Linden "Playoff Performer?" Vey - Part III

[biturbo19]

I can't see him actually getting cut before the regular season. It's going to take at least a few weeks of more offensive opportunities for vey to tread water before we see him moved or waived.

I don't think it happens this year.

There's really nothing wrong with Vey as a "spare" sort of "Utility player". He's failed to really take a step forward this year from the looks of it...but he's still fine as an extra. He can play any position, on any line...kind of not horribly. That's fine for a spare forward, and we've really lacked that extra piece in the past. I mean, think about the "spare forwards" this team has iced in previous years? Man it's bad.

After this season though...really curious to see what happens, if Vey doesn't make a miraculous improvement at some point during the year.

 

[ginner classic]

Could and should be cut. He's not an NHL player. Certainly should not be in the starting lineup.

 

[Pip]

Hope to see him on waivers soon

 

[Bad News Benning]

soft as a daisy. Bo Horvat has more man in his pinky finger than Vey has in his entire body. If you're not willing to compete and fight for pucks you won't last long in this league. This has nothing to do with size and everything to do with not having a hungry I want the puck mentality.

 

[ginner classic]

I don't think it happens this year.

There's really nothing wrong with Vey as a "spare" sort of "Utility player". He's failed to really take a step forward this year from the looks of it...but he's still fine as an extra. He can play any position, on any line...kind of not horribly. That's fine for a spare forward, and we've really lacked that extra piece in the past. I mean, think about the "spare forwards" this team has iced in previous years? Man it's bad.

After this season though...really curious to see what happens, if Vey doesn't make a miraculous improvement at some point during the year.

I don't think he's any better than Andrew Ebbett was.

 

[Tiranis]

I don't think he's any better than Andrew Ebbett was.

Or Jeff Tambellini. To me Vey is worse than both those players because he's not that good at the one thing he's good at and then he's just flat out bad at the other aspects, like being physical or defensive play. He also just doesn't seem to have the extra gear that these utility players need to find to stay in the league.

Tambellini and Ebbett were both smaller but worked their assess off both in the gym and on the ice.

 

[tantalum]

Or Jeff Tambellini. To me Vey is worse than both those players because he's not that good at the one thing he's good at and then he's just flat out bad at the other aspects, like being physical or defensive play. He also just doesn't seem to have the extra gear that these utility players need to find to stay in the league.

Tambellini and Ebbett were both smaller but worked their assess off both in the gym and on the ice.

Agreed. Vey is just a meh to bad player if you look at individual aspects of his game. He doesn't excel at anything.

Ebbett to be quite honest can be an effective player in the NHL for spurts. Never really good enough to hold down a permanent position but you would gladly put him the lineup when needed. He has over 200 NHL games for a reason...teams could trust him in that tweener role. I would never gladly put Vey in the lineup.

 

[MS]

Looks like Willie has finally lost patience. Getting benched in a preseason game has to be the end, you'd think?

Feel bad for him but this is a business and you have to deliver.

That 30% raise looks pretty silly right now. Will be interesting to see if Benning has the balls to send a freshly-signed one-way contract to the minors.

 

[Nuckles]

That 30% raise looks pretty silly right now. Will be interesting to see if Benning has the balls to send a freshly-signed one-way contract to the minors.

That's not a Benning move. He needs to double triple quadruple down on his mistake. Vey + 3rd for a 4th.

 

[JanBulisPiggyBack]

If you rearrange the letters in VEY you get VYE......which V and B sound basically the same so its essentially Linden Bye, which can be taken as Bye Bye Linden, which when you compare this new information with the discovery of water on Mars and the effects of the super blood moon eclipse, following the strange warm weather blob in the pacific ocean TRANSLATES TO...................****, Vey makes the opening night roster cause he is Bennings guy


Sorry guys you can't argue with Science

 

[fancouver]

Vey really isn't making a case to be a regular on the roster.

Sedin
Horvat
Sutter
McCann

even Prust

are better options at center right now. At least Prust can play the toughness card which is something the Canucks lack.

Vey's 1 thing he may be good at is PP as a right-handed option. But it looks like Sutter will be getting that opportunity now that 4.4m has been invested.

Not sure where Vey fits, but losing him to waivers would be horrible asset management after giving up a 2nd.

 

[shortshorts]

Or Jeff Tambellini. To me Vey is worse than both those players because he's not that good at the one thing he's good at and then he's just flat out bad at the other aspects, like being physical or defensive play. He also just doesn't seem to have the extra gear that these utility players need to find to stay in the league.

Tambellini and Ebbett were both smaller but worked their assess off both in the gym and on the ice.

Agreed. If Vey had half the shot of Tambellini or half the guts of Ebbett he'd be a successful NHLer.

 

[Vtownfan]

Looks like Willie has finally lost patience. Getting benched in a preseason game has to be the end, you'd think?

Feel bad for him but this is a business and you have to deliver.

That 30% raise looks pretty silly right now. Will be interesting to see if Benning has the balls to send a freshly-signed one-way contract to the minors.

I doubt it. MHT 4 life. Willie won't give up on his golden child.

 

[shortshorts]

That's not a Benning move. He needs to double triple quadruple down on his mistake. Vey + 3rd for a 4th.

You may be joking... but that is not a joking matter with Benning at the helm...

Trading Garrison for 2nd (strike 1)
Trading 2nd for Vey (strike 2)
Force feeding Vey the entire season (strike 3)
Still hasn't cut Vey (strike 4)

This is whatever is after a quadruple down.

 

[CherryToke]

he's still terrible at faceoffs. maybe he should have focused on that instead of lifting weights which did nothing but make him slower.

 

[MS]

Not sure where Vey fits, but losing him to waivers would be horrible asset management after giving up a 2nd.

Trading a 2nd for him was horrible asset management. Giving him up for nothing when he's worthless isn't.

If I pay $20 for a rock, and then throw the rock in a river, it isn't the 2nd part where I've lost value.

Vey will clear waivers in any case. It would actually be a good thing if we could get rid of him, but nobody will take him on a one-way.

I doubt it. MHT 4 life. Willie won't give up on his golden child.

He seemed to give up on him last night.

 

[Nuckles]

You may be joking... but that is not a joking matter with Benning at the helm...

Trading Garrison for 2nd (strike 1)
Trading 2nd for Vey (strike 2)
Force feeding Vey the entire season (strike 3)
Still hasn't cut Vey (strike 4)

This is whatever is after a quadruple down.

No, I was being serious for those very same reasons (though I'd replace 3 with giving him a raise, your #3 is more on Willie than Benning). Not waiving Vey would be a big mistake at this point, there are younger, better players who deserve his roster spot.

 

[fancouver]

Agreed. If Vey had half the shot of Tambellini or half the guts of Ebbett he'd be a successful NHLer.

Ebbett and Tambo were great 13th forwards.

Ebbett played bigger than he was listed.
Tambo had speed for days and a wrister here and there.

Vey is basically a PP specialist, but even then he hasn't been getting points.

 

[CherryToke]

He seemed to give up on him last night.

he did. WD dropped a couple fbombs and glued him to the bench after he lost his 10th faceoff in a row.

 

[Nuckles]

he did. WD dropped a couple fbombs and glued him to the bench after he lost his 10th faceoff in a row.

I remember when I disappointed my father. Felt bad, man.

 

[Vtownfan]

Not sure where Vey fits, but losing him to waivers would be horrible asset management after giving up a 2nd.

I honestly wonder if Vey would even get claimed. I suppose he would. 1 mil 1 year contract is a small risk for a team to see if he can fit on their squad.

More and more I think Lombardi knew exactly what he had. Back in their last cup run he called up Vey's wingers Toffoli and Pearson but not Vey, despite him leading their AHL team in scoring that year.

 

[shortshorts]

I remember when I disappointed my father. Felt bad, man.

It's like a father teaching his son to fish. After the fish pulls the hook the 10th time in a row, he just never looks at you the same way.

 

[Nuckles]

Not sure where Vey fits, but losing him to waivers would be horrible asset management after giving up a 2nd.

Vey isn't an asset.

 

[MS]

I honestly wonder if Vey would even get claimed. I suppose he would. 1 mil 1 year contract is a small risk for a team to see if he can fit on their squad.

More and more I think Lombardi knew exactly what he had. Back in their last cup run he called up Vey's wingers Toffoli and Pearson but not Vey, despite him leading their AHL team in scoring that year.

There have been a slew of better players on two-way deals waived this week with nobody getting claimed.

He'd clear no problem. Unfortunately.

 

[fancouver]

I honestly wonder if Vey would even get claimed. I suppose he would. 1 mil 1 year contract is a small risk for a team to see if he can fit on their squad.

More and more I think Lombardi knew exactly what he had. Back in their last cup run he called up Vey's wingers Toffoli and Pearson but not Vey, despite him leading their AHL team in scoring that year.

He'd definitely get claimed. Like you said it's only 1 year and 1 million. Plenty of teams have 1 million capspace.

If we're going to waive him, it's best to do it early in the season ala Markstrom style when other teams are still figuring out their rosters. If we do it in October, I am pretty certain someone will take a flyer on him.

As for Pearson and Toffoli, LA needed wingers that year. Don't forget, they had Richards as their 4th line center.