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Originally Posted by HelloHockeyFans
Good acquisition for the Canucks but I think they need a top 4 dman more... someone like Dan Boyle would help them a lot more than Derek Roy.
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How would they afford his near 7 million dollar cap hit? The top 4 in Van is already set with Hamhuis, Bieksa, Edler and Garrison with the occasional cameo by Tanev. Boyle makes zero sense on that team.
The fact that you think they needed a defenseman more than a centre shows you haven't been paying attention - Vancouver has been awful at centre. They've got Jordan Schroeder and Andrew Ebbet at 2C and 3C lately. Ebbett is an AHL player who shouldn't even be centering the 4th line and Schroeder still needs a year or two before being a reliable option for 17 minutes a night. This was clearly the POSITION that needed filling, the real question is if it was the right PLAYER, rather than other C's who appear to be available. Again, IMO, Vermette was the right answer, not Roy.