Bury Beartschi/Sutter/Eriksson in Utica, thats over 3 million cap savings. Benn should be an asset that can be easily traded, 5/6th defenceman 1 year contract at 2 million.
How much do we need to clear to bring back Gaudette and Virtanen?
Sat is echoing Dhaliwal’s sentiments about some cap clearing moves being in Vancouver’s future.
Benn would be one guy I’d have as a candidate to he moved easily.
Sutter could also be bought out after Virtanen’s arbitration hearing if the Canucks are unable to trade him.
Those two moves in combination would clear up a little over $4m in space.
Why do people think that burying players I. The minors helps the cap? They save $1m and have to fill the roster spot with another player making a $1m give or take...
This. It only serves as a tool to send down an overpaid vet and get enough cap relief to call up a kid who's better.Why do people think that burying players I. The minors helps the cap? They save $1m and have to fill the roster spot with another player making a $1m give or take...
I still can't even comprehend how this trade even happens. I'm convinced I have gone fully insane or I'm dreaming. There isnt a single universe where this trade makes any sense at all.
Why to Vancouver? How does Benning even get in on this when all indications point to him pursuing anyone and everyone who ISNT potentially the best D pickup this offseason and then just has him fall into his lap for literally nothing? He misses out on OEL. Tanev. Barrie. Hamonic. Vatanen. And happily walks away with a player that's better than all of them seemingly due to divine intervention.
The outright only explanation is that Schmidt said he would outright only go to Vancouver, or the other potential suitors that he wanted to play for didnt have the space. Either way, this just doesn't seem like something that is or should be possible. I'm stunned beyond belief. Benning finally looks like he's truly f***ed up this time and all of his overpayments have caught up to him, and then he gets Nate freaking Schmidt as his consolation prize. For nothing.
INTERNAL CAP PALBury Beartschi/Sutter/Eriksson in Utica, thats over 3 million cap savings. Benn should be an asset that can be easily traded, 5/6th defenceman 1 year contract at 2 million.
But it doesn’t save cap room. It just gives the cap room to another player that fills the roster spot.In the case of Eriksson and Baertschi - we have a glut of forwards as it is. Sending them to the minors is necessary for both the cap and staying under our roster limit.
Missing out on Craig Smith and Toffoli in free agency in favor of Virtanen really hurt.Wonder if a top 6 forward could be had for cheap on the trade market too.
But it doesn’t save cap room. It just gives the cap room to another player that fills the roster spot.
Missing out on Craig Smith and Toffoli in free agency in favor of Virtanen really hurt.
Wonder if a top 6 forward could be had for cheap on the trade market too.