-Vintage Canuck- Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Kevin Bieksa has no desire of leaving Vancouver and wants to return in a Canucks uniform next season: The Canucks are expected to make some changes to their roster this off-season and veteran defenseman Kevin Bieksa is hoping he isn't one of them. According to the Vancouver Sun, Bieksa does not want to be traded and has not spoken to management about waiving his no-trade clause. "It's never been brought up to me," Bieksa told the Sun. "No one's ever even mentioned it. Everyone I've talked to in the organization has never said anything but positive things to me. I've never had one negative experience with a fan in Vancouver, not one fan say they didn't like me. Not one. For me, it's a couple of people writing articles." Bieksa, who turns 34 on June 16, has one-year left on his contract that comes with a salary cap hit of $4.6 million, though he will earn $2.5 million in actual salary next season. http://www.thefourthperiod.com/news/van150428.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gstank29 Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 I hope he stay's and play's a 7th defenceman role, would be a good mentor for Corrado and Clendening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peaches5 Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Who expected him to want to be traded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatedkid666 Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 2.5 million isn't bad for what Bieksa has to offer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRussianRocket. Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 That's what he said at the end of the year presser on Monday. Nothing we don't already know and it was posted in the thread in Canucks Talk player media availability thread. But anyways, bottom line is management has a decision to make here. You have a loyal soldier in Juice who's play is pretty much ineffective. Do you trade him, let him walk when he's a UFA, or extend him? Going to be a tough decision especially with all the history and emotional attachment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 What a shocker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinkaruk_9 Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 And who's surprised? This is old news, I think he really meant it when he said he's going down with the ship and the only way he'll leave is if they throw him out or something along those lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Breaking news! The guy who wanted to be here when everything went wrong STILL wants to be here as they start to go right. You heard it here first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustapha Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 We all know that Bieksa can decide to play his final year in Vancouver if he wishes. I think it's a safe bet that if he did not have that NMC, he would be shipped out during the upcoming offseason. This is a great example why NMCs can be a real disadvantage for teams. Bieksa is still a decent defender, but his time has run out in Vancouver. It's not just his age, he's played a lot of hockey and it seems his best days are behind him. If he is going to have a renaissance, it won't be with the Canucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Korea Bob.Loblaw Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Who expected him to want to be traded? Tony Gallagher. Goes up to Hamhuis and Bieksa and asks them if they'd waive their NTCs if asked. What a flipping scumbag. Not just old and senile, but a scumbag. Somebody egg his car when he drives into his office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beary Sweet Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Yaaaaaay we get to see him spoil another run for the Canucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outsiders Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 That doesn't mean we want you here though Juice. There comes a time when you are holding a team back and time to part ways. Well guess what? Its that time. 2.5 and what Bieksa CAN bring at times 2nd and 3rd round pick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLuciano Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 He's been pretty irrelevant in my opinion. - Mikael Ferklund Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Canucks1219 Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 That's what he said at the end of the year presser on Monday. Nothing we don't already know and it was posted in the thread in Canucks Talk player media availability thread. But anyways, bottom line is management has a decision to make here. You have a loyal soldier in Juice who's play is pretty much ineffective. Do you trade him, let him walk when he's a UFA, or extend him? Going to be a tough decision especially with all the history and emotional attachment. Here's an idea: Use him as a 7th defenceman. First of all, he is not going to waive to leave. Fine, let him stay and "play" out the final year of his deal. Secondly, he is not the player he once was and I think everyone can agree on that. He doesn't play with the classic Bieksa-edge anywhere near as often, his offensive-side is virtually (if not literally) non-existent now, and his play in his own end has taken an unfortunate decline as well. I'm fairly certain that being able to defend is a pretty important trait for a defenceman... At least I swear that is the case. However, I do think there is a positive to keeping him around and that is that, despite his actual play on the ice, he is still one of the hardest working players on this team. He shows up, works hard, and is a fantastic leader and all-around good guy. It's just real unfortunate that his effectiveness has somewhat rapidly diminished since the end of the 2012 season. If it was at all possible -- and I'm sorry Bieksa fans -- I would trade him for what we could get ASAP. The return (probably a draft pick or picks) would net us a young player to continue to supplement our prospect pool and would also open up an invaluable roster spot on right-defence. Considering the age and the decline of the quality of the player, I do not think that he is re-signed after next season -- like Hamhuis, though he is not having the same steep decline as KB3. My preference is to at least get something for him but I'm not going to be distraught if he is on the opening night roster. With all of that being said, I would be pretty displeased if he plays like he has this past season while continuing to receive that 3rd right-defence spot ahead of guys who could use the development in Corrado and Clendening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Sestito Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 You don't use a 4.5 million dollar defenseman as a 7th defenseman. It's just stupid, it's handicapping the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Day Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Every young red-blooded hockey player and Canuck fan should look up to Kevin Bieksa as a Stud, a Leader, a Big Brother. frackin love KB, thats our boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time Lord Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Benning won't trade Sbisa. He also said he'll keep Weber. Clendening has to make the team next year or be traded. Bieksa will play significant minutes if he stays on the team, definitely not as our 7th D-man. So... Edler - Tanev Hamhuis - Weber Sbisa - Bieksa (Stanton), Clendening Same thing as last season. No improvement from our mediocre defensive play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbox Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Smaller salary after this and 3rd pairing duties. Would make for a steady defence group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks1219 Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 You don't use a 4.5 million dollar defenseman as a 7th defenseman. It's just stupid, it's handicapping the team. It shouldn't matter that he costs 4.5 million dollars against the cap if he isn't any better than another option that you may have. The fact of the matter is that he's not going anywhere. I'd think that using a player even though he isn't your best option is quite the handicap in itself. None of this is pertinent if Corrado or Clendening stink it up even worse but it's hard to imagine that both would be less effective than Bieksa had been this past season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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