Confirmed with Link: Canucks sign D Tucker Poolman to 4-Year, $10M Deal ($2.5M AAV)

[Hit the post]

Yes it's pretty much fantasy world. Could see Pulock moving on though potentially with Mayfield and Dobson on the right side in NY

My fantasy world involves 'other things'.

 

[elitepete]

Yes it's pretty much fantasy world. Could see Pulock moving on though potentially with Mayfield and Dobson on the right side in NY

The price for Pulock would likely be Miller or Garland. And I would heavily consider it if we could take about an extension with him beforehand.

 

[alternate]

The price for Pulock would likely be Miller or Garland. And I would heavily consider it if we could take about an extension with him beforehand.

I can see JT + Hamonic being a package that gets shopped for an upgrade at RD next off-season.

 

[Peen]

 

[kanucks25]

With Poolman, Hamonic and Schenn out, this already gross defence becomes putrid.

 

[Hit the post]

I can see JT + Hamonic being a package that gets shopped for an upgrade at RD next off-season.

I'm not sure Hamonic has that much value to make much of a difference in any trade (unlike Miller).

 

[M2Beezy]

With Poolman, Hamonic and Schenn out, this already gross defence becomes putrid.

OEL Myers
Hughes Burroughs
Rathbone Hunt

 

[Hit the post]

OEL Myers
Hughes Burroughs
Rathbone Hunt

 

[arttk]

Poolman is a top4 D proclamation did not age well.

 

[MS]

Prior to that play against Colorado, Poolman had taken 2 PIM in his last 60 games including playoffs. Weirdly out of character.

 

[SopelFanThe3rd]

My fantasy world involves 'other things'.

Me.

 

[arttk]

Prior to that play against Colorado, Poolman had taken 2 PIM in his last 60 games including playoffs. Weirdly out of character.

Our culture is infectious

 

[ProstheticConscience]

Our culture is infectious

The Canucks: where job satisfaction goes to die.

 

[Melvin]

A bit surprised he only got 2 games for that, being honest.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

He's actually been pretty steady for that cap hit

 

[Hoglander]

He's actually been pretty steady for that cap hit

If you take out Green's mandate to "slide toward the puck carrier and miss the cross-crease pass, so that it results in wide open high-danger chances", I would agree.

 

[John Johnson]

Defensively he is not bad, but could show more. Offensively though, don't even bother passing him the puck in the O zone. Might be one of the worst dmen offensively I have ever seen.

 

[nergish]

Might be one of the worst dmen offensively I have ever seen.

Then you haven't seen Erik Gudbranson.

 

[VanJack]

That's the depressing thing as a Canucks fan....generally you'd have to say that the new guys coming in have been pretty steady from the outset. Poolman is a solid #5 who can move into the top four in a pinch....just what you'd expect from a $2.5m cap hit. And no arguments with OEL and Garland either.

But the rest of the core that Benning has built....yikes! This team is at a point where even when they actually make a decent trade or UFA signing, they're still bad.

 

[John Johnson]

Then you haven't seen Erik Gudbranson.

I have. I've also seen Gudbranson hit the net and score a couple goals. Haven't seen that from Poolman yet.

 

[theguardianII]

That's the depressing thing as a Canucks fan....generally you'd have to say that the new guys coming in have been pretty steady from the outset. Poolman is a solid #5 who can move into the top four in a pinch....just what you'd expect from a $2.5m cap hit. And no arguments with OEL and Garland either.

But the rest of the core that Benning has built....yikes! This team is at a point where even when they actually make a decent trade or UFA signing, they're still bad.

Was he a #5 in the Peg? He was the only minus defenceman they had and scored a point every 10 games or so. He got icetime due to covid so hard to determine actual use

 

[arttk]

He's actually been pretty steady for that cap hit

You don’t need to pay 2.5 for a bottom paring guy. You haven’t learn about from this Benning 8 year disaster have you

 

[F A N]

Defensively he is not bad, but could show more. Offensively though, don't even bother passing him the puck in the O zone. Might be one of the worst dmen offensively I have ever seen.

I actually thought he showed some good offensive instincts and was playing with a lot of confidence. Aggressive with his pinches and had some good looks.

 

[mathonwy]

Then you haven't seen Erik Gudbranson.

Erik turned on this org hard and really pissed off a lot of fans who took his shitty play personally (me included).

I know better now.

Just 1 example out of a million of the Aquilinis shit Midas power.

 

[MS]

They just keep paying a higher and higher AAV to replace what Biega was bringing to the 3rd pairing at $700k.

Poolman is a useful 3rd pairing guy but an extremely limited player and has no place above playing 16-17 minutes on a 3rd pairing in the sort of role Jordie Benn was playing last year.