messier's_elbow Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Decent player but we don't need him. Time for more youth in the bottom 6. Virtanen and maybe Grenier this year. Then 2016-17 Gaunce, Cassels and shinkaruk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Provost Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Pretty limited scenarios for him being a good addition for us. If we decided to retool our bottom six pretty radically by trading Hansen and Higgins (and also not signing Matthias and Richardson... Matthias because he will cash in and Richardson because he will be recovering and not fully fit for quite some time)... then Ward and a couple youngsters could fit in. He would also need to be between $2-3 million and no more than 2 year term. Sedin-Sedin-Vrbata Burrows-Bonino-Kassian Baertschi-Horvat-Ward Kenins-Cassels-Dorsett Vey Ward would be a fine player to be a mentor on a line with a couple young guys. I think with Horvat and Ward bulling their way around the ice, Baertschi could find himself with a ton of room to score goals. Ward could also be an insurance policy to spend time on the 2nd line if Kassian blows chunks this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedintwinpowersactivate Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Age is prohibitive, but he is the exact type of player the team is lacking. I think some of our vets will be moving on this summer. Higgins? Hansen? Burrows? Bieska? Who knows? But things are stale in Canuck land. I'm a fan of getting Martin Hanzel as a 3rd line centre and moving out Bonino to an eastern team that he will fit in with better. Ward would look great on Horvat's or Hanzel's wing! Then we only need an offensive stud defencemen, another sniper and a big surley defencemen and we are good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedintwinpowersactivate Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Anybody want to discuss hockey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockhart Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 No thanks, we have to give young guys a chance. Higgins for pucks, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblix Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Ward was one of the more noticeable players on the capitals team in the playoffs. he's 35 don't think he's someone we should sign.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossi Vaananen Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 We have a tonne of wingers that can produce in the 30 point range. Burrows, Hansen, Higgins, Bonino, Matthias (FA), and Dorsett to a degree are all 30 point ish guys. Seems redundant to sign another one, and I'm assuming he'd ask for a fair bit. 35 next season as well... why is this enticing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 joe ward is an upgrade over kassian and higgins combined.Joel Ward (34 years old) 34 points. Likely make 3.5+ mil Chris Higgins (31 years old) 36 points. 2.5 mil Both combined is a stretch. A huge, huge stretch. Considering Higgins is relied on in all 3 zones and is a key member of our PK. Edit: Errors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asian player Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 I only see Bart coming in next year so if we get rid of enough vets, we may be able to make room for him. However, still unlikely. 1 year deal at most Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixthecat_potvin Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 He does basically the exact same as Higgins so why would we need him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babych Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Ward would be VERY attractive should Kassian not recover from his back issues, it would also make Kassian and Higgins completely expendable. At $3.25 million AAV over 4 years I'd be happy to have a playoff performer like Ward here Make that 2 years and you got a deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Would've been an idea 2 or 3 yrs ago. He's a good, skilled PO grinder.But age & lack of speed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwags Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 If we don't sign him, does that make us racist? We could always use a second dark guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdubuya Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 I love him as a player, but we have enough guys like him. This team needs elite talent, not more top 6/9 forwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Goose Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Kassian is the guy that needs to fill the role Ward plays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baer. Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 He's good. Matthias can walk and it's not hard to make cap room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsMillerTime Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 I would love Ward but Canucks don't need him. LW C RW Sedin Sedin Burrows Higgins Bonino Vrbata Matthias Richardson Kassian Kennins Horvat Hansen Scratches: Vey, Mcmillan, Dorsett , Shinkaruk?, Virtanen? , Gaunce?, Baertschi, Jensen, Conacher? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Ward is interesting - Vrbata and Bonino do need a big body that gets in hard on the forecheck and goes to the hard areas. If they're in the market for a player like Ward, imo that's where he'd fit.. He may not be ideal in terms of age, cap hit, and foot speed, but he's not the worst idea out there. What the team really needs is a pair of healthy Zack Kassians - young, and affordable... I like Baerstchi, but I'm not sure he provides what the 2nd line needs at this point. Ward is an interesting option if the team makes a change or two where their veterans are concerned - or moved 6 million in goaltending cap haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 We don't need him unless we are able to move a veteran for him to replace and he isn't asking for too much. We have an abundance of forwards and our best prospects are forwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outsiders Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Greiner and Virtanen over a 34yr old 3.5 mill player any day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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