Hilarious - but extremely valid.nucklehead88 wrote:maybe MG is planning ahead for salo's innevitable injuries?
Great deal for the Nucks!
And yes - San Jose does seem to be clearing cap space for either Heatley or Kessel.
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Hilarious - but extremely valid.nucklehead88 wrote:maybe MG is planning ahead for salo's innevitable injuries?
So will you be be praying to Shiva to grant you this wish, sahib?Farhan Lalji wrote:I think it would be pretty sweet if Gillis could package off Salo and Demitra. Unlikely, but hey......a Hindu can wish.
Doesn't seem to indicate a trade is in order. My guess is that they'll let training camp dictate who goes where. If Hodgson cracks the team I expect Wellwood will be dumped. Looks less and less likely we'll see Schneider backing up Luongo, if only to save the 400+K difference between him and Raycroft.Mike Gillis of the Canucks was just on the Bill Watters Show on 640am in Toronto. He feels he defense can now generate 180-200 points from his defense and that is what he was looking for.
He said you need puck moving dmen and offensive-minded too in order to be successful in the league.
They realized depth at ‘D’ was an issue and felt they needed 8 NHL type dmen to succeed this year.
Bill asked him about Sundin, Gillis said they have had discussions with him over the summer and after his wedding this week, he will let them know if he is coming back. Says Mats was happy playing in Vancouver and liked the city. Said Sundin was a force in the room and would be happy to have him back. Mike did say he would have to be in Vancouver from day 1 and Mats realizes that too.
Gillis feels the Canucks need to work on their discipline and felt they should have won the Chicago series. PP struggled and more offense should have been generated from their defense.
With Luongo they know they will not be drafting high and feels 20 goals+ from six players this season is expected from the current roster.
Yep - and if the deal goes through, I'll celebrate by downing a few beers and cheesburgers.LotusBlossom wrote:So will you be be praying to Shiva to grant you this wish, sahib?Farhan Lalji wrote:I think it would be pretty sweet if Gillis could package off Salo and Demitra. Unlikely, but hey......a Hindu can wish.
Over time, I've grown suspicious of Bieksa's potential. Sure he has some very nice assets as a Dman, but he's somewhat slow-footed, makes far too many gaffs with the puck and his head just isn't in the game all the time. With these liablilites, I'd move him along to someone who is willing to overpay and maybe provide us a sniper in return. I think Bieksa's trade value is pretty high right now (Edler's is higher, I believe), so maybe this does become the time to maximize the return on an asset.Farhan Lalji wrote:Personally - I'd hate to lose Bieksa for obvious reasons, but in order to receive.....you have to give.
I guess it all depends on what we'd get. Ideally - the Canucks could unload Salo to someone but would we really be able to get that much in return?
Put it this way - If the Canucks' current defense was WITHOUT Bieksa, would our defense still be considered to be pretty good? (even formiddable?)
Salo-Mitchell
Edler-Erhoff
Schneider-O'Brien
Lukowich.
Before the Sharks got Blake, Vlasic, Ehrhoff, and Boyle handled the PP duties. I don't know why Murray was so adverse to swapping Heatley for Cheechoo and Ehrhoff - if he wanted a puck-moving defenseman that can chip in on the PP it'd be Ehrhoff.Cornuck wrote:Ehrhoff's highlights
I haven't watched a Sharks game in a few years, so I don't know The Hoff's abilities. But after watching a few goals, I can tell he's got a helluva shot and will be a great point man on the Power Play.
This is a great deal for Gillis to pull off. San Jose sheds some cap $$. Everyone's happy.