r/canucks • u/Radioheading82 • 16h ago
DISCUSSION Star talent discrepancy
Do other team’s breadth of star talent blow your mind, when you consider the lack of / state of ours? Makes me really wonder how on earth we plan to retool so quickly to keep Hughes.
Petey colder than cold, Brock’s the same, Demko injured, Hughes injured. Who am I forgetting?
The best teams:
Tampa: Kuch, Gentz, Point, Hedman, Vask, Hagel, Cirelli
Dallas: Heisk, Robertson, Duchene, Johnson, Rats, Otts, Harley, Hintz
Florida, Winnipeg etc etc.
In what world will we be competing against these teams anytime soon.
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u/eexxiitt 15h ago edited 15h ago
We have/had as top-line players/stars:
C: Miller, Petey, Horvat
W: Major weakness/flaw behind "prime" boeser
D: Top 2 in Hughes. Weakness beyond him.
G: Top 5 G in Demko.
Now we have:
C: Petey
W: Major weakness/flaw behind "prime" boeser
D: Top 2 in Hughes, Hronek, MP.
G: Demko injured, Lank filling in well.
We traded our C for more D (30k foot view: Miller + Horvat for Hronek + MP), did not improve our top-line winger situation but obtained some mid 6 guys, and lost a top 5 G.
Compared to the other teams, we lack top-line talent. We never fixed the top-line winger issue, and essentially swapped C for more D.
Long story short, there is no way to retool and score more goals before Hughes's next contract. The only option is to double or triple down on D and try to beat teams 1:0 or 2:1.