filthycanuck

I can't remember Schaller even doing ANYTHING of note this season

Quinn's control of his skating is incredible. My brother got to see him live in the WJC and was absolutely floored at the way he skates. Its like forecheckers trying to catch a bumblebee (not the car!)

Hes got a place in the Okanagan area as well as a bunch of NHLers (predominantly Kelowna), Doan, Iggy, Hartnell, Niedermeyer, just to name a few. Only in hockey is where you can slash, cross check guys at the back, get into fights and becoming drinking buddies in the offseason LOL. Bumped into Hartnell in one of the wineries in Summerland, really good guy

Yeah I know u werent saying that but just pretaining to the other posters as a whole. You bring up good points, I really do think his trajectory almost exactly mirrors that of Sven Baertchi. Exact same problems that came from another organization

I agree, but lets look at his season or his career as a Canuck as a whole though. Has he improved year to year? Yes I'd like to think so. This is Goldy's FIRST, I repeat FIRST, whole season with the big club. Lets give the kid a few more of those before we can judge whether hes going to get it or not. Im not ready throw the towel on him just yet, theres guys above him that should be walking the plank first, namely Sutter, Granlund, less extent Schaller. The first two have had their chances already to make an impact and haven't shown anything. Granlund hasn't shown a whole lot and doesn't have a defined role in this team, and Sutter is clearly trending downwards. Remember, this is the same Goldy that was playing in the top line and EP40 was rackin up points. People can argue that Goldy was riding Petterson coat tails but he also hasn't been putting up the points in a torrid pace like he was earlier in the season. It seems to me, that Leivo's insertion on the top line has benefited more towards Boeser. Either way, lets be patient with Goldy, Baertchi and Virtanen got the same treatment and had the same problems their first few seasons here.

Sutter is a major piece alright, and its a piece that usually ends up in a toilet bowl

Hutton, Pouliot have all had a run with Gudbranson, and all have looked terrible paired with him. Theres a piece in the puzzle that doesn't fit with every other piece on the board. Guddy has been with the same D-corps for the last 3 years and probably every pairing imaginable and hes still awful

The kings scored 3 tonight and the defensemen on the ice were... drumroll! Hutton and Gudbranson Brisbois and Gudbranson Brisbois and Gudbranson Im seeing a common denominator here.

Not after tonight. Gaudette stuck a nail on the coffin of Sutters career as Canuck and kicked him straight into the trading block

Beagle has replaced Sutter in that role, not Gaudette. The point Im getting at is it worth it for a guy that does pretty much close to nothing getting 8-10 minutes a night making 4.5 million, over a developing young player that has upside, and clearly is ready for the NHL. The team is not gonna reallocate minutes for a 4th line centre at the expense of Petterson and Horvat. Believe it or not, we still need to score

Exactly. The fact that Beagle made an over paid scorer, and young journey man player useful is already an achievement on its own. Sutter has never formed chemistry with anyone other than the medical staff in his time here so far.

Sutter is not mediocre? Why don't you explain your rationale? - He's been here 3-4 years, was given 2nd line minutes, 1st line with the Sedins, pp1 with the Sedins, didn't do nothing. -He was supposed to be this shut down centreman and yet we were in the bottom or near the bottom last year on Goals against, can't stay healthy, we have a losing record with him in the lineup and hes getting paid 4.5 million. If you are ok with a 4th line centre making 4.5 million thats injury prone that does F-all then good thing you aren't running this team

Beagle eats up those minutes. When Beagle came back from his injury, hes made a dramatic difference to this team, and most of all made other players better. Sutter is injury prone, has pretty much had a revolving door of linemates and still, nothing sticks. Is Gaudette better? not yet, but hes faster, developing at a rapid pace, and most of all has a cheaper salary. Sutter's getting paid almost 4.5 million, is mediocre at best, and can't even stay healthy to last a full season.

I agree. Its like he went from Grade 7 straight to University. Its a massive jump of competition, from playing Major Junior to going up against a top 3 NHL team loaded with stars. Showed some nice moxy tonight despite all the goals, im not too worried about MIkey

Doubt that ever happens or it wont stick. Gaudette's played centre all his life. If he does play wing, its going to be on the PP. I think it was Benning or someone else just recently went on the playbook saying Gaudette is going to stay a exclusively a centre since he rarely if at all plays wing

I'll take that deal. They can have Granlund too

If he shows well in camp or in his 9 games, you'll never know

If they throw in Auston Matthews, done!

Exactly, its F-ing selfish. Spend a couple months trying to win a cup and come back to a team that he wants to be a part of long term, or just be a stubborn child and stay put, probably piss off the fanbase, and risk not getting a contract to come back home. Add to the fact that the assets coming back will benefit Edler in his latter years here. Wouldn't you want to improve your situation of your workplace by helping the team? Edler should be burned to the stake if he doesn't waive, it clearly shows its all about him and not the long term plans for the team

The way Byram is playing, he might be shooting up to top 3 category by the draft

Gaunce for Dal Colle (NYI). 2 guys that never panned out, Gaunce might be the more guaranteed roster player while Dal Colle has the higher upside

Id even take a 3rd - or a 4th for Sutter, if we can get more, then great! The fact that his salary can possibly come off the books and could be allocated to a Michael Furland is worth trading the "foundational piece of $hit" LOL

A contending team or a young team on the brink of making it to the playoffs can use Sutter. If Carolina is close, they'd be a pretty good fit with all their young players. Toronto, Vegas could be pretty decent destinations

Benning went on record last season and had offers for Brandon Sutter, but passed. Might be different this time around with Gaudette knocking very hard on the door. Is it just pure coincidence that team's dip in play coincided with Sutter coming back into the lineup? Hes overrated, skating is so so, a defensive specialist who can't defend, injury prone and vastly overpaid. Gaudette is an NHLer and deserves to be on the roster

I don't know if theres a comparable, but in IMO, I know its a different sport, but he's hockeys version of Allan Iverson