or by free agency, trades, and draft. Or in whichever fashion you see fit. We’re not the boss of you!)
What is your final prediction for the 2021/22 Vancouver Canucks opening night roster?
Now that opening night has come and gone, let’s see how close you all came!
Bing Qiu:
No Sutter, Motte, Boeser(?), Hamonic, or Gadjovich.
The fourth line is the wildcard. Hopefully not another slow start.
speering major:
Miller Pettersson Boeser
Höglander Horvat Garland
Pearson Dickinson Podkolzin
Di Giuseppe Dowling Lockwood
Hughes Myers
OEL Poolman
Rathbone Hunt
Tony Bradford:
This is less of a prediction, and more just curious theorizing:
Höglander – Pettersson – Boeser
Miller – Horvat – Garland
Pearson – Dickinson – Chiasson
Di Giuseppe – Dowling – Podkolzin
Lockwood would stay as the 13 forward.
I could see situations where Chiasson and Miller switch, and Miller slides over into third center.
Hughes – Poolman
OEL – Myers
Juolevi – Schenn
I hate the idea of sending Rathbone down to the AHL, so I would keep both him and Hunt around.
Demko – Halak
Craig Gowan:
F: Höglander, Pettersson, Boeser, Pearson, Horvat, Garland, Di Giuseppe, Miller, Podkolzin, Dowling, Dickinson, Chiasson
(Extra Forward: Petan)
D: Hughes, Poolman, OEL, Myers, Rathbone, Schenn
(Extra D: Hunt, Juolevi)
G: Demko, Halak (on bench)
IR: Sutter, Motte. At Sea: Hamonic
I am Ted:
Höglander – Pettersson – Boeser
Podkolzin – Miller – Garland
Pearson – Horvat – Petan
Di Giuseppe – Dickinson – Chiasson
Dowling
Sutter and Motte start on IR. Boeser might be there too as he isn’t back yet.
I wanted Podkolzin to go to Abby, but it seems like management will push him to stay in Van.
OEL – Myers
Hughes – Poolman
Juolevi – Hunt
Burroughs
Rathbone to Abby to be their #1 and get in at least half a season of that before being called up. Hamonic…who knows?!
Stephan Roget:
Höglander-Pettersson-Garland
Pearson-Horvat-Chiasson
Petan-Miller-Podkolzin
Highmore-Dickinson-Lammikko
Dowling
Hughes-Poolman
OEL-Myers
Rathbone-Schenn
Hunt-Burroughs
Demko
Halak
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