Confirmed with Link: Canucks sign F Curtis Lazar to 3-Year, $3M Deal ($1M AAV)

[VanillaCoke]

Lazar good, this is an easy win no matter what happens.

 

[Angry Little Elf]

this video is so good

1. i hate deangelo
2. the bruins commentators saying "curtis lazar shows such toughness there not to retaliate" when daniel sedin was a wuss for not punching marchand back

Lazar is the opposite of DeAngelo.

He’s a character guy.

 

[David Bruce Banner]

I remember liking him in his draft year. Never really panned out to be the top 6 player you would have hoped, but good to see he has some value to his game still.

 

[me2]

Should help the pk. Adds speed. Solid veteran on a buryable contract.

Excellent add

 

[VanJack]

So it's Lammikko and Highmore out, and Lazar, Michayev and possibly Joshua in for fourth line duty. Hard to argue that's not a significant upgrade.

 

[Angry Little Elf]

So it's Lammikko and Highmore out, and Lazar, Michayev and possibly Joshua in for fourth line duty. Hard to argue that's not a significant upgrade.

Ilya Mikheyev is not a fourth line player. He’s a high end 3rd line/middle 2nd line player

 

[MS]

So it's Lammikko and Highmore out, and Lazar, Michayev and possibly Joshua in for fourth line duty. Hard to argue that's not a significant upgrade.

I've defended this signing and I like that Lazar adds some more speed/size/physicality to a roster that sorely needs it but I'd still say that this is roughly a lateral move from Lammikko.

Even if it was carried partly by Motte, Lammikko's 35-game stretch between Boudreau's arrival and the deadline was probably better than anything Lazar has done in his career. And I think that Lammikko does have a bit higher overall skill level.

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

So it's Lammikko and Highmore out, and Lazar, Michayev and possibly Joshua in for fourth line duty. Hard to argue that's not a significant upgrade.

Mikheyev is not a 4th liner. He pushes Pearson down, or Kuzmenko if he doesn't work out. Either way, huge day for Allvin.

 

[F A N]

I don't mind this. BC boy who now knows his role. Is he an upgrade over Lammikko? I'm not so sure. He brings more physicality. As long as he plays a 4th line Pk role. I think we'll be happy with Lazar.

 

[Jay26]

Great signing and a great price! Hopefully the Canucks can finally build a bottom 6 - or even just a 4th line - that sticks, rather than a fresh jumble of players every single year.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

His first interview was great, seems like a character guy.

Should be a good add for the room. Former WJC captain.

 

[logan5]

Pretty badly exposes the Benning defenders' argument that if you don't pay premium for bottom six forwards, then your only option is to have AHL junk that sinks the team.

What? That makes no sense to anybody.

 

[Hit the post]

I remember liking him in his draft year. Never really panned out to be the top 6 player you would have hoped, but good to see he has some value to his game still.

Or just kept Brendan Gaunce.

(OK, "MS", where's my $20?)

 

[PavelBure10]

Lazar brings good speed, and character to the lineup. Can't argue with the money and term. Would be awesome if Lazar found his offensive game that he had in juniors. Ottawa fans are saying we will love him.

Overall good signing

 

[VancouverJagger]

Benning is watching this and confused as to why we didn't go and spend 3 mill plus on a 4th line guy with lots of "character"

 

[Aphid Attraction]

Mikheyev is not a 4th liner. He pushes Pearson down, or Kuzmenko if he doesn't work out. Either way, huge day for Allvin.

I don’t think he meant that. I think he was adding Joshua is even a possibility for the 4th line, but it ran on from the sentence before so reads a bit funny. He was basically doing players dropped vs players added.

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

I don’t think he meant that. I think he was adding Joshua is even a possibility for the 4th line, but it ran on from the sentence before so reads a bit funny. He was basically doing players dropped vs players added.

I think you are correct. Apologies, VanJack.

 

[Kryten]

Or just kept Brendan Gaunce.

(OK, "MS", where's my $20?)

We can have a thread next year comparing laser and the fridge

 

[Hit the post]

We can have a thread next year comparing laser and the fridge

Think outside the box my friend. The whole is greater than the sum of the parts:

Fridge Laser Beam Can Help Tell When Food Is Off

A camera takes 30 pictures a second of the area under the laser's glare, and looks for the movement of bacteria.

news.sky.com

 

[mathonwy]

Do we really need a veteran 4C?

 

[RobertKron]

Do we really need a veteran 4C?

I'd much prefer the team give the spot to one of their many centre prospects.

 

[Johnny Canucker]

Better than Lammikko for sure.

I like cap hits you can bury. Term is whatever - you can only get guys to bring down their salary this way.

Cap hits you can bury? You shouldn’t have to bury cap hits, if you do this correctly.

Do we really need a veteran 4C?

No. Ideally you draft well enough that you can fill out the bottom of your roster with players you’ve drafted yourself.

 

[mathonwy]

Cap hits you can bury? You shouldn’t have to bury cap hits, if you do this correctly.


No. Ideally you draft well enough that you can fill out the bottom of your roster with players you’ve drafted yourself.

Shouldn't we using our 4C position to audition for our future Bo Horvat?

 

[Johnny Canucker]

Benning is watching this and confused as to why we didn't go and spend 3 mill plus on a 4th line guy with lots of "character"

Meh. He spent 5M on a 3rd line guy that’s never scored more than 32 points …. For 4 years.

Same same ….. actually maybe worse.

 

[Bougieman]

Literally no downside to this signing. Man, I am not missing Benning at all.