Moose Posted Monday at 04:56 PM Share Posted Monday at 04:56 PM Just now, Déjà Vu said: that didnt work out well in our recent playoff push did it? hehe Still doesn't change the fact that he gets paid as one of the best players in the NHL If the player doesn't fit then trade him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Déjà Vu Posted Monday at 04:56 PM Share Posted Monday at 04:56 PM I have no issues with this SIGNING, think its GREAT!!!! but i do feel, he isnt the right person for EP40, the ones who were already signed eslewere, but unless we make a trade, this is what we got for EP40 so guess we hope for the best, worse case he plays with miller/boeser etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaribouCanuck Posted Monday at 04:56 PM Share Posted Monday at 04:56 PM Yes the deal is a couple of years too long, but it definitely improves the team and makes our forward group more complete, with how fast he is and how good of a shot he has his numbers should boost playing along side either of Miller or Pettersson. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted Monday at 04:56 PM Share Posted Monday at 04:56 PM (edited) 4 minutes ago, The King of Kings said: Signing a winger from Boston to an expensive long term deal, in order to play with the Canucks' All-star Swedish centre? Didnt we hear that story few years ago? Loui was a far better consistant player (imho) than Debrusk. Difference (huge) difference is age. Loui was north of 30 years old. And of course, Hank was even older. Edited Monday at 04:57 PM by NewbieCanuckFan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimito Posted Monday at 04:56 PM Share Posted Monday at 04:56 PM 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted Monday at 04:57 PM Share Posted Monday at 04:57 PM 'The cap will go up, so it won't hurt so bad' The cap goes up for everybody, so if a cap hit hurts, it will always hurt. If you pay $500,00 too much it will always be $500,00 too much. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DeNiro Posted Monday at 04:57 PM Popular Post Share Posted Monday at 04:57 PM Operation: Get The Media On Our Side almost complete! Hire Ferraro’s wife: Check Hire media darling Tocchet: Check Sign Loui’s kid: Check 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted Monday at 04:57 PM Share Posted Monday at 04:57 PM 7 minutes ago, thesauce said: I live in Boston so I'm pretty familiar with his game. He was given every opportunity to succeed in the top 6 and still fell short of expectations. Inconsistent offensively and soft. There's a reason Boston let him walk to FA. With that said, he's got a lot of speed, has decent hands, and can play anywhere up and down the lineup. Definitely not a playdriver so he'll be a good complimentary piece depending on where he slots in. All reasons I didn't want PA to pursue this player. Not to mention after Cassidy benched him a couple seasons ago he publicly asked for a trade instead of working his ass off and earning his ice time back. That's never a good look for a player imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL97OneTimer Posted Monday at 04:57 PM Share Posted Monday at 04:57 PM 3 minutes ago, dippitybop said: With the money thrown around, 5.5 AAV is a good deal. 7 years seems long but he’s one of the younger FAs out there. Those that would have rather us throw the 6x5mil to Zadorov forgets he was Canucks’ 6th defencemen in ice time through the regular season, had a spectacular playoffs but doesn’t translate to a 6x5mil imo Z could easily have been a 3-4 D guy. Now look at our 5-6. We went from being a very strong D team to an okay D team.....but with one key injury we're suddenly a lacking D team. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGokou Posted Monday at 04:59 PM Share Posted Monday at 04:59 PM Don't like the term but I like this better than the Guenztal signing. Almost half the price and there is still potential for upside on his current stats. With Guentzel it looked like his best days were behind him based on his year over year stats. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksJay Posted Monday at 04:59 PM Share Posted Monday at 04:59 PM 1 minute ago, thesauce said: The good news is that 3rd liners will be paid around what he just got in 7 years or so. I do like that his 7-year deal will take him to 34 rather than starting at 34. He has the talent but needs to make better plays and unfortuantely lacks creativity with the puck. I will say that being in Boston I've also seen a lot of Heinen and am a huge fan of the signing. People out here wanted to come back and the guy is an elite bottom 6 player who you'll need on a deep cup run. Heinen has everything. Sherwood I saw a lot of this past couple of years, and like most on this board, particularly so most recently in the playoffs. I am also a big fan and long time admirer of his abilities as another elite bottom 6 player that can move up the line up in a pinch. Yeah I liked Heinen ever since he was in Dallas. He is a fast skater who is really strong on his skates. I like Sherwood too. Only hope for DeBrusk is that RT brings out the best in him consistently. I just wonder if we did enough for our top 6. Petey's play was rally concerning 2nd half. Im not convinced he can carry a line by himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outsiders Posted Monday at 05:00 PM Share Posted Monday at 05:00 PM good lord this signing is brutal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneyMiller Posted Monday at 05:01 PM Share Posted Monday at 05:01 PM I really love this signing. I've watched DeBrusk quite a bit in the past when always hearing him tied to Vancouver and more recently when wanting Boston to beat Toronto and was very impressed with DeBrusk's very good skill level, good speed on the rush and forcheck, he has some size and a high compete level + also love that he's a Western Canadian and only 27. I'm betting this turns out great for the Canucks and Debrusk because I bet he's extremely motivated to show Boston they F'd up not giving him a real chance he earned and for letting him go. Ha looks like his dad will now be cheering for the Canucks lol 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted Monday at 05:01 PM Share Posted Monday at 05:01 PM 1 minute ago, CanucksJay said: Yeah I liked Heinen ever since he was in Dallas. He is a fast skater who is really strong on his skates. I like Sherwood too. Only hope for DeBrusk is that RT brings out the best in him consistently. I just wonder if we did enough for our top 6. Petey's play was rally concerning 2nd half. Im not convinced he can carry a line by himself. As much as Petey & the team denies it, I have to believe he was playing with an injury. Just my belief/speculation. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted Monday at 05:01 PM Share Posted Monday at 05:01 PM 4 minutes ago, Déjà Vu said: I have no issues with this SIGNING, think its GREAT!!!! but i do feel, he isnt the right person for EP40, the ones who were already signed eslewere, but unless we make a trade, this is what we got for EP40 so guess we hope for the best, worse case he plays with miller/boeser etc Or Boeser can move to Pettersons line and Debrusk can play with Miller. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NoHeart Posted Monday at 05:02 PM Popular Post Share Posted Monday at 05:02 PM Not really sure why people are already saying he isn’t a fit with EP without ever seeing him play with EP. 2 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGokou Posted Monday at 05:02 PM Share Posted Monday at 05:02 PM 2 minutes ago, NHL97OneTimer said: Z could easily have been a 3-4 D guy. Now look at our 5-6. We went from being a very strong D team to an okay D team.....but with one key injury we're suddenly a lacking D team. In reality, even though we lost Zadorov and Cole, Juulsen was the guy who was our Zadorov replacement. Couldn't get into the lineup most nights so it's not as big of a loss from physicality standpoint. We lose out on Zadorov's offense but we gain from the upgrades on forward. This also gives room for Willander to move in next year and gives our defensemen on the farm a chance to make big club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_theRyper Posted Monday at 05:03 PM Share Posted Monday at 05:03 PM 5 minutes ago, CaribouCanuck said: Yes the deal is a couple of years too long, but it definitely improves the team and makes our forward group more complete, with how fast he is and how good of a shot he has his numbers should boost playing along side either of Miller or Pettersson. Agreed price is what was expected, I was surprised to see 7 years though. Excited to see what he can do with Petey. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigsaw Posted Monday at 05:03 PM Share Posted Monday at 05:03 PM 26 minutes ago, -AJ- said: You take our shit, we take yours, Boston. EXCEPT…. Just because Big Z and Lindholm didn’t sign here, doesn’t make them our shit. Bitter much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammertime Posted Monday at 05:03 PM Share Posted Monday at 05:03 PM 19 minutes ago, Bob Long said: Toffoli got 500k more. This is a good deal. Wat if I told you their both garbage deals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
German Canuck Posted Monday at 05:03 PM Share Posted Monday at 05:03 PM Great signing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted Monday at 05:05 PM Share Posted Monday at 05:05 PM The more I read the more I really like it. I think he'll be good for us. Was a top PKer for Boston too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopshodan Posted Monday at 05:05 PM Share Posted Monday at 05:05 PM Playoff point producer. Good AAv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL97OneTimer Posted Monday at 05:06 PM Share Posted Monday at 05:06 PM (edited) 3 minutes ago, TGokou said: In reality, even though we lost Zadorov and Cole, Juulsen was the guy who was our Zadorov replacement. Couldn't get into the lineup most nights so it's not as big of a loss from physicality standpoint. We lose out on Zadorov's offense but we gain from the upgrades on forward. This also gives room for Willander to move in next year and gives our defensemen on the farm a chance to make big club. Juulsen would have been Cole's replacement. But having a solid #7 is pretty important too. We were lucky this past year that we didn't have a lot of injuries on D like previous years. With less depth and more injuries on D, we're not a playoff team. None of our guys from the minors are ready to play at the level of our 2023-4 D. Edited Monday at 05:06 PM by NHL97OneTimer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtFraser24 Posted Monday at 05:06 PM Share Posted Monday at 05:06 PM 7 minutes ago, thesauce said: The good news is that 3rd liners will be paid around what he just got in 7 years or so. I do like that his 7-year deal will take him to 34 rather than starting at 34. He has the talent but needs to make better plays and unfortuantely lacks creativity with the puck. I will say that being in Boston I've also seen a lot of Heinen and am a huge fan of the signing. People out here wanted to come back and the guy is an elite bottom 6 player who you'll need on a deep cup run. Heinen has everything. Sherwood I saw a lot of this past couple of years, and like most on this board, particularly so most recently in the playoffs. I am also a big fan and long time admirer of his abilities as another elite bottom 6 player that can move up the line up in a pinch. Nice to get two players who played the in your face Bruins hockey style. Big Z will be their next mini Chara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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