Timråfan Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Is it a good strategy for a GM to not offer contracts to players with an injury history. Especially if it’s injuries affecting how they play? Par example an forwards shot/speed, a goalies side movement, fighters/hitters concussions etc,,, Players I remember that had a history of injuries coming back to bite us is Ferland, Baertschi, Boeser, Demko. I assume there is more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxVerstappen33 Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Injuries are a double edge sword. Gillis didn't sign Mitchell in part because injuries and then he went on to win a cup. Then the same happened with Tanev. All and all, we should stop gambling with injuries for awhile. We've lost far more than we've won lately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Tanev won a cup? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Tampa would've had to dismantle their team then, Kucherov, Pointe, Stamkos all have had major injuries throughout their career. In hindsight it sounds like the Ferland situation could've been forecast, but not sure about the other guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFaithfulCap Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Injuries are hard to predict. I mean in the nba kawhi leonard has now been injured for most seasons since 2018. Toronto got him for cheap and he won them a championship. LA overpaid and he's won them nothing. Seems as much dumb luck though age is probably a factor. The Canucks have had their share. Mats Lindgren, Malhotra were guys who could have made huge impacts. I think you have to balance it and not have too many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timråfan Posted November 14, 2022 Author Share Posted November 14, 2022 28 minutes ago, VancouverHabitant said: Tampa would've had to dismantle their team then, Kucherov, Pointe, Stamkos all have had major injuries throughout their career. In hindsight it sounds like the Ferland situation could've been forecast, but not sure about the other guys. Boeser is said to have lost his edge. Demko seems to have problems returning to his usual self. I’m not familiar with the injuries TBL players had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKSR Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 It's all about LUCK... which this franchise has NONE of since its inception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timråfan Posted November 14, 2022 Author Share Posted November 14, 2022 4 hours ago, HKSR said: It's all about LUCK... which this franchise has NONE of since its inception. So you don’t think a good analyse of the players injuries and projection is appliable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKSR Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 13 minutes ago, Timråfan said: So you don’t think a good analyse of the players injuries and projection is appliable? No I don't. Look at Crosby vs Ferland vs Byram vs Lindros vs etc etc All concussions. All different. That's because no 2 players are identical. Luck of the draw as to which ones recover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timråfan Posted November 14, 2022 Author Share Posted November 14, 2022 20 minutes ago, HKSR said: No I don't. Look at Crosby vs Ferland vs Byram vs Lindros vs etc etc All concussions. All different. That's because no 2 players are identical. Luck of the draw as to which ones recover. Did Crosby fight as much as Ferland? Etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, MaxVerstappen33 said: Injuries are a double edge sword. Gillis didn't sign Mitchell in part because injuries and then he went on to win a cup. Then the same happened with Tanev. All and all, we should stop gambling with injuries for awhile. We've lost far more than we've won lately Gillis *DID* offer Mitchell a contract extension but the Mitchell was looking for term. Benning never offered Tanev anything. Key difference. Sami Salo was the type of player you want to sign even with an injury history provided his contract came cheap (and not too lengthy). Which what Salo's contract was. Funny thing is, I think he was the only healthy guy on the blueline in the 2011 Finals. Edited November 14, 2022 by NewbieCanuckFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKSR Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 27 minutes ago, Timråfan said: Did Crosby fight as much as Ferland? Etc etc Not sure why that matters? Last I checked, concussions can happen any time, anywhere on the ice. Did Lafontaine, Deadmarsh, Savard, and others fight as much as Ferland? All their careers ended early too. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chon derry Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 17 minutes ago, HKSR said: Not sure why that matters? Last I checked, concussions can happen any time, anywhere on the ice. Did Lafontaine, Deadmarsh, Savard, and others fight as much as Ferland? All their careers ended early too. Jovonoski absolutly KOd dead marsh in their second tilt. Dead marsh was out cold. Packed off. One of the best ever Canuck fights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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