Tim Schaller | #59 | C

[lmm]

On 12/22/2018 at 5:09 PM, Westcoasting said:

Grit. I watched a bunch of Beantown games last year, the guy looked great in his role. I was stoked the Nucks signed him this offseason... so disappointed in what i have seen of his play this year, its like i'm watching a different player.

I am unsurprized by Schaller's lack of, well anything.

I thought "retirement contract" when he signed. It was a gut feeling.

I could not rationalise why he would sign here, other than he did not want to play the tough guy in Boston.

He is a doctor. I don't see CTE as an enhancement for his chosen career.

I bet he doesn't even try to sign another contract after this one and starts his Dr. career once its done.

 

Did you see the Morrissey interview last night? 

His brother, also wants to be a Dr. says, I'd rather save lives than goals, (he's a goalie).

I'd certainly be interested in a Canucks in Cars segment on Schaller.

[Westcoasting]

22 minutes ago, lmm said:

I am unsurprized by Schaller's lack of, well anything.

I thought "retirement contract" when he signed. It was a gut feeling.

I could not rationalise why he would sign here, other than he did not want to play the tough guy in Boston.

He is a doctor. I don't see CTE as an enhancement for his chosen career.

I bet he doesn't even try to sign another contract after this one and starts his Dr. career once its done.

 

Did you see the Morrissey interview last night? 

His brother, also wants to be a Dr. says, I'd rather save lives than goals, (he's a goalie).

I'd certainly be interested in a Canucks in Cars segment on Schaller.

You seen the light long before i did for sure! I heard an early interview and he stated there was lots of "opportunity" with the Canucks which made sense to me as i thought he would really be a third line guy, second line fill in type player. I'm thinking now i just glossed over his work in Boston and assumed he was much better than advertised.

 

I didn't realize he was a Dr and no i didn't see the Morrissey interview. I'm thinking your insight is dead on track here

[BuckCanuck13]

9 hours ago, lmm said:

I am unsurprized by Schaller's lack of, well anything.

I thought "retirement contract" when he signed. It was a gut feeling.

I could not rationalise why he would sign here, other than he did not want to play the tough guy in Boston.

He is a doctor. I don't see CTE as an enhancement for his chosen career.

I bet he doesn't even try to sign another contract after this one and starts his Dr. career once its done.

 

Did you see the Morrissey interview last night? 

His brother, also wants to be a Dr. says, I'd rather save lives than goals, (he's a goalie).

I'd certainly be interested in a Canucks in Cars segment on Schaller.

Dude. He’s not really a doctor that’s a nickname he got in college because he majored in social science. He doesn’t have a doctorate. Besides, I saw a recent interview with him and he said he wanted to play hockey as long as he physically could and that he has no idea what he’s going to do after. He had a career year last year in Boston and he can’t live up to expectations in Van. He’s not a good enough player to have multiple good years especially if it’s with a different team. I honestly just think he came to Van because they were offering him the most money but In reality he’s trapped himself. Now, that he’s not living up to expections (I’m not sure if something is distracting him mentally or off the ice but keep in mind he weighed 220 last year in Boston now he ways 204 and something tells me he didn’t mean to lose that weight), he’s going to get waived and no team is going to claim a sub par 4th liner with a 3.8 million contract. He’s AHL bound. 

[Hairy Kneel]

Waive him when another guy gets healthy

[CanucksJay]

1 hour ago, Hairy Kneel said:

Waive him when another guy gets healthy

I have no problem with that

[lmm]

4 hours ago, BuckCanuck13 said:

Dude. He’s not really a doctor that’s a nickname he got in college because he majored in social science. He doesn’t have a doctorate. Besides, I saw a recent interview with him and he said he wanted to play hockey as long as he physically could and that he has no idea what he’s going to do after. He had a career year last year in Boston and he can’t live up to expectations in Van. He’s not a good enough player to have multiple good years especially if it’s with a different team. I honestly just think he came to Van because they were offering him the most money but In reality he’s trapped himself. Now, that he’s not living up to expections (I’m not sure if something is distracting him mentally or off the ice but keep in mind he weighed 220 last year in Boston now he ways 204 and something tells me he didn’t mean to lose that weight), he’s going to get waived and no team is going to claim a sub par 4th liner with a 3.8 million contract. He’s AHL bound. 

Ha ha you are correct, I guess. I went looking for info on his doctorate and found nothing, but he does call himself Dr Schaller. Kind of like Dr Recchi I guess. I think maybe there is a real Dr Schaller, its just not him. I did not know about the weight loss, that is quite a bit to lose.

[Hairy Kneel]

The Doctor of Love.

[Baggins]

On 12/23/2018 at 10:00 PM, lmm said:

I am unsurprized by Schaller's lack of, well anything.

I thought "retirement contract" when he signed. It was a gut feeling.

I could not rationalise why he would sign here, other than he did not want to play the tough guy in Boston.

He is a doctor. I don't see CTE as an enhancement for his chosen career.

I bet he doesn't even try to sign another contract after this one and starts his Dr. career once its done.

 

Did you see the Morrissey interview last night? 

His brother, also wants to be a Dr. says, I'd rather save lives than goals, (he's a goalie).

I'd certainly be interested in a Canucks in Cars segment on Schaller.

A two year deal for a 27 year old is a retirement contract? lol

[Bruce Boudreau]

This guy &^@#ing sucks. Almost like this year's Brendan Guance.

Edited December 29, 2018 by Chip Kelly

[-AJ-]

35 minutes ago, Chip Kelly said:

This guy &^@#ing sucks. Almost like this year's Brendan Guance.

Difference is Gaunce was at least defensive specialist. Schaller just doesn't do anything at all.

[canucklehead44]

1 hour ago, Chip Kelly said:

This guy &^@#ing sucks. Almost like this year's Brendan Guance.

Gaunce is younger and makes half as much money. He has slightly better underlying stats than Schaller, even though Schaller gets 2.5x the % of offensive zone starts. 

 

Gaunce scored 4 goals and was even +/- (on a much worse team) vs Schaller's 0 goals and -4. 

Schaller: ES GA/60 = 3.0 

Gaunce: ES GA/60 = 1.7

 

I honestly didn't mind Gaunce. The stint in the AHL is helping him with his offensive game and is giving him an opportunity to play big minutes as a center. He has been doing great and in my mind the only way Gaunce not only sticks around but has a successful career in the NHL is at centre (in the mould of Jay Beagle or Manny Malhotra). 

 

[Bruce Boudreau]

9 hours ago, -AJ- said:

Difference is Gaunce was at least defensive specialist. Schaller just doesn't do anything at all.

He won best defensive forward in cawlidge hawkey. Did some research growing up he played d until he converted to forward later on. 

 

The opposite of Quinn Hughes who was a forward until age 13 when he transitioned to a roving offensive d man/4th forward.

[littledreamer]

My god, the lack of critical thinking by some here.  Tim Schaller's a DOCTOR because of his Twitter handle?

 

For real?

 

Look it up first.  An insult to educated people everywhere.  Amazed.  

[Toyotasfan]

On 12/24/2018 at 8:05 AM, Hairy Kneel said:

Waive him when another guy gets healthy

That should happen real soon, as soon as Sutter’s back any day now. 

[NewbieCanuckFan]

On 12/24/2018 at 8:05 AM, Hairy Kneel said:

Waive him when another guy gets healthy

Why wait that long?  Maybe a demotion to the Comets will wake him up plus the Comets could always use another center since they’ve been so generous with Gagner.  

[Toyotasfan]

2 games and it’s back over to Goldolbin

[lmm]

Schaller comes in Wednesday and gets in a meaningless fight,then doesn't show up when a fight is warrented.

Man that guy is useless.

[wildcam]

Will be interesting when Pettersson is healthy to play soon someone will be waived or traded?

Schaller would be the safe way I don't know if a team would pick him up 1 more year remaining on contract at 1.9 million..

Could also see a trade like Goldy 23, 5'11 for Ceci, 25, RD 6'2 RFA this summer on 4.3 million contract..

Ceci has lots of upside and he fits a need and only 25 years old...

I would like trade like this...We need to make room for Gaudettte...

[Kanukfanatic]

1 hour ago, wildcam said:

Will be interesting when Pettersson is healthy to play soon someone will be waived or traded?

Schaller would be the safe way I don't know if a team would pick him up 1 more year remaining on contract at 1.9 million..

Could also see a trade like Goldy 23, 5'11 for Ceci, 25, RD 6'2 RFA this summer on 4.3 million contract..

Ceci has lots of upside and he fits a need and only 25 years old...

I would like trade like this...We need to make room for Gaudettte...

Sens fans seem to think ceci is crap from reading their board. 

[Rob_Zepp]

On 12/22/2018 at 5:09 PM, Westcoasting said:

Grit. I watched a bunch of Beantown games last year, the guy looked great in his role. I was stoked the Nucks signed him this offseason... so disappointed in what i have seen of his play this year, its like i'm watching a different player.

I am with you.   I thought he would be a great fit and perhaps the best of the three FA signings.   Something is wrong.  He may have some injury not being discussed or is simply not having a personal fit playing that far from home for the first time in his life....whatever it is, at some point the "Schaller experiment" has to come to an end unless he picks it up during his next opportunity.   Not a massive concern if he is cut loose as he will find someone to take him and even if you trade him for a fifth round pick, that pick really hasn't cost you much other than the lost chance to have the player you signed play the way you expected him to.