RetroCanuck Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 UFAs- Vrbata, Prust, Hamhuis, Bartkowski, Weber RFAs- Vey, Baertschi, Etem, Granlund, Pedan, Kenins, Grenier, Zalewski Out of the UFAs the only one I can imagine being back is Hamhuis, and only if he gives Canucks a huge hometown discount. RFAs Vey- could be back, but is very inconsistent and it might be time to let him go. Baertschi- Guaranteed spot on the team next year, has turned into a great player. Etem- should be back, played well at the end of the year and seemed to get chemistry with Horvat. Gaunce-Horvat-Etem Granlund- is back, after the trade he basically has to be. Could be a good player in the future. Pedan- lets hope so, the guy has size and is tough. something the canucks need on the back end Kenins- questionable, has been good, has been bad. could be due to injuries but could see him leaving. Grenier- could be back, Size and skill, plus is a two way guy. Benning likes that. Zalewski-Granlund-Grenier Zalewski- could be here, with a good camp he could slide in. I think the NHL is transitioning away from needing a big fourth line, to all about speed and skill. Size helps and Etem, Grenier and Pedan certainly have that. If Zalewski-Granlund-Grenier can toughen up, they could be a good fourth line. Each line needs some size and the ability to throw hits, can't just have one line doing that. Could see Kenins instead of Zalewski. Sedins-Hansen Baer-Sutter-Virtanen/Rodin Gaunce-Horvat-Etem Zalewski-Granlund-Grenier Edler-Tanev Hutton-Tram Pedan-Larsen-Biega-Sbisa Canucks are in a rebuild, that means trying new kids and moving on from the old. Let me know who you think should be back, and then we will be able to see in a couple weeks time who's right or wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Hamhuis Baertschi Granlund, because the optics would be horrible if not All other RFA's 35-65% chance of re-signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Positive Canuck Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 UFAs- Vrbata, Prust, Hamhuis, Bartkowski, Weber RFAs- Vey, Baertschi, Etem, Granlund, Kenins, Keep. Baerschi,Pedan, Grenier, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejazz97 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Just now, Positive Canuck said: Keep. Baerschi,Pedan, Grenier, Keep Granlund and Etem as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazmanian Devil Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Bartkowski will be given a raise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Positive Canuck Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 2 minutes ago, Kazmanian Devil said: Bartkowski will be given a raise. ill take Bart back if his mom replaces Sekeres as part of the deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroCanuck Posted April 18, 2016 Author Share Posted April 18, 2016 2 minutes ago, Kazmanian Devil said: Bartkowski will be given a raise. I am so worried about Benning keeping him. He's the worst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HC20.0 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Baertschi, Etem, Pedan, Granlund, Grenier, and Zalewski I can see being back. Vey and Kenins, I don't think they'll return, and I think all of our UFA's will be gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 22 minutes ago, RetroCanuck said: UFAs- Vrbata, Prust, Hamhuis, Bartkowski, Weber RFAs- Vey, Baertschi, Etem, Granlund, Pedan, Kenins, Grenier, Zalewski Will be back IMO: Bartkowski, Baertschi, Etem, Granlund (Pedan, Grenier and Zalewski in Utica) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyBoy44 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 If they let Vey go, who plays 1st line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroCanuck Posted April 18, 2016 Author Share Posted April 18, 2016 1 minute ago, MikeyBoy44 said: If they let Vey go, who plays 1st line? With the way Desjardins makes lines, probably the utility guy; Pedan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerrDrFunk Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Pedan better be back! It was refreshing as hell to see a big guy in a Canucks uniform not immediately turtle in a fight. Looking at you Sestito. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyBoy44 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 8 minutes ago, RetroCanuck said: With the way Desjardins makes lines, probably the utility guy; Pedan Don't be silly, no one on this team can put up Vey minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cramarossa Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 45 minutes ago, RetroCanuck said: UFAs- Vrbata, Prust, Hamhuis, Bartkowski, Weber RFAs- Vey, Baertschi, Etem, Granlund, Pedan, Kenins, Grenier, Zalewski Everyone in bold back for sure. Grenier and Zalewski I can see sticking around the club but maybe on the farm team at least at first. I wouldn't be upset if Hammer re-signed at a discount. The other guys can keep it pushing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 It's been an interesting year. Canucks brought in some new faces and a lot of the rookies played regularly due to injuries. Next year will be different again, we'll actually get to see Sutter play a regular role. I sometimes forget he's even on the team because he's only played 20 games for us. It'll be like getting a new player to start the 2016/17 season. A full year of Tryamkin as well. I'm curious to see what Larsen and Rodin can do at training camp. Then there's any UFA signings Benning may do. And if we get one of the top 3 guys in the draft, they may be joining the team as well. Could be a very different looking team next year. I just don't see where Grenier, Kenins, Zalewski and Pedan will find a spot on the roster. Maybe as call-ups when those injuries do hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCanuck Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 37 minutes ago, RetroCanuck said: UFAs- Vrbata, Prust, Hamhuis, Bartkowski, Weber RFAs- Vey, Baertschi, Etem, Granlund, Pedan, Kenins, Grenier, Zalewski UFA's: Hamhuis I believe will be back as a veteran presence on defense. We don't have enough high end options immediately available back there, I think he will resign. Bartkowski, I wouldn't be surprised to see him sign, but if he doesn't perform in camp, he gets waived and sent to Utica. RFA's: Unless there are further trades, all of these guys will be in camp. Whether they make the team is up to them, as we saw last year. We don't just jettison guys with potential unless there's a reason or someone better to replace them. All of these guys show promise and have all looked good at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 UFAs- Vrbata, Prust, Hamhuis, Bartkowski, Weber RFAs- Vey, Baertschi, Etem, Granlund, Pedan, Kenins, Grenier, Zalewski None of the UFAs will be back. I'll concede a chance of Hamhuis being back. All the RFAs will be qualified. Baertschi, Etem, Granlund will be on the roster. Vey, Pedan, Kenins, Grenier, Zalewski will have to earn a spot at camp but could also be minor trade fodder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollumpus Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 55 minutes ago, RetroCanuck said: UFAs- Vrbata, Prust, Hamhuis, Bartkowski, Weber RFAs- Vey, Baertschi, Etem, Granlund, Pedan, Kenins, Grenier, Zalewski Out of the UFAs the only one I can imagine being back is Hamhuis, and only if he gives Canucks a huge hometown discount. RFAs Vey- could be back, but is very inconsistent and it might be time to let him go. Baertschi- Guaranteed spot on the team next year, has turned into a great player. Etem- should be back, played well at the end of the year and seemed to get chemistry with Horvat. Gaunce-Horvat-Etem Granlund- is back, after the trade he basically has to be. Could be a good player in the future. Pedan- lets hope so, the guy has size and is tough. something the canucks need on the back end Kenins- questionable, has been good, has been bad. could be due to injuries but could see him leaving. Grenier- could be back, Size and skill, plus is a two way guy. Benning likes that. Zalewski-Granlund-Grenier Zalewski- could be here, with a good camp he could slide in. I think the NHL is transitioning away from needing a big fourth line, to all about speed and skill. Size helps and Etem, Grenier and Pedan certainly have that. If Zalewski-Granlund-Grenier can toughen up, they could be a good fourth line. Each line needs some size and the ability to throw hits, can't just have one line doing that. Could see Kenins instead of Zalewski. Sedins-Hansen Baer-Sutter-Virtanen/Rodin Gaunce-Horvat-Etem Zalewski-Granlund-Grenier Edler-Tanev Hutton-Tram Pedan-Larsen-Biega-Sbisa Canucks are in a rebuild, that means trying new kids and moving on from the old. Let me know who you think should be back, and then we will be able to see in a couple weeks time who's right or wrong. UFAs - Hamhuis (still at $4.5 million) RFAs - all of the above. If they aren't with the big team then they'll be in Utica, or picked off of waivers, or traded. McCann will be in the AHL? I'm not against the idea, it's just that you haven't mentioned him. Burrows, Higgins, Dorsett will be around. regards, G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bure the Hatchet Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 To be honest in the UFA's only Hamhuis makes sense to me (on a discount) and in hte RFA's only Baertschi looked good. Etem and Granlund were OK, Pedan has size but really hasn't shown that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaSwede Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 UFAs- Vrbata, Prust, Hamhuis, Bartkowski, Weber RFAs- Vey, Baertschi, Etem, Granlund, Pedan, Kenins, Grenier, Zalewski keep bolded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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