6string Posted May 2, 2012 Author Share Posted May 2, 2012 lmao rebuilding a team that just won back to back pres trophies and last year got to g7 of the scf? did u just start watching hockey on april 12th? team needs changes but nowhere near a rebuild @/user/66621-dibdaquib/">DIBdaQUIB : if gillis trades cory and keeps luongo, hes hoping to never win a cup until luongo's contract expires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6string Posted May 2, 2012 Author Share Posted May 2, 2012 I see some great thoughts on this thread. I am with the "we need small changes" crowd, we are nowhere near a rebuild. The Detroit model is to never rebuild, just repair what is necessary. So, that being said, what do we do? 1) Some grit on the first line. Suggestion? Booth. Now, maybe we could get a bigger name like Perry, but I see that as less likely. So, we get Sedin, Sedin, Booth 2) Second line needs a center. Kesler is not playing like a center, he is playing like a winger. He needs a playmaker. Suggestion? Well, this would have to be part of the Luongo trade, assuming one happens. Patrick Sharpe, Phil Kessell, Tomas Fleischman So, we get Burrows Kessell, Kesler 3) Some size on the back end. This is not personal, but Ballard is not working out in Vancouver. He is the only major salary dman that I see us moving. He can't be happy with his playing time, coach is not confident in him, etc. Suggestion? Byfuglien. Now, Ballard for Byfuglien is not going to happen straight across, but throw in Raymond? Maybe. So, then I see some free agent signings to round us out. We could look like this CAPGEEK.COM CAP CALCULATOR ROSTER My Custom Lineup FORWARDS Daniel Sedin ($6.100m) / Henrik Sedin ($6.100m) / David Booth ($4.250m) Chris Higgins ($1.900m) / Phil Kessel ($5.400m) / Ryan Kesler ($5.000m) Alexandre Burrows ($2.000m) / Manny Malhotra ($2.500m) / P-A Parenteau ($2.000m) Jannik Hansen ($1.350m) / Maxim Lapierre ($1.000m) / Zack Kassian ($0.870m) Zenon Konopka ($1.000m) / Mike Duco ($0.605m) DEFENSEMEN Kevin Bieksa ($4.600m) / Dan Hamhuis ($4.500m) Dustin Byfuglien ($5.200m) / Alexander Edler ($3.250m) Marc-Andre Gragnani ($0.605m) / Chris Tanev ($0.900m) Sami Salo ($1.250m) / GOALTENDERS Cory Schneider ($2.000m) Eddie Lack ($0.900m) ------ CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter) (these totals are compiled without the bonus cushion) SALARY CAP: $64,300,000; CAP PAYROLL: $63,280,000; BONUSES: $0 CAP SPACE (23-man roster): $1,020,000 So, our power play could change also Perhaps Sedin Sedin Byfuglien Salo Edler or Kesler Kessle Byfuglien Bieksa Edler Something with some net presence. Anyway, we need tweaking, not a rebuild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFCanuck Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 A good team is always rebuilding and still making the playoffs. A bad team is always rebuilding, over, and over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunningWild Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 woops, DP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Re-tooling for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeywoot Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 I think the Canuck's should "re-structure" as someone else mentioned. I don't think we need to, but I could see us going into potential San Jose territory here. I think it really depends what's available. If there was a good return available, I think Edler, Kesler could be moved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice orca Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 the thing is he already gave up hodgson and he had to know kesler's contract window for trading, gillis has cornered himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WL Canuck Fan Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 So, another "odd" suggestion I have for a trade is Iggy. Calgary trying to rebuild might go Raymond for Iginla. Now, I know 7m is heavy, but it is one year only. He might like a cup run, they might like a salary dump. He is a natural RW, so Daniel LW Booth LW Burrows LW Higgins LW Iggy could the be RW on 1st or 2nd line. Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycanucks Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Realistically, the window in Van, as far as can be counted on right now, is 2 years. Sedins' deals come up in 2 years. So, for the next 2 years, the Canucks are Adding Parts. Hopefully they get the right parts to push them over the top. After that, the discussion to "re-build" gets a lot louder. Will be interesting to see what happens... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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