Waived: [VAN] Canucks placing Braden Holtby on unconditional waivers for the purpose of a buyout [cleared]

[Seatoo]

Man good thing Benning turned down the offers where Vancouver had to retain some salary

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[kcunac]

Hope I used the right prefix. Dhaliwal is the best source on Canucks stuff and this quote is not speculation.

Buyout costs Van 500K this year and 1.9 next.

 

[boredmale]

Man good thing Benning turned down the offers where Vancouver had to retain some salary

I wonder if they leaked this to try drum up interest

 

[Amadeus]

Man good thing Benning turned down the offers where Vancouver had to retain some salary

Would love him in Toronto on a short term deal, but nowhere near the money he made.

 

[wintersej]

Would be interested in him as an "in case shit" option for the Bruins if Swayman and/or Vladar aren't ready.

 

[Seatoo]

I wonder if they leaked this to try drum up interest

Dhaliwal isn't a team mouth piece, for that they go to imac at Sportsnet

 

[terranraida]

Carolina, batter up.

 

[kcunac]

Think there was another thread created at same time. Mods please merge thx

 

[Seatoo]

Not 100% confirmed

 

[Breakers]

Classic Benning

the king of dead money on the books

 

[Primary Assist]

Go Leafs Go! To the bank and get a certified cashiers check so you can sign this man to back up Campbell

 

[kcunac]

Assuming Hughes (6); Petey (7); Dickenson (2.6); Garland (4.5); Juolevi (.8); and Ferland on LTIR, we have 7.689 in cap with an 18 man roster.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Who will be the backup for Van? Anyone in the minors? Or will they search for a real cheap backup

 

[kcunac]

Not 100% confirmed

What would be 100 percent confirmation? I legitimately don't know how we find this out other than through leading media. Dhaliwal is Friedman level for the nucks.

 

[kcunac]

Who will be the backup for Van? Anyone in the minors? Or will they search for a real cheap backup

I think we sign a UFA. There could be a competition in camp with DiPietro.

 

[Gizmo Tkachuk]

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Assuming Hughes (6); Petey (7); Dickenson (2.6); Garland (4.5); Juolevi (.8); and Ferland on LTIR, we have 7.689 in cap with an 18 man roster.

That seems pretty optimistic for Hughes and EP. Unless you are thinking it will be short term bridge deals.

 

[HoseEmDown]

But they had 8 teams who wanted him.

 

[ThePsychicSaw]

Back to Washington at 1 mil, let's go

 

[Canuck86]

2.4m in dead cap space spread over 2 years...Current Canuck GM wants to insure he always has some dead cap space on the books I guess.

Never heard of a 1yr contract you bafoon!?

 

[DaveG]

Carolina, batter up.

I'd give up assets in a trade with Arizona for Kuemper before I'd even bring in Holtby on a league minimum contact

 

[kcunac]

But they had 8 teams who wanted him.

so long as we retained salary or added a sweetner. Don't blame Benning for making it sound like there was more interest then there was.

 

[innitfam]

Who will be the backup for Van? Anyone in the minors? Or will they search for a real cheap backup

Probably someone who will cost around 1M or so.

 

[kcunac]

That seems pretty optimistic for Hughes and EP. Unless you are thinking it will be short term bridge deals.

Yes, almost certainly will both be on bridge deals. Maybe Hughes is optimistic, but the majoity of our board questions whether he'll even get 6.

 

[Bankerguy]

dammit...what garbage...
wasted cap space... Benning is so bad... seriously...