Amish Rake Fighter Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Hmm, 216 isn't surprising, but if he grew an inch that's great. by my scientific calculations, he'll be over 7 feet tall and about 350 lbs by the time he's 30 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BananaMash Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 by my scientific calculations, he'll be over 7 feet tall and about 350 lbs by the time he's 30 Gillis is a genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollieo Del Fuego Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 (edited) by my scientific calculations, he'll be over 7 feet tall and about 350 lbs by the time he's 30 Hugo Boho I mentioned earlier that he was now listed at 6' 1" and 216 which is down from 223 last spring. Bo is taller and leaner, ripped and much faster then last year! Edited October 20, 2014 by Rollieo Del Fuego Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeefGormley Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 6'1... 216 pounds? That's great. I hope his speed isn't a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 We pretty much gave Garrison fair market value minus a small hometown discount, and yet Gillis still felt it was necessary to give him a NTC Something tells me we'll be feeling the after effects of Gillis ineptness for years to come. He got under market value, other teams would have paid alot more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 He got under market value, other teams would have paid alot more. Define "alot more". Somehow I doubt he could have gone to a contender for more than 5. He wanted to be here, so he took a discount. A NTC was not necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Define "alot more". Somehow I doubt he could have gone to a contender for more than 5. He wanted to be here, so he took a discount. A NTC was not necessary. St.Louis offered more. A NTC probably was necessary to get the price down, because he's from here, so he wanted to stay here a long time, the NTC would insure that he had the opportunity to stay here as long as he wanted to. That was probably something he wanted in the deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 St.Louis offered more. A NTC probably was necessary to get the price down, because he's from here, so he wanted to stay here a long time, the NTC would insure that he had the opportunity to stay here as long as he wanted to. That was probably something he wanted in the deal. No proof of what St.Louis offered, but either way it's foolish to overpay for one big season. 6 years for a D-man who had barely proven anything should have been more than enough to keep a no trade clause out of it. His agent was likely playing hardball, and he clearly won. Gillis and his desperation forced him into a bad deal, there's no denying that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BananaMash Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 No proof of what St.Louis offered, but either way it's foolish to overpay for one big season. 6 years for a D-man who had barely proven anything should have been more than enough to keep a no trade clause out of it. His agent was likely playing hardball, and he clearly won. Gillis and his desperation forced him into a bad deal, there's no denying that. I'd say the market dictated what Garrison got more than anything. Free agents get overpaid all the time. The NTC was bad, but the contract itself really doesn't seem that bad otherwise given how most free agent signings seem to play out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 I'd say the market dictated what Garrison got more than anything. Free agents get overpaid all the time. The NTC was bad, but the contract itself really doesn't seem that bad otherwise given how most free agent signings seem to play out. We're just lucky Garrison was good enough to waive to help the team out. He could have easily refused and then it's no Vrbata and Miller. It's one or the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Boudreau Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 (edited) i'm glad he is well over 200 pounds the Canucks need heavier players and not just taller ones. Especially in the west you need that size. On average the Canucks are the 7th tallest team in the league but the 3rd lightest!!! That needs to change as the majority of the teams in the west are heavy especially in the pacific division and St. Louis. Also the Canucks are the second oldest team in the league to only the ancient New Jersey Devils. This has to change if the Canucks are to become legit contenders again and not just a bubble playoff team like they are now. http://mirtle.blogspot.ca/2014/10/2014-15-nhl-teams-by-height-weight-and.html Edited October 20, 2014 by Chip Kelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 (edited) No proof of what St.Louis offered, but either way it's foolish to overpay for one big season. 6 years for a D-man who had barely proven anything should have been more than enough to keep a no trade clause out of it. His agent was likely playing hardball, and he clearly won. Gillis and his desperation forced him into a bad deal, there's no denying that. Getting a bit off topic here, so all I'll say it was never a bad contract, but like with every good player that leaves the Canucks, there contract situation gets overblown, and there playing ability becomes underrated, they go from great to garbage. On topic: Hopefully Horvat gets good opportunity in the AHL, he needs to play and knock the rust off, so when he comes up he's ready to show what he can do. Hopefully he comes back up to the NHL and is right where he left off before the injury, we could really use his faceoff ability right now. Edited October 20, 2014 by Smashian Kassian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmm Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 does anyone have the current rules as per conditioning stint/ How long or how many games until he is back? do these count toward his 9 games? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Karlsson Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 does anyone have the current rules as per conditioning stint/ How long or how many games until he is back? do these count toward his 9 games? thanks He gets up to 2 weeks and no it doesn't count towards his 9 games. I think he will most likely be called up after a week from the sounds of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wshdrvvn Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 does anyone have the current rules as per conditioning stint/ How long or how many games until he is back? do these count toward his 9 games? thanks maximum length is 2 weeks, not based on how many games. The comets play 6 games in that time so hopefully he plays all 6. Counting towrds his 9 games is a good question. To me, only NHL games would count because of the CHL/NHL agreement. But this is a fairly unique situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks1219 Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Bo Horvat - Building For The Future https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpWQcBjm1ZQ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeefGormley Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Can't wait for the potential Virtanen/Horvat/Jensen line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robongo Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Country music star.. Never would have guessed lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Western Red Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Dont call him Bull Horvat... He's a Ram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayRayDown Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Too bad we dont play the blackhawks for a long time. Guess it'll be extra motivation to try to stick with the team this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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