ice orca Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I think not, it just takes a set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Gillis is no longer as bold as he once was. Though the Sundin deal may not have been the smartest move, it brought this team character and generated excitement. It was starting to pay off in the playoffs, as well. We haven't seen Gillis make such bold moves since then, however. It's as if his philosophy has changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Light Racicot Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I suspect he is gunshy, and that was an easy conclusion for me to arrive at. He claimed he thought Kassian would help the team during last year's playoffs, yet to date AV has shown little interest in giving him much of a role on the team. Some of his more recent transactions have also been questionable. You gotta wonder about the information hes getting from the people hes hired to assess any potential trades, and whether MG still has the same amount of confidence in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmm Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Look how bad our team is doing without Bieksa? CDC is constantly complaining about how we don't have enough RH d-men... Would you have traded him for the guy who was a 40 point player? Also, JVR is shooting an unsustainable 16% atm You honestly would have traded Edler for JVR.... honestly? Philly wanted a young d-man with similar upside (something we don't have). So we would have likely had to move one of our big 3 (Bieksa, Hamhuis, Edler which is a no-go). He is also shooting an unsustainable 16%, so the goals are an outlying number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucks_rule1 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 trades dont happen in a few hours. When the team is winning its tough to make these long term decisions. Where is this team out, who knows right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmm Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 making trades is most difficult when you sign Luongo to that contract Trading Booter was hard for Tallon because of his contract trading Ohlund, Mitchell, Salo and Malholtra is hard because of their ntc contracts If you look at what the Canucks paid for Booter, a similar return (underpayment) should be expected for Lou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kack Zassian Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I think not, it just takes a set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kack Zassian Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 So you trade Edler for JVR sign Garrison and Salo and what do you have? A better D than we now have and JVR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanford Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 making trades is most difficult when you sign Luongo to that contract Trading Booter was hard for Tallon because of his contract trading Ohlund, Mitchell, Salo and Malholtra is hard because of their ntc contracts If you look at what the Canucks paid for Booter, a similar return (underpayment) should be expected for Lou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilduce39 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I think this fan represents a vast majority of Canucks fans... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck73_3 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Jagr for one. Also if I had been MG and heard Van Reimsdyk was available I would have made it happen. It is not that players are not available so much as Gillis can't prioritise his roster to get them. Of course you have to give something good up but MG seems to think he can't part with anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanford Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I think this fan represents a vast majority of Canucks fans... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Could it be that making a trade that improves one's team with minimal negative impact isn't as easy when there are 29 other GM's out there looking to do the exact same thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I've honestly always been very curious to see how trades materialize. How often GM's - shop players - Propose trades - How much discussion there is between teams - How many trades fail at the last minute - Do all GMs know about a trade before it happens Etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butters Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 This place use to be a nicer place to discuss the Canucks. Now it's just a bunch of amateur comedians trying to be funny and posting "hilarious" images which have no relevance to the topic at hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Light Racicot Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Could it be that making a trade that improves one's team with minimal negative impact isn't as easy when there are 29 other GM's out there looking to do the exact same thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuck nit Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Luo has been on the block since June and every other team is a potential suitor. So,nine months later it is obvious Gillis should have figured out Luo was never the problem and the personnel problems that need attention he has failed to address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsflash Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 This place use to be a nicer place to discuss the Canucks. Now it's just a bunch of amateur comedians trying to be funny and posting "hilarious" images which have no relevance to the topic at hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc_devil Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 He should go back to being a player agent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanford Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Didn't everyone used to hate your guts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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