Confirmed with Link: Panthers and Canucks trade- Mod Warning post 87

[bruinmann77]

http://www.tsn.ca/canucks-trade-mccann-to-panthers-1.495863

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[ashnathan]

What the ****? Canucks trade McCann? WHAT THE ****? Are they ********? Benning, what planet is he on

 

[TMac21]

Somebody check on BB88.

 

[Montecristo]

http://www.tsn.ca/canucks-trade-mccann-to-panthers-1.495863

Wish the Bruins traded for gudbranson. He's like a better mcquaid and miller.

I didn't know teams could trade right now

 

[Pia8988]

Wish the Bruins traded for gudbranson. He's like a better mcquaid and miller.

I didn't know teams could trade right now

They could have traded after the 'deadline'. Those players just couldn't be on the playoff roster.

And if that is the price of Gudbranson, no way in hell.

#Benning

 

[Hamilton Brian]

Wish the Bruins traded for gudbranson. He's like a better mcquaid and miller.

I didn't know teams could trade right now

Surprised me too.

 

[BruinDust]

Two Chiarelli apprentices in a head-to-head competition for worst GM.

Your move Sweeney.

 

[Bad Puck Bounce]

Just remember, as bad as you think Sweeney has done, Benning has been 100 times worse.

 

[BruinDust]

A team with very little in quality young players, just traded one of their few, and a kid who made the NHL as a 19 year old, for a one-dimensional defensive D-man.

 

[Hali33]

That's an awful trade for Vancouver.

 

[BadBruins]

Always thought Gudbranson was like a better skating McQuaid.

McCann is still just 19 and managed to stick in the NHL last year. Trading a cheap/young/controlled entry level player AND a 2nd round pick for a defensive #4 defenseman seems like bad asset management to me. Doesn't surprise me with Benning however. Just like Sweeney, graduated from the Chiarelli school of NHL management.

Don't see too many trades this time of year.

 

[talkinaway]

Wish the Bruins traded for gudbranson. He's like a better mcquaid and miller.

I didn't know teams could trade right now

Teams can trade at any time, including the day after the "trade deadline". However, a player has to be traded before the deadline if they're going to play in the playoffs with their new team.

So, if the deadline is February 29, and you trade on March 1, you could use the player for a playoff push, and in the 2016-7 season (if his contract goes out that far), but not in the actual 2016 playoffs - so a trade really doesn't make sense. Especially when things like drafting order, and actual drafting, hasn't taken place. Too many variables in April and May to start playing around with your roster.

Certainly a "creative" trade for Vancouver. I'm sure Canucks fans won't overreact - they took the SCF loss in 2011 in good stride, right?

 

[BruinDust]

Always thought Gudbranson was like a better skating McQuaid.

McCann is still just 19 and managed to stick in the NHL last year. Trading a cheap/young/controlled entry level player AND a 2nd round pick for a defensive #4 defenseman seems like bad asset management to me. Doesn't surprise me with Benning however. Just like Sweeney, graduated from the Chiarelli school of NHL management.

Don't see too many trades this time of year.

That's pretty much what he is. Better than McQuaid, yes, but not a guy you deal a 19 year old NHL player for.

Canuck fans must be livid. My heart goes out to them, poor buggers.

 

[Hali33]

That's pretty much what he is. Better than McQuaid, yes, but not a guy you deal a 19 year old NHL player for.

Canuck fans must be livid. My heart goes out to them, poor buggers.

Not to mention the 2nd round pick is #33. Practically a late 1st.

 

[BruinDust]

Wish the Bruins traded for gudbranson. He's like a better mcquaid and miller.

I didn't know teams could trade right now

The equivalent would be the Bruins trading Vatrano and the SJ pick for Gudbranson.

This board would have a meltdown.

 

[ashnathan]

Somebody check on BB88.

Hes in the Panthers thread

 

[ashnathan]

Cant believe Benning actually worked for the Bruins. Makes me sick, he is deadset ~special~

 

[PlayMakers]

I don't think this is as bad for Vancouver as people are making it out to be.

Gudbranson is a 24 year old, RIGHT handed, top pair defenseman who just led FLA in playoff TOI at nearly 27 minutes a game. That's a quality asset.

 

[Gator Mike]

Wish the Bruins traded for gudbranson. He's like a better mcquaid and miller.

Is he really that much better than Miller?

Miller posted more points, a better actual plus/minus, better expected plus/minus, better Corsi numbers, better PDO, delivered more hits, and blocked more shots.

Gudbrandson drew slightly tougher assignments, and played roughly one minute more per game than Miller. But statistically, the profiles are pretty similar. Gudbranson's a little bigger and faster, Miller's a little more physical. Gudbranson plays against better forwards, Miller does a better job with his assignments.

 

[BB88]

Somebody check on BB88.

Why

Didn't see this trade coming at all, but damm do they have some forwards.

 

[JOKER 192]

Why

Didn't see this trade coming at all, but damm do they have some forwards.

Wow , Benning. Vancouver gets the pick of the litter of Dmen in this years draft. Why the **** are they overpaying for one?

 

[Pia8988]

I don't think this is as bad for Vancouver as people are making it out to be.

Gudbranson is a 24 year old, RIGHT handed, top pair defenseman who just led FLA in playoff TOI at nearly 27 minutes a game. That's a quality asset.

He is not a top pairing defense man.

Also for that time on ice included 79:12 extra ice time with 2 double OT and 1 single OT game. The top 4 in Florida all had pretty similar ToI in the regular season and that continued into the playoffs (About 2 minutes time on ice separated 1st from 4th). If you look even deeper Florida spent a lot more time short handed than on the PP and Kulikov/Gubranson are their top PK unit averaging about 3:30~ SH/G. Compare that to Ekblad who spent about 2 minutes of PP/G. If the PP numbers get reversed from the series their ToI status swaps.

The biggest head scratcher is they already have a better version of Gubranson in Tanev. An actual top pairing RHD.

 

[BostonBob]

Certainly a "creative" trade for Vancouver. I'm sure Canucks fans won't overreact - they took the SCF loss in 2011 in good stride, right?

I don't hear any rioters so far.

 

[BB88]

Wow , Benning. Vancouver gets the pick of the litter of Dmen in this years draft. Why the **** are they overpaying for one?

And think what this means to guys like Vatanen or Brodin?
Their value is going to be insane.

Benning has to draft Dupois now.

 

[shackattack]

Benning same guy who pushed Chiarelli on Seguin folks.Other side of coin.Gundbrassen can fight Saw him deal major beating this year.AND YES HE WAYYY BETTER THEN MILLER