smithers joe Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 i'ld rather they spend that money on baerschi...then we're up against the cap...not enough room for all of them...but maybe, we should be getting older... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Isnt Santorelli a better option than Fehr? I think so.... Fehr might come cheaper though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklehead44 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 No room for Fehr. Plus we have our own Fehr in the prospect ranks names Alexandre Grenier. I'd rather see Grenier get a shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharnhayre Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Getting Baertschi signed is probably the only thing that realistically will happen from now until training camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on the cycle Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 great choice for a veteran 4th line center. Great penalty killer and physical shutdown guym Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 I'd take him if we can move Higgins without taking cap back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 No room for Fehr. Plus we have our own Fehr in the prospect ranks names Alexandre Grenier. I'd rather see Grenier get a shot Bang on! There is little reason to sign Fehr. Play the young guys like Grenier or Guance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on the cycle Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Bang on! There is little reason to sign Fehr. Play the young guys like Grenier or Guance. neither Gaunce or Grenier are pure centers. Fehr is a pure center who is good at faceoffs, big bodied, right handed, and can be had for cheap aswell as filling a spot that the Canucks need with losing Richardson. He is more of a 3rd liner as he has put up 2 consecutive 30+ points seasons aswell as a 39 point season in 09-10 in just 69 games. He's a great need fit. the only problem is he is almost 30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disaronno Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Prust - Fehr - Dorsett Now that would be a fourth line. This makes sense... Someone needs to step in the middle and make sure the Bash Bros are playing Fehr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 He's a great need fit. the only problem is he is almost 30. He's a great need fit for what? Making the playoffs? This team has different goals now. (or at least it should). Signing more 30 year olds to try and force a non contender into the playoffs is counterproductive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_314 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 He's a great need fit for what? Making the playoffs? This team has different goals now. (or at least it should). Signing more 30 year olds to try and force a non contender into the playoffs is counterproductive. I'd agree, though not sure how Vey on the 4th line up the middle is better (round hole, square peg anyone?) Hopefully he would be able to build up the strength to play well against those big guys on the 4th but hope it doesn't stunt his performance too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 With some of the discount prices guys have been going for, who knows. Took over 800 draws last year and was a solid 52%. Had 48 takeaways and a +27 turnover differential. Faced some of, if not the strongest quality of competition on Washington, with only 43.9% offensive zone starts (2nd lowest on the Caps) - in other words the hardest minutes on that team, and had a positive corsi on. Quite impressive underlying numbers. Putting up 33 points on top of that - with that situational play.... This guy would be a serious boost to the bottom six that a guy like Matthias simply could not provide. Stronger in the dot, better defensive forward, more scoring punch, throws more hits and blocks more shots than Matthias... A capable shutdown guy where Matthias was an intermittent winger conversion. If he's affordable, I'd give him a go - he could be great with the likes of Higgins, Hansen, Dorsett, Prust - and he'd take some serious weight off the shoulders of Bonino and Horvat, which could make them both more productive as well. Wouldn't have considered it realistic, but now that Eklund has suggested it, there must be something to it. Wadr to the overhyped free agent signings in the division, along with Frolik he could be one of the more instrumental signings imo...(and would probably be a relative bargain). He would fit a role that presently can easily be considered the biggest question mark on this team - who will fill the 4C role. There's also the reality that the team will inevitably face an injury or two - he's the kind of depth that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on the cycle Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 He's a great need fit for what? Making the playoffs? This team has different goals now. (or at least it should). Signing more 30 year olds to try and force a non contender into the playoffs is counterproductive. I totally agree. However I am purely thinking from a competitive point of view as that's what this organization wants to do. I do believe we need to get assets back for our core players and start over. I hope Vey earns the 4C job. I am a little annoyed that this team isn't pushing to find a future replacement for Henrik and a top pairing defenceman of the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 edit. doublepost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singing chef Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 This makes sense... Someone needs to step in the middle and make sure the Bash Bros are playing Fehr. Clever, clever. Well done ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 I totally agree. However I am purely thinking from a competitive point of view as that's what this organization wants to do. I do believe we need to get assets back for our core players and start over. I hope Vey earns the 4C job. I am a little annoyed that this team isn't pushing to find a future replacement for Henrik and a top pairing defenceman of the future. I'd love for Vey to actually earn a spot. What I wouldn't love, however, is for him to simply be gifted a spot because we don't have any other options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Yes love this guy...so underrated. Would be a great addition to anchor the fourth line. Great faceoff guy, solid on the PK and has a good touch here and there. Doubt we will though but if we are going to sign a fourth line center, Fehr would be at the top of my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Jim Slater would be a nice bargain-bin pickup too. No soft guys on the 4th line please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lionized27 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 He's a great need fit for what? Making the playoffs? This team has different goals now. (or at least it should). Signing more 30 year olds to try and force a non contender into the playoffs is counterproductive. Pretty much this. Any roster spot available for Fehr should be earned by a player already in the Canucks system. Baseless rumor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noseforthenet Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 If the tryouts and Cassels or McCann aren't good enough, then maybe Fehr works. Or maybe just give Fehr a tryout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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