Provost Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 There were rumblings last year that Benning had enquired about Erhoff so it isn't impossible depending on the price he fetches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintPatrick33 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 I got it. Bring up Clendening, Corrado, and Pedan. Clendening is the PP specialist. Corrado is the all around good blueliner. Pedan is the hulking psycho who likes to fight. Let other teams waste money/cap space by signing Green, Franson, Erhoff, Sekera and the other overrated available UFA's. This is exactly the plan we should be following. I would agree with signing Bartkowski if he is cheap enough as our depth guy, other than that the rest of this crop is either old, injury prone or too high-priced for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87Crosby Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Trade for Tarasenkos rights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 well... if no Christian then I guess were not in the business of winning the cup. Been there done that, bull crap, our offence is much more deadly with Ehrhoff around. I guess you guys are too clueless to actually notice the effect Ehrhoff had on our team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltt Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 AARON ROME please!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoted Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 true. Hamhuis and Garrison did it, but that was when the team looked like Stanley Cup contenders. I'd guess that many veterans seeing their career coming to a close would be more likely to take less to win a cup if they've never won one (vs. playing for their home town). And yes, for a brief, shining moment, Vancouver was both for a couple of players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dufflebagg Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Used to play little league baseball with Irwin. So... he must be a good NHL defenseman? Well, he gets my vote, anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_314 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Maybe one of the depth guys (Irwin/ Moore/ Postma). They seem decent offensively and should be good fits as long as it's without too much $/ term commitment. Franson/ Green would be nice, knowing we'd have proven producers which is something this team has lacked, but let's not lock them into big contracts with NTC's. Then again with the young guys available I'm not sure what needs to be done. Heard Clendening had a strong post-season with Utica so maybe management would trust him with a bigger role offensively? That should be the reason they traded for him, at least I'd expect. Edler - Tanev Hammer - Clendening Sbisa - Corrado (Frank's safe and mobile enough as the puck mover, so Sbisa can play defensively) Maybe sign a physical beast who can skate? There's decent defensive ability and mobility in that current group, so if some offense can be added for cheap that would also be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintPatrick33 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 well... if no Christian then I guess were not in the business of winning the cup. Been there done that, bull crap, our offence is much more deadly with Ehrhoff around. I guess you guys are too clueless to actually notice the effect Ehrhoff had on our team. Ehroff is injury prone, and hasnt been the same since leaving vancouver. The 2010 Canucks versus this years version means he wont be as hungry, especially since Buffalo overpaid for his services. He is like Hamhuis, a shell of his former self, we dont need any more of those players this time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 I'll take it off your hands for free Nope. It burns. Benning should smarten up and sign Moore. 6'3" 202 lbs Big, hits, sometimes catastrophically, But adds size and might scare the opposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Bartowski is an average sized, average skilled defenseman who brings nothing more than what Corrado, Clendening, or Stanton bring already. Bartkowski excels at nothing. A 27 year old blueliner destined for a career in the AHL. Rather have real youth than Shartowski. He is a huge waste of $3 M per year. If Benning signs him, I'll know for a fact that Trader Jim is mentally deficient.couldn't have said it better Bartkowski would be a huge mistake and waste of money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van_City123 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Matt Irwin would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkyfresh Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 The two players to target should be Korbinian Holzer and John Moore. Lineup looks weak and small right now and these guys add size and holzer will bring some much needed nastiness. I think they make the most sense for the team as they are youngish at 27 and 24 and would not be expensive. Not a fan of signing players like franson and green because team will most likely need to pay more than they worth to get them signed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webster6 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Well he can score points. Something our Dmen couldn't seem to do last season aside from Weber. Franson would be a big risk though, given his defensive play. Edler - Hamhuis Franson - Tanev Corrado - Clendening Sbisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Crossbar Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Bartowski is an average sized, average skilled defenseman who brings nothing more than what Corrado, Clendening, or Stanton bring already. Bartkowski excels at nothing. A 27 year old blueliner destined for a career in the AHL. Rather have real youth than Shartowski. He is a huge waste of $3 M per year. If Benning signs him, I'll know for a fact that Trader Jim is mentally deficient. Come on, Phil! To say he excels at nothing is off base! The guy made it to the NHL. Corrado and Clendening are good youth being given their chance. Be realistic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 What's the point of dumping 4.5 million with Bieksa if we then spend 5 million to get Franson; we wouldn't be able to sign our RFAs. Makes more sense to go with Bartowski. Also, isn't Franson a right D (which we have too many of) and Bartowski a left D? Left D: Hammer Edler Sbisa Right D: Tanev Weber (maybe?) Corrado Clandenning We lack a second top 4 right hand d-man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdatb Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 You should stay away from border crossings considering what you must be on... Underappreciated burn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintPatrick33 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Maybe big Jonny moore, only because we dont have ANY size on our blueline. Do not tell me Edler is that physical force, because he like Sbisa hits once every 10 games. We need someone who can clear the front of the net, or get nasty with facewashes now that juice is gone. Lets be realistic, as it stands right now, the Canucks D is the softest in the league. I see Perry, Lucic, ETC running our goalies and nobody sticking up for them. We have no toughness, and honestly toughness is cheap to pay for these days. Franson is not the answer, we do not want a leafs castoff. Get real CDC, and quit hyping up these garbage FA's who you know are no better than what we got in Utica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyhockey Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Matt Irwin Christian Ehrhoff Matt Bartkowski Matt Hunwick John Moore Mark Barberio Matt Donovan Cody Franson http://www.nucksmisconduct.com/2015/7/1/8875785/canucks-targeting-defenceman-in-free-agency-who-should-they-go-after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Just to weigh in on the D situation... Gillis era neglected to improve the D after 2011. Players left (Hoff, Salo, Mitchell and others) because they were under valued by MG...a case of you don't know what you have until it's gone...and they were not replaced by the same quality players. MG spent money on fringe players, leaving no money to spend on quality. Benning, with Garrison, has done the same thing, a player leaves and is not replaced with quality...(the Miller signing and $6M cap did not allow a quality D to replace Garrison). The time to have signed a Dman (UFA) was last year when there were a lot of Quality D on the market for decent value. The Canucks were one or two Dmen away from making a run last year...with the right players, they may have gone further than this past performance and Lack would still be our goalie for good value (if Miller wasn't signed). This year "D" UFAs, I don't see the same value for quality as last year. As a result, I would hold tough...promote from within to see the quality that is within the system. Sang, Biega, Clendening, Corrado, Pedan, Andersson, etc. As the season progresses, then make a hockey trade for a good young dman, who has future with the team (similar to a player like Tyler Meyers). No short term thinking. I'm OK with running with youth who have potential quality, rather than over paid UFAs. I may be able to stomach missing the playoffs (if the youth does not work) better than watching an over paid UFA (taking a roster post from youth) who may also miss the playoffs. Bieksa trade was needed and we need two more vets to be traded for picks to allow the youth movement to take force and free up roster spots. In addition, free up cap space to pay for the player brought in from the hockey trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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