Waived: Jimmy Vesey - Claimed by Canucks

[Rob Brown]

Anything that bumps Robertson up the depth chart is fine by me.

It really didn't since Galchenyuk essentially just replaced Vesey.

 

[Canucks LB]

Hey guys, can you guys give us a little bit of a scouting report on him?

We have probably the worst bottom six in the entire league right now, lots of injuries.

From just small glances, he did not seem that bad.

Thanks

 

[paulhiggins]

With the offence we have on first and second lines, I think the third and fourth should be players that are either really good defensively or decent defensively but really nasty and hard to play against. Vesey wasn't really either.

 

[zeke]

Hey guys, can you guys give us a little bit of a scouting report on him?

We have probably the worst bottom six in the entire league right now, lots of injuries.

From just small glances, he did not seem that bad.

Thanks

Not a liability.

Not super fast but good mobility.

Not super big but good size.

Not super tough but solid.

Not much of a creator but knows where to go and how to finish.

Solid defensively.

Looked fine on the PK.

Mostly invisible in both good and bad ways.

 

[29Potvin]

Hey guys, can you guys give us a little bit of a scouting report on him?

We have probably the worst bottom six in the entire league right now, lots of injuries.

From just small glances, he did not seem that bad.

Thanks

Low motor, good not great on the PK. Many leaf fans hoped he would be more of what he was with the Rangers and less of what he was will Buf.
For me he fell into the middle.
Feel he was given a lot of rope and should of been part of the rotation of guys battling for a spot.

 

[Maple Leaf]

Great news

 

[PromisedLand]

I get Leafs waiving Vesey; I don't get nucks picking up vesey lol

would piss me off though if nucks traded him for a pick as a depth player to one of US teams though lol

 

[egd27]

Because GMs love getting in pissing matches, and if someone takes away one of their toys then they'll always feel the need to retaliate

Not if they are good GM's and not Board posters.

 

[Mr Hockey]

Lol... only thing high end about him was the school he went to.

well he was pretty hyped coming out of college, I think he will settle in as a decent bottom 6 guy on a lesser skilled team

 

[BertCorbeau]

Hey guys, can you guys give us a little bit of a scouting report on him?

We have probably the worst bottom six in the entire league right now, lots of injuries.

From just small glances, he did not seem that bad.

Thanks

What zeke said .. Considering your injuries he'll be a nice addition. Won't hurt you defensively (often) but won't wow you offensively or on the forecheck. Pretty vanilla in that respect.

 

[BertCorbeau]

well he was pretty hyped coming out of college, I think he will settle in as a decent bottom 6 guy on a lesser skilled team

He's the poster boy for college UFA hype when most end up being pretty mediocre at best.

 

[ottomaddox]

Below average player.

Toronto will be ok.

Vancouver will be fine.

 

[justloveleafs]

He seemed a bit sleepy. We already have a guy like that as our number one goalie. The NHL is so fast and competitive now, coaches want to drain every ounce of energy, a player has, night in and night out. Vesey's motor, just doesn't have that kind of horse power.

 

[The Hanging Jowl]

Not a liability.

Not super fast but good mobility.

Not super big but good size.

Not super tough but solid.

Not much of a creator but knows where to go and how to finish.

Solid defensively.

Looked fine on the PK.

Mostly invisible in both good and bad ways.

Perfect summation in my opinion. I'll miss calling him Vichy but not much else.

 

[Macallan18]

Benning.....Ha Ha!!

 

[Egghead1999]

I get Leafs waiving Vesey; I don't get nucks picking up vesey lol

would piss me off though if nucks traded him for a pick as a depth player to one of US teams though lol

Vancouver is not forward heavy and few of their btm6 are worst than Versey. Having said that, I find it funny that Canucks will pick him up since their owners turn off the money tap.

 

[Stonehands 1]

Lost a player, no big whoop

 

[LeafSteel]

Damnit.

I guess this means we are keeping that Marner kid, right Dregs???

No big loss and nothing unexpected here. Would rather give Agostino more opportunities.

 

[wingman75]

Not sure how excited the team is that he was claimed. Obviously they know the risks and we do have 3-4 other forwards who could come into the lineup and do the same (and probably more) than Vesey did.

This means more Petan, Boyd, Anderson and maybe Galchenyuk.

 

[Bankerguy]

I think he was claimed by Vancouver to flip at the deadline for a 4th or 5th round pick.
He'd be an upgrade at a palatable cap hit (pending UFA too ) for a team with a weak bottom 6 that needs someone who isnt a glaring liability.

 

[AngryScotsman]

Wasn't it a couple of games ago that he scored two goals?

Thanks to Spezza.

 

[Martin Skoula]

Hey guys, can you guys give us a little bit of a scouting report on him?

We have probably the worst bottom six in the entire league right now, lots of injuries.

From just small glances, he did not seem that bad.

Thanks

Imagine if a scientist created the most vanilla player possible in a lab but accidentally made him incredibly nervous at all times. Could be a legit top line complementary player if someone figures out how to give him a killer instinct.

 

[Future]

I think he was claimed by Vancouver to flip at the deadline for a 4th or 5th round pick.
He'd be an upgrade at a palatable cap hit (pending UFA too ) for a team with a weak bottom 6 that needs someone who isnt a glaring liability.

No one is giving up assets to acquire Vesey.

 

[CanadasTeam]

Not much of a loss. He was okay on the PK and what not. Very replaceable.

Leivo and Vesey gonna tear up the North!

 

[Notsince67]

Anyone rmbr when Babcock thought Vesey would be perfect complement to Matthews?

I remember when some here were more excited of his signing over Simmonds.