Pears Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 26 minutes ago, mll said: Probably means the end of Vey. McCann in Utica and Gaunce at wing as Granlund isn't comfortable on the wing (dixit Treliving) and himself prefers C. I guess Baertschi-Granlund next year on the 4th line - probably with Virtanen as an offensive sheltered line. WillieD doesn't like Baertschi with Horvat and Granlund has commented that he had to adjust his game to play with grinders as opposed to skilled players so I don't think he'll be a shutdown line. He also wasn't tried with Dorsett, Gaunce or even Burrows. Sedin - Sedin - Hansen Baertschi - Horvat - Rödin _____ - Sutter - Virtanen Gaunce - Granlund - Dorsett/Grenier/Etem Doesn't look too bad before the draft/free agency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Center seems to be locked down now. Sorry Vey. Later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCanuck Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Good reasonable rate. I think Granlund will have a better year next season, needs a camp to really adjust to our playing style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIC_CITY Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 13 minutes ago, ice orca said: Cheap is the only thing that's good about it. Not sure what else you're looking for? Should there be a stipulation that he repays the entire amount if he doesn't break Gretzky's single season goal scoring record? EDIT: worth noting, when you search Gretzky on bing.com, the 1st link that comes up is Paulina Gretzky: Pictures, Videos, Breaking News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Quote Granlund, Baertschi, Rodin, Hansen Is this a Detroit style strategy of rolling a team with Euro depth, speed and talent up front? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 17 minutes ago, ice orca said: Cheap is the only thing that's good about it. Damn you Benning for signing a cheap contract! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 8 minutes ago, Pears said: Sedin - Sedin - Hansen Baertschi - Horvat - Rödin _____ - Sutter - Virtanen Gaunce - Granlund - Dorsett/Grenier/Etem Doesn't look too bad before the draft/free agency. WillieD has already said that Baertschi is not a fit with Horvat because it plays to his weaknesses. He alters his game when he plays with Baertschi. He thinks he is much better with defensive wingers and working off transition (- Baertschi can work off transition but that's not really why he was drafted in the 1st round). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Weasel Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 1 hour ago, Nuxfanabroad said: Perhaps he helps Laine adjust?! He can adjust Laine's helmet strap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Sutter, Granlund and Gaunce can all play C and Wing. Good, versatile players to have. Know who else plays C and Wing? DUBOIS Although, I'd much prefer a top 3, Dubois would be my 4th pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCanuck Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 I think Etem signs pretty close to the same numbers, Baertschi, probably around 1.75 hit for 2 years. Vey, probably around 1.1 million, although I'd like to keep him at 1 million or even get him down a little with a couple of year contract. Pedan, I think we get about 850, 2 way though. Just my forecasts, take them for what they are worth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kloubek Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 45 minutes ago, hockeyking said: I still think they want gaunce as a winger. Guess that makes sense. He has been ok on the 4th line, but is likely best as a winger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 31 minutes ago, stawns said: sbisa is market value Now he is. He wasn't at the time. Fortunately for Benning he improved markedly this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Long Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 9 minutes ago, Canuck Surfer said: Granlund, Baertschi, Rodin, Hansen Is this a Detroit style strategy of rolling a team with Euro depth, speed and talent up front? I think so. Benning talked a lot about the Bowman's and how they put together teams at the last summit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 31 minutes ago, NUCKER67 said: Sutter, Granlund and Gaunce can all play C and Wing. Good, versatile players to have. Know who else plays C and Wing? DUBOIS Although, I'd much prefer a top 3, Dubois would be my 4th pick. I thought Sutter hardly ever played wing before the few games he got at the very start of the season with the Sedins. The main reason he played wing was because it was the least disruptive to the other lines. WillieD knew what Sutter brought at C but the team was still trying to figure out if McCann could make the team so they had to leave a spot at C open for him because they were also testing Cracknell at C. Granlund prefers C with Treliving even saying: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 20 minutes ago, Canuck Surfer said: Granlund, Baertschi, Rodin, Hansen Is this a Detroit style strategy of rolling a team with Euro depth, speed and talent up front? No, it's an NHL strategy where every team has players from hockey-playing nations around the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalky Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Good signing by Folksy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HC20.0 Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 55 minutes ago, NUCKER67 said: Good signing, and very pleased he signed for under a million per year. The term is also very good. Benning continues to do good work. Vey's contract expired, so I guess he's gone? Kind of too bad in a way, as he was also fairly cheap, young, started to really improve. But there just isn't a spot for him. Yeah, Vey vastly improved from what he was last year. The problem is, even with his improvements, he was still one of our weaker forwards. Time to cut our losses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuktravella Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 1 hour ago, kloubek said: This provides insurance at center ice, but my guess is this solidifies McCann playing a year in Utica. McCann isn't very good at center anyway, as WD has tried to get him to play wing. Even if McCann doesn't play for Vancouver, I thought Gaunce looked ready for a 4th line role. So we're still looking at a glut at center unless we move Sutter to the wing again - which I am hesitant to do considering he's not a base faceoff guy, and it is a stat we've typically not been too good at. 900k is fine by me. Very fine. im not sure how mccann is a horrible center if he was in ohl hed be playing in every situation pk pp in key moments of game hes a teenager in nhl and had a decent yr only think the kid needs is time to gain muscle mass so hes a force in nhl you obviously have no clue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Very good contract. Salary below market value. Perfect term. Well done. Keep it up JB. Nothing would please me more than to see Benning just kill it on the next several contracts and rewrite the book (on the perception of his abilities as a negotiator and his "asset management" performance in general). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z Hockey Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Yes!!! Shinkaruk for Ma.Granlund was such an underrated Trade. GRAN MAN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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