DarthMelvin Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 It's gonna be another year of Edler screening our goalies. A LONG year. His contract will NOT be renewed. You heard it here first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred65 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 (edited) On 8/27/2020 at 11:45 PM, King Heffy said: Ohlund's still #1 in my books. Jovo was flashier but Ohlund was an absolute stud behind a group of forwards that wasn't known for their backchecking. Edler is #2 for sure though and my mind might be changed by the end of these playoffs. He's been outstanding despite the moaning in the GDT. Ohlund was a horse, shift after shift, Played hard and consistent that's why Tampa wanted him so badly after they drafted and signed Hedman, to tutor him ... that seemed to have worked well. It worked well for Edler too Edited October 22, 2020 by Fred65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googlie Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Edler, a wannabe goaltender, gets upstaged by his young countryman ....... https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/on-the-bench-boys-elias-pettersson-canucks-goalie#.X5JqkMtkXTg.link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Have to wonder if Edler will hang the laces up this year or the next. Wouldn't surprise me if he pulled something similar to the Sedins. Gonna be sad to see him gone. The last guy from the 2011 squad. It will truly mark the end of an entire era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, Junkyard Dog said: Have to wonder if Edler will hang the laces up this year or the next. Wouldn't surprise me if he pulled something similar to the Sedins. Gonna be sad to see him gone. The last guy from the 2011 squad. It will truly mark the end of an entire era. Similar to the twins, because he's still a good player it would leave a hole on the roster, though of course he would also free up some cap space. Unless he has a fantastic year, I expect re-signing him would be pretty cheap though. The Sedins were about 37.5 when they played their last game and if Edler retired at the end of this year, he'd be about 35, so he'd definitely be leaving years on the table. I'd say he'll look for a 1- or 2-year deal. If it's 2 years, I suspect that'll be the last one of his career. As much as I'd love Edler to continue to push Canuck records, I don't see him playing late into his 30s or til 40, though I do believe he'd be capable of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 7 minutes ago, -AJ- said: Similar to the twins, because he's still a good player it would leave a hole on the roster, though of course he would also free up some cap space. Unless he has a fantastic year, I expect re-signing him would be pretty cheap though. The Sedins were about 37.5 when they played their last game and if Edler retired at the end of this year, he'd be about 35, so he'd definitely be leaving years on the table. I'd say he'll look for a 1- or 2-year deal. If it's 2 years, I suspect that'll be the last one of his career. As much as I'd love Edler to continue to push Canuck records, I don't see him playing late into his 30s or til 40, though I do believe he'd be capable of it. I wonder what he'll eventually decide to do. We could use him for another year after this one. I reckon that 2 years is enough time for Juolevi/Rathbone to be good enough to take up more responsibility. If he does retire at the end of this year then maybe bringing in Tryamkin for 2021-22 could help. If Hamonic plays well we'd have the cap to re-sign him too. Overall we'll have options whatever way Edler goes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 I for one hope he has a couple years left in him. Hughes will likely change this, but Edler is, at this point, clearly the best D man this franchise has ever had and, so far, has continued to play at a very high level (despite not getting respect from many for doing so). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 31 minutes ago, aGENT said: I for one hope he has a couple years left in him. Hughes will likely change this, but Edler is, at this point, clearly the best D man this franchise has ever had and, so far, has continued to play at a very high level (despite not getting respect from many for doing so). He'll have another solid year. Having Schmidt as his partner will make his life a lot easier, although I hope Eagle gets up in the play still and unloads one of his cannons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 1 hour ago, PhillipBlunt said: He'll have another solid year. Having Schmidt as his partner will make his life a lot easier, although I hope Eagle gets up in the play still and unloads one of his cannons. I think he is most effective at 20 TOI. He was having a great year last year. We know what he can do. Edler, Schmidt, Myers, Hamonic and OJ are big boys and pretty mobile. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 4 minutes ago, Boudrias said: I think he is most effective at 20 TOI. He was having a great year last year. We know what he can do. Edler, Schmidt, Myers, Hamonic and OJ are big boys and pretty mobile. For sure. His ice time will be much better managed this year with this defense. Which looks to be the best in a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 With Juolevi, Chatfield growing their game, and Schmidt really giving us more flexibility, I hope Baumgartner elects to minimize Edler's minutes. Not because he hasn't been good but I find Edler's decision making and overall game is better when he isn't hitting 20+ minutes. Allowing him to be 18-20 keeps him fresh. What a warrior he has been for this team, losing him last night really stretched the blueline and you still see the impact he has. I'd like to see him and Chatfield together more often, Chatfield has this scrappiness and good skating that sorta matches Stecher's style which will help out Edler. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deus.ex.makina Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 awful game again by Edler. zero lateral mobility, exposed by Speeza lol, can't clear a puck even if it comes to him slowly. Take the wrong decisions almost 2 of 3 times and still screening our own goalie games in games out. i'm soooo tired of this guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-P Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 It annoys me that our fans can't see Alex's value. Never mind the fact that last contract negotiation he just told his agent way before FA period started to just get the money he could for 2 years to give the team maximum flexibility for ED, although he could've gotten more money and definitely much longer term on the open market. https://canucksarmy.com/2021/02/20/under-toughest-minutes-career-alex-edler-quietly-having-best-defensive-season-yet/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyndall2 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 If he has value then let's get something in return before he walks down the freeway to Seattle. However, not sure that they are interested in getting another traffic cone for their team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higgyfan Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 20 minutes ago, Tyndall2 said: If he has value then let's get something in return before he walks down the freeway to Seattle. However, not sure that they are interested in getting another traffic cone for their team. NMC + read the post above yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_314 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 I think my concern/ issue is his lack of footspeed compared to earlier years (think Scheifele blew by him yesterday, and even Spezza outpaced him). We could alternate between giving him the toughest minutes and try Juolevi for the toughest minutes e.g. against weaker teams like Ottawa. Hughes can carry some load too, but if we need him to stay fresh we should not have him take the toughest players night in, night out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, Phil_314 said: (think Scheifele blew by him yesterday, Given that Edler was standing still on the blue line, facing the opposition's goalie, and Scheifele was already skating in the other direction, it wasn't surprising. Risky pass back to Edler and then the puck hopped over the stick. Any d am was doomed in a foot race, from those starting positions. Thing is the guy is the best defensive d man on the team. That is both a credit to Alex, and a worry for the team. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Just mentioning maybe it’s time for Alex to Captain our 2knd PP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Definitely, @apollo, cheering for Alex to re sign after ED Edler should retire as the best career Canuck D, hands down. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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