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

[SeawaterOnIce]

He's having a major struggle with adapting to our system and guys are getting in behind him too easily. He'll have some shifts that look promising ... and then just a major positional gaffe.

I liked the gamble/upside with this signing at the time but right now it's looking like a mistake.

This management group has shown they can quickly correct mistakes which is good. They even managed to get a pick for Lazar and there are desperate teams that would probably take on Desharnais right now.

 

[mossey3535]

I don't think he's worse than Juulsen for almost all of last season. Similar issues really, putting himself out of position because of bad decisions and slow play reading.

I think we need to develop guys, not everyone is going to be at their ceiling. They would cost more to acquire otherwise.

Also are you guys describing Desharnais or just Myers at many points in his career here? Pretty hard to tell really.

 

[cc]

I don't think Desharnais will be moved. I think the Canucks knew he wasn't a finished product when they acquired him and he'll be a work in progress for some time

 

[F A N]

I don't think Desharnais will be moved. I think the Canucks knew he wasn't a finished product when they acquired him and he'll be a work in progress for some time

I don't think Desharnais will be moved either but if a good opportunity to move him comes qw should consider it if management's evaluation of Desharnais has changed like we did with Lazar.

There's a difference between developing a guy who the team thought was a good 3rd pairing defenseman into someone better and a 7th Dman into someone better. The latter doesn't get 2x$2M unless we're talking a higher end prospect on a bridge contract.

Take Soucy for example. He was injured last year but he was a good #5 before we signed him and he came in and played like a good #5 and the team hoped to develop him into a #4.

 

[VanJack]

So far he's been a 'healthy scratch' in almost half the games the Canucks have played......not looking good so far......Allvin may be losing his touch.

 

[StickShift]

If he's not working out—they will trade him. Rutherford's team have always been quick to cut-bait on players that don't meet their expectations.

Big, tall, defensemen always have a market. It's how Erik Gudbranson has lasted so long. It's why Riley Stillman was in demand.

Given the market that seems to exist for defensemen—they might actually come out ahead in such a trade.

 

[Bgav]

So far he's been a 'healthy scratch' in almost half the games the Canucks have played......not looking good so far......Allvin may be losing his touch.

No gm Bats 100 percent. This deal was a head shaker at the time and has looked awful so far. Alvin is pretty good at correcting his mistakes, maybe hell be a part of a future trade

 

[VanJack]

No gm Bats 100 percent. This deal was a head shaker at the time and has looked awful so far. Alvin is pretty good at correcting his mistakes, maybe hell be a part of a future trade

Unfortunately signing guys like Desharnais and Forbort smacked of some desperation to me, after both Cole and Zadorov departed. And handing out a three year contract to a 34-year old d-man like Myers isn't going to age well either.

But that's price you pay, when for years you simply haven't drafted any d-men who can step up and challenge for even a depth spot. Signing two or three UFA d-men every summer isn't a sustainable plan.

I suppose there's some optimism that they finally have some kids in Abby who look like they can play. But until they arrive and actually do it, the Canucks will be scrambling on their back-end.

 

[Bubbles]

Canucks brass: We need a huge, slow, right handed defenseman that gets walked.
Fans: But we already have Tyler Myers!
Canucks brass: Yeah, but we need a much slower version.

 

[David71]

looks like hes on the block.

 

[EpochLink]

Man about to be shipped out of here soon, didn't work out.

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