Alflives Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 43 minutes ago, RakuRaku said: Wowwww after seeing some videos of Desharnais' fights... I'm starting to love this signing more & more.... Yeah sure, $2M is a bit rich but when was the last time the Canucks got a nasty fighter since Brashear??? I have been soooooooooo sick and tired of seeing our guys get bullied and pummeled all the frigging time!!!!!!!!!! Not that winning fights will help us win games but it does matter!!! Huge guy with quick twitch fibres. Quick hands and quick feet. IMHAO this guy will end up pjj on paying with Hughes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bob Long Posted July 2 Popular Post Share Posted July 2 13 minutes ago, Alflives said: Huge guy with quick twitch fibres. Quick hands and quick feet. IMHAO this guy will end up pjj on paying with Hughes. just checking the stats pages, I think VD got the short end of the stick playing with Nurse. VD's numbers away from Nurse are much better, particularly shots for and against. https://www.naturalstattrick.com/linestats.php?fromseason=20232024&thruseason=20232024&stype=3&sit=5v5&score=all&rate=n&team=EDM&vteam=ALL&view=wowy&loc=B&gpfilt=none&fd=2024-04-20&td=2024-06-24&tgp=2000&strict=incl&p1=0&p2=8479576&p3=8477498&p4=0&p5=0 5 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarbularyBattery Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 7 minutes ago, Bob Long said: just checking the stats pages, I think VD got the short end of the stick playing with Nurse. VD's numbers away from Nurse are much better, particularly shots for and against. https://www.naturalstattrick.com/linestats.php?fromseason=20232024&thruseason=20232024&stype=3&sit=5v5&score=all&rate=n&team=EDM&vteam=ALL&view=wowy&loc=B&gpfilt=none&fd=2024-04-20&td=2024-06-24&tgp=2000&strict=incl&p1=0&p2=8479576&p3=8477498&p4=0&p5=0 Im coming around to this signing bigly Theres a lot to like. Yes there were a couple of truly egregious turnovers and he was kinda easy for canucks forwards to take advantage of in the corners but we all know what happens when youre saddled with a useless D partner, and Nurse was HORRIBLE. Beyond that, the limited NHL experience he has gives him a way higher ceiling. Edmonton fans say he grew leaps and bounds just from one season to the next. Give him a proper structure and some coaching and I think he'll be a pleasant surprise big question is whether hes got enough puck handling skills to not hurt us in the top 2 pairs, or if offense is going to die on his stick, which would relegate him to the third pair 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Long Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 1 minute ago, HarbularyBattery said: Im coming around to this signing bigly Theres a lot to like. Yes there were a couple of truly egregious turnovers and he was kinda easy for canucks forwards to take advantage of in the corners but we all know what happens when youre saddled with a useless D partner, and Nurse was HORRIBLE. Beyond that, the limited NHL experience he has gives him a way higher ceiling. Edmonton fans say he grew leaps and bounds just from one season to the next. Give him a proper structure and some coaching and I think he'll be a pleasant surprise big question is whether hes got enough puck handling skills to not hurt us in the top 2 pairs, or if offense is going to die on his stick, which would relegate him to the third pair definitely 3rd pairing for now I would think. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 1 minute ago, HarbularyBattery said: Im coming around to this signing bigly Theres a lot to like. Yes there were a couple of truly egregious turnovers and he was kinda easy for canucks forwards to take advantage of in the corners but we all know what happens when youre saddled with a useless D partner, and Nurse was HORRIBLE. Beyond that, the limited NHL experience he has gives him a way higher ceiling. Edmonton fans say he grew leaps and bounds just from one season to the next. Give him a proper structure and some coaching and I think he'll be a pleasant surprise big question is whether hes got enough puck handling skills to not hurt us in the top 2 pairs, or if offense is going to die on his stick, which would relegate him to the third pair This signing will be a good test to see our coaches capability. If they can turn him into a 4/5 level of defenceman our D-Core that would be significant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Elias Pettersson Posted July 2 Popular Post Share Posted July 2 1 hour ago, RakuRaku said: Wowwww after seeing some videos of Desharnais' fights... I'm starting to love this signing more & more.... Yeah sure, $2M is a bit rich but when was the last time the Canucks got a nasty fighter since Brashear??? I have been soooooooooo sick and tired of seeing our guys get bullied and pummeled all the frigging time!!!!!!!!!! Not that winning fights will help us win games but it does matter!!! I just want to see him beat the shit out of Evander Kane next time we play Edmonton. If that happens the contract would be worth it. 2 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 2 minutes ago, Elias Pettersson said: I just want to see him beat the shit out of Evander Kane next time we play Edmonton. If that happens the contract would be worth it. I'd prefer if he did that to McDiver. 1 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Junkyard Dog Posted July 2 Popular Post Share Posted July 2 Might want to put Soucy with Desharnais and Myers with Fobort. Myers/Soucy have better wheels and ability to move the puck out of the zone and in transition than Forbort/Desharnais. Forbort is an alright skater and probably can handle 18ish minutes with Myers. The goalies are gonna have a clear lane to see a lot of the time. The guys we got can clear the front of the net. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_theRyper Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 24 minutes ago, Bob Long said: just checking the stats pages, I think VD got the short end of the stick playing with Nurse. VD's numbers away from Nurse are much better, particularly shots for and against. https://www.naturalstattrick.com/linestats.php?fromseason=20232024&thruseason=20232024&stype=3&sit=5v5&score=all&rate=n&team=EDM&vteam=ALL&view=wowy&loc=B&gpfilt=none&fd=2024-04-20&td=2024-06-24&tgp=2000&strict=incl&p1=0&p2=8479576&p3=8477498&p4=0&p5=0 I heard his name a lot during the playoffs but I hate Edmonton so wasn't watching with the same intensity as a canucks game haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herberts Vasiljevs Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 I'm personally excited to see how much growth Desharnais has. It's been well established that he's a late bloomer, and sounds like he's definitely found his niche as a regular - even if he was out of the lineup at times during the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoop Hogg Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 24 minutes ago, Elias Pettersson said: I just want to see him beat the shit out of Evander Kane next time we play Edmonton. If that happens the contract would be worth it. I want to see Myers go after Connor the way he went after DrySaddle, so we can call him McRib. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKSR Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 20 minutes ago, Junkyard Dog said: Might want to put Soucy with Desharnais and Myers with Fobort. Myers/Soucy have better wheels and ability to move the puck out of the zone and in transition than Forbort/Desharnais. Forbort is an alright skater and probably can handle 18ish minutes with Myers. The goalies are gonna have a clear lane to see a lot of the time. The guys we got can clear the front of the net. Yeah use Soucy and Desharnais as a shut down pair. Will also help them build chemistry as our main PK pair. Forbort is defence first as well, so Myers can have more offensive latitude on that pair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawdzukes Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 1 hour ago, Bob Long said: this is the new trainable Myers tho, so we're not trying to go from full chaos to last years guy. We have to try separating Soucy and Myers I think. I don't think anyone saw Foote having as much impact on Myers as what we saw, so maybe refurbishing giant d men is his wheelhouse. Definitely worth a try. I do think it'll end up Hughes, Hronek, and Soucy, Myers, myself, but we'll see. No one figured Hughes and Hronek would be partners last pre-season either. Definitely think Foote is major component and is an incredible asset. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bob Long Posted July 3 Popular Post Share Posted July 3 19 minutes ago, Gawdzukes said: Definitely worth a try. I do think it'll end up Hughes, Hronek, and Soucy, Myers, myself, but we'll see. No one figured Hughes and Hronek would be partners last pre-season either. Definitely think Foote is major component and is an incredible asset. I'm just happy it's not Baumgartner. 4 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Crossbar Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 (edited) Myers was a liability, chaos, whipping boy, one foot out the door from his overpayment, and being chased by the angry, rabid lynch mob before Foote and Gonchar saved him from the brink of darkness and despair, turned him around, increased his value, taught him how to leverage his size in the right way, pacified the masses, and actually made those same angry, rabid fans want to keep him. Pretty amazing! I have full confidence that Foote and Gonchar will work their magic on Desharnais and execute that voodoo that they do so well. Edited July 3 by Dr. Crossbar 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coho8888 Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 48 minutes ago, Gawdzukes said: Definitely worth a try. I do think it'll end up Hughes, Hronek, and Soucy, Myers, myself, but we'll see. No one figured Hughes and Hronek would be partners last pre-season either. Definitely think Foote is major component and is an incredible asset. Don’t underestimate the “Foote” effect. He turned Julien into a serviceable 3rd pairing RD 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R3aL Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 55 minutes ago, Gawdzukes said: Definitely worth a try. I do think it'll end up Hughes, Hronek, and Soucy, Myers, myself, but we'll see. No one figured Hughes and Hronek would be partners last pre-season either. Definitely think Foote is major component and is an incredible asset. Its also Tocs system and the def knowing where the forwards will be for support and breakouts And also the forwards committing to team defence and helping out But for sure its all of it and clearly our coaching staff is making a big difference. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 1 hour ago, Herberts Vasiljevs said: I'm personally excited to see how much growth Desharnais has. It's been well established that he's a late bloomer, and sounds like he's definitely found his niche as a regular - even if he was out of the lineup at times during the playoffs. could clear 7' by october. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronning4center Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 (edited) 2 hours ago, Alflives said: Huge guy with quick twitch fibres. Quick hands and quick feet. IMHAO this guy will end up pjj on paying with Hughes. You know I sort of wondered if they'd try this Hughes desharnais Soucy Hronek Forbort Myers Edited July 3 by ronning4center Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 Just now, ronning4center said: You know I sort of wondered if they'd try this Hughes desharnais Soucy Hronek Forbort Myers I'm thinking a soucy-myers-desharnais 4th line. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester13 Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 8 minutes ago, ronning4center said: You know I sort of wondered if they'd try this Hughes desharnais Soucy Hronek Forbort Myers I doubt it. I think he'll be in and out of the lineup with Juulsen as Big V learns from our coaching staff how to play NHL defence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-23 Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 31 minutes ago, Jester13 said: I doubt it. I think he'll be in and out of the lineup with Juulsen as Big V learns from our coaching staff how to play NHL defence. They didn’t pay him 2 million to be in and out of the lineup. If he’s healthy, he will be in the lineup. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N4ZZY Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 3 hours ago, Bob Long said: just checking the stats pages, I think VD got the short end of the stick playing with Nurse. VD's numbers away from Nurse are much better, particularly shots for and against. https://www.naturalstattrick.com/linestats.php?fromseason=20232024&thruseason=20232024&stype=3&sit=5v5&score=all&rate=n&team=EDM&vteam=ALL&view=wowy&loc=B&gpfilt=none&fd=2024-04-20&td=2024-06-24&tgp=2000&strict=incl&p1=0&p2=8479576&p3=8477498&p4=0&p5=0 So does he still slot in as a third pair defenseman? Or does he have upside to be higher in the line up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N4ZZY Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 16 minutes ago, J-23 said: They didn’t pay him 2 million to be in and out of the lineup. If he’s healthy, he will be in the lineup. He will definitely bring a nastiness to the game that the Canucks will be playing. There is definitely a theme with all the acquisitions that the Canucks made the other day. All of them are tough to play against, and can be annoying. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N4ZZY Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 2 hours ago, Gawdzukes said: Definitely think Foote is major component and is an incredible asset. Foote is definitely an incredible asset to the coaching staff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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