Confirmed with Link: [VAN/VGK] Canucks acquire D Nate Schmidt for a 3rd in 2022

[CpatainCanuck]

Benning was playing Chess and we were all playing checkers

 

[valkynax]

Well Jim, looks like you're bumped BACK to Captain Phasma level.

 

[2011 still hurts]

wait

wtf

wait

yo

yooooooooooooooooooo

 

[tantalum]

Better than they were an hour ago, but still a long, long ways to go. This brings the blueline to similar to last year ( well not yet as the third pairing doesn’t really exist) and last year was a dumpster fire.

 

[Angry Little Elf]

Had to double and trip check.
This is incredible

 

[Nucker101]

Jim went in dry

 

[RobertKron]

Think they are ok this season. It’s next season where someone like virtanen, Roussel, Beagle have to go.

They'll likely have to drop someone. This gives them ~3m to add Virtanen, Gaudette, and a couple defensemen to the roster.

 

[Hockeyphysio]

Great trade, but we are still going to have Salary Cap issues. Would be nice for Ferland to retire.

 

[Ginger Papa]

YESSS!

 

[Bubbles]

 

[NHL WAR]

Vegas should've just bit the bullet on a Fleury trade

 

[jfc64]

Beautiful!

 

[A1LeafNation]

Lol a 3rd.

Vancouver gaped Vegas.

 

[Natey]

Best move of Benning's tenure by a country mile. Well done.

I have no idea what Vegas is thinking here.

They had to clear $2.somethingM of cap space to even make the Pietrangelo deal official.

They still have to clear like $1.5M or something to fit him under the cap.

Happy with this deal. Vancouver has been my second favourite team for years (my best friends favourite team). Burrows is still one of my all time favourites.

We got Toffoli, you guys get Schmidt. Things aren't looking so bad!

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

But the cap.........what's the situation like now?

Assuming Baertschi and Eriksson to the AHL, about $4.15M in space with Gaudette and Virtanen still needing contracts.

Canucks will still look to shed someone - likely Benn would be easiest at only $2m for a year.

 

[Nucker101]

He had a 10 team NTC list so clearly he doesn’t mind joining this team

 

[Bobby Digital]

Benning from outta nowhere. Fantastic deal. Why cant you be like this more often?

 

[canucksfan]

Great trade, but we are still going to have Salary Cap issues. Would be nice for Ferland to retire.

He’s not retiring but LTIR is a strong possibility

 

[2020 Cup Champions]

Wtf, I love Jim Benning now

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Officially official. Someone pinch me.

 

[yvrtojfk]

AHAHAHAHA WHAT?!?!
BENNING. THATS MY DOG.
NEVER DOUBTED YOU

 

[Hockeyphysio]

He’s not retiring but LTIR is a strong possibility

Yes, sorry that is what I meant. Wonder, if Benning knows something there.

 

[JanBulisPiggyBack]

I wanna kiss you all over and over and again I wanna kiss you all over dummmmm dummmmm dummmmm till the night closes in


Amiright amiright

 

[valkynax]

We were just musing about how impossible this would be. And I myself was convinced that this offseason will be such a shit show even the toilet will reject it.

Then this comes. Well done.

 

[Natey]

How much cap do we have to shed?

CF has you guys at $2M in positive cap space w/ 21 players. They may have the odd depth player wrong though.