Bitz and Bites
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I hear the north pole is nice around that time of year and there's likely no phone coverage up there,either.Maybe we can crowdfund to buy him a ticket and I'll drive him to the airport.
Player Discussion Tim Schaller
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I hear the north pole is nice around that time of year and there's likely no phone coverage up there,either.Maybe we can crowdfund to buy him a ticket and I'll drive him to the airport.
Intangibos
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When something is copied the copy is always worse quality than the original.
Schaller is a copy of series of copies of Gaunce
Megaterio Llamas
el rey del mambo
It's downright criminal that this guy somehow holds onto a roster spot while Archibald and Gaunce get sent down. I know life isn't always fair but doggone it!
Gaunce with another goal tonight in the AHL....Utica-watchers saying he looks quicker than after some of his recent assignments from the NHL. During the summer there were posters hoping he'd get a chance to stick in VanCity.....they panned the signing of Schaller who basically does the same job at twice the money.
You know what, they were right. And Gaunce has the advantage of versatility because he can play wing or center, and even take faceoffs. But while Schaller is in the press-box in Vancouver, Gaunce is stuck in the minors. It's beyond pathetic, really.
You know what, they were right. And Gaunce has the advantage of versatility because he can play wing or center, and even take faceoffs. But while Schaller is in the press-box in Vancouver, Gaunce is stuck in the minors. It's beyond pathetic, really.
Melvin
21/12/05
They might be a copy in terms of their boringness, but, like, gaunce was actually effective? I don't recall gaunce riding shotgun with Horvat for a dozen games and confusing the puck for a wagon wheel. I remember him taking tough assignments and almost never getting scored on.
Unfortunately for Gaunce he is a Gillis draft pick....enough said.
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I have your gold medal Zippy!
Nope. Schaller is more like a less skilled version of Canucks era Eriksson. He's "just there". Only less of it.
Megaterio Llamas
el rey del mambo
Or, alternatively, he's a slower version of Darren Archibald that doesn't hit, never drops the gloves, can't give or receive a pass, never scores and has zero penalty minutes in a fourth line grinder's role. You could look at it that way too.
Yep, that describes Sam Gagner just about perfectly....and at $3m a season for the next two years; coupled with Schaller at $1.9m, that's close to $5m a season tied up in two guys who are older, not as versatile as Gaunce, and belong in the minors. But the difference is the GM blew his brains out signing them to ludicrous contracts in the first place, so Gaunce is the odd man out. It's basically all politics.
I don't know why Benning is being blamed for Gaunce being in Utica. Reportedly, the Canucks were very high on Gaunce. Travis Green is very familiar with what Gaunce can do. So Benning was willing to waive Gagner and send him to the AHL but he's waiving Gaunce instead of Schaller instead because of politics?
Most AHL coaches who get promoted to the NHL within the organization have players they bring along from the AHL. AV brought some players along with him. Travis Green? He seems to favour his Portland guys instead.
Green clearly trusts Schaller more than Gaunce. I said this from the start, Schaller's signing was writing on the wall for Gaunce as Schaller basically plays the way Green wants Gaunce to play.
Most AHL coaches who get promoted to the NHL within the organization have players they bring along from the AHL. AV brought some players along with him. Travis Green? He seems to favour his Portland guys instead.
Green clearly trusts Schaller more than Gaunce. I said this from the start, Schaller's signing was writing on the wall for Gaunce as Schaller basically plays the way Green wants Gaunce to play.
And this is what makes Green look bad. Not necessarly because Gaunce is so darn good but rather because Schaller is as useless as it gets for an NHL player.
Wo Yorfat
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Schaller is kind of a neat story. No skills whatsoever, can hardly skate, but despite lacking the ability to play the game he managed to secure multiple nhl contracts. It's pretty impressive tbh.
By my estimation there are at least six forwards in Utica who would bring more to the table than Schaller...The guy's lack of skill is almost jaw-dropping. How this guy scored 13 times in Boston last year is one of the mysteries of the universe.
Another of Jimbo's awful UFA signings. The Canucks GM does have a talent for signing and overpaying flotsam and jetsam on July 1st.
Another of Jimbo's awful UFA signings. The Canucks GM does have a talent for signing and overpaying flotsam and jetsam on July 1st.
Mr. Canucklehead
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If/when our forward group gets healthy, the Canucks should place him on waivers. I doubt it happens, but there is no forward who has been more useless than Schaller this year.
polarbearcub
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How is that, exactly?
Schaller basically plays like Gaunce, only with less offense, fewer puck battles won, worse defensive play, fewer hits, and no ability to play C.
It's a total joke that we spend 6 years grooming a player to be an effective bottom-6 guy and when he reaches that level, we immediately boot him out to bring in an older, more expensive player who is worse at absolutely everything.
Benning deserves lump of goal in his Xmas stocking as well as a video of Tim Schaller shifts on a continuous loop. A true 'bah humbug[ signing.
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Any interest in acquiring his linemate Acciari? They were a great fourth line for us. We'd like to get Virtanen so we'd be willing to add.
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Bitz and Bites
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Stecher was a prospect signed out of college so he would be a recommendation from our US based amateur scouts who have been stellar.
It’s our pro scouting that’s beyond terrible.Vanek was good but the rest of them have been so inexcusably bad that the entire department should be canned ASAP.Also,Benning should not be allowed within 50 miles of a contract negotiation session,how the guy can keep paying out big money to marginal players is mind boggling.
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Fire Benning
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This team's pro-scouting is a joke. After watching Schaller for 25 games now, I don't understand what anyone could've seen in him that made them go "yeah, that guy", other than his HockeyDB profile. Mind-boggling.
NoShowWilly
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Looked at his hockeydb, then nhl.com toi and thought he could be decent. Had never heard of the guy.
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I have your gold medal Zippy!
He had that 'blip' on this career (12 goals) which came at JUST the right time & it suckered Benning. Pro scouting is the culprit again. Worse, Benning somehow gave him a two year deal because, well.
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