canuck73_3 Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 12 minutes ago, Fred65 said: hope springs eternal. For sure he's suffered injuries, as you stated, but he will be a year older. I just look and judge. If he become revigorated that's great but few beat old man time He’s 31 not nearing 40, he’ll be fine coming into camp healthy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 1 hour ago, Fred65 said: hope springs eternal. For sure he's suffered injuries, as you stated, but he will be a year older. I just look and judge. If he become revigorated that's great but few beat old man time I mean if he does suffer another significant injury he could be placed on LTIRetirement. Not that I wish him serious harm or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawdzukes Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 8 hours ago, canuck73_3 said: He was good and arguably our best dman last year then hurt this year, it really isn't doom and gloom with OEL. That's not saying much really. If he plays at a reasonable level then kind of okay, but if not he's the biggest obstacle towards improving the team and making the playoffs. Even then he still represents a huge obstacle of 7.25 mil in cap that could be better spent on very necessary improvements. Not necessarily doom and gloom but a major worry if one wants to compete. Not to mention this isn't a short term situation either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklehead44 Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 12 hours ago, Gawdzukes said: That's not saying much really. If he plays at a reasonable level then kind of okay, but if not he's the biggest obstacle towards improving the team and making the playoffs. Even then he still represents a huge obstacle of 7.25 mil in cap that could be better spent on very necessary improvements. Not necessarily doom and gloom but a major worry if one wants to compete. Not to mention this isn't a short term situation either. Benning said he would be our #1 dman. That isn’t happening. But he needs to be our #3 or #4. He did that his first season here. I think OEL should be given one more chance. It looks like Tocchet / Foote / Gonchar have put some good structure in place. Paired with a great defender like Hronek he can keep things simple and hopefully give us 20 minutes of solid defensive hockey along with 30 points. Worth $7.25M? No. But he has to play like a $3-$4M player to justify not buying him out. I would also prefer waiting in case we are in severe cap trouble with EP and Hronek getting big raises and buying him out then Vs replacing him with another 5-6M dollar player 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawdzukes Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 3 minutes ago, canucklehead44 said: Benning said he would be our #1 dman. That isn’t happening. But he needs to be our #3 or #4. He did that his first season here. I think OEL should be given one more chance. It looks like Tocchet / Foote / Gonchar have put some good structure in place. Paired with a great defender like Hronek he can keep things simple and hopefully give us 20 minutes of solid defensive hockey along with 30 points. Worth $7.25M? No. But he has to play like a $3-$4M player to justify not buying him out. I would also prefer waiting in case we are in severe cap trouble with EP and Hronek getting big raises and buying him out then Vs replacing him with another 5-6M dollar player Yup agreed. Gotta give him a chance. Can't get buried with that dead cap. Crappy contract, crappier trade. It is what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higgyfan Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Whatever happened to Filip Johansson? 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 9 minutes ago, higgyfan said: Whatever happened to Filip Johansson? I hope he comes over to North America next season. Looks like there will be real competition for our defence. Which would be nice for a change. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 16 minutes ago, higgyfan said: Whatever happened to Filip Johansson? SHL playoffs Frolunda is moving on to round 2, and he was playing top pairing minutes the last time I checked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phat Fingers Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 22 hours ago, Fred65 said: I get tired of this reclaim OEL focus by so many. Like other before him his health and there for agility is shot !!, likely due to the onset of age. Before he even arrived there were some on the site who predicted he's some how return to his earlier career fame. He didn't, and now can't Don't listen to the media just watch and judge yourself. He gets beat to the outside continuously and that's not good for an NHL D'man. The question must be asked why in the heck did JB favour OEL over Edler. The Cap hit was 50% and Edler is still doing sterling work on Stanley Cup bound Kings Dude he is only injured. And was playing hurt beforehand. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post higgyfan Posted March 30, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Ghostsof1915 said: I hope he comes over to North America next season. Looks like there will be real competition for our defence. Which would be nice for a change. I think he will. He's 23yrs and has 1 more year left on his ELC. It's the perfect time for Filip to make his mark. 1 hour ago, VancouverHabitant said: SHL playoffs Frolunda is moving on to round 2, and he was playing top pairing minutes the last time I checked. He's a very exciting prospect for the Canucks. Very close to being NHL ready. Thx for the responses, guys. I was just trying to move discourage the OEL talk out of this thread, but apparently it didn't work. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ray_Cathode Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 On 3/30/2023 at 10:57 AM, Phat Fingers said: Dude he is only injured. And was playing hurt beforehand. Huh. I guess he must have been hurt for a few years there in Arizona, too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Quint Posted April 3, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 3, 2023 On 3/30/2023 at 9:11 AM, higgyfan said: Whatever happened to Filip Johansson? This is a really great site for Canucks discussion. I think higgyfan is suggesting there may be an OEL thread for discussing OEL, why not keep the Johansson thread for discussing Johansson. I personally agree. 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred65 Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 I have the feeling ( just predicated on words from PA/JR ) that Johanssen might turn out to be a surprise next summer camp and eventually find a spot with Vcr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuzy Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 4 hours ago, Fred65 said: I have the feeling ( just predicated on words from PA/JR ) that Johanssen might turn out to be a surprise next summer camp and eventually find a spot with Vcr Found Friedman's burner account (always writes VCR instead of VAN) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred65 Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 2 hours ago, Kuzy said: Found Friedman's burner account (always writes VCR instead of VAN) Sorrry to disapoint, I worked in international based business and Vancouver was always Vcr, New Orleaan was NOLA and Singapore was Spore etc etc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklehead44 Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 On 4/3/2023 at 2:19 PM, Fred65 said: I have the feeling ( just predicated on words from PA/JR ) that Johanssen might turn out to be a surprise next summer camp and eventually find a spot with Vcr I remember at some point Allvin saying he expects Johannson to make the team next year 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BlakeQuinnAndEggs Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 On 4/3/2023 at 6:14 PM, Fred65 said: Sorrry to disapoint, I worked in international based business and Vancouver was always Vcr, New Orleaan was NOLA and Singapore was Spore etc etc Ya ok whatever you say Elliot Fred65man 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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