VIC_CITY Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 I'll be the 1st person to admit it, I'm not the biggest Nick Bonino fan. But with the recent Ryan Kesler extension, I find myself wondering why? 2014/2015 stats Nick Bonino - 15G 24A 39P +7 22PIM in 75 games $1.9M salary for 2 more years Ryan Kesler - 20G 27A 47P -5 75PIM in 80 games $5M next year and $6.75M after Perhaps Bonino was a little over his head in his 1st year as 2C but man is that ever good bang for buck. Salaries are absolutely out of control these days! Clearly Kesler is the better player of the 2 but that contract is going to look awful 3-4 years. Is it time we started showing Bonino a little more love? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILL BILL NECRO Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Nobody will complain about his contract that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucklehead73 Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Two words... TOO SLOW ok maybe four words WAY TOO FREAKIN SLOW He needs to learn how to skate... argh trade him already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5Fivehole0 Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Agreed, everyone was complaining that he wasn't putting up the points, but in reality he was shutting down top lines every night. I for one am still glad we got Bonino, he's no Kesler, but he's extremely cost effective at 1.7M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimberWolf Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 No fault of his own but he's not a second liner and put there anyways. If he was in the bottom six he'd be a better fit for the team. The lack of love is more for management. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5Fivehole0 Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Two words... TOO SLOW ok maybe four words WAY TOO FREAKIN SLOW He needs to learn how to skate... argh trade him already! Fast enough to make the NHL and score goals... How fast can you skate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baer. Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Two words... TOO SLOW ok maybe four words WAY TOO FREAKIN SLOW He needs to learn how to skate... argh trade him already! Skating can be taught. He has hockey sense and a great contract. Can't teach that stuff. Roger Takahashi is considered one of the best physical trainers in the NHL. He will get guys like Bonino and Vey into top shape come October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 At Bonino's current age, Kesler was an all-star. But Bonino is decent and he is definitely needed here to help protect Henrik and Horvat from perhaps too much duty. Esp. Henrik. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 People criticize FAR him too much IMO, particularly considering his cap hit. He's not terribly fleet of foot and he's merely a 'competent' 2C (rather than a dominant/elite 2C like Kesler was). He'll still start the year as our 2C as he's still currently our best option there (though Horvat could change that depending on the year he has). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armada Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Fast enough to make the NHL and score goals... How fast can you skate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimberWolf Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Fast enough to make the NHL and score goals... How fast can you skate? Congratulations, you cannot comment on any NHL players ability on any team anywhere at any time with this one sentence lest you be a complete hypocrite Ever again I don't agree with the guy you quoted, but this counter argument was even worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 I have a feeling Horvat will take the 2C away from Bonino this year. But Bonino can move down easily. 1.7 is good dollar value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueberries Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 A lot of people thought when we got him that he would instantly become our 2nd liner. Even when he was in ANA he struggled when he was their 2nd line center, but he was unbelievable playing in the 3rd(more like 2B) spot. Willie needs to put him in a spot with speedy wingers and he'll put up 40+ points. Higgins/Virtanen-Horvat-Burrows 2A Baer-Bonino-Virtanen/Hansen 2B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maginator Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 My opinion on Bonino is he's quite lazy. Throughout the season he seemed to make terrible line changes, he was streaky, and overall not a huge difference maker on the ice. Sure he puts up points, but he's small and is primarily an offensive forward who lacks the speed and drive that all top notch scorers possess. Whereas Kesler is a force at both ends of the rink. IMO I can't see Bonino progressing as a player any further unless he truly wants it and pushes himself within to that next level. I hope I'm wrong though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rey Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 My opinion on Bonino is he's quite lazy. Throughout the season he seemed to make terrible line changes, he was streaky, and overall not a huge difference maker on the ice. Sure he puts up points, but he's small and is primarily an offensive forward who lacks the speed and drive that all top notch scorers possess. Whereas Kesler is a force at both ends of the rink. IMO I can't see Bonino progressing as a player any further unless he truly wants it and pushes himself within to that next level. I hope I'm wrong though. This has everything to do with speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRussianRocket. Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 His contract is an outright steal in today's cap world. Great to have on your team and I'm sure teams will be calling for him just cause of that price tag alone. Could either keep him and have that cap friendly hit or trade him to a team and get a good return but I don't see Bones being traded away tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_314 Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 He's more than worth the contract as a player with his play and production, adequate as a 2nd liner (not dominant, but what were you expecting) and is young enough and cheap enough to fit in the picture during our restock. Sure having Ryan as 2nd C would be better, not gonna argue against that, but the facts are that the team is not in a stage where it's competitive as before but in a youth movement, so Ryan wanted to leave only to Anaheim, and Bones (and Pizza) were the guys that Jim received in return. They're good soldiers, and Nick's on a good contract, so he should get more love for what he's been doing thus far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jejejester Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 I feel like I'm in the minority and thought Bonino was excellent this year. I don't think he's a true #2 center, but he did a good job for the Canucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coryberg Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Agreed, everyone was complaining that he wasn't putting up the points, but in reality he was shutting down top lines every night. I for one am still glad we got Bonino, he's no Kesler, but he's extremely cost effective at 1.7M I have a feeling Horvat will take the 2C away from Bonino this year. But Bonino can move down easily. 1.7 is good dollar value. Did Anaheim retain 200k of his cap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Obviously he'll be up for a big raise at contract time, age 29. 'He's still young.' Doesn't really apply imho. But you hear it being said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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