deus.ex.makina Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Title says all. Sam Gagner for 850k. 3C duty. any takers ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pears Posted August 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 29, 2022 Been there done that. 3 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DrJockitch Posted August 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 29, 2022 What about No. 1 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB5 Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Maybe a bit low in career Face off % at around 45% for his career for a checking center position. The Canucks are pretty strapped for cap space right now, he is a right handed shot so he has that going for him. Interesting idea but I would probably not. For now I'd rather look to a younger guy like Sam Steel or give Dickinson another go at it as he seemed decent under BB or experiment with Podz as a center. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantum Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 (edited) (Real answer: No. He was on the team a few years ago and played his way off the roster. The end of his tenure here was pretty rocky since Gagner refused to go to Utica and we had to "loan" Gagner to the Marlies, then rival of the Utica Comets. Canucks finally trade Gagner for Ryan Spooner only to have to buy out Spooner like 4 months later. Right now, the Canucks have a lot of forward depth. Dickinson, Joshua, Lazar, Miller, Petey, Horvat can all play C and they're all expected to be on the roster to start the season. Canucks should be looking to pick up a cheap d-man, not C right now, anyways). Edited August 29, 2022 by Quantum 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Canuck #12 Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Playoff Beered Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 I would rather watch one of our young forwards make mistakes and learn instead of bringing back an old retread. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawbone Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe-max Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Scouting report: The son of former NHL forward Dave Gagner is long removed from the player who once registered EIGHT points in a game (in 2012). He still has good hands, very good offensive moves and vision in his mid-30s. Can help on both special teams. Lacks the overall game to earn major minutes. Smallish, he is also not physical and does not win a lot of puck battles. Can be useful as a mentor to younger forwards. ((https://sportsforecaster.com/nhl/p/16052/Sam_Gagner) So, no, not as a 3rd line center anyways. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playoff Beered Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, joe-max said: Scouting report: The son of former NHL forward Dave Gagner is long removed from the player who once registered EIGHT points in a game (in 2012). He still has good hands, very good offensive moves and vision in his mid-30s. Can help on both special teams. Lacks the overall game to earn major minutes. Smallish, he is also not physical and does not win a lot of puck battles. Can be useful as a mentor to younger forwards. ((https://sportsforecaster.com/nhl/p/16052/Sam_Gagner) So, no, not as a 3rd line center anyways. So he can mentor young forwards to loose puck battles, not be physical and lack overall game. Edited August 29, 2022 by Playoff Beered 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunjabiCanucks Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 We have 5C - just depends on how we deploy them Option A: Miller Petey Horvat Lazar / Dickinson above gives us 3 offensive lines -- Option B Miller Horvat Dickinson Lazar -- only reason we may need another C is for our 2nd PP unit because our first PP is stacked with Miller Petey Horvat , we need someone who can centre our 2nd unit- be offensive minded , win 50% plus of faceoffs and play on our PK -- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Angry Goose Posted August 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 29, 2022 I much rather they bring back Lammikko. I miss him already 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Rather take a gamble on Sam Steel. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Goose Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 5 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said: Rather take a gamble on Sam Steel. Forgot about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeon Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 How about focussing on a right shot defenceman instead of a journeyman forward who, on his very best day, is no better than a third line centre. With Lazar and Dickinson, why would you think Gagner would be a good signing? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunjabiCanucks Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Victor Rask at 1M? Idk how he is on the pk tho 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 10 minutes ago, Curmudgeon said: How about focussing on a right shot defenceman instead of a journeyman forward who, on his very best day, is no better than a third line centre. With Lazar and Dickinson, why would you think Gagner would be a good signing? PK Subban? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kloubek Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 As it sits, we already have too many forwards. If we did somehow move Dickinson and Miller got traded, we would need to fill that spot an in a pinch perhaps this could be a decent choice. I would expect Gagner to be able to muster up a reasonable amount of points alongside whoever we put down to the 3rd line, but he's not exactly a prototypical 3rd line center. But, as Curmudgeon stated, forward depth is not where we need to be focused right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEGCanuck Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Let him go back to the Oil that's where he belongs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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