Booler717 Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Trade Sbisa for conditional pick. Sign Russell,Pirri and Hudler. Sedin-Sedin-Eriksson Hudler-Sutter-Hansen Baertschi-Horvat-Pirri Burrows-Granlund-Dorsett Etem Virtanen starts year in Utica. Edler-Tanev Hutton-Gudbrandson Tryamkin-Russell Larsen I think this team could challenge for a playoff spot. I don't want to trade for Kane. would love landeskog but IMO that would be way to pricey. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 If Hudler can be had at a reasonable salary, he would be a solid addition to whatever goals Benning is trying to achieve by signing Eriksson. I would actually call the Canucks a playoff team with the lineup you posted. (probably a team that folds in the playoffs - Eriksson and Hudler aren't exactly Trevor Linden in the big games - but a team that makes it to the tournament). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Type R Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Hudler produces decent numbers, but he isn't a heart and soul grit guy, and playing someone like the Kings, I think he would be neutralized. I think that money would be better spent elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McIlhargey the Lesser Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Not interested in Hudler. Honestly I would see him as a Vrbata 2.0. A guy that keeps us competitive but not an improvement in the direction we're trying to build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 I know you don't post a lot, OP, but don't forget to add tags to the title of your posts in this sub-forum (a number of sub-forums require them): As far as the deals, if Benning and Co. were ok with moving Sbisa for as little as a conditional pick, they would have done so and brought back Hamhuis. Russell isn't the answer here and would likely be after more in term and money than we'd want to give. I probably wouldn't sign two more UFA forwards either, which would completely rule out the chances of Virtanen, Rodin (who has an out clause if he isn't in the NHL), Gaunce and even Grenier (who's waiver eligible) from making the team no matter how well they perform in camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numb3r 16 Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 i think rodin will do better than hudler this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 1 hour ago, Kevin Biestra said: If Hudler can be had at a reasonable salary, he would be a solid addition to whatever goals Benning is trying to achieve by signing Eriksson. Exactly how does Hudler fit the goal of adding size/grit that JB has repeatedly said he was after? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 20 minutes ago, Fanuck said: Exactly how does Hudler fit the goal of adding size/grit that JB has repeatedly said he was after? How does Eriksson? By the Eriksson plan, I was referring to shooting to squeeze into the playoffs in the next few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 3 minutes ago, Kevin Biestra said: How does Eriksson? By the Eriksson plan, I was referring to shooting to squeeze into the playoffs in the next few years. Ericsson fits the top line scorer JB has repeatedly said he was after. Now they need a winger with a heavy game who can pop a goal occasionally - that's not Hudler imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ojibwa72 Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 33 minutes ago, Fanuck said: Ericsson fits the top line scorer JB has repeatedly said he was after. Now they need a winger with a heavy game who can pop a goal occasionally - that's not Hudler imo. Just a shot in the dark but I wonder if moving Subban to wing would help out 2 problems. High energy and good skater who I'm sure would definitely compete every night and would move out some of the log jam in D right now. Before you all jump on me remember Wendel Clark played D in junior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripplereh Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 hudler is over rated and I do not want him at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUndaCanuck Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 We've got around 4M in cap space left, I'd be happy to just sign Pirri and keep Sbisa for now. Russel is going to command 5+M for some stupid team, he's a solid top-4 defenceman but a bit overated. After losing McCann and Vey we desperately need some versatility and someone who can play center. Gaunce is going to have to play center for a bit at some point, but a guy like Pirri would be fantastic because he's as versatile as it gets. Consistently scores at a 15-20 goal pace on different teams in different roles, he can play center or wing and kill penalties too. Essentially Burrows or Hansen from a few years ago. At 25 I'd sign him to a 3 or 4 year, 3M dollar deal. Sedin - Sedin - Eriksson Baertschi - Horvat - Hansen Pirri - Sutter - Virtanen Etem - Granlund - Gaunce Burrows Dorsett Rodin There's a potential 7 x 20 goal scorers in that bunch. Realistically at least 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowichan Canuck Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 If signing a guy like Hudler bumps someone like Etem out of a regular shift I'm not for it. I really want to see Etem on a line with Baer and Bo this year, think they will be a handful of a third line that has a good balance of playmaker-two way centre- high energy grinder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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