BedBeats™2.0 Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Well put! I wish him well. I am still scratching my head about the falloff in his FO % last year. Never heard a report about an injury. He was the most consistant physical player the Canucks had. They have to think one of their younger guys can move into the 4C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter.S-Kerouac Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 I was/ am a big Lappy fan. but his constant back talking refs last season was one of the major reasons we couldn't catch a break with the refs. At least burr can put his head down and not yap all game at the refs when the calls aren't going our way. I also thought all that mystery muscle he put on in the extended off season really affected his lateral movement ability and first step quickness. He had been a much more effective player in previous seasons. I can guarntee Torts wouldn't have put up with his smug poop eating grin for long. The only reason Av could was because his was even better. Would have been fun to see a dressing room smugdown! between AV and Lappy. The culture needed to change this team can't keep leaning on the fact that they were one game away as a crutch. Lets face it we were beat convincingly in that series. I hope torts can get this teams ego in check IMO thats the biggest problem this team has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raph Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 I don't understand why Lapierre never got a real opportunity to anchor the 3rd line centre position. He did awesome filling in for Malholtra during the 2011 SCF run. But after that, he never really got a real chance to play that position again even after Hodgson got traded, Kesler got injured, and Pahlsson walking. And in the playoffs this year, AV barely used him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFCanuck Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Lapierre was good when he was first traded here. But he progressively got worse until he wasn't re-signed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Lost a little respect for him if he went and begged a team who dumped his ass to take him back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Frk Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Canucks may regret letting him go...just sayin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombieksa Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 MG should have signed Richardson and Lapierre. depth depth depth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Roy > Richardson Lapierre > Santorelli St. Louis basically strips us of our center depth and leaves us with pylons. MG better pray Lain/Horvat/Gaunce can step in and play better than Lapierre did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 I'm gonna miss having him on the squad, he was a solid guy who gave everything he could on the ice. We need more guys like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllEyezOnMe Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Lost a little respect for him if he went and begged a team who dumped his ass to take him back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilya Mikheyev Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 MG should have signed Richardson and Lapierre. depth depth depth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonberries Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Sacre bleu! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpush Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 With all due respect, you're comparing a pair of ufas who signed for 5.1 million in Dallas, to a pair of depth centers the Canucks signed for 1.7 - calling Richardson a "pylon" indicates that you don't really know anything about the player. http://www.behindthe... 34 45 46 63 67 http://www.behindthe... 34 45 46 63 67 I like Lapierre as well, but as usual, people are getting carried away after a player's departure, blowing his indispensibility out of proportion. Lapierre lost a step putting on extra bulk before last season. Richardson is a different type of player who is certainly capable of replacing Lapierre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonberries Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 MG should have signed Richardson and Lapierre. depth depth depth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mauii Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 So why didn't we resign Lappy? Anyone? Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllEyezOnMe Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 So why didn't we resign Lappy? Anyone? Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Doctor Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Lapierre was the guy who made our 4th line worth putting on the ice. Now look at it... we might as well roll 3 lines all year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetica Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 I feel bad for him. We should have re-signed him. If not, I wish he could have at least gone back home. I'm really going to miss him and will absolutely hate seeing him smirk for another team! But I wish him all the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 I'm not sure what you are trying to say with those stats? That Richardson has a good Corsi rating? He did but he also had pretty terrible Corsi Rel Qoc meaning that while he did put up decent Corsi numbers he was consistantly playing against the weakest competition, 12 place in both years you showed of only players who played 40 + games. He also started both those seasons 53% in O zone and ended up in 50% in D zone. Lappy in 10/11 had 8th best Corsi Rel QoC but started 46% ozone ended 48 % ozone and in 11/12 had 11th best Corsi Rel Qoc but started 22% ozone ended 45% ozone Basically what I'm saying is that Lappy was asked to handle much harder minutes than Richardson and I'm not confident that MG has done enough to replace him. Richardson is a different type of player I agree but I don't think he is capable of replaceing Lappy, I think we will see a return of Kesler taking the Lionshare of tough minutes and relying on the other 3 lines to score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 I hope one of these 4th line waiver wire pick ups can match the compete level Lappy had. unless we get lucky and have a rook come in and light up the 4th line! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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