Rumor: Canucks looking for a High End puck moving D-man (Benning interview)

[FreeMcdavid]

I get this. I'm just confused with the focus being on "puck moving".

Hughes is one of the best puck carriers in the game. By "puck moving" do they just mean a stay at home guy that can make a pass to Hughes?

No they want a guy to also be puck moving when Hughes is on the bench.

 

[Diversification]

I get this. I'm just confused with the focus being on "puck moving".

Hughes is one of the best puck carriers in the game. By "puck moving" do they just mean a stay at home guy that can make a pass to Hughes?

I think the idea is that they won't be re-signing Tanev and that Benning has an eye towards a dman that can bring more offense than Tanev as his replacement. Presumably this dman would be right shot and have a good outlet pass, perhaps at the expense of the shot blocking and sneaky good defence that Tanev brings. Let's face it, anyone paired with Hughes is not going to be puck handling all that much.

 

[Diversification]

No they want a guy to also be puck moving when Hughes is on the bench.

Benning specifically mentioned defense pairings. So I don't think it's for someone playing on the 2nd pairing.

For next year, that will probably be Edler/Myers.

 

[AirGut]

Screams DeAngelo but I know VAN doesn't have the gall to do something like that. People still think ADA is a "project"

 

[BCNate]

Screams DeAngelo but I know VAN doesn't have the gall to do something like that. People still think ADA is a "project"

What would the return have to be though? We basically have Virtanen, Stecher and futures, but would need to send cap your way as well. Don't see a fit here.

 

[AirGut]

What would the return have to be though? We basically have Virtanen, Stecher and futures, but would need to send cap your way as well. Don't see a fit here.

I'd honestly take something centered around Virtanen and futures. But yes the cap would have to work so I think it's a fit but not THEE fit

 

[BCNate]

I'd honestly take something centered around Virtanen and futures. But yes the cap would have to work so I think it's a fit but not THEE fit

I'd do that for sure. Virtanen and any prospect that is not Pod/Hoglander/Rathbone/possibly OJ.

 

[Teflon Jim]

I get this. I'm just confused with the focus being on "puck moving".

Hughes is one of the best puck carriers in the game. By "puck moving" do they just mean a stay at home guy that can make a pass to Hughes?

I think if he wanted a stay at home d man he would've said that instead he said puck moving dman .
In the playoffs we had trouble exiting the dzone when Hughes wasn't on the ice so I'm thinking he wants someone who can move the puck out and put up some points on the second unit.

 

[SomeSortOfHockey]

Didn't think they needed one. If they feel this way Barrie will sign in Vancouver. Its well established he wanted to sign before and his going to free agency. Right hand d and a puck mover who probably has Vancouver at the top of his list.

 

[Fatass]

Didn't think they needed one. If they feel this way Barrie will sign in Vancouver. Its well established he wanted to sign before and his going to free agency. Right hand d and a puck mover who probably has Vancouver at the top of his list.

Canucks letting both Tanev and Stecher walk clears enough cap to sign Barrie.

 

[Jozay]

Tyson barrie lol