Confirmed Signing with Link: [VAN] F Elias Pettersson signs extension with Canucks (8 years, $11.6M AAV)

[Buffdog]

Happy for Canucks fans. Enjoy your star centre for years to come

 

[Rowlet]

Should probably wait until round one to make that statement.

Canucks have won more playoff rounds than the Leafs since 2017 even though they only made the playoffs once in that time frame, while the Leafs made it every year.

 

[EastVillageBlues]

I guess there is no more money for Hughs when he is due again?

Seems like NJD should be working the phones overtime now.

 

[Rowlet]

I guess there is no more money for Hughs when he is due again?

Seems like NJD should be working the phones overtime now.

When you account for a rising salary cap, the Canucks will have 70 million in space when Hughes needs to be extended.

Hughes is signed until 2028 and there is nobody signed past him other than Pettersson and Miller. It will be extremely easy to fit him in.

 

[nucks88]

When you account for a rising salary cap, the Canucks will have 70 million in space when Hughes needs to be extended.

Hughes is signed until 2028 and there is nobody signed past him other than Pettersson and Miller. It will be extremely easy to fit him in.

I wonder if the Devils will be in as good a position?

 

[EastVillageBlues]

I wonder if the Devils will be in as good a position?

The rumor is that he would take a big discount to be on the Devils.

 

[Rowlet]

I wonder if the Devils will be in as good a position?

The Devils have Meier, J. Hughes, Bratt, and Siegenthaler signed past Hughes' contract expiry with Hichier, Marino, and Palat all expiring at that time, presumably they'd want to keep some of them.

The thing is that he would take a big discount to be on the Devils.

The Devils have to re-sign three of their key players that summer already and will have 4 high earning players still on the roster that season. Their space is going to be much more complicated than the Canucks' will.

edit: I see you edited to say rumour, if he was going to leave why would he take the captaincy? Why would he accompany Pettersson to the media scrum today if he was just going to walk?

 

[Play]

The rumor is that he would take a big discount to be on the Devils.

There's also a rumor, from a much more credible source than your instagram post, that Jack and Luke want to jet first chance they get to sign with the Canucks.

 

[EastVillageBlues]

The Devils have Meier, J. Hughes, Bratt, and Siegenthaler signed past Hughes' contract expiry with Hichier, Marino, and Palat all expiring at that time, presumably they'd want to keep some of them.



The Devils have to re-sign three of their key players that summer already and will have 4 high earning players still on the roster that season. Their space is going to be much more complicated than the Canucks' will.

I agree.

Just saying that there is a chance that he would take lower salary in NJ.

I don't have a dog in the fight, but just making an observation.

Hope that the Nucks stay away from L. Eriksson's of this world.

 

[Rowlet]

I agree.

Just saying that there is a chance that he would take lower salary in NJ.

I don't have a dog in the fight, but just making an observation.

Hope that the Nucks stay away from L. Eriksson's of this world.

Sure, there's also a chance that Jack and Luke would take less to escape New Jersey.

 

[nucks88]

The rumor is that he would take a big discount to be on the Devils.

Jeez I heard a rumour that Jack and Luke would take a discount to come to Vancouver…..huh…imagine that?

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

Canucks have won more playoff rounds than the Leafs since 2017 even though they only made the playoffs once in that time frame, while the Leafs made it every year.

Not true, both teams have won one playoff round. The COVID play-in round was not a real playoff round, it was to qualify for the playoffs.

 

[Rowlet]

Not true, both teams have won one playoff round. The COVID play-in round was not a real playoff round, it was to qualify for the playoffs.

who cares, they're even then which is equally terrible for the Leafs.

 

[My3Sons]

The season is now a success for the Canucks. If they lose every game from now to the end of the season it doesn’t matter. They had one primary objective for this season and it has been met.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

I really figured 12 was going to be the number.

EP really leaving money on the table.

 

[Chuck Norris Trophy]

Congrats.

 

[DFAC]

One thing that I hate is everybody shouting to the rooftops that this is a steal of a deal.

It's not. It's slightly cheaper than market value.

It has potential to become a steal. It's very similar to the Stutzle signing where it is appropriate for now, but if they reach max potential then it can save a few million in the long run.

Hughes is a steal, Demko is a steal. Miller is a steal.

This is about right given his consistencies over the past 2 seasons and his lack of line driving on a consistent basis that we've seen from him in previous seasons. If he can get back to carrying a line solo then we can laugh but for right now it's appropriate. Hell, half of the Canucks fan base has been bitching about how he's gonna demand 12 million the past month or so. So if he's right under that 12 million how is it a steal? Term, I guess?

It's a good contract but it has the potential to be a steal and it also has the potential to be a slight overpayment as well. More than likely a good contract considering the 8 years but let's stop pretending it's as if he signed for 10 million aav here.

Except that is what most posters in this thread are saying. That its a fair deal slightly below market??

 

[Petey But Really Jim]

Shows how much Nylander took Treliving to the cleaners.

It's not Brad Treliving who was taken to the cleaners by the "MORE Four", it was the Maple Leafs fans.

 

[innitfam]

Not true, both teams have won one playoff round. The COVID play-in round was not a real playoff round, it was to qualify for the playoffs.

The NHL doesn't see it this way.

 

[M2Beezy]

Brock Boeser

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

The NHL doesn't see it this way.

Where does it say that the play-in round counts as a normal playoff round?

 

[Petey But Really Jim]

Brock Boeser

Seriously. I'm glad this was not lost in all of this.

 

[RandV]

The NHL doesn't see it this way.

Yeah it makes it to the stats page but under the playoffs category but you really shouldn't be counting the play-in round in any meaningful way. Like the Canucks 'won' two rounds but also only made it to the second round. Though if you want to just compare to Toronto its still embarrassing that they even lost their play-in round.

 

[majormajor]

Canucks have won more playoff rounds than the Leafs since 2017 even though they only made the playoffs once in that time frame, while the Leafs made it every year.

Not true, both teams have won one playoff round. The COVID play-in round was not a real playoff round, it was to qualify for the playoffs.

If you're going to say that wasn't the playoffs (which is arbitrary as far as I'm concerned) then the Leafs did not make the playoffs that year. They lost to the Jackets in the play-ins.

I prefer to simply avoid the confusion and say "post-season series", no need to fuss about what counts as playoffs or not. The league has it both ways so who cares.

 

[Shark Finn]

For that kind of money, he better give 100% every night, no?