Crabcakes Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 If Bones was injured, it doesn't make sense that he went to the Worlds. At one point, I had a theory that he had a bad wrist originally injured last season in Feb 2014 and reinjured while playing against Anaheim early in the season because that's when his stats fell off. So much for conspiracy theories. I think what his season came down to was being overmatched most nights on the 2nd line. Bonino is really a good 3rd line centre. He can hold the fort until Horvat is ready for the 2nd line because he is sound defensively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Can't believe people bad talking him. He'll be a Bonified #2 seed and be a big part of the cup run. Nux 4 cup 2016. Bo will dominate as 3rd line C, shutting down all the stars. Nux 4 cup 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magician Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 https://twitter.com/mattsekeres1040/status/598261734655197185 We all know this is your account Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amish Rake Fighter Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Kassian's bitch is quoting his fake twitter account again isn't there a rule against this crap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desiboynux4lifee******* Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 lol trolls made fake accounts of everyone. https://twitter.com/doncherryparody i prefer this one lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSnipeshow91 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 "Zetterberg is all smiles in the locker room today after the trade to the #Leafs" Dude, you just made my day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 If Bones was injured, it doesn't make sense that he went to the Worlds. At one point, I had a theory that he had a bad wrist originally injured last season in Feb 2014 and reinjured while playing against Anaheim early in the season because that's when his stats fell off. So much for conspiracy theories. I think what his season came down to was being overmatched most nights on the 2nd line. Bonino is really a good 3rd line centre. He can hold the fort until Horvat is ready for the 2nd line because he is sound defensively. Agree that Bonino would be very good at 3C but is a bit below par at 2C. However, let's not forget that he is good on the PK. He was probably the PK forward on the Canucks PK this year (and he had the most PK minutes). And the Canuck PK was very good. For his cap hit of 1.9 million he is great value. Just think, next year Sbisa will be getting almost twice as much as Bonino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Shoulda, coulda & woulda... What if we'd paired the Garrison 2nd with Bonino? Need a legit #2 C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Shoulda, coulda & woulda... What if we'd paired the Garrison 2nd with Bonino? Need a legit #2 C.Horvat. We need a #1 D, preferably franchise-level. You're not getting that via trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 ^Well, one can always find the odd exception..eg: Giroux in Philly(taken in the 20's, wasn't he?). I'm quite optimistic about our C-stash, coupla yrs down the road. Just don't really like Bonino/Vey as the suspension bridge to there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Bonino is a second line center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Bonino is a second line center.I think there's another thread for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabcakes Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 JamesB and Apollo I'm not intending to slag Bonino when I suggest he would be a better 3C than a 2C. He will be more valuable playing at his proper level. I would expect his stats to improve if he played 3C. He is fine defensively and good on the PK as you say. At $1.9M he is good value as well. Like all players, he should be given the best opportunity to succeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButcherG Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Guess he won't be able to work on his face-offs over the summer. Or his wine tasting skills, with the glass half full view. The Canucks are snake bitten and it just never ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackpluto96 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 y'all need to read this again if you don't see what Bones brings to our team. From Sportsnet's Thomas Drance: Vancouver Canucks centre Bonino is essentially the antithesis of the player he was traded for at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, former Selke Trophy winner Ryan Kesler. Kesler plays hockey like a human fastball, relying on raw speed and an uninhibited physical style to control play. Bonino is smaller in stature, slower of foot and isn’t likely to generate Selke buzz this season, or any other. Stepping into the Canucks’ second-line forward spot that Kesler warmed for half a decade, Bonino has found success by expertly painting the edges of the plate – whether it’s compensating for his lack of size with high hockey IQ, or for his average speed with excellent footwork. On pace to finish the season with fewer points than he managed a year ago, Bonino has still exceeded all reasonable expectations in his first year with the team, mostly as a result of his improved 5-on-5 game. Bonino is producing more, he’s doing more to help control play, and he’s doing it all while handling a much more difficult role than he did a season ago with the Anaheim Ducks. The 26-year-old American has started the lowest ratio of shifts in the offensive zone compared to starts in the defensive end among regular Canucks forwards and he’s also faced the toughest competition, according to the Corsi-relative quality of competition metric found at behindthenet.ca. That he’s been tasked with battling significantly tougher competition this year is corroborated by the head-to-head ice-time. Among the 10 forwards Bonino most frequently matched up against at 5-on-5 last season, you’ll find the likes of David Moss, Ryan Kesler, Brad Richardson, Anze Kopitar and James Sheppard. This year you’ll find names like Kopitar, Joe Pavelski, Marian Gaborik, Joe Thornton and Ryan Getzlaf – a testament to his being used as an occasional matchup centre by Canucks coaches. As a matchup centre, Bonino has had a borderline astonishing level of success. He’s in the black by both raw and team-relative shot attempt differential (something you can’t say about Kesler), and five of the six forwards with whom he’s logged at least 100 even-strength minutes have a better Corsi For percentage with Bonino than without him. There’s also his notable level of success against the top pivots in the Pacific. Bonino has gone head-to-head with the top-three centremen in California (Thornton, Kopitar, Getzlaf) for nearly 70 combined 5-on-5 minutes this season. In those 70 minutes, the Canucks haven’t surrendered a single goal against. “You always want to be counted on to play important minutes,” Bonino told Sportsnet.ca during a telephone conversation late last week. “It has felt good. “I have more even-strength points than I did last year playing against tougher competition. You’re always improving, and that’s something I’m happy about: that my game in that aspect has improved. It’s fun, it’s fun to matchup against some of the best players and best lines and try to do a good job on them.” That Bonino is comfortable dissecting his production in this manner – separating his inflated power play totals of a year ago from his offensive output at 5-on-5 – speaks to his level of astuteness. His cerebral approach captured the attention of one of the league’s most professorial snipers even before they were teammates and linemates in Vancouver. “He’s a great player and I know that from when he was in Anaheim and I was in Phoenix,” Canucks forward Radim Vrbata said of Bonino. “When the change was made, with the way he plays, it suits the way I play,” Vrbata continued, addressing the chemistry he’s found on Bonino’s wing of late. “It was just a matter of finding (that familiarity).” Bonino’s increasingly well-rounded defensive game is also earning him some praise among NHL pro scouts. “When I watch him play I think he’s a smart two-way player with decent skills. (He’s) probably never going to be a high-end offensive guy, so he’s still kind of finding his niche and what he’ll be long-term – more of a two-way guy, maybe with a little bit more defensive value,” opined a rival NHL pro scout. “He can play against top lines and still has the hockey sense to create offense, which is what you need from a guy playing those types of minutes. You need a player who can punish the opposition’s mistakes.” There was a stretch of the season, though, when Bonino’s ability to punish the opposition’s mistakes abandoned him. Bonino might be outpacing his 5-on-5 production of a year ago, but a hefty portion of that came in a short two-month burst at the start of the year. In 30 games between the end of November and the beginning of March, Bonino managed just four goals and six total points. “It hasn’t been super frustrating,” Bonino said of his extended mid-season cold streak. “It’s a case of if I wasn’t getting chances and wasn’t creating then I think it would be a little more frustrating, but I could look at every game and see four or five scoring chances that just weren’t going in. “Obviously with the hot start that I had it might have (misrepresented) how it usually is, but it’s nice to start like that. Hopefully I can get hot again a little bit here.” Both hot and cold streaks are inevitable in hockey, but they don’t last. Nor do the physical abilities of an NHL player. But Hockey IQ? That’s forever. Link: http://www.sportsnet...d-expectations/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Shirokov Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Bonino is a really underrated player on this board. He's no Kesler obviously, but he was a really solid player for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathew Barzal Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Yup, Vrbata was visibly more comfortable playing on Bonino's wing. A PWF on their left would make the perfect combination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Affordable stop-gap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzy Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Bonino is a second line center. For the canucks yes. For all other contending teams he's a 3rd liner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 For the canucks yes. For all other contending teams he's a 3rd liner. News flash... Canucks ARE contenders and Bonino is a great option at 1.9 million. Second in the pacific, whooped most of the elite teams this year. Nux4cup2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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