Carol Schram: Vancouver Canucks: Cutting the Roster, Can Sestito Hang on to Roster Spot? With one week remaining in preseason, the Vancouver Canucks continue to make cuts as the battle for roster spots continues.

Speak of the devil

Was watching the Willie D post-game scrum from the other night. Someone asked about how often Sestito will play in the regular season.

Willie started by answering about how whoever plays well will be in. Then said "if he(Sestito) is playing well he'll ma...be in the lineup"


Did he bite his tongue in saying "make the team?" to avoid any further questioning about it?

I'm probably looking too much into it.

Speak of the devil
- golfingsince

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- Yeti1181

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- golfingsince

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- Yeti1181

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- golfingsince

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Thunder called it weeks ago, he said Shink is the sleeper pick to make the team.

I hate auto correct. I don't need someone or something else to make me look stupid , I do well enough on my own

I think the Canucks should keep 8 Defenseman, since there already at 8 i think they have there defense set and the Goaltending set. You assume the will reduce to 7 defense on there roster, but I cant remember the last time the Canucks have not carried 8 defenseman, maybe with Torterella but mostly teams carry 8 defenseman nowadays. You cant have enough depth on defense as you know, especially puck movers. As defenseman get knicked up throughout the year, 8 D makes the most sense.

Hamhuis Bieksa
Edler Tanev
Sbisa Corrado
Stanton Weber

4 lefties, 4 righties

I think the Canucks should keep 8 Defenseman, since there already at 8 i think they have there defense set and the Goaltending set. You assume the will reduce to 7 defense on there roster, but I cant remember the last time the Canucks have not carried 8 defenseman, maybe with Torterella but mostly teams carry 8 defenseman nowadays. You cant have enough depth on defense as you know, especially puck movers. As defenseman get knicked up throughout the year, 8 D makes the most sense.

Hamhuis Bieksa
Edler Tanev
Sbisa Corrado
Stanton Weber

4 lefties, 4 righties
- morrison1980

Why ? You can call up COrrado any time you want?

I think the Canucks should keep 8 Defenseman, since there already at 8 i think they have there defense set and the Goaltending set. You assume the will reduce to 7 defense on there roster, but I cant remember the last time the Canucks have not carried 8 defenseman, maybe with Torterella but mostly teams carry 8 defenseman nowadays. You cant have enough depth on defense as you know, especially puck movers. As defenseman get knicked up throughout the year, 8 D makes the most sense.

Hamhuis Bieksa
Edler Tanev
Sbisa Corrado
Stanton Weber

4 lefties, 4 righties
- morrison1980

Seeing as how our 8th Dman Corrado would not have to clear waivers I'd send him down.

Thunder called it weeks ago, he said Shink is the sleeper pick to make the team.

I hate auto correct. I don't need someone or something else to make me look stupid , I do well enough on my own
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I think the Canucks should keep 8 Defenseman, since there already at 8 i think they have there defense set and the Goaltending set. You assume the will reduce to 7 defense on there roster, but I cant remember the last time the Canucks have not carried 8 defenseman, maybe with Torterella but mostly teams carry 8 defenseman nowadays. You cant have enough depth on defense as you know, especially puck movers. As defenseman get knicked up throughout the year, 8 D makes the most sense.

Hamhuis Bieksa
Edler Tanev
Sbisa Corrado
Stanton Weber

4 lefties, 4 righties
- morrison1980

I can't take anyone who has Stanton outside of the top 6 seriously.

I still don't understand how Sestito being waived clears a spot for a young guy. What is the point of keeping Jensen/Shink up if they are just sitting in the Box.

I truly think Sestito is here to stay as the 14th forward. That still leaves at least one legit NHLer in the pressbox with him or a young guy (doesn't make any sense). A trade must be coming.

If Sestito was waived we would have a very different looking lineup.

Sedin Sedin Vrbata
Shink Bonino Kassian
Higgins Richardson Burrows
Hansen Vey Jensen
Dorsett Matthias

I still don't understand how Sestito being waived clears a spot for a young guy. What is the point of keeping Jensen/Shink up if they are just sitting in the Box.

I truly think Sestito is here to stay as the 14th forward. That still leaves at least one legit NHLer in the pressbox with him or a young guy (doesn't make any sense). A trade must be coming.

If Sestito was waived we would have a very different looking lineup.

Sedin Sedin Vrbata
Shink Bonino Kassian
Higgins Richardson Burrows
Hansen Vey Jensen
Dorsett Matthias
- belcherbd

Well this is assuming both Shinkaruk and Jensen make it and everyone is healthy for opening night.

I think the Canucks should keep 8 Defenseman, since there already at 8 i think they have there defense set and the Goaltending set. You assume the will reduce to 7 defense on there roster, but I cant remember the last time the Canucks have not carried 8 defenseman, maybe with Torterella but mostly teams carry 8 defenseman nowadays. You cant have enough depth on defense as you know, especially puck movers. As defenseman get knicked up throughout the year, 8 D makes the most sense.

Hamhuis Bieksa
Edler Tanev
Sbisa Corrado
Stanton Weber

4 lefties, 4 righties
- morrison1980

If we had a vet D like Alberts still, I could see your point but there is no point in Corrado watching games from the pressbox.

I can't take anyone who has Stanton outside of the top 6 seriously.
- Nucker101

so personal lol
Where pretty deep on lefties, Sbisa is ahead of Stanton. If Stanton was in for Corrado, 6,7,8 is all interchangable. #6 d men are not changing the fortunes of the team. There just for depth. Since the team has carried 8 d men since basically the last lockout of 2005, 8 D is pretty standard line of thinking. Fact is Corrado is a 5th round pick and will never be a top 4 D man on this team, he's a depth guy in the NHL, may aswell play in the league now in the role he's destined, he can work his way up lineup if theres injuries and over achieve. If The Canucks wanted him in AHL he would have been sent down already. They already have scrubs in Utica they call call up with out clearing so dont see how that factors in if they like Corrado.

Well this is assuming both Shinkaruk and Jensen make it and everyone is healthy for opening night.
- Nucker101

Its based upon Sestito being waived which I just don't see, of course injuries could occur but I would be surprised if Benning is planning his roster based upon the possibilities of injuries. If injuries occur guys will be called up.

How can 2 of Shink/Jensen/Horvat not make the team if Sestito is waived, and how can that not mean that we have 2 of Dorsett/Matthiass/Hansen in the pressbox.

If we had a vet D like Alberts still, I could see your point but there is no point in Corrado watching games from the pressbox.
- belcherbd

I put Corrado in as the 6th man, not in the press box. Since Stanton is our 4th best lefty and is a waiver pick up that was originally out of tear 2 Alberta Junior hockey dont even know if he's drafted, its not like he has high pedigree, hes an overacheiver and will have to earn his place and as of now is an NHL player but will have to battle with Corrado for #6 spot.

so personal lol
Where pretty deep on lefties, Sbisa is ahead of Stanton. If Stanton was in for Corrado, 6,7,8 is all interchangable. #6 d men are not changing the fortunes of the team. There just for depth. Since the team has carried 8 d men since basically the last lockout of 2005, 8 D is pretty standard line of thinking. Fact is Corrado is a 5th round pick and will never be a top 4 D man on this team, he's a depth guy in the NHL, may aswell play in the league now in the role he's destined, he can work his way up lineup if theres injuries and over achieve. If The Canucks wanted him in AHL he would have been sent down already. They already have scrubs in Utica they call call up with out clearing so dont see how that factors in if they like Corrado.
- morrison1980

Didn't mean to offend you , my bad. Stanton is the 5th best d-man on this team, better than Sbisa/Weber/Corrado,

so personal lol
Where pretty deep on lefties, Sbisa is ahead of Stanton. If Stanton was in for Corrado, 6,7,8 is all interchangable. #6 d men are not changing the fortunes of the team. There just for depth. Since the team has carried 8 d men since basically the last lockout of 2005, 8 D is pretty standard line of thinking. Fact is Corrado is a 5th round pick and will never be a top 4 D man on this team, he's a depth guy in the NHL, may aswell play in the league now in the role he's destined, he can work his way up lineup if theres injuries and over achieve. If The Canucks wanted him in AHL he would have been sent down already. They already have scrubs in Utica they call call up with out clearing so dont see how that factors in if they like Corrado.
- morrison1980

I can't see how Sbisa is ahead of Stanton, again 8 D makes sense if it is a Depth Vet like Alberts but not if it is a 21 year old who is still learning the game.

I put Corrado in as the 6th man, not he press box. Since Stanton is our 4th best lefty and is a waiver pick up that was originally out of tear 2 Alberta Junior hockey dont even know if he's drafted, its not like he has high pedigree, hes an overacheiver and will have to earn his place and as of now is an NHL player but will have to battle with Corrado for #6 spot.
- morrison1980

So he's being demoted because he was undrafted and claimed of of waivers? See now I can't take you seriously.

Why should he have to unseat Corrado and Sbisa when he was better than both last year? Hell, he was the steadying/reliable presence on the Stanton-Bieksa pairing at times.

Didn't mean to offend you , my bad. Stanton is the 5th best d-man on this team, better than Sbisa/Weber/Corrado,
- Nucker101

I like Sbisa better, personally. he's a 1st rounder, dont even think Stanton was drafted. But Stanton is good, and overachieves and I have nothing against him. Its awesome that the Canucks are so deep this year on D, and not dresing guys like Alberts. lol