Another Canuck acquisition

[LonelyGhost]

Canucks acquire rights to LW Pyatt from Sabres
July 14, 2006

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Ticker) - The Vancouver Canucks added another piece to their puzzle Friday, acquiring the rights to left wing Taylor Pyatt from the Buffalo Sabres for a 2007 fourth-round pick.

A restricted free agent, the 24-year-old Pyatt appeared in 41 games with the Sabres last season, collecting six goals, six assists and 33 penalty minutes. He missed 27 contests with a broken wrist and five more with a concussion but registered five assists in 14 postseason games.

Drafted eighth overall by the New York Islanders in 1999, the 6-4, 220-pound Pyatt has recorded 42 goals, 98 points and 170 penalty minutes in 308 career games with the Islanders and Sabres.

 

[Smother]

He's young.....maybe he'll grow here.
Who know's at this point....adding alittle size doesn't hurt a team....
I'm still thinking about Carter.....this is the funny thing....he hasn't signed here......and worst of all.....nobody's even picked him up or even offered him anything.....go figure....

 

[The Lizard King]

Good pick up for the 3rd line. He'll look good with Chouinard and Cooke/Kesler. Anson "Crab Man" Carter is pricing himself out of the league. The only GM dumb enough to give him 3mil a year is Fergie Jr.

Canucks should take a boo at Recchi. I wonder how much he wants? Still lives in Kamloops, doesn't he?

 

[ValleyGuy]

I`m wondering if he will be the heir apparent to Anson Carter. He was a goal scorer in his junior years though he has not been able to translate that in the pro ranks......With his size he just goes to the net and deflect in the Sedin`s passes

 

[jimbo2006]

its pointless to get all these "journeyman" players.
c'mon, how much better are these guys compared to callup from Manitoba!

I like this acquisition. He's still only 24, big and is a potential power forward type player who can also skate. He's a former 1st rounder who hasn't quite lived up to potential so far. Doesn't this sound vaguely familiar to Berts when they picked him up at the same age from the Islanders??

There's a good opportunity for him on the Canucks, since he was basically given only 4th line duty on a deep Sabres squad. He'll probably start on Chouinard's 3rd line and gradually earn his way up to a spot on the Sedin line to replace Carter or maybe play with Nazzie & Mo on the 1st line.

 

[jimbo2006]

Remember, the Canucks have made a killing on other teams' reclamation projects.

Notable high draft picks traded to Vancouver (many blossomed):
Naslund
Bertuzzi
Jovanovski
Morrison
Baumgartner
Auld
Cloutier

Noronen
Luongo

 

[jimbo2006]

Carter was a flop his entire career until he got on the Sedin line. So he scores 30 tap-ins and now he's totally inflated and overpriced. So he signs with another team for 2.5 to 3 mil..no biggie..c'ya later

Don't think he'll score 30 again unless some team puts him on their top line + PP duty. Pyatt's got more upside IMHO

Is it me or is Carter one of the strangest looking hockey players in uniform?

 

[smackyo]

Carter was a flop his entire career until he got on the Sedin line. So he scores 30 tap-ins and now he's totally inflated and overpriced. So he signs with another team for 2.5 to 3 mil..no biggie..c'ya later

Don't think he'll score 30 again unless some team puts him on their top line + PP duty. Pyatt's got more upside IMHO

Is it me or is Carter one of the strangest looking hockey players in uniform?

"a flop" how can you say that? he was great player for edmonton then got traded to the rangers and was injured and as a result had a couple of poor years. the guy played for team canada at one point and scored the winning goal in the championship game.

but yeah your right he was "a flop" for his entire career.

 

[87112]

I'll miss his arm pumps after a goal.

 

[KYG]

Carter doesn't have a lot of finesse and just had alot of tap ins and garbage goals. He's worth 2 and that's it for one year.

 

[InTheBum]

Carter = Lame

No team will pay Carter 3 million...just look at the highlites from last yr...the Sedins did all the work and Carter got rebounds or tap ins. Not even sure he is worth 2 million and I definately don't think he will take less than 2.5, if the Sedins are getting 3.5 each.

 

[SInCity67]

"a flop" how can you say that? he was great player for edmonton then got traded to the rangers and was injured and as a result had a couple of poor years. the guy played for team canada at one point and scored the winning goal in the championship game.

but yeah your right he was "a flop" for his entire career.

Carter is Garbage, His career high is 55 points. LMAO. Even Bert put up around 80 points last year Carter would have to get 200 + points over the next 3 years for the nucks to get value by signing him. I wonder if he even his 200 + points in his career

 

[bartendr]

Carter was a flop his entire career until he got on the Sedin line. So he scores 30 tap-ins and now he's totally inflated and overpriced.

They were all in contract years!

 

[KYG]

There are reports that Dallas is close to signing Lindros for a one year deal.
He's be an interesting acquisition for the Canucks if he played alongside the Sedins.

 

[bartendr]

He's be an interesting acquisition for the Canucks if he played alongside the Sedins.

Yea,but how much do we have to pay the tweety-birds that circle his head-and does that apply against the cap.

 

[KYG]

If he does suffer another concussion, his salary doesn't count against the cap and I think insurance pays for his salary. On a line with the Sedins, it's not a physical line, just finesse players.

 

[The Lizard King]

He's be an interesting acquisition for the Canucks if he played alongside the Sedins.

It would be horrible...I hate Lindros, the big momma's boy. It's too bad he's signing somewhere esle, he was a dream Leafs player. They deserved each other.

 

[LonelyGhost]

There are reports that Dallas is close to signing Lindros for a one year deal.
He's be an interesting acquisition for the Canucks if he played alongside the Sedins.

um, didn't we just give away half the team to lose buttoozi and
now you want to pick up the poster boy for bad behaviour
and unwillingness to 'live up to his potential'???

let the Leafs have him! he will be right at home in the big TO.

 

[Hardatwork]

let the Leafs have him! he will be right at home in the big TO.

Well he would have been right at home in TO, but it turns out that Dallas signed him. It was reported on the news that he signed for $1.5 M with bonuses that could net him another $1 M... so in other words he signed for $1.5 M

 

[LonelyGhost]

Well he would have been right at home in TO, but it turns out that Dallas signed him. It was reported on the news that he signed for $1.5 M with bonuses that could net him another $1 M... so in other words he signed for $1.5 M

well, the hockey pool will now have to include a 'who goes down first'
section for the head-cases prone to concusions: Lindros or Modano!