Eriksson is a strange story line - he scored 25+ goals 5 times in 8 years (AND 22 another year and 12 in the lockout year) prior to coming to Van - I don't think anyone saw him coming here based on his past and figured he would suck so bad.
As for 100% filling Sutter shoes...are they really that big to fill?? Beagles been pretty consistent the last 4 years so I really don't see the stretch in assuming he can't do it. Being a decent center, shutting down the opposition and putting up 20 pts isn't really a big ask considering that's his specialty. I'd rather see him than Dowd, Archibald, Granlund or Gaunce.
- Brooks_Light
Don't get me wrong, I'm not against adding Beagle(I think he's overpaid, but I like that they targeted a player of his elk instead of more Gagner/Vanek types who need pp time + easy 5v5 mins to be effective). I'd rather have him over the guys you mentioned as well.
I just think Sutter is under-appreciated here and I've seen people suggest that Sutter can be traded and Beagle will fill his spot. I'm just saying that I'd like to see how Beagle plays as a Canuck before making that claim.
And the other part of it is that Beagle is 33 at the start of this season, he may give you Sutter-like performance this year, but what if the Canucks trade Sutter at the TDL then Beagle declines next year as a 34 year old and can't handle the shutdown minutes effectively?
