Rumor: Sam Gagner to be loaned to the Marlies

[WesMcCauley]

Is there a family health situation, or are they just doing him a favor?

Probably just doing him a favor, the same thing Buffalo/LA has done with Moulsen.

 

[MMC]

 

[SteadyFreddie]

Not bad for the Marlies. Thanks Benning

 

[UnleashRasmus]

Sam Gagner, getting the Matty Ice Moulson treatment. That stinks for him, he's not that bad.

 

[Hockey Rush]

So the Canucks are going to loan him to the Marlies? I didn't know teams could do that.

Jim Benning is such a nice guy Lol.

 

[TheSpecialist]

And to think, this guy went 6th overall just ahead of Voracek; a player in his prime coming off an 85 pt season.

 

[Jacob]

Is he really not good enough to crack that roster?

 

[joestevens29]

So does Gagner actually play well enough or does he play like a guy that is semi-retired and ruin any chance of any club trading for him?

 

[A91]

Sammy you outpriced yourself. Hard to turn down 2x what your worth though.

At 1.5m hes still an NHL player easily.

 

[joestevens29]

Is he really not good enough to crack that roster?

Gagner has always been a guy that has to be in a top 6 role and even then he didn't show up all the time.

 

[sxvnert]

So the Canucks are going to loan him to the Marlies? I didn't know teams could do that.

Happens more often with teams that carry three or more AHL goaltenders. Ex: Marlies loaned Kasimir Kaskisuo to the chicago wolves for all of last season.

 

[Mugzy97]

Gagner 1.0 and Gagner 2.0 will both be in Toronto!

 

[Eat The Rich]

Makes sense that a team full of Sam Gagners would have room for the real Sam Gagner.

 

[sxvnert]

Would love to have Gagner for an entire season (hopefully longer) with the marlies

 

[go comets]

makes absolutely no sense.... Comets are desperate for playmaking centers and they are going to loan him to a division rival??? Benning gets dumber every day.....

 

[Icebreakers]

Utica isn't even far from Toronto lol

 

[David Bruce Banner]

Was he that bad last year that he doesn't get an NHL spot? Surely he is better than quite a few bottom 6 players?

He's a year removed from a 50 point season , perhaps someone has some insight?

He’s probably “better” than some of the Canucks bottom 6 players, but he’s not a better bottom 6 player.

That said, he for 3M+ a year, he needs to go and play in Utica... not one of Utica’s competitors.

 

[Perfect_Drug]

I mean, He's not a great NHL player, but I believe he's still an NHL player.

Shame he signed that kind of contract. Thought he had a few more years left in the NHL.

 

[CraigBillington]

Utica isn't even far from Toronto lol

It'll be nice for him to sleep in his own bed next to his wife most nights

 

[Icebreakers]

It'll be nice for him to sleep in his own bed next to his wife most nights

His wife can just live with him in Utica anytime. It's like a one hour flight. He's getting paid 3 mil to play against Vancouver's farm team for a divisional rival .. where's the logic in that

 

[LeafChief]

I like this a lot.

Would love to see two young wingers like Bracco and Grundstrom strapped beside him. As much as people want to trash Gagner, he will be elite in the AHL and it won't hurt those two young wingers to play with an NHL level centre.

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

Jim Benning is such a nice guy Lol.

Nice guy; awful GM.

 

[613Leafer]

Did he have a really bad training camp? Two years ago he had a career high 50 points, and last year he had 31. 31 isn't great, but it was still good for 7th in scoring on Vancouver (and three of the people ahead of him in scoring have since left - the Sedins and Vanek).

I mean he definitely has his flaws, but I'm surprised they couldn't find a spot for him. What's their forward group? Something like this?

Baertschi-Horvat-Boeser
Goldobin-Pettersson-Eriksson
Leipsic-Sutter-Virtanen
Schaller-Beagle-Granlund

 

[eramosat]

And to think, this guy went 6th overall just ahead of Voracek; a player in his prime coming off an 85 pt season.

Gagner is #8 overall in points scored from his draft year and selected #6? He's fine...if anything, the relative lack of impact of his career mostly reminds me what a dumpster fire Edmonton was for so many years...

 

[joe dirte]

Sam Gagner, getting the Matty Ice Moulson treatment. That stinks for him, he's not that bad.

Well, he's not really that good either.