Popular Post Arrow 1983 Posted August 1, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 1, 2021 That's right I am predicting Tucker Poolman will be better than Tanev. He will bring the same defensive game as Tanev but bring more grit and offensive side than Tanev ever did. I predict That Poolman will play in the top 4 as a partner either with Hughes or OEL with Myers on the third pairing with Rathbone. I make this predicting because I simply ask myself who is going to be the defensemen on the PK. Hughes, no. Myers, no OEL and Poolman yes Rathbone and Hamonic yes Poolman will have to play top PK mins and this will make him better defensively. I fully expect that Shaw will be running the PK and in extension the defense. This signing screams Shaw all over it. Poolman is a player who will give a team everything because it took everything from him to get here and under the guidance of Shaw he will even become better. If Ian Clark is the top goalie coach I would call Shaw a top 3 defensive coach. Poolman will be our next Burrows but just on defense. The guy making 2.5 mill who deserves 5 mill. 3 9 4 1 2 1 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Alflives Posted August 1, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 1, 2021 Damn straight: 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Arrow 1983 Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 5 minutes ago, hammertime said: Better than Tanev is low expectations??? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dazzle Posted August 1, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 1, 2021 I can see Poolman being a much cheaper version of Tanev. We'll see how he does next season though. I'm certainly not willing to bash him so excessively because of this FA, unlike some folks. 1 1 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUndaCanuck Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 Big call but to be honest, Tanev is going to tire sooner or later and younger blood like Poolman is what this team needs to rely on. I think he'd be the perfect partner for Ekman-Larsson really, a completely new, fresh top pairing for us out of nowhere. Edler-Tanev served us well for years, now it's time to move on and this is the best way. Poolman played some big minutes for Winnipeg and really flew under the radar but was brilliant on their PK. I think we go with something like this: OEL (23 mins) - Poolman (21 mins) Hughes (21 mins) - Hamonic (19 mins) Rathbone/Juolevi (15 mins) - Myers (21 mins) Schenn PK will be interesting because all of our shutdown guys are righties, but I'm sure they can move about. Poolman, Hamonic, Myers, OEL and Juolevi will share PK time in that order most likely. Purely defensively (eg. stick work, positioning), Tanev has the advantage but Poolman does bring some physicality to his game that Tanev is lacking. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post King Heffy Posted August 1, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 1, 2021 (edited) He probably won't be better, but he'll bring a lot of the same elements and hopefully stay healthy. That's more than enough for me. 1 minute ago, DownUndaCanuck said: Big call but to be honest, Tanev is going to tire sooner or later and younger blood like Poolman is what this team needs to rely on. I think he'd be the perfect partner for Ekman-Larsson really, a completely new, fresh top pairing for us out of nowhere. Edler-Tanev served us well for years, now it's time to move on and this is the best way. Poolman played some big minutes for Winnipeg and really flew under the radar but was brilliant on their PK. I think we go with something like this: OEL (23 mins) - Poolman (21 mins) Hughes (21 mins) - Hamonic (19 mins) Rathbone/Juolevi (15 mins) - Myers (21 mins) Schenn PK will be interesting because all of our shutdown guys are righties, but I'm sure they can move about. Poolman, Hamonic, Myers, OEL and Juolevi will share PK time in that order most likely. Purely defensively (eg. stick work, positioning), Tanev has the advantage but Poolman does bring some physicality to his game that Tanev is lacking. Can also switch Poolman and Hamonic easily depending on opponent. Edited August 1, 2021 by King Heffy 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bertuzzipunch Posted August 1, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 1, 2021 Hes better defensively than schmidt so that makes our team better already 2 2 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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#Canucks Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Bertuzzipunch said: Hes better defensively than schmidt so that makes our team better already He is wayyyyy better defensively than Schmidt. If Schmidt played his minutes against the same guys his contract would look real bad. With that being said they are way different players bringing different elements. Edited August 1, 2021 by #Canucks 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post eeeeergh Posted August 1, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 1, 2021 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Arrow 1983 said: That's right I am predicting Tucker Poolman will be better than Tanev. He will bring the same defensive game as Tanev but bring more grit and offensive side than Tanev ever did. I predict That Poolman will play in the top 4 as a partner either with Hughes or OEL with Myers on the third pairing with Rathbone. I make this predicting because I simply ask myself who is going to be the defensemen on the PK. Hughes, no. Myers, no OEL and Poolman yes Rathbone and Hamonic yes Poolman will have to play top PK mins and this will make him better defensively. I fully expect that Shaw will be running the PK and in extension the defense. This signing screams Shaw all over it. Poolman is a player who will give a team everything because it took everything from him to get here and under the guidance of Shaw he will even become better. If Ian Clark is the top goalie coach I would call Shaw a top 3 defensive coach. Poolman will be our next Burrows but just on defense. The guy making 2.5 mill who deserves 5 mill. Yes, you're absolutely correct. he averaged 2 PK minutes per game for the Jets last year, and was paired with an absolute dumpster fire defensively (Josh Morrissey). Poolman carried that pair defensively - pretty clearly shown in Morrissey's CF% with and without Poolman. People rag on OEL too but he's extremely competent defensively. He played shutdown minutes & main PK responsibilities. OEL is a massive upgrade over Schmidt. Poolman is a better skater and can do as much if not more than Edler did for us on the PK, and Hamonic can do exactly what he did for us last year. OEL, Poolman, Hamonic is a MASSIVE improvement over Edler, Schmidt, Hamonic. Cant believe we got all of that + Garland + a 3rd rounder + salary retained on OEL + dumped all our bad contracts basically for Dylan Guenther lmao. Honestly think this has to be one of the most incredible offseasons in Canucks history. Edited August 1, 2021 by eeeeergh 6 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzipunch Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 1 minute ago, #Canucks said: He is wayyyyy better defensively than Schmidt. If Schmidt played his minutes against the same guys his contract would look real bad. With that being said they are way different players brining different elements. Schmidt has the worst contract in the league. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post King Heffy Posted August 1, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 1, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Bertuzzipunch said: Schmidt has the worst contract in the league. Edited August 1, 2021 by King Heffy 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 19 minutes ago, Bertuzzipunch said: Hes better defensively than schmidt so that makes our team better already This times 100. Poolman is way better defending than Whoot-man. So long Whoot, and hello winning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Canuck #12 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 16 minutes ago, Alflives said: This times 100. Poolman is way better defending than Whoot-man. So long Whoot, and hello winning! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 I like the playing of Tanev and Edler, but 10 years ago. OEL and Poolman are much better improvement. Thank you BN can make it done. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RU SERIOUS Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 55 minutes ago, Bertuzzipunch said: Schmidt has the worst contract in the league. Who is Schmidt ????????????? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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