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.

 

[PavelBure10]

This is Allvins replacement for Zadorov, and so far I'm not liking it. I will give him more games before I start to worry, but Desharnais handles the puck like a grenade in his own end. Even the simple passes seem to be extra difficult for Desharnais. Definitely a project that Adam Foote and Gonchar will need to put extra time in. Hopefully the big man pans out.

 

[Hodgy]

Ya, it’s way too early to conclude anything, but Desharnais looks as he did when he played on the Oilers against us, and that’s…….not very good.

 

[VanJack]

Found Desharnais comments in a recent interview very interesting. He was recounting how the Canucks and the Oilers have their d-men playing an almost totally different system.

He points out that Tocchet's system has the d-men playing a lot closer to the forwards in the neutral zone, trying either to strip the puck or force shoot-ins. Of course the downside, is that if the forward does 'chip and chase' it's likely that he arrives simultaneously with the d-man along the back wall.

And that's one of rationales for the Canucks constructing a big back line, because those guys can win more one-on-one puck battles.

Clearly the system threw Desharnais for a bit of a loop early......but looks like he's finally figuring it out. And working with Foote and Gonchar, he's learning from two of the best.

 

[Javaman]

Found Desharnais comments in a recent interview very interesting. He was recounting how the Canucks and the Oilers have their d-men playing an almost totally different system.

He points out that Tocchet's system has the d-men playing a lot closer to the forwards in the neutral zone, trying either to strip the puck or force shoot-ins. Of course the downside, is that if the forward does 'chip and chase' it's likely that he arrives simultaneously with the d-man along the back wall.

And that's one of rationales for the Canucks constructing a big back line, because those guys can win more one-on-one puck battles.

Clearly the system threw Desharnais for a bit of a loop early......but looks like he's finally figuring it out. And working with Foote and Gonchar, he's learning from two of the best.

That's the thing about systems. Good systems tend to produce good results over time. Good systems can also fail over a short period of time, such as a best-of-seven series. I believe in employing good systems, but it's imperative that players, coaches, and management are all in alignment with the system. That's when success is most likely to occur.

Good systems increase probability but guarantee nothing, especially in a league like the NHL that emphasizes a short-term tournament (SC playoffs) over regular season performance (President's trophy) to determine the league champion.