riffraff Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 10 minutes ago, Stanky Legs said: Ranked 16, yet we came up empty handed on TDL. You're so right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silky mitts Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 48 minutes ago, TheHitman said: David Backes is the best fit for the Canucks IMO. Probably the best mentor for the young kids coming onto the team. Especially guys like Horvat and Boeser. Feel his price tag is too high, but honestly rather have him than lucic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 56 minutes ago, springer said: Think the Hammer's going to do very well on Friday. More power to him! IMHO, two players are standouts for the 'Nucks, both on LW... Loui Eriksson - Think he'd be a natural along side the Sedins. Andrew Ladd - If we can't score Eriksson. Not convinced about Lucic...albeit he would certainly add toughness up front. But I can't imagine him playing on a line with the twins. And not for the money and term he's going to command. Hoping Benning doesn't go off the rails with some ridiculous offer for Stamkos...nobody is worth the kind of dough that's being talked about! Kind of shows you what a poor job Canuck Management did - wasting a very valuable asset in his UFA year. Kind of reminds me of the poor job managment did with another Canuck UFA Vrbata in his UFA year. Drafter Jim needs to go back work on managing his UFA's contacts better if our club hopes to challenge for another cup some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekey Pete Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 3 minutes ago, kingofsurrey said: Kind of shows you what a poor job Canuck Management did - wasting a very valuable asset in his UFA year. Kind of reminds me of the poor job managment did with another Canuck UFA Vrbata in his UFA year. Drafter Jim needs to go back work on managing his UFA's contacts better if our club hopes to challenge for another cup some day. 12 minutes ago, Salacious Crumb said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Just now, The Sedge said: That photo shows exactly what JB / Willie did to Vrbata's value by the end of the season..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekey Pete Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 1 minute ago, kingofsurrey said: That photo shows exactly what JB / Willie did to Vrbata's value by the end of the season..... Vrbata was quite capable of deflating his value on his own. And rumours were that teams wanted Hamhuis for scraps, if that's the case then I'm glad Jim told them to kick rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Just now, The Sedge said: Vrbata was quite capable of deflating his value on his own. And rumours were that teams wanted Hamhuis for scraps, if that's the case then I'm glad Jim told them to kick rocks. Yup , your right. Always great to see 2 highly rated UFA's driven down to zero value or moved / lost for nothing. Great management. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithers joe Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 2 minutes ago, kingofsurrey said: Yup , your right. Always great to see 2 highly rated UFA's driven down to zero value or moved / lost for nothing. Great management. LOL i agree they are a great management team desi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stelar Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Eriksson and McGinn please..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Just now, smithers joe said: i agree they are a great management team desi. So far i am a fan of JB's drafting but his UFA signings and trading looks pretty weak - LindaFromDelta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stelar Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 13 minutes ago, kingofsurrey said: Kind of shows you what a poor job Canuck Management did - wasting a very valuable asset in his UFA year. Kind of reminds me of the poor job managment did with another Canuck UFA Vrbata in his UFA year. Drafter Jim needs to go back work on managing his UFA's contacts better if our club hopes to challenge for another cup some day. You know there are a lot on players on this list who also could/should have been traded at the deadline.. Are those GM's brutal too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 1 minute ago, Stelar said: You know there are a lot on players on this list who also could/should have been traded at the deadline.. Are those GM's brutal too? How many of them were highly regarded UFA's on a 27th place team ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stelar Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 1 minute ago, kingofsurrey said: How many of them were highly regarded UFA's on a 27th place team ? I actually looked at the list again and most of the UFA's were on playoff teams so my bad... carry on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xereau Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Darren Helm stands out the most to me in this list. He is one hell of a digger. He is Alex Burrows. He is Jannik Hansen. He would fit right in here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayRayDown Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 How is 37 year old Brian Campbell ahead of Hamhuis /facepalm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithers joe Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 6 minutes ago, kingofsurrey said: So far i am a fan of JB's drafting but his UFA signings and trading looks pretty weak - LindaFromDelta his ufa signing haven't all worked out but i've liked them..vrbata, bartkowski...you could see what he was trying to do...no gm gets it right all the time...we'ld probably screw up sometimes too...well i should only talk for myself...i screw up supper every night..i use to live off scott road and 49th ave in delta..my house backed onto the school grounds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandwagon38 Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 I hope they don't sign someone to play with the Sedins. We have Hansen. He got 25 with the twins. Stack a second line! Erikson Sutter Brouerg or some variation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springer Posted June 27, 2016 Author Share Posted June 27, 2016 Anyone actually remember how the trade deadline went down? It was a snooze fest. For the most part, teams that could have used Hamhuis or Vrbata for a serious playoff run were already maxed out on cap space. And teams that weren't playoff contenders...like ours...were holding onto draft picks, particularly second round picks. If there was an opportunity to steal a player, sure, make the deal. To get Gudbranson, Benning had no choice but to pay the price, no doubt there was a lot of sweat over it...and in the end, it will very likely turn out that it was worth it. But as good as Hamhuis is, he's still 33 and entering UFA compared to Gudbranson at 24 with a year left on his contract, I don't think there was ever any intention of signing Vrbata for another stint. He's 36, and clearly was not making the grade, meaning very little upside over the long run. They may very well have had no offers at all for his services. But, regarding D-Men, Hamhuis presented a very real possibility for another three years. Of course they weren't going to let him go for virtually nothing in return, and then regret it later on. As it turned out, they scored the highest rated D-Man in the draft, and Tryamkin came over from the KHL. Then the primary focus turned to cap space in order pick up a high scoring forward. Had they got Dubois fifth overall, things might have looked a little different for Hamhuis in Vancouver. Anyone who thinks managing a professional sports team these days is a walk in the park, and involves nothing more than big cajones and simple math, knows little of what he speaks. FWIW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VforVasili Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 What about Jamie McGinn? Admit to not knowing too much about him but statistically and age wise he looks like a good candidate and probably not too expensive. What is the knock on him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VforVasili Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 1 hour ago, smithers joe said: i agree, but would he move to the wing or would sutter?.... Well Sutter could always play with the Sedins. That was the original plan I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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