davidgoliath Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Another enigmatic hockey player whose biggest claim to fame is his refusal to play for two consecutive NHL teams who held his rights. Has had skill at the college level but generally a disappointment at pro level. So it remains to be seen: is he plug n play or just a plug? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b3. Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Yuck. Should get Michaelis out of the lineup tho. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48MPHSlapShot Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 4 minutes ago, flickyoursedin said: Placeholder for an upcoming Pearson for picks deal to the Islanders! One can hope. Bye, Tanner; Been a slice.......... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmm Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 1 minute ago, Devron44 said: I think bringing in Hawrluk was the right move. Injuries like that would scare me too. Leivo hasn’t been very effective since imo while I am not a JimmerFanBoi , I don't hate all his moves (how's that for an endorsement?) I was OK with Hawryluk over Leivo as Leivo had a high chance of being our next Ferland Then Hawryluk gets injured in Camp... ho hum I think Leivo lost his job to Brett Ritchie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownky Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 13 minutes ago, SNuck said: First, condolences. Second, sounds like he'll slot in perfectly to our bottom 6. #ThankYouJim Except if we're going for sweater fillers in the bottom six, having a near-league-minimum salary is a significant improvement if the performance is the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel_3 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 1 minute ago, BPA said: So Jake Virtanen 2.0? Just now, CRAZY_4_NAZZY said: I swear you just described Virtanen's tenure with the Nucks haha. Well, Vesey is 3 years older, so maybe there is still hope for Jake? Jake will never escape the criticism due to where he was drafted, which isn't his fault, but he could silence the critics more if he just took more of a dog on a bone approach and stopped thinking while playing. In Vesey's defense, him and Jake are completely different players and maybe Vesey wasn't jiving with the 'skill' that he was surrounded with. He did have some chances playing with Tavares (Who is also not looking very sharp -- even though his point totals would say otherwise) and didn't seem to make the most of his opportunities. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BertaNuck Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Vesey is looking at the bottom six thinking all I have to do is be better then any of those guys and I will get paid Huge no wonder he is excited to come here 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmm Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 19 minutes ago, Smashian Kassian said: Not expecting much, all we can do is hope he finds a spark. Would be hard to be worse than Eriksson, so.. there's that. does he kill penalties? cuz that is all Louigi does at this point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Silky mitts Posted March 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2021 13 minutes ago, HKSR said: Good move...adds depth. Vesey has some offensive upside and good size. I think this would like great: Boeser Miller Hogs Pearson Bo Virtanen Vesey Petey Gaudette Hawryluk Beagle Sutter (and when Motte returns, Hawryluk Sutter Motte for the 4th line) Our best player on the third line . Yuck 2 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternalCanuckFan Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 I assume Michaelis will be papered down to Utica now? With Motte coming back, I'm pretty sure someone is going to have to be sent down and Michaelis makes the most sense. Can't say I'm that excited about adding Vesey but he's on a low, expiring contract and still has upside even if he's now way past prospect status (27 YO). As others have speculated, he's at least someone that can fill a hole if the Canucks do move out a roster player like Pearson. I'm very much hoping that this waiver acquisition is a sign of the Canucks looking to sell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lmm Posted March 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2021 15 minutes ago, HKSR said: Good move...adds depth. Vesey has some offensive upside and good size. I think this would like great: Boeser Miller Hogs Pearson Bo Virtanen Vesey Petey Gaudette Hawryluk Beagle Sutter (and when Motte returns, Hawryluk Sutter Motte for the 4th line) Petey should put himself on LITR if those are his linemates 10 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 19 minutes ago, aGENT said: Low risk, moderate reward. Hopefully we see him with Sutter and Gaudette. Gives us a bit of LW depth (most of ours is on the right), cheap guy, good size, some promise, no quarantine issues like a call up would have. Good move. Hopefully prelude to a trade towards the TDL as well. Gaud's needs an offensive minded partner, maybe this is it. He hasn't had many guys who can score on his line this year: https://frozenpool.dobbersports.com/players/adam-gaudette 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoreanHockeyFan Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Cheap, but not expecting much. Could barely produce even when playing alongside Toronto's stacked forward group. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmm Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 9 minutes ago, Dynamic Innovator said: There should be zero optimism about this player. He has no upside. With that said, there should also be zero negativity. He has no downside. Be real people - the needle will not move with Jimmy Vesey. He will provide neither a positive nor a negative impact to the Canucks roster. The only real benefit to this move is if the Canucks can move out an expensive bottom 12 player they have an inexpensive bottom 12 player that can be thrown out there as a warm body. that is possibly the best Canuckish post ever 2 thumbs up a beer and a huggy bear if I could give them all to you 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternalCanuckFan Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 1 minute ago, Jimmy McGill said: Gaud's needs an offensive minded partner, maybe this is it. He hasn't had many guys who can score on his line this year: https://frozenpool.dobbersports.com/players/adam-gaudette Not that I'm expecting much out of Vesey, but hopefully the additional will help spark a guy like Gaudette. I said earlier that I hope this move signals that the Canucks are going to be selling this TDL. Right now, this move gives the Leafs a bit of a cap space and they have already been open about wanting to acquire a winger. Can't see how they would fit someone like Pearson in their cap situation, but it might work if the Canucks take back someone like Engvall and retain some of Pearson's salary. I wouldn't be thrilled if the return for Pearson was just Engvall though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bree2 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 21 minutes ago, HKSR said: Good move...adds depth. Vesey has some offensive upside and good size. I think this would like great: Boeser Miller Hogs Pearson Bo Virtanen Vesey Petey Gaudette Hawryluk Beagle Sutter (and when Motte returns, Hawryluk Sutter Motte for the 4th line) Petey will not be on the 3rd line, he is a first liner. if anything Jake goes back to the 3rd when Petey comes back, heck even Vesey has more points than Jake! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_314 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 47 minutes ago, Provost said: I don’t have high expectations, but also there isn’t really any downside. If it means we don’t see Eriksson dress again, it is already a win. We save a couple hundred thousand in cap by burying Eriksson and having Vesey on the active roster. 3rd line to start and maybe some 2nd unit PK time, if we move on from Pearson it gives us some experienced fodder to play in that spot for the rest of the season. If he works out, maybe re-signing again for a sub $1 million contract as we exit more expensive veterans like Roussel/Sutter/Beagle/etc. That's what I'm hoping... MacEwen/ Vesey/ Hawryluk/ Michaelis/ Lind with capable bottom-6 centers, and on the cheap, would look great. Funny thing though is that Leafs fans on Twitter are actually happy that he's gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devron Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 17 minutes ago, lmm said: while I am not a JimmerFanBoi , I don't hate all his moves (how's that for an endorsement?) I was OK with Hawryluk over Leivo as Leivo had a high chance of being our next Ferland Then Hawryluk gets injured in Camp... ho hum I think Leivo lost his job to Brett Ritchie It seems to be Canucks luck to a certain degree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 This move makes more sense if it is the prelude to a trade, on it's own it is a nothing burger. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 5 minutes ago, EternalCanuckFan said: Not that I'm expecting much out of Vesey, but hopefully the additional will help spark a guy like Gaudette. I said earlier that I hope this move signals that the Canucks are going to be selling this TDL. Right now, this move gives the Leafs a bit of a cap space and they have already been open about wanting to acquire a winger. Can't see how they would fit someone like Pearson in their cap situation, but it might work if the Canucks take back someone like Engvall and retain some of Pearson's salary. I wouldn't be thrilled if the return for Pearson was just Engvall though. the next 5 games are key to that. If the Cancucks can pul off a miracle and take the next 4/5 - W tonight, 2 Ws against MTL, 1-1 vs WPG then I think Jim sticks with the group and lets them go for it. If we're 5+ points behind MTL by our 5 day break starting on Mar 25th then we're sellers, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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