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

[krutovsdonut]

not sure why this guy has only been given one game out of three.

 

[VanJack]

not sure why this guy has only been given one game out of three.

I agree.....what's going on here.? He wasn't great against Calgary in the opener, but nobody on the
Canucks blueline was very good.

Desharnais is signed for another season after this one, so they'd better hope this is just a 'blip' in a long season.

 

[Hoglander]

Yeah, this is weird. No word of injury or illness, yet not playing. Signs a 2 year deal @ 2mil per, in which Tocchet even phoned the guy to help convince him to sign, then he's back-to-back scratched after only one game.

It really doesn't make sense... obviously there is something going on

 

[Bertuzzzi44]

Yeah, this is weird. No word of injury or illness, yet not playing. Signs a 2 year deal @ 2mil per, in which Tocchet even phoned the guy to help convince him to sign, then he's back-to-back scratched after only one game.

It really doesn't make sense... obviously there is something going on

Agree. He’s night and day better than Juulsen, doesn’t make any sense.

 

[VanJack]

Agree. He’s night and day better than Juulsen, doesn’t make any sense.

You saw why tonight. I actually felt a little sorry or Brannstrom. You get the call-up and want to make a good first impression. But you end up tethered to a boat anchor like Desharnais.

So he's only played two of the first four games.....and it's been mostly hard to watch.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

A crappier version of Andew Alberts.

 

[God]

You saw why tonight. I actually felt a little sorry or Brannstrom. You get the call-up and want to make a good first impression. But you end up tethered to a boat anchor like Desharnais.

So he's only played two of the first four games.....and it's been mostly hard to watch.

Desharnais was more or less even tonight in chances by any of the metrics (corsi, xG, scoring chances), and so was Brannstrom when paired with Desharnais... except Brannstrom finished in the pits because he had a bad shift with Soucy.

Desharnais' poor first game was also entirely due to a bad pairing with Forbort. Overall he's been ok.