brownky Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/sam-gagner-canucks-cut-didnt-see-coming/ Start of the article: Quote TORONTO – When you sign a three-year, $9.45-million NHL contract one season, the last place you imagine starting the next is living at your parents’ house, three time zones away, and skating for some other franchise’s farm team. Yet here Sam Gagner is. Property of the Vancouver Canucks through 2019-20, Gagner is leading the Toronto Marlies in goals (three), points (five) and shots (11) after riding the buses for three games in three cities over a whirlwind four days and trying to wrap his brain around why Vancouver no longer wants him. “I was shocked,” Gagner told Sportsnet after Tuesday’s practice. “I didn’t expect it. I didn’t see it coming. I felt like I had a good enough camp and I’d shown enough in my 11 years that I was able to make the team.” My opinion on the key line there: "...I felt like I had a good enough camp and I’d shown enough in my 11 years that I was able to make the team.” He showed in the preseason that he was coasting on being a vet. His contract, having a sure spot. "In turn, the Leafs expect Gagner’s work habits, drive and professionalism to serve as the model for their forward prospects. " So we can expect more leaf young'uns to do more skate-bys and have deficient defensive coverage. He'll fit right in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 More shameless Leafer-propaganda. Read that garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilight Sparkle Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 "good enough" isn't good enough. enough of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerrDrFunk Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 This was a particularly stupid paragraph: Quote In addition to Gagner, Patrick Wiercioch, Alex Burmistrov and Thomas Vanek are gone. Goaltender Anders Nilsson has yet to see action this season, and defenceman Michael Del Zotto is being healthy-scratched Tuesday. Yes, I wonder where all those guys on 1 year contracts went and why Nilsson hasn't played in the oh-so-large sample size of 3games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Fig Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 30 minutes ago, brownky said: "...I felt like I had a good enough camp and I’d shown enough in my 11 years that I was able to make the team.” Entitled. Coasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Didn't show enough to outplay any of the guys here. If he thought he was entitled to a spot due to being a vet, I'm glad he isn't on the Comets instilling that kind of "work ethic" in our youth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancaster Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 He's at the prime of his career, he should be a very effective player regardless of status or what linemates he has. On a very crappy Canucks team, he should have been one of the points leader. Instead, he stagnated since bursting out in his early Oilers days.... then got a revival under Torts. If he wants back in... he's gotta put 110% into every shift, balls to the walls, dive in front of shots and do whatever to help the team win. So now for Sam, it's either you're wrong, you're not good enough for the NHL... or you're gonna prove them wrong and you're a legit NHLer on any team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makaramel MacKhiato Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 The only one in the world who didn't see it coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davathor Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Lol. Everyone else saw it, Sam. Banning should take a lot of the blame though- his FA contracts are effing terrible. Eriksson and Gagner signings would have a lot of GMs worries about their jobs, instead he signs Schaller Beagle and an injured Roussel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shekky Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 He can stay buried in the minors wondering why he is there all he wants. I agree he was just coasting on the team its not about proving that you deserve to be there just because your a vet these days. In todays NHL a lot of Vets are getting bought out for not putting everything you can into the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 6 minutes ago, Davathor said: Lol. Everyone else saw it, Sam. Banning should take a lot of the blame though- his FA contracts are effing terrible. Eriksson and Gagner signings would have a lot of GMs worries about their jobs, instead he signs Schaller Beagle and an injured Roussel Eriksson, Beagle, and Schaller are all playing well this season though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Western Red Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Reeked of entitlement in the echelon of Hodgson. Good riddance to the silver spoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymond Luxury Yacht Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 I didn't see it coming that he didn't see it coming. We're rebuilding (or whatever), the young guys are playing hard, he should have seen it coming. It's a whole new team with a whole new mentality. I wish him all the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastal.view Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 1 hour ago, brownky said: https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/sam-gagner-canucks-cut-didnt-see-coming/ Start of the article: My opinion on the key line there: "...I felt like I had a good enough camp and I’d shown enough in my 11 years that I was able to make the team.” He showed in the preseason that he was coasting on being a vet. His contract, having a sure spot. "In turn, the Leafs expect Gagner’s work habits, drive and professionalism to serve as the model for their forward prospects. " So we can expect more leaf young'uns to do more skate-bys and have deficient defensive coverage. He'll fit right in. what? he gets the ride the bus?? what's wrong with his bicycle ? after 11 years if you can't make the team you ride the bike instead of the bus in the minors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Funny thing is that a lot of us saw it coming.....so, maybe Sam shouldn't have been looking backwards in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toni Zamboni Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 he should be shocked that he weaseled that contract out of us to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownky Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 4 minutes ago, oldnews said: Funny thing is that a lot of us saw it coming.....so, maybe Sam shouldn't have been looking backwards in time. But, But remember that 8 point game???Anyone?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCNeil Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 I bet. Most vets with multiyear contracts assume they are on the team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undrafted Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 17 minutes ago, oldnews said: Funny thing is that a lot of us saw it coming.....so, maybe Sam shouldn't have been looking backwards in time. Man, talk about oblivious. Benning said very publicly last summer that they were willing to move out a vet if a young player outplayed them and could take their spot. Gagner should've known right after Benning's statement that he was one of those vets whose spots were on the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckGAME Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Almost got to shotgun my beer boyos. Nice chance for jake. Edit: wrong thread LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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