Canucks acquire Shane O'Brien and Michel Ouellet
 

For Krajicek and Simek

Link:

http://canucks.nhl.com/team/app/?ser...ticleid=385125

are you kidding me? they give up Krajicek already?

I like it for the Nucks.

I think O' Brien is one of the more sleeped on defenders in the league. Big, Tough, can skate, sticks up for teammates. I personally think hes better of the two defencemen.

brutal, can anyone on our back end skate now?

Holy ****. I love Shane O'Brien. He's a wicked addition to the defense.

Sort of sucks losing Krajicek though. I wonder if another deal is coming?

O'Brien was a great pick up but I'm really scratching my head about the Ouellet. He seems to me like a Taylor Pyatt but softer...

Solid deal, especially considering that Oullet is going to the Moose. Gives the team some more organizational scoring depth. O'Brien gives the Canucks a very physical dman, and now it opens up dealing one of Ohlund or Bieksa for a forward, without losing their physicality.

Very solid move.

I would've preferred to keep Krajicek.

why didn't we just claim Ouellet when he was on waivers????:shakehead

Ouellet was waived already?

Michel Ouellet? Can't say I'm a fan of him...got Dustin Boyd and Ryan Callahan with him in EHM though :sarcasm:

Shane O'Brien though, I approve of this.

As it says in the press release, Oullet is going to report to Manitoba.

**** the Canucks defense is getting violent. Sucks losing Krajicek but I like O'Brien. Simek sucks anyways.

probably because he has negative trade value. Still, he will be fantastic in the AHL.

good deal simek wouldn't ever had cracked teh roster

Apparently, Krajicek lost out to Davison for the 7th defense position, so where does O'Brian fit in?

Oulette will add some toughness to the Moose roster. He needs to be much more disciplined to make an Alain Vigneault coached NHL team, but in the future could push Pyatt or Pettinger for a role. He has already cleared waivers this year, so he can be directly assigned to the Moose. He is subject to recall waivers however, so he is likely there for the season.

If we had claimed Oulette off of waivers, we would have to insert him into our NHL roster. As he has already cleared waivers, he can be assigned to the Moose.

Setting the stage for a trade involving Kevin Bieksa?

If so we may have one of the least mobile D's in the league, talented as they are..

Bieksa for Krajicek and a 1st?

I'd say more-so Ohlund even though he has a NTC, I'm sure there'll be many 'contending' teams interested in his services and willing to give up a scoring forward for him.

The Moose will win the Calder Cup if they can get Nycholat and Krog to them too.

bad trade for vancouver, hopefully now bieksa gets traded

How is this a bad deal?

Michel Ouellet would add about as much toughness as Maxime Ouellet would.

he is not a tough player, from what I remember he is a project scorer. He showed some upside in pittsburgh then TB got him before last year to play on richards line, they just never clicked.

mb, didn't read it.. too closely as you can see i guess.

thanks