Canucks Sign Guillaume Desbiens to One-Year Contract

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At least the Canucks have gotten themselves a guy that will man up against the Hordichuks and the other HWs they will meet in the division/conference.

[FurnaceFace]

Originally Posted by OilersHockey

.They are only uber-soft in the playoffs

At least they make the playoffs ...
oooooooooh.
we just can't win in them .. and like you say are uber soft in the playoffs

[Canuck22]

Wow, 3 pages of comments for a Canucks signing. If this is Gillis' answer to the team's toughness, just not enough in my opinion. Geez, when was the last time the Canucks had a legitimate heavyweight? "I don't win or lose" Langdon a decade ago? Or Brashear the year before? Since them, gone through Brookbank and Hordichuk but I don't consider them intimidating heavyweights.

Should have signed Carkner or MacIntyre or Parros.

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Originally Posted by Canuck22

Wow, 3 pages of comments for a Canucks signing. If this is Gillis' answer to the team's toughness, just not enough in my opinion. Geez, when was the last time the Canucks had a legitimate heavyweight? "I don't win or lose" Langdon a decade ago? Or Brashear the year before? Since them, gone through Brookbank and Hordichuk but I don't consider them intimidating heavyweights.

Should have signed Carkner or MacIntyre or Parros.

Hordichuk and Brookbank were legitimate heavies. IMO Hordichuk is just as legitimate as Parros.

Stache is cool but really he's nothing more than a 1-1-1 heavyweight.

[FurnaceFace]

i liked wade and darcy, but having jeff cowan , dale weise and tanner glass playing the role of heavy weight is a shame. So either debiens or weise will be thrown to the wolves once again. kinda makes me sick.

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Originally Posted by FurnaceFace

So either debiens or weise will be thrown to the wolves once again. kinda makes me sick.

Crossing my fingers for Dale Weise being that guy...

[FurnaceFace]

im still crossing my fingers for someone who is actually meant to play a heavyweight enforcer role.

[ThrowdownSJ408]

when the had Ryp, Hordi, Glass and beiska it was pretty solid. they played good hockey. now they have so many slime bucket of players. they are such a rat like team. too euro for many.

[Tucker_316]

Z. Kassian isn't bad and will only get better/stronger. I like the guy.

[FurnaceFace]

Originally Posted by Canuck22

Wow, 3 pages of comments for a Canucks signing. If this is Gillis' answer to the team's toughness, just not enough in my opinion. Geez, when was the last time the Canucks had a legitimate heavyweight? "I don't win or lose" Langdon a decade ago? Or Brashear the year before? Since them, gone through Brookbank and Hordichuk but I don't consider them intimidating heavyweights.
Should have signed Carkner or MacIntyre or Parros.

well i am hoping if lou does goto florida parros comes back the other way and if its TO i hope colton orr comes in exchange. something

[GIANTSFAN]

Originally Posted by FurnaceFace

well i am hoping if lou does goto florida parros comes back the other way and if its TO i hope colton orr comes in exchange. something

I think Orr's career is over. Too many concussions. Gillis, or any team could've had him for free off waivers. Gillis needs a center more than an enforcer.