Confirmed with Link: Canucks Extend Gudbranson (3 years, $4M AAV)

[Jyrki]

So many posters here are more obsessed with the Aquilinis' money than the roster. Players on the LTIR do not count against the cap. If Gudbranson can't play anymore, he goes on the LTIR and maybe enters a coaching/advisory role like Dorsett this year. Everyone says Gudbranson is good to have in the room, so if he is not playing at all but sticks around, isn't that the best case scenario for the Negative Nancys?

That's like justifying Clarkson's contract by bringing up LTIR lol. Burying Guds there is a big if to begin with, and it's counter logical to claim that a troublesome contract can be justified on the basis that it's bearable if he's too injured to play.

It's like saying the contract is most effective when the team literally gets nothing from his services.

 

[clunk]

B-B-B-BUT IT WAS REPORTED THAT SOME OTHER VERY SMART GM SAID THEY WOULD HAVE SIGNED HIM FOR MORE THAN THAT

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

How is this going to be spun into a positive?

Benning and Linden can't do anything right

He has been injured this whole time, of course he wasn't good.
Just wait til he's fully heal baby, TOP 4 D!!!!

This is too easy

 

[me2]

He’s perfectly capable of sitting in the press box.

Maybe he should spend it watching videos of Chris Pronger.

 

[Siludin]

That's like justifying Clarkson's contract by bringing up LTIR lol. Burying Guds there is a big if to begin with, and it's counter logical to claim that a troublesome contract can be justified on the basis that it's bearable if he's too injured to play.

It's like saying the contract is most effective when the team literally gets nothing from his services.

Are Clarkson's contract or Horton's contracts currently problems for either the Leafs or the Jackets? There's nothing to lose here. I don't know what your point is, but it's proving mine.

 

[Puck Ingrate]

Maybe he should spend it watching videos of Chris Pronger.

The last time the Canucks tried making that suggestion, the player ended up bolting to Russia.

...wait a sec, I think you're onto something here.

 

[me2]

Stealth Tank

Brilliance

Except Jimbo is replacing a bad player with a good one. Dude can't even figure out how to tank properly.

 

[Pavel96]

So many posters here are more obsessed with the Aquilinis' money than the roster. Players on the LTIR do not count against the cap. If Gudbranson can't play anymore, he goes on the LTIR and maybe enters a coaching/advisory role like Dorsett this year. Everyone says Gudbranson is good to have in the room, so if he is not playing at all but sticks around, isn't that the best case scenario for the Negative Nancys?

I don't mean this in a rude way, but that suggestion is ridiculous.

 

[Puck Ingrate]

Are Clarkson's contract or Horton's contracts currently problems for either the Leafs or the Jackets? There's nothing to lose here. I don't know what your point is, but it's proving mine.

Clarkson and Pronger will never play again. Gudbranson's undergoing shoulder surgery and will be back next season...at which point he'll come off of IR. How is Gudbranson's situation even remotely comparable to those two?

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Are Clarkson's contract or Horton's contracts currently problems for either the Leafs or the Jackets? There's nothing to lose here. I don't know what your point is, but it's proving mine.

Nothing to lose heh?
You honestly think Gudbranson will end up on LTIR for 3 years?

 

[opendoor]

Are Clarkson's contract or Horton's contracts currently problems for either the Leafs or the Jackets? There's nothing to lose here. I don't know what your point is, but it's proving mine.

It is for Toronto. Because they're using LTIR and have no room for bonuses, every bonus that a player reaches gets tacked onto the next year's cap. Toronto currently has $5.4M in dead space because Matthews, Nylander, etc. hit bonuses last year. The same will happen for next year for any bonuses their guys hit this year.

It's the same reason the Canucks are losing space next year due to Boeser's bonuses. LTIR doesn't just make the contract disappear.

 

[Siludin]

Nothing to lose heh?
You honestly think Gudbranson will end up on LTIR for 3 years?

If the shoulder injury is so bad that he can no longer be a professional hockey player, the Canucks have had no qualms shutting players down despite their protests or insistence on playing.

The reaction to this injury news is sensationalist. If he can play, it's status quo. If he can't, then the cynics have their cake.

 

[Johnny Canucker]

Why do people care about Gudbransen contract? Its 3 years. We aren’t going to be a playoff team in 3 years and def not a contender. So who cares? Just filling space.

 

[Eddy Punch Clock]

Maybe he should spend it watching videos of Chris Pronger.

Naw, he'd get whiplash flinching from just watching the hits.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

If the shoulder injury is so bad that he can no longer be a professional hockey player, the Canucks have had no qualms shutting players down despite their protests or insistence on playing.

The reaction to this injury news is sensationalist. If he can play, it's status quo. If he can't, then the cynics have their cake.

Wtf are you even talking about

 

[PG Canuck]

Guys, when you play such a rugged, tough, old school game injuries are bound to happen.

 

[Hit the post]

If the shoulder injury is so bad that he can no longer be a professional hockey player, the Canucks have had no qualms shutting players down despite their protests or insistence on playing.

Because giving a three year deal to Malhotra before he got his eye injury is the same thing as giving a three year deal to a guy you know had issues with his shoulder.

 

[Eddy Punch Clock]

Why do people care about Gudbransen contract? Its 3 years. We aren’t going to be a playoff team in 3 years and def not a contender. So who cares? Just filling space.

Because it speaks volumes about the brain trust that is running this ship.

You said it yourself... we won't be a playoff team in three years. Sort of hurts your pro Benning argument doesn't it?

The longer we have Benning, the further away the playoffs get.

 

[Puck Ingrate]

Why do people care about Gudbransen contract? Its 3 years. We aren’t going to be a playoff team in 3 years and def not a contender. So who cares? Just filling space.

Because you need players that don't just "fill space" to be a playoff contender. Why are people so okay with mediocrity?

 

[Eddy Punch Clock]

Guys, when you play such a rugged, tough, old school game injuries are bound to happen.

@clunk ... he's being sarcastic.

 

[Numba9]

They should learn from this, it's probably not a good idea to sign Boeser to an extension. Should probably let Tanev walk too while they are at it.

 

[Jyrki]

Are Clarkson's contract or Horton's contracts currently problems for either the Leafs or the Jackets? There's nothing to lose here. I don't know what your point is, but it's proving mine.

Best case scenario, we get absolutely nothing from him. Worst case scenario, he's a bad player with a contract we'll have to give up assets to move, like the Jackets had to do to dump Clarkson to Vegas or buy him out and lose cap space.

I'm just reaffirming your point, which is to take a risk for no reward.

 

[Addison Rae]

Why do people care about Gudbransen contract? Its 3 years. We aren’t going to be a playoff team in 3 years and def not a contender. So who cares? Just filling space.

Because you can use cap space as an asset, look how many teams were willing to pay teams to retain salary at the deadline this year.

You could have a player play at league minimum that can fill space like Gudbranson.

 

[Siludin]

Wtf are you even talking about

Which part don't you understand? The Canucks have shut down players due to "injuries" whether the player felt is was legitimate or not. Malhotra was not happy to be put on the LTIR - it was a hamfisted way to save cap space.

 

[Foundational Player]

The Benning and Weisbroad tandem has to be the worst pair of negotiators in the entire league.

Not to many checkmarks but a whole lot of strikes against over the past 4 years.

When are they gonna realize that they aren't the best with numbers and bring in some help with the financial and CBA side of management?

Again, why the hell did they fire Laurence Gilman?

Doubt Gudbranson plays 150 games before the end of his contract.

Guy is injury prone but those intangibles man, the intangibles.