DeNiro Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Alberts brings the same physical play, is better in his own zone, and is already familiar with the team. If Alberts and Fistric come at the same price I hope we go with Alberts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckClown Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Alberts brings the same physical play, is better in his own zone, and is already familiar with the team. If Alberts and Fistric come at the same price I hope we go with Alberts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUndaCanuck Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 4.5ish M left to sign some defencemen. 2M for Tanev. 1M for Alberts 1.5M for Fistric Hamhuis - Bieksa Edler - Garrison Tanev - Fistric Alberts Weber That's the sort of defensive depth we need. That way, we can sustain 2 injuries to our top-4 and be fine. If we don't sign Alberts or Fistric, look what happens if say Hamhuis and Edler get injuries: Bieksa - Garrison Tanev - Weber ? - ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 4.5ish M left to sign some defencemen. 2M for Tanev. 1M for Alberts 1.5M for Fistric Hamhuis - Bieksa Edler - Garrison Tanev - Fistric Alberts Weber That's the sort of defensive depth we need. That way, we can sustain 2 injuries to our top-4 and be fine. If we don't sign Alberts or Fistric, look what happens if say Hamhuis and Edler get injuries: Bieksa - Garrison Tanev - Weber ? - ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theminister Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 You can't go up to the cap. What if we need call ups? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Hard Truth Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 we need a big nasty defender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamJamIam Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Alberts brings the same physical play, is better in his own zone, and is already familiar with the team. If Alberts and Fistric come at the same price I hope we go with Alberts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 I suspect they are holding out on giving Tanev more money so they can keep Alberts. He brings far more than Fistric. Not as steady defensively as Tanev but MUCH more physical and can tie up some big guys against the boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absent Canuck Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Alberts brings the same physical play, is better in his own zone, and is already familiar with the team. If Alberts and Fistric come at the same price I hope we go with Alberts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbox Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 But where would Alberts even fit in our line-up? Assuming Tanev is re-signed there is no room for him in the top 7. Unfortunately we have Y Weber now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicky Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 But where would Alberts even fit in our line-up? Assuming Tanev is re-signed there is no room for him in the top 7. Unfortunately we have Y Weber now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allstar_luongo1 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 What's the latest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 But where would Alberts even fit in our line-up? Assuming Tanev is re-signed there is no room for him in the top 7. Unfortunately we have Y Weber now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amish Rake Fighter Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 I'm still hoping they can get Alberts back, he's turned into a pretty solid Dman. If I was Edmonton, I would go after Alberts, he could really help that team as long as he didn't have to log big minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 I'd be happy with either of these guys. Fistric is still improving - he's only 27, and he's actually not a bad skater for his size - he's also a hard worker, so if anything, it might not hurt to shed a little bit of his size in favour of mobility - he'd still be huge and possibly even better equipped to land all those big hits. His potential to continue to improve is really tempting, especially considering his underlying numbers over the past two seasons. I've been impressed by Alberts' ability to improve despite not playing steadily in a depth role. At this point, he's an ideal depth defenseman for the Canucks, but at 32 I think he's also shown that he's an able top 6 defenseman on many clubs that don't have the depth Vancouver does. I think it's worth noting that Schroeder really showed his character imo taking a 600k one year deal that really helps the Canucks this coming season. With 4.37 remaining, I'd be really pleased to see Tanev and Fistric signed in the range of 2.8 combined, and for insurance, a veteran, depth shutdown and faceoff specialist added - my preference would be Steckel - perhaps in the 900 k range. Fistric and Steckel as depth shutdown options would make the Canucks slightly more daunting to play against for those bigger, teams in the mold of Boston and L.A., and give Tortorella some interesting options - he could go big on his fourth line and have a guy who wins a whole lot of faceoffs (for those matchups against teams like St Louis), or he could go for the speed option in Santorelli (perhaps a better option against teams like Chicago). I also like the option of a fourth line with a pair of centers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocklovich Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Not sure what the contract situation is for the Canucks if they have enough left to offer 3 more. Fistric would be a good add if they are unable to keep Alberts & he would create competition for the No.6 spot. Curious about Steckel though, he would be a good faceoff guy to have but playing him on the 4th would mean 1 of sestito or weise sitting. He would help out the bottom 6 though and improve the clubs faceoff ability Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THERETOOL Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 when I watched Fistric play for the giants , i thought he would be a star in the nhl ... though that didnt happen , hed still be a solid addition .. would love to see him join the Nucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somehockeydude Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Alberts is better then Fistric will ever be. Is it 100% that hes not returning? That would be a shame he actually played fairly well last year IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Alberts is better then Fistric will ever be. Is it 100% that hes not returning? That would be a shame he actually played fairly well last year IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somehockeydude Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Reports are they're working on a new deal right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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