Confirmed Signing with Link: [VAN] D Ian Cole signs with the Canucks (1 year, $3M)

[Canucks LB]

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[StickShift]

Keep in mind that Dhaliwal gets his information from the agents—not the team.

Agents wouldn’t use the media to advocate for their clients? Would they?

 

[Connor McConnor]

Hughes and Hronek will have to carry that entire d corps if this is how they are going to fill it out.

 

[RangerBoy]

Justin Holl

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

That would be so bad for Cole

 

[Mrfenn92]

Would be a bad deal for soucy and a great deal for cole

 

[Canucks LB]

That would be so bad for Cole

Cole was pretty good last year, he was also the main penalty killer .

Soucy has never been a top 4 before, so who knows how he’s going to be

 

[Gurglesons]

Soucy is a good deal. Ian Cole seems fair tbh but he’s old and taken a lot of damage.

 

[Canadian Canuck]

If term is 3 years or less than I’d love it

 

[TheNewEra]

If accurate it looks like Canucks might need to make another move to fit a backup goalie in

 

[Jannik Hansen]

Cole is 34 and played the last two seasons on one year deals, why would anyone give him 3 years?

 

[Canucks LB]

Cole is 34 and played the last two seasons on one year deals, why would anyone give him 3 years?

Two or three

 

[Canadian Canuck]

We also need a #3 center (Compher?) and a RHD if we move Myers

 

[Canucks LB]

Canucks' plans to upgrade the defense and what we’re hearing ahead of free agency

On the eve of free agency, here's what we're hearing about the Canucks' plans, including players of interest.

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Some good stuff here also

 

[The Nuge]

Cole is 34 and played the last two seasons on one year deals, why would anyone give him 3 years?

Why else would he sign in Vancouver then? It’s the same reason Chicago just gave Perry 4 million

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Is Soucy that tough, stay-at-home dman ?

If so, good add.

 

[RebuildinVan]

We also need a #3 center (Compher?) and a RHD if we move Myers

Compher is going to get one of those ridiculous WTF contracts tomorrow

 

[Canadian Canuck]

Compher is going to get one of those ridiculous WTF contracts tomorrow

Probabaly. There’s a ton of #3 center this year which is nice. Blueger, Rodrigues, O’Reilly, Compher etc. Duchene probably even on the higher end.

 

[canuckfaithful]

Hughes and Hronek will have to carry that entire d corps if this is how they are going to fill it out.

I don’t think you know too much about these players then. Cole in Tampa has amazing numbers. Shot suppression scoring chances against things like that, he excels. Ideally, he be a few years younger, but as long as he’s priced right, he is exactly what they need on the backend. Same with Soucy! 6 foot five,235 pound defenseman are what you need to beat people on the boards and break up the cycle. Big defense are part of championship teams. If these players play more defensive, minded games, making them good matches for Hughes and Hronek!

 

[oceanchild]

I think ROR would be a great add for this team. I am scared of the term and value that it would cost to have him. I think it would help change the culture.

 

[oceanchild]

If we moved Myers and with the LTIR money we would have ample room to ad a third line Center $5-6m, soucy $3m, cole $3m, Schenn $2m

Leaves us with $4m ish in LTIR and we have a tough defence to play against.

 

[Petes2424]

Pius Suter would be a nice fit. He can play 3C and he can play up and down the lineup. He’s a very underrated, all around player.

I like the Soucey fit, and Cole isn’t bad at all. He’s obviously not long-term but he’s solid. As for Holl, he really is the RH Chiarot. He’s can carry the third pair and be solid. It’s when he plays in the top 4, he tries carrying the play and gets himself in trouble. Like Chiarot, if he ever would just play within himself, he can be a pretty good player. Sometimes it was the Leafs fault too. They put him in positions he shouldn’t have been put in. So it could work, but it could also go sideways.

 

[majormajor]

He is thinking around three years, 3m for each-ish.

Seems reasonable

I think even $4m x 4 would be reasonable for Soucy. I watched him all year in Seattle and he looked the part of a middle pair D. Too many penalties but the D is good and he can dart in and make plays too.

Cole has long been very underrated. I'm not sure if a 3 year deal is a good idea at his age but $3m is fine for him.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Another year of missing the playoffs

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

seems cheap for Soucy