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

[Billy Kvcmu]

The team with the smaller defence won the Stanley cup because they could move the puck? LMFAO

I mean in general

Overall, size is a lot more valuable in the playoffs than people like to admit

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

i always expect a guy named desharnais to be tiny

 

[Bertuzzzi44]

Desharnais was better than Nurse & Ceci in the series against us. Played a simple effective game & was good on the PK.

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[canadianmagpie]

Yuck. Wasn't he a healthy scratch in the cup final? And Myers is now locked in the top 4.

Not the final piece I was hoping the Canucks were going to add on D.

Boqvist was my ideal piece. Shelter him with third pairing minutes, have the potential to be a top 4 and could run the second PP unit.

 

[JT Milker]

I prefer both the Forbort and Desharnais signings to Zadorov at 6x5M. IMO the only thing Zadorov does better than these guys is rush the puck.

We do have too many of this archetype on D though and something will have to give in-season, whether that be a trade or Willander blowing the doors off and signing in the spring.

 

[NYVanfan]

I prefer both the Forbort and Desharnais signings to Zadorov at 6x5M. IMO the only thing Zadorov does better than these guys is rush the puck.

We do have too many of this archetype on D though and something will have to give in-season, whether that be a trade or Willander blowing the doors off and signing in the spring.

Yeah, but I guess the plan is to have these four beat everyone up for the half the game they play, while Hughes and Hronek skate circles around everyone the other half

 

[GranvilleIsland]

They went full out size and PK specialists with VD and Forbot.

 

[ghostingtaro]

didnt know vd was a big freaking guy, im hoping he can step right in and do what zadorov did for us when he was here

 

[Canucks LB]

This is the first deal where I just don’t think it makes much sense, I’d rather give the extra few million and the term to Z.

I don’t know

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

I had Desharnais as a lower tier target to replace some of Zadorov’s size and snarl, so no issue with us going out and getting him. I’m just surprised and a bit confused we got him AND Forbort. We need some puck moving ability, too.

 

[Huggy43]

You know what?

After last off season, I’m giving management a chance as they clearly showed our pro scouting was making the right choices.

 

[beachcomber]

You know what?

After last off season, I’m giving management a chance as they clearly showed our pro scouting was making the right choices.

Awesome, good to see some common sense make it's way into these threads. I think after today the Nucks are faster and nastier to play against. The Boston guys are playoff tested and come from a great system. Still moves to be made too.

 

[tradervik]

You know what?

After last off season, I’m giving management a chance as they clearly showed our pro scouting was making the right choices.

Yep, hard to forget all the moaning and groaning last off season about Bluegers, Suter, Soucy, and Cole.

 

[Tinhorn1]

Yep, hard to forget all the moaning and groaning last off season about Bluegers, Suter, Soucy, and Cole.

I don't remember that at all.

Edit: Not saying it didn't happen, mind you, just that when you say it's hard to forget, I did, in fact, forget. Seem to remember a lot of positivity last off-season, more so that this year. Difference in expectations, maybe.

 

[SopelFanThe3rd]

I'm meh on this one. The other 4 I like.

If nothing else we got a lot more physical swapping Zadorov, Lindholm, Mikheyev, Lafferty, Cole for DeBrusk, Heinen, Sherwood, Forbort, Desharnais.

 

[Kryten]

They went full out size and PK specialists with VD and Forbot.

Oh gawd dont call him VD

 

[TruGr1t]

This is the first deal where I just don’t think it makes much sense, I’d rather give the extra few million and the term to Z.

I don’t know

Seems like might be Tocchet and Co. driven. Allvin mentioned during his interview they think their coaching staff can get a lot more out of him. Must have caught their eye during the Oilers series, or something.

 

[valkynax]

Oh gawd dont call him VD

I like it.

Vidi.

I came.

EDIT: wait my bad, Vidi means "I saw".

 

[Burke's Evil Spirit]

I actually think they got the mix very correct up front.

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

I was speaking about the backend. Yeah I'm really happy about the moves up front.

 

[Shareefruck]

So is Vancouver out of cap space now? Or is there potential for more?

 

[Nuckles]

So is Vancouver out of cap space now? Or is there potential for more?

About 3.5M in cap space just needing to sign a backup goalie (likely Silovs)

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Oh gawd dont call him VD

When he hits you, it burns.

 

[sepHF]

He took huge strides from his first year to second, he's a little rough against aggressive forechecking teams but he's a decent player. You guys have some good d coaches, he may surprise you. Excellent PKer

 

[Kryten]

When he hits you, it burns.

Cue Frank Zappa Catholic Girls

He took huge strides from his first year to second, he's a little rough against aggressive forechecking teams but he's a decent player. You guys have some good d coaches, he may surprise you. Excellent PKer

Sweet avatar

 

[aquaweenie]

Kind of a weird one but you’ve got to give them the benefit of the doubt … they certainly like size on the blueline