Confirmed with Link: [VAN/DET] Alex Biega for David Pope

[DonnyNucker]

Consider Detroit is tanking
He probably will

A plug for a plug. I am excited for the incoming panic on these boards

 

[DonnyNucker]

Brutal. Hopefully he gets a true shot in Detroit. This guy is a quality NHL defender and every year we chose garbage over him.

Weird that no other team agrees with you

 

[Red]

Awful move. I'm not a fan of Biega's game in terms of a top 6 defender but he's a perfect #7/8 and we need D depth, not more wingers. A Tanev injury is probably only a week or two away.

 

[EpochLink]

A plug for a plug. I am excited for the incoming panic on these boards

yeah this board losing their shit in a plug defensemen

mike santorelli all over again

 

[geebaan]

Awful move. I'm not a fan of Biega's game in terms of a top 6 defender but he's a perfect #7/8 and we need D depth, not more wingers. A Tanev injury is probably only a week or two away.

Nah dude it means nothing, smarten up (sarcasm)

 

[VintageBure]

Brutal. Why are we doing Detroit favours? If we didn’t think there was room for beiga (which is insane because I think he’s proven he is a bottom pairing dman in the NHL, who gives 100 % every night) and has looked better than both stretcher and Benn in pre season, why not at least get a draft pick from them? If they wanted to move a contract, tell them you want more value or move on.

 

[megatron]

we’ve had Biega for how many years.
When’s the season he’s gonna ‘step’ up?

is Biega gonna put up top 4 defensive production?
FOH

He's a a serviceable 6th defender and is paid as such 850k a year. Dont need him to put up top 4 production. He stepped in quite admirably last year when the D corp was hit with a rash of injuries. Hes a team guy, plays hard, gives 100%. If Im a GM ill have Biega as my 6/7 defenseman everytime. If Biega made 2.5 million a year then this trade would be a win for Benning, but at 850k a year this is a guy you keep.
You are taking into account his salary arent you? thats the key here. Judging by your post Im assuming you dont as you're asking the wrong questions.

 

[brock hughes007]

congrats to Bulldog Alex,,out of the crap Benning is trying to build here..Better opportunity for you in Motown.

 

[EpochLink]

He's a a serviceable 6th defender and is paid as such 850k a year. Dont need him to put up top 4 production. He stepped in quite admirably last year when the D corp was hit with a rash of injuries. Hes a team guy, plays hard, gives 100%. If Im a GM ill have Biega as my 6/7 defenseman everytime. If Biega made 2.5 million a year then this trade would be a win for Benning, but at 850k a year this is a guy you keep.
You are taking into account his salary arent you? thats the key here. Judging by your post Im assuming you dont as you're asking the wrong questions.

I’ve been here long enough from over reaction.
No ones happy here, we traded a depth guy and the world is collapsing.

 

[The Drop]

Lol

 

[Fire Benning]

Biega never got the respect he deserved from this org. and now he gets dealt for an East coast league bum. Wow.

 

[Red]

MS is (justifiably) going to lose his mind.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Ok put it this way. Go back to 2011...imagine trading Aaron Rome for garbage and relying on the likes of Oberg or Sauve just because we had a solid top 6?

You need f***ing depth.

Go figure you get rid of him because he was acquired by the previous regime (Utica)

 

[geebaan]

Ok put it this way. Go back to 2011...imagine trading Aaron Rome for garbage and relying on the likes of Oberg or Sauve just because we had a solid top 6?

Dude, how many times do I have to tell you, no trade matters, Benning is the best. Sheesh.

 

[DonnyNucker]

Brutal. Why are we doing Detroit favours? If we didn’t think there was room for beiga (which is insane because I think he’s proven he is a bottom pairing dman in the NHL, who gives 100 % every night) and has looked better than both stretcher and Benn in pre season, why not at least get a draft pick from them? If they wanted to move a contract, tell them you want more value or move on.

Dude. Nobody wanted him for free why would a team give up a draft pick? Think please

 

[Javaman]

Team Tank approves of this trade.

 

[VanillaCoke]

I hope Biega gets a real chance in Detroit, who should be able to recognize good defense, and makes this trade look worse than it already is.


Fire Benning Immediately. If you cant see he's never ever going to be able to build a contender you're sandra Bullock.

 

[Krnuckfan]

Jim Benning making another stupid trade, what else is new.

 

[Fire Benning]

This is gonna be great when Tanev blocks a shot and is out for a month on Wednesday.

 

[MS]

MS is (justifiably) going to lose his mind.

Not really. The stupid already happened when they didn’t realize what they had and then waived a guy better than multiple other defenders they’re keeping.

Happy to see he’s getting a chance elsewhere. He deserves it.

It is quite amusing after all the hand-wringing about defensive depth and injuries every single year under Benning that we now have left ourselves with the worst depth we’ve ever had.

Pope is just irrelevant garbage include to balance out contract slots.

 

[Diamonddog01]

His agent requested a trade and the team did him a solid. Kind of like the Leivo trade (for the Leafs).

 

[rypper]

What a useless trade.

A team that regularly gets crushed by injuries, particularly on defense, trades great cheap depth defenseman.

We're a team that regularly dips into the 9-10th defender on our depth chart. Biega is better then a lot of what's left.

Pope will never play for the Canucks.

 

[Horvat1C]

This move was just Benning doing Biega a favour by finding him a potential NHL job. Same thing that Toronto did last year with Leivo.

 

[canucksfan]

This move was just Benning doing Biega a favour by finding him a potential NHL job. Same thing that Toronto did last year with Leivo.

That's fine except he should have been the 7th defenseman.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Dude. Nobody wanted him for free why would a team give up a draft pick? Think please

Because other GMs know Benning has no negotation skills and can wait for Benning to either a) overpay for an asset or b) take on a crap player or contract slot to offload an asset.

This is Benning getting tunnel vision again. Signing Benn to a stupid contract and letting Biega go is on par with signing Schaller and letting last years cheap depth go (Gaunce). Good teams do not do this.