TheCammer Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 To answer the OP, NO. Edler is struggling right now which is something we have seen throughout his career. He needs to play through it and gain back some confidence. The reality is that some people thought he was going to be a Norris trophy defenseman. I for one, did not. I'm not surprised at his struggles or his inconsistency. He is still a pretty solid d-man when he is on his game. Hopefully he starts playing with some more confidence and picks up his physical game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 He played his best when he was with Ehrhoff and Salo. Hasn't been the same. Mike gillis needs to reconize that some times, some players will play that much better with certain players. Such as Samuelson with Kesler and Edler with Ehrhoff. Can't believe we lost Ehrhoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Karlsson Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Another overrated player. Not saying he's bad or anything. He's only looked good beside Ehrhoff and Salo......kind of sad for our highest paid d-man, but that's Gillis's specialty, overpaying or getting overpaid players. Not sure what's taking him so long to get a puck moving defenceman to play with him since that's the only way he plays well. Gillis should go back to being an agent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Bang Boogie Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Another overrated player. Not saying he's bad or anything. He's only looked good beside Ehrhoff and Salo......kind of sad for our highest paid d-man, but that's Gillis's specialty, overpaying or getting overpaid players. Not sure what's taking him so long to get a puck moving defenceman to play with him since that's the only way he plays well. Gillis should go back to being an agent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CupisAll Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Rough patch, he seems to elevate his game in the playoffs. It's a messed up season and may be giving him problems if he stays healthy I'm happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Karlsson Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I agree that Edler is overrated. He's not a bad player. Edler would have gotten more money on the open market, so Gillis had to overpay to keep him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Edler has worked his A off to get to this level. A man like that doesn't just give up. He deserves and has earned some patience from the coaching staff. He sacrificed his back for god sake. That could still be an issue, who knows. You are all the same people that bashed Raymond too I bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avicii Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Edler was never meant to be an offensive-defenseman. He's the perfect shutdown defenseman, but since the departure of Ehrhoff, we have to put him in an offensive role. Yeah, he gets points, but how many points can be actually get by himself without the Sedins? Guys like Campbell, Doughty, Lidstrom could all get points by themselves on the powerplay. They are the reason the powerplay runs, and without them it's terrible. Edler isn't that guy, Henrik's that guy. Edler will also never be able to quarterback a powerplay efficiently. Said this a million times, letting Ehrhoff walk was the worst decision MG has ever made. Ehrhoff is exactly what this team needs in the backend right now. That guy understood how to get the puck on net, and he knew what he had to do to score and get points. Edler is simply a guy that relies on the Sedins, whereas Ehrhoff had a rocket and could QB his very own PP unit if he wanted to. Torres walking was also silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aqua59 Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Alexander Edler used to be a great defencemen with a lot of upside a few seasons ago but somewhere between then and now he has stopped improving. He's a below average skater, struggles with inconsistency and has poor coverage in the defensive zone. This much is not my opinion. This is obvious if you watch him throughout the game. As parts of his offensive game improved over the last few years, those did not. How can such glaring weaknesses be ignored by him and the coaching staff? For a 1-2 defencemen on an elite team to have such problems is confusing and frustrating. He seems like he lacks focus and determination, sometimes even to the point of looking lost out there. I expect more from the soon to be highest paid defencemen on the team. If Edler is going to get 5 mill doesn't that mean Hamhuis deserves at least 6 since he is better at the position in almost every way? Why haven't these parts of Edler's game improved? Does he not care that he is so easily exploited by other teams' forwards? A +/- of 0 when you lead the defence in points is concerning. I sure hope he turns it around. It's getting really hard to wear his jersey in public when there are fewer and fewer positives to say about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaNux Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Edler is not playing that bad. He and Tanev look promising as a pair and will continue to gel. People around here are so knee-jerk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucksnihilist Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 This is the first year off an injury, and surgery. Serious surgery. It won't be until next year that he starts playing like he can again. Same pattern with Raymond - first year back, you are a bit nervous about it, even if you try not to be. 2nd year back to normal. So we play him and hope by the playoffs he is feeling normal, but probably won't happen until next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panelguy Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 To me he looks distracted , you never know what's going on in someones personal life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandlakthehouse Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I don't think Edler has given up. I just think he needs to focus more and cut down on the carelessness in his game. Fundamentals like crisp passing, clearing the zone, quick decision making etc all seem escape him at the worst times. I wonder if there's a lingering injury as well. He was the biggest part of the reason why we lost to LA last year in my opinion. If it is just a mental problem maybe a new coach would help him. Maybe he should sit for a game or two as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruthHurts Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Ummm Edler has been playing some amazing hockey of late. He's making the Canucks look better than they are. And is a big reason why they have so many points right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understand Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 You go ask him. I am about to give up on him though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButterBean Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I thought that last year during the first 3 quarters or so of the season he was playing the best hockey of his career. He was moving the puck well, winning puck battles, and was really sound positionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gross-Misconduct Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Given up? I've seen a lot of angles taken at trying to figure out what's up with Edler but.....given up?? Wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamasutra Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 5 million just doesn't buy you the stud D-man it used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Turnovers, bad passes (that often put the recipient at risk of getting pasted), bobbling the puck at the blue line, wild shots and terrible all round hockey sense. I'm sure there must be something else going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disisdayear Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Hes having a bad season, maybe his back isnt the same as it used to be...he did have surgery on it recently...the only people who really know whats going on is him and the team...we shan't speculate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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