Tortorella's Rant Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Stupid trade. Diaz won't even get into the line up once we're healthy. We just gave away one of the most productive fourth liners in the league. Weise was on pace for 20 points. He brings physicality, he can fight. Often what we are criticized for lacking. Our fourth line is more useless now than ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noseforthenet Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Stupid trade. Diaz won't even get into the line up once we're healthy. We just gave away one of the most productive fourth liners in the league. Weise was on pace for 20 points. He brings physicality, he can fight. Often what we are criticized for lacking. Our fourth line is more useless now than ever. I find it hilarious that your name on here is Tortorella's Rant and this is something that Torts wouldn't even lose sleep over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Our fixation for 'the 4th line' is amazing, considering we have had ten of them to work with this season. Perhaps the problem is more that we have had to use Sestito on the 2nd line at times this season. ie. What 4th line? Let's work on the other three first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklehead44 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Fantastic move by MG. With Markov and Subban a guy like Diaz wasn't really needed and wasn't given a whole lot of opportunity. Great skater, great passer, sound defensively (positional). Huge weaknesses are his physical play and shooting. Sounds like the ideal partner for Garrison. We severely lack a player who can skate the puck up the ice and make breakout passes. Diaz led all Montreal D in primary assists 5 on 5 /60 minutes (3rd overall in assists) and was on the ice for the least amount of goals /60 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steen Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 I like it. An actual hockey trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovewinona Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 This is the blockbuster move we have been waiting on! Playoffs, here we come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundin + Luongo =Cup Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 seriously why do people think they made this trade so we can trade a D-man we made this trade out of necessity because were short of NHL D-men because of injuries to Bieksa, Tanev, Weber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Burrows 14 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 I am good with this as long as he doesn't try to make passes leading to this... http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eJlbHUCuT74 This was quite irresponsible. He lined his own player up for the hit!!! It wasn't irresponsible, when he made the pass gryba was not headed towards eller, as soon as he released the pass gryba skated towards eller. It was no ones fault except for maybe ellers a little bit for not keeping his head up. It was a clean play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmen81 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Would have rather Gillis gotten Subban instead of Diaz, but I guess Diaz will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrhopeless Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 I find this totally bizarre... but then again, I find almost all Gillis moves totally bizarre. There's no way this guy will be here next year... or even when all the D get back from injury. Weird. - I don't know that we have a right hand guy to replace Weise... can't think of one. We just got worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ugli Fruit Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 There were times Weise saved the team by scoring goals, and now suddenly he is useless. Stay classy CDC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 CDC seems thinks Edler has equivalent value to Shea Weber. Or rather that his value has decreased so much he might not get us Diaz back in return. Plenty of knowledgeable people in the middle understand his value is still very good and should warrant a reasonable return. You have said quite a few crazy things but I agree here. Kesler is nothing without the sedins even on the winnipeg goal daniel kept the puck when there was two guys on him and somehow made a amazing pass that led to the goal. When the sedins are on fire we are more of a contender then when kes is. A lot of fans from other teams say kesler is superoverated. That's debateable. He's carried us at points when he wasn't with the Sedins or they weren't producing (i.e. the Nashville series) but any shooter will be improved by a good playmaker. Considering that, no wonder he gets more points playing with the Sedins. Kesler's more of a player that will carry the team on his back and will goal, where the Sedins are consistent scorers (usually) who contribute by always being a threat. Jeff Paterson @patersonjeff Diaz surprised by deal. Excited. Knows VAN from 2010 Olympics. Not playing tonight, will debut in BOS #Canucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Stupid trade. Diaz won't even get into the line up once we're healthy. We just gave away one of the most productive fourth liners in the league. Weise was on pace for 20 points. He brings physicality, he can fight. Often what we are criticized for lacking. Our fourth line is more useless now than ever. You're mixing up pre-injury Weise with post-injury Weise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 seriously why do people think they made this trade so we can trade a D-man we made this trade out of necessity because were short of NHL D-men because of injuries to Bieksa, Tanev, Weber That would be this: However dumping Weise's RFA contract for something is a side bonus. He had no future here as soon as Torts arrived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Burrows 14 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Great skater, great passer, sound defensively (positional). Huge weaknesses are his physical play and shooting. Tanev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook007 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Weise's chin arrived in Montreal an hour before the rest of him Magic, made my day. Thanks +10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:D Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Feel free to use that one with your buds and claim it as your own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Given how desperate the Canucks are for a D man (especially a righty) the fact that we got what we needed without having to give anything much up is pretty good. The report on Diaz though is that he doesn't have much of a shot. That won't help our lack of offense coming from the back end Oh well, it's a move...which proves that MG is indeed still alive so that's good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 I find it hilarious that your name on here is Tortorella's Rant and this is something that Torts wouldn't even lose sleep over. We're harping about offense all the time and we go and trade literally one of the most productive fourth liners in the league. Where is the logic in that. Edler, Garrison, Bieksa, Hamhuis, Stanton, Tanev, Alberts, Weber, Diaz. Where does Diaz get into this line up when we're healthy? Where does he if we trade Edler? He's still got to fight between Alberts and Weber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's a process Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Good. I like Diaz. Weise is a goof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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