The Real Reason For The Canucks' Success

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5 ай бұрын

Two years ago, if you told me the Canucks would be atop the Pacific Division half way through the season, I'd have you checked into a mental health facility. Turns out, I would have been the crazy one for doubting Jim Rutherford and his right-hand man, Patrik Allvin.
In this video, I make my case as to why pro-scouting is the main reason for the Canuck's turnaround. As always, if you enjoyed the video, please like and subscribe.

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@TheBluelineHockey 5 ай бұрын

What should Chef Allvin cook up next? A top 4 defenseman? Top 6 winger? Another matchup center?

@christhornycroft3686 5 ай бұрын

Top for stay at home D or gritty, big, veteran bottom 6, preferably a centre. I’d rather have the D because those are so important in the playoffs, but another gritty forward who can take draws works too.

@retskni 5 ай бұрын

Hey. An intelligent, thoughtful analysis. Being a Canuck fan from their inception (and throughout all the heart breaks) this current management system seems to be paying dividends. Mike Gillis and his team came close, but I like this quieter, more methodical approach. Kudos for your even tone of presentation. Keep going, friend! You've earned a new subscriber. 🙂

@TheBluelineHockey 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@pakg1 5 ай бұрын

Allvin deserves GM of the year. Nobody else in the league comes close to what he's done this season.

@TheBluelineHockey 5 ай бұрын

And Tocchet looks like the frontrunner for coach of the year

@MrPointmidget 5 ай бұрын

@@TheBluelineHockey Jack Adams always goes to the coach of the Vezina goalie.

@claytonmcdonald8603 5 ай бұрын

Truth. Vancouver Canucks is the Easter egg of 2024 chell

@brendanjohnstone4493 5 ай бұрын

Man that Gudbransson trade... and now look at McCann he would fit so well into this roster smh.

@karencampbell3080 5 ай бұрын

The experience that Vancouvers coaching staff and management group is by far the best in the NHL

@TheBluelineHockey 5 ай бұрын

Agreed!

@omfg322 5 ай бұрын

Also need to mention our coaching staff. Toccet has won cups and knows what to do. As well as defensive legends like Adam fotte sergie gonchar (probably butchard the names), forward legends like the sedin twins and arguable the best goalie coach in Ian Clark.

@TheBluelineHockey 5 ай бұрын

I agree 100 percent! But I didn’t talk about the coaching staff in this video because I really wanted to focus on management, specifically Allvin. At the end of the day, you can only coach the players you’re given, and Allvin has provided Tocchet with a solid roster.

@zororosario 5 ай бұрын

Good review, spot on with highlights of the top down upgrades. Winners with a proven track = cup record 😊. Cheers

@TheBluelineHockey 5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@moosethegoosey 5 ай бұрын

The farm team has been looking better too. All good signs. The only concern I have for the Canucks is a relatively weaker prospect pool.

@kleung9717 4 ай бұрын

i wanna cry, please bring us the first cup folks, i remembered crying when we lost game 7 to the bears

@justinfearn259 5 ай бұрын

Great video, great analysis! Thanks!!

@TheBluelineHockey 5 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@dereklin2421 5 ай бұрын

great analysis! keep it up

@TheBluelineHockey 5 ай бұрын

Thanks, will do!

@gabrielidusogie9189 5 ай бұрын

This video might answer all the questions I have about trade info and the business side of not just hockey, but sports in general.

@grievegirl1 5 ай бұрын

Great video! Love the channel

@TheBluelineHockey 5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@connyjohnson855 5 ай бұрын

Wow great analysis! 👍

@TheBluelineHockey 5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@MSmith-cp1tz 5 ай бұрын

When you compare them it gets really embarrassing for Benning

@TheBluelineHockey 5 ай бұрын

He was an embarrassment of a GM, from his lack of vision, inability to manage contracts, unprofessionalism (didn't keep in touch with Tanev's camp), poor scouting, terrible draft record, fostering a culture of yesmen, I mean I can go on for days. The fact he had a job for 8 seasons is mind-boggling.

@ruggie.74 5 ай бұрын

Honestly, not a lot (other than Hughes' INSANE pace) has changed this season. The biggest reason Vancouver has turned it around is because of the improvement to their defense. Guys like Cole and Soucy can not, and should not be understated.

@imnotcharles 5 ай бұрын

I see what you’re saying but the turnaround in D and restructuring of the bottom 6 is a lot if you quantify it. Blueger, Suter, Lafferty, Cole, Zadorov, Soucy, Hronek and DeSmith accounts for a 3rd of new faces to this years lineup vs last seasons. I would say that’s a lot imo

@BigSleepyJoeCooking 5 ай бұрын

0:33 ngl jack campbell made me laugh

@TheBluelineHockey 5 ай бұрын

Richest man in the AHL!

@BigSleepyJoeCooking 5 ай бұрын

I still have Benning ptsd

@MrPointmidget 5 ай бұрын

Benning is a hell of a used car salesman who just happened to fleece the Aqualini's. I mean good on him for his own personal gains, but the man is a fucking moron in the grand scheme of things.

@TheBluelineHockey 5 ай бұрын

Probably the worst hire since Keenan

@September2004 5 ай бұрын

I’ve slowly let go of my anger at them not getting Bedard because we didn’t have cap space for him and would have had to trade away assets like Brock Boeser which would have been a mistake. Instead, Bedard went to the Blackhawks who were so desperate to surround Bedard with experience that they got Hall and Perry. This allowed the Canucks to take advantage of some good luck when Hall was gone for the season and Perry was just gone. This allowed the Canucks to dump Anthony Beauvillier’s contract on a desperate Hawks which gave them both a draft pick and the cap space to get Zadorov. They’ve done well since then.

@debuthunter5389 5 ай бұрын

Not getting Bedard? Lol. As if they had a choice? Didn't have the cap space? Lol, he's a rookie...

@September2004 5 ай бұрын

@@debuthunter5389 More like not tanking for Bedard. He’s a highly touted rookie. And Jim Benning kept spending to the cap. Rookie or not, Canucks cap situation sucks.

@debuthunter5389 5 ай бұрын

@@September2004 - Benning was no good. In terms of tanking I think it's a ridiculous thing to do. It burns culture, it makes players not want to be there, makes fans not show up, and the draft lottery doesn't guarantee anything anyways.

@September2004 5 ай бұрын

@@debuthunter5389 I hear this phrase about ‘culture’ a lot. Somehow, it hasn’t failed the Penguins who have managed to draft Lemieux, Jagr, Fleury, Malkin and Crosby. And this is the team that Allvin, Rutherford and a Tocchet won 2 Cups with so they of all people should know! And we don’t have to intentionally tank. Just don’t fire Boudreau until the end of the season. What did all those wins get us? We missed the playoffs and didn’t get a high draft pick. In fact, we missed drafting Bedard by one ping pong ball. Something that will haunt this team for decades if Bedard ends up winning Cups with Hawks and we don’t. We even had the fight guy to tank with. Not only did we have all these shocks leads that we lost but he was popular. We could’ve ridden him out until the end of the year and be in a better draft position. They hired Tocchet in January so that he can figure out what the Canucks need during the last part of the season. I can buy that, since Allvin has made lots of shrewd moves.

@September2004 5 ай бұрын

I wonder what Benning is thinking seeing the Canucks succeed by doing things differently than he did.

@allghilliedup21 5 ай бұрын

He still probably thinks the OEL trade was his best yet.

@joeynova9896 5 ай бұрын

His downfall was Travis Green, shitty trades and contracts. Good riddance! I hope the door hit him on his way out!