Kack Zassian
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3.75M/Y for 2 years, compared to 4.6M/Y over 6 years?
Yes I would of signed Salo to that contract he was our best D man, We always overlook our own players but overpay some florida slug like Ballard or Garrison to insane unjustified money.
I bet you Garrison is a better dman the next 2 years than Salo is.
Nothing against Salo, love the guy. Garrison > Salo
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Quinton Howden is an excellent young PROSPECT, he will be good and so will be Kuznetsov who you ignored to mention. Now you asked what had Howden done? What has Ballard done the last 2 years? other then collect his big fat pay cheque.
3rd round pick for Alberts, a depth dman?? How often does that guy even play? He's not even a top 6 dman.
All of the guys you mentioned who were acquired by MG other then Hamhuis and Ehrhoff are role players, not differnce makers who can out you over the top.
And it's funny you question my hockey knowledge and yet you mention Sammy fricken Pahlsson as a stand out MG acquisition (I'm assuming you thought he was great since you mentioned him) REALLY?! And since your hockey knowledge must be so great, Pls enlighten me as to what contributions Pahlsson made for us last year, having only been here for 2 months, if that? 'Cause certainly never noticed him. And where exactly is he now?? That's right, not even in the NHL.
So before you question my hockey knowledge, stop drinking the MG cool-aid and open your eyes. The guy was a scum-bag agent and some GM's still don't like dealing with him.
- I wouldn't exactly consider Howden a blue-chip prospect. Kuznetsov, has exploded since being drafted... but hindsight is 20/20.
Im not saying this was a trade I particularly liked... but we really didn't sacrifice any outrageous pieces.
- At the time, Alberts was a depth rental (pretty standard pricing). He looked good as a #7 guy so hes still on the team.
Again, this was the 85th overall pick (Austin Levi). Don't know why your complaining.
- Pahlsson was a good bottom 6 rental. Nothing more, nothing less.
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Don't blame the player, blame the stupid GM. Garrison's signing was a typical dumbass MG move. Over-paid and over-hyped an average NHL player who had ONE good season. MG doesn't know how to make trades either or evaluate talent, just look at his record.
-Overpaid and traded a 1st round pick for Ballard while prospects like Howden and Kuznetsov were still on the board.
-gave up a 3rd round pick for that plug Alberts
-gave up on Hodgson who was his one decent draft pick because the guy wanted more playing time and got a 3rd line prospect in return. (could've easily solved the issue by moving Hodgson to second line centre and moving Kesler to the wing)
-named a goalie captain. LOL what a joke that was.
Those are just some of his stupid moves off the top of my head. The guy is showing he is incapable of solving the goalie issue which he himself created. He hasn't been able to add one single difference maker to the team since his arrival and no Hamhuis and Garrison are not difference makers. Whatever success this team has had recently is due the players who were brought in by the previous regime.
- What has Quinton Howden done to make the Ballard trade look bad?
- Its a 3rd round pick... a late 3rd rounder at that...
- Not even going to open the can of worms, but if you call Zack Kassian a 3rd line prospect... it speaks a great deal about your hockey knowledge..
Off the top of my head, players he brought in (either through free agency or strong trading)
- Malhotra, Hamhuis, Garrison, Tanev, Torres, Samuelsson,
- Ehrhoff, Higgins, Lapierre, Booth, Pahlsson
But yeah lets totally ignore his good moves..
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really? because i see him lose more puck battles than win. i dont see him boxing out guys very well. i dont see him battling or anticipating consistently...when i saw michael granlund out battle and strip the puck from garrison, go to the net and score the other night, well, really?...
right now his lack of mobility may be the biggest contributor to the above....hopefully its not a will thing...when he has the puck and is forced to make a play he seems to panic, also due to mobility issues. we saw this tonight on a brutal pass in the opp zone on the pp - the pass to nowhere.
i like the guy, and im hoping for the best, but im seeing a pricy signing here based on one good year...the salo non signing vs the garrison signing during a cup contention window is looking like a bit of a brain fart so far.
I wonder if the mobility issues have anything to do with his recovering groin injury.
And I take the Garrison contract > Salo contract every day of the week.
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"Insert Sami Salo Belly laughing here"
Would you have given Salo that contract?
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I know, he has had a few bad games, but not as many as alot think, I have actually been impressed with his physical skill in handling players and defensive play, I also think he is much more mobile than some think.
This. Hes had a few mistakes here and there, but is playing responsible, good hockey.
The goals will come, and people will forget this thread ever existed.
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1 month is plenty especially since he already had trained prior to his groin injury. Just because he has a groin injury doesn't mean they lay off workouts completely. Just another lame duck excuse
Do you think he was skating, running, doing anything dynamic while he was injured
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Nope the groin injury was reported back in September and I posted a link to it in this thread earlier when it was started. Doesn't give him an excuse as he still would of had ample time to prepare for the season that started JAN 19th 4 months from september.
Taken off IR December 18th
http://www.news1130.com/2012/12/18/canucks-take-jason-garrison-off-injured-list/
So cram months worth of training into a 1 month window
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Off season groin injury back in September is seriously being used an excuse? Yea not buying that.
New partner doesn't mean anything when he keeps getting embarrassed in 1 on 1 situations. Not bringing the offense like he's suppose to so people change their minds and call him a defensive defenseman. Yea he can't play defense all that well either it seems...
There was talk of him missing the start of the season...
This means he misses an entire summer of training, and practice.
I would call that a pretty good excuse.
And having a different partner/system is a big adjustment. Look at Ballards learning curve, Alberts learning curve.
As for his defensive game, by no means has he been our best defensive player, but his possession numbers are fine.
Give it a bigger sample than 20 games
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Alberts was better than Garrison, get Barker in next game. Give Jason a rest.
Cam Barker is statistically the worse player the Canucks employ. Please god no.
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- Offseason groin injury
- New system
- New partner
- Sub 20 game sample size
His possession metrics are fine, and he hasn't looked terrible.
Lets re-visit this topic at the end of the season when we can objectively measure Garrisons performance.
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Jason Garrison so far?
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Way to write someone off after a sub 20 game sample.
But lets just ignore that hes been a positive possession player, and posing positive fenwick numbers.