Confirmed with Link: Canucks sign defenseman Oscar Fantenberg.

[Jovofan]

Honestly have no clue who this guy is, I figured he was a Utica signing until I saw he played 60 games last year. I hope this doesn't move Biega out

 

[orcatown]

Really didn't like his play last year with the Kings or the Flames. Seemed a step slow. However, was good in Sweden, and plays a fairly physical game and is a hard worker in his end.

Say he is a fringe NHLer and needs to be seen as decent depth type. Might be a top end player in Utica. Wonder if this is a two way contract.

Probably, given Fantenberg's background, a Gradin choice.

 

[Cogburn]

A big, fat "meh" from me here. Depth, physical, in case of injuries, all of these words and phrases have been used to descrìbe other low cost D. We need the depth, and we can bury and forget about him if he's a bust.

Meh.

 

[ProstheticConscience]

Basically, if we're seeing him on NHL ice, it means something's gone horribly wrong.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

He was quite good for the Kings the year before but last year was pretty bad.

He's okay. As said he's probably a decent 7th/8th d-man which is fine.

 

[Zippgunn]

He was quite good for the Kings the year before but last year was pretty bad.

He's okay. As said he's probably a decent 7th/8th d-man which is fine.

...everybody on the Kings was bad last year.

 

[Horse McHindu]

Welcome aboard Oscar!

I have no idea who the f*** you are, but enjoy your stay.

 

[MikeK]

Utica?

 

[Carnal]

Basically, if we're seeing him on NHL ice, it means something's gone horribly wrong.

You're being negative, there's just no precedent for a Benning managed team to have a season go horribly wrong...

 

[Cogburn]

Are they going with 8d this year? They wouldn't be planning on waiving Biega...

Before our trade for Miller I was pushing for an 8 man rotation.

I don't think Fantenberg would have been a choice of mine for it, but adding Benn and Myers to Edler, Tanev, Hutton, Stetcher, Hughes and Schenn(at the time) would have been a solid 8 man set.

No Schenn and probably not Hutton hurts, but maybe that's a good sign for Juolevi, and Fantenberg carries 0 risk as far as cap or term.

 

[VC]

Pushes Saunter down to Utica? Fantenberg and Biega as the pair of healthy scratches?

 

[Cancuks]

I like this signing. Wished Benning would have been patient and stuck to these kind of cheap 1 year signings instead of blowing his wad on Myers and trading a 1st for Miller.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Really didn't like his play last year with the Kings or the Flames. Seemed a step slow. However, was good in Sweden, and plays a fairly physical game and is a hard worker in his end.

Say he is a fringe NHLer and needs to be seen as decent depth type. Might be a top end player in Utica. Wonder if this is a two way contract.

Probably, given Fantenberg's background, a Gradin choice.

I believe this is a signing for Utica, unless Biega wets the bed in camp and Fantenberg knocks it out of the park.

If both Fantenberg and Graovac actually play in Utica, as seems to be the intention, that’s a big boost for them.

 

[VC]

The Canucks traditionally carry 2 spare D. It is more Biega and not or.

 

[Tryamkin]

I like this signing. Wished Benning would have been patient and stuck to these kind of cheap 1 year signings instead of blowing his wad on Myers and trading a 1st for Miller.

Agree. There’s times to blow your wad, and this was not the right time to blow his wad.

 

[VanJack]

A depth d-man who'll probably draw press-box duty when everybody is healthy. But I'm with other posters. They could have brought Luke Schenn back for less.

 

[mathonwy]

Plan the parade down Burrard!

East Hastings.

 

[VanillaCoke]

He'll be in Utica before long

 

[me2]

Pushes Saunter down to Utica? Fantenberg and Biega as the pair of healthy scratches?

That's my guess. He's a disposable #8, if one of the young Dman surpasses him you just waive him and not care.

No harm no foul sort of move.

 

[MS]

If we were going to give a depth guy a one-way deal, it's frustrating it wasn't Schenn.

And you hope the one-way status doesn't just auto-push Sautner - who outplayed Fantenberg in the NHL last year - back to the minors because he's easier to send down, but it probably will. God forbid we develop our own depth.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

If we were going to give a depth guy a one-way deal, it's frustrating it wasn't Schenn.

And you hope the one-way status doesn't just auto-push Sautner - who outplayed Fantenberg in the NHL last year - back to the minors because he's easier to send down, but it probably will. God forbid we develop our own depth.

Do we think Sautner is easier to send down to Utica? I believe he's waiver eligible now, same as Fantenberg and Biega - so if any of those guys are dispatched to Utica, we run the risk of losing them.

 

[MS]

Do we think Sautner is easier to send down to Utica? I believe he's waiver eligible now, same as Fantenberg and Biega - so if any of those guys are dispatched to Utica, we run the risk of losing them.

He probably clears. Everyone clears on October 1.

Past history tells me that their fresh one-way signings make the team over the system guys who should have earned a shot.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

If we were going to give a depth guy a one-way deal, it's frustrating it wasn't Schenn.

And you hope the one-way status doesn't just auto-push Sautner - who outplayed Fantenberg in the NHL last year - back to the minors because he's easier to send down, but it probably will. God forbid we develop our own depth.

Many point out already, Schenn decided sign eight a contender before his time runs out

 

[MS]

Many point out already, Schenn decided sign eight a contender before his time runs out

Someone also posted here a few days ago that they had met Schenn at an event and he had commented that he was disappointed not to receive an offer from the Canucks.

 

[bandwagonesque]

A depth d-man who'll probably draw press-box duty when everybody is healthy. But I'm with other posters. They could have brought Luke Schenn back for less.

Schenn signed with a contender located in an area with low income taxes and will likely get more playing time there. I don't think it's a safe assumption they could have brought him back, and we don't know they didn't try.