GDT: Free Agent Frenzy / Fantasy GM Thread - Part 2

[Scorvat]

Benning would have been a buffoon to sign Markstrom and Tanev to those contracts. He made the right offers of 5 years and 2 years, but obviously were outbid. The defence needs to be rebuilt instead of being hemmed into their zone. Stecher has been the odd man out since Hughes was in the lineup, Canucks need a different type of defenceman on the bottom pairing.

So we can be a lottery team next year?

 

[absolute garbage]

Edmonton needs defensive D and has no goaltending. They’re probably worse right now with their top D out for the year.

It's interesting actually - Flames invested heavily in improving their GA with Markstrom and Tanev signings, the main pieces of the whole Canucks defense really, and Oilers did the opposite and got a high offense PP QB guy. Very different directions for the Alberta teams. Of course it's still early and a lot could happen.

 

[CherryToke]

Jim is banking on Juolevi and Rafferty playing like solid NHL dmen next year.

 

[BB06]

Canucks are literally getting their lunch money taken by other teams.

 

[canucksfan100]

Really nothing worthwhile left in defensive RHD. Best option is a trade for Weegar tbh

 

[MS]

Troy Stecher to Detroit.

Purge the defence, it needs to be rebuilt

Rebuilding the defense by removing the only guys who can play defense is ... interesting.

And if you’re rebuilding after winning your fake Stanley Cup making the playoffs 6 years into your tenure, the GM should be fired into the sun.

 

[m9]

Jim had no interest in troy anymore.

2 years at 1.7m is stupid cheap, This is not a cap thing, this is a GM and Coach i guess letting him go.

Reports this morning were that the Canucks were back in on Stecher so.. no?

 

[krutovsdonut]

is benning trying to fill these spots for nothing next and sign toffoli?

 

[Cancuks]

Buy out reopens for teams with players who go through salary arbitration as I understand it and perhaps that's why Jim didnt buy out as he knew hell get the chance with Jake opening the door

Except by then, they'll be no worthwhile players left to sign. He clearly didn't think this through.

 

[Bertuzzzi44]

RHD Available:

Ceci 6”2 208
Hamonic 6”2 205
Vatanen 5”10 180
Hainsey 6”3 210
Bogosian 6”3 215

Great selection to choose from lol hurry up Benning!

 

[GetFocht]

Lmao, Stecher is now Detroit's #1 right now and will be on the top pairing. Think about that for a second.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

With the Stecher contract
Makes you wonder that they didn’t even initiate any sort of negotiation with him in the first place
Very obvious to me that they just don’t want him

 

[Nucker101]

Really nothing worthwhile left in defensive RHD. Best option is a trade for Weegar tbh

If Weegar ask was reasonable, Dubas probably trades for him instead of signing Brodie

 

[Boose Brudreau]

It’s a good idea but I don’t think we have the cap space and I don’t think Benning is this creative.

move eriksson + virtanen to Ottawa for Anisimov (who might fetch a pick at the deadline) . between both deals, ~$12.5 cap hit in and ~$9mm cap hit out.

 

[krutovsdonut]

RHD Available:

Ceci 6”2 208
Hamonic 6”2 205
Vatanen 5”10 180
Hainsey 6”3 210
Bogosian 6”3 215

Great selection to choose from lol hurry up Benning!

hamonic i am fine with. not out on sami either.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Jim is skating on thin ice here. I think he’s probably looking at his last year.
Aquilini can’t be impressed with how this has unfolded so far.

 

[Baby Pettersson]

At that deal I can guarantee you Stecher will be better then anyone we can get that will be on our 3rd pair this year.

 

[GetFocht]

Jim is skating on thin ice here. I think he’s probably looking at his last year.
Aquilini can’t be impressed with how this has unfolded so far.

Unlikely. He just got extended and they know the circumstances are different now. It would likely be his last year if he signed Markstrom and Tanev to those awful contracts.

 

[canucksfan]

Jim is banking on Juolevi and Rafferty playing like solid NHL dmen next year.

Nucks can't go into this upcoming season with a defense of Hughes, Edler, Myers, Benn, Rafferty, Rathbone and Juolevi. They do have cap space to acquire at least one but many d man are signing elsewhere.

 

[4Twenty]

Rebuilding the defense by removing the only guys who can play defense is ... interesting.

And if you’re rebuilding after winning your fake Stanley Cup making the playoffs 6 years into your tenure, the GM should be fired into the sun.

You mean the window opened because of covid and it’s closed ? Ouch.

 

[Canucks LB]

Reports this morning were that the Canucks were back in on Stecher so.. no?

Way to late, They should have talked and got him signed ages ago.
I would have been pissed if I was Troy, no doubt it played a roll.

 

[MS]

Lmao, Stecher is now Detroit's #1 right now and will be on the top pairing. Think about that for a second.

Detroit’s top 2 defenders are Dekeyser and Hronek. Hronek played 24 minutes/game on the RS last year. Stecher might be the #3 guy.

 

[Teflon Jim]

Except by then, they'll be no worthwhile players left to sign. He clearly didn't think this through.

He knows Jake's contract award will open the buyout window and he can still sign someone based on what he knows the buyouts will clear up.

 

[Hyzer]

Benning has had 6 years to build the defense. Now our already awful defense just got substantially more awful, but we're still gonna be taking a step forward?

Dumb decision after decision and its always the wrong one. Stecher for 1.7m is 1/4 the price of Myers except hes a better player LOL

 

[yvrtojfk]

I'm waiting for a panic move now from Benning.