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  1. ...or, maybe as a third option, the other guy was still trying to pay a lot less than what would be considered a "fair price" by the learned minds of CDC. regards, G.
  2. Best wishes to you, Bobby Lu. Thanks for the saves. regards, G.
  3. Maybe, but I don't see Luongo being moved until after the season is over. It might be possible that Luongo just has a bout of flu and he's day to day. Now why they wouldn't mention that, who knows? Maybe there is a trade in the works. regards, G.
  4. While I do agree with the sentiment of your post, there is the thing that Tortorella is employed by a team which is based in Canada. As such, he would perhaps have been better served by taking a neutral stance. regards, G.
  5. Don't care, other than to post here that I don't care. regards, G.
  6. Having an additional 1st is usually a good thing, although getting that extra pick next year would be better. And who knows, the Canucks just might get lucky as did the Bruins in the Kessel trade. Who thought that the Leafs would suck so bad and Boston would wind up getting a #2 and a #9 overall from that trade? regards, G.
  7. I didn't hear what Tortorella actually said, so maybe you are correct, chum. Were any of the other guys who went to Russia mentioned in the discussion? It could be that all of them are going for check ups with team medical staff, and we're only hearing about Kesler as he is the one guy who has an injury issue. I suppose it comes down to this: I'd see there was a whole ot more smoke/fire if Kesler was the only guy being examined, and that he was being examined by doctors who had connections to another team. regards, G.
  8. Or, it could just be that the team knows that Kesler is a bit of a numpty and doesn't always speak up about every little ache or pain or bad back issue, so if you have in the shop anyways you may as well get the full check up.. regards, G.
  9. Is it known that Gillis hadn't been trying to move Booth (when he was healthy enough to be moved)? Let's assume that you are the GM of the Canucks, and you phone up another team and offer them Booth for a 4th. And they turn you down. Does this make you indecisive? And I'm assuming you're now thinking, "Then I'd trade him for a 5th, or a 7th, or whatever gets him off the books!" Okay. What if the other GM still says "no"? Geez, you are so indicisive. You're making an assumption that Carter was being shopped to Vancouver, aren't you?. I don't recall that the Flyers let it be generally known that they were moving Carter. I believe you are also assuming that the Flyers would want Schneider (at least at that time). Perhaps Gillis isn't the only GM who targets a few teams which has the specific assets he wants. As to actually trading for Carter, what would you put in the package? I'm assuming Schneider, the Canucks 2011 1st and 3rd? This seems like it's a lot less value than what the Flyers did get (Voracek, CLB 2011 1st and 3rd). Voracek had a lot more value than Schneider (at that time), and the picks were substantially higher in value than those that the Canucks could offer (eg. 8th overall vs 29th). What asset(s) would have to be added to the Canucks offer to make it acceptable to the Flyers? Here I thought you were going to make another "money ball" complaint about getting Ballard since the team didn't really give up that much to get him. I've always thought of the Ballard acquisition as a pre-cursor to Ehrhoff leaving as a UFA. At that time I believe Ehrhoff was already not on the same page as the team with regard to his next contract and Gillis wanted another offensive d-man already on the team as a replacement should he not be able to re-sign Ehrhoff. And what did he get in Ballard? He got a guy who was a mobile, physical d-man, who had scored 33g and 116 assists in 397 games (he had played 82 games in each of the previous three seasons). Ehrhoff had played in 341 games prior to coming to Vancouver, and had scored 25 goals and 107 assists. I suppose these stats don't mean much to some as Ballard was playing on "bottom feeder" teams. Phoenix was in the Pacific division with Dallas, SJ, Anaheim, who were all top teams in the West. The Panthers finished just out of the playoffs in 2008 -09 (9th in the East, tied with Montreal). As I see Ehrhoff's points, he wouldn't have been anywhere near as productive as Ballard had he been with the Coyotes or the Panthers rather than the Sharks. I refer you to my earlier point on trading Booth. regards, G.
  10. I do believe that Luongo is undervalued by many here, some because they are angry that their expectations for the entire team haven't been met, while others are merely being trollish. This being said, some of the suggested values seem a bit high. I don't see Luongo being in a trade deadline deal to a team like Florida or the Islanders. I could see him in a deal to either of those teams after the season. The inclusion of a 1st by either of those teams mentioned above also seems a bit crazy if the ranking of that pick is yet to be determined (other than an approximation due to standings). I suspect that Florida or the Islanders would be more willing to part with a 1st that was 10th overall (or higher) rather than one which was 1st overall. This is not to say, that should Gillis get something like a Florida/NYI 1st *and* a high end prospect for Luongo, that I wouldn't be really okay with such a turn of events. regards, G.
  11. I think this is correct. regards, G.
  12. As I see it, Gillis cannot ask any player to waive. Doing so, just to say that you tried doesn't really do much of anything to help your team. If he did then there could be these two potential negative results: 1.) risk alienating the entire team, which could result in even worse results over the rest of this season and on into the future. 2.) it may affect any future UFA's who might sign here (and if you believe they already wouldn't sign here, then this would really seal the deal). They may look at Gillis going back on his word of not asking a player to waive and figure they may as well just ask for more money (and no NTC) rather than wind up playing someplace else for less after the Canucks moved them. So how might the team get an idea if anyone wants out (assuming the player hasn't already asked)? Team meeting. Get all the players together and ask if anyone wants out. It can be done as a team building exercise, getting the the players to all pull together and re-commit to the team, while putting out the offer to trade 'em. And it can be done so that a player doesn't have to stand up in front of his team mates and say that he wants out (which speaks to Never's point on a player not wanting to ask for the trade, at least publicly). As to Luongo, I wouldn't be surprised if either side claimed that there was a request for a trade. I also wouldn't be surprised if there was a meeting after that season where the subject of Luongo moving on came up, and each side agreed that they were "open to the idea", but that nothing specific was discussed, and they would wait and see what developed. regards, G.
  13. On what are you basing this assumption? Do you have any press clippings in which 28 out of 29 other GM's in the NHL state that they hate Gillis and will not deal with him because of his time as a player agent? Can you supply us with even a couple? EDIT: Yeah, Low. Maybe Burke/Nonis. This seems like a rather thin sample. regards, G.
  14. So let's say Gillis did as you believe he should, and ask a player with a NTC to waive, and the player says "no". What do you do then? I'm always interested in hearing what people believe will happen next. regards, G.
  15. Well that would be a lovely little job for you then, wouldn't it? regards, G.
  16. I think they've pretty much cried themselves out. It's getting quiet. regards, G.
  17. Hamhuis has been playing with a burr under his saddle for the last while. regards, G.
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