Dannydog Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 37 minutes ago, smithers joe said: he is the 8th defenseman, playing because tanev is injured, gudbranson has been traded. on the right side there is only stecher is playing. biega and schenn are both 8th d-men. he was signed because he can sit in the stands and play when they need him. HE IS GOOD AT THAT. Ridiculous statement. good at sitting and waiting ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podzilla Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 He’s been good at getting his shots through lately. If he keeps his play up the rest of the season and maybe even keeps improving, I could see him taking the #6 spot next season. He brings a lot of speed, energy and aggressiveness to the team, something we really lack. Let’s see if it lasts... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannydog Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Just now, Elias_Pettersson said: He’s been good at getting his shots through lately. If he keeps his play up the rest of the season and maybe even keeps improving, I could see him taking the #6 spot next season. He brings a lot of speed, energy and aggressiveness to the team, something we really lack. Let’s see if it lasts... Hes been given his opportunity and is proving himself quite well . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithers joe Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 35 minutes ago, Dannydog said: Ridiculous statement. good at sitting and waiting ? he was signed for his willingness to be an 8th d-man. he was not a starting 6 d-man but could come in and be a replacement on a short time basis. don’t take my word for it, go back and listen to JB explaining his signing. i don’t make stuff. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannydog Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 I'm pretty sure Beiga didn't just take the position to settle on being an 8TH D-man ,even IF thats only what JB had to offer at the time. Do you honestly believe anyone with an chance to excel at their chosen sport would say no" to a foot in the door opportunity"? laughable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilduce39 Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 5 minutes ago, Dannydog said: I'm pretty sure Beiga didn't just take the position to settle on being an 8TH D-man ,even IF thats only what JB had to offer at the time. Do you honestly believe anyone with an chance to excel at their chosen sport would say no" to a foot in the door opportunity"? laughable That's not what Joe is saying.. Biega has always been our professional "depth" d-man. Even when we're fully healthy he rarely gets sent to Utica. When injuries strike he slots in and usually does a decent job. In the past, though, he fades because of the amazing effort he puts in as a backup. This season he's been a bit more consistent... but I doubt we go with Tanev-Stecher-Biega on the right side next season. JB isn't secure enough in his job for that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogersTowell Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 7 minutes ago, Dannydog said: I'm pretty sure Beiga didn't just take the position to settle on being an 8TH D-man ,even IF thats only what JB had to offer at the time. Do you honestly believe anyone with an chance to excel at their chosen sport would say no" to a foot in the door opportunity"? laughable Hell, I'd settle for being 8D. I'd still dream of working up from there, but it's better than 99.99% of hockey players ever achieve. Imagine, a million a year. You still get to practice with an NHL team and you get to play some times and have a chance to work in to a regular position. Would you rather play big minutes in the AHL at 65k/year? Anyway, Biega has been pretty good this year compared to past years. Still not stellar - there are some gaps that cost us goals against. His offence has been the real surprise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannydog Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, RogersTowell said: Hell, I'd settle for being 8D. I'd still dream of working up from there, but it's better than 99.99% of hockey players ever achieve. Imagine, a million a year. You still get to practice with an NHL team and you get to play some times and have a chance to work in to a regular position. Would you rather play big minutes in the AHL at 65k/year? Anyway, Biega has been pretty good this year compared to past years. Still not stellar - there are some gaps that cost us goals against. His offence has been the real surprise. I'm not convinced anybody given that type of opportunity would SETTLE when theres much more available. Would you rather 65k/year in the AHL or 3-4-5 mil/year in the bigs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithers joe Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 14 minutes ago, Dannydog said: I'm pretty sure Beiga didn't just take the position to settle on being an 8TH D-man ,even IF thats only what JB had to offer at the time. Do you honestly believe anyone with an chance to excel at their chosen sport would say no" to a foot in the door opportunity"? laughable as a border line nhl d-man, he could have gone to uttica or stay in the nhl, as a depth d-man. he chose to be a depth nhl d-man. i’m sure he would rather be a full a full time player, but you’ld have to ask him while he chose to kept his situation in the nhl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannydog Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 9 minutes ago, ilduce39 said: That's not what Joe is saying.. Biega has always been our professional "depth" d-man. Even when we're fully healthy he rarely gets sent to Utica. When injuries strike he slots in and usually does a decent job. In the past, though, he fades because of the amazing effort he puts in as a backup. This season he's been a bit more consistent... but I doubt we go with Tanev-Stecher-Biega on the right side next season. JB isn't secure enough in his job for that. Given consistent TOI is actually showing more of what Biega can and does offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dannydog Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Just now, smithers joe said: as a border line nhl d-man, he could have gone to uttica or stay in the nhl, as a depth d-man. he chose to be a depth nhl d-man. i’m sure he would rather be a full a full time player, but you’ld have to ask him while he chose to kept his situation in the nhl. Exactly,the reason why he chose to stay .... the opportunity to showcase. He wouldn't have that in the Utica would he? Hence my point with him actually having these games to prove himself isthe reason he took the JBs supposed offer. Is pouliot a "nhl d-man"?Biega has better stats and offers more than pouliot does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogersTowell Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 10 minutes ago, Dannydog said: Given consistent TOI is actually showing more of what Biega can and does offer. I don't think anyone is arguing that Biega can't ever make the jump to the full time starting roster, just that he's a great choice for 7/8D. It wasn't until this season that he showed consistency over time in his game. In past years he was good for a couple or a few games and then the wheels would come off the truck. This season he's learned how to keep the intensity up and seems to have added some important bits to his game - getting the shot through from the point, skating the puck up the ice and gaining entry into the attacking zone for example. He still can work on his defensive positioning especially by not over committing physically on the boards, but it's very nice to see that you can teach an old (bull)dog new tricks. At 30 years old, this is very uncommon. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithers joe Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 24 minutes ago, Dannydog said: Exactly,the reason why he chose to stay .... the opportunity to showcase. He wouldn't have that in the Utica would he? Hence my point with him actually having these games to prove himself isthe reason he took the JBs supposed offer. Is pouliot a "nhl d-man"?Biega has better stats and offers more than pouliot does. as fans we can paint whatever picture we want. we all are aware of pouliot's short comings, but green had him in juniors and believed he had lost his confidence and believed that he could build him up again. it looks like green has finally given up his quest to rehabilitate him. i doubt he is back next year. we are not well positioned at defense as we all are aware. it might be hard to get rid of d-men without knowing what d-men they will have for next season. we believe we’ll have edler, tanev, hughes, hutton, stecher and maybe juolevi, brisebois or sautner. if they opt to have the young guys playing a lot in uttica, then biega or schenn may be the extra d-men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 This past October the Canucks went with 7d and waived Biega thinking (rightfully) he would clear. Would the Canucks get away with that if they try that next October? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithers joe Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 hopefully JB can bring in another young right shot prospect. i’m hoping he doesn’t go out and get karlsson or other high cost d-man. build a young team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 6 minutes ago, Wilbur said: This past October the Canucks went with 7d and waived Biega thinking (rightfully) he would clear. Would the Canucks get away with that if they try that next October? I honestly find it hard to believe with his production that he'd go through at this point, but then again, a lot of teams are just trying to get rid of players at the start of the year, so players that wouldn't normally make it through do make it through, so he might make it through if we chose the time correctly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, -AJ- said: I honestly find it hard to believe with his production that he'd go through at this point, but then again, a lot of teams are just trying to get rid of players at the start of the year, so players that wouldn't normally make it through do make it through, so he might make it through if we chose the time correctly. I was thinking the same thing. I would've been shocked if he was nabbed last October and I know the October waiver wire can be hectic, but I think some team with a clear need for a 7D grabs him this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanukfanatic Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Biega is an ok 7th or 8th D. But if he is on the team regularly it shows the level of trash this teams D is at. JB better do something about it. He hasn't been able to upgrade it in his time here yet and it is starting to stink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 I'll also add, somehow, Biega has the 2nd best PPG on the Canucks back end right now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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