[Trade] Vanek to CBJ for Tyler Motte and Jussi Jokinen

[Galakanokis]

Originally Posted by Poster

Other than Vanek, who else did they sign to a 1 year deal?

I was under the impression that Gagner, Pouliot and Del Zotto were one year deals. Outside of Pouliot (rfa) those are terrible deals.

[FlamesFanTrev]

Originally Posted by oldschoolcalgary

at this point, the teams with UFAs are trying to get anything for them...

Vanek would have been an interesting rental imo...

Said someone, every trade deadline day for the last, like, 4 years. Seriously this guy is the definition of TDL trade bait.

[The Original FFIV]

Originally Posted by Beninho

He did this two trade deadline’s ago with Hamuis, that was the best #### ever

Getting a player they had interest in a couple years back isn’t blowing the deadline.


Matthew Sekeres
Matthew Sekeres
@mattsekeres
Tyler Motte was one of the players the #Canucks asked Chicago about during trade negs on Dan Hamhuis two years ago

[Barca]

Originally Posted by Galakanokis

I was under the impression that Gagner, Pouliot and Del Zotto were one year deals. Outside of Pouliot (rfa) those are terrible deals.

are they really though?

3 years for Gagner is the worse one at a cap hit of 3.1m but it's not that bad. He's got 23 points in 54.

Del Zotto at 3m for 2 years is a good deal, he is one of the higher minute d man for the Canucks and has 18 points and lead the team in hits.

[Hey Connor, It's Mess]

Originally Posted by The Original FFIV

Getting a player they had interest in a couple years back isn’t blowing the deadline.


Matthew Sekeres
Matthew Sekeres
@mattsekeres
Tyler Motte was one of the players the #Canucks asked Chicago about during trade negs on Dan Hamhuis two years ago

It is when the player they had interest in sucks.

[sureLoss]

It doesn't really matter if they got a player they were interested in before when he was the only offer on the table. Says something about Vanek too.

Iain MacIntyre @imacSportsnet
Not only was no draft pick ever offered to Canucks for Vanek, Motte trade from CBJ was the only concrete offer.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Well, then, he didn't do a good enough job of creating a market for a player who's scoring at a pretty high rate. I mean, just for one example, Toronto has a bunch of things it doesn't even need and have at times been playing Komarov on the top line; Josh Leivo and a fourth would have made enormous sense for both sides there, particularly as Tampa and Boston both got better this week.

[sureLoss]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

Well, then, he didn't do a good enough job of creating a market for a player who's scoring at a pretty high rate. I mean, just for one example, Toronto has a bunch of things it doesn't even need and have at times been playing Komarov on the top line; Josh Leivo and a fourth would have made enormous sense for both sides there, particularly as Tampa and Boston both got better this week.

I don't think there is much of a market to create. Yesterday LeBrun was saying NHL coaches are telling their GMs they don't want Vanek because of his reputation of disappearing when games get tougher.

[Karl]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

I don't think there is much of a market to create. Yesterday LeBrun was saying NHL coaches are telling their GMs they don't want Vanek because of his reputation of disappearing when games get tougher.

BAM! Now that is damning.

Pierre telling it like it is.

[868904]

The Canucks should have known this when they signed Vanek with the intent to flip him for assets at the deadline. Vanek is the same player as Vrbata, who the Canucks found wasn't a market for either.

I honestly don't think the Canucks were expecting much from Vanek. If Canuck fans are disappointed in the return, they have only their own biased, delusional, lack of hockey knowledge to blame.

They shouldn't expect much from Gagner and Del Zotto either when it comes time to flip them.

[Geeoff]

I would've given up Shinkaruk, Poirier or Wotherspoon for Vanek.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by Anduril

https://twitter.com/NHLnumbers/statu...12253404221442

@NHLnumbers: Jussi Jokinen on his fourth NHL team this season now. 2017-18 has been post-grad-find-yourself backpacking through North America experience for him.

From Edmonton to Los Angeles to Columbus to Vancouver. That's a hell of a roller coaster ride.

[Poster]

Originally Posted by theinfinitejar

They also could have traded Gudbranson, considering he's not very good anyway.

Funny logic?

If he is no good, who would want him?

If he is no good, what kind of crap return would he get?

Dim Benning is no good but at least think about what you say

[theinfinitejar]

Originally Posted by Poster

Funny logic?

If he is no good, who would want him?

If he is no good, what kind of crap return would he get?

Dim Benning is no good but at least think about what you say

Some GMs are dumb, good GMs find out who they are and call them non-stop. Ray Shero probably doesn't let a day go by without calling up Peter Chairelli. Because eventually they decide to trade a top 3 winger in the league for your middle pairing defenceman.

Vancouver was allegedly offered a 2nd and a 4th for Gudbranson. Any GM that turns that down is a dummy. Hopefully Brad finds out who it was and calls them everyday.

[Rick M.]

Originally Posted by jessnuts

I believe this move is to make the team worse in order improve draft odds. Only thing that makes sense

Edit: or Jim loves applesauce and misunderstood the deal

He thought he was getting a trailer of clamato juice back.