We’re going over the Vancouver Canucks rebuild timeline, as implied by Jim Rutherford.
We’ll go over the Bo Horvat trade, JT Miller trade, and others.
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This video is taking place after the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The 2025 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:
1st) New York Islanders, Matthew Schaefer
2nd) San Jose Sharks, Michael Misa
3rd) Chicago Blackhawks, Anton Frondell
4th) Utah Mammoth, Caleb Desnoyers
5th) Nashville Predators, Brady Martin
6th) Philadelphia Flyers, Porter Martone
7th) Boston Bruins, James Hagens
8th) Seattle Kraken, Jake O’Brien
9th) Buffalo Sabres, Radim Mrtka
10th) Anaheim Ducks, Roger McQueen
11th) Pittsburgh Penguins, Benjamin Kindel
12th) Philadelphia Flyers (from New York Rangers via Vancouver Canucks and Pittsburgh Penguins), Jack Nesbitt
13th) Detroit Red Wings, Carter Bear
14th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Jackson Smith
15th) Vancouver Canucks, Braeden Cootes
16th) New York Islanders (from Calgary Flames via Montreal Canadiens), Victor Eklund
17th) New York Islanders (from Montreal Canadiens), Kashawn Aitcheson
18th) Calgary Flames (from New Jersey Devils), Cole Reschny
19th) St. Louis Blues, Justin Carbonneau
20th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Minnesota Wild), Pyotr Andreyanov
21st) Nashville Predators (from Ottawa Senators), Cameron Reid
22nd) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Colorado Avalanche via Philadelphia Flyers), Bill Zonnon
23rd) Ottawa Senators (from Tampa Bay Lightning via Nashville Predators), Logan Hensler
24th) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Los Angeles Kings), Will Horcoff
25th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Vaclav Nestrasil
26th) Nashville Predators (from Vegas Golden Knights via San Jose Sharks), Ryker Lee
27th) Washington Capitals, Lynden Lakovic
28th) Winnipeg Jets, Sascha Boumedienne
29th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Carolina Hurricanes), Mason West
30th) San Jose Sharks (from Dallas Stars), Joshua Ravensbergen
31st) Los Angeles Kings (from Edmonton Oilers via Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins), Henry Brzustewicz
32nd) Calgary Flames (from Florida Panthers), Cullen Potter
This video is also taking place after 2025 NHL Season, and after the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers in the Finals.
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8 Comments
Rutherford is a near senile old man. This management team is arguably the worst in history given what they’ve done. They absolutely dismantled the team.
As a Penguins fan, can I just say, Rutherford is NOT a smart hockey mind.
I clearly recall a comment during the bubble season that seems prophetic. After losing to Vegas it was like, 'oh well, nice try, time to rebuild.'
This is a team that still featured Roussel and Eriksson. So, whoops? A wee little bit of wasted cap space for a team to form a long run, right?
Keep in mind, the Canucks didn't pick up anyone of worth in the draft since Hughes, so the pieces they had available were all installed.
Conclusion? The Olli Juolevi draft choice sunk this group before they even got a shot. Tkachuk was the obvious piece they were short of, but even that might not have brought the cup, because ultimately you can't just go years and years of zero-for drafts and still expect to compete.
Could you imagine Rutherford in Carolina or Pittsburgh picking up Juolevi over Tkachuk? I can't.
The 2024 season was an overrated swan song in all hindsight. 'Catching teams by surprise' until the all-star break, when the bottom fell out.
The Canucks HAVE to lie to the fans in order to sell tickets, and the truth is quite depressing.
Trader Jim… took a playoff off team. And completely dismantled it. No playoffs for 2 years… traded away our best players… with little or nothing in return. Demko is locked up for 2 more years… yet he hasn't played a full season in 2 years. I often ask myself… why am I still a fan of this team.
I could only imagine how good Vancouver would have been if they would have gotten Conor bedard. Wow how things have changed
The Canucks didn't start their rebuild with the Bo Horvat trade. That was just them doubling down on Rutherford's gross incompetence and calling it a "rebuild" in hindsight. They flushed away top draft picks like they were allergic to them just like Benning did. Rutherford forced the Canucks into a rebuild just by being terrible at his job. He shouldn't be allowed to go near live mics or team rosters.
As long as Quin was playing they thought we were a contender. Traded away almost all equity for players they let walk. One failure after another. I was a bit sold they might have a chance but also knew how fragile this team really is. And it fell off the tracks coming out of the chute. Much of that success was because of Zadorov and Cole. Schenn was also great when we had him and lost all toughness to fight back and every NHL team knows it. Doing the same thing over and over hoping for different results. But to say they were doing a rebuild is crazy. I think Quin read the tea leaves and they were forced to do something and greatly undervalued Quins net worth. This team is in bad shape and fans want to much from this team right now. They are weak. Not necessarily bad. Young weak and little offense.
Rutherford liked his pittsburgh penguins players he trade away pickeds