Comments for Vancouver Canucks sign Jason Garrison at http://hockey.dobbersports.com , comment 1 to 3 out of 3 comments http://hockey.dobbersports.com Sat, 25 May 2013 09:43:49 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/19-nhl-deals/4737-vancouver-canucks-sign-jason-garrison#comment-21588 Everyone is blowing smoke over the Allen signing (me included) and saying Garrison is an overpayment, but it seems to me they are essentially equal defensively. So Vancouver paid an extra $850k per year for the possibility of actual offensive production, which Allen does not even provide the illusion of. Even if he never hits 16 goals again he will outpoint Allen every year for eternity. And beyond actual production, he provides a dynamic that opposing teams have to adjust to defend against, again something Allen doesn't bring. This adjustment creates opportunity somewhere even when Garrison doesn't show up on the scoreboard. With Salo leaving they needed another big shooter (preferably right-handed) and Allen wasn't going to cut it at all. Vancouver pretty much needed to land 1 of maybe 5 available D and once Salo was gone the list got shorter even. Seems to me that if Allen's contract is good value then Garrison's must be too, and more specifically represents the teams actual need. Sometimes the right decision doesn't work, and even if this turns out to be one of those times I don't see how they don't do this unless they had Suter locked up. - sanstanya Mon, 02 Jul 2012 13:23:52 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/19-nhl-deals/4737-vancouver-canucks-sign-jason-garrison#comment-21586 @ DuklaNation, while that is certainly true you have to remember that he was playing alongside Campbell who is most definitely pass first (ahem, Kaberle 2.0). With Edler on the point, Garrison will get opportunities to sneak more pucks through since they have to respect Edler's shot as well. 40 is right on where I project him. - aleco83 Mon, 02 Jul 2012 06:50:25 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/19-nhl-deals/4737-vancouver-canucks-sign-jason-garrison#comment-21583 Defenses adjusted to his shot and the 2nd half was more typical. In the 1st half, players probably didnt know he could actually shoot & score from the pt. Overpayment. - DuklaNation Mon, 02 Jul 2012 05:43:16 +0100