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Let's add Karl Alzner, 29 but plays like he's 39
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Attach an image of Anne Robinson for the trifecta.
Let's add Karl Alzner, 29 but plays like he's 39
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Told everybody last year this guy sucks, it would be a ****ty contract and the Caps would probably still replace with someone better than him, because he's ****in terrible.
I can't believe GM's still give this kind of a defenseman big money and long term contract. I can't believe there's even this many of them even still under contract to NHL teams.
Probably not.
Pierre McGuire told me he ''Wins you hockey games'' so probably not.
Haha it was something Pierre said on one of the broadcasts on NBSCN during either the Boston series or the ECF in regards to Chris Kunitz and Ryan Callahan. Something likeYou talk to Pierre?
Please tell me you don't mean Ben Hutton LMFAO!!!Some candidates for consideration: Ennis, Greiss, Hutton, Schlemko
I can't believe GM's still give this kind of a defenseman big money and long term contract. I can't believe there's even this many of them even still under contract to NHL teams.
Seeing Troy Brouwer on there and his stats makes me glad the Blues didn't resign him. The Blues would been suck with him and he be looked at as dead weight too. Jay Boumeester would been on this list if he didn't have surgery, before he went down he it was being talked.
Some candidates for consideration: Ennis, Greiss, Hutton, Schlemko
The Canucks have about 25 million in cap space, we’re not going to buy out a sub 3m contract.
Unless you’re referring to the goalie.
It’s june 15 or 48 hrs after cup finals....which ever is later.
Looks like it. I thought the operative word was "earlier" instead of "later" so that's what was messing me up.So June 15th
Hutton’s play has taken a nosedive over the last year and a half. In his last 77 games dating back to March 2017, he’s -18 with just seven points and only three of those at even strength. He didn’t record a single point in the 2018 calendar year, was scratched for almost half of their games over that stretch, and when he did play his minutes and role were both reduced. He took 103 shots without scoring a goal last season, the second worst futility rate in the league (Nick Jensen), and he’s only scored once since December 2016. He was praised in the media early last year for leading the team in power play shot attempts per 60, but he eventually fell to their last option to quarterback based on his lack of production.
The Canucks do have a ton of cap space to work with this summer, but just because a team has money to burn doesn’t mean it makes sense to set it on fire. By the end of last season, Hutton wasn’t even in their regular top six with Gudbranson and Tanev out. Sautner looked better in five games than Hutton looked in five months, and $2.8 million is a lot to pay a healthy scratch whose potential is now in question. After hiring an offseason trainer and a skating coach following a conference call with management in April, it’s pretty obvious he knows his job is on the line:
Ben Hutton - Vancouver Canucks - 2018 Player Profile - Rotoworld.com
They may very well give him another chance to turn things around, but based on his age (under 26) and sudden regression, it might be viewed as more cost effective to buy out the final year of his contract ($800k spread out over two years plus $400k bonus due July 1, which is only 1/3 of the remaining contract value rather than 2/3 for players 26 and over) rather than to bury him in the minors ($1.775 million) or sign him to an extension he hasn’t earned when there are better options out there this offseason and next.
They haven’t made the playoffs in three years and haven’t won a playoff round since their Cup run seven years ago, and if there’s growing pressure for progress, a buyout would clear a roster spot at a reduced cost and give them an additional $2 million ($2.8 million cap hit to keep vs. $800k to cut) to make upgrades now. Maybe not popular but possible.
They’re rebuilding, they’ve said they’re rebuilding so the the last paragraph has no merit. They’ve publicly stated that they would take on bad cap for assets, that’s how aware of the rebuild they are.
We need warm bodies, they won’t be buying anyone out.
If they've publicly stated they're willing to take on bad contracts for assets, feel free to share links.
Benning did an interview with Sportsnet back in February after he was extended and said, "We are going to keep trying hard to be competitive in the games as we’re bringing in these kids and developing them. Our bottom line is to win games and be competitive to make the playoffs."
The article also mentions mixed messages about the rebuild. Time will tell:
Canucks sign GM Jim Benning to contract extension - Sportsnet.ca
Because they're the first team to win the cup to have one of those defensemen playing a major role? Because obviously it's impossible to win the cup with a couple bad players on your roster, right? So....The Caps just won a championship with one of those defensemen playing a major role. So....
Some candidates for consideration: Ennis, Greiss, Hutton, Schlemko
Schlemko - Buyout for 4 years at 600k
Sending him to the minors would cost the habs 2 years at under 1.1m
So it would cost more to buy him out than it would to send him to Laval (if he cleared waivers)
Not that it would be wise, Schlemko was injured last year and likely will rebound to be servicable this year. Montreal has a ton of cap room too, why put the burden into the future when you can bear it now? The rule of thumb for buyouts is that its only effective if you can replace him with someone with the money you save, good luck finding someone as good as the money you'd save, so 1.5 million.
Hutton is on the last year of his contract, Van has loads of cap room and is rebuilding. If he gets sent down it only costs their team 1.8m this year if he clears waivers, why bother buying him out.
Greiss... maybe, I'd see what Tavares does first. If they find themselves against the cap ceiling, I'd wait til then and then decide whether to buy him out. Burying him would mean he is 2m against the cap for 2 years whereas buying him out is 1.3 against the cap for 4 years, again the savings over 2 years is 700k roughly but costs so much more down the road
Ennis somewhat makes sense but again, could you find a player that plays his role on the team for 2.4m or less? Seems wiser to just let his contract expire or send him down.
Hunwick.....remember on July 1st when Hunwick>Hainsey lol
I think the pens are more likely to move him with a pick then buy him out