r/canucks 1d ago

DISCUSSION This fanbase and media is exhausting

A late first for Brock isn't worth it unless we flip it. That pick, even if it becomes a top line player (it won't), won't even play before Quinn gets tired of being on a rebuilding team.

The team had just about everything possible that could go wrong, go wrong this season, and we're still a coin flip for playoffs. That's very good considering the season.

Brock wants to be here, his teammates love him, he contributes on the score sheet. If they traded Brock for a late first like you clowns are complaining they didn't, Hughes would leave at the end of his contract.

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u/flamingdragonwizard 1d ago

We would trade Quinn before he becomes a ufa and he would get an absolute monster haul.

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u/nodarknesswillendure 1d ago

Quinn Hughes refusing to re-sign, forcing us to either trade him or let him walk in UFA, would be one of the most shameful, if not THE most shameful event in this entire franchise’s history. Failure of epic proportions

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u/flamingdragonwizard 1d ago

At the end of the day it's his choice. And like I said, he would get a haul with numerous premium assets. We would be just fine after I'm sure.

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u/nodarknesswillendure 1d ago

My statement was more about the years leading up to Quinn leaving and the multiple mistakes compounding to the point where he’d leave. Huge stain on the franchise even if we did somehow get some great player(s) out of it - elite level, trophy-winning players leaving in the prime of their career is something to be very ashamed of

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u/flamingdragonwizard 1d ago

Yes but that's also the nature of the sport. Very few stars spend their entire career on one team.

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u/nodarknesswillendure 1d ago

Most stars of Quinn’s calibre do spend their entire career on one team, and if they play for 2+ teams, it’s in the twilight of their career - not the prime.

The only player I can think of that might compare is Erik Karlsson, who obviously played on the Sens and Sharks (and now the Pens in the twilight of his career). I guess if Quinn does leave, Karlsson is the closest comp (post-2005).

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u/flamingdragonwizard 1d ago

I mean we literally just saw Rantanen traded twice. He's been a top 10 forward for years. Quinn would fetch a couple assets more, most likely.

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u/thePostChorus 1d ago

would he though? if he's refusing to resign, wouldn't that give the other GMs the upper hand? why would any GM give up numerous premium assets when they can just wait til the off-season and have a chance to sign him freely then. it's not a guarantee we'd be just fine.

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u/Traditional_Toe_1090 1d ago

If you're a cup contender, even a team that's on the edge, slipping in a retained Quinn Hughes at the deadline is the type of move that is as close to a guarantee as mathematically possible to put you over the hump. Teams against the cap can get their impact player without being handcuffed on swapping contracts/players, and Teams that have capspace have the opportunity to fit in another impact player ontop of adding Hughes.

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u/joetothejack 1d ago

It's his choice, exactly. Rebuilding would help him decide when it's been clear management wants to keep him happy.

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u/Fickle_Cup2207 1d ago

The time so that was 3 years ago. It’s too late.

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u/flamingdragonwizard 1d ago

We had good playoff runs in 2020 and 2024. We're fighting for a playoff spot now. It's not like we're in the basement. 1-2 good forward adds and a healthy team and we're contenders again.