DexM94 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 thanks god. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 16 minutes ago, DexM94 said: thanks god. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Vanderhoek Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 1 hour ago, HarbularyBattery said: damn. wanted him back as our 6th defender I think Cole showed he struggled at times on the right side as well and that may be a factor in letting him walk as well. I think the team will look to carry: Hughes - Hronek Soucy - Myers Zadorov ? - veteran where the two bottom pairings are interchangeable in terms of ice time, maybe adding a veteran with good skating and speed like Kulikov could be an intriguing add and at under $ 2m per I am fairly certain. Justin Schultz though not great in his own zone so people may cringe but if he is in a role where a reliable defensive partner is on his side it could prove a very beneficial add to create more offense from the back end. Again another defenseman who could come in at a lower cap number. Juulsen was also a nice improved player for the Canucks this year, we do however see a need for him to get out of that routine where he still puts himself out of position to make the big hit. Otherwise I would be confident in him pushing for the #6 spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Provost Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 (edited) He was really solid and a good addition most of the year, you could really see him fall off as we had him play some more minutes due to injuries and as the season went on. He just couldn’t play that much at his age. It was unfortunate that he was one of the leading scorers for Edmonton in their series against us. I appreciate what he brought and the style he played. Good dude that was hard to play against. Maybe a guy like Dillon or Hakanpa would be replacement in free agency. Allvin has some work to do, but there are some decent names as UFAs and possible available as trades. Hughes-Tanev Zadorov-Zub Soucy-Dillon/Hakanpa/Jokiharju/Myers Juulsen Edited June 5 by Provost 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beni Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 Had a decent year here in Van, i'm sure another team will take him for a season or maybe even two? Fall guy for the Edmonton series, but whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_theRyper Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 Had a great 1/2 a season or so, probably cost us a game or two in the post season. Pretty bad luck but man for a vet guy he sure blew apart against Edm and Nash. All along we had one too many LD and one too few RD. Bring Tanev home to play the vet role, far superior in every way also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_theRyper Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 1 hour ago, JeremyCuddles said: His age started to show late in the season. He did good work for Edmonton. But I blame coaching more than him. It was clear he needed to come out. People will bring up that one gaff by Juulsen. But Cole had 2 goals and 4 assists for Edmonton. Incredible secondary production. We should have sat him. Yeah Juulsen should have come in game 4 or something and stayed in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniwaki Canuck Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 I wonder if this means they're getting something worked out with Zadorov. Because bringing Cole back might make sense if they know Zadorov is leaving. Of course there are other LD out there, but you don't have to rule Cole out to pursue them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PureQuickness Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 One of the most frustrating playoffs for him for sure. He didn't ask to have pucks go off him while contributing zero on offense. Like Lafferty, he didn't have a good playoffs at all. Nice guy though. I hope he plays better on another team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCanuck Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 No surprise, need someone a little younger. He was good for the first half season then he started to get a little stretched. Not all guys can go really late in their 30's and still be effective for a full 82 games plus playoffs. There are younger options out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck73_3 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 Edmonton Series aside he was a solid soldier for us 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coryberg Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 2 hours ago, Elias Pettersson said: If this was the case then the coaching staff should have ran with Juulsen until his stiches were healed. Juulsen made some errors, but not to the extent that Cole did... If only the entire coaching staff was as smart as you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sell.the.team Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 This team may look quite a lot different next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post smithers joe Posted June 5 Popular Post Share Posted June 5 4 minutes ago, Coryberg said: If only the entire coaching staff was as smart as you. the coaching staff can have my brain. i'm not using it for anything anymore. 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_314 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 If Soucy is ready for a full 2nd pair role and hopefully Zadorov comes back or they get Dillon, the left side D should look steady as ever. Presuming Hronek gets moved at that price point, we should spend more on the RD as is, so not keeping Cole at $3 million for a depth role would be smart. We can probably get a young, slightly less reputable but hungry shutdown D for like $1.5- $2 million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AnthonyG Posted June 5 Popular Post Share Posted June 5 I think people are really underestimating the loss of Ian Cole. This guy is a major loss on the PK and dzone. Sure he had some bad bounces in the playoffs and some bad giveaways (broken finger explains some of it) but ultimately this guy was an absolute wall on D. He had over 70% dzone distribution. So long as we can retain Zadorov and Myers, this loss can be mitigated, but if we lose Zadorov AND Cole, thats going to be a big hit to the blueline. I just hope PA can replicate that blueline again. 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 6 minutes ago, Phil_314 said: If Soucy is ready for a full 2nd pair role and hopefully Zadorov comes back or they get Dillon, the left side D should look steady as ever. Presuming Hronek gets moved at that price point, we should spend more on the RD as is, so not keeping Cole at $3 million for a depth role would be smart. We can probably get a young, slightly less reputable but hungry shutdown D for like $1.5- $2 million. Correct me if I’m wrong, but Cole can now sign a 35+ deal and bring his cap hit down. So we wouldnt be looking at a 3mil depth signing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coryberg Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 26 minutes ago, AnthonyG said: Correct me if I’m wrong, but Cole can now sign a 35+ deal and bring his cap hit down. So we wouldnt be looking at a 3mil depth signing Unfortunately signing him to a bonus laden deal would mean kicking the extra cap hit to next year. The OEL penalty makes that extremely difficult. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemon Face Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 1 hour ago, canuck73_3 said: Edmonton Series aside he was a solid soldier for us How can we put Edmonton series aside??????That is all what meters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 2 minutes ago, Coryberg said: Unfortunately signing him to a bonus laden deal would mean kicking the extra cap hit to next year. The OEL penalty makes that extremely difficult. Okay and if he doesnt hit his bonus…? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWestNuck Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 Was a good soldier for us, but his play was way downhill second half of the season and playoffs. On ice contributions won’t be difficult to replace, but his off ice and leadership roles will be missed. Glad he was here, but won’t be missed honestly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duke Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 Not a surprise. Cole is a guy I could see us circling back on, but like I’ve said with Zadorov there’s some other pieces that need to fall into place before we fill what could be a 3rd pair LD. And when those pieces fall, I’m sure they’d love to try and land a guy like Zadorov before working their way to Cole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneyMiller Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 (edited) You could clearly see as the pace got higher Cole couldn't keep up and as they say you're only as strong as your weakest links and unfortunately Cole was a weak link. Besides all the botched plays he made against Edmonton that led to back breaking goals against I don't think he plays physical enough and don't like that he's not into conflict. He's also very penalty prone watching him in the playoffs where he clearly couldn't keep up, it seemed like he was close to taking a penalty almost every shift. I think the best thing by far for the team would be get rid of Myers and Cole and use that money for Chris Tanev who would be a huge help in all the games but especially big games and playoff games making the team wayyy better than these 2 could make them. Tanev is 5 times better than Myers and doesn't take all the stupid penalties so they should do everything to get him and especially if we can't afford Hronek. Edited June 5 by MoneyMiller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 (edited) 1 hour ago, MoneyMiller said: You could clearly see as the pace got higher Cole couldn't keep up and as they say you're only as strong as your weakest links and unfortunately Cole was a weak link. Besides all the botched plays he made against Edmonton that led to back breaking goals against I don't think he plays physical enough and don't like that he's not into conflict. He's also very penalty prone watching him in the playoffs where he clearly couldn't keep up, it seemed like he was close to taking a penalty almost every shift. I think the best thing by far for the team would be get rid of Myers and Cole and use that money for Chris Tanev who would be a huge help in all the games but especially big games and playoff games making the team wayyy better than these 2 could make them. Tanev is 5 times better than Myers and doesn't take all the stupid penalties so they should do everything to get him and especially if we can't afford Hronek. I’d rather have Myers than Tanev. Soucy/Myers is a good pairing. If we can keep Zadorov we need to find him a better partner. I like Dylan Demelo. I think he will be a lot cheaper to get than a Matt Roy. Not sure if we are keeping Hronek. The latest rumours are he wants to stay here. Edited June 5 by Elias Pettersson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck73_3 Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 2 hours ago, Lemon Face said: How can we put Edmonton series aside??????That is all what meters. He was good here minus that series not sure why this needs further explanation 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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