Specialist Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 If he keeps it up he deserves 4 mil. Gillis will likely entice him to sign for less though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFCanuck Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Only trade Edler for an elite prospect/picks or a young star forward. Other than that we have the cap-space to keep him for his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Which is why I think folks are nuts when they want to trade: Corrado/Tanev/Stanton. Good reliable cheap defensemen are not easy to come by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 The guy has unreal hockey IQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksSayEh Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 He has been our best defensive D-man all season and last. There's no slumping for him, no slow starts, barely any off games. He just shuts it down game in and game out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robongo Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Which is why I think folks are nuts when they want to trade: Corrado/Tanev/Stanton. Good reliable cheap defensemen are not easy to come by. Well he certainly won't be cheap next season . Another 3.5ish mil to already one of the most expensive back ends means someone's gotta go for some help up front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Next season will be tricky, Corrado looked good in his short time last season so I expect Corrado ready to become a #6 defensemen for us next season unless no one gets traded. Edler, Hamhuis, Stanton, Tanev, Garrison, Bieksa are our 6 defensemens and with Corrado ready to step up who will move? It'll be interesting to see what happens, Gillis said he won't ask anybody to move with their NTC and assuming no one wants to be moved on our defense it looks like Corrado will be forced in Utica for awhile or maybe Stanton or Tanev move which is something I'm not a fan of. Tanev is a top 4 defensemen on our team, I wonder if Stanton could step up aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoolander Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 I don't care if he has a weak shot. I'd take him in our top 4 over Edler any day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_314 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 The numbers don't lie. 10 points in 34 games, excellent defensive play, +6, played more than 20 minutes in each of the past six games (all wins!) Hopefully Torts would put Edler on the 3rd pairing and give him PP specialist time, so not only would he be able to improve (again, hopefully) against weaker competition, but his offensive game (and desire to be in the Top 4) can be rekindled. At this point, Eddie may not be the best option against tough forwards, and he'll have to earn his ice time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Our defence has been playing incredibly solid lately and Tanev is a major part to it. If Gillis figures it out and puts 2 and 2 together we can afford to trade Edler for a top six forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilight Sparkle Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Tanev is a top 4 defensemen on our team, I wonder if Stanton could step up aswell. tanev stays. if stanton can step up and take notice around the league, then he's most likely going if the value is there and the deal makes sense. right now it's still early, but he's one of the stories on the team right now as the surprise pick up. took a nice hidden gem from chicago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shazzam Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Tanev could be what Hjalmarsson is for the Hawks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLemming Posted December 14, 2013 Author Share Posted December 14, 2013 tanev stays. if stanton can step up and take notice around the league, then he's most likely going if the value is there and the deal makes sense. right now it's still early, but he's one of the stories on the team right now as the surprise pick up. took a nice hidden gem from chicago I hope you don't mean Stanton would be good trade bait. With another year at 550,000, he's definitely a keeper in my books. He's taken that spot as the "perfect 5th defenceman" that Tanev had. But I see what you mean if it's the only deal we get that makes sense and is a 'cant say no' offer. Funny how among the most impressive on our roster this season, 3 are undrafted (Tanev, Stanton, Lack). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Ah, to be a young Canucks defenseman and still in the honeymoon phase with the fans. Fast forward five years and there will be a new, shiny, up-and-coming #5 D starting to come into his own and Canucks fans will want to trade Tanev. I remember the days when people talked about Edler the way they now talk about Tanev. Enjoy it while it lasts Chris. It'll be over before you know it. With that said, Tanev has certainly emerged this season as a legitimate NHL top-four D. This is the first season Tanev hasn't has sheltered usage and he's responded well to the new challenge and taken his increased role/responsibility and run with it. With Edler out, Tanev is in the Canucks' top-four and he's thriving in this role. With Hamhuis having found his game again and playing like a Team Canada candidate, the Hamhuis-Tanev pairing has been one of the most solid and dependable D units on the 2013-2014 Canucks. When Edler comes back, Tanev will still be an NHL top-four D but he will also still be the #5 defenseman on Vancouver's back end. He's been great this year and Torts will continue to rely on Tanev for big minutes at EV and SH, but he hasn't moved ahead of any member of this team's current big four (Hamhuis, Edler, Bieksa, and Garrison). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonshinefe Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 When he first joined the team I kind of knew he'd be up there eventually... a lot of people were penciling him in as a bottom pairing D, but I could see it. He was going to be a great defensive D-man. Great to see him living up to his potential Tanev rocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peaches5 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Yeah he's only 190 lbs and look how effective he is. I can't wait for him to fill out, the sky's the limit for this kid. He's 23 if he was going to fill out he would of done it by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniwaki Canuck Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Tanev is having a great year, but like many others, I do worry about how often and how hard he gets hit. Even against a soft team like Edmonton last night, it was happening. He needs to learn how to avoid hits if he's going to be there over the long haul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silfverberg Snipes Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 I don't want to lose Edler. I think he brings an element of offense to our blueline we are sorely lacking. Unless we obtain a true PMD in the same vein of Green/Letang I'm not okay with trading Eddy. I'd lose Garrison or Hammer first. They are redundant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bissurnette Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Ah, to be a young Canucks defenseman and still in the honeymoon phase with the fans. Fast forward five years and there will be a new, shiny, up-and-coming #5 D starting to come into his own and Canucks fans will want to trade Tanev. I remember the days when people talked about Edler the way they now talk about Tanev. Enjoy it while it lasts Chris. It'll be over before you know it. With that said, Tanev has certainly emerged this season as a legitimate NHL top-four D. This is the first season Tanev hasn't has sheltered usage and he's responded well to the new challenge and taken his increased role/responsibility and run with it. With Edler out, Tanev is in the Canucks' top-four and he's thriving in this role. With Hamhuis having found his game again and playing like a Team Canada candidate, the Hamhuis-Tanev pairing has been one of the most solid and dependable D units on the 2013-2014 Canucks. When Edler comes back, Tanev will still be an NHL top-four D but he will also still be the #5 defenseman on Vancouver's back end. He's been great this year and Torts will continue to rely on Tanev for big minutes at EV and SH, but he hasn't moved ahead of any member of this team's current big four (Hamhuis, Edler, Bieksa, and Garrison). I don't really get the point you were trying to make in the beginning of your post there. Do you expect the Canucks to keep every player until they retire? Players get traded all the time, and yes they become expendable when something better comes along but the trick is to keep playing well and not let someone else outshine you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanKeslord17 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Not taking away anything from Tanev as he is definitely a top 4 D, and a good one at that, but I think he really stands out in front of us because he is the only one that plays pure defence. All of our other D seem to always focus on offence a lot. Tanev is just a pure stay at home. Keep it up Tanev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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