Confirmed with Link: Canucks re-sign F Reid Boucher to 1-Year, 2-Way Deal
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Guarantied $400,00 even if he plays most of the year in Utica....actually not far off the NHL league minimum, so little risk for him. Reid has an NHL shot but he's in a logjam to make the Canucks as a full-time player.
RobertKron
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No, but there are still implications with how likely he is to get sent down and how much management sees him as a possible full time player. It's reassuring that he'll likely be deployed sparingly in a way that he's suited for (purely as an AHL boost/call-up option) rather than being seen as an actual NHL project that they're planning to give a serious shot to and only send down if it clearly doesn't work out.
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Is this a real question? I doubt Aqulini has a limitless internal cap for his farm team.
Agreed. His cap hit is a bit higher than minimum which could scare off teams looking to pick him up for depth.
Megaterio Llamas
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I think he meant 'why?' as in, 'why should any of us care?'.
Hahahaha, I quickly glanced at the thread title and had to do a double take. I thought I read that they re-signed Brandon Reid!
Well...it potentially means we have less to spend on that playmaking center that Utica fans have been asking for for years. That’s why you should care.
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Megaterio Llamas
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Because he can't skate or play defense and is a bad NHL player?
He's a good AHL shooter who makes a good linemate for prospects we have at that level and that's about the limit of his value.
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Only Benning and Linden can answer that. Last season the Comets had four players on one way contracts and it was pretty much predicted that all four would spend most of the year in the AHL. The four were Boucher, Chaput, Megna and Wierchioch. Plus Pedan before he was traded had a contract with a high AHL guaranteed salary and Bachman had a two way deal with a $450K AHL salary. I would think it is safe to say that the AHL budget changes every year and Vancouver showed at least last year that they don't mind spending money on AHL/NHL tweaner depth and AHL mentors.
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because we have more room to sign other guys to one way contracts and then bury them if need be?
i assume there is some limit to how many guys aquillini will pay a full nhl salary to skate around in utica waiting for our injuries to get 3+ deep.
me2
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That's what I figured, semi-2 way deal. Pretty standard on guys with European options.
me2
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It only matters to Aquilini unless the contract is above about $1m, anything less doesn't count in the against the cap if it is in the AHL. So from the canucks point of view a 1-way $725k contract and $725K/$100K 2-way and a$725K/$300K 2-way (boucher) would count as the same cap ($0) in the minors, it is just it eats aquilini's profits.
DL44
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Probably means we have been either a-ravaged by injuries, b-traded all our NHL forwards away, c-both of the former, d- he's our best option...
All of which would mean we are likely in a gloomy or desperate situation.
Nah. A callup like Boucher who plays 6 games is nothing. In fact, it would be good value. Injuries are going to happen.
Melvin
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DL44
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Dude.. why you be that way?
Clearly the insinuation is if he has to play a significant chunk of games for us we're not in a good place.
Like Biega.
Boucher will likely be a first-callup guy. Unless there is a significant roster turnover, Boucher playing 6 games for the Canucks isn't going to change a thing. Sorry for being realistic.
