TheOgRook Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 nice way of looking at the lack of contract negotiations keep 'em all hungry What crystal ball tells you that there are no contract negotiations going on?!? Unless you are some rogue agent on our forums, or are an alt of Benning or Linden, you have no idea what you are talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagorim Jarg Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 What was I thinking.... Says a guy who has posted here over eleven thousand times. How's the air up there? Don't fidget in your saddle as a fall from that height could be fatal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Not a chance. He's one of the best value contracts on the team. If not the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 shortsighted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off_The_Schneid! Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 I wouldn't trade bonino Exactly the type of player you need in a cap league You make it seem as if his line is better off without him The 2nd line has been just as invisible with or without him The 3rd line picked it up but the second line with Higgins vey vrbata is far from an NHL capable second line The team is lacking center depth so trading him is out of the question Trade Higgins or burrows Preferably Higgins he's dead weight out there Not even showing any emotion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks-12 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 But this is CDC! You're part of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sting Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 I would definitely entertain the idea. His cap hit is excellent, but with Vey and Horvat on cheap contracts and McCann, Cassels in the system. We could absorb the loss. If a package can be put together for a core piece in the 20-24 age range that can be a top 6 winger I would do it. We need more speed in our lineup and H.Sedin and Bonino is a sluggish combo. All that said.....Bonino is a solid player on a good contract......no rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warrchief Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 I don't think Matthias and Kassian can be made into a real good 2nd line by just adding Jensen or Virtanen next season. The potential is there, but that line may easily run into consistency problems as Kass and Matthias are not exactly the most consistent players and Jensen and Virtanen are rookies. I think Bonino-Vey-Vrbata has better potential to be the more reliable second line and Dorsett/Jensen/Virtanen-Matthias-Kassian to be a great third line body throwing line that we can deploy against LA, SJ, and ANA. Besides, I don't think Virtanen will make the team next year and even if he does, he will make it as a fourth line RW besides Horvat. Even then, I will be surprised (somewhat pleasantly) if Virtanen beats out Hansen for the 4RW position. Horvat is already a 3C, but he will still play as a 4C position next season. A 4C that we can send out against Malkin and Crosby or anyone else in the NHL. Isn't that great!! My best guess at next year's lineup, barring a trade would be: Sedin-Sedin-Burrows Bonino-Vey-Vrbata Dorsett-Matthias-Kassian Jensen-Horvat-Hansen Kenins is the first callup. If Jensen doesn't make the team at some point next season, then it is very likely that like Grabner and Schroeder, his time on this team will come to an end. Jensen is a top 6 player but if he wants to make the team, he needs to be versatile and learn to adjust his role to play anywhere on the lineup much like Virtanen did for team Canada at WJHC and like Burrows when he first broke into the league. Failing to adjust will result in him losing a roster spot to younger, up and coming players. UH, i think Kenins played his way onto the line-up. I doubt we are going to get Jensen into a 4th line winger job, he needs to be in a top 9 job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 You're part of it. I'm just pointing out that logic, rationality, and common sense fly out the window here a lot. That's why I like Baggins' posts. I might not agree with everything he posts. But his points are always grounded with common sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Goose Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 They won't trade him, at least right now. With Matthais/Richardson pending UFA's, and *hopefully* playoffs right around the corner, JB would be out of his mind to weaken depth down the middle. And that would leave only Horvat, Vey, Sedin signed through next year. Now that JB has had a good look at Bones, maybe he can deal him at the draft, depending on how he deals with C depth. IMO Bonino is really a 3rd line C that can fill in on the 2nd line when needed, and we already have Horvat and hopefully Richardson/Matthais next year to round out the bottom 6. The big question is whether JB thinks Vey can continue to elevate his game next year, and possibly step into the top 6? If so, might make bones tradeable for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiggs50 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Henrik Mathias Horvat Missing a 2nd line center if we trade Bones. Vey isn't good enough. Maybe package Higgins and Bonino and try to get Bozak???!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Knight Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 His contract makes me s valuable asset. I would keep him unless return is good or it's needed for s bigger trade package Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanTSN Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Trade him back to Anaheim for Nick Ritchie PASS. Try to get Shea Theodore. Throw in Shinkaruk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanofvan Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 higgins for a late second bonino markstrom 3rd for couturier hansen for a early third weber for a late 4th richardson for a third tanev for yakupov and a 3rd stanton fir bag of pucks draft a bunch of dmen with all these extra picks sedin sedin burrows vrbata couturier yaks kassian horvat virtanen kenins mattias dorsett gaunce/mcmillan hamhuis clendenning edler corrado sbisa bieska miller lack young fiesty lineup with speed and grit the bottom two lines would be ultra fast and rough on teams Terribad top to bottom with those trades...no explanation required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavinh8 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 bonino, bieksa, and markstrom for wayne simmonds im the best gm *down vote* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 trade him for a first and sign a better UFA as 2C Since you're the one to bring it up, what of the pending UFAs do you think we'll be able to sign and what do you think we'll be able to get them for? I say this in all seriousness, since I've looked at the pending UFAs and they aren't all that great. Richardson and Matthias are among the top 30 center UFAs for instance, and names like Horcoff and Matt Cullen are among to top ones available. Don't forget the value that's been mentioned already of Bonino's age, cap hit and production as something you're comparing to. I meant to stop here and see your answer without giving you all the options but then I got to looking into it more deeply. Actually, I will stop and I'll save the rest for a new discussion thread on the subject in the proposals forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastal.view Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Terribad top to bottom with those trades...no explanation required. players we have are proven assets even if they are someone limited the view that trading these assets for unproven assets - picks is flawed many picks do not work out . they are risky they also requiire development and do not help presently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canada Hockey Place Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 I'd probably do it for an upgrade. The other team would have be selling really low. Something like: NJD: Bonino, Shinkaruk VAN: Zajac, Gelinas Not a lot of C better than Bonino that other teams would let go of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 ^Thought I read Zajac has one of the worst contracts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaNux Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 I wonder if we could package him up with some other assets to get a bit better return, Perhaps Bones, Tanev, Kassian + for Stome and Hamonic - don't know that they'd do that, but something like that is what I had in mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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