D-Money Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Whoa...almost as exciting as an Owen Nolan PTO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConnorFutureGM Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Barker was one of if not the worst defenceman in the league last season. If he makes the Canucks it goes to show that the Canucks defence has gotten worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogbyte Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Give the kid a chance. Unlike Nolan he's only 26, and has a good set of tools. If the Canucks could get through and motivate him I would be overjoyed to pick up a good dman out of nowhere. Canucks could use some luck like this. Unlike Edmonton and Minny their is some great leadership and success on this team. As I mentioned before if he would happen to make the team the circumstances would be much different then in both of those cities, especially with the media surrounding him. No way he starts doing crap lke O'Brien if he wants to earn millions of bucks. Also, if he would be servicable at around a mil or less a year that would be a steal. I have great faith in this locker room being a place for reclamations to succeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Cam Barker is easily our biggest and toughest D if he signs with us.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disisdayear Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Cam Barker is easily our biggest and toughest D if he signs with us.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripplereh Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 I wouldnt at all, we have enough bodies, and ROME was one of the biggest bums we had on the team glad he is gone for good!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avicii Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 For the last damn time, it's not about getting random crappy big players. It's about having SKILLED BIG PLAYERS in your top 6. Our core ain't built for that. Sedins aren't physical. Period. There's your problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Free agent D Cam Barker on possible tryout with Canucks: "I'd love to play for the Canucks. If that was the case, that would be amazing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Virtanen Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I think he'll probably make the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaMacNamedDre Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Nobody liked that coach in Edmonton, the room was toxic. I like this move by the Canucks, give Cam a shot , no risk. He has potential if he can dedicate himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beefcake Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Welcome to the Canucks organization Cam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuckMan Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 So while I don't mind Barker getting a PTO with the team, I have it on fairly good authority that he has some substance abuse issues that have really reduced his career to the sad state it is in today. Secondly, you have to figure that eventually the organization is going to want to try to move some prospects up through the pipeline to the squad. I don't know how Barker is going to fit into the equation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotesMagotes Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 That's what people said last year when Edmonton picked him up. They needed D (and still do) and yet they let him go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogbyte Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 So while I don't mind Barker getting a PTO with the team, I have it on fairly good authority that he has some substance abuse issues that have really reduced his career to the sad state it is in today. Secondly, you have to figure that eventually the organization is going to want to try to move some prospects up through the pipeline to the squad. I don't know how Barker is going to fit into the equation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Edmonton isn't really the greatest change of scenery.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuckMan Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 May the best man win. People and players get chances. At 26 this is a good one for him. Great organization if he can just get down to business and play hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Even if he doesn't make the team, we could potentially have him on the Wolves for depth at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James van Riemsdyk Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I'm all in favor of him getting a shot, and if he makes it, he makes it. The Canucks have nothing to lose. However, if what I understand is true, I'm concerned about his commitment to the game. No one has a fall from grace like his for no reason. I don't believe he will make the team. Especially if we pick up a dman in the near future here, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Yea, but can you call him a bust a s an 8th defenseman? If he sucks or he has attitude problems, you put him on waivers. At this point, I don't see a whole lot of options for D-men out there. We need a cheap depth defenseman. Maybe we can get that through a trade, but time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understand Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 The first time you replied with your stock answer of "need big tough, we small weak" I thought to myself I was glad actual hockey was back. The second time I saw it, I reminded myself I have to take the good with the bad. The third time I saw it I knew I lasted through it last year. The fourth time I saw it, I started thinking about my ignore list. Sadly, size has very little to do with helping our team if he's so bad he doesn't play. Understand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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