coastal1 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 We do have his brother, Cal, playing with the Comets. That likely won't factor into his decision though, and we'd have to trade for Ryan to get him anyway. Not sure we'd want to spend what the Avs would be asking.What the Canucks really need is a strong two-way center, with size and experience, and making a reasonable salary, say like maybe $5mil a year. But where do you find such a player??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSecretIsMe Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 What the Canucks really need is a strong two-way center, with size and experience, and making a reasonable salary, say like maybe $5mil a year. But where do you find such a player??? hmmmm...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Bagues Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 I was kind of hoping to see him have a good season. He, Kassian, and Richardson were a nice little line last year at times. I also appreciated his tenacity with the injuries and all, but he seemed like too much of a circus distraction. Maybe he should take his buyout cash and practice stick-handling for awhile. Hard to count the number of times he drove with blazing speed losing the puck while running over the opposing goalie, as he tries to avoid running over the goalie. I'm glad this means the buyout Burrows talk will be buried; or at least take on a hypothetical/what could have been form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmotamed Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Good, now invest in Lecavalier! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Fig Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Good. Cleaning the garbage up one piece at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlickCanuck Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 I really wanted to see how he'd fare under a new coach next season. Maybe we still will. It's unfortunate the 'sleeper' took so long to wake up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotianLifestyle Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 All the best Booth, but like the previous poster said too bad he woke up now and not before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckster33 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014   thanks for the chuckle. maybe he goes to Chicago to play with kane or toews, or maybe tampa to play with stamkos Ya, such a stupid idea to put a big, speedy, physical winger on any of those guy's wing hey? lol...show's how little you understand about hockey. The guy is not a plumber buddy, he has hands, can skate, but was just constantly injured here and never got on track. If he simply plays the way he did in the back half of last year (hitting anything that moved, and HARD, going to the net, playing well on the wall, and forechecking hard), well you see that does something for those players I mentioned, its called creating space. If you create even a second more for the players I mentioned to make a play, the puck will end up in the opposition's net more frequently. That's the value he would bring...I guess you didn't realize he was 2nd in hits on the Canucks (and only by a few less), despite playing alot fewer games than Kesler... On a team that lacked physical play, we are going to be getting rid of both our leading hitters lol.. Now you might want to think about his value again, ie creating room for some superstars with the ability to actually put the puck in the net if he gets a chance, and his hands will come back, players who score high 20's and 30's don't lose their hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheXFactor Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014   Ya, such a stupid idea to put a big, speedy, physical winger on any of those guy's wing hey? lol...show's how little you understand about hockey. The guy is not a plumber buddy, he has hands, can skate, but was just constantly injured here and never got on track Skill, speed, size, talent. Not one of them matters on the ice if you can't stay healthy enough to be on the ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diakonos Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Skill, speed, size, talent. Not one of them matters on the ice if you can't stay healthy enough to be on the ice. "Can't stay healthy"? His injuries were his fault, then? The knee-on-knee collision? Being blind-sided? He should have managed to stay healthier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toyotasfan Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 When you take last season into consideration, when certain players on this team chose not to act like professionals but act like overpaid crybabies that tried to get their coach fired because they didn't want to work hard, their were some bright spots . Richardson?Santorelli, Booth, Kassian, Lack, Tannev , Sestigo, Bieksa, Laine. ( a couple more but you get the point) When torts was embarrassed Booth was the best player on the team , Booth continued to play strong. It's hard for me to be a Sedin fan after last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.DirtyDangles Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 If I was Neil Degrasse Tyson, I would assume you just captured that from my webcam after reading that post. My IQ dropped a few digits from that. I was and still am speechless after reading that post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 He'll sign somewhere for 2-2.5M, have success, and you guys will all b***h about it and call JB an idiot. Just watch. It happens every time. Raymond signed for only a mil, and was most certainly successful - but the general sentiment on here was 'happy for him, but it was time for him to move on'. I suspect it will be the same with Booth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilight Sparkle Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 I was and still am speechless after reading that post i thought it was riveting stuff-- like someone new to an open mic night, who just goes up and reads random poetry. when he gets tongue-tied because he's in front of a small crowd, he'll skip a couple pages to a new passage, then leave the set a few minutes early because the crowd is falling asleep, and the staff working at the establishment are ready to blow their brains out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Benning obviously wants the cap savings to spend! Stastny!!!!! I was against Stastny. But if Kesler is traded for predominantly futures I could warm up to the idea pretty quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermanbieksa Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Did not expect this actually, he finised last season in a good way and only has one year left. Now let's hope Benning uses the freed capspace wisely. And best of luck to Booth in the future, I think he'll do good in an eastern team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bure1994Mclean Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 He was such a consistent power-forward for the panthers, it's such a shame he didn't work out here; was so excited for him to arrive initially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucksnihilist Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 amazing - you mean expensive mediocrity isn't going to be the norm anymore? not his fault - the concussion basically took him from a top 6 forward to a bottom 6... MG always took a chance, and too bad it didn't work out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 So if Schroeder and Kesler get traded. That leaves Higgins and Cassels as the sole American's on the club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice orca Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Sestito is murican. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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