Player Discussion: Erik Gudbranson

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What do we have in him?

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[Index]

Basically a bigger,younger more physical Tanev

 

[Roy Baby*]

Basically a bigger,younger more physical Tanev

That was penciled in as the Panthers' next C and has unreal amounts of character...works his ass off, stands up for teammates, makes it a pain in the ass to enter the D zone...he is perfect for the Canucks...

Him, Virtanen, Dubois/Tkachuk, and Tryamkin will be really fun to watch against the Flames and Oilers

One hell of a deal Vancouver got on this, my word

 

[David71]

canucks got bigger on D! can he fight? really well? a better younger version of kb3.

 

[DL44]

Loved his game in the playoffs.

Excited to have his size, snarl and mobility on the D.

 

[JA]

#6 for the Kingston Frontenacs.

Yannick Weber is a UFA. #6 will be available.

 

[monster_bertuzzi]

Basically a bigger,younger more physical Tanev

The biggest Tanev fanboys here will crucify you for saying that, but the reality is I pretty much agree with this.

He's a defensive D that will probably max out at 20-25 points. He brings elements Tanev simply does not.

 

[clunk]

Basically a bigger,younger more physical Tanev

lol no. Tanev can actually move the puck, and is much better defensively.

 

[Yossarian54]

Basically a bigger,younger more physical Tanev

He's not on Tanev's level though. Certainly not with respect to posession numbers or even point production.

I'd give you 'bigger, but solid 2nd pair version of Tanev'.

 

[kanucks25]

Basically a bigger,younger more physical Tanev

And Horvat is a younger Bergeron.

The biggest Tanev fanboys here will crucify you for saying that, but the reality is I pretty much agree with this.

He's a defensive D that will probably max out at 20-25 points. He brings elements Tanev simply does not.

If you don't want to get crucified then don't say dumb things. Neither the eye-test nor the stats show that Gudbranson is anywhere near as good as Tanev.

Other than being more physical, he's worse in every way.




I don't see Gudbranson in a negative light, I'm sure he'll be fine as a 2nd pairing guy and he could be a good fit beside Hutton.

The problem is just how we acquired him.

 

[GranvilleIsland]

I'll reserve judgement until I see him play. I'm excited with what I've heard though.

 

[coldsteel79]

He's a good number 4 that will help Hutton blossom offensively and protect him from mean players

 

[coldsteel79]

He'll also add years to the sedins careers

 

[Addison Rae]

Basically a bigger,younger more physical Tanev

lmao what

 

[Tobi Wan Kenobi]

I have a feeling he'll fit in really well here. Hutton as his D partner for years to come looks pretty good.

 

[Addison Rae]

The biggest Tanev fanboys here will crucify you for saying that, but the reality is I pretty much agree with this.

He's a defensive D that will probably max out at 20-25 points. He brings elements Tanev simply does not.

Just don't even try, absolutely ridiculous. It's like saying Jared Cowen is a bigger, strong Tanev.

 

[monster_bertuzzi]

If you don't want to get crucified then don't say dumb things. Neither the eye-test nor the stats show that Gudbranson is anywhere near as good as Tanev.

Other than being more physical, he's worse in every way.




I don't see Gudbranson in a negative light, I'm sure he'll be fine as a 2nd pairing guy and he could be a good fit beside Hutton.

The problem is just how we acquired him.

Tanev is also three years older. Sure, he's better right now but Gudbranson's upside is basically a
physical Tanev with slightly worse puck movement in transition...not sure whats so outlandish about that.

He's not just more physical than Tans...he's a lot more physical.

 

[arttk]

Basically a bigger,younger more physical Tanev

People need to stop saying that. He is nothing like Tanev.

Tanev was already pretty elite defensively at this age and players tend not to change too much after 300 games played.

 

[polarbearcub]

He's a good number 4 that will help Hutton blossom offensively and protect him from mean players

They brought him in fur sure they see him playing with Hutton

 

[Jabba The Hutton]

If you want to feel better, watch the hits that he put on Taylor Hall and Tuevo Teravainen in January 2016. He absolutely levelled both of them with clean hits. If he takes out a few of our rivals players with big hits they will reconsider attacking us with speed.

Try searching erik gudbranson on videos section of nhl.com and watch some of them.
http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=935746

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

Solid addition on the blue line. Hope he keeps improving and pans out to be the player he was at the draft. Hopefully he gets his #44.

 

[opendoor]

Tanev is also three years older. Sure, he's better right now but Gudbranson's upside is basically a
physical Tanev with slightly worse puck movement in transition...not sure whats so outlandish about that.

He's not just more physical than Tans...he's a lot more physical.

2 years. And Tanev was much better 2 years ago than Gudbranson is now.

 

[Tobi Wan Kenobi]

Gudbranson made big strides this year and I think the Canucks are banking it's going to continue. Willie Mitchell wouldn't say WTF if he wasn't any good

 

[NoShowWilly]

How long must the canucks wait before they can re-sign Gudbranson?

 

[JanBulisPiggyBack]

A lot less negativity in this thread. I'm pleased with this acquisition. Price was high but the player isn't crap. I was a big Tanev supporter when he resigned the first time and there was a big divide among us whether he was worth the raise or not. Only hope is for a couple games before we name him a foundational player and give him salary and term