Can he make that up playing in Sweden for 3 years? If not, how close to that $9 million can he get? Will he be short $1 million per season? Plus, you also need to factor in $ per game. SHL plays like 52 or something vs 82 in the NHL. If he can get $1.9 million per season, he'd have the same per game pay.
Player Discussion Loui Eriksson, Pt. II
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Melvin
21/12/05
Not sure why per-game pay matters. I'd rather get 5 million to play 50 games than get 2 million to play 5 games.
I think we're stuck with this guy until the end. Or at least until a better GM finds a way to unload him.
What a predictably terrible signing.
True, but he'll have earned almost $50M in his career at that point and will be 34 years old. If his family is finding it difficult, as has been alleged, it may still be worth it for him to move back to Sweden. And if the Canucks waive him and make him ride the pine in the AHL, it may be worth it even more.
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Man I hope not. Why should Pettersson have to drag around the uninterested rotting corpse that is Loui Eriksson? Put someone on his wing that will actually do something with the chances. Relegate Eriksson to 4th line/press box duties until he actually gives a shit.
PuckMunchkin
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From watching him this year I've lost all hope.
I don't think there is anything there anymore. He is slow, clumsy and does not give a f***.
Melvin
21/12/05
That play last game where he was passed the puck in the slot and somehow fumbled it was the story of his Vancouver tenure. The puck didn't bounce. It was perfect pass right to his stick. Somehow he like lost control of it and sent it back to the corner. It was Gudbransonesque.
Is this a thing under the CBA? I feel I remember it happening before, but then it seems like a pretty clear avenue to cap circumvention on players who have already earned a big chunk of real money.
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Didn't Pettersson get 8 points in 5 games playing with LE?
I thought that line with Goldy/EP/LE worked very well. Forces teams to spread their coverage away from Bo and Brock. Not sure who would move onto a line with EP without taking as much away from whatever line they were already on?
Other than being paid about 4 times too much, I think he is the perfect fit for Goldy/EP.
The only instances of people not completing their contract are few are far between.
Naslund signed a 2 year deal with NYR that paid him $6 mill them $5 mill. He walked away after the first year. So retirement.
Kipper in Calgary retired in the final year of his 6 year deal when he was set to make $1 million. No cap hit taken by either team.
Mike Richards has his contract terminated by LA following his arrest at the border. PA grieved it and there was a settlement which the Kings are taking a cap hit for.
Simon Despres worked out a buyout due to his concussions with Anaheim. But Anaheim is not taking any cap hit for that. And Despres played in the KHL last year and tried out for Montreal recently.
The only mutual termination would be for the Canucks to not go after his signing bonus if he opts to retire following July 1 after getting paid. So, the ball is entirely in eriksson court if he wishes to walk away.
His kids are older than what they were in Boston and Dallas. So not sure what the transition issues are unless it’s kids giving his kids grief over their dads play. But I doubt young kids are that in tune with the game to know that. Unless it’s an older sibling or parent saying these things to their kid who then say it to eriksson kids.
Melvin
21/12/05
The canucks and Burmistrov mutually terminated the contract last season so he could return home.
The thing that makes it unique is the time remaining.
There's also Kovalchuk.
The thing that makes it unique is the time remaining.
There's also Kovalchuk.
As a Swede who has watched him play numerous times in the World championships due to him rarely declining, as a younger player he was a threat on his own. But as he approached thirty he needed good players around him to produce. He still processes the game at a remarkable pace but he needs more help, a brain on skates if you will.
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It's a desperately positive theory, that Eriksson has more to offer at this point in his career. But the sad reality is that while some players are still productive throughout their 30's and continue to bring value to their teams, there's another group of players who just seem to hit the wall at 30-31. And waiting for them to recover their scoring touch, is like waiting for Godot.
Eriksson will be back in Sweden long before his contract with the Canuckleheads expires. And it's going to cost them dearly for a buyout. But right now, he's just standing in the way of younger players who have a chance of still being around when this team is a contender again.
Of course everybody and his dog told Jimbo that it was sheer lunacy for a 'rebuilding team' to offer a 30-something veteran a six year contract. But in 'Bertuzzi speak', 'it is what it is', I guess.
Eriksson will be back in Sweden long before his contract with the Canuckleheads expires. And it's going to cost them dearly for a buyout. But right now, he's just standing in the way of younger players who have a chance of still being around when this team is a contender again.
Of course everybody and his dog told Jimbo that it was sheer lunacy for a 'rebuilding team' to offer a 30-something veteran a six year contract. But in 'Bertuzzi speak', 'it is what it is', I guess.
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Or 'it isn't what it isn't' if we are referring to points production.
Or is that 'it is what it isn't'?
Or 'it isn't what it is'? No, that doesn't sound right.
NuxFan09
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What a dog this guy is. I hope he feels proud of himself being THE highest paid player on the team now while being so absolutely unremarkable.
Great job scoring the sweet contract, Loui! Feel free to make a contribution to the team anytime.
Great job scoring the sweet contract, Loui! Feel free to make a contribution to the team anytime.
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Exactly the opposite in what the team needs right now. He shows no passion for the game or for the team. He just wants to leave, but hes making too much money to actually complain.
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Seems like Boston got rid of him just at the right moment. Imagine if they were stuck paying Loui 6M up until 2022, it would basically mean their Cup window was gone.
They correctly did cut bait with Eriksson, but then they went and signed Backes to a similar terrible contract. Backes is slightly more useful player than Eriksson but it's still a really bad contract.
But that "not realizing when to cut bait" is probably the number 1 mistake that GMs make all around the league. They get so caught up on their long-performing vets and then loyalty and the feeling of safety leads them to terrible decisions. Even well-run teams like Winnipeg fall for it (Little).
DL44
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He has a NTC for this year and next. Canucks can try to bury him in the AHL Next season and if he balks at going down there, move to terminate his contract. He would have gotten $27 million for 3 years of service.
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Good with Horvat last night
The one he does better than most forwards on this roster is make a nice first pass out of the defensive zone.
The one he does better than most forwards on this roster is make a nice first pass out of the defensive zone.
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