TheRussianRocket. Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 One bad season and you guys all give up on him. It's not giving up, Burr I'm sure has a lot left in the tank to give...moreso about moving on though I'm not sold on doing it just yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Faulk Yourself Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 I know I'm probably in the minority here, but I'm glad he said no. I want him to stay a Canuck. I kind of do too, but at the same time I can see that he might no longer fit the image that our team is going for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 One bad season and you guys all give up on him. no one is giving up on him, but that little group of Kes-Lu-Burr is 2/3 gone, it makes sense to complete the change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Provost Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 I am not certain that he won't eventually get waived if he doesn't agree to get traded.... he will lose control over his destination entirely at that point. There was a rumour before the draft that another Canucks was asked to waive NTC, and the player was possibly Burrows. Hopefully get get Vbrata and beat out Montreal who then wants to trade for Burrows (I can't imagine he would turn down that chance). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblix Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 bleh, give burrows one more year to prove himself at least IMO, he's 2 seasons ago he had 30+ goals, and all of the canucks had a worse season this year. at 4.5 if he nets in 15-20 goals he's well worth it especially with everything else he does for the team (PK, strong defensively, forechecking) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gstank29 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 It's good that Benning is trying to clear up the mess that is MG's NTC for basically everyone that was on the 2011 Stanley cup final team. As far as Burrows goes i think he will score 20 next year, but as someone else said he is a roadblock for developing young players by taking up a top 6 slot. Anyways i hope Benning can get rid of at least one more NTC as we have to many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklehead44 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Dang, I would have loved to see Burrows get moved. One more NTC and bloated contract off the books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIBdaQUIB Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 The years of being severely underpaid probably makes up for the contract. It's too early to give up on Burrows. He could be back to a 25 - 30 goal scorer next year.or he could end up being a $4.5M 4th liner. The true effect of Gillis's mis-management of contracts is staring to hit. This team has enough pieces and youth to do a quick turn around and be competitive, but if the under-performing core with NTCs refuse to cooperate, it will be a long and painful process to weed them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadiangunner Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 Its not about giving up on burrows its about solidifying the new direction and injecting youth in the line up and freeing up cap space. With burrows out Jensen or kassian will have a lot of runway ahead to play with sedins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmployeeoftheMonth Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Is there anything more believable than Botchford? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerEpic5 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Yes. Please get rid of him. He's one of my fav players but he's aging and he knows that and we know that. We need to give our youngsters a crack or trade him in a package for a goal scoring winger. We really can't take bets if he will "rebound" next year or not. I think its for the better of this team moving forward. And if Linden and Benning expects us to make the playoffs next year with the "right moves", then Burrows would be one of those "right moves" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaNuCkSLoUiE23 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 I would rather have Kassian and Jensen playing in the top 6 rather than Burrows. If we want our young guys to improve, they need to play more minutes over some of the veterans. Playing alongside of the twins could do wonders for Kassian and Jensen. Burrows would be excellent on the third line, but that contract and the fact that he is likely on the decline is a major turn off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Is there anything more believable than Botchford? My first thought as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuck nit Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 $5 m salary and $1.5m signing bonus. http://www.capgeek.com/player/662 Aqua ate $8m for Burr last year. I am sure he is tired of paying large for Gillis' mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiCHC3 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Can't fault the guy for wanting to stay here. Many of our core guys truly call this place home and want to tough it out through thick and thin. There's a certain value to that beyond just points or stats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egon Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Is there anything more believable than Botchford? Nope. Guy is a one-man version of "The View" for hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 I would like to see how he does under a new coach before we move him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insomniac604 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Burr had one terrible, injury plagued season and everyone says he's not worth it. I expect another 20+ goal season or two out of him.- Just about every player 30+ declines each season thereafter.- Every Canuck had a terrible year.- Look at some of the signings this offseason. Gritty, PP/PK, depth and character guys are getting monster contracts. The fact Burr only has 3 years @ 4.5 left is a blessing. It comes as no surprise that people were interested.This makes me think they wanted to keep Kes instead. Which makes sense comparing the two as players. But when you factor in everything Kes' trade told us about his character, I'd rather have Burr.I don't think this was because JB doesn't think he will be worth the cash. It was probably an attempt to make us serious contenders "now", so that Kes would stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheXFactor Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Burrows was a great player but I think age and injury are really getting to him. Keep him for one more season and see if he has a bounce back. I can't believe we have 9 NTCs (Why in ******* ***** **** did we sign Miller to a modified NTC?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off_The_Schneid! Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 $5 m salary and $1.5m signing bonus.http://www.capgeek.com/player/662 Aqua ate $8m for Burr last year. I am sure he is tired of paying large for Gillis' mistakes. He was injured half the year I'm pretty sure owners don't have to pay for players on LTIR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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