The thing I notice about Gaborik, is he's not very hard to shut down. You saw him come down the wing last night and just get pushed to the boards, not threat at all. I dont see his blazing speed at all right now.
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IBleedUnionBlue
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I guess I don't care because we didn't need or we don't miss any of the players sent over. If you think we could have got more for a Brassard or Dorse, I don't buy that. Moore in the only question mark in this.
I'm still perfectly content with the trade even if we let Gaborik walk.
Fro
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agreed...if we flip Gaby for a 1st at the deadline, we are freed up to do a lot of things next offseason...
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I had to ask if Brassard was playing last night. That was in the middle of the 2nd. I had forgotten about Dorsett until in the 3rd. I liked John Moore and think he'll be a good bottom pair guy but didn't really scream to me last night as a loss.
Now I do realize this was one game but I don't think any of those players help the CBJ now or in the future. I'm not happy with Gaborik's current play but one thing can be said about all of them except Moore. You know what you can get with each player. I'll still take Gaborik over the trio we moved.
Let's be serious for a second though. 11 pts in 14 games isn't terrible, nothing special. But Gaborik is a streaky player and is a few multi point games away from being on a PPG pace. I just hope this team doesn't live and die off of his streakyness.
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I just hope he starts getting streaky against the good teams and not just potting points against the Buffalo's, Calgary's and New Jersey's...you take out those three awful teams games out and he's got 6 pts in 11 games.
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He is as advertised. If his stats now were Rick Nash's 3 years ago in the first 15 you would all be defending his ass in the main boards if someone bashed him. He's a streaky scorer, he's our best player, and yes he could be better. 11 points in 14 is pretty good, not his usual production, but very good.
ca5150
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He has potential to be our best player, right now I think Dubinsky is out best player all around. Pts don't equal best player always...
In order to score goals you have to SHOOT THE PUCK!! Something that he hasn't been doing in quite a few games now.
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Which is funny because I thought that's what we were paying him to do. Too many dudes trying to make pretty passes. It's like Gabby's not confident in his shot or something.
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Its funny reading the replies here. They really justify my feelings for Gaborik when he was a Ranger. The guy has some all out talents that can be fun to watch. He is a pure goal scorer. At the same time he can be incredibly invisible for stretches. Sometimes I questioned his true competitiveness. Come playoff time, he refused to do the dirty work and was shut down because of it. He has all of the natural abilities, but I think its the fact that he has absolutely zero physical element to his game that holds him back.
His days are numbered now. Too bad. I really liked that deal when GMJK finished it. Maybe things will change, but it doesn't sound too good. What can GMJK get for Gabby?
Interesting comment from AP in today's Puckrakers :
"Putting Gaborik on a line with center Ryan Johansen would seem the next step, but Johansen's line -- he's currently with Dubinsky and Cam Atkinson -- often end up going head-to-head with the other team's top lines. That's how Richards likes to use Johansen, mano y mano against the other club's top centers. But the way Gaborik is checking and defending right now makes it impossible to put him next to Johansen."
Since that has been a recent topic for discussion in the Johansen thread, I thought this explanation was helpful.
"Putting Gaborik on a line with center Ryan Johansen would seem the next step, but Johansen's line -- he's currently with Dubinsky and Cam Atkinson -- often end up going head-to-head with the other team's top lines. That's how Richards likes to use Johansen, mano y mano against the other club's top centers. But the way Gaborik is checking and defending right now makes it impossible to put him next to Johansen."
Since that has been a recent topic for discussion in the Johansen thread, I thought this explanation was helpful.
Tough to say. Gaborik's value is limited by his contract. As it stands now, only 5 teams could take on his salary without having to offload some of theirs to stay under the cap. We're either going to have to retain some salary or pick up another teams bad contract.
I think he's still got pretty high value though. Best case scenario: a very late 1st round pick and a good prospect.
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ConoR187
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i assume you meant 1st rounder
if we offload this guy for a 1st rounder and a prospect i will flip ****.. we should look for nhl quality wingers
hopefully we can swindle some team out of a good player or two based on gaboriks past success, dudes been a complete different player from his 40 goal days
Yep.
It'll be tough to get a good return for Gaborik if we're looking for players who can play now. He's a UFA, so bad teams aren't going to want him and the good teams aren't going to want to give up a good current NHLer for him.
I'll be shocked if Gaborik is moved before the February. We've been hearing all along how management is waiting for the team to get healthy before deciding what to do. Who knows, if the team plays well when Horton comes back, maybe we end up re-signing him.
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I was wondering the same, if Gaborik is as fast as he once was.The Bruins need a dash of speed and are rumored to be looking for a forward.
Really? You are going to mention a cap team for a 7+ million dollar player?
Maybe at the deadline if we are out of it.
This post is very true, especially bolded parts.
To all BJ fans, you've got what you see. Extremely streaky goalscorer. With age on the wrong side of 30's his highs and lows are more and more noticeable. In his second Rangers season (22 goals) he scored 4+3+3 in three games. Yes, almost 50% of his season record came in 3 games. Wonderful.
Expect lite verion of Bure - pure goal scorer, floater and glass man. Expecting hard physical work, big time playmaking or dangling is a flaw.
Gaborik is the type of player, which benefits not from strong playmaker (obviously it doesn't hurt), but from long passes from offensive defensman. I hope he will find good chemistry with Wiz.
Good luck.
Don't go on the trade boards if you take offense to trade ideas like Gaborik for 2 third liners and second round pick. This will be bad. I know why he's on the block. If the mantra of this team is hard work, aggressive forechecking, Gaborik does not fit. I still think that the trade was more about moving bad contracts than actually acquiring Gaborik. If GMJK can get a team to take on all of Gabby's salary in exchange for a roster player and a first round pick, then I consider this a win.
