Special Ed Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Well it's not going to happen until 3 30 ish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradinToSmyl Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Who do you want us to sign? Weber? Suter? Not going to happen. Who do you want us to trade for? Staal? Ryan? How about someone from Toronto? Who does Toronto have that Burke would be willing to give up that is worth a damn? Lupul, Kessel, Grabovski, Gardiner, Gunnarsson, Liles, Schenn aren't going anywhere. Burke has said publicly he refuses to trade any of them. How many other teams have a need for an upgrade in goaltending? How many would we trade with? Chicago, San Jose, Anaheim? That would be a cold day in Hell. There is no one in this free agent market and very little in the way of viable trades. If Luongo goes, everyone is assuming we're going to like what we get in return. If we trade him we will get NOTHING for him that improves our roster. You assume a top-6 forward means a guy like Bobby Ryan or Jordan Stall, in reality it probably means someone closer to the calibre of Scott Gomez or another Mason Raymond. Not a 30-40 goal scorer who puts up 80 points but someone who's team no longer wants them and we'd would be settling for: a 15-20 goal scorer who is lucky to put up 30 points. We already have that in Raymond and nobody want us to keep him. No thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Ed Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 3:30 now.... How long is the ish????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBCanucks Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 TSN just reported that several clubs are interested but not expected to make a move today. This is what we call reporting nothing to make it seem like something. No trade was closer today than it was yesterday. *yawn* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Ed Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Well at least you showed up I guess... v Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merci Posted June 22, 2012 Author Share Posted June 22, 2012 ^ Calm down son, it's a comin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Garret's moustache Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 this. & I normally try to wake up before 4pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Garret's moustache Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 lol, second double post of the day, sorry guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Ed Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 ^ Calm down son, it's a comin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tocnhockey Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Don't know about you guys, but I'm going to be really upset when Lu gets traded. Just can't imagine the Canucks without him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Ed Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Ah well after the Canucks make their first selection it's time for a nap. Maybe when I wake up then? Or tomorrow ish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehamburglar Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Rather have the Luu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sedin's 6th Sense Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 I will awake in 2 hours, 24 minutes to breathe a fresh breath of Bobby Lu still our #1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradinToSmyl Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 I will awake in 2 hours, 24 minutes to breathe a fresh breath of Bobby Lu still our #1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey!? Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 #2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucksbiggestfan Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 A goalie like Luongo only comes along every once in a while. There are only a handful of elite goaltenders available at any given time and we have one in Luongo and in another 2-3 years we might have one Schneider. The point is, Schneider is not at that level YET. We don't need to trade Luongo. Period. It will be tight, but we have cap room to keep both goaltenders for at least another couple of seasons until the cap opens up. With a $70.3 million cap, we have $14.6 million left to maneuver. Of all our free agents assume we resign: - Schneider $3 million (more than I think he'll get) - Raymond $3 million (more than I think he deserves) - Salo $2 million - Rome for $1 million (a 25% raise from last year's hit) - Gragnani $1 million (raise from last year's $550,000 hit) - Weise to $750,000 (a raise on last year's $605,000 hit) - Ebbet $750,000 (raised from last year's $525,000 hit) - Bitz two-way $750,000 contract ($50,00 raise from last year's hit) Given that I've assumed all our players receive a sizable raise from their previous salaries/cap hits, we're left with at least $2.15 million to move. That gives us $2-3 million dollars worth of flexibility with the EXACT same team we had last year. Assuming that some players might get re-signed to be moved later (Raymond *fingers crossed*, Gragnani) and others may either walk, retire or not get re-signed (Ebbett, Salo, Rome). We can assume that we might in reality have about $4-5 million in flexibility not including the potential to move a player like Ballard who has a $4.2 million hit. The fact is, in this free agent market it is very unlikely we're going to be able to sign a high impact player like Weber and any modifications to our roster will be modest regardless of whether we have Luongo or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAN_FAN_MATT Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Hasn't happened as of this moment, but will eventually happen. We could possibly see Lou traded during Day 2 of the Draft tomorrow mornign, but I wont hold my breath, Gillis has to get the best possible return for Lou, and that could likely take longer than expected. Even though I'm happy with the team keeping Schneider, and glad that we're trading Luongn instead, I will certainly be sad to see him go. But I know it's the best for the franchise in the long run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Ed Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 And bobby Lu is still our guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradinToSmyl Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 And bobby Lu is still our guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostdivision Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 lol you mean like what the schneider fans are doing/did to Lu ? just hoping MG is able to make a hockey trade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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