NucksBruins Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 In this case, he would be exactly what the Canucks need. The talent may be declining, but he's a leader and he is the kind of player the team hasn't had the last few years in the playoffs. If Gillis can sell him on the city and the team's chances of winning the Cup, he could be a key guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIBdaQUIB Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 he'll be expecting 4-5M Gillis wont be stupid and throw that at him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 He'd be my first choice among available forwards... would balance out the lineup very nicely. If he'll sign for two years at 8-10 millionish I wouldn't think twice. If we don't get him I hope Winnipeg does - that would be fitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaku Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Whoa i didn't see that one coming. GET IT DONE MG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Doughty Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Doan wants a cup and he knows Phoenix isn't going to get him one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmpunk Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 man he is the guy we need for the playoffs! Put him with the Sedins and everyone will think twice before taking a run at the Sedins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totes McGoats Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Problem is, We'd sign him, then Alain Vigneault wouldn't like him, and end up playing him every 3 games or so before he gets traded at the deadline and puts up 40 points in his last 20 games playing proper minutes. AV sucks with the old players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButterBean Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Besides this past year when was the last time a Doan led team even made the playoffs let alone him leading the team to succeed n the playoffs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Killer Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 bring in biznasty with him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Vanderhoek Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 I could see Doan landing in Pittsburgh. He would be a good piece for Vancouver but I think the Canucks would look in another direction to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruffy05 Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 This is completely unfortunate. I miss the days of the 'face of the franchise' remaining with franchise. Free agency is all well and good for non-core players but... Well, I guess if Gretzky can get traded, anybody can get traded. This is why I always had tremendous respect for the likes of Joe Sakic and Steve Yzerman and Martin Brodeur. They bled the colors of their respective teams. It's one of the reasons I prefer Olympic hockey over NHL (though I am nuts for the NHL). You ger a feeling of constancy and security. Not saying Doan doesn't as a Jet/Coyote. I sincerely hope he resigns with them. The only place I would be okay with outside of them would be with Winnipeg so he can finally go home. Players like Sundin and Naslund that sign for one year at the end of their careers... even Gretzky in his St. Louis/Rangers days... Doesn't feel right. Nasulnd was not a Ranger, not inside. He was a Canucks getting paid by the Rangers to skate for them. Like a mnercenary. Sometimes change is required. A little. Some players you do not trade. Treat them right, they treat you right. It is the Detroit way. They draft/develop their core and use trade and free agency for everything else (with a few exceptions). Thats how you maintain long term player alegiance between players and fans. I remember a buddy of mine when we were young who just spent all his money he'd been saving up (early early highschool) on a Trevor Linden jersey roughly one week before he was traded. The guy was crushed. Linden and Doan are great examples of players you do NOT let leave. /rant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunningWild Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 The sale of the Yotes to teh new owners is being challenged in court and there's a good chance the courts will agree that previous court orders were violated and the sale is null and void. My guess, Doan has had enough of playing for the NHL ownership group and wants to go to a real team with private owners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikiShiz Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Doan would be an excellent addition...I wonder if he would want to sign with Vancouver...I figure he's probably going to sign somewhere like Pits or NYR.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Problem is, We'd sign him, then Alain Vigneault wouldn't like him, and end up playing him every 3 games or so before he gets traded at the deadline and puts up 40 points in his last 20 games playing proper minutes. AV sucks with the old players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB007 Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 If there is cap to sign him at around 4.5M for 1 year I would. Not longer though. Need all the space we have for 2013 - 14 for Webber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 This is completely unfortunate. I miss the days of the 'face of the franchise' remaining with franchise. Free agency is all well and good for non-core players but... Well, I guess if Gretzky can get traded, anybody can get traded. This is why I always had tremendous respect for the likes of Joe Sakic and Steve Yzerman and Martin Brodeur. They bled the colors of their respective teams. It's one of the reasons I prefer Olympic hockey over NHL (though I am nuts for the NHL). You ger a feeling of constancy and security. Not saying Doan doesn't as a Jet/Coyote. I sincerely hope he resigns with them. The only place I would be okay with outside of them would be with Winnipeg so he can finally go home. Players like Sundin and Naslund that sign for one year at the end of their careers... even Gretzky in his St. Louis/Rangers days... Doesn't feel right. Nasulnd was not a Ranger, not inside. He was a Canucks getting paid by the Rangers to skate for them. Like a mnercenary. Sometimes change is required. A little. Some players you do not trade. Treat them right, they treat you right. It is the Detroit way. They draft/develop their core and use trade and free agency for everything else (with a few exceptions). Thats how you maintain long term player alegiance between players and fans. I remember a buddy of mine when we were young who just spent all his money he'd been saving up (early early highschool) on a Trevor Linden jersey roughly one week before he was traded. The guy was crushed. Linden and Doan are great examples of players you do NOT let leave. /rant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millerdraft Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 I hope Gillis is all over this guy. He looked like the hungriest player in the postseason this year and if he wasn't the only player on his team (other than Mike Smith and perhaps Whitney) he might've found himself hoisting the Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MashedBananas Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Yeah, imagine that eh.... Wouldn't mind seeing that! I thought Doan was going to play in Phoenix until they finally shut the lights off in that building... Lights are still on, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikedyMike Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 I wouldn't mind seeing Doan in a Canucks jersey, even if only for a year or 2. He still has gas in the tank as we saw in the post-season. If he does leave Phoenix, he is leaving to try to win a cup. Why is anyone suggesting the Jets as a fitting destination? He played there for one season 17 years ago, yeah?... did I miss something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollumpus Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 If Doan were to come here I think he could solve a number of problems with the team's top-6. However, there are a couple of issues which could create a large problem in signing Doan. 1.) I believe Doan would want to sign for at least as much as he got last year, and I believe he will likely want more than one year. 2.) The other issue he brings with him is his age. By age I do not mean "he's 35 and that's old", but rather that his new contract would be one of those "35+" contracts. This means that should he get more than a one year deal, even if he decided to retire after next year was done, he would still be on the cap. Might he be signed to a deal similar to what Sundin got (ie. two one year deals rather than a single, two-year contract), and would that evade any potential cap issues? regards, G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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