Confirmed with Link: Canucks sign RD Vincent Desharnais 2-Year, $2M AAV Contract

[VanJack]

Vincent Desharnais got benched for the last couple of playoff series in Edmonton--replaced by Philip Broberg.

But you can't teach 'size' He's listed at 6'7" ad 226....actually an inch taller but 20 pounds lighter than Zadorov. But the advantage is that he's a relatively rare right-shot d-man.

No doubt that adding Desharnais and Forbort will add some serious 'snarl' to the Canucks back-end.
Certainly lessens the impact of losing Zadorov, at least from a physicality standpoint..

 

[Kryten]

So willander is coming up in 2yrs once desharnais contract is up

Would be a pretty big fail if it takes him that long

 

[Orr4Norris]

I should have added: they are confident Willander will be playing for us in May.

He better be if this is our D - yikes

 

[wetcoast]

Also this reflects how management views Juulsen now. Just not a regular.

That's becasue he isn't.

As for the singing sure why not for the PK but man this back end is in a world of hurt if Hughes gets hurt.

As for the day I thought the Canucks did well but I'm still asking who is going to play with EP40?

 

[thecupismine]

Still feel like we need a puck mover for the second pairing. That is one of the things that killed us against the Oilers.

It killed them against Nashville too, it’s a bit baffling that they didn’t recognize that. As soon as they started pressuring the dmen with an aggressive forecheck the offense all but disappeared as it was boards and out every play, with zero flow to the attack.

 

[Hodgy]

I’m not really a fan of Dashernais. Doesn’t seem like a smart defenseman. Big downgrade from Cole.

 

[dez]

PA thinks theres another level for Desharnais

 

[Orca Smash]

Pretty sure when tocchet was on TNT he admitted to wanting big D. I think he needs to be a bit more flexible. I don't mind some of the guys being big and physical you do need some of that but it seems thats all he wanted and management went out and got him only that.

 

[Spectrefire]

That's becasue he isn't.

As for the singing sure why not for the PK but man this back end is in a world of hurt if Hughes gets hurt.

As for the day I thought the Canucks did well but I'm still asking who is going to play with EP40?

Put Debrusk and Heinan with Miller for a good match-up line, and move Boeser back to Petey's wing with Hogs?

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

It killed them against Nashville too, it’s a bit baffling that they didn’t recognize that. As soon as they started pressuring the dmen with an aggressive forecheck the offense all but disappeared as it was boards and out every play, with zero flow to the attack.

I think this is actually the team that Tocchet wanta

Fast forecheck up front, meat and potatoes on the back

 

[ManVanFan]

Lowkey expected this, I had a feeling Tocchet/Foote would want him after that series.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807872372105699439

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807867036875608553

Low key, this probably ruined my day. Foote better have a magic stick and slap him with it multiple times. Wouldn't be surprised if he's on waivers to start the season.

 

[Phrasing]

This defense corp is terrible. They’ve got to add some mobility and puck movement.

 

[Rotang]

On the whole I think we might have the least talented puck moving defense core in the league right now, while also having the best individual one. Impressive.

 

[wetcoast]

Would be a pretty big fail if it takes him that long

Not really, one more year at BU then a season in the AHL, maybe some call up games.

Eventually Myers slides down to 3rd pairing and ya I talked myself into it, this signing doesn't really make much sense.

 

[Bertuzzzi44]

The miss for me is I’d rather have the Myers/Desharnais salary allocated towards one legit top four D and a league min guy or something

Prefer a well rounded bottom 4 with 2 elite top pairing Dmen as injuries occur a lot on defence especially to the bottom 4 as they’re getting shelled on the PK, against top lines, defensive zone starts etc. better to have depth imo.

 

[Bleach Clean]

The player to bridge to Willander.

It seems like they didn't want to go long-term on a RHD with Hronek and Myers locked for 3 years.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Wait. It's 2 mil per? I thought it was 2 year 1 mil AAV.

f*** man...

3.5 mil on Forbort and Desharnais???? WTF. You spent most of the Mihkeyev savings on this shit? f*** right off.

 

[Jack Burton]

Ohhhh no no no no no!!!!

This guy is a pilon. complete waste of cap. Not sure what Allvin is thinking letting this guy and Myers run the right side.

 

[bbud]

Like having the size on d and looking at how well Foote and Gonchar have done with our d I would take a wait and see
Definitely going to be nasty painful work getting to Demko for other teams .

 

[moiderer]

Tocchet and Foote must be tree whisperers based on how Allvin's building the defence.

None of the deals are terrible individually but we might be asking a lot from Hughes and Hronek re: moving the puck, or moving in general.

 

[Rotang]

Wait. It's 2 mil per? I thought it was 2 year 1 mil AAV.

f*** man...

3.5 mil on Forbort and Desharnais???? WTF. You spent most of the Mihkeyev savings on this shit? f*** right off.

Yikes, I read this as $1M AAV too. Hard to imagine this contract being good value. His AFPAnalytics projection was $1.1M.

 

[ManVanFan]

Opening night last year which had them near the top of the league.
Carson Soucy, Filip Hronek, Quinn Hughes, Noah Juulsen, Guillaume Brisebois, Tyler Myers, and Ian Cole.

So far this season and as some have said (it's shit)
Soucy, Hronek, Hughes, Juulsen, Myers, Forbort, Desharnais

 

[VanJack]

This defense corp is terrible. They’ve got to add some mobility and puck movement.

They basically replaced Cole and Zadorov, with Desharnais and Forbort......so this really isn't a huge downgrade in terms of puck moving d-men.

But there are still a few guys out there who might help in the puck-moving department--ie Erik Brannstrom and Adam Boqvist.

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

Like this..a D man with some snarl in his game..Kind of takes the sting of losing Z.

 

[Orca Smash]

I don't see the defense being any worse, puck movement with Cole and especially zadorov was not quick either, zadorov was big but slow moving the puck, he used his body well and has a good shot, I think the problem is they just recreated a physical big defense on the back end at a cheaper price when some felt they needed more puck movement instead.