ForsbergTheGreat Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 (edited) Myself I think your off and I'd say no, were in a rebuild despite how well we've played this year and he's not hurting us with his cap space because we will and should be adding younger players over the next few years. His work ethic is going to be of great value as an influence to our young players. Keeping him is the best option for the team batman. Respectfully disagree, Keeping him reduces the opportunity of adding youth. Benning just bought out a 4.25 contract for the reasoning of it being too high of a cap hit to not performing at a top 6 role...Matthias, Higgins, and dorsett are great examples of worth ethic and they come at a half that cost. If burr's contract was over next year sure.. but we have him until 2017 where then we lose him for nothing as his value would be worth nothing. I feel at least now he has a bit of value, come deadline i'm sure there would be a few bidders. You said it yourself were rebuilding so why do we have overaged players not playing to their value. What is the teams goal this year? Go all the way win a cup? Make playoffs? Get youth added into the line up? Obtain picks? If this team isn't going to go all in come deadline and remain status quo then why are we holding on to players like Burrows, Hansen and one of hammer/bieska. If we can make the post season without them plus pick up youth/picks for offloading them. add in removing their cap hit, is that not a win / win for this organization. That cap space saved becomes very important in the offseason to re-up players like tanev, matthias and potentially go after a UFA and those picks become important for the future. Ultimately what is the teams underlying goal this year? Edited December 10, 2014 by ForsbergTheGreat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RU SERIOUS Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 When will he ever be traded off to Florida for retirement. He's old and slow and caused the last goal against Montreal tonight because he can longer keep up to anyone. His best days are far behind him and It will not get better. Too bad Gillis signed him to an overpriced 5 year deal. Just another bad memory from the MG days. Surely we could get a bag of pucks and free up some cap room. Just give him away or pay him to leave...... He's a liability! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimp C Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 (edited) 4.5 million isn't even that high of a cap hit for a 35-40 point player with his defensive ability. Kulemin Bozak Gionta Parenteau Bickell Stafford Stewart Jones Pouliot Erat Fleischmann Purcell Lecavalier Laich Cole Umberger All those guys have similar cap hits to him. Out of those guys, only Bozak and maybe Stafford are better than him. Edited December 10, 2014 by Pimp C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyotecanuck Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 4.5 million isn't even that high of a cap hit for a 35-40 point player with his defensive ability. Kulemin Bozak Gionta Parenteau Bickell Stafford Stewart Jones Pouliot Erat Fleischmann Purcell Lecavalier Laich Cole Umberger All those guys have similar cap hits to him. Out of those guys, only Bozak and maybe Stafford are better than him. Agreed...the man has heart. Burr will rise again. He always does. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Agreed...the man has heart. Burr will rise again. He always does. He hasn't "risen" since his fall from 2012...he never fell before that...though he is on pace for 20 goals - but that's only 57% of his best season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honky Cat Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 As I said burrows has been the worst player on the team. Re watch the TO game burrows alone is the reason the team lost, his 3 costly mistakes cost the team 3 goals. But It's not just the last 5 games but the last 3 years. Does he really deserve a value of 4.5 million for next 3 years. And do we think he can regain old form and hold it for the remainder of his contract. Doesn't matter if MG signed it, could that not be spent better else where? If a team were to offer us a pick at the trade dead line and it's a team that burrows would like waive to, is it not something we consider? Usually,Burrows is a clutch player...and I don't doubt his heart,but he was simply brutal the last three games and cost us a couple of points with lazy play..IMO..You would think,being a veteran player,he would know better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tocnhockey Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Burrows is sick, he will rebound when he gets stronger..........Go Burrows!!! and I get my inside info the same way all of you guys do...the voices inside my head in fact the voices in my head right now are all demanding more drinks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneezy Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I take full responsibility for Burrows' play over the past five games. I started trumpeting his "return" to 2011 form by proclaiming him the best player on the ice vs. Columbus and New Jersey. This is after beating the "trade Burrows" drum all summer/fall. I should know better because the minute I start talking positively about any player, it's the kiss of death for them. So to all Canuck fans and Burrows, my apologies for being the reason why Burrows has fallen off the cliff the past five games. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonMexico Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Being a heart and soul player is great and all but you still have to produce. The 2nd line's production has dried up and Burrows has looked like the goat lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Not anymore do we need him. I love the remaining parts of the 2011 core, they did alot to try and bring a Cup home but Burrows just looks so slow and weak out there. It's pretty sickening to see how he dropped off, he's one of our worst skaters, he's not dynamic enough to play on the 2nd line. He's really not doing much ever since he got demoted to the 2nd line when Vrbata came here. Bonino is the best player on that line by a pretty big margin. He's a big caphit for the next little while and he's not playing like a 2nd line guy. Everyone on our team brings more to the table than him IMO, Vey, Bonino, Kassian bring more skill, Matthias, Higgins, Hansen, Dorsett bring more energy and grit than him, Horvat is a centre, brings better playmaking and two-way game than him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPizzle Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 rumor has it........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Based on today's practice - Burrows on 4th line with Dorsett and Horvat. Rightfully so. They have to do something about his ineffectiveness. Horvat and Dorsett might actually compliment him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Based on today's practice - Burrows on 4th line with Dorsett and Horvat. That's good to hear. Burrows has been killing offence on that second line and I felt that Hansen was being wasted on the fourth line. I'm happy with Higgins-Bonino-Vey and Matthias-Richardson-Hansen for the moment. Don't know why but the last two years, Burrows has taken so many steps back, can't even explain it. I would understand if he gradually declined... Maybe the injury accelerated his decline? Last night's game was tough to watch, he didn't seem like he belong in the NHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiggs50 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 When motivated, he can be play like your best player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 When motivated, he can be play like your best player. I agree... but why more does a professional athlete need to be motivated other than having your team lose 5 straight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiggs50 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I agree... but why more does a professional athlete need to be motivated other than having your team lose 5 straight? A stint with the Sedins maybe!? Trade speculation should help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 That's the Burrows we all know and love! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lychees Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Yay Burr :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lychees Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 BUUURRRRR!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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