Bang Bang Boogie Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Somewhere, WD is crying. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xur Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 I wish him all the best but sometimes you got to carry on. He was a good acquisition but the need is gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripplereh Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 To bad the kid has some skill just couldn't put his game together enough but looked ok near the end of the season,to little to late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 On 6/19/2016 at 0:22 AM, DeNiro said: I think he floated that idea out there. It might be the best thing for him right now. Have him go play in the Swedish league for Modo or in Zurich with the Lions. He's not making it in the NHL as a bottom 6 player, so he better refine his skill if he has any hope. Not sure the AHL will do him any good anymore. I was going to say something similar. Playing in Europe might provide a fresh start from both a personal and professional point of view. On the Canucks, obviously Vey is behind Henrik, Horvat and Sutter on the depth chart, and the Canucks have him behind Granlund and Gaunce as well. And with the Canucks expected to draft Dubois, it is hard to see how Vey fits in at centre over the next couple of years. And with Benning wanting to sign one or two UFA wingers and leaning toward keeping Burrows there is not much room on the wing either. He has improved his defensive play but is still not good enough defensively to play 3C on a good team, and lacks the size, strength, physicality, and intensity that you want at 4C. And, although he is a good skater, he is not fast enough to really contribute to the speed game. He has good offensive skills, but not good enough to make the top 6. And he is about to turn 25 -- by which time forwards are usually very close to their peak performance. So it is not like the Canucks can expect much more (if any) age-related improvement. So it is no surprise that he is not being qualified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpt Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 I understand that JB was desperate and needed to make his mark on the team, but this trade was a $&!# show from Day 1. We will probably regret not drafting McKeown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrible.dee Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 On 6/10/2016 at 8:41 PM, LaBamba said: I bet WD goes on a hunger strike until he is given a qualifying offer. Make that WD and Terrible_D #VeyGottaplay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrible.dee Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 12 hours ago, Bang Bang Boogie said: Somewhere, WD is crying. My place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfstonker Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 I think Vey is grossly underrated by most Canucks fans. He has good hockey IQ and is one of those players who facilitates team mates to play better around him. I don't think we have seen the best of Vey yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Bang Boogie Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 2 hours ago, alfstonker said: I think Vey is grossly underrated by most Canucks fans. He has good hockey IQ and is one of those players who facilitates team mates to play better around him. I don't think we have seen the best of Vey yet. I agree. Vey has been crapped on so much, that he's starting to become underrated around here. I think his best is still yet to come. However, I just don't see a spot for him in the lineup. Our center spots are full (Henrik, Sutter, Horvat, Granlund) and I am not sure if he's suited for a bottom six winger role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie the grim Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Vey's strength was supposed to be offence, but he hes shown no offensive ability even though given lots of power play time. He is terrible on defence, can't win a faceoff, can't kill penalties, my great aunt Bertha could push him off the puck, He is not a NHL player. There is no way Benning should have given up a 2nd for him. He would never be a player that would fit in with the Kings. I wish him the best with his family situation, and with his career, just not with the Canucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Good luck in Calgary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Neilsons Towel Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Why is this thread still a thing? Isn't he a Calgary Flame now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cramarossa Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 On 5/23/2017 at 9:50 PM, Hutton Wink said: Reiterated by the Heat (Flames farm team) play-by-play guy: I was actually really becoming a fan of Linden with his play in Stockton. He was second in team scoring, and actually pretty dominant. Shockingly he was one of the faster guys on the ice at many of the games I went to. I wish him well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 7 minutes ago, Cramarossa said: Reiterated by the Heat (Flames farm team) play-by-play guy: I was actually really becoming a fan of Linden with his play in Stockton. He was second in team scoring, and actually pretty dominant. Shockingly he was one of the faster guys on the ice at many of the games I went to. I wish him well. Vey sure came across as a super nice young guy, who you want to do well. The big ice, lesser talent, and lack of fitness in the KHL should allow Vey to display his skill and do well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklehead44 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Canucks fans ragged on him a lot, but he had the same number of points his first year as Loui Eriksson. I thought he was actually pretty good his second season in Vancouver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 (edited) Happy to see Vey is having a great start in the KHL. Currently sits 2nd overall in leaguewide scoring with 13 points (2G 11A) in 8 GP. Vey's 11 helpers are also tops in the league. Also interesting to see another former Canuck in Sergei Shirokov sitting 3rd in KHL scoring with 11 points (8G 3A) in 8 GP. Shirokov's 8 goals is also 2nd most in the league. He also has the best +/- in he KHL at +8. Edited September 11, 2017 by SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whorvat Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 (edited) Just going to leave this little trip down memory lane here for everyone: KHL League Scoring leaders Channeling my inner Borat: #1 scorer in all of Kazakhstan Edited November 7, 2017 by Whorvat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire_Spiky Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 1 hour ago, Whorvat said: Just going to leave this little trip down memory lane here for everyone: KHL League Scoring leaders Channeling my inner Borat: #1 scorer in all of Kazakhstan Good to see Shirokov is still enjoying success in the KHL. I remember when people on here had him dubbed as the next Pavel Bure. Boy were they wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 1 hour ago, Whorvat said: Just going to leave this little trip down memory lane here for everyone: KHL League Scoring leaders Channeling my inner Borat: #1 scorer in all of Kazakhstan Despite all the hate Vey got/gets (and Benning as well for trading a pick for him), he's a half decent hockey player who was going through a hell of an f'd up family situation while he was here. It wasn't the throw away of a pick some here make it out to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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