Confirmed Trade: [ANA/VAN] Michael Del Zotto (25% retained) for Luke Schenn and a 2020 7th round pick

[kducks]

Schenn was playing for Anaheim? News to me.

He was down in San Diego most of the time.

 

[Canadian Canuck]

I think this takes the Canucks to five picks in the last two rounds of the upcoming draft. Interesting.

Yessir. Three 6th round picks and two 7th round picks

 

[Pyrophorus]

So the most valuable piece is the 7th rounder?

 

[Pyrophorus]

I remember when the 19 year old "Human Eraser" was being labelled as the best shutdown defensemen since Adam Foote by scouts. I still don't really know what happened there. Some people say that our development staff decided that he needed to put on weight, which in turn affected his already mediocre skating. Others think he just came along at a time when the pace of the game was evolving and players like him just weren't as effective as they were in the 90's. Either way, It makes me a little sad to see someone who was heralded as a future captain falling so far from grace. It wasn't long ago I thought he had the chance to rebound and become an effective part of any teams second pairing but at 29 years of age that opportunity is probably long gone.

I don't really see this as a significant move for either team but it is interesting that Luke is being projected as playing for Utica(is this substantiated or just a prediction?) I thought that the Canucks would at least try him out.

After the Fab Four and #15, it was a pathetic draft.
The lone draft where Fletcher was probably right.

 

[oobga]

I just learned that Luke Schenn is still in the NHL. Crazy.

 

[aufheben]

I remember when both of these guys were prized young players

I mean Del Zotto hasn’t had a bad career all things considered. He never became that consistent 40-point defenseman but he’s been a top-4 guy for the better part of the decade.

 

[Rschmitz]

I mean Del Zotto hasn’t had a bad career all things considered. He never became that consistent 40-point defenseman but he’s been a top-4 guy for the better part of the decade.

Yeah, not terrible. But at one point he was the rumored centerpiece for Stamkos though, he had some lofty expectations.

 

[JuniorNelson]

Schenn is being brought in to add beef. Green probably engineered this. Canucks want to play in the post season. [MOD] Adding toughness around him makes sense when you consider how soft the Canucks have been. Green will expect policing from Schenn, even if it is not the player's strong point. Gudbranson is the example I cite.

Hilariously, Don Cherry can reasonably claim credit for observing Petterson is unprotected, compared to the thorough security Edmonton provided Gretzky in an ancient era.

 

[82Ninety42011]

I just pray that Benning thinks Schenn can duplicate Gudbranson's role now and he moves him !

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

So he's entertaining going both directions on the ice? And he'll cost the team games to help with that draft pick? Great trade for the Ducks.

Nothing amazing about his offensive game. I wouldn't say 'entertaining' is the word, but he can score the odd goal here & there, yeah.

He'll help with the draft pick for sure, you got that part right. Tank commander MDZ at your service.

 

[lwvs84]

Nothing amazing about his offensive game. I wouldn't say 'entertaining' is the word, but he can score the odd goal here & there, yeah.

He'll help with the draft pick for sure, you got that part right. Tank commander MDZ at your service.

This is a Carlyle run team... the bar for entertaining is low. Can he get a shot on goal? That's often a massive step up this season...

 

[Tryamkin]

Yessir. Three 6th round picks and two 7th round picks

It’s a 2020 7th

 

[Angry Hockey Dad]

Look at all the ex Flyers being shuffled

 

[kilowatt]

So the most valuable piece is the 7th rounder?

thats showbiz baby

 

[Starat327]

I'm not sure if this was posted in here yet or not but I found it humorous:

 

[Fonzieleaf]

It's sad that Schenn's best season was his rookie season. It's too bad he has been steadily declining over the years. He had a very good resume in his draft year.

 

[member 290103]

Schenn is a negative.

If you put him in the minors and he is not playing, it not much of a negative though is it? The Utica D can use him.

 

[Canadian Canuck]

It’s a 2020 7th

Yeah my bad noticed that after I posted that!

 

[JuniorNelson]

I really think this is what they are doing. Schenn will get some games in on the comets but probably only for conditioning. Canucks have a skating coach they use, don't they? I think they'll try to get Schenn up to speed. If they think he can keep up, I think he'll be in Vancouver before the trade deadline.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Delzotto constantly getting scratched. Greener didnt like him. He probably requested a trade.

Anyone aware me on Schenn? Is he just a body or will he contribute? Last I heard he was a bust.

He’s terrible

 

[Deuce Awesome]

Its kind of neat following these player trades in a time when trades are scarce.

Schenn, great first year, franchise stay at home defenseman. Future captain. GM takes him overseas to visit troops.

Then he starts an immediate decline. Dealt off for JVR. JVR considered to be injury prone and soft at time so the trade was considered two recent top five picks with question marks dealt for one another.

JVR plays well for the Leafs for years; then returns to the Flyers via free agency.

Schenn becomes journeyman AHL'er.

Would complete the circle if he came back to Toronto.

 

[JuniorNelson]

Ah yes, I bet 7 minute a night slow and crappy defenceman Luke Schenn will stop teams from bodychecking Pettersson.

I look at the Canucks and I still see a soft team around a fragile kid. Schenn isn't even a tough guy but he hits. I don't expect him to fight. Canucks with Schenn can field three defensive pairings that have a heavyweight that hits. That means one of them is on the ice at all times. Opponents will still run Petterson but they will draw penalties and risk retaliation.

Canucks may bring up young Hughes. He can run the powerplay and will bolster the offence. He's five ten and one hundred and seventy pounds, though. He and Petterson will need bodyguards in the playoffs. If Schenn can function as an on ice deterrent Petterson and Hughes will get space to drive the offense. That's the theory, I think.

 

[Siludin]

Yessir. Three 6th round picks and two 7th round picks

They will very likely package something to get another 3rd-5th round pick

 

[MarkusNaslund19]

Terrible trade by Benning. Canucks fans deserve a better GM.

I would love to hear your rationale. Because I strongly disagree.

 

[MarkusNaslund19]

The penalties thing makes sense to me, but again I'm not seeing where the atrocious defensively thing is coming from. Canucks are better defensively when he's out there by a solid margin.

Because advanced stats are a tool, but they do not replace watching the game through trained eyes.

Del Zotto may be serviceable as the 7th dman for the Ducks, or may even find the right D-partner and be okay on the bottom pairing. But he has been atrocious for the Canucks. Constantly overmatched, not great hockey sense. His heart is in the right place, but he basically sucks.