I think we should start referring to each other with "hockey nicknames". With your multifaceted handle, your options are "Janner", "Bullsy", "Pigs", or "Backs".
Still have worries and questions about Hughes long term. Of the four, I'd go long term with EP/Boeser and bridge with Hughes/Demko. Demko's sample size isn't big enough and Hughes' defensive game needs to be at least at the point where you don't have to shelter him in bottom pairing matchups to warrant the type of contract that he's going to want.Lock Hughes and Pettersson up long term.
The Return of the NuGe?
That would be a much better lineup.
I like RNH but I don’t see how we can afford him.
That’s a great deal for us, but the Oilers would want a lot more for RNH. And they won’t take Holtby"Reading various Oilers sources saying they want some Sutter and if not signed by the deadline the NuGe will be moved.
How about a Holtby and Sutter to the oilers with some of Sutter's contract retained for the NuGe.
Also Eriksson's contract is no longer completely buyout proof as they would pay 1M in July got get a 2M cap savings in buying him out.
Loui Eriksson Contract Buyout Details - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps
Unless you can show me a cap-compliant, realistic lineup with RNH in it, any discussion of him is a waste of time. He would be a weird target anyway - the Canucks need a RHD if they had the space to go shopping.
Haven't seen a lot of chatter about him but his numbers look pretty good.I'm very interested that they're using Lind at centre in Utica. Has anyone heard why they made this move? Is it simply a lack of centres or was it more strategic? If he can make a good transition, he could project to be a decent 3C in Vancouver.
I'm very interested that they're using Lind at centre in Utica. Has anyone heard why they made this move? Is it simply a lack of centres or was it more strategic? If he can make a good transition, he could project to be a decent 3C in Vancouver.
Hughes...lolso can someone fill me in on the math on exposing dmen for expansion? why are people discussing myers being exposed? don't we have three slots that pretty obviously go to schmidt, juolevi and myers? i would think our problem would be finding a dman under contract to fulfill the minimum exposure requirement.
the Canucks need 4 good lines and 6 good D.
Any lineup that includes Beagle and Roussel (and Eriksson) in it or Sutter in it where he is not the 4th line centre is a loser.
the 4th period is saying the Nucks are getting calls on veterans with term.
These have to be Beagle and Roussel (and Eriksson) and maybe Meyers.
If they can move any crappy veterans who are UFA in 2 years it would be like winning the Irish sweepstakes.
Schmidt, Miller and Horvat are also veterans with term.
That 4th period speculation is as believable as Edler waiving.