Speculation: Buyout window opens today.

[Mr. Canucklehead]

There's been plenty of speculation that Chris Higgins and Alex Burrows could be potential casualties of the buyout season. (I will personally lose my mind if Burrows is bought out)

Jared Cowen (Toronto) was the only player on waivers today for the purpose of a buyout. Any thoughts as to who the Canucks may buy out, or who other teams may buy out that could be of interest to the Canucks?

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[Free Edler]

Buying out Burrows would be such a waste. He's still an NHL player and it's hard to argue he's the most-overpaid guy currently on the roster relative to production. Much as I've enjoyed watching Higgins over the years, I think he may be finished.

 

[Nuckles]

Can we buy out Benning and Linden?

 

[TraderJim]

Surely we don't need to buy out Higgins. Even if we just take "future considerations" to move him, there must be a few teams willing to give him a shot.

 

[ItsAllPartOfThePlan]

If we buy out Burrows, Benning is a fool.


So most likely, we are going to buy out Burrows.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Surely we don't need to buy out Higgins. Even if we just take "future considerations" to move him, there must be a few teams willing to give him a shot.

No one was last year.

Although really, I don't see the point in buying out either at this stage; they are competitive bodies for training camp in case some of our younger guys fall flat. We aren't hurting for cap space in the slightest, so there's no advantage there in buying out either of them as well.

 

[TraderJim]

No one was last year.

True but another season off the contract plus the beginning of a new season gives teams the opportunity to give it a try and at worse, send him to the AHL again like the Canucks did. Much easier to make the move now then during the middle of a season.

 

[BROCK HUGHES]

Can we buy out Benning and Linden?

please!!!

 

[MS]

Buying out Higgins may make a small amount of sense, if only to give the player a fresh start. Doesn't really save any money.

Buying out Burrows would be one of the most braindead, non-sensical things I've ever seen from an NHL GM.

 

[D0ctorCool]

if Burrows is untradeable, I'd be in favour of buying him out to open up another roster spot.

 

[WonderTwinsUnite]

Buying out Higgins may make a small amount of sense, if only to give the player a fresh start. Doesn't really save any money.

Buying out Burrows would be one of the most braindead, non-sensical things I've ever seen from an NHL GM.

Which, as we all know, is our GM's specialty.

 

[NoShowWilly]

if Burrows is untradeable, I'd be in favour of buying him out to open up another roster spot.

open up a roster spot to who? emerson etem?

 

[PM]

Keep them both, no point in creating dead cap space for next year when we will likely suck again this year. Burrows is still useful too and once you factor in his replacement cost as well as the dead cap from the buyout we are barely even saving anything this year and will be worse off next year.

With that said, I expect both to be bought out.

 

[D0ctorCool]

open up a roster spot to who? emerson etem?

With all the movement we're likely to see, I feel there's an opportunity to find an upgrade through waivers or some other means. Id sooner take a chance on a player that was half his age.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

Buying out Burrows makes no sense and will piss off a large portion of the fanbase.

Therefore, this is what is likely to happen.

 

[Bad News Benning]

With all the movement we're likely to see, I feel there's an opportunity to find an upgrade through waivers or some other means. Id sooner take a chance on a player that was half his age.

so get rid of Burrows just so Benning can trade a draft pick for another one his of waiver warriors?

 

[D0ctorCool]

so get rid of Burrows just so Benning can trade a draft pick for another one his of waiver warriors?

Yes. And no. I would've done the Terravainen deal in a heartbeat for example. Problem is that Benning targets the wrong guys and then overpays for them.

 

[Seattle Totems]

As others have said, it makes absolutely no sense to buyout Burrows or Higgins. The Canucks do not need cap space this season and a buy out will only use up cap space next season. Knowing Benning and the other two morons running this organisation however I fully expect them to buy out one or both.

 

[m9]

Higgins is essentially the poster boy for someone that should be bought out. Last year of his deal, not an NHL player anymore. He's as good as gone.

 

[tantalum]

I fully expect both Burrows and Higgins to be bought out. This management team right now is in full job saving mode so they'll take the meager cap savings this upcoming season and take the hit next season...the season they actually need the cap space.

I also think that 8 months from now their will be a broadcast crew in the NHL talking about how they can't believe Higgins was in the AHL last year and got bought out while guys like Dorsett got icetime.

Higgins isn't a top 6 forward anymore (barely was) but he can still contribute in the bottom 6.

 

[MS]

Higgins is essentially the poster boy for someone that should be bought out. Last year of his deal, not an NHL player anymore. He's as good as gone.

We save more net cap space over the next 2 years by just burying him in the minors for a year.

They only reason to buy him out is to do him a favour as a long-serving player for the team.

 

[VeteranNetPresence]

They will probably buy them both out and waste that cap space on another awful contract- cuz just benningthings

 

[ugghhh]

We save more net cap space over the next 2 years by just burying him in the minors for a year.

They only reason to buy him out is to do him a favour as a long-serving player for the team.

Yeah, this is an oversight in the cba.

One year buyout should just cost 900k cap space.

 

[m9]

We save more net cap space over the next 2 years by just burying him in the minors for a year.

They only reason to buy him out is to do him a favour as a long-serving player for the team.

The net space is almost even. Burying him in the minors for a year costs the team over $700k in salary. From a business standpoint it's a no-brainer to buy him out.

 

[MS]

The net space is almost even. Burying him in the minors for a year costs the team over $700k in salary. From a business standpoint it's a no-brainer to buy him out.

Hmmm, fair point.

I'd still rather have the hit be solely for this year as opposed to dragging it into the future, but $700k isn't chump change for ownership.

Burrows there is no argument to support it.