EP40. Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) Let the blueline “overhaul” begin. This news + Tanev supposedly having a contract in place with the Pens to partner up with his brother. Wonder if the Canucks sign a dman to replace him or go the trade route. JB’s been on record in the past trying to do both without much showing. Edited September 23, 2020 by -Vintage Canuck- Tag changed to [Rumour]. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Just now, EP40. said: Let the blueline “overhaul” begin. This news + Tanev supposedly having a contract in place with the Pens to partner up with his brother. Wonder if the Canucks sign a dman to replace him or go the trade route. JB’s been on record in the past trying to do both without much showing. Tanev supposedly having a contract in place is pure speculation and quite honestly BS. First of all, the courting period is not open. Secondly, even if Penguins were doing it on the down low, you would think that Tanev would be pursuing an extension first, so having a "contract in place" with the Penguins doesn't add up. Thirdly, Penguins have been asked to slash their expenditures due to the financial situation. Spending 5 mil on a free agent goes against that. I have no issues with bringing Fanta back and finding a cheaper replacement this summer. There will be lots of cheap d-men available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekey Pete Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 yikes, that's a lot of hard minutes to fill next year. Hopefully JB has something up his sleeve and we don't regress on the blueline. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stawns Posted September 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, VancouverHabitant said: Tanev supposedly having a contract in place is pure speculation and quite honestly BS. First of all, the courting period is not open. Secondly, even if Penguins were doing it on the down low, you would think that Tanev would be pursuing an extension first, so having a "contract in place" with the Penguins doesn't add up. Thirdly, Penguins have been asked to slash their expenditures due to the financial situation. Spending 5 mil on a free agent goes against that. I have no issues with bringing Fanta back and finding a cheaper replacement this summer. There will be lots of cheap d-men available. you're not replacing Tanev's mins with a cheap option 1 1 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, VancouverHabitant said: I have no issues with bringing Fanta back and finding a cheaper replacement this summer. There will be lots of cheap d-men available. Cheaper? It cost us a $6 million, long-term deal to get a #4D (Myers). Sure there will be plenty of cheap d-men. NONE of those will be remotely good as Tanev is defensively (and he himself has seen better days). Fanta is a guy you have as depth to replace somebody hurt on the 3rd pairing. Putting Fanta in the top 4 is asking for a lottery pick year for the team. Edited September 22, 2020 by NewbieCanuckFan 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post flickyoursedin Posted September 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 22, 2020 8 minutes ago, EP40. said: Let the blueline “overhaul” begin. This news + Tanev supposedly having a contract in place with the Pens to partner up with his brother. Wonder if the Canucks sign a dman to replace him or go the trade route. JB’s been on record in the past trying to do both without much showing. Brenden Dillon is the guy I would sign! Make it happen Benning! I think he can play with these young guys while also being a little bit of a protector. Dillon is a LHD from Surrey BC and he’s 6’4” 225 pounds and actually throws big hits unlike the rest of our dmen. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EP40. Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, VancouverHabitant said: First of all, the courting period is not open. Secondly, even if Penguins were doing it on the down low, you would think that Tanev would be pursuing an extension first, so having a "contract in place" with the Penguins doesn't add up. It’s actually pretty common knowledge and practice that certain teams-players have arrangements made for when FA opens up nowadays. If memory serves correct, pretty certain that was the case with the Canucks-Myers too. Had a contract agreed to beforehand and was signed once FA begun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JM_ Posted September 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 22, 2020 Meh, more clickbait by Rick. Tanev himself said that he didn't expect anything early given Marky is the focus right now. 2 3 4 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaincowbasher Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 That's because JB is working on bringing Dumba in to replace Tanev, and the deal doesn't include Boeser. Demko and Gaudette going back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post aGENT Posted September 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 22, 2020 What the hell happened to Rick...? 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Provost Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Well since Tanev said on a zoom interview that he wasn’t fussed about it and knows they are trying to line up other stuff first. He said signing the day after the or the day before free agency opens is the same thing. He has also historically said that there is a lot of trust built up with him and the club. They are easily just happy to wait and see how various other moves fall and what money is left at that point. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) 13 minutes ago, EP40. said: It’s actually pretty common knowledge and practice that certain teams-players have arrangements made for when FA opens up nowadays. If memory serves correct, pretty certain that was the case with the Canucks-Myers too. Had a contract agreed to beforehand and was signed once FA begun. Last year there was a free agency interview period like in the past few years. Myers came to Vancouver and dined with Benning and Aquilini. So did Eriksson at the time. There's no free agency interview period this year. Free agency opens up on the 9th of October and there normally shouldn't be discussions prior to that date. Edited September 22, 2020 by mll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fanuck Posted September 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 22, 2020 Relax people, Tanev HIMSELF was interviewed via zoom recently and clearly stated he knows JB has things he's working on and they will talk when they talk. He said multiple times in the same interview that his priority is to STAY IN VANCOUVER. This is a bunch of BS from Dhaliwal who knows full well that this market has a very reactive fan-base and he's playing it up. The only way I see him leaving is if some idiot GM offers a massive overpayment and in that case good for Tanev and his family, I'm sure most of us would take an overpayment too. 3 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peaches5 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Until Jim knows who he can get rid of I don't think you're going to see anyone signed unless someone came in really cheap. Also, I think it depends on if he can snag a young dman in a trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Really hope he's back. You'll end up paying far more to replace him than to simply keep him. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudette Celly Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Click-bait Rick trolling with moldy worms again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Petey Castiglione Posted September 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 22, 2020 19 minutes ago, Robert Long said: Meh, more clickbait by Rick. Tanev himself said that he didn't expect anything early given Marky is the focus right now. This. He said he wants to stay in Van and is willing to wait for Marky to make his decision. 16 minutes ago, aGENT said: What the hell happened to Rick...? Started working for TSN lol 1 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Got no huge prob with this. We had a good run with CT, & he's an awesome bloke. Hoping there's an indication here they intend to bring back Big Nik. There's a guy we need on the line. Be more affordable too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 That's pretty slimy, but gotta get that traffic 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJockitch Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) You have Quinn Hughes, Edler for a year, you just signed Myers. Presumably OJ or less likely Rathbone will be on squad in 6/7 rotation with Benn. Left side is full, unless one of those guys gets moved. Right side has Myers who presumably isn’t going anywhere. That only leaves two spots on the right side to retool/rebuild/rework/adjust or whatever you want to call it. If you assume Tanev resigns that leaves 3rd pair R D as only position in which to re-whatever your Blue line. Benning wants to see what his options are before committing dollars at the only significant spot he has to change his blue line. Edited September 22, 2020 by DrJockitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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