Team Bagues Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Always strange and hard to figure who's actually going to make the cut. Shink seemed like he had some of the basics. Does it come down to attitude and persistence? i.e. What makes a guy like Burrows able to excel, when all seems against him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cocolocci Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 13 hours ago, oldnews said: On 22.02.2016 at 11:39 PM, Rob_Zepp said: Wow, overreaction much everyone? This is a good trade based upon organizational need and given that HS had a "work ethic" issue, character likely also played a role. Granlund has exceeded his draft position and is good in the circle which few of Canuck prospects or regulars can say. Go ahead and quote this post but in two years, HS will not be in NHL and Granlund will be a solid regular. Still the best post at this thread. And yes that's it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 6 hours ago, Cocolocci said: Still the best post at this thread. And yes that's it.. Didn't someone say on the unpopular opinion thread that Gillis wasn't really that bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 On 2016-02-22 at 2:01 PM, Hedman said: I'm so done with Benning when it comes to trades. Looking forward to seeing people actually defending him on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Mac Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 On 22/02/2016 at 5:11 PM, Tre Mac said: Brutal. Shinkaruk along with any UFA would netted the Canucks a better return. Grandlund will be redundant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Nice to see folks not too proud to admit their reactions might have been *ahem* hasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Monahan Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 On 2016-02-22 at 2:51 PM, peaches5 said: I will bet that in the next 5 years Shinkaruk will have at least one 40 goal season. Good call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theminister Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 6 minutes ago, theminister said: https://twitter.com/Sportsnet650/status/912864009627373568 Nuckles is still banging his Shinkaruk drum though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theminister Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 1 minute ago, J.R. said: Nuckles is still banging his Shinkaruk drum though Why didn't that link embed? What did I do wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 1 minute ago, theminister said: Why didn't that link embed? What did I do wrong? Ever since twitter changed their 'copy link' format, you have to paste their copied link in to a new tab, wait for it to load, then copy that url. It's a PITA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theminister Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 2 minutes ago, J.R. said: Ever since twitter changed their 'copy link' format, you have to paste their copied link in to a new tab, wait for it to load, then copy that url. It's a PITA. Thanks. That's dumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theminister Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 19 minutes ago, J.R. said: Nuckles is still banging his Shinkaruk drum though It actually beggars belief for me that 17 people each say that Shinkaruk is still better and Granlund has not been as good as hoped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Just now, theminister said: It actually beggars belief for me that 17 people each say that Shinkaruk is still better and Granlund has not been as good as hoped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudette Celly Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 12 hours ago, Cocolocci said: Still the best post at this thread. And yes that's it.. ...and still 5 months earl. 3 hours ago, J.R. said: Ever since twitter changed their 'copy link' format, you have to paste their copied link in to a new tab, wait for it to load, then copy that url. It's a PITA. Just copy the link location from the time/date/year in the tweet and it pastes in fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Another chapter is hopefully closed.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 8 hours ago, Ghostsof1915 said: Didn't someone say on the unpopular opinion thread that Gillis wasn't really that bad? I dunno. Shinkaruk was a late round pick - low percentage odds from the get-go. Expecting that he made much of guys like Shinkaruk, Jensen, etc is perhaps a stretch. Still though, he did have a few hits - one still with us in Hutton, and imo Gaunce was a good pick that stands to be a solid NHLer. Cassels, if not seriously hampered by injuries, could be a different player today, Subban still has a shot - really, his drafting improved as his hold on the franchise deepened. And where he may not have drafted very well, he hit some home runs in the undrafted free agent market - Tanev, Lack. But what's more important imo were the tweaks he made that put the Canucks into contention - deals like the Higgins trade, Ehrhoff deal, Hammer signing - Gillis definitely batted at a very acceptable average - and really, he wasn't bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 47 minutes ago, oldnews said: I dunno. Shinkaruk was a late round pick - low percentage odds from the get-go. Expecting that he made much of guys like Shinkaruk, Jensen, etc is perhaps a stretch. Still though, he did have a few hits - one still with us in Hutton, and imo Gaunce was a good pick that stands to be a solid NHLer. Cassels, if not seriously hampered by injuries, could be a different player today, Subban still has a shot - really, his drafting improved as his hold on the franchise deepened. And where he may not have drafted very well, he hit some home runs in the undrafted free agent market - Tanev, Lack. But what's more important imo were the tweaks he made that put the Canucks into contention - deals like the Higgins trade, Ehrhoff deal, Hammer signing - Gillis definitely batted at a very acceptable average - and really, he wasn't bad. Gillis wasn't good. He was great early! To me anyway. Still made some questionable moves. ie Mitchell, Ballard. No GM has a perfect track record. But zero question He had his hand firmly on the pulse. Dimitra & Sundin deals may not have been completely worth it? But each had its place and advanced our cause. Sundin's pact announced to the world we were ''players!" It set the tone for us to be aggressive, and other opportunities surfaced, and players bought in. Deals like Ehrhoff, Malhotra, Torres were as, if not more spot on than Higgins? Hamhuis... Malhotra and Torres added such an added presence of size, speed and defensive thrift up front to Burrows, Kes & Hansen. It was trend-setting at the time. Did he keep his hand on the pulse? It is hard to make a case that he did. Dunno? Maybe it was the rumored, ''he wanted to rebuild'' but was not allowed? Rumoured Aqua intervened & hired numbskull Torts? Even if those rumors are true? He was still no longer firmly at the wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewismyname Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 4 hours ago, oldnews said: I dunno. Shinkaruk was a late round pick - low percentage odds from the get-go. Expecting that he made much of guys like Shinkaruk, Jensen, etc is perhaps a stretch. Still though, he did have a few hits - one still with us in Hutton, and imo Gaunce was a good pick that stands to be a solid NHLer. Cassels, if not seriously hampered by injuries, could be a different player today, Subban still has a shot - really, his drafting improved as his hold on the franchise deepened. And where he may not have drafted very well, he hit some home runs in the undrafted free agent market - Tanev, Lack. But what's more important imo were the tweaks he made that put the Canucks into contention - deals like the Higgins trade, Ehrhoff deal, Hammer signing - Gillis definitely batted at a very acceptable average - and really, he wasn't bad. Horvat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHockeyNerds Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 I was one of the more understanding users when it came to this trade and I still owe benning an apology lol! Great trade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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