Luongo traded!

[Jethro Bodine]

Just saw this on TSN.

Looks like their clearing the decks as the ship sinks.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=445254

 

[CRn7]

Yes. And more to come..

 

[pinkpanther]

I'm happy for him. The Canucks did not treat him well over the last two seasons. Sitting him against the Senators during the Heritage Classic was the last straw though I think they might have done that in hopes of dealing him at the deadline. The saga is over and we 're back to 1997 post Bure trade to Florida!

Lets just hope we finish last next year ... Connor McDavid

 

[Peyton Anders]

Schneider + Neg Value Albatross Contract Cap Dump + F-grade prospect (Steven Anthony)

for

AAA Prospect (Horvat) + fluttering previously-AAA prospect (Markstrom) + Big, young 3C/4C roster player + Contract slot

I think Gillis did well. Markstrom has insane potential and is only 24 years old. I'm a huge Eddie Lack supporter as well.

Also, it has to be commended that Gillis did the right thing by making a trade to send Luongo back home to Florida (which is what he wanted). I'd rather Matthais and Markstrom over Scrivens and the garbage picks Nonuts offered last year.

Hilarious that:

Bertuzzi to Florida for Luongo, Bertuzzi to Detroit for Matthais, Matthais to Vancouver for Luongo. As well as Lack and Markstrom were a tandem in the SEL before either of them came over to North America.

THIRTEEN FEET OF GOALIES WOOHOO!

 

[badbadboy]

Thanks for the insight Peyton!

 

[Peyton Anders]

For anyone wondering "Who the fuck is Markstrom?!", here's a good quote from the hockey boards I moderate to give you some insight about him:

In the relegation league (konen as "Kvalserien" over here) as a 17 y.o. and I've followed him closely ever since. I've seem him dominate the Swedish Hockey League playing for a highly mediocre Brynas IF and I've seen him carry team Sweden in the JWC and I've also seen him play strongly and winning a gold medal at senior level. I also saw him rob a few teams last yr behind an even WORSE Panther team and play decent overall.

This year was the first time I really saw him struggle. It was like the decision to sign Timmy T really got to him and he was shaky, almost like his confidence was gone. Then he went to the AHL and the struggles continued for a while with Marky playing uneven. But then he rebounded. Strongly. He just won the AHL goalie of the month and has gotten his stats up quit a bit for a weak Rampage team.. Their fans are talking about Markstrom leaving as the final blow for their playoff run..

My point? This kid has got it. He was amazingly highly rated just 12 months ago and has been gravely mishandled by the Panthers (read something on FLAHF that it was just this season he gotta goalie coach!) . I for one is happy he's now a Canuck and I think you guys will work wonders with him. Just wanted to provide some backstory for those who were thinking "who the F is Markstrom guy?".

With Melanson and a good support his ceiling is insane. He's got size and an incredible set of tools but has been woefully mismanaged by the Panthers (gee, what a surprise). People crucified Gillis at the beginning of the season and in training camp for not moving forward with a youth movement like he and Gilman promised. Well, here you go. Our goalie tandem just got 10 years younger, and after buying out Booth in the summer (and the cap increase) the Canucks will have almost 12 million dollars to pursue a high end free agent.

Not to mention the good draft pick this season (we could land Draisaitl even) and if we can pick up a late first a player like Ho-Sang would be amazing too.

 

[Peyton Anders]

3 Swede's now and an American.


EDDIE LACK:
Number: 31
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 187
Catches: Left
Born: 5 Jan 1988 (Age 26)
Birthplace: Norrtälje, Sweden

Jacob Markstrom
Number: 25
Height: 6' 6"
Weight: 196
Catches: Left
Born: Jan 31, 1990 (Age 24)
Birthplace: Gävle, Sweden

In the system:

Joacim Eriksson:
Number: 30
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 189
Catches: Right
Born: 9 Apr 1990 (Age 23)
Birthplace: Gävle, Sweden

Joe Cannata:
Number: 30
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 200
Catches: Left
Born: 2 Jan 1990 (Age 24)
Birthplace: Wakefield, MA, United States


Canucks this season also added:

Canucks announced the signing of Erie Otters forward Dane Fox back in December. One of Bo Horvat's best Friends. By looking at the Ontario Hockey League scoring leaders, Fox sat second in points with 81 in 43 games and had a commanding lead in the goal department with 51, which was 15 more than the next guy and 20 more than the guy in third at that time.

Today in addition to the Luongo deal: Vancouver Canucks President & General Manager Michael D. Gillis announced today that the Canucks have acquired left wing Jeff Costello from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for defenceman Patrick Mullen.

Costello, 23, has recorded 19 points (11-8-19) and 69 penalty minutes in 34 games as team captain with Notre Dame this season. A Milwaukee, WI, native, he has collected 60 points (28-32-60) in 105 games with Notre Dame.

The 5’11”, 212 pound left wing was originally selected by Ottawa 146th overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

I am so freaking stoked on Dane Fox you have no idea. He went undrafted because of off-ice problems but the kid is a stud. Mullen is legitimately terriawful and I was surprised we were able to move him (well, it's a Utica-Binghampton deal).

Eddie Lack is actually 6'5"

 

[greatgreeker]

Does this mean we have to wait another 17-18 years for another riot? It's really the only consistent entertainment they've provided...

 

[Peyton Anders]

Tim Thomas can now properly pump Luongo's tires now... seeing as he'll be backing him up.

Sorry not sorry Timmy.

 

[badbadboy]

How much are the Canucks paying Lu to live in Florida now? Are we carrying any of his salary now?

 

[Peyton Anders]

How much are the Canucks paying Lu to live in Florida now? Are we carrying any of his salary now?

15% percent retained, so about 800k.

Compared to the 1M Nonuts wanted retained for Scrivens and two mid round picks.

 

[Gotee-man]

Peyton Anders writes:

Eddie Lack is actually 6'5"

How do u know? Was he your customer? *LOL*

 

[Peyton Anders]

Took that directly off the Canucks and NHL site Peyton... 6'4" 6'5" good to see we have some decent potential to grow from.. Retooled. Think Mattias will be a decent top 9 forward. He's played with Booth too so. Until the end of the season maybe they can stick those two together.

Biggest question is whether Edler and Kesler be moved by 12:00 pm noon tomorrow.

Basing off of Freidman's speculation (i.e close to Biblical in hockey terms): Kesler yes, Edler no.

Luongo just called Thomas "Tiny Tim." Made me laugh.

 

[badbadboy]

15% percent retained, so about 800k.

Compared to the 1M Nonuts wanted retained for Scrivens and two mid round picks.

Not too bad. That's like half a years salary of a mid range player.

 

[Peyton Anders]

Not too bad. That's like half a years salary of a mid range player.

Or a pretty low-end fourth liner.

Some fun tweets:

@JamiesonCanucks 4m

Shawn Mattias: "I’m just really excited to get started and be a part of this team. This is awesome. This is a great day."

Strombone ‏@strombone1 22 Min.

Thank you Vancouver for a great 8 years! Really appreciative of all the support especially the last little while. I will miss the LOOO'ing!!

 

[Peyton Anders]

Don't think Ho-Sang will drop that far..to our pick but you never know..

ISS Hockey Top 30 Ranked Prospects For 2014 NHL Draft
Rank Player Position Birth Shot Height Weight Team League
1 Ekblad, Aaron D 2/7/1996 R 6.03.5 216 Barrie OHL
2 Reinhart, Sam C 11/6/1995 R 6.00.75 185 Kootenay WHL
3 Bennett, Sam LW 6/20/1996 L 6.00.25 178 Kingston OHL
4 Dal Colle, Michael C 6/20/1996 L 6.01.5 182 Oshawa OHL
5 Nylander, William C 5/1/1996 R 5.11 169 Modo SweE
6 Perlini, Brendan LW 4/27/1996 L 6.02.75 205 Niagara OHL
7 Virtanen, Jake LW 8/17/1996 R 6.00.75 208 Calgary WHL
8 Fleury, Haydn LD 7/8/1996 L 6.02.5 203 Red Deer WHL
9 Ho-Sang, Joshua RW 1/22/1996 R 5.11 175 Windsor OHL
10 Ritchie, Nicholas LW 12/5/1995 L 6.02.25 226 Peterborough OHL
11 Draisaitl, Leon C 10/27/1995 L 6.01.5 204 Prince Albert WHL
12 Kapanen, Kasperi RW 7/23/1996 R 6.00 180 Kuopio FinE
13 Goldobin, Nikolai RW 10/7/1995 L 5.11.75 178 Sarnia OHL
14 Tuch, Alex RW 5/10/1996 R 6.03.5 213 USA Under-18 NTDP
15 McKeown, Roland D 1/20/1996 R 6.00.75 195 Kingston OHL
16 Bleackley, Conner C/RW 2/7/1996 R 6.00.25 192 Red Deer WHL
17 McCann, Jared C 5/31/1996 L 6.00.25 179 S.S. Marie OHL
18 Milano, Sonny LW 5/12/1996 L 5.11.5 183 USA Under-18 NTDP
19 Barbashev, Ivan C 12/14/1995 L 6.00 180 Moncton QMJHL
20 Ehlers, Nikolaj LW 2/14/1996 L 5.11 162 Halifax QMJHL
21 Karlsson, Anton LW 8/3/1996 L 6.01 187 Mora SweAl
22 Kempe, Adrian C 9/13/1996 L 6.01.5 187 Modo SweE
23 Larkin, Dylan LW 7/30/1996 L 6.00.75 190 USA Under-18 NTDP
24 Scherbak, Nikita LW 12/30/1995 L 6.01 175 Saskatoon WHL
25 Deangelo, Anthony RD 10/24/1995 R 5.10.5 175 Sarnia OHL
26 Peters, Alex D 7/2/1996 L 6.03.25 207 Plymouth OHL
27 Fabbri, Robby C 1/22/1996 L 5.10.25 170 Guelph OHL
28 Lindblom, Oskar RW 8/15/1996 L 6.01 191 Brynas SweJE
29 Pastrnak, David LW 5/25/1996 R 6.00 167 Sodertalje SweAl
30 Dougherty, Jack RD 5/25/1996 R 6.01 186 USA Under-18 NTDP

If the Canucks could get Virtanen with their own pick and get a low first from a contender for Edler/Bieksa (in a package obviously) and snag Pastrnak I would be over the fucking moon.

 

[ValleyGuy]

I can never get over your knowledge of the game Peyton. You are awesome! Would not want to argue hockey with you Good on ya Babe!

 

[Cock Throppled]

Have to really laugh at the "knowledgeable" people getting excited over Eddie Lack - grand total 25 NHL games whole or part and Jacob Markstrom - grand total 43 NHL games in whole or part. Neither has been a regular starter.

Further laugh at any praise for Gillis, who has driven the team into the ground on an almost continual basis since his arrival. I guess beggars can't be choosers.

 

[Peyton Anders]

Wheeling Problems ‏@wheelingprobs
Florida Panther fans react to getting Roberto Luongo.

ound: ound:

 

[Peyton Anders]

first off not going to get into a numbers pissing match with you when the numbers are CLEAR on CapGeek.com CANUCKS Deadline Space $4,866,102 That 4.8 million in cap space after the trade they were at Cap this morning. Deal gave them Cap relief. You also have to figure in most of Mattias and Markstrom's pay has already been done for this year. On top of that Luongo's cap hit is 5.3 million per season so your numbers are off base.

canucks team salary cap

Secondly there are a lot of people that are projecting Mr Ho-Sang to do well. He has 81 points in 61 games so far with the Windsor Spitfires OHL in his second year.

Ho-Sang is a small but skilled forward with some incredible hands. He's shown impressive skating ability and agility with the puck on his stick. He's a crafty player that has the excitement factor in his favor. He can rely too heavily on himself at times, but has great offensive instincts and pounces on chances. (August 2013)
Ho-Sang often turns heads with his ability to handle the puck with ease in the offensive zone. He has speed and great offensive instincts but needs to work on his game outside of the offensive zone. He has the ability to explode offensively this season and has the potential to be a top ten pick in next years draft. (Tyler Parchem, EP 2013)

Seen him play at the Midget Air Canada Cup and at the all canadian. Sure his game needs some area of improvements whose doesn't in this years draft class..lol but the kid has skill.

I for one would love for the Canucks to pick up Jake Virtanen just don't see that happening but if it did I'd be happy as a pig in......well you know.

Ben Kuzma ‏@benkuzma 3m

Gillis on Luongo trade: "It's a wake-up call that we're not performing where we should be." hes admitting its a retool on the fly. san jose style

I don't think it's unrealistic to expect we could get Virtanen. It's probable Vancouver will be picking 8-11th overall.

Now we just have to get Anaheim to buy high on Kesler...

Emerson Etem (hello Shinkaruk chemistry) + Devante Smith-Pelley + Ottawa's 2014 1st (probably 7th-12th)? Yes please. Having two top 15 picks would be amazing.