Rypien37 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Lapierre was a playoff hero in 2009-10 for the Habs for his role in checking Ovechkin and co. Higgins has always been alright. Booth returned from serious concussion and played well enough for Panthers to keep his top 6 spot on the team. Barker on the other hand, was cut by an AHL affiliate of an NHL team that couldn't make the playoffs for the last few years. There is no comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB007 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Why does everyone keep saying this? He wasn't cut, he had a 25 game CONTRACT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70seven Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Barker had been a high scoring d-man at every level untill the age of 22... it just vanished... ive heard that there have been substance abuse issues, which could have been the main issue... but when offensive talent like that just dissapears, you have to wonder if it can be found again? It's possible Nux management feel that theres something still there, and theyre going to give him likley his last shot at salvaging his carreer. Higgins had bounced around, and was definatley trending downwards, as was Lapierre.... When we aquired them, they were pegged as 4th liners... perhaps u dont remember that, but its true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thad Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 @BruceMcCurdy Cam Barker came highly recommended by #Canucks head scout Helen Keller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB007 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Higgins had bounced around, and was definatley trending downwards, as was Lapierre.... When we aquired them, they were pegged as 4th liners... perhaps u dont remember that, but its true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rey Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Higgins career only went down because the Habs, at one point, considered him a potential 1st liner and Captain material. Saku Koivu type production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogbyte Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Good stuff. You can't really go wrong with a world junior defender from Canda. I've always liked his game. Like pretty much any of our good dmen for Canada he made great plays when it counted. Maybe he's figured out that a career as a second/third liner in the NHL is better than partying it up. All he has to do is play solid D and chip the puck up to our dynamic group of forwards, something he can definitely do. He probably thought he'd be a star in this league but reality is he could turn it into a good situation for everyone. I also really liked what he said about getting pucks through on the net. Something Edler has no understanding of. Cam knows the pressure of a game and when getting the puck through is a neccesity. Hopefully he can find his game here in Van. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanBeef Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Pahlsson looked more enthusiastic in joining the canucks then Barker, or is that how he always looks? Can't wait to see him hit the ice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanBeef Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Not true. Higgins was bounced around a bit but his career was never in jeopardy. Lapierre, as I said before, was a playoff hero for the Habs in 2009 - 10 when they beat Washington with Ovechkin at the top of his game, who has played two full seasons in the NHL before the year he came here. I can't believe people even try to compare a guy who barely has a contract in the NHL to two guys whose careers were solid before they got traded to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin77 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Pahlsson looked more enthusiastic in joining the canucks then Barker, or is that how he always looks? Can't wait to see him hit the ice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiDeN Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I don't think he is as bad as he was in Edmonton last year, but man did he stink it up here. Hopefully he bounces back, or this was a useless signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Imagine if Barker finally reached his potential, MG would be a genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFCanuck Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 2004 Draft List on Canucks: Cam Barker(3rd Overall) Cory Schneider(26th Overall) David Booth(53rd Overall) Alexander Edler(91st overall) Jannik Hansen(287th overall) Hockey Future's view of Barker's talent when he was a prospect for the Blackhawks. Talent Analysis Barker epitomizes the old maxim that defensemen take longer to develop than forwards. Where fellow Blackhawks Brent Seabrook, Duncan Keith and even James Wisniewski have developed faster than Barker at this point, the young blue-liner continually shows flashes of the big-time player he can become. He is big and strong now, and believed to be able to add another ten pounds of muscle before he is fully mature. And his game is at its best when he uses his size. When he does, he easily manhandles NHL players along the boards. He is also offensively gifted. Few players possess the ability Barker does to penetrate the zone and set up a power play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanBeef Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 If he returns to form and Garrison becomes solid on the right side we would have a very similar defence to the 10-11 nucks. Hamhuis-Bieksa=Hamhuis-Bieksa-more experience together which makes it a better pairing. Edler-Ehrhoff=Edler-Barker- Similar but Barker is slower yet a little better in his own zone than Ehrhoff. Ballard-Salo=Ballard-Garrison- Garrison could be more effective than Salo that year (recovering from injuries etc.) And Ballard is miles better than when he started with the canucks. Plus we have a more experienced Tanev and Alberts as depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 ^^ No way is Barker beating out Garrison in the top 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrene Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Just watched the interview of him and oh man, does he look out of shape or what. Big beer belly with pretty under-trained chests Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknown33429 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 If he returns to form and Garrison becomes solid on the right side we would have a very similar defence to the 10-11 nucks. Hamhuis-Bieksa=Hamhuis-Bieksa-more experience together which makes it a better pairing. Edler-Ehrhoff=Edler-Barker- Similar but Barker is slower yet a little better in his own zone than Ehrhoff. Ballard-Salo=Ballard-Garrison- Garrison could be more effective than Salo that year (recovering from injuries etc.) And Ballard is miles better than when he started with the canucks. Plus we have a more experienced Tanev and Alberts as depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I thought he was pretty tough with size, but after checking his fights on youtube, I am disappointed. Alberts is even better than him. We should go for the Jimmy V guy instead of Cam Barker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanBeef Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Lol. Not even close....Ehrhoff was not worse in his own zone than Barker. Ehrhoff is a better D-man in every way, except Barker is a little bigger than him. Barker is a depth guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanBeef Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 ^^ No way is Barker beating out Garrison in the top 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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