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Grading Gillis A Week Later

It sure felt like July 1st was long ago, but it's only been a week since the drama with the Sedins came down to the wire and we said goodbye to Mattias Ohlund as he hit the moneytrail. At the end of relatively quiet first day for Vancouver, the majority of you crazy kids graded papa bear's moves with a B- or C+ depending on your outlook.

Six days later Vancouver has added and lost some more humanity and subsequently ran their cap almost into the ceiling with these guys:

In: Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin, Aaron Rome, Nolan Baumgartner, Lawrence Nycholat, Matt Pope, Tanner Glass, Michael Funk, Shane O'Brien, Andrew Raycroft

Out: Mattias Ohlund, Jason Labarbera, Jason Jaffray, Jason Krog

It would appear Gillis isn't done yet but, for now, here are you defending Northwest Division champions:

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So if last week, you gave Gillis decent marks for keeping the Sedins before they became Maple Leafs, how would you grade him now given the new guys, the cap issues and the remaining holes on the team?

Poll
Grade the GM's moves one week into free agency.
A - Keep reeling in those Swedes Mikey.
21 votes
B - Slow and steady wins the race.
155 votes
C - Meh, they look the same to me.
95 votes
D - Raycroft is not a serious answer. For anything. Ever.
27 votes
F - So these white towels are to be waved for surrender right?
12 votes

310 votes | Poll has closed

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thanks for posting an updated visual.
nice to see we only have 2 empty spots to worry about now.

GO CANUCKS GO!

by missy on Jul 8, 2009 2:59 PM PDT reply actions  

btw, any word on where Pyatt ended up?

GO CANUCKS GO!

by missy on Jul 8, 2009 3:08 PM PDT reply actions  

I bet Pyatt ends up somewhere. Even a place like Detroit or the Pens. He’s a cheap third liner that can be effectively. He’ll land somewhere for sure.

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by Yankee Canuck on Jul 8, 2009 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

He’s definitely an NHL player. He’s just not a top-two line guy, and we had this mentality in Vancouver that we expected him to be that, based on the Crawford decision to put him with the Sedins. Which worked okay, but come on, anyone can be at a minimum okay with the Sedins.

by Beantown Canuck on Jul 8, 2009 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

No word on Pyatt yet, that I know of.

I've seen enough to know that I've seen too much.

by Smoboy41 on Jul 8, 2009 3:10 PM PDT reply actions  

I could see Pyatt taking some time off from hockey to deal with his loss.

by cyxj on Jul 8, 2009 3:36 PM PDT reply actions  

OT

Another enlightening Canucks article by Farhan Devji, this time focusing on Patrick White and Jordan Schroeder at Canucks prospects conditioning camp.
http://insidehockey.com/columns/3969

by Bobby Canuck on Jul 8, 2009 4:30 PM PDT reply actions  

Had to mention this

So, the writer for Inside Hockey who specializes in Vancouver is named Farhan Devji; and the reporter for TSN who specializes in Vancouver is named Farhan Lalji. So, is this just coincidence, or is “Farhan” the Indian equivalent of “Joe”?

by Thursday on Jul 8, 2009 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

Really only one hole left to go. How much cap room?

All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!

by rollonubears on Jul 8, 2009 4:41 PM PDT reply actions  

Well, one hole plus whatever Welly costs. Only one hole with no name attached to it yet.

by Beantown Canuck on Jul 8, 2009 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

Not Bad...

I could see starting the season with more-or-less this line up. I’d prefer Wellwood to be in that third centre slot, but Hodgson getting a shot and moving Kesler back to his “checking-with-goals” duties, I’m fine with.

Wouldn’t be that happy with Raymond or Hansen being traded off, as they both add speed. Look at that screen, and find me anyone there that can either (a) push defenders back, or (b) carry the puck out of their own end with enough speed to comfortably bypass the forecheck. Kesler may be the only other player that can be considered fast, and that defense isn’t winning many races…

by Thursday on Jul 8, 2009 5:01 PM PDT reply actions  

No, we absolutely need another defenceman. This lineup is not good enough without that, there is no question about it. Our D could not handle the feisty Hawks with Ohlund, who may be slow, but he eats up minutes and lets the other D rest more. Right now our D is unquestionably worse than last year. But one solid top-4 addition can change that.

by Beantown Canuck on Jul 8, 2009 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

Scene: GM Place Office, Off-Season

Nucks GM Mike Gillis opens fan mail and sips the tears of Blues fans
from a snifter glass.
He’s smiling and whistling to himself until he opens an envelope posted from the UK
that appears to be written in blood. Opening it, Gillis is dismayed to find it is in fact blood and the following words inside:
“BRING BACK MURRAY BARON. OR ELSE!!!
Signed, Sneps-ish”

From the doorway, Ol’ Gil clears his throat.
Larry Gilman: “Another wacko, Boss?”
Gillis(shrugs): “Could be worse, that fruitcake Zarnstrom could send another 400 page
anti-Bertuzzi rant…”
End Scene.

ps-Hodgson, Grabner and Schneider for ‘09-10, Wellwood re-signed and Hansen-Raymond and/or draft pick banished to the land of wind and ghosts for an Ian White or Ladislav Smid. Or ’Smiddy’ as he likes to be called.
So far, I give Gillis a B grade.

by Sneps-ish on Jul 8, 2009 5:10 PM PDT reply actions  

I don’t know enough about White, as I never watch the shitty first half of HNIC. And I’m always hesitant about trading with a division-rival. But Smid would be fine with me.

by Beantown Canuck on Jul 8, 2009 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

I take Smid over White 100 x’s out of a 100. And Smid is a crappy defenceman who was scratched by the bottom feeding Oilers numerous times last year. Actually White also was at the beginning of last year.
I don’t get what the strange fixation is on crappy teams crappiest defencemen. Why not go for a better one. We have the room.

About 3.5 left after Welly signs…

by Nuckels on Jul 8, 2009 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

haha funny scene

GO CANUCKS GO!

by missy on Jul 9, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

Well, there goes Foster, Boynton and Kotalik today. Damn it. Boynton was signed CHEAP by the Ducks.

by Sean Zandberg on Jul 9, 2009 1:43 PM PDT reply actions  

Seriously. We should have been in on that. I’m thinking Gillis has got to have a trade in the works for a d-man, I can’t explain it any other way.

by Beantown Canuck on Jul 9, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

I have this feeling Gillis is going to sign Zubov, along with make a trade for a young defenseman with good upside.

"Life is just a place where we spend time between games. Hockey is where we live, where we can best meet and overcome pain and wrong and death." - Fred Shero

by Karina on Jul 9, 2009 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

I had that feeling once. Then I realized Zubov is too expensive.

by Sean Zandberg on Jul 9, 2009 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

Foster would have looked good here. Oh well, I trust Gillis now. I have been gradually won over by his coolness and planning. He hasn’t made a bad move since he took over, and pretty much done exactly what he said he would do.
I like our team, and I think a solid top4 d-man is still comin. Still 8 weeks for him to shop…

by Nuckels on Jul 9, 2009 2:06 PM PDT reply actions  

Yes he has made a bad move – Demitra. Which was also his first major move. He’s not a terrible, but he is not worth the $4 million of cap space he eats up.

by Beantown Canuck on Jul 9, 2009 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

He hasn’t made a bad move since he took over,

One word: DEMITRA

FAIL!

by Sean Zandberg on Jul 9, 2009 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

That’s what I just said, except in a less harsh tone.

by Beantown Canuck on Jul 9, 2009 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

My anger towards Demo runs deep :)

by Sean Zandberg on Jul 9, 2009 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Deeper than your distaste for the notion of Bert returning?

by Beantown Canuck on Jul 9, 2009 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

Not THAT bad...

…but not particularly good. Massively overpaid, of course; but if he had managed to stay healthy, he’d have been third highest point getter on the team.

by Thursday on Jul 9, 2009 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

Demo isn’t a bad signing, but at $4 million, absolutely overpaid.

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by Yankee Canuck on Jul 9, 2009 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ah, so another useless tit like Naslund then. That pretty much sums it up (vaguely). A cheaper, more oft-injured version of Markus. A major mistake signing that doof, and this year he will be on the IR again when it matters most.

by Sean Zandberg on Jul 9, 2009 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don’t share your views on Demitra. He is an aging player who compliments a good team. He has a history of injuries, but I betcha he has a decent season this year.

I will admit though that he could be looked upon as a somewhat sketchy signing.

by Nuckels on Jul 9, 2009 7:07 PM PDT reply actions  

“Somewhat sketchy.”

You’re so polite :)

by Sean Zandberg on Jul 9, 2009 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hey you’ll be singing a different tune when there’s an empty net…

'Nucks Misconduct - Housing Swedish Millionaires Since 2000.

by Yankee Canuck on Jul 9, 2009 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

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