DeNiro Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 28 minutes ago, KoreanHockeyFan said: Makes me wonder if the Dickinson trade happened a day later, the Canucks could've traded Dickinson and lower draft pick to Chicago , not get Stillman and pick up Valimaki off waivers instead? No the cost of trading Dickinson was a 2nd. Stillman had little value in the trade. It had to be worth Chicago’s time to take on salary and a 3rd pick or later doesn’t do that. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Blight Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Mark Friedman, RHD, Pittsburgh Penguins 26, 5’11”, 185lb, $775K AAV League Team Games Goals Assists Points 2021/22 NHL Pittsburgh 26 1 4 5 Call Friedman the least exciting, but perhaps most practical pickup on the list. He’s been a borderline NHLer since 2019, and plays a safe, simple game that is best suited for the bottom pairing. Friedman skates well, defends effectively, and doesn’t get cute with the puck very often. He’s not a long-term solution by any means, but if the Canucks are looking for someone to eat a few extra minutes on the right side of their blueline, Friedman is a safe bet to do so. https://canucksarmy.com/news/12-waiver-eligible-players-league-canucks-keep-eye-on-october 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallstreetamigo Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 14 minutes ago, Rick Blight said: Mark Friedman, RHD, Pittsburgh Penguins 26, 5’11”, 185lb, $775K AAV League Team Games Goals Assists Points 2021/22 NHL Pittsburgh 26 1 4 5 Call Friedman the least exciting, but perhaps most practical pickup on the list. He’s been a borderline NHLer since 2019, and plays a safe, simple game that is best suited for the bottom pairing. Friedman skates well, defends effectively, and doesn’t get cute with the puck very often. He’s not a long-term solution by any means, but if the Canucks are looking for someone to eat a few extra minutes on the right side of their blueline, Friedman is a safe bet to do so. https://canucksarmy.com/news/12-waiver-eligible-players-league-canucks-keep-eye-on-october I bet this is who the Canucks pick up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuckfanforlife82 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 (edited) Man it just feels like no matter what, we can't even win in waiver wire pickups. Just another example of why it really is terrible to finish in the middle of the pack. It gets you nowhere. You want to improve your team yet you have to wait for 15 other teams to pass on a player. Anyone who thinks just missing the playoffs is a good thing doesn't understand all the other ramifications either. When the team is excited about picking up a player like Riley Stillman from a last place Chicago team, it says enough about the status of the Canucks d. I will be surprised if we don't lose Wolanin who I thought was great during the preseason. Edited October 8, 2022 by Canuckfanforlife82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB5 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 (edited) Wolanin outplayed Rathbone in pre season but so it goes I guess. Edited October 8, 2022 by GB5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 32 minutes ago, Rick Blight said: Mark Friedman, RHD, Pittsburgh Penguins 26, 5’11”, 185lb, $775K AAV League Team Games Goals Assists Points 2021/22 NHL Pittsburgh 26 1 4 5 Call Friedman the least exciting, but perhaps most practical pickup on the list. He’s been a borderline NHLer since 2019, and plays a safe, simple game that is best suited for the bottom pairing. Friedman skates well, defends effectively, and doesn’t get cute with the puck very often. He’s not a long-term solution by any means, but if the Canucks are looking for someone to eat a few extra minutes on the right side of their blueline, Friedman is a safe bet to do so. https://canucksarmy.com/news/12-waiver-eligible-players-league-canucks-keep-eye-on-october I think we’re done collecting bottom pair guys with little upside. We have enough of those and even extras on the farm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RakuRaku Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 35 minutes ago, wallstreetamigo said: I bet this is who the Canucks pick up Sure if he's a good skater and able to feed the puck out effectively!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RakuRaku Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 35 minutes ago, Canuckfanforlife82 said: Man it just feels like no matter what, we can't even win in waiver wire pickups. Just another example of why it really is terrible to finish in the middle of the pack. It gets you nowhere. You want to improve your team yet you have to wait for 15 other teams to pass on a player. Anyone who thinks just missing the playoffs is a good thing doesn't understand all the other ramifications either. When the team is excited about picking up a player like Riley Stillman from a last place Chicago team, it says enough about the status of the Canucks d. I will be surprised if we don't lose Wolanin who I thought was great during the preseason. Wolanin is just a borderline NHL D-man which is why he got waived 2-3 times last season!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HorvatToBaertschi Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 34 minutes ago, GB5 said: Wolanin outplayed Rathbone in pre season but so it goes I guess. They're both going to the AHL though. Stillman pickup made that abundantly clear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuckfanforlife82 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 (edited) 56 minutes ago, Rick Blight said: Mark Friedman, RHD, Pittsburgh Penguins 26, 5’11”, 185lb, $775K AAV League Team Games Goals Assists Points 2021/22 NHL Pittsburgh 26 1 4 5 Call Friedman the least exciting, but perhaps most practical pickup on the list. He’s been a borderline NHLer since 2019, and plays a safe, simple game that is best suited for the bottom pairing. Friedman skates well, defends effectively, and doesn’t get cute with the puck very often. He’s not a long-term solution by any means, but if the Canucks are looking for someone to eat a few extra minutes on the right side of their blueline, Friedman is a safe bet to do so. https://canucksarmy.com/news/12-waiver-eligible-players-league-canucks-keep-eye-on-october Yay for borderline pickups! I still can't believe how hard it's been to add impact players to this group on d but considering what we don't have to offer other teams I guess it is what it is. Edited October 8, 2022 by Canuckfanforlife82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks-12 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Should try to pick up Valimaki then send down Rathbone. But pretty sure someone lower than Canucks will pick him up first. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripplereh Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 2 hours ago, DeNiro said: Kale Clague is interesting. Maybe we take a flyer on Valimaki though. Nows the time to experiment with some of these younger guys. Maybe we find a gem in another teams castoff. Might be worth it to keep waiting though. Seems like the talent will get better and better closer to the roster deadline. That what I was thinking is why we haven't picked up a young big rhd as there might be a better one in the next few days.If not we missed out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeon Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 2 hours ago, captainhorvat said: Is Valimaki worth claiming??? No. Don't need another bottom pairing defenceman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustard Tiger Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 2 hours ago, captainhorvat said: Is Valimaki worth claiming??? Is OJ worth a second try? Same player same problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallstreetamigo Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 42 minutes ago, RakuRaku said: Sure if he's a good skater and able to feed the puck out effectively!! Unfortunately the more likely reasons are he is a RHD and a Pittsburgh Penguin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Did I read somewhere that Stillman can play some RHD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripplereh Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Well if we don't pick up a rhd we either have a trade in mind or we roll with what we have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaNuCkSLoUiE23 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Dries wasn’t too impressive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Hairy Kneel said: Did I read somewhere that Stillman can play some RHD? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 54 minutes ago, DeNiro said: Hahahaha oops.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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