Erik Karlsson Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Gillis has a lot of difficulty making good trades. His biggest trades have crippled this team. He's the reason the current team is struggling and our future looks bleak with a lack of quality prospects. He started off OK but has been going downhill since he traded away Grabner and a first for Ballard. He's transformed the highest scoring team in the league to what we have now ...and then he lets Volpatti go for nothing when we desperately need more grit. Good GMs don't find it hard to consistently make trades that work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onions Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Oh for sure...its not like the seventies when I traded hockey cards....BUT when a team gains players that the Nux could have easily grabbed its hard to have faith in our GM... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodee Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 who could we have "easily grabbed"? and what is your definition of "easily"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucksnihilist Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 no. he is not gun shy. you have to assume he will make a deal with one of the goalies. and he did make the Kassian trade which was unpopular: ergo he has made a trade that nobody liked at the time, and he will be making one that people might or might not like. if he does care about the media and fan image when he makes moves, he needs to be fired. 1st and foremost should be quality of the trade, and the rest eventually takes care of itself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodee Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 no. he is not gun shy. you have to assume he will make a deal with one of the goalies. and he did make the Kassian trade which was unpopular: ergo he has made a trade that nobody liked at the time, and he will be making one that people might or might not like. if he does care about the media and fan image when he makes moves, he needs to be fired. 1st and foremost should be quality of the trade, and the rest eventually takes care of itself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kack Zassian Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Also if I had been MG and heard Van Reimsdyk was available I would have made it happen. It is not that players are not available so much as Gillis can't prioritise his roster to get them. Of course you have to give something good up but MG seems to think he can't part with anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kack Zassian Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Oh for sure...its not like the seventies when I traded hockey cards....BUT when a team gains players that the Nux could have easily grabbed its hard to have faith in our GM... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFCanuck Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Boy, if Burke offered Bozak and Kadri for Luongo, I can see why he'd be fired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Karlsson Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 So what would you have traded that would have been the equivalent to Schenn? Philly needed d-men... you probably would have seen Bieksa going the other way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodee Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 So what would you have traded that would have been the equivalent to Schenn? Philly needed d-men... you probably would have seen Bieksa going the other way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Look let's not kid ourselves here. Sulzer is playing better than half our D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kack Zassian Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I would have done that deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 After what Feaster just pulled, every GM in the NHL should be gun shy and may want to rethink any deal before jumping... unless of course they are dealing with Feaster, in which case, gitterdone!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teen Icarus Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I think making trades is harder than fans think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicNuckleHead09 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Lu for 1st Kesler for 1st + Booth,. higgins for 1st Bieksa for 1st Hamhuis for 1st + Garrison for 1st make them waive their ntc's add that to canucks' 1st = 7 1st rd picks in deep draft. Window is now, this core aint getting any younger or better. If Gillis cant get them over the hump then its better to tank. Cup or Bust! As it stands right now this team won't go all the way; maybe 2nd rd or conf finals but that should be considered a big failure. Would prefer not to tank, so Gillis it is up to you to make this team wayy better by deadline. If not then just build for the future and don't settle for 2nd rd or conf finals appearance! Canucks dont go all the way and next year they are stuck with aging sedins, injury prone kesler, aging defensemen in bieksa and hamhuis while other teams' younger superstars will hit their prime. Also stuck with overpaid players in booth, ballard, garrison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckleHorse Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 Wow peeps awesome feed back love it. I say today the cap hold GMs back they dont want to let go their cheaper younger options and thats what the Nucks want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitwitt Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I think making trades is harder than fans think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter.S-Kerouac Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Bottom line the Aquellinis are Happy and the Canucks are making money. Selling the future for a cup run does not make sense when you can continue winning pres trophies and filling the arena selling merch and advert time. of course the fan in me wants a cup but the buisness man in me says stay the course were one of the richest teams in the league just by continuing to make the playoffs and being a great regular season team. Hey beats being a leafs fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIBdaQUIB Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Bottom line the Aquellinis are Happy and the Canucks are making money. Selling the future for a cup run does not make sense when you can continue winning pres trophies and filling the arena selling merch and advert time. of course the fan in me wants a cup but the buisness man in me says stay the course were one of the richest teams in the league just by continuing to make the playoffs and being a great regular season team. Hey beats being a leafs fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butters Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 What a winning topic. A fabrication based on another fabrication. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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