Rumor: Canucks looking to deal Garrison? (TB, MTL?)

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Figured this could use its own thread. Per Bob McKenzie and Farhan Lalji:

Bob McKenzie‏@TSNBobMcKenzie·10 mins
Legit chance VAN deals defenceman Jason Garrison although he has full NTC. It's believed he would reluctantly waive depending on location.
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Bob McKenzie‏@TSNBobMcKenzie·8 mins
Hearing TB and MTL as potential landing spots for Garrison. TB was interested in Garrison when he was UFA and chose VAN.
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Farhan Lalji‏@FarhanLaljiTSN·5 mins
Very real possibility of Garrison to Tampa and Kesler to Anahiem happen today. #canucks
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Wonder what they'd be looking for in return, and if that could possibly be swung around to assist in their bid for the 1st overall.

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[David71]

big day in canuckville

 

[Tiranis]

Better be a good return and not just a dump. He's a good player despite some struggles this past season. In a league where Andrew MacDonald somehow got $5m, Garrison should have lots of value.

 

[VanCanucks53]

Could be a crazy day.

 

[Patchey*]

Garrison should hold good value I'm not too worried

 

[Reign Nateo]

Yeah I would be pretty upset if they didn't get good value for him.

 

[ultra7k]

Shaping up to be one of the most interesting days in Canucks history if everything goes down.

 

[Nona Di Giuseppe]

Even though is BMack, I don't believe this.

Garrison is a friend of a friend and wants to live here, being from Whiterock. Unless something happened since I saw him last year; he has zero intention of moving.

Maybe some girl broke his heart.. who knows, but I'll believe this when I see it.

 

[WinterEmpire]

Trading Garrison over Edler?

Shake head

 

[carolinacanuck]

too bad, i kinda liked garrison and his blast from the point. one of the few players who can actually hit the net

 

[Tiranis]

Even though is BMack, I don't believe this.

Garrison is a friend of a friend and wants to live here, being from Whiterock. Unless something happened since I saw him last year; he has zero intention of moving.

Maybe some girl broke his heart.. who knows, but I'll believe this when I see it.

The rumour is that Benning wants him moved, not that Garrison wants out.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

The rumour is that Benning wants him moved, not that Garrison wants out.

McKenzie even says, he would "reluctantly" waive his NTC. I'm sure Garrison wants to be here, but if management is saying they want to move him...well, would you want to stick with an employer that doesn't want you?

I like Garrison, both as a player and a person. I hope the return for him is good.

 

[stuffradio]

First everyone rags on him every game and says how useless he is, now that he is being traded they say they always loved him and want to see him stay.

 

[Nona Di Giuseppe]

The rumour is that Benning wants him moved, not that Garrison wants out.

I don't believe he'd waive. I mean, it's hard to not say "maybe" when someone is expressing they don't want you, but from direct talk with him last year, he only wanted to play here, it's a dream come true for him, couldn't be any happier.

If Benning did some Jedi ****, alright, but otherwise, last time I checked; he wants to play here.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Even though is BMack, I don't believe this.

Garrison is a friend of a friend and wants to live here, being from Whiterock. Unless something happened since I saw him last year; he has zero intention of moving.

Maybe some girl broke his heart.. who knows, but I'll believe this when I see it.

Well HW last night said there was another 2 Canucks besides Kesler that were asked to waive No Trades yesterday: 1 was considering it and 1 was upset about it and was refusing but the Canucks were pushing for a waive.

Speculation here was Burrows / Garrison.

 

[VeteranNetPresence]

HW looks like she is on track to getting this one right- probably won't get full value with that NTC though

 

[Nona Di Giuseppe]

First everyone rags on him every game and says how useless he is, now that he is being traded they say they always loved him and want to see him stay.

I think this is in your perception of how you view "everyone".

 

[Peen]

First everyone rags on him every game and says how useless he is, now that he is being traded they say they always loved him and want to see him stay.

I said before the season that I thought he'd hit 20 goals, 45 points.

so I have to stick with garrison even though he **** the bed the second half of the season.

 

[member 202355]

Nesterov+?

 

[Tiranis]

I don't believe he'd waive. I mean, it's hard to not say "maybe" when someone is expressing they don't want you, but from direct talk with him last year, he only wanted to play here, it's a dream come true for him, couldn't be any happier.

If Benning did some Jedi ****, alright, but otherwise, last time I checked; he wants to play here.

I think it just really sucks to be somewhere where you're clearly not wanted. Sometimes it's just easier to move somewhere like Tampa, an up-and-coming team, where you're actually wanted.

I don't think he's married or his kids either, right? That probably makes it a bit less of an issue for him compared to players with young kids.

 

[Barney Gumble]

Better be a good return and not just a dump. He's a good player despite some struggles this past season. In a league where Andrew MacDonald somehow got $5m, Garrison should have lots of value.

Better comparison would be the defenseman the Oilers just signed - Nikitin (a guy who was a healthy scratch a number of times last season) got $4.5 million (just 100K more than Garrison).

Edler is still evidently holding the "immunity idol".

 

[David71]

he was okay last year. pairing alongside ha,huis for awhile as a shutdown pair. guess 1 dman has got to go making 4.5 million. need that extra capspace to sign ufas or trade for a scorer

 

[VanCanucks53]

I would definitely be fine with moving him but only if the return is good. He didnt have a good year last year but he's not some cap dump either. So hopefully they get good value for him.

Feel bad for him too.

 

[just22]

Hmm... would be nice to walk away from this draft with three first round picks.

 

[Verviticus]

Better be a good return and not just a dump. He's a good player despite some struggles this past season. In a league where Andrew MacDonald somehow got $5m, Garrison should have lots of value.

def won't get full value for him

I guess him moving precludes the 1oa trade? no way they gut our d before free agency