didn't the canucks finish 3rd last for henrik?
EVERY cup winning team has falled ass backwards into a star.
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didn't the canucks finish 3rd last for henrik?
EVERY cup winning team has falled ass backwards into a star.
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Also worth mentioning this will be within a time frame where the Canucks are potentially hooped with a massive cap recapture penalty from Luongo retiring.
Yep. Competitive until things start to go solidly downhill and then he is one of the first quit and/or get selfish. Happened again last year and has happened under numerous coaches. I'm not shocked they may look to move him at all and I think they may have been looking that way even if the other two guys had value.
Yup.
Skipping a bridge deal on RNH and giving him that huge contract was a massive mistake. Isn't worth much at all as a result - as I've said before a few times, I'm not sure if I'd take him for free on waivers right now. He's an OK #2 center, but not at that price. Similar story with Eberle.
How he got a long-term $6 million deal after a year where he scored 4 goals will forever be a complete mystery. Total idiocy.
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Hyperbole. RNH at 6M is a no brainer for a GM that probably offered Lucic 7M with term.
Doesn't change the fact that a lot of EDM pieces are damaged goods around the league. RNH/Eberle is like JBouw/Jokinen back in Florida
Yup, but until july 1 passes, you hope he strikes out on a ton of guys if they cost too much
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Dammit Jim!
That is the bar for sure. We can accomplish something that Toronto, Edmonton and Calgary could not even dream of....the generational retool.
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I don't really care who we sign too much as long as it is 3 years or less. Chances of that happening with Lucic are slim to none, and I am happy about that. The reason I don't want him in Vancouver is personal, not that I don't think he isn't a good hockey player (for now).
But the top FA guys usually get long term deals so I hope we don't have much of a chance on them. Wouldn't make much sense for any of them to sign here short term. Some of the lesser guys are a different story. I still wouldn't mind Eriksson on a shorter deal, we've seen what talented aging forwards can do to help younger players here before; Demitra, Sundin, Vrbata to a lesser extent.
Brouwer probably looking for a payday. If he wants 4+ years for 4+ mil he can get that elsewhere hopefully. I don't think Ladd wants to come here anyways. I wouldn't mind one or two of the remaining guys to fill out the team/fight for spots in camp/make the young guys earn their spots. I don't get the hystery over signing a guy like Fiddler. Bottom 6 player who isn't gonna sign for big money. Solid vet to again help bring along some of the younger guys, moreso with the defensive side of the game.
Also surprised at the number of younger forwards who didn't get qualified. Probably have room for one of them if they want to come here, maybe not two.
But the top FA guys usually get long term deals so I hope we don't have much of a chance on them. Wouldn't make much sense for any of them to sign here short term. Some of the lesser guys are a different story. I still wouldn't mind Eriksson on a shorter deal, we've seen what talented aging forwards can do to help younger players here before; Demitra, Sundin, Vrbata to a lesser extent.
Brouwer probably looking for a payday. If he wants 4+ years for 4+ mil he can get that elsewhere hopefully. I don't think Ladd wants to come here anyways. I wouldn't mind one or two of the remaining guys to fill out the team/fight for spots in camp/make the young guys earn their spots. I don't get the hystery over signing a guy like Fiddler. Bottom 6 player who isn't gonna sign for big money. Solid vet to again help bring along some of the younger guys, moreso with the defensive side of the game.
Also surprised at the number of younger forwards who didn't get qualified. Probably have room for one of them if they want to come here, maybe not two.
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The thought of Edmonton signing Lucic is nice but it might lead Benning into signing a different/worse player to an equally bad contract to make up for it.
Gotta assume ownership wants at least one recognizable UFA for the casual fans to be "excited" about.
Gotta assume ownership wants at least one recognizable UFA for the casual fans to be "excited" about.
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I'm not happy they signed Lucic. He's the piece they needed to help stop the run on their skilled players. If we had Lucic/Tryamkin/Gudbranson, it would be a lot harder for them skating into our zone.
Lucic to a Western term not in our division would have been better.
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Great news! I'm glad this team won't be signing anchors when it should be focusing on rebuilding. Hoping that Benning's inability to sign any targets this summer leads to an exit too.
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I have your gold medal Zippy!
Not as bad a contract that Lucic will get but a worse player - Hartnell. It'll be bad because I'd worry that Benning will actually give up tangible assets for that cap dump crap player.
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Maybe there is the off chance he'll pick up another decent value plan B piece(Like Vrbata, before ****ed him up year 2) once he strikes out with the big names.
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Can only hope Lucic managed to used the Canucks to drive up that cap number...
Will be disappointed if its anything less than $5.5 mil/yr.
Will be disappointed if its anything less than $5.5 mil/yr.
If RNH was a UFA tomorrow, would I give him 4 years/$24 million to be a kinda mediocre #2 center? Absolutely no way. Then why would I trade significant assets for him?
He's a decent player and at $3-4 million, sure I'd trade something significant for him. At $6 million? Nope.
I'm saying *for sure* I wouldn't take him for free (it would depend on team/situation etc.) but it sure as hell wouldn't be a slam-dunk.
Yup.
RNH has flatlined for 5 years and is not really any better than he was at age 18. He's a soft-ish 50-point #2 center.
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