Rumor: Ryan Johansen available "maybe"

[monster_bertuzzi]

Not all C's are playmakers. Some are goal scorers. If we can get a 60G Stamkos we would be idiots to say no.

Henrik is a better C than Stamkos in the purest sense, like I said above Stammer is like a modern Brett Hull to me - pure goal scorer and one of the best at that, but he really isn't a C and even Tampa agrees.

 

[Verviticus]

Stamkos simply has not been the same player since his broken leg in 2013.

He's probably still a 35-40 goal, 70-75 point player, but the 50-60 goal superstar hasn't been seen in over 2 years now. And he'll still get paid like that previous player.

he really fell off a cliff when MSL left

 

[coldsteel79]

Our GM is Benning.....who is to say it won't be a *higher* dollar value?

I could see Jim throwing a heavy front loaded contract at lucic that will decline as horvat and mccan come into there bigger contracts

 

[valkynax]

I could see Jim throwing a heavy front loaded contract at lucic that will decline as horvat and mccan come into there bigger contracts

If Benning does sign Lucic it's probably gonna be 6 years 6mil per, i THINK.

 

[Dain Bramaged]

Henrik is a better C than Stamkos in the purest sense, like I said above Stammer is like a modern Brett Hull to me - pure goal scorer and one of the best at that, but he really isn't a C and even Tampa agrees.

He's essentially a super-Vrbata that is ok at faceoffs.

 

[y2kcanucks]

He's essentially a super-Vrbata that is ok at faceoffs.

Funny how he is just OK at faceoffs while some people here say Sutter is great at faceoffs. His career faceoff percentage is 47.7% while Sutter is 48.3%.

 

[stuffradio]

/Thread closed. I really wanted to maybe have him here.

 

[tantalum]

From everything that has been said LA is working towards singing Lucic. He fits the team and he is enjoying playing there.

 

[VanillaCoke]

Before its closed we should've been on on him.
That price was cheap.

 

[canwincup]

LOL at the "Henrik AINEC" posts.

In less than half the games played Stamkos already has more goals than Henrik has. In fact, Stamkos has a career 0.99PPG, while Henrik is at 0.84PPG. Comparing Stamkos to Henrik when Henrik was the same age as Stamkos is today, Henrik wasn't even a first line NHLer and was just starting to establish himself as a top line player (merely months into his breakout season). Meanwhile, Stamkos has already won 2 Rocket Richard trophies and has been a constant top 5 NHL forward throughout most of his career.

Like Henrik though, Stamkos hasn't shown the ability to be able to carry his team on his back in the playoffs. He's no Jonathan Toews. But to say Henrik is better than Stamkos and it's not even close is just pure homerism.

If there is any chance at all to acquire Steven Stamkos we would be foolish to turn it down. I don't think it's realistic at all for the reasons mentioned in earlier posts, but if there is a chance we have to explore it.

Man you are so negative all the time, does it not suck being so grumpy all the time? Yeesh

 

[Win One Before I Die]

Before its closed we should've been on on him.
That price was cheap.

Seth Jones isn't cheap. This guy will be a number 1 dman in a year or two. Plus contract situation and age. Columbus got a good deal back.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Before its closed we should've been on on him.
That price was cheap.

Lol what? Seth Jones is cheap? What?

 

[VanillaCoke]

Seth Jones isn't cheap. This guy will be a number 1 dman in a year or two. Plus contract situation and age. Columbus got a good deal back.

For a 1C like johansen, one being a proven commodity, I think that's cheap.
Especially for Nashville, whose bleeding defense. Fill a huge hole, without creating one at all.

 

[canwincup]

Before its closed we should've been on on him.
That price was cheap.

Ya Seth Jones is cheap...

 

[Win One Before I Die]

For a 1C like johansen, one being a proven commodity, I think that's cheap.

Depends on what you think is harder to attain... Number 1 dman or number 1 center? Johansen has a year and a half only left on his contract (i believe).

 

[canwincup]

For a 1C like johansen, one being a proven commodity, I think that's cheap.
Especially for Nashville, whose bleeding defense. Fill a huge hole, without creating one at all.

Then what would the Canucks have to offer thats similar to Seth Jones? Please care to explain McCann and Horvat?

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

For a 1C like johansen, one being a proven commodity, I think that's cheap.
Especially for Nashville, whose bleeding defense. Fill a huge hole, without creating one at all.

Yeah so who are we gonna offer?
Neither Tanev or Edler has the same value as Seth Jones

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Depends on what you think is harder to attain... Number 1 dman or number 1 center? Johansen has a year and a half only left on his contract (i believe).

Neh, RFA

 

[VanillaCoke]

Depends on what you think is harder to attain... Number 1 dman or number 1 center? Johansen has a year and a half only left on his contract (i believe).

That's the point, Nashville has a glut of D. Seth jones has the potential but he's not a 1D yet.
Columbus sure values his potential I guess.

 

[mrmyheadhurts]

I think we can close this up now that Johansen has been moved. Good discussion about the trade in other threads now if you want to continue.