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Trading Roussel away for this guys is a good trade, IMO. Sure, Komarov is a few years older, but him and Roussel's contracts expire at the same time. There's no risk for either side really. It gives both players a chance to flourish elsewhere. No one's likely going to claim either, if put on waivers anyway, even though I did previously say "claim him" Roussel doesn't take faceoffs, but is still sandpaper for a team. Komarov can take faceoffs and can be put on the wing. I think it's a win-win for both sides.
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He is a center. Decent faceoff numbers, but nothing eye popping.
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Maybe not a claim, but this guy's faceoffs are going to be on the same level of Granlund. Not too bad, but not a "dominant" faceoff man. We just don't have any centers to hold the fort now. He's struggling with 0 goals and 2 assists in 16 games, but he's a UFA after next year, so basically it's a very short term (prorated) contract to shore up the position. The only problem is figuring out how to manage the cap. Perhaps a trade to get rid of a player like Roussell, and he might be able to help the NYI.
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Here's the thing though. Boyd isn't a true center. His faceoff numbers are absolute crap. (Around 30 percent, if I'm not mistaken). Given that we had Malhotra at the time on faceoffs, it's clear the team placed a very heavy emphasis in that aspect. Did it work out as planned? Probably not. We've seen Markus Granlund play centre, and he's not very good in faceoffs either, but he's A LOT better than this Boyd guy. Therefore, Boyd isn't the 3C the Canucks hope for. I just think they grabbed him out of desperation. We had no 'true' center depth, so getting either of these two players to stay - they had the leverage on the Canucks. The Canucks were, of course, hoping they'd produce (I'm thinking about Sutter specifically on this one. Beagle doesn't have much offence, but he's supposed to be this 4th line center that can shut down the opposition team - I'm not saying it's his fault, but maybe he's not with the right people). Hindsight's 20/20. We've had a number of tweener centers pass through us, but I think the Canucks were focussing on faceoffs. Those guys are harder to find. Have there really been any players that we've possessed at any point in time that feel like a 'lock' for this team? I don't think so. I think the people who are talking about finding these 'cheap' players are forgetting that you're getting what you give, most of the time. We've had 'cheap' options before, and we don't necessarily get the best results.
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[Report] Canucks claim Travis Boyd off waivers
Dazzle replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
Yeah, even Virtanen is a better option. Small sample though. Some people are just not good at faceoffs, while others are. -
You've got this wrong. All he wants to do is fire JB. That poster is a great supporter of Green, and he blames EVERYTHING on Benning. Also, he gives zero credit to Benning because, well, everyone else did a good job except him.
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What a terrible take from this. There was going to be PR regardless of what happens. This is Vancouver media. You should know better. Hope this helps.
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Well, coaches, unfortunately, have a short shelf life in most cases. The huge trade for Laine didn't seem to spark the team nearly as much as everyone else (including myself) thought it would. It seemed like both players needed a change of scenery. So I don't know anymore. Green's winning these last few games - and I am still cheering for the Canucks. I haven't been updating my playoff watch thing because the last loss we had was just sad, plus I've been busy. However, unlike other people, I don't want Green to fail fantastically just so I could 'prove a point'. I do think it's interesting that Montreal/Calgary are within reach, despite them being supposedly better than us, pllus they have our former players. Both of them had roster clearances, and yet they are still in this spot.
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If the Canucks were going to trade Pearson, they should have taken him out of the roster to begin with, but instead, they had him continuing to play after spraining his ankle.
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I agree. Torts is clearly a more established coach, but Columbus is not doing any better than Vancouver, points wise, even if they're not in the same division. Maybe some coaches just don't work, despite their established careers. It's just that whenever I see Green's boring dump and chase system, and his mindless rolling of four lines, I just can't understand his game plan. We tend to get outshot a lot, and for some reason, the passing tends to get too cute because they want the perfect play. But yeah, I concede that every coach will have his flaws. I just don't know if Green is qualified enough to continue.
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You joking right?
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Calgary/Vancouver Evaluation - updated 3/29/21 - CAL TIED WITH VAN
Dazzle replied to Dazzle's topic in Canucks Talk
You do realize that Calgary is sitting 1 point below the Canucks right? They lost tonight's game, though they have a few games in hand. But here's the million dollar question: Has Tanev and Markstrom really turned Calgary to be a cup contender? You're done, bud. LOL. -
It's shocking how people can, to this day, romanticize the periods of 2011 onward, while the predecessor to Benning did not draft or develop a goalie with a long term plan. We knew Demko was going to be good. We knew Cory Schneider was going to be good (at the time). Yet the Markstrom trade was kind of a bet that worked out. Without him, we don't have the goalie depth that we do now. DiPietro is going to be really good as well. He just needs time, just like Demko took his time.