[Signing] Canucks sign Tucker Poolman

[Hairy Kneel]

3 hours ago, PhillipBlunt said:

I think you'll need to read those 100 pages before you get too flattered there, Tucky.

Tucky 

 

[Chicken.]

Made it to The Gretzky page !

[Elias Pettersson]

6 hours ago, Tucker Poolman said:

Flattered to see almost 100 pages of discussion here, this is crazy being in a market like Vancouver instead of the dump that is Winnipeg!

 

Great signing by GMJB, in my humble opinion.

There is only room for one Canucks player on CDC Tucky. No disrespect but I’m thinking most posters would prefer me over you. 
 

Just remember to keep your head up, take good care of Huggy for me and I’ll remember to pass you the puck once in awhile. 
 

Lots of love always,

 

Petey  

[grouse747]

1 assist in 39 games. (and no goals)........ how close is that to some record?

 

honestly, you can spin "not an offensive player" or "stats don't tell the whole story"..... but that stat seems amazing, and not in a good way

 

unrelated, but did Jake Virtanen have an assist this year? of course, he had goals

[Dazzle]

7 hours ago, Tucker Poolman said:

Flattered to see almost 100 pages of discussion here, this is crazy being in a market like Vancouver instead of the dump that is Winnipeg!

 

Great signing by GMJB, in my humble opinion.

No need to read the threads from 1-94 or so. They are all about praising you for signing at such a discount, despite having a very good playoffs. I foresee that you'll be an offensive dynamo that no one ever predicted, except me Maybe playing with OEL will make you hit double digits in goals

[Dazzle]

16 minutes ago, grouse747 said:

1 assist in 39 games. (and no goals)........ how close is that to some record?

 

honestly, you can spin "not an offensive player" or "stats don't tell the whole story"..... but that stat seems amazing, and not in a good way

 

unrelated, but did Jake Virtanen have an assist this year? of course, he had goals

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Tucker Poolman was lambasted for his 2.5x4 contract, even though Evolving Hockey's projections had him at $2.4M on a 4 year deal. By the online crowd, Poolman was painted as a league minimum defensemen, that arguably should not even be in the league. Those are ridiculous and dumbfounded claims. If you look at the video and data, it is clear that Poolman is a very good Top 4/6 defensemen. He is also 6'2", 199 lbs and a RD, which also does play a big role. Size and strength are very important in the playoffs.

If you look at Tucker Poolman's linemates, he played 76.3% of his ice time with Josh Morrissey on 5v5. The next best was Logan Stanley with 8.9%. It was clear Paul Maurice really liked the tools he saw in Poolman to be a solid shutdown pairing defensemen, that he can trust in all situations. Poolman also played 44.6% of his ice time against elite competition, which ranks 18th league wide and 4th among Jets defensemen. Maurice runs a tight ship defensively, it is not easy to get that type of responsibility without having earned it. Paul Maurice is as hard-nosed as a coach gets

 

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Edited August 6, 2021 by Dazzle

[Jester13]

In before 100!

[Jester13]

First 100?

 

Edit: darn 

Edited August 6, 2021 by Jester13

[Elias Pettersson]

100...

 

Edit: Nope...  

Edited August 6, 2021 by Elias Pettersson

[Captain Canuck #12]

Officially 100!!

 

 Oops!

Edited August 6, 2021 by Captain Canuck #12

[Captain Canuck #12]

You know you've run out of good Poolman thread content when......

[4petesake]

2 minutes ago, Captain Canuck #12 said:

Officially 100!!

 

 Oops!

Maybe like Edler’s 100 it’ll never come.

[Hairy Kneel]

5 hours ago, grouse747 said:

1 assist in 39 games. (and no goals)........ how close is that to some record?

 

honestly, you can spin "not an offensive player" or "stats don't tell the whole story"..... but that stat seems amazing, and not in a good way

 

unrelated, but did Jake Virtanen have an assist this year? of course, he had goals

That was a shortened regular season 

Playoffs he was 1g 1a in 8 games 

He was gaining increasing defensive stature as the playoffs went on. In the Edm series he was bottom pairing with rookie Stanley. By the end of the Mont series he was in the first PK. I noticed Morrissey and Pionk took a lot of chances into the offensive zone. Dubois as well. Stanley made some rookie mistakes in key moments. 

Tucky is not really a offense first dman. 

But I think Winnipeg will miss his quiet game, heck even the announcers rarely said his name when he touched the puck. 

 

 

 

Edited August 6, 2021 by Hairy Kneel

[Elias Pettersson]

I think this one is it. 100!!

 

Edit: It ain’t happening. This thread will be locked at 99 pages. 

Edited August 6, 2021 by Elias Pettersson

[UKNuck96]

2 minutes ago, Elias Pettersson said:

I think this one is it.  100!!

Nope it’s probably the next one from this 

Edited August 6, 2021 by UKNuck96

[Elias Pettersson]

9 minutes ago, UKNuck96 said:

Nope it’s probably the next one from this 

I think you may be right. 
 

Edit. Almost. 

Edited August 6, 2021 by Elias Pettersson

[BPA]

100?

[Hogs & Podz]

This thread has settled down nicely!  Some great insight as to Poolman's strengths and where Benning and co potentially see him fitting.  It still seems like a bit of a gamble signing him to 4 yrs but hey... Benning never has been all that conservative in relation to his FA signings. 

Edited August 6, 2021 by Hogs & Podz

[Jester13]

100!!!

 

Edit: wtf?

Edited August 6, 2021 by Jester13

[JM_]

2 minutes ago, Hogs & Podz said:

This thread has settled down nicely!  Some great insight as to Poolman's strengths and where Benning and co potentially see him fitting.  It still seems like a bit of a gamble signing him to 4 yrs but hey... Benning never has been all that conservative in relation to his FA signings. 

thats true. Through all the instant bad takes came a lot of really interesting info on Poolman. I do think its a bit of a risk, but he seems to have the tools to be a solid player.