Absent Canuck Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 I voted no because I do not believe Santorelli has any staying power. I forgot about this. I guess I was right. The poor guy got injured like 3 weeks later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duc_evo Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 He's a dark horse. I don't like big contracts unless your a top 6 forward or top 4 pairing. It should be a Vancouver rule. Guys who are bottom 6 and last d pairing should have contracts no longer than 3 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Boudreau Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Sure 1 year deal for no more than 1.2 mil because Horvat is knocking on the door and there can't be a long term deal there. He hustles and is a jack of all trades type whose versatility is an asset for the bottom six. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messier's_elbow Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Anyone that doesnt want a rebuild, and doesnt want to resign him is an idiot. He was arguably our best player last year till he got injured. I frankly dont care cause im in favor of a mini rebuild. If we arent doing a re-tool then yes, they should 100% sign him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotianLifestyle Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 I just read the article by Botchford,(pretty good read) and some of the comments after by other posters: Santorelli for me is the ideal 13th forward. Someone you can plug in anywhere either for injury, or to get a spark. If the Canucks are counting on him being a major roster piece, theyre in trouble. And if theyre not going after a big fish via UFA, I'd keep Booth around. The guy had a significant injury and was told it'd be a full year before feeling normal again, which coincidentally resulted in notably better and consistent hockey from him. Still not worth his contract, but he's one of the more physical forwards on the team when hes going. Another person: You have to be careful about doling $2M to another under-sized player. We all have seen the contribution he made, but his play levlled off. I think that will be his steady level of play and on the occasion he will have an offensive explosion where he will surprise people and put some pucks in the net. If they can nab him for less, good depth signing. But I would rather see them keep Booth then sign Santo if it comes down that. so apparently David Booth is the better player than Santo, ( I really think they should re-sign him) but comparing him to Booth and could do way better than Santo? Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totes McGoats Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 2 for 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrowtruth Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 The biggest problem with Santorelli is that unless he's a depth forward, I don't see a spot for him if the Canucks are finally getting serious about giving the kids a chance. He'd be a nice luxury, but I don't see much ice time for him unless we get into injury trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thLineGrinder Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 with santo in the line up we were playoff contenders with him out we were one of the worst teams in the league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 The biggest problem with Santorelli is that unless he's a depth forward, I don't see a spot for him if the Canucks are finally getting serious about giving the kids a chance. He'd be a nice luxury, but I don't see much ice time for him unless we get into injury trouble. Sedin, Sedin, Burrows/Jensen ???/Burrows, Kesler, Kassian Higgins, Horvat, Santorelli Kenins, Matthias, Richardson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotianLifestyle Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 The biggest problem with Santorelli is that unless he's a depth forward, I don't see a spot for him if the Canucks are finally getting serious about giving the kids a chance. He'd be a nice luxury, but I don't see much ice time for him unless we get into injury trouble. The guy can play both Centre and Right Wing..pretty versatile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWMc1 Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Benning said we need to get bigger and faster. Santo is fast, but he is small. I'm not sure if he will fit here. I like the guy, but we need to start thinking long term. I change my vote to no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotianLifestyle Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Its always good to have a balance of players that are Big, and have serious wheels. I'm sure Benning willing give a good look on Santo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kragar Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 I'd be happy to see him get signed, but not for over 1.5. We need to see more of him before committing more money and longer term. His injury may have contributed to the decline last season, but Santo being out of the lineup is only one piece of why we stunk in the second half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotianLifestyle Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Its going to be interesting if he could get back to his form before the injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfstonker Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Well any young guy that played his heart out like he did, at least deserves an offer, providing he shows he is fit. Let's face it some nights he was our best player. I'm not for holding spaces open for prospects when there is someone who has proved he can cut it on any line. Prospects have to fight their way into the team imo, just like anyone else. The way Santorelli played reminded me a bit of how Gallagher played in the SC for the Habs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-a-n-u-c-k-s Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 We want 3rd and 4th line shifts in the offensive zone right? Forecheck tenacity? Gives it hard every shift? Santorelli The one who almost but not quite does those things who needs to go... probably Hansen (even tho I've been a big supporter of his) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobGVee Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 No brainer.... Yes . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotianLifestyle Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Well any young guy that played his heart out like he did, at least deserves an offer, providing he shows he is fit. Let's face it some nights he was our best player. I'm not for holding spaces open for prospects when there is someone who has proved he can cut it on any line. Prospects have to fight their way into the team imo, just like anyone else. The way Santorelli played reminded me a bit of how Gallagher played in the SC for the Habs. +1. Everyone is talking about how its important we bring in youngsters(which is true), also a lot of posters claim that he can be easily replaced(I feel he punches his weight way more than hansen) but your bang on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUndaCanuck Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 This teams season went downhill as soon as Santorelli was injured. Up until then we were a playoff team. He was essentially our utility MVP - played any and every line, any sort of shift and was our best player on many nights. Re-sign him to a 1 or 2 year, 2M deal. Re-sign Tanev and Kassian for a combined 6M. Sign Weber and Alberts for depth (or any UFA really) for a combined 1.5M. That leaves us a tiny bit of money for 1 UFA splash (ie. Vbrata for 3M if we move pieces around). The real dead-weights on this team that Benning has to move are Burrows and Booth, maybe even Edler if he doesn't get his game back. That's about 14M tied up with our 3 worst players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madwolf Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Benning said we need to get bigger and faster. Santo is fast, but he is small. I'm not sure if he will fit here. I like the guy, but we need to start thinking long term. I change my vote to no. He said we need to play bigger, and no one played bigger than Santo until he got injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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