[Rumour] Bieksa tells Canucks he will waive NTC for Sharks

[dammage79]

I would LOL if it was Lack and Bicycle to BUF for Hodgson and 31.

[H2SO4(aq)]

I really hope he lands in Edmonton..

[d_phaneuf]

Blake Price ‏@BlakePriceTSN 1m1 minute ago
Doesn't sound like anything is happening folks, stand down

[killer_carlson]

I liken the Bieksa performance in the playoffs this year to Hatcher vs the Flames in 2004.

Father time catching up. Isn't a top 3 guy anymore, but can be very effective if his matchups are managed. Bieksa still has a fair bit of his career left, but it isn't at the icetime he is used to seeing.

[d_phaneuf]

Originally Posted by killer_carlson

I liken the Bieksa performance in the playoffs this year to Hatcher vs the Flames in 2004.

Father time catching up. Isn't a top 3 guy anymore, but can be very effective if his matchups are managed. Bieksa still has a fair bit of his career left, but it isn't at the icetime he is used to seeing.

he would be much more valuable to a team in the East, plus his family is back there so he would hopefully be more likely to accept

[d_phaneuf]

Matthew Sekeres ‏@mattsekeres 1m1 minute ago
Kevin Bieksa's agent tells me that the #Canucks have not asked him to waive his no-trade clause. Wouldn't comment when asked if Bieksa would

[sureLoss]

Dan Murphy @sportsnetmurph
If the #canucks have told Bieksa they want him to move on does it matter if they formally ask him to waive his NTC? #semantics

[darthma]

Bieksa's agent on TSN1040 right now. Also Lack's agent.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

The question is............who would want him?

He looks so slow now.

[OILFAN #81]

Originally Posted by darthma

Bieksa's agent on TSN1040 right now. Also Lack's agent.

And Lack's dad

[ForeverFlameFan]

No one wants that garbage player.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

would love if he somehow gets a 2nd

lol

[Coach]

Originally Posted by Poe969

But he has to stay close so Ferland can smash him more. Maybe trade him to the oilers! There has to be a deal that can make both teams a little worse...

Having Bieksa on your team automatically makes you worse so... there's that.

Bieksa for Fasth and then the Canucks trade Lack.

That would make both teams worse.

[BigRed]

Honestly, the Oilers could use him. He'd be top 2

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

The question is............who would want him?

He looks so slow now.

I've never been a fan of his as he's one of those pretend tough guys that talks a lot of trash but only drops the gloves with guys that are smaller than him or aren't fighters. That said there was a time where he was a solid top 4 defenseman on any team. However he looked literally spent against the Flames in the playoffs. He looked slow, was a turnover machine, and the pairing of him and Sbisa were hemmed in and exploited by the Flames for most of that series. I would have to seriously question the pro scouting of any team that's willing to give up any assets for him as he looks like a guy that is knocking on the door of retirement.

[CSharp]

Originally Posted by Phanuthier

LOL

I wonder how much of this was due to Ferkland showing everyone how irrelevent Bieksa is these days

Or how many times the Flames have pounded his head in over the years!

[OILFAN #81]

John Shannon ‏@JSportsnet 1m1 minute ago
To clarify. Canucks have not asked Bieksa to waive his NTC, but there is plenty of interest in the Canucks' Dman.

[sa226]

Remember when Don Cherry thought he should be in the discussion for the Norris?

Those were fun times.

[codynw]

Originally Posted by OILFAN #81

John Shannon ‏@JSportsnet 1m1 minute ago
To clarify. Canucks have not asked Bieksa to waive his NTC, but there is plenty of interest in the Canucks' Dman.

Interest from who? AHL teams?

[d_phaneuf]

Originally Posted by sa226

Remember when Don Cherry thought he should be in the discussion for the Norris?

Those were fun times.

Cherry (and Burke) both fell in love with him when he beat up Fedor Federov at a bar in Winnipeg when they were both on the Moose