I'm not trying to compare them. You entirely missed the point of my post. Look right there I said he's just a backup so it's not weird for him to be switching so many teams as it is for a good player. He's nothing more than a backup and never will be so no team really wants to hold on to him. By good players I meant Sillinger.

i hav heard they are intersted in Maxim Afingenov of the sabres and Gange of the flyers both speedy playmakin wingers

see the thing is... sillinger is a good rental player... shields isnt even all that good! there are alot of other goalies that are better than he is.

No problem. Some times it's hard to explain things on line. No harm done.

According to sportsnet.ca, the Canucks are quite interested in Steve Shields....

"Vancouver is looking for a backup goalie who will be happy playing in maybe 15 games this season, is a solid locker room guy, and still commands respect despite the limited playing time. That goalie may be Steve Shields.

According to the Vancouver Province, Shields would be happy with the backup role in Vancouver and wouldn't be a disruptive influence, which Mika Noronen turned out to be.

"He's totally healthy, wants to back up Luongo and wants to be a supporter," Shields' agent Kurt Overhardt told the Province. "He's a great guy in the locker-room and being a backup to Luongo in Florida worked out well. They're friends.

Shields, who has also served as a backup to Andrew Raycroft, Jean-Sebastien Giguere and Evgeni Nabokov, appeared in just five games with Atlanta last season and suffered a knee injury in January.

In other Canucks news, Ryan Kesler turned down his qualifying offer and is looking for a major pay raise. The restricted free agent has little bargaining power though, not having qualified as yet for arbitration.

Since Nonis has become GM, the Canucks have crushed other free agents in Kesler's position, reports the Vancouver Sun, and only the Sedin twins have successfully negotiated a big raise after rejecting their qualiying offers under Nonis' tenure.

"We've had some pretty positive discussions with Dave and we've got a good relationship," Overhardt said from his base in Denver. "The best: way I could describe it is, philosophically, we're on the same page, but we're apart on the numbers." "

here is the link: http://www2.sportsnet.ca/blogs/hockey_he...up_luongo/

young would make a nice addition.

Young retired, this thread is old.