Popular Post rychicken Posted July 10, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 10, 2019 1 minute ago, ilduce39 said: My only hope here is that Virt isn’t being added as a “sweetener” in a move to jettison Loui. Love the idea of Ferland/Virtanen/Roussel terrorizing the opposition. I think they would try another piece first. This signing could really help JV elevate his game....he may have shied away from some tough play because he felt there wasn't enough backup.... 2 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borvat Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, Hutton Wink said: Amazingly, someone is actually reading and understanding the numbers: It's really not that difficult. Patrick Johnston and the others in the media could certainly take 2 minutes and learn to comprehend this stuff. I am listening to the endless whining on 650 about too many players and the resulting issues and that Benning doesn't understand what he has done to himself. Pathetic. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N4ZZY Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 4 minutes ago, rypien=hero said: Miller/Ferland-Petey- Brock Ferland/Miller-Bo-Virt Pearson-Gaud/Sutter-Leivo Motte-Beags-MacEwen Goldy Obviously a couple moves would have to be made, but this is a forward group I can get behind. Exciting days for Van. I think that's a pretty crowded line up right now. If that's the line up, with no major additions coming, then I see Gaudette starting in the AHL for more seasoning. Hoping that Sutter can remain healthy, and perhaps be dealt at the trade deadline for picks or prospects. I see this line up: Miller/Peterssson/Boeser Ferland/Bo/Virtanen Pearson/Gaudette/Leivo Motte/Beagle/MacEwen Goldobin as the extra forward, or he's dealt before the season because I don't see how he supplants himself in the top six. And if that's where he needs to be to thrive, then it's probably going to be somewhere else and not here in Vancouver. I say with Virtanen. to give him a shot there, if it doesn't work out, then I'd switch Virtanen with Pearson. Sutter needs to go, because he's a black hole offensively. Nobody playing with him is going to produce very much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 10 minutes ago, Bure_Pavel said: Eriksson, Sutter (RFA), Beagle (term) come to mind. Seems to be getting better though. Sutter, when healthy, is a huge part of the team and worth every penny. After watching Beagle last year, I don't know how anyone would whine about his contract. He's the bottom 6 anchor and when they make the playoffs, he will probably be the most important player not named Markstrom 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ilduce39 Posted July 10, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 10, 2019 6 minutes ago, Borvat said: Whys is he wearing a helmet with a tie on? This guy looks like a young Raveen. Maybe he can see the future? 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bure_Pavel Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 (edited) I think this move may tip the scales for this team and is now a playoff team. Edited July 10, 2019 by Bure_Pavel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainLinden16 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Just now, Silky mitts said: Boeser was coming off a substantial injury with barely any rehab. Most of the season he looked hurt as well along with the taped wrist. Watch this season he gets 35 plus with EP. He should get more goals in his 3rd season in the NHL than his first. That would be the natural progression for any player. I just think he can get there without playing with Petterson. It will also give him more favorable match ups without Pettersson. They don't compliment each other, so it is a greater benefit of the team having one of them play against a weaker match up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobayashi Maru Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 (edited) 20 minutes ago, CaptainLinden16 said: This is a nice highlight for sure. Boeser scored some great goals off the deke last year. He has a very quick release and a good pair of hands. Standing around watching Petey do his all-world thing isn't utilizing Brock to his fullest potential. I am not saying that it is impossible for them to grow and develop together into some amazing chemistry. It is great that they are young, friends and experiencing all of these things together. Thats all good. I am purely talking about their playing styles. They are currently not a fit. Baertschi is the type of guy who can give passes, fish for pucks, and finish off almost any pass; but he doesn't have the play driving ability that a Boeser or Pettersson have. Baertschi is a complimentary player. Goldobin thought the game the same way that Pettersson did/does; so he got himself into the right places. He just can't finish to save his life. Boeser doesn't need a playmaking center. He needs Hughes to pass him the puck and let him break into the zone and shoot off the deke. That's his bread and butter. Again, I am just talking about right now. Overtime Boeser will learn how to position himself for shots off a pass better. Luke Robitaille and Brett Hull come to mind of the types of shooters that would play well with Petey. They are the prototypical disappear and then reappear at the right time type of scorers. Why is it that everyone finds any kind of criticism impossible to handle. They are both great players just currently not a great fit. It's certainly not the popular opinion but I agree with you. While they are both top players and they make it work, I don't see it as a natural fit. Pettersson is a quick thinker and Boeser is more of the Stamkos setup a shoot a rocket. While that may seem like a good fit, in reality what it means is that Pettersson takes more defensive pressure. I feel that he ideally needs a linemate that can do the same but with more physicality. I personally feel that Podkolzin will be the perfect linemate for Pettersson. I still feel that Horvat and Boeser have the most chemistry as Bo will drive through the middle physically leaving rebounds etc for Boeser which is where he shines. Slight nuances to it, but I agree with you. They aren't oil and water, but there may be some better options. Edited July 10, 2019 by Kobayashi Maru 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownky Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 1 minute ago, MikeBossy said: Who? Seriously - my dog could write for CanucksArmy or any of those other blogs - I bet you he got his journalism degree here: No kidding. Jim Benning has one job: Make the hockey club better in the near and long term by whatever means or methods he feels are best. Preferably means and methods backed up by logic and common sense. I see *nothing* from this offseason period that he has done poorly on so far. I genuinely think Meyers is a fantastic addition, especially for the money and the term, Miller will shine here and now with Ferland for that price tag... this has been one of the best off-seasons in probably around 20 years. The Luongo offseason was a pretty big deal too, I suppose. The cost of 'disposing' of Loui and/or Schaller will hopefully not be entirely awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanucks25 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Just now, stawns said: Sutter, when healthy, is a huge part of the team and worth every penny. After watching Beagle last year, I don't know how anyone would whine about his contract. He's the bottom 6 anchor and when they make the playoffs, he will probably be the most important player not named Markstrom So much yikes in such a short post. 2 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NucksPatsFan Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Don't we still have 6 mill in cap space after this signing and with the projection send downs to Utica? Add in another 3 mill with Roussel starting season LTIR = 9 mill in cap space to sign Boeser to a 6-7 mill/year contract. I'm sure these NHL professional head office guys will have a plan to off load a contract or 2 in the next 3 months... Ya'll complain for no reason. It's not your money. Watch to enjoy the game. Or shut the damn TV off. Quit your yapping about every single move. Dmitri is a terrible writer FYI. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bure_Pavel Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, stawns said: Sutter, when healthy, is a huge part of the team and worth every penny. After watching Beagle last year, I don't know how anyone would whine about his contract. He's the bottom 6 anchor and when they make the playoffs, he will probably be the most important player not named Markstrom I just personally think 4.4 mil is too much for that role, I like Sutter as a player Edited July 10, 2019 by Bure_Pavel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonMexico Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 1 minute ago, ilduce39 said: This guy looks like a young Raveen. Maybe he can see the future? He should stick smoking cessation then! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBossy Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 11 minutes ago, Maketherightmove said: There's nothing to suggest Boeser is just a guy "looking to get paid" and isn't buying in to the org's vision. Agree 100% - people have to look at it this way - he's not the only RFA unsigned at the moment - Tkachuk and Marner also are unsigned. Brock does not have a lot of negotiating power (can't sign an offer sheet etc) and there's a reason it's called negotiations folks. A lot of RFAs want the shorter term contracts and it seems the GMs are balking at this. I'll grow concerned when training camp starts and he is unsigned. For the moment I will bask in the fact we improved this year and teams like the Coilers and Flames so far have not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stawns Posted July 10, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 10, 2019 1 minute ago, Bure_Pavel said: I just personally thing 4.4 mil is too much for that role, like Sutter as a player Sutter and Beagle take all the defensive responsibility off Bo and could catapult him into an 80 point player. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Crossbar Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 1 minute ago, Borvat said: I am listening to the endless whining on 650 about too many players and the resulting issues and that Benning doesn't understand what he has done to himself. Pathetic. There has to be something. And when the contracts get resolved, it'll be something else. The lengths people go to to prevent being wrong is staggering. Predictable ... and yes, pathetic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckGAME Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 I'm in love with this team GMJB is putting together. That is a GREAT signing at 3.5/M per. Absolutely brilliant. #INJIMBOWETRUST 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brownky Posted July 10, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 10, 2019 1 minute ago, stawns said: Sutter, when healthy, is a huge part of the team and worth every penny. After watching Beagle last year, I don't know how anyone would whine about his contract. He's the bottom 6 anchor and when they make the playoffs, he will probably be the most important player not named Markstrom Beagle was a KEY component in the Caps' cup win. The guy you know you can put on the ice to stifle the other teams' top guys, and at the same time give your top guys the rest they need. And he chipped in with a few very timely goals and points to boot, while still managing to keep the other teams best players at bay. On the injury front, I feel like our team will be healthier this year, because other teams will now be wary of taking runs and cheap shots with every hit. Or maybe letting a few hits go, because we now have the size and strength to hit back and be just as dirty. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gaudette Celly Posted July 10, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 10, 2019 11 minutes ago, aGENT said: Misread IMO. Circumstances around the team have improved (thanks to benning) giving Benning more leverage to sign more favourable FA terms and more assets with which to trade. It's really as simple as that. Exactly. From day one, he first had to start moving out things that wouldn't be part of the future like Garrison and Matthias plus the NTCs, and start filling holes in the roster so the team didn't completely crater. Yes in some cases he had to give more term than maybe wanted, but now we're seeing the FULL SHIFT into the next stage -- no longer a floundering rebuilding team, and THIS is how you turn the corner. Of course, under the #shanaplan the way you make that transition is to sign three 37-year-olds and trade 2nd round picks for rentals. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Angry Goose Posted July 10, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 10, 2019 This is literally christmas in summer for me 1 7 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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