Confirmed with Link: Canucks sign F Curtis Lazar to 3-Year, $3M Deal ($1M AAV)

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Welcome home, Curtis!

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[Angry Little Elf]

 

[God]

Ok.

 

[Slapshot_11]

Only 1m so can't really complain

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

1 year longer than my like
But since it’s 1m
Meh

 

[valkynax]

This I don't mind.

But I have a feeling that this is gonna be our biggest move until TDL.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

$1M AAV is solid. Only $250K over what Highmore and Lammikko made last year, and I think he brings a better element than both of them.

I think it's a symptom of the past few years that I'm practically giddy that we paid 4th line money for a 4th line player.

 

[Tim Calhoun]

Nice AAV. Little downside risk and if he improves into a good 3rd liner you have a steal.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

"The kid from Salmon Arm has just scored the cup clinching goal!!!"

 

[Bobby9]

4C?

 

[pitseleh]

Hard to complain. If his play falls off they can bury him in the minors with no adverse cap consequences. What you should do with fourth liners.

 

[Strong Hearts]

This guy has already played 404 NHL games. That's quite surprising.

 

[MS]

Yup, fine with that. This is a lower AAV than I expected, and the sort of signing that Benning would have given $2 million to.

This makes the Lammikko non-QO make more sense.

Solid 4th line C, but doesn't have any upward mobility in the lineup. Deal ends when he's 30, which is good.

 

[EpochLink]

Bottom six help at 1 million AVV? I’m down with it.

 

[Bubbles]

AAV is good. I prefer not to sign 4th/3rd liners to 2+ years deals, but Lazar has established him to be a solid bottom 6er.

 

[Treefingers]

Seems like a solid deal. Refreshing to not horribly overpay a bottom 6 forward.

 

[Vector]

I don't mind it. AAV is fine and the term actually matches with his age. May be able to even fill in as the 3rd line C if they can't figure that out before the season starts.

 

[wintersej]

Thats a good deal from this Boston fan. Was the Bruins best 4th liner and if they could have shot all the other veteran 4th liners into the moon I would have given him this deal. But, they needed some roster spots of youth.

I don't mind it. AAV is fine and the term actually matches with his age. May be able to even fill in as the 3rd line C if they can't figure that out before the season starts.

Pushing it

 

[Aqualung]

Yup, fine with that. This is a lower AAV than I expected, and the sort of signing that Benning would have given $2 million to.

This makes the Lammikko non-QO make more sense.

Solid 4th line C, but doesn't have any upward mobility in the lineup. Deal ends when he's 30, which is good.

Agreed, makes sense why Lammiko wasn't brought back if Lazar was the guy, but it wouldn't have hurt to keep Lammiko for depth for inevitable injuries given his low QO. But I'd say I'm happy we are not treated to the Benning premium to a FA signing for once. Good deal.

 

[calnuck]

Pretty good deal. Nice to not be overpaying and not having an overwhelming sense of dread for the first time in almost a decade

 

[valkynax]

$1M AAV is solid. Only $250K over what Highmore and Lammikko made last year, and I think he brings a better element than both of them.

I think it's a symptom of the past few years that I'm practically giddy that we paid 4th line money for a 4th line player.

All of a sudden normal management feels like Jim Gregory level management, does it not?

P.S.: None of the deep sea exploration submarines sent to the middle of the Pacific Ocean ever found trace of the bar that JEB tossed.

 

[shottasasa]

I like it a lot. RH centre who PK was a definite need, and at a buriable number it carries little risk.

 

[m9]

I don't like giving term to 4th liners when they are making big $, but when it's a contract like this that can just be buried it's totally fine.

Seems like a reasonable contract and should be a capable 4th line center.

 

[Deeds26]

Whoa, hold up, I thought this wasn't allowed? I thought that anybody playing on the 4th line had to make more then $3.5M a year?

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

This guy has already played 404 NHL games. That's quite surprising.

He was a rookie during the Hamburglar maniac
Remember he picked up a burger from the ice and took a bite ?