Zanon Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Lemme take you back a few years. http://m.thehockeynews.com/articles/27723-Canucks-come-to-terms-on-12year-contract-extension-with-Luongo.html Luongo signs with the Canucks for 12 years. I think we all thought he was here for life and Schneider was the one on his way out. So why did that never happen? Why was it that Mike Gillis kept Schneider around for as long as he has AFTER committing to Luongo? Why was Schneider never traded to improve our team after he re-signed Luongo to prevent a goalie controversy? I thought Lack was the future? At least, that is what everybody told me, so there was no room for Schneider. Is Luongo being shopped moreso because he wants out or because Gillis now thinks Schneider is his goalie? *cough* mismanagement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck919191 Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 'Cause he's better than Luongo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Because Schneider exceeded his expectations. Or that's what I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Because we wanted to see if he could become a good goalie before we shipped him out for pittance. Looks like we made the right choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanon Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 'Cause he's better than Luongo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shazzam Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 I'm sure there have been plenty of offers the past couple of years and they just kept getting better. With the inconsistent play of Luongo in the playoffs, MG kept Schneider around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 It was far too early to trade Schneider back then. He had no real trade value until recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucktican Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Because he's the goalie we need right now and from what it looks like the whole team puts in alot more effort when he's in net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanon Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 It was far too early to trade Schneider back then. He had no real trade value until recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vancanfan Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 He was never traded because why would he be? I consider him the # 1 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiun Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 This is a ridiculous question. Lack wasn't nearly ready for NHL (and probably still isn't QUITE ready for backup duties) so we needed someone to play backup, Schneider was it. We weren't grooming him to take over for Lu (at least not publicly) but he has improved far beyond expectations into a legitimate #1, why WOULDN'T we keep him and trade Lu? Want to get younger remember? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grape Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Schneider probably wasn't even worth a 2nd round pick at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Makes me wonder if he was on the market last summer or this trade deadline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grape Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 So in a few more years, will you ask, "Why didn't we trade Lack?" Schneider back then was Lack right now, people even doubted if he would make the NHL. You've been a member since 2006, you should know this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanon Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 This is a ridiculous question. Lack wasn't nearly ready for NHL (and probably still isn't QUITE ready for backup duties) so we needed someone to play backup, Schneider was it. We weren't grooming him to take over for Lu (at least not publicly) but he has improved far beyond expectations into a legitimate #1, why WOULDN'T we keep him and trade Lu? Want to get younger remember? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grape Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 nvm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmployeeoftheMonth Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Debatable, but why did Gillis even let it get to that point after committing to Luongo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 As mentioned: value Why get a decent return when you can get a great return years later? It's not as if we needed to move him at the time anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Debatable, but why did Gillis even let it get to that point after committing to Luongo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai604 Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Pretty simple, really. We needed a backup, and Schneider was perfect in that role, while continuing to develop every year while having his value increase each year. Pretty basic concept of asset management, you don't sell when the value is going up, you just don't know how much it will go up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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