wouldnt mind sbisa for e.kane but whos gonna step up in the locker room to throw his track suit in the shower?

e.kane is vegas bound for expansion lol

team remains completely unappealing to me... i know it's not gonna change over night but Erickson aint getting me into Rogers arena, really the only reason i'll be going to games is to watch the D core as sad as that sounds

Once Demko is in net as well i will be more intrigued but right now we done son

referance Mike Oxbig avatar lol

As bad as Sbisa is in doing stupid ass passes like edler does sometimes, he still hits people. Edler is the gentle giant who doesn't hit anymore.

No but Edler and Tanev are a very effective shutdown duo. I can't remember exactly, but to start last year, I seem to recall that they were statistically the most effective in the league in terms of even-strength goals allowed per 60 for the first month or so. Unfortunately, we don't get much offense from them.

you should go to see the away teams star players instead :troll:

Lol I remember getting some flak earlier this year around the deadline for suggesting they shud trade Sbisa.
Apparently ppl loved his physicality.

Always thought the deal was garbage and the guy was a bottom 6 pairing at his best.

Who gave you flak? Don't see anyone here doing that.

I thought we had a pretty solid consensus that the sbiza signing was a mistake

probably me, I'm a Sbisa fan by RS standards... honestly the guy's improved so much last year, if he can make the same amount of improvement for next year the 3 year deal looks 'real good'



maybe I haven't fully stamped out the inner Canuck fan in me but I'm quite excited to see this team next year:

- Eriksson is a huge upgrade over a checked-out Vrbadass
- blueline beefed up with Gudbranson, getting out of our zone more may mean more goals
- young guys keep improving, and we have a legit crop now (BoHo, JV, Baertschi, Troy Stecher, Boeser, Juolevi)

I think context is also important. Our team were soft as hell even by their own standards. Even Dorset couldnt carry the load, and the back end had zero mean streak. Moving sbisa last season would have teams just abuse us worst than they did. With the overhaul on d recently, sbisa is def worth moving, even if he continues to improve that just means we get more back

demers 5yrs Florida

would love to see brandon pirri get signed by the canucks

We have around 4.1 million left in cap space. If we can get him for no more than 3.5 million, that'd be pretty good.

Keep in mind he's a defensive liability.

anyone think subban will challenge for a roster spot this fall?
maybe some sheltered minutes?

I don't think he'll really be given much consideration, to be honest, which isn't to say he doesn't deserve it, but it doesn't seem like management is very high on him (similar to how they didn't seem very high on Shinkaruk despite Shinkaruk thriving in Utica).

When I look at our defense right now, it looks like:
Edler-Tanev
Hutton-Gudbranson
Sbisa-???

Pedan and Biega are waiver-eligible, Tryamkin has an out clause (if he's sent down to the AHL, he can instead choose to go back to Russia).

Is he better than those 3? If he is, is it enough of a difference that it's worth exposing 1 of them on waivers (or losing Tryamkin to Russia)?

I'm leaning towards no.

A lot can change in the next 3 months, so there's that as well.

theres that phillip larsen D-guy they signed yesterday as well

Subban cant be our tory krug? both 5'9 offensive d man

subban is 2 years away atleast. our d is this next year unless trades happen

edler tanev
hutton gudbranson
sbisa tryamkin
larsen

Really think Hutton and Guddy gonna be together? They are our only puck movers really

Maybe double shift guddy or somthing I guess

When the guddy trade happened Benning said they were looking for someone to play with Hutton so he didn't have to worry so much and had a stay at home kinda dman. I think they see Hutton's potential to be a good puck moving, break out of your own end kinda dman.

Canucks name Doug Jarvis assistant coach

lol Benning really going hard after Bruin leftovers

Vancouver Canucks name NHL ironman Doug Jarvis as assistant coach - Sportsnet.ca

:fuckthatshit:
Can we even afford to compete with Edmonton and Toronto?
We barely have assets as it is.

I don't even know if Colorado is going to ask for roster players or prospects.

Larson deal is going to make Barrie super expensive now

Tanev and next years 2nd round pick for Barrie :troll: