billabong Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 just wondering if its known why he just let him walk??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sedin's 6th Sense Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 No we don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksFanMike Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Nobody knows the exact reason why MG let him walk but obviously they didn't feel he was a good fit. My guess is that he wasn't responsible defensively but that might not be the only reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marleau_12 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Cause you touch yourself at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Because Grags thinks he is a forward? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I would guess that it had a lot to do with Garrison signing, and Gragnani not exactly being a third pairing type defenseman. Also he may not have been willing to accept his qualifying offer - he wound up signing for 800k as opposed to the 550 + 10% (which wouljd have been the qualifying offer if the Canucks had followed through...). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossi Vaananen Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 He was never QO'd. Gragnani has defensive issues, watching that guy play was an adventure and that's not a liability you want on your back end. Garrison is an upgrade regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Cause you touch yourself at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheels22 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Not such a big piece of that trade now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Cause you touch yourself at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brockbuster Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4VbOHvaPRc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drybone Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I cant even hazard a guess. Thought Garrison pushed him too far down the pecking order. He even let Rome walk . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM24 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Because he's nothing but AHL talent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobopan Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I think MG honestly thought Shultz signing here was in the bag.. Even tho Gragani sucks, the guy was here for like 20 games and you go thru all that effort to keep him an RFA only to let him walk. It makes no sense and for a team that's used to carrying 9+ NHL defenseman were a little thin now. Alberts as your #7, i guess Joslin as #8.. i don't exactly feel anyone else is ready at this point in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iLLmAtlc Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Is it really like MG to let young players walk? There was probably something else going on here. Besides, he wasn't that bad. His Corsi relative at 13.91 was 4th on the team behind Sedin-Sedin-Burrows and his Corsi at 7.93 was not too shabby either. That tells you that even with his defensive lapses the team was still able to outshoot the opponent with him on the ice by a fair margin so how significant could those lapses be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccc44 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 just wondering if its known why he just let him walk??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawkdrummer Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 just wondering if its known why he just let him walk??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pouyag Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Wanted to give full roster spot to Tanev and Ballard, who are smaller defensemen like MAG and Connauton is also close to making it to the big team as well. The depth defensemen will likely have to be bigger bodies. Here's hoping for a healthy year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityinFlames Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 The Canucks have better players waiting to play, and they also wanted to make sure there was room if we were to sign Schultz. In the end there's no lose Gragnani is a career AHLer for now, and we get to see our young players attempt to make the next step. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanBeef Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Wasn't much of a loss but I would've signed him over Mullen though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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