It's like the Sanford signing -- we only acquired him so we'd no longer have to play against him. Labs is shaky, but for some reason he's had our number forever.
It's like the Sanford signing -- we only acquired him so we'd no longer have to play against him. Labs is shaky, but for some reason he's had our number forever.
Added bonus, he's 4-0-1 against the Oilers with a 1.05 GAA and .966 SV% in his career.
Exactly. A 7th round pick is the closest thing to nothing you can possibly trade. There is almost zero risk and some possible reward. It's a good gamble to take and it puts Schneider in a place where he can keep on developing instead of watching Sanford play. That alone is worth the cost.
Louie's groin just cost us the next Henrik Zetterberg.
Or not:
Morgan Clark
Dan Gendur
Evan Fuller
Mario Bliznak
Francois-Pierre Guenette
Marc-Andre Roy
Ilya Krikunov
Jason King
Brandon Reid
Kevin Swanson
Vince Malts
Rod Leroux
Clint Cabana
Stu Bodtker
Yuri Kuznetsov
Evgeny Babariko
Scott Hollis
Brent Thurston
Daryl Filipek
Jim Revenberg
Dixon Ward
Todd Fanning
Jon Helgeson
Brian McFarlane
Blaine Chrest
Terry Maki
Parie Proft
Bruce Holloway
Doug Lidster
Dave Ross
Ray Creasy
Brad Rhiness
Brian Shmyr
Jim Clarke
Clay Hebenton
Danny Gloor
Bill Green
TSN is expecting Schneider to go back to Manitoba, which isn't much of a surprise.
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Originally Posted by TSN.ca
With Roberto Luongo sidelined until at least the All-Star break, the Vancouver Canucks solidified their goaltending situation as they have acquired Jason LaBarbera from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for a 7th round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry draft.
The 28-year old LaBarbera has a 5-8-4 record with an .893 save percentage and a 2.83 goals against average in 19 games with the Kings this season.
The Burnaby, BC native has a 34-42-8 record in 98 career games split between the New York Rangers and the Kings.
LaBarbera was originally drafted in the third round, 66th overall by the Rangers in 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
With the acquisition of LaBarbera, goaltender Cory Schneider will likely be returned to the Manitoba Moose of the AHL on Wednesday.
Morgan Clark
Dan Gendur
Evan Fuller
Mario Bliznak
Francois-Pierre Guenette
Marc-Andre Roy
Ilya Krikunov
Jason King
Brandon Reid
Kevin Swanson
Vince Malts
Rod Leroux
Clint Cabana
Stu Bodtker
Yuri Kuznetsov
Evgeny Babariko
Scott Hollis
Brent Thurston
Daryl Filipek
Jim Revenberg
Dixon Ward
Todd Fanning
Jon Helgeson
Brian McFarlane
Blaine Chrest
Terry Maki
Parie Proft
Bruce Holloway
Doug Lidster
Dave Ross
Ray Creasy
Brad Rhiness
Brian Shmyr
Jim Clarke
Clay Hebenton
Danny Gloor
Bill Green
good move, gets Schneider back down to manitoba where he should be, and it cost little. Sanford is not consistent enough for labarbara to ride the pine so I'm sure we'll see him get a shot in some games. he's not great but hopefully will be a decent stopgap and if he gets hot can help.
I was thinking that was the case, but you never know...
I like Schneider a lot more when he's doing great things for the Moose than I do when he's doing terrible things for the Canucks. We need a third-string goaltender a lot more than we need a seventh round pick right now.
Not. LaBarbera was in a bad situation in LA. He's got skills but has been rotting away on a crappy team with even crappier goaltending coaches an even worse defensive corps.
LaBarbera has the skills. However, when you rot away on a perpetually crappy team year in and year out, winning attitudes don't always come easy.
Kings fan first, Canucks fan second...canucks got screwed a 7th round draft pick is way to much for this guy, free would also be to much and if he paid the canucks to play for them stil way to much...
