Claimed off Waivers: [VAN] Jimmy Vesey claimed off waivers by the Canucks from the Maple Leafs

[fahad203]

I'd say Torey Krug is pretty good.

Adam Oates out of college wasn't he?
Curtis Joseph
Mike Jhonson

They turned out to be decent some would say

 

[Muston Atthews]

Okay then lol

 

[Jared Dunn]

Even during that 2-3 game stretch where his scoring kind of exploded he really didn't look good, pucks were just bouncing off him into the right place lol I don't think he cracks the Leafs lineup when they're healthy especially if they do wind up adding a forward

 

[Man Bear Pig]

Getting out of Toronto should make anyone happy.

It's a terrible city. Really boring, no good restaurants etc.

 

[Canucks LB]

It's a terrible city. Really boring, no good restaurants etc.

I actually find Toronto has quite a nice variation of restaurants, you can get some good food

 

[Nucker42]

He is ok on the PK. You can use him for that.

He’s a little cheap for that.... Canucks prefer to pay 4th line pk guys 2.5 mill plus

 

[jay from jersey]

Has one of these college UFAs ever amounted to anything?

Neal Pionk

 

[Canucks LB]

Seems like a pretty decent pick up, what’s nice about it is that we play Ottawa, out east, so he just needs to drive, and he avoids quarantine completely

 

[jay from jersey]

Hayes

Fun fact. Vesey and Hayes are related somehow

 

[uncleben]

For those interested, this cost Vancouver $41,250, paid to Toronto and not counted against the cap.

 

[Gospel of Prospal]

Has one of these college UFAs ever amounted to anything?

Kevin Hayes

 

[larmex99]

Neal Pionk

Brandon Tanev

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Seems like a low risk move. With all the injuries and a poor bottom six he should be able to step right in and help the team.

 

[VanCity Millionaires]

Brandon Tanev

Chris too...

 

[sxvnert]

Had he not scored three goals in three games a week ago, he would have been gone already. Frustrating player who doesn't excel at anything.

 

[uncleben]

Has one of these college UFAs ever amounted to anything?

Depends on your definition of "anything" but there are a lot of guys who did good, or carved multiyear careers, and certainly some who amounted to something.

Adam Oates, Joe Mullen, Martin St. Louis, Mike Ridley, Greg Adams, Dan Boyle, Chris Kunitz, Dave Poulin, Brian Rafalski, Joel Otto, Andy McDonald, Jason Blake, Doug Smail, Brian MacLellan, Steven Reinprecht, Todd White, Mike Johnson, Doug Brown, Jeff Halpern, Jamie Macoun, Tyler Bozak, Danny Dekeyser, Torey Krug, Chris Tanev, Brandon Tanev, Mark Letestu, Matt Read, Teddy Purcell. Justin Fontaine had a very short but impressive career, while JT Brown and Matt Irwin put up unspectacular but surprisingly long careers.

Then you get draft ditchers like Justin Schultz, Kevin Hayes, if you want to count them, which is where Vesey would fall. Mike Reilly has put together a small resume, lately, and even Vesey's four years as a utility player, even if not the star people hoped, is a career most wanna-be-pro players would die for.

 

[cc]

right now, the Canucks have some highly overpaid bottom 6 players that vesey can easily replace and it would be an improvement or at least, a lateral change at a cheaper price

 

[notsocommonsense]

I think this sets up a Pearson trade to somewhere

I hope so. . So much dead weight on this team

 

[FOurteenS inCisOr]

Can Vesey play C?

Pettersson replacement?

 

[JAK]

Josh Leivo 2.0

Flames are probably going to sign him in the off season too.

 

[Mickey Marner]

Yay.

Not often you get a waiver pickup with more goals than Taylor Hall and Jack Eichel have combined.

 

[TheGroceryStick]

Leafs just got better woo

 

[cwede]

...Then you get draft ditchers like Justin Schultz, Kevin Hayes, if you want to count them, which is where Vesey would fall...

was Blake Wheeler the first notable 'ditcher'?

 

[ujju2]

Mildly sad to see him go. He wasn’t great or even good. But as a 13th forward I had no complaints. If someone is hurt he is a good guy to step in for a game or 2. He probably won’t do much to help you but he won’t hurt you either.
Decent penalty killer too but our penalty kill sucks anyway

Doesn't that make him even more useful to you guys? Just wondering.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Yay.