Gaborik's injury history has reduced his value. He has the skill of the best in the league, but playing only 40 games of the season has the bottom line impact of a 2nd liner.

Kev

yeah, no one is willing to give up a prospect for a first round pick for a injury prone player no matter how good he is
if he was healthy, GMs would give their left testicle for gaborik in a second

Especially one who's contract is up at the end of the season and can sign with whom ever he wants.

luv the sharkssssssssssssssssssssss

(22-3-1)

^ bandwagoner. :lol

I totally agree with this statement.

I wonder how long before someone is willing to take that gamble and trade for Gabby.

Every time the Canucks play Detroit, it's one hell of a measuring stick.

Sure, we have our moments of greatness, but we're still a long way away from being an elite team in the NHL...

Nearing the end of the season like usual... When teams hope to win the Stanley Cup...

Its a shame we didn't play SanJose during our awesome streak. I would of liked to see how we would have done against them when we were playing well too. Not saying we are better or worse then the Sharks but i would have liked to see it.

Better question, how much are they willing to give up for Gabby. I guess by then we will have a better idea of how his health will be and how desperate Minny will be to trade him.

For a run at the stanley cup?

Hmmm if I were a GM and I had a LEGITIMATE chance of winning and able to add on Gaborik, MAYBE I would trade off some draft picks OR a prospect. But certainly not both.

Mike Gillis was just on the radio with pratt and taylor

he said he is meeting with sundin this week and will have definitive descisions done within the next 10 days, he sounded really optomistic and much different then when he was on the radio previously

the sharks will layeth the smacketh down on the nucks..
that game will be PURELY LUONGO
The sharks are fast,big, can score and can play defence
Big Joe behind the net is scary shit ppl

good stuff so far
dominating the play and spending most of the time in their zone

Hey Shorthouse, their booing OHLUND not the WILD, lol. Good period, lets just hope the Wild don't wake up.


Edit:

I was watching VS and they said that Sundin could be joining the Canucks by end of this month. Lets wait and see.

so heres more avery

http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/...urn=nhl,126812

so yea...ahahha comparing Prongers godzilla stomp vs avery's comment
interesting i must say...

shit man, Schneider can't be looking around for a call like that. Gotta get back in position even if you got interfered. If it still goes in, then complain. Afterward.

the canucks are the only team that doesnt have to move anybody around to make room for sundin. which makes it a lot more interesting to join. yes, this whole sundin thing is pretty annoying, but thats what the canucks need for this team to go anywhere. but yes, lets wait and see

inexperience. thats all that is. i bet he won't make the same mistake twice. just like luongo in the playoffs VS anaheim.

yeah, i was listening to pratt and taylor
saying how our gillis was in talks with sundin saying he'll probably have an answer in a week or so
and he says its very optimistic

guess we'll just wait and see

Who's going to get axed on the Canucks if they get Sundin? They don't have enough cap room for him anymore... I think they are down to 8.8 mill or something?

Hope he acutally gives an OFFICIAL answer by the end of the week then. Not some BS answer like, yeah, I've decided I like the city of Vancouver and I'm gonna play hockey again, but I haven't decide which team yet. and IF Sundin plays for the Canucks, how much does the Canucks pay now since he's joining half way into the season?

Not to knock on Schneider or anything, but more of curiosity. Why is it that lots of rookie goalies always look out of position when they make the jump into NHL. I can understand the shots might be harder, the passing and shots come faster, players are faster, but shouldn't correct saving positioning be the same from what they learnt since day one including what they learnt in the minors? I don't understand the way how they overplay stuff or slide out too far going one way, or over commiting to shots, etc.

Is it because they are nervous?

aweomse hit by ohlund lol

Huge hit.

i's because the game is a whole lot quicker even from the AHL. In the NHL you have to make decisions a whole lot quicker

Why are the fans booing Ohlund? This was from a past incident right? I can't remember.