I wouldn't! IMO Hedman is grossly overrated and overpaid on his new contract ($4M are you serious??). I want no part of Hedman.
Yes. Dead serious. It's paying for potential. Hedman is far from a failure. He plays hard minutes and at 20 years old, I think his best days are ahead of him. He'd be a 2nd or 3rd pairing D on Vancouver to start, which sets him up for success. I'd then toss Ballard to clear salary.
I'm one of Schneider's biggest supporters, but I'd do that trade. (if we had to trade Schneider that is)
As much as I hate the idea of trading Schneider and keeping Luongo, it's probably the only realistic scenario whether it's better for the Canucks or not. Gillis doesn't have the balls to ask Luongo waive his NTC, and I admit that would be a risky move so I understand going forward with Luongo. It's just that if it was my choice, I'd take the risk and go different route.
If they're scouting them it's for the future, not for now. I doubt it's an imminent movement- that's rarely what scouting's like. Schneider's going to be a big deal in the upcoming offseason, Yzerman no doubt wants to get a look in at his game before making decisions when that comes around.
What if Schneider gets dealt and Luongo goes down with a season ending injury (ala a worse form of Lucic type of hit). Again, it's not like other teams haven't taken runs at our better players this season.
I would be more worried about losing one of our best skaters and not having the depth to overcome it. Skaters are much more likely to get hurt than a durable Luongo.
Not to mention Gillis would have to bring in a backup if Schneider is dealt. There are a lot of good backups out there.
Luongo would be fetching more than Connelly and Hedman, Thats like us offering up Tanev and Jensen for Pikka Renne
You can love him or hate him but you better believe there are 20 some odd teams out there that would kill to have Luongo on their roster and for his cap hit as well which is very good considering his counterparts ( Miller 6.25, Rinne 7, Backstrom 6, Lundqvist 6.875, Luongo 5.3 ) only problem is the term but lets worry about that 5 years from now
Schneider although has what appears to be what it takes to be a fantastic goaltender is far from a sure thing, too many goaltenders have put together incredible numbers and streaks that have not panned out to full accomplished careers. For every Broduer there are three Brian Bouchers ( who put up the longest shut out streak in the NHL ) Andrew Raycrofts ( Calder trophy Winner ) and JS Giguire, Jim Carey, Ray Emery, Artus Irbe who all lead their teams to Stanley Cup Finals
Another knock on Schneider is he plays on the best team in the NHL
I am in no way a Schneider hater and would be ectastic about keeping a potentially better goaltender at a lower cap hit but I also want the Santa Claus to be real and have him work twice a year. I say trade him while his value is high either at the draft ( which is my preference ) or at the deadline for a deal we couldnt say no to.
I don't know what Hedman and Connelly's values are but neither of them would be an instant impact on this team
Pretty much every backup that isn't a young, blue-chip goalie.
The question for me is, how many games will Schneider realistically play? I just don't think it'll be more than 5. Very well could be zero. IMO there is a much greater chance Schneider has no impact on the playoffs as he did last year in 4 rounds than him stepping in for a significant amount of time AND excelling.
Even if Schneider played an entire series the difference in terms of goals against between him and a Curtis Sanford/Jason Labarbera is negligible - probably less than 2 goals over a 7 game series...
Gillis has outright said he's keeping Schneider for now as we do need him.
But isn't this the most logical decision anyways? If Schneider is the great starting goaltender we all know he can be, the longer we have him, the more valuable he becomes, thus giving us better trade options in the future.
Gillis has outright said he's keeping Schneider for now as we do need him.
But isn't this the most logical decision anyways? If Schneider is the great starting goaltender we all know he can be, the longer we have him, the more valuable he becomes, thus giving us better trade options in the future.
Gillis said if the right deal comes along he'll look at it...
I wouldn't say Schneider's value will continue to rise due to his pending free agent status. His value is at an all-time high right now for teams with poor goaltending that want to make the playoffs. Though I'm not sure many teams fit that criteria.
I still believe Gillis will move him at the deadline if there's a youngish impact player to be had. Especially is there's an injury or 2 leading up to the deadline that he's having a hard time addressing.
1. Have you seen Lou's interviews this year, that does not look like a happy man to me. That's just my opinion, but the only time he seemed happy to me was when he wasn't playing and answering questions about his future here with answers like, "We have two #1 goalies here." and "There is no problem." Really Lou? Cause there should be, are you a competitor or not? Or... is there another reason? A backdoor to Tampa?
2. If he was going to ask to be traded, or offer to be, and this is a possibility, Tampa would have to be his destination of choice.
Why Tampa?
1. He has to have a relationship with Esposito after all his years in Florida. How many charity golf tournaments can two of the greatest Italio-Canadian goalies in history be at and not get into some pretty interesting conversations. And who wouldn't want Yzerman as their GM right now?
2. Tampa is a contender and has just as good an organization as the Nucks, they just need a goalie to be as good a team as the Canucks, this trade in fact would make both teams remarkably similar, with high end goaltending, a deep but unspectacular defense and even up front with a good mix of veteran superstars and emerging ones. Lou would lose nothing but time away from home and six years of emotional baggage by moving to Tampa.
3. Proximity to his wifes family. I've seen men at work with a look similar to Lous gloomy visage these days, thats all I'm sayin'.
and finally, there is a trade there that makes sense for all concerned
To Tampa:
Luongo + Ballard
To Van:
Hedman + Roloson
Would you do it? Its a riverboat gambler kind of move, but if Gillis had the kahunas to pull it off I would build a shrine to him in the corner of my apartment and start making daily offerings of klondike bars and gatorade in his honour.
Yes, this works within the capspace of both teams.
1. Have you seen Lou's interviews this year, that does not look like a happy man to me. That's just my opinion, but the only time he seemed happy to me was when he wasn't playing and answering questions about his future here with answers like, "We have two #1 goalies here." and "There is no problem." Really Lou? Cause there should be, are you a competitor or not? Or... is there another reason? A backdoor to Tampa?
2. If he was going to ask to be traded, or offer to be, and this is a possibility, Tampa would have to be his destination of choice.
Why Tampa?
1. He has to have a relationship with Esposito after all his years in Florida. How many charity golf tournaments can two of the greatest Italio-Canadian goalies in history be at and not get into some pretty interesting conversations. And who wouldn't want Yzerman as their GM right now?
2. Tampa is a contender and has just as good an organization as the Nucks, they just need a goalie to be as good a team as the Canucks, this trade in fact would make both teams remarkably similar, with high end goaltending, a deep but unspectacular defense and even up front with a good mix of veteran superstars and emerging ones. Lou would lose nothing but time away from home and six years of emotional baggage by moving to Tampa.
3. Proximity to his wifes family. I've seen men at work with a look similar to Lous gloomy visage these days, thats all I'm sayin'.
and finally, there is a trade there that makes sense for all concerned
To Tampa:
Luongo + Ballard
To Van:
Hedman + Roloson
Would you do it? Its a riverboat gambler kind of move, but if Gillis had the kahunas to pull it off I would build a shrine to him in the corner of my apartment and start making daily offerings of klondike bars and gatorade in his honour.
Yes, this works within the capspace of both teams.
You're saying we should trade Luongo and Ballard for Hedman? (Roloson doesn't have much value in my opinion.)
That is ludicrous.
Why? Hedman is going to be a superstar, and Schnieder is at least as good as Luongo. You could say that Lou has more playoff experience, but what has that experience been? Schnieder doesn't know his limits, he hasn't met them yet, he hasn't failed at any level and seems very composed and confident to me. I don't think we lose much short term, and if he struggles then we can try and win it for Rolly the Goalie. No baggage, fresh start, lets go.
And just look at the defence in front of him:
Hamhuis Bieksa
Edler Salo
Hedman Rome
Alberts
Sulzer
etc
If you are thinking about the long term interests of the club, like keeping them at this level for at least ten years, you do this deal.
Or to put it another way, if you were GM of the Panthers back in the day, and you had the Beezer in front of Luongo, would you trade the Beezer for a 21 year old Shea Weber? Might have looked crazy at the time, but you have to look ahead if you want to win a cup or a few of them.
I'll put money on the fact he was scouting Harding. He still put up a .941% in a loss. He'd also be much cheaper to get.
Luongo isn't going anywhere based on his play being off the charts lately, and have a punch of Luongo-Schneider in the playoffs is going to be far more valuable to us than anything Tampa can throw our way.
I don't want to have a situation where we trade Schneider, acquire an 'okay' backup and Lu goes down and we all collectively **** our pants when Nabokov or someone else goes in for him.
I don't think there is much too this, I think he was in the area and wanted to get more familiar with players that he doesn't see much of. But I have a hard time believing he isn't eyeing out one of our goalies and TB is a place were Luongo might be willing to go for his wife. No doubt we have what TB want Schneider/Luongo and possible Ballard if Vancouver goes after Suter in the offseason, if he gets that far.
Hedman makes Edler look gritty.
Maybe he was scouting Luongo.
