Baercheese Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 TKO is a team player first and foremost. He forechecks hard and finishes his checks. He will drop the mitts if needed, one solid grinder. >>>> Weise also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Still if we lose a few players who would you rather have in the top 6? Raymond or Kostopoulos? We have a number of players that can play the same role TK can so Idk why we would spend the money to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Sedin Sedin Burrows Kesler Booth Higgins Hansen Lapierre Kassian... IMO, we're already set with players who can play a top-6 role, even without Raymond; not to mention possible trades/signings/prospects coming. So that point is moot. What we could use is someone who can play the 4th-line roll to perfection. And that guy is Tom Kostopoulos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Indications are Canucks will pass on Jason Arnott: VANCOUVER - It seems the Canucks' interest in free agent veteran centre Jason Arnott has cooled. Late last summer, the Canucks were talking to Arnott's agent, his brother Wade Arnott, about signing the 38-year-old. They saw Arnott as a possible upgrade as a third-line centre and someone who could fill in for injured second-line centre Ryan Kesler. But Wade Arnott said Wednesday he senses the Canucks' interest has waned. "My sense is that it isn't a front-burner priority for them," he said. "My sense is that they have a few other things that they are looking at, obviously one big one (trading Roberto Luongo) that you are well aware of. And I think they have to let that play itself out before they go from there." Jason Arnott has been skating during the lockout near his Dallas-area home. He had 17 goals and 34 points with the St. Louis Blues last season and has now logged 1,244 regular-season games. His brother said there has been considerable interest from other teams. "Jason does have interest now around the league and it will be interesting to see how it plays out between now and Sunday." http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/hockey/vancouver-canucks/Indications+Canucks+will+pass+Jason/7798305/story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Gillis has to wait and see what's available through a Luongo trade before he's going to sign any free agents. I doubt Arnott would be willing to wait around, and it's unlikely he accepts a PTO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossram Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Kostopoulos is a solid 4th liner and I think he's a better player than Volpatti. Arnott is a half-decent stop-gap option at center. Sedin - Sedin - Burrows Raymond - Arnott - Booth Higgins - Lapierre - Hansen Kostopoulos - Malhotra - Weise Ebbet Might be able to get us through until Kesler is back, at which point Arnott becomes a 3rd/4th line center. Also lets us leave Kassian and Schroeder in the AHL, which they need anyway to continue developing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rey Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Still if we lose a few players who would you rather have in the top 6? Raymond or Kostopoulos? We have a number of players that can play the same role TK can so Idk why we would spend the money to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avicii Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 What????????? "EDIT: I think you're also forgetting that Raymond can play center. Not very well, but with some help on faceoffs form Manny, he can become an excellent 3C"..........................Raymond can play centre but not very well? Andrew Alberts can play forward too but not very well, so how does that help the Canucks? And even if Raymond took some pointers from Manny on faceoffs, there's much more to playing centre than just faceoffs. Don't you think that if they thought that Raymond would become such an excellent 3rd line centre, as you suggest, that they would have made every effort to try him there for a prolonged period of time already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklehead44 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Isn't Kostopolous the biggest punching bag in the league? Something like 7 fight wins in 110 fights or something crazy. He got lucky against Bieksa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vansicle Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Actual goals? Never of heard of actual goals... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Sedin-Sedin-Burrows Booth-Kesler-Kassian Higgins-Arnott-Hansen Malhotra-Lapierre-Raymond/Weise Looks solid to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 This is a problem for every single team in the NHL. I'd love to fill the team up with stars or scorers but understand that it's unrealistic. Raymond or Kostopoulos? Neither would look good on the top six. In fact, as of right now, in playoff situation that no one on the team is capable of being consistent offensively. That's just how the game is. Typically, it's the hard working checkers who have more success in series match up competition because they have that extra competitive drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Looks like a legit cup winning team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Seriously?!?! The only difference between this forward roster and the one that didn't win the cup is arnott.... Not the game breaker most think of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 And a healthy Daniel Sedin from the beggining. Plus Arnott>>>Pahlsson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Meh. C'mon deniro, still a big stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avicii Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 It's okay guys, everyone can relax. Canucks aren't even interested in Arnott anymore. Awwwwwww yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Seriously?!?! The only difference between this forward roster and the one that didn't win the cup is arnott.... Not the game breaker most think of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drop Em Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 They have, ans it worked quite well actually. Lapierre just had to go ans outplay him though. Canucks are also not into Arnott anymore Thank God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raoul Duke Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 I agree we need to add more than just that. But I still think that team on paper is better than last years. Is it a cup contender yet? It's hard to say. I think the more depth we add the better our chances are though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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