cIutch Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 the canucks need to resolve the ballard situation.he is paid 4.5 mill to sit in the press box or be on the 3rd pair.gillis needs to do something.any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cIutch Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 I sure hope Ballard can come around. But I can see him being traded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Is it me or does anyone else not notice Ballard when he plays . . ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblix Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 true but since vigneault does not trust him we have to do something and either give him ahot or ship him to a place were hell get a chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggins Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 If gillis doesn't fire AV then he better trade Ballard, because AV has never given Ballard the benefit of the doubt and will not give him a fair shot at the top 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opmac Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 The bigger question: What should the Canucks do with Aaron Rome? Pending unrestricted free agent and could double his currently salary on the open market. If he re-signs, most likely looking for Andrew Alberts type of a contract: multi-year at $1 million to $1.5 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Doctor Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 I've seen enough of Ballard. I say trade him, for whatever, let's sign some more productive UFA's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 He's good enough to be a first line centre though, that's the thing. Edler for Staal is actually a pretty fair trade for both teams. Both of them are on the last year of their contracts and both have reasonable cap hits. Sedin Sedin Burrows Booth Staal Kesler Hamhuis Bieksa Suter Salo Ballard Tanev Definitely solves our second line problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwwacky Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 so according to CDC, we should... trade the Sedins - they aren't physical enough / they couldn't score down the stretch / we can get a good return for them trade kesler - he's too injured trade booth - he's overhyped trade higgins - he's not a playoff performer trade raymond - he's useless trade kassian - we miss hodgson trade malhotra - he's not the same after his injury and being paid too much trade edler - he played for the kings anyways trade ballard - he was the best d-man in round 1 but AV doesn't like him trade bieksa - he's too risky trade luongo - we have schneider trade schneider - we have luongo / we can get a good return trade rome - he's a plug trade alberts - he's worse than rome fire AV - he's a horrible coach am i missing anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggins Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 so according to CDC, we should... trade the Sedins - they aren't physical enough / they couldn't score down the stretch / we can get a good return for them trade kesler - he's too injured trade booth - he's overhyped trade higgins - he's not a playoff performer trade raymond - he's useless trade kassian - we miss hodgson trade malhotra - he's not the same after his injury and being paid too much trade edler - he played for the kings anyways trade ballard - he was the best d-man in round 1 but AV doesn't like him trade bieksa - he's too risky trade luongo - we have schneider trade schneider - we have luongo / we can get a good return trade rome - he's a plug trade alberts - he's worse than rome fire AV - he's a horrible coach am i missing anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANUCKLELION Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 why would we send him an apology letter when he wanted 10million dollars the first year and he htought that buffalo had a chance to win the stanley cup - HE SHOULD BE WRITING US THE APOLOGY LETTER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaku Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 4.2M for him to sit most the year? Overpaid to play in a 5th or 6th Dman spot. He had all this hype that he would be a great defenseman here in Vancouver, and i really haven't seen much, or any production from him in the last 2 years. I'll give him a bit of a break only playing 47 games this year, but 14 points in 112 games... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kloubek Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 He's certainly overpaid for what we get out of him. Unfortunately, he has far less trade value than we gave up to get him. Another GM would have to hope Ballard would return for form if we tried to trade him - and that risk is just too great to give up anything reasonable in return. So we're really stuck with him... unless we were to buy him out. As has been said - he actually looked pretty good in the playoffs, and I don't think he has been *that* bad overall... just not worth the money he is paid. With any luck, his playoff play will continue into next year and he'll be closer to playing the kind of minutes Gillis intended him to play when he was acquired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiznac Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 I have to come to his defence on this one Ballard may have been week in the regular season but played like one of our best in the play-offs. AV noticed and gave him more ice time..... if he continues to play like that i want him next year on the same pairing with Tanev they had great chemistry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visp Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Such a simple solution. AV tells Ballard that he will play him more IF he agrees to be paid a fair amount of $3 million. Ballard puts the extra 1.2 mill in a briefcase and hands to MG. MG re-signs Schneider for only around 2 mill, hands him the same briefcase, with an extra 1.2 mill tax free. A Win for Ballard, MG/AV and Schneider! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Tradesies for one Dennis savard rookie card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamy_Nuck Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 As much as i love Staal, this really isn't what our team needs. Our top 2 lines already have solidified Centers. Trading for a third would only be a repeat of the Hodgson scenario. And before everyone tells me that its the same situation that he has in pittsburgh: No, it isn't. Crosby and Malkin have both seen injuries that have limited their playing time and increased Staal's. Crosby GP last 3 years 22,41,81 Malkin GP last 3 years 75,43,67 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erkayloomeh Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 i never really understood the benching of ballard. his brain farts were certainly no worse than what bieksa played like for a couple of years. Raymond plays bad and gets lots of ice time. Ballard didnt even play in game seven last year when our d was so banged up??? doesnt make sense if he cant fit into a top four role then he has to be traded because cap space is so valuable. would it be so bad to get rid of him raymond and malhotra, then insert youth and sign suter for 6 or 7 mil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Standing_Tall#37 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Are you taking Hamhuis or Edler out of the top four to give Ballard the "fair shot" he so deserves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggins Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 You could not be more wrong, he wanted 5.2, and instead of a counter offer, MG traded his rights, he was offered 10 mil, besides his cap hit is only 4 mil, you should be the one apologizing, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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