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[kanucks25]

Thoughts on Liljegren for those who have watched him a bit more closely / follow numbers?

Correct me if I'm wrong but he seems to be in a similar boat as Brannstrom was where he's put up good underlying numbers and his defenders are adamant that he's a solid skater and puck-mover.

 

[VanillaCoke]

Thoughts on Liljegren for those who have watched him a bit more closely / follow numbers?

Correct me if I'm wrong but he seems to be in a similar boat as Brannstrom was where he's put up good underlying numbers and his defenders are adamant that he's a solid skater and puck-mover.

Those are the only two things he does reasonably well and couldn't crack the leafs defense for years, the leafs...
Liljegren is not good and now also significantly overpaid.

 

[kanucks25]

Those are the only two things he does reasonably well and couldn't crack the leafs defense for years, the leafs...

I mean again, lots of people were saying the same thing about Brannstrom and it's not like the Sens had incredible depth on their defence.

Not saying Brannstrom is proven yet but you see the potential.

I hear/read all the same mixed evaluations as I did with Brann.

 

[VanillaCoke]

I mean again, lots of people were saying the same thing about Brannstrom and it's not like the Sens had incredible depth on their defence.

Not saying Brannstrom is proven yet but you see the potential.

I hear/read all the same mixed evaluations as I did with Brann.

Brannstrom has a large sample size of nhl games producing decent to good results on a bad team, and the eye test matched.

Liljegren has been a healthy scratch for the leafs all year and previously, with a good sample size of not good results on a really good team, which also matches the eye test.

At 800k sure roll the dice on Lil, like Brannstrom, at six million absolutely not.

They are not the same and the people with negative evaluations of Brann were wrong.

 

[bossram]

The problem with Liljegren is that he is a "PMD", but he shrivels on retrievals when there is forecheck pressure. This really doesn't make him much of a PMD because he can't make clean outlets when pressured. He's better at wheeling the puck on his own if given some room. He's historically won his minutes when playing soft competition though. He used to have more offensive flair and rush activations, but that's been coached out of him. By eye, I think Brannstrom is better at retrievals and outlet passing. He is smaller though, which matters to a lot of GMs.

This is a Treliving masterclass though. Step 1: Re-sign Liljegren to pricier deal. Step 2: Don't play him at all. Step 3: Sell him at rock bottom value. Amazing.

Brannstrom has a large sample size of nhl games producing decent to good results on a bad team, and the eye test matched.

Liljegren has been a healthy scratch for the leafs all year and previously, with a good sample size of not good results on a really good team, which also matches the eye test.

At 800k sure roll the dice on Lil, like Brannstrom, at six million absolutely not.

They are not the same and the people with negative evaluations of Brann were wrong.

He's typically won a strong share of shots/scoring chances, which is why he's kinda been labelled as an "analytics" guy.

 

[PavelBure10]

If Dobson was available I would throw most of our future away in order to get him. A Hughes/Dobson pairing would be something the Canucks have never ever had, an elite #1 pairing. Both players would easily be #1 and #2 for position in franchise history. It moves Hronek to the second pairing and the problems on D would be solved. Unfortunately Dobson's value is probably crippling to whoever wins the highest bid. Besides I doubt he is even available.

 

[JT Milker]

If Dobson was available I would throw most of our future away in order to get him. A Hughes/Dobson pairing would be something the Canucks have never ever had, an elite #1 pairing. Both players would easily be #1 and #2 for position in franchise history. It moves Hronek to the second pairing and the problems on D would be solved. Unfortunately Dobson's value is probably crippling to whoever wins the highest bid. Besides I doubt he is even available.

The Canucks had the best first pairing in the league just last year.

Pettersson for Dobson.

 

[thecupismine]

The Canucks wouldn't get nearly as much value from Dobson as others team would, as Hughes has the PP1 slot on lockdown which is a significant portion of Dobson’s value.

The type of players the Canucks should be looking at are guys who are very good defensively, worthy of playing PK1, don't have issues moving the puck out, but wouldn’t expect anything more than PP2 time (this helps limit their contract value).

Basically the Canucks need their Dan Hamhuis from 2010/2011 if they want to take that next step towards contention.

 

[Lat]

The Canucks wouldn't get nearly as much value from Dobson as others team would, as Hughes has the PP1 slot on lockdown which is a significant portion of Dobson’s value.

The type of players the Canucks should be looking at are guys who are very good defensively, worthy of playing PK1, don't have issues moving the puck out, but wouldn’t expect anything more than PP2 time (this helps limit their contract value).

Basically the Canucks need their Dan Hamhuis from 2010/2011 if they want to take that next step towards contention.

This is Willander (but agreed, need another top 4 D in this mold for this season)

 

[TruGr1t]

Liljegren has generated significantly more NHL offense per game than Brannstrom in his minutes (has consistently scored at a ~30-point pace). Given the Leafs have generally produced more offense regardless, but teams will bank on the offensive upside. Still a bit rich.