Ideally Benning manages to bring back Tryamkin.
I think Guddy has had a couple of bad years. He's not what Benning thought he would be but he is better than he has shown so far in Vancouver. Bottom pairing but invaluable in the playoffs. He's the kind of guy who can maul other teams when the rules soften. Of course the team need to get there...
Extended for 3 years
How many RHD does the current roster of the Vancouver Canucks have? At all?except you can probably find an erik gudbranson type player on every SHL, KHL, Liiga, NLA, AHL, etc. team in the world.
Trading a replaceable player for a 3rd is a win
He absolutely has leverage. It’s called “pending UFA”. The only reason Gudbranson would skip going to UFA is because he wants stability i.e. to stay in Vancouver and not go to a new team. And if he wants to stay in Vancouver then he’s going to want ... ta da! an NTC/NMC.
As for whether Benning has learned anything or not, I doubt it. He was an AGM in Boston for years so it’s not like the concept of NTC/NMC is a new one to him. He’s just bad at his job, plain and simple.
I love this.
I mean that without a hint if irony. I know your shtick is basically extreme hyperliteralism as a distraction tool from sensible arguments by means of narrowing focus on the most pointless of minutiae, but this is absolutely terrific. Well done.
Looks like he didn’t get a no trade and at 4 million for 3 years I’d say his value just went up.
3 years, $4 million. With no NTC and no NMC.
Had it been a 4 year deal it would have brought the AAV down to almost $3.75 million.
I am sure that there will be no histrionics or dramatic statements made in light of this signing.
Right?
Looks like I was wrong. I’m stunned that he took a deal without any movement protection.
3 years, $4 million. With no NTC and no NMC.
Had it been a 4 year deal it would have brought the AAV down to almost $3.75 million.
I am sure that there will be no histrionics or dramatic statements made in light of this signing.
Right?
I am too, which makes me think they may be still looking to move him...who knows.
It's the PERFECT contract to trade and the lack of an NTC and NMC also gives him the ability to expose him in Seattles upcoming expansion draft.Technically they can but that doesn’t seem Jimmies style. He likes Gudbranson and likes the type of things a D like Gudbranson brings. I can’t say he definitely won’t trade him but I’d be very surprised if he does.
It's the PERFECT contract to trade and the lack of an NTC and NMC also gives him the ability to expose him in Seattles upcoming expansion draft.
I might add that Boqvist, Dobson and Bouchard are all RHD in the upcoming draft and each of them will need a season + before entering the league. We don't have a glut of RHD in the org so it's a solid contract for future options.
Just wish people would look past the stats sheets today to see that fact
He put himself in this situation by acquiring said Trash.If Bennning dumped Gudbranson for a 3rd and a player the caliber of O'Gara he'd be flamed regardless. It's the epitome of a cannot win situation.
OMG a late pick and an AHL player that's it!
Fire the management
For that return it's better keeping him
Not to mention there is this thing called the salary cap.Benning re-signing has probably killed any hopes of getting Tryamkin back in the next 3 years. He pretty clearly wanted nothing to do with this administration.
One thing Benning hasn't been afraid to do in his tenure is cut his losses with players. If there's a trade that makes sense or he is under-performing in year 2 of his new contract I don't doubt he's goneI agree it’s tradeable. I don’t agree he will be traded. Benning liked him enough to overpay for him in the first place and I would expect he sees Gudbranson as part of this team’s next core. The issue isn’t whether he *can* be traded, it’s whether our current GM *will*. I don’t think he will.
Let’s watch Krutov spend another page trying to redefine a commonly understand term into some weird warped version that somehow makes Benning look better... in his head.
One thing Benning hasn't been afraid to do in his tenure is cut his losses with players. If there's a trade that makes sense or he is under-performing in year 2 of his new contract I don't doubt he's gone
A guy who has played less than half the season both years he's been in vancouver to date? Who knows. Maybe Benning sees something we don't. Maybe him and Eagle are money together. Maybe Benning knows that free agency can kill a team (cough eriksson) and wanted to avoid those July 1st pricesThen why did he just re-sign and overpay a guy who’s been underperforming for the past year and a half?
Actually that's my biggest problem with the player (other than he's a bad fit for the club - he's better than he's shown but given the present makeup of the blueline, I don't expect his performance to change much).A guy who has played less than half the season both years he's been in vancouver to date?