Confirmed Trade: [CBJ/VAN] Vanek for Jussi Jokinen, Tyler Motte

[Daximus]

Motte is actually pretty good. He is a great playmaker. Could end up working well with a guy like Boeser. He was fire with Kyle Connor.

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

I think i might have to go drink about this and have a lil cry.

I mean, the alternative was to keep Vanek, miss the playoffs, and either let him walk or probably overpay for an extension. How is this any worse? At least we got something, this was probably the best offer.

 

[Addison Rae]

Motte has a lot of potential, it’s obvious most of you haven’t watched him. I don’t mind this return at all especially if that was the best offer

You clearly haven’t watched him play he’s awful age gap jump

Keep defending everything blindly though

 

[Seatoo]

haHAA Jim Benning haHAA

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

 

[Aoko]

f***

 

[Nick Hansen]

"Here, have my secondary scoring winger and I'll take your trash out. Thanks."

 

[AvatarAang]

Just when I thought not trading Hamhuis etc was a terrible deadline day move, he goes ahead and tops it this year. May as well have kept Vanek than to trade him for that joke of a return.

 

[member 147413]

What weird trade for Vancouver

 

[wahsnairb]

if this return sticks..... well done, CBJ. yikes

 

[CBJx614]

Jarmo just stealing players today.

If Jarmo is good at one thing, it's acquiring low risk players for next to nothing. They don't always (if ever) work out, but it's better than doing nothing or giving up for the farm for questionable returns.

 

[agent082]

Future considerations would have been a better return.

 

[vanarchy]

Abysmal return but people were going to b**** and moan either way if he wasn’t moved.

 

[M2Beezy]

Just wtf what the wtf i cant believe this benning fool got a 3 year extension wt flying f is going on is he on drugs or something this is just too much this guy must be fired asap theres just no excuses hes clearly on drugs

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Pointless signing for Vancouver, unless Motte becomes effective for the Canucks in the long haul.

 

[canuckslover10]

All you had to do was get a 3rd round pick jesus it shouldnt be that hard

 

[ChiHawks10]

What a dumpster fire Vancouver and Benning are if these pieces hold up. And to think... there are actually some Hawks fans who think Bowman is one of the 5 worst GMs in the NHL...

Couldn't even get a single pick out of em?

 

[JTmillerForA1stLOL]

What's the point? Better off just keeping Vanek. What a joke of a gm.

 

[Thrive]

I frequently give thanks that ChiaPet and Benning are no longer in the Boston Bruins front office making big time decisions (*cough* Seguin deal *cough*).

 

[Hugh Mungus]

Somebody touch ma spaghett

 

[stayinalive]

I really do not understand how Vanek is worth that little, while Rick Nash gets a 1st+...
But I guess good trade for CBJ

 

[stampedingviking]

Yet a lot of posters on HF Van were saying just accept any offer for him.

To not get a pick, though, is bad.

 

[canwincup]

Benning said the Canucks weren’t offered one pick for Vanek. So Morrow can get a fourth but you can’t get a pick for Vanek?

Vancouver’s management thinks that the fans are as dumb as they are

 

[BC Ben]

ugly

 

[JTmillerForA1stLOL]

Benning said the Canucks weren’t offered one pick for Vanek. So Morrow can get a fourth but you can’t get a pick for Vanek?

Vancouver’s management thinks that the fans are as dumb as they are

They always have a response like this. It's like they're just waiting for other teams to bring them offers.

Learn how to sell your players, create a market for them and negotiate a better deal. Then you might actually end up "getting" a pick instead of "not being offered" a pick.

They truely are an incompetent management team in terms of trades and signings.