Skirbs11 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 26 yrs old 1.9 cap hit, i say keep him i do think he should be moved to the wing on the 2nd line or play 3rd line center Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2SKATES1STICK Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 bonino is locked up for cheaper than higgins or hansen, and is far better than either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattrek Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 bonino is locked up for cheaper than higgins or hansen, and is far better than either. Bonino is not better then Hansen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time Lord Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Whatever happened to Higgins-Bonino-Burrows? They haven't really been together since Bonino's hot streak, have they? They were our best 2nd line this season. Bonino and Vrbata looks better on paper though. Bonino is not better then Hansen. If you agree with this guy, speak up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Bonino is not better then Hansen. People are entitled to their opinions, but this is just all kinds of wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattrek Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 My reasoning behind my statement is fairly straight forward. Hansen has always been an energy player and can ignite the team in one shift as he has countless times the past few seasons. He's also fairly good defensively and a very hard worker on the ice as he puts full effort into every shift he plays. He has the same point total as Bonino so far this season at 26 points. Bonino is ranked 228th out of 465 players who have taken draws in the nhl at an average 48.4% win percentage. Also Bonino isn't very noticeable in games and as a centre that's a bad thing. I don't see much of a kick from him when it comes to his speed either. Yes Bonino is cheaper and a centre which is more valuable then a right winger, but with the work effort, speed and effectiveness of Hansen I think he beats Bonino in value to the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinkarukisBeast Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 My reasoning behind my statement is fairly straight forward. Hansen has always been an energy player and can ignite the team in one shift as he has countless times the past few seasons. He's also fairly good defensively and a very hard worker on the ice as he puts full effort into every shift he plays. He has the same point total as Bonino so far this season at 26 points. Bonino is ranked 228th out of 465 players who have taken draws in the nhl at an average 48.4% win percentage. Also Bonino isn't very noticeable in games and as a centre that's a bad thing. I don't see much of a kick from him when it comes to his speed either. Yes Bonino is cheaper and a centre which is more valuable then a right winger, but with the work effort, speed and effectiveness of Hansen I think he beats Bonino in value to the team. I totally agree with you, Bonino is not better than Hansen. If compare bonino and hansen with recent matches Hansen stands out more, and Bonino was brought to the Canucks to generate more goals (If you dont agree refer back to the Ryan Kesler Trade All access, on their youtube channel). Hansen has more goals than him, hell even Zack Kassian (Played only 36 games so far) and the Rookie BO HORVAT are catching up to him, with 9 goals each. So this speaks for itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaincowbasher Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 I voted yes. I like Bones dont get me wrong, but he's not a 2nd line center. If i were JB i would try everything to get Johansen, even if we have to overpay. When the Sedins retire we will be screwed. We will need a #1 center replacement soon. Bonino + Kassian + 1st for RJ <-- i dont know if thats enough to get it done but something like that. I hate to tell you Ryan Johansen is going no where, there is nothing on the Canucks roster that could get RJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaincowbasher Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 I agree, trade Bonino but only if lands us a guy like Kadri. Big upgrade on speed, skill and physicality. We lose on the Cap Hit but we gain on improving the top six. Trade would look like; Bonino, Shinkurak for Kadri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Bonino goes nowhere. With a cap hit as small as his, he can fit into multiple different plans. To expect him to replace Kesler? Um, weren't there a couple of other players involved in that trade? Bonino becomes the 3rd line C next year; kills penalties, scores the odd goal, hopefully has linemates that score once in a while. His production this year came at the same time the whole team started forgetting how to score. Higgins went into the tank, so did Burrows. Yeah both kept playing hard, and played relatively decent "D", but...relatively decent D and no goals didn't cut it. Give Bonino and his line mates (my preference would be Higgins and Gaunce or Jensen next year, probably Jensen) around 12 minutes a game, along with primary PK. If he gets better at faceoffs, then he gets re-upped in his contract year. If not, maybe trade bait as a rental in his final year. Just not this, or next, year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canada Hockey Place Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 I would. But can see why Benning won't. 2nd line C is a big role to fill. There's really no option of moving Bonino with no replacement. The Kesler for Bonino & Sbisa trade only works out in VANs favor in the long run if they keep developing..... One would assume Benning wants that trade to be seen as a win and he's wiling to invest more than 1 season in evaluation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiggs50 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Nope. 1.9 cap hit for 2 more years. That shizz cray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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