We Are All Cynics Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 I think Benning will go after Lucic who will make Mathias expendable. God no! I don't want that classless thug playing here ever! He belongs with trash like ratboy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messier's_elbow Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 I think Benning will go after Lucic who will make Mathias expendable. What gives you that impression? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice orca Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 God no! I don't want that classless thug playing here ever! He belongs with trash like ratboy. Looch would be an instant fan favorite and thats a given. Looch-Bones-Vrbata..Looch Horvat-Kassian who wouldn't like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 How many big men can pull away from a d-man on a break away? He has size and speed and can play C. JB will resign him if possible because he has had a great year and the up coming depth have not proven anything yet. He can sign Matthias and move him if it doesn't work out.Matthias's season has been dogged by injury but also by who he plays with. Earlier in the seasonMatthias-Richardson-Kassian showed huge potential as they dominated ozone play but did not capitalize as much as they should have. IMO that potential still exists. Matthias is a 3LW but could possibly make2LW with the right circumstances. As suggested previously if Matthias was physically more aggressive his game would be more rounded and it would also help his offense.Matthias will be exposed to playoff hockey which should stand him in good stead next fall. Most up andcoming NHL teams all have size. Van has to be big to compete. Playoffs is not regular season. A goodplayoff is critical for Matthias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
We Are All Cynics Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Looch would be an instant fan favorite and thats a given. Looch-Bones-Vrbata..Looch Horvat-Kassian who wouldn't like that. Well I can tell you one fan that would boo him every time he stepped on the ice. He's no favourite of mine and the Canucks should have more class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Looch would be an instant fan favorite and thats a given. Looch-Bones-Vrbata..Looch Horvat-Kassian who wouldn't like that.Lucic cannot keep up on a slow Boston team. He would run out of gas in the West. He has seen his best days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Meh... We probably can't afford him after this season and he doesn't utilize his size enough to be a "must have".We also don't have room for him and there are prospects pushing for spots. Frankly I'd rather give Virtanen a shot than bring Matthias back. I actually wish we'd traded him at the deadline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumerman77 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 No his shooting percentage for this season is unsustainable. His last 7 years he has averaged 9.6% this year he is at 13.6%. No need to risk buying high on a guy that had one (likely lucky) year. Let some other team overpay him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice orca Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 What gives you that impression? Probably Lucic is the prototype PWF that Benning would love to have in this Division. He could clean up his act and be a great mentor for guys like Kassian or Virtanen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice orca Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Lucic cannot keep up on a slow Boston team. He would run out of gas in the West. He has seen his best days. In this conference you need players that score from the dirty nasty areas in front of the net. Lucic is built for this division, nobody hits harder than he does with the exception of maybe Byfugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucklehead73 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 I'm not sure... I love his size and speed, takes the puck to the net.... Will wear out defensemen... But he has gotten so... Cold as ice lately. The prospect of signing him would make me sweat as a GM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theminister Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 He's only played one playoff series, and not with a very good team, so how he adjusts in this short amount of time will tell us a lot about how much we need him going forward. I imagine he is chomping at the bit to get going so if he is motivated and well prepared he might make a strong case for himself to be a priority in the offseason. Based off of his regular season only, I don't think we can say he is a MUST re-signing. He had a decent season but didn't make major waves. His inability to utilize his linemates at times, and to finish his checks, left some big holes in his game. If he ups his tempo and drive he might have another gear. I believe even he doesn't know yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakrami Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 This post is not going to be very popular; this board hates Matthias. I myself appreciate what Matthias has been bringing to the team and think that hes a potential 2nd liner for us. Not to mention WD hates his guts. I dont think you can find anywhere in the NHL where your 3rd goal scorer is playing the lowest minutes among your team's forwards. Not to mention he kills a ton of penalties, aka even less minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raoul Duke Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Spelling his name right should be a priority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuckin Kingsly Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Benning should do everything in his power to keep Matthius if he has a good playoffs. Guys like this are very hard to replace at 6'4 with speed and some skill. He had 18 goals and would have probably had 20+ if it wasnt for health reasons. Id give him a 3 year 11 million dollar deal. If Toronto or some other bone head offers him like 5 mill per year and hes money hungry then forget it though. Move parts around if you have to for a signing to happen, we need more draft picks anyways. I think we could have got Sbisa for a tad less since hes restricted and then traded Higgins for picks and had the money to keep this guy here.I would agree if only he has a dominant playoffs man, dont know if we will have the cap room or roster space with more youth being infused next year and the Dorsett signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Type up a contract for "Matthius", so if he starts lousy it can be declared invalid. It's conditional-love, I'd say. Dude's fine when he's with the right linemates, & the team's playin well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ugli Fruit Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 CDC users are actually the tunnel visioned ones. Seriously, he has a pretty solid season despite another injury, plays a very key role as C and brings INTANGIBLES that can only help him, and he is apparently a waste? A smart, versatile guy who makes transitional plays along the boards quick and painless... He is a very good center for a team like VAN, whose D-corps needs a trailer forward to give them passing options. Why do people STILL underrate great skaters? damn maybe it's time to bump my old Matthias thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Karlsson Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Guy's way too soft for how big he is and his only points come from playing the East. No thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCanuck Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 I'd love to see him stay, but the big question is, how much do you sign him for? Is he worth 3.5 Million? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuckin Kingsly Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Guy's way too soft for how big he is and his only points come from playing the East. No thanks.Agree 100% man, been saying forever to the people harping on Kassian for not using his body. Shawn doesn't use his body nearly enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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