DooBie604 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Gragnani may not have been willing to accept his qualifying offer - chances are he wanted more than the $575 he would have made as a Canuck. Regardless, the signing of Garrison pretty much muscles Gragnani out - and in case no one noticed, no one signed Gragnani for 11 days, so the urgency was obviously not there. For folks getting dramatic about the loss of Sulzer - he was signed as a UFA and played 12 games in Vancouver. He cost no assets and therefore moving him for Gragnani cost no assets. Quit indirectly whining about the Hodgson deal, whiny whiners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Joslin>Gragnani Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apples Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Hodgson for a 4th liner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Gragnani may not have been willing to accept his qualifying offer - chances are he wanted more than the $575 he would have made as a Canuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 I won't say Joslin is better than Gragnani, but I will say that given the change in the top four, he is a better fit as a depth, gritty, third pairing guy, and like Gragnani is able to be used as a fourth liner in a pinch - a good guy to have as an insurance player when a seventh blueliner can be dressed who can actually contribute as a fourth liner if necessary. I'm fine with this swap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 he doesn't have to accept it to be qualified, it merely needs to be offered by the club. if the player doesn't want to accept it he can negotiate with the club, or file for arbitration (if he's eligible for arbitration). the canucks never tendered a qualifying offer to grags, making him an UFA. the qualifying offer merely states the club's intentions to sign the player, keeping them in their RFA status, and is a starting point for negotiations. gillis's not tendering one means they didn't want him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanghorneslimRules Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 All these players are fringe nhlers on a good day. O know sulzer ooo he sucks, joslin sucks, and mag sucks. Its like people are crying about the loss of byron bitz he waaaaaaaaaaah. These guys all will play like 14 games a year in the nhl and the rest will be in the minors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suolucidir Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Hodgson for a 4th liner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 career ahler. Best of luck to him though. Was worth a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegionOfDoom Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Wasn't this this guy people in the Hodgson trade said was the reason we won the trade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Should have asked for a first round pick instead. Especialy if we were not even going to give him a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCammer Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Gragnani may not have been willing to accept his qualifying offer - chances are he wanted more than the $575 he would have made as a Canuck. Regardless, the signing of Garrison pretty much muscles Gragnani out - and in case no one noticed, no one signed Gragnani for 11 days, so the urgency was obviously not there. Gragnani makes no sense as a third pairing defenseman - so he doesn't really fit in the scheme anymore. For folks getting dramatic about the loss of Sulzer - he was signed as a UFA and played 12 games in Vancouver. He cost no assets and therefore moving him for Gragnani cost no assets. Quit indirectly whining about the Hodgson deal, whiny whiners. Best of luck to Grags - if he settles in, there is lots of potential there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodycanuckleheads Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 so worth trading Sulzer for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Phaneuf Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 4. Neither of them are likely to be NHL regulars (although Sulzer now has the edge, being on a terrible team). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marleau_12 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Wasn't Gragnani AHL defence man of the year? And 7 points in 7 playoff games with Buffalo. Yea he wasn't too great defensively but it takes time adjusting to a new team and I don't think he was given a real chance to prove himself. I think he will be a good offensive defence man, and a steal for 800k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodycanuckleheads Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 How is Buffalo terrible? Explain that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aladeen Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Wasn't this this guy people in the Hodgson trade said was the reason we won the trade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marleau_12 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Cody Hodgson played on their top line this year... No decent team plays (rookie) Cody Hodgson on their top line... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Phaneuf Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Cody Hodgson played on their top line this year... No decent team plays (rookie) Cody Hodgson on their top line... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsedin33 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Wasn't this this guy people in the Hodgson trade said was the reason we won the trade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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