Sunday, June 30, 2013
Canucks figured out who is their No.1 goalie but failed getting there
So the Vancouver Canucks decided to close the door on the goalie controversy by decided to trade which ever goalie they could trade out of town and that was Cory Schneider and the Canucks GM Mike Gilliso decided to keep Roberto Luongo, who asked to be traded and did not decide to pick-up the phone and calling Bobby Lou and making sure if he wanted to stay in Vancouver playing for fans who cheered him when he got injured in the past.
Schneider who is young and cheaper, and maybe even better than Bobby Lou is heading to New Jersey to be the back-up to Martin Border next season and in return the Canucks got only the No. 9 draft pick which they turned into London Knight's Bo Horvat. This was very shocking as a late top 10 draft pick for a 27-year-old goalie that in a year could be the smooth transition from the Martin Border era and keep this moving in that same direction to use a low budget and be able to be a cup contender playoff after playoff behind strong D making it easier for the goalie to shine.
So to say that rhe Canucks could of done better is an understatement because if they had kept that deal in their back pocket going into the first day of the draft on Sunday and when a guy like Seth Jones slips to the Lightening at third overall the Canucks should of been able to turn Schneider into Jones as the Lightening need a goalie and are uncomfortable with the goalies they have and they are a goalie away from being a cup contender and that is Cory Schneider. If they need to stick their 24Th pick to get that deal done and it would be a win-win situation for both teams and Seth Jones might of been able to be the sixth d-man for the Canucks while Bo Horvat will be playing with the knights this season and might be with the Canucks in two or third seasons down the line when the Canucks maybe in rebuilding mode.
So the Canucks could of gotten more for Schneider from either the Oilers or the Flames but because they did not want to trade within the division they decided to go with the lesser dealer from the Devils.
Now it will be interesting what the Devils will do now as they have options which are:
1. have Border and Schneider splitting time in the net so that Border would be more rested in the playoffs and really make a last chance dash at another sip of lord Stanley mug;
2. Schneider waits his turn and play a quarter while Border plays three-quarters of the games and it being the last season of Border in New Jersey and then he chooses to either retire or go elsewhere to finish his career;
3. Is the most interesting thing as New Jersey could turn around and get a deal from either of the Alberta teams as they could maybe get Calgary's No.6 overall draft pick Sean Monahan and either their 22Nd pick Emile Poirier or 28Th Morgan Klimchuk or even the Flames first round draft pick in 2014. Edmonton wants and need a goalie and maybe willing to trade one of their young guns or maybe the No. 7Th pick Darnell Nurse and the Oilers first pick in 2014 which would be a better deal tan what the Canucks got.
The Black Hawks got more for Dave Bolland from the Leafs getting a second- and sixth- round draft picks in this draft and a fourth-rounder in 2014 and they maybe will end up with more NHL played games and Seth Jones will look good alongside Shea Weber as a predator
Tom Mehegame
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