I should also add that my Gaunce argument went a hell of a lot better than your glowing support for the Eriksson signing, your glowing support for the Gudbranson trade, your glowing support for the Gagner signing, and your glowing support for the Beagle signing.
Why should we believe that you’re right this time on Myers after looking ridiculous every previous offseason for the moves you’ve supported?
Its amazing you had 7 likes for this inaccurate take.
Eriksson:
i was happy that the Sedins got a winger to play with....never liked the contract....could never have dreamed he would be as awful as he has been....was a very good player at one point in this league. Any support i had was with the realization that our GM and ownership were going in a different direction than i wanted. So its something i would not have been doing.
"yess now avoid Brouwer and sign Hamhuis and Connolly"....... was my 1st take
Gagner:
i really didnt care too much about...wanted 1 less year if you can find a quote where i cared beyond...depth can play the pp and create competition for the kids whatever go ahead fill your boots.
Jay Beagle : Sting101
"Beagle is fine for a couple years. And 3 is what i expect given the state of this team and what Jay can command
Sets the tone all over the place. Good guy, great soldier, gym rat who shows that you can still improve late into your 20's and early 30's. He will be a good mentor and can play RW as well as C if Gaudette pushes in.
Obviously 2 yrs would be ideal but when you're a bottom feeder your at the agents mercy. i'm fully confident he is more useful than trash can Gagner who is absolute garbage for another 2yrs and basically looks like he's trying to avoid getting hit by a bus half the time. i do like that between him and Sutter they can eat the bulk of the defensive duties so Pettersson can get the Sedin treatment.
I also believe this means Gaudette will start in Utica barring injuries. Not all that terrible as so did Jake Guentzel for 30+ games before he went to the Pens and it's entirely likely someone will be injured before the season starts anyway."
My 1st response to Gudbranson deal (Sting101 post #982)
"This trade is garbage IMO.
The Panthers are laughing all the way to the bank. With Petrovic and Matheson they wont miss him at all. Except in the odd scrum.
Reasons
1. Bad timing. With free agency and teams needing to clear roster cap space its entirely likely a bargain could have come available before the end of summer. Eg Ehrhoff Franson Garrison.
2. Cost. Overpayment IMO. You know its bad when the GM is quoted admitting it before the ink is dry. McCann is going to be a fast 2 way 30 goal scorer with great compete and the 2nd rounder is 3 picks higher than the player that just made Gudbranson expendable in Alex Petrovic. Considering where this team is at its just mind numbing.
3 Failure to assess biggest organizational needs. Instead of showing patience with our talented youth. Just like the Shinkaruk trade we decide to patchwork renovate a 28th place team. Its beyond delusional. A 29th place offense about to lose a season removed 30 goal scorer in Vrbata and now Shink and McCann? Plus Burr and Higgins on the outs. Who the hell is going to score goals?
4. Player valuation. Just surrendered 3.5-5 million in cap space to a offensive black hole that was 136th in the league in takeaways. I like Gudbranson were supremely lacking in size and snarl that can play 20 minutes a night making players pay a price and hes a righty but we just payed with 2 excellent youngsters 1 a surefire NHLer that can snipe so that we have 3.5 million less to spend this offseason. Its beyond stupid to think that 2 expansion drafts plus a couple more UFA offseasons wouldnt produce some excellent alternatives for next to nothing. Gudbranson is a 3rd overall.....who cares? Rathje Barker Schenn Bogosian Reinhart just off top of my head come to mind. And isnt local guy Karl Alzner a UFA next summer? So while smart teams free up cap space and load up on draft picks we become buyers for the Sedins and Millers reno.....WTF!
5. What the hell happened to the self proclaimed direction of drafting and developing? Its sad...analysts are saying well its pretty obvious the Canucks are in rebuild mode now but our delusional GM thinks its time to tweak his lineup for contention.
We are going to regret this trade for years to come....just a terrible move IMO."
So feel free to apologize.
it is with heavy hearts that we lose our friendly Giraffe, Tyler Myers, to your great team. He will carry the weaker players on his back for you guys, on the path to victory. Also don't feed the Giraffes from over the glass - it distracts them. Good luck to Tyler and the Canucks this season. He's a talent.
