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Do you? Is it a coincidence that every line Boeser's on suddenly starts producing?Right, because everything that Gagner has done this year is a result of Brock. Do you even watch the games?
Do you? Is it a coincidence that every line Boeser's on suddenly starts producing?Right, because everything that Gagner has done this year is a result of Brock. Do you even watch the games?
Correlation and causation are definitely the same thing....Canucks 0-4 without Gagner...
...and the Canucks still suck even with Gagner in the lineup. Whodathunkit?
Signing Gagner to help the pp was worth a shot....on a one-year contract.....but three years?....said it before, that contract should be firing offense for somebody in the Canucks front office.
OK I'll move this to the correct thread (apologies for derailing the Jake thread). What would have made this signing a success in your (or anybody else's) opinion? The almost pathological hatred for this player puzzles me.
1 yr deal, traded for a 3rd round pick at the TDL.
I could have stomached that.
Doubt that anyone would do that seeing as nobody offered anything like that for Vanek who was a better asset...
Where do you get the idea that this is 'hate' for player? Kudos to Gagner and his agent for parlaying half a season of pp success in Columbus into a three-year contract with the Canucks at $3m per.OK I'll move this to the correct thread (apologies for derailing the Jake thread). What would have made this signing a success in your (or anybody else's) opinion? The almost pathological hatred for this player puzzles me.
Doubt that anyone would do that seeing as nobody offered anything like that for Vanek who was a better asset...
Why do you have such a pathological hatred for Sam Gagner that you would say that he's worth less than a cap dump and Motte?
Is it because Kassian hit him in the head once? I bet it is.
True, he’s definitely not worth much is he? But that’s probably why I wouldn’t have signed him in the first place.
So when Bo was out injured, would you rather have had Gaunce or Granlund playing with Boeser?
Gagner isn't a good hockey player, and he's not someone a contender has on their roster. But for a team bouncing off the rock bottom that isn't going to be an attractive destination for any veteran with actual skill, at least Gagner brought some offensive ability. It's a bad contract and he's a bad player, but considering the situation we are in, at least he has some vision and can complete a pass.
I'm not a fan of Gagner and won't miss him when he's gone, but I really have no issue with Benning overspending to attract any skill he can get until our youngsters can make Vancouver an attractive place to play again for UFAs. Or just let Boeser play with Gaunce, at least he's cheap.
So when Bo was out injured, would you rather have had Gaunce or Granlund playing with Boeser?
Gagner isn't a good hockey player, and he's not someone a contender has on their roster. But for a team bouncing off the rock bottom that isn't going to be an attractive destination for any veteran with actual skill, at least Gagner brought some offensive ability. It's a bad contract and he's a bad player, but considering the situation we are in, at least he has some vision and can complete a pass.
I'm not a fan of Gagner and won't miss him when he's gone, but I really have no issue with Benning overspending to attract any skill he can get until our youngsters can make Vancouver an attractive place to play again for UFAs. Or just let Boeser play with Gaunce, at least he's cheap.
For a fun game, look at the 41-game season that Linden Vey had in 15-16 that killed his NHL career and basically sent him to the KHL, double his numbers to 82 GP, and then compare it to Sam Gagner's season this year.
Frankly, I don't see any comparison between Granlund and Gagner....Granlund kills penalties, can play center in a pinch, and is far better defensively. Five-on-five, Gagner is just a black hole defensively....and when he goes through a goal-less stretch of 25 games like he did this season, he becomes a huge liability in a hurry. Wasn't even all that good on the pp, which is supposedly the reason Benning signed him in the first place. Just an awful signing by the Canucks....but they're stuck with his contract, so all you can hope for is that he bounces back next season with sheltered minutes.Granlund or Gagner, I don’t see much of a difference tbh. I don’t really like either player but I don’t think Boeser “benefited” from playing with Gagner over someone like Granlund.
Frankly, I don't see any comparison between Granlund and Gagner....Granlund kills penalties, can play center in a pinch, and is far better defensively. Five-on-five, Gagner is just a black hole defensively....and when he goes through a goal-less stretch of 25 games like he did this season, he becomes a huge liability in a hurry. Wasn't even all that good on the pp, which is supposedly the reason Benning signed him in the first place. Just an awful signing by the Canucks....but they're stuck with his contract, so all you can hope for is that he bounces back next season with sheltered minutes.