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Marc Andre Fleury, with Vegas retaining half his salary.If we don’t sign Marky which UFA would be a good target?
Marc Andre Fleury, with Vegas retaining half his salary.If we don’t sign Marky which UFA would be a good target?
If we don’t sign Marky which UFA would be a good target?
The smart thing is to sign him to a 5 x $5M (or something like that) contract and then trade him at the draft. that way we get a ton for him. Pretty sure one of the big teams would be interested if they have the cap space. And bring back a decent back up for $2M in the deal, or get draft picks.
If we don’t sign Marky which UFA would be a good target?
Lots of bargains out there this year. Craig Anderson, Jimmy Howard, Keith Kinkaid, even bring back Domingue. Someone that can handle 30-40 games at a bargain price.
Benning already anchored the team’s future to a lot of old guys on term. He can’t afford to make any more of those mistakes. If Marky’s demands are such (term more than four years, salary more than 5.5, expansion draft protection) that they add another anchor contract, Benning’s must walk away.Umm... Depends on your definition of "handle 30-40 games." Might as well bring back Ryan Miller.
Its looking to me like Markstrom walks...Will he take less $, less term, and not have a NMC..?..Thats just too much to ask..imoAs for Markstrom, believe they aren’t too far off reported Lehnar deal (5x5). Expansion protection is big. - Irfaan Gaffar
5 years is too much for Markstrom, deal will probably end up being 4x5M. Not sure how I feel about expansion draft protection, pretty much means goodbye Demko. I’d rather just keep Demko.
I don’t know if it’s considered tampering, but other teams’ GMs (or in some other way) might be letting Marky’s agent know they have serious interest. Got to believe Colorado, Calagary, Edmonton, Carolina are four that might want Marky.Its looking to me like Markstrom walks...Will he take less $, less term, and not have a NMC..?..Thats just too much..imo
Everybody knows the Canucks are between a rock and a hard place in trying to sign their their UFA's Markstrom, Tanev and Tofoli.
The only way for it to happen is to clear some cap space....and trading any of their bottom six forwards will require the Canucks to throw in high drafts or grade A prospects--something this team simply can't afford.
So it seems obvious now that Markstrom will test the UFA market in a couple of weeks, and if somebody blows the Canucks out of the water with an offer, he's probably as good as gone. Then it comes down to either Tanev or Tofoli, which has been debated to death on these boards. I've voted for Tofoli, but regardless one of them is history.
It's unfortunate. But the Canucks would be far better advised to bite the bullet and just let some of their awful contracts run their course, rather than do what the Leafs did last season--being forced to trade a first round draft pick just to get out from under Patrick Marleau's contract.
The hope would be that Demko and a relatively inexpensive veteran backup could hold the fort for the next couple of seasons. And slowly but surely most of Benning truly brutal UFA contracts will expire, with kids like Podkolzin, Hoglander, Lind, Rathbone and maybe Juolevi or Rafferty being slowly integrated into the lineup.
For impatient Canuck fans it's all a bit of a downer.....and probably means a step back or two before springing forward. But the options for the Canucks are limited.
I don’t know if it’s considered tampering, but other teams’ GMs (or in some other way) might be letting Marky’s agent know they have serious interest. Got to believe Colorado, Calagary, Edmonton, Carolina are four that might want Marky.
If somebody offers up Markstrom a $6-$7m contract with term and NTC protection on Oct. 9th, then forget about it. Even if the Canucks wanted to match, they couldn't.I’m leery of rolling with Demko. It reminds me a bit of when a lot of people thought Eddie Lack was a viable starter. There’s a pretty big drop off from an elite starter like Markstrom and a below average starter. I know Demko has a much better pedigree than Lack but it’s still a gamble.
I’d push hard to sign Markstrom with a limited no trade and roll with both goalies this year.
Everybody knows the Canucks are between a rock and a hard place in trying to sign their their UFA's Markstrom, Tanev and Tofoli.
The only way for it to happen is to clear some cap space....and trading any of their bottom six forwards will require the Canucks to throw in high drafts or grade A prospects--something this team simply can't afford.
So it seems obvious now that Markstrom will test the UFA market in a couple of weeks, and if somebody blows the Canucks out of the water with an offer, he's probably as good as gone. Then it comes down to either Tanev or Tofoli, which has been debated to death on these boards. I've voted for Tofoli, but regardless one of them is history.
It's unfortunate. But the Canucks would be far better advised to bite the bullet and just let some of their awful contracts run their course, rather than do what the Leafs did last season--being forced to trade a first round draft pick just to get out from under Patrick Marleau's contract.
The hope would be that Demko and a relatively inexpensive veteran backup could hold the fort for the next couple of seasons. And slowly but surely most of Benning truly brutal UFA contracts will expire, with kids like Podkolzin, Hoglander, Lind, Rathbone and maybe Juolevi or Rafferty being slowly integrated into the lineup.
For impatient Canuck fans it's all a bit of a downer.....and probably means a step back or two before springing forward. But the options for the Canucks are limited.
Agreed. I’m of the view that having Benning tight against the cap is not necessarily all bad news given his abysmal history of FA signings.If somebody offers up Markstrom a $6-$7m contract with term and NTC protection on Oct. 9th, then forget about it. Even if the Canucks wanted to match, they couldn't.
I'd rather see Benning spend the money on patching up the blueline in front of Demko, than blowing the wad on a contract like that for Markstrom. But just for context, $6m under the cap is exactly what it'll cost them to carry Eriksson's contract through to its merciful end. Tell me again these awful UFA signings don't end up costing you in the end.
Great plan unless Demko who is rfa in 2021 gets an offer sheet where the compensation is a 2nd round pick which is anything that is $2.1-$4.2 mill.I think Benning wants to keep both goalies as long as possible. It is possible sign Markstrom to 4 years, first 2 year nmc and last 2 years ntc on 15 teams. Offered Gaudette or Virtanen to Seattle for them not to take Demko. 2 years time decide who to trade.
I’m leery of rolling with Demko. It reminds me a bit of when a lot of people thought Eddie Lack was a viable starter. There’s a pretty big drop off from an elite starter like Markstrom and a below average starter. I know Demko has a much better pedigree than Lack but it’s still a gamble.
I’d push hard to sign Markstrom with a limited no trade and roll with both goalies this year.
I’m leery of rolling with Demko. It reminds me a bit of when a lot of people thought Eddie Lack was a viable starter. There’s a pretty big drop off from an elite starter like Markstrom and a below average starter. I know Demko has a much better pedigree than Lack but it’s still a gamble.
I’d push hard to sign Markstrom with a limited no trade and roll with both goalies this year.
If somebody offers up Markstrom a $6-$7m contract with term and NTC protection on Oct. 9th, then forget about it. Even if the Canucks wanted to match, they couldn't.
I'd rather see Benning spend the money on patching up the blueline in front of Demko, than blowing the wad on a contract like that for Markstrom. But just for context, $6m under the cap is exactly what it'll cost them to carry Eriksson's contract through to its merciful end. Tell me again these awful UFA signings don't end up costing you in the end.
I’m leery of rolling with Demko. It reminds me a bit of when a lot of people thought Eddie Lack was a viable starter. There’s a pretty big drop off from an elite starter like Markstrom and a below average starter. I know Demko has a much better pedigree than Lack but it’s still a gamble.
I’d push hard to sign Markstrom with a limited no trade and roll with both goalies this year.
Citing Lack as a cautionary tale is disingenuous; the dude suffered some major injuries and tried to play through them constantly because he felt he had to, otherwise he would lose his chance at becoming no. 1.