Confirmed Trade: [PIT/VAN] Erik Gudbranson for Tanner Pearson

[PetterssonSimp]

This probably ends terribly for the Pens and most fans I think would still undo the trade if they could, but Guds has been better than Vancouver fans had warned. Maybe he's being sheltered better. Maybe this system is better for him. Maybe he's got a D partner that covers for him well. Maybe this is just a small sample size. We shall see.

Now that he's with the organization, I'll support him and hope he does well.

I’ve already touched on why he’s been effective there, I even tweeted it at official Pens twitter and they literally did what I said to do.
You never allow him to handle the puck. Pettersson has done all the puck moving for him, his job is simply be big and hard on the puck. The second part was always a challenge for him as so many players can skate better or at the very least turn on the ice without the full width of the rink. Continue to do this and you’ll probably find better success than Canucks did with him.

 

[Hugh Mungus]

Luke Schenn has looked better than Gudbranson so far...

Luke schenn is still atrocious

 

[3074326]

Luke Schenn has looked better than Gudbranson so far...

What does this have to do with anything? Is this a Schenn vs. Gudbranson thread?

Gud's play has been fine. Contract is an issue. All we have learned from Vancouver fans so far is that you guys love hyperbole and are annoying.

 

[Red]

Gud's play has been fine. Contract is an issue. All we have learned from Vancouver fans so far is that you guys love hyperbole and are annoying.

This sounds quite hypocritical since all you're doing in this thread is extending hyperbole to Canucks fans...

 

[Goatlender]

What does this have to do with anything? Is this a Schenn vs. Gudbranson thread?

Gud's play has been fine. Contract is an issue. All we have learned from Vancouver fans so far is that you guys love hyperbole and are annoying.

Schenn has been Gud’s replacement, so they are related for the Canucks.

Just wait for RealGud to make an appearance.

 

[Fatty McLardy]

Nucks fans also thought Sutter was a good player when he got traded there for Bonino...

 

[Laterade]

Nucks fans also thought Sutter was a good player when he got traded there for Bonino...

Nah fam we hated the trade.

 

[SouthGeorge]

Another gud game

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

Another gud game

I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop but so far so gud

 

[Power Surge]

I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop but so far so gud

I think we need to file a missing persons report, I think Gudzillia ate Jenner tonight.

 

[Fatty McLardy]

Another gud game

Pens are playing very gud despite missing two of their top 3 d-man.

 

[Jules Winnfield]

Lol Guddy played the 5th or usually the 6th most ice time for Canucks defenceman. We never asked him to be The Guy, hell we barely asked him to be a #4 most nights and he still failed at it!

Maybe your coaches just suck?

 

[Diamonddog01]

Maybe your coaches just suck?

Sure, our coaches and players are all garbage. In Florida and Van there was a diamond hidden in the turd all along, glad you guys rooted around in there to find it.

 

[Leafs87]

Luke schenn is still atrocious

I saw Luke Schenn play for the first time in a long time last night. I always thought he’d be the perfect number 6 for the leafs this year. He is far to slow for the NHL today. I never noticed that problem with Gudbranson

 

[PetterssonSimp]

I saw Luke Schenn play for the first time in a long time last night. I always thought he’d be the perfect number 6 for the leafs this year. He is far to slow for the NHL today. I never noticed that problem with Gudbranson

You clearly have never watch Gudbranson try to make a turn

 

[Lemmiwinks]

Nucks fans also thought Sutter was a good player when he got traded there for Bonino...

Nah, not true.

 

[Pip]

Nucks fans also thought Sutter was a good player when he got traded there for Bonino...

Believe it or not the fanbase was divided on that trade. “Nucks fans” can have differing opinions.

 

[Fordy]

hated the trade at the time but gud’s play more than passes the eye test and his advanced stats are through the roof. something must be rotten in vancouver

 

[justafan22]

hated the trade at the time but gud’s play more than passes the eye test and his advanced stats are through the roof. something must be rotten in vancouver

He stunk in Florida without Brian Campbell

 

[Fordy]

He stunk in Florida without Brian Campbell

ok so you’re saying something is also rotten in florida? not sure anyone’s gonna dispute that but also not sure what this has to do with my post

 

[Pancakes]

He's been legitimately good so far with us. I'm skeptical it continues, but as someone who hated the trade I do still have to give him credit for what he has done so far.

He does seem like an easy guy to root for. Well spoken and humble. Seems like a good team guy. That was one positive thing I read in a lot of different places. Does being a team guy make up for being a bad player? Of course not. But if he can keep playing at the solid level he has so far and brings that locker room presence I'm pretty happy with him.

 

[Gsh]

Good thing the Leafs didn’t get him. He would go from Erik Gudbranson to Erik GudProSon in a second under Babs

 

[Extra Texture]

Believe it or not the fanbase was divided on that trade. “Nucks fans” can have differing opinions.

Poppycock! This is HF. All fanbases are monolithic, a sixth-rounder is more valuable than an average NHL player, and winning a trade is more important for the psyche than winning the cup.

 

[kanucks25]

lol @ the comments towards Canucks fans.

Luke freaking Schenn has come in and played better than Gudbranson. Alex Biega, a guy most of you have probably never heard of, has been our #7 D for several years and has played better than Gudbranson. Nobody is just making any of this stuff up. Watch the games and look at the stats.

If any of you actually watched any Canucks games, you'd understand why most of us were low on Gudbranson (and his atrocious advanced stats supported that).

2 good weeks in Pittsburgh do not outweigh years of ineptitude.

Him playing good in Pittsburgh doesn't mean he wasn't terrible in Vancouver, both things can be true.

If for whatever reason he fits in Pittsburgh, good for him and good for them. Like others have said, he seems like a great guy, and that always gets fans on his side.

If you think he's a long-term top-4 solution then have at it. I don't see that ending well.

Can he be fine in a limited depth role when playing behind the right team and system? Sure why not.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

lol @ the comments towards Canucks fans.

Luke freaking Schenn has come in and played better than Gudbranson. Alex Biega, a guy most of you have probably never heard of, has been our #7 D for several years and has played better than Gudbranson. Nobody is just making any of this stuff up. Watch the games and look at the stats.

If any of you actually watched any Canucks games, you'd understand why most of us were low on Gudbranson (and his atrocious advanced stats supported that).

2 good weeks in Pittsburgh do not outweigh years of ineptitude.

Him playing good in Pittsburgh doesn't mean he wasn't terrible in Vancouver, both things can be true.

If for whatever reason he fits in Pittsburgh, good for him and good for them. Like others have said, he seems like a great guy, and that always gets fans on his side.

If you think he's a long-term top-4 solution then have at it. I don't see that ending well.

Can he be fine in a limited depth role when playing behind the right and system? Sure why not.

Yeah, he sucked big time in Vancouver. Shultz also sucked in Edmonton before going to Pittsburgh. Sometimes guys need a change of scenery to get it together.