Confirmed with Link: [VAN/CAR] Canucks acquire 2015 3rd (66TH OA), 2016 7th for G Eddie Lack

[canucksfan]

This is an impossibility in JBs world. I'm even more convinced today that keeping Lack over Markstrom would have resulted in only one of the three being in Vancouver in Sept 2016 and that would be Miller.

Why? Salary cap?

 

[mangdas]

That average backup outplayed 2 Olympian goaltenders in Luongo and Miller. My only hope is that Markstrom develops so well that we forget about the numerous goalies we've dealt

 

[Nuckles]

Well you're more optimistic than me, I don't even see us on a road to anything right now.

We're on a road, but unfortunately it leads to a dead end. And it's an unpaved road. It's going to be a bumpy ride to nothing.

 

[Nuckles]

Btw...
Did the Talbot deal come first...
Or did this one?

If it was the latter...
Then I am very baffled.

The Talbot deal came later

 

[D0ctorCool]

I'll say this much... I never want to draft a goalie again.

 

[a Fool]

Benning shot himself in the foot with the 3 year Miller contract. Then after one season of watching both goalies play, he decided the best decision was to blow off the other foot. I guess Markstrom is the discount wheelchair in my little scenario.

 

[nameless1]

The Talbot deal came later

Then the trade makes absolutely no sense.
If anything...
Benning helped to lower the goalie value.

 

[PG Canuck]

Well you're more optimistic than me, I don't even see us on a road to anything right now.

What even is a road

 

[Samzilla]

where benning's going, we don't need roads

 

[RandV]

That average backup outplayed 2 Olympian goaltenders in Luongo and Miller. My only hope is that Markstrom develops so well that we forget about the numerous goalies we've dealt

If Markstrom develops it doesn't really change the fact that he could have developed as Lack's backup instead of Miller. Then if we have a situation with two starters again Markstroms question marks are gone adn Lack is established as a starter and probably not an upcoming UFA.

 

[Win One Before I Die]

What happens when Markstrom becomes the number 1 next year? Miller still wants number 1 time.

 

[Samzilla]

What happens when Markstrom becomes the number 1 next year? Miller still wants number 1 time.

then i guess we just gotta hope markstrom can't do better than a .911 to save us the controversy

 

[Nuckles]

What happens when Markstrom becomes the number 1 next year? Miller still wants number 1 time.

Then we have to move Markstrom. Don't worry, quality goalies grow on trees apparently.

 

[Jyrki21]

Just tuned in for the first time today, expecting to be disappointed.

I was not disappointed by the magnitude of the disappointment, you might say.

 

[Ace of Hades]

Vancouver is known as a goalie-graveyard for a reason. Becoming a Vancouver goalie is pretty much asking for suicide on yourself.

 

[I am toxic]

where benning's going, we don't need roads

This deserves a lot of rep.

 

[Bleedred]

I think this is dumb.

Miller is a washed up sack of **** and no doubt in my mind a bottom 5-7 starter in the league at this current time. Not to mention he stole game 6 for the Flames and pretty much the entire series for the Blackhawks when he was with the Blues. He hasn't been any good since he left Buffalo.

Shipping off Lack was a pretty bad move by this regime.

 

[nameless1]

I think this is dumb.

Miller is a washed up sack of **** and no doubt in my mind a bottom 5-7 starter in the league at this current time. Not to mention he stole game 6 for the Flames and pretty much the entire series for the Blackhawks when he was with the Blues. He hasn't been any good since he left Buffalo.

Shipping off Lack was a pretty bad move by this regime.

Benning had been adamant that he would not move Miller.
He wants an experienced goalie.

Of course...
That contract makes Miller hard to move...
But since Benning was the one that gave that said contract...
He will have to stick with his guy.
As a result...
He has to move the younger, better goalie...
In hopes that Miller finds the fountain of youth...
And buck the trend for historical goalie declines.

 

[Win One Before I Die]

I think this is dumb.

Miller is a washed up sack of **** and no doubt in my mind a bottom 5-7 starter in the league at this current time. Not to mention he stole game 6 for the Flames and pretty much the entire series for the Blackhawks when he was with the Blues. He hasn't been any good since he left Buffalo.

Shipping off Lack was a pretty bad move by this regime.

The saddest thing is that the Canucks still had Luongo we would have beaten Calgary. :\ lol

 

[arsmaster*]

They gave him away. A 3rd is not a good return at all.

This deal was all about UFA status and the horrendous contract that miller signed.

Carolina had multiple 4ths,5ths and 6ths as well. You'd think if a 3rd is the best pick you're getting you could pry some more picks out of them.

I like brisebois but he's got a long way to go.

Hoping to be in the top end of the lottery next season and multiple 1sts. I think it's possible with vrbata, hamhuis and maybe bonino.

Don't trust the guy making the deals but he showed better this year with his picks.

Needs to get himself more for next year.

 

[VC]

They gave him away. A 3rd is not a good return at all.

This deal was all about UFA status and the horrendous contract that miller signed.

Carolina had multiple 4ths,5ths and 6ths as well. You'd think if a 3rd is the best pick you're getting you could pry some more picks out of them.

I like brisebois but he's got a long way to go.

Hoping to be in the top end of the lottery next season and multiple 1sts. I think it's possible with vrbata, hamhuis and maybe bonino.

Don't trust the guy making the deals but he showed better this year with his picks.

Needs to get himself more for next year.

With the pick that the Canucks got being 9 spots later then what the Rangers got for Talbot, getting some combination of those picks would make it comparable trade but that didn't happen so it falls short.

 

[rune74]

Canucks traded their best goalie for a third round pick. Lack had a very good season last year and he should build on that.

Miller should have been the guy to go. If no one wanted him, very likely, and then trade Markstrom for a 5th rounder or something like that. Keep Lack, sign him next year and then somehow get rid of Miller or just make him sit on the bench.

If Markstrom does not work out, the Nucks will have to find another goalie in about a year.

If we need to find another goalie in a year for whatever reason, there will be plenty there just like there was this year....there was literally 5 goalies like him available....plus he will be a UFA.

A petition can be started to sign him then.

 

[canucksfan]

If we need to find another goalie in a year for whatever reason, there will be plenty there just like there was this year....there was literally 5 goalies like him available....plus he will be a UFA.

A petition can be started to sign him then.

Just because there were goalies available this year doesn't mean they will be the same amount available in 1-2 years.

 

[rune74]

Just because there were goalies available this year doesn't mean they will be the same amount available in 1-2 years.

Literally every year there are goalies available...we should know, we are usually trading one

 

[GingersRULE]

I've been a Benning defender on this forum until this trade..The fact that he showed his cards in the return he was looking for I never saw Mike Gillis do..I still think its way to early to judge his moves but and Eddie Lack was a bit overrated on this board but telling through the media was he's looking for in return teams are just going to lowball him which they did