Waived: Canucks place F Sven Baertschi on waivers (Dec 15)

[Burke's Evil Spirit]

https://twitter.com/NEWS1130Sports/status/743559368331902976

Not bad.

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[WTG]

well done Canucks twitter person lol

 

[Hammer79]

Good numbers, we are paying for his potential, but not going overboard.

 

[opendoor]

Definitely could've been worse with Benning handling things. That's probably about what you'd expect for a 25-35 point winger who might improve.

 

[geebaan]

That could end up being a steal if he performs like the second half of last year. At worst its only 1.85 a season, for 2 seasons. Pretty solid deal honestly.

 

[WTG]

1.85m AAV?

 

[Canucker]

Good deal...Benning didn't screw it up so thats always a nice, yet rare thing.

 

[me2]

Sounds good.

 

[JuniorNelson]

Very good. Smart media use. Also takes attention away from the Burrow/Higgins buyout dithering.

 

[CRDragon]

Tad higher than what I was expecting, but fine nonetheless.

However, these "tads" are going to add up soon enough if you include Dorsett's and Sbisa's overpayments...

 

[Mad Brills*]

Nice, but signing your RFAs to reasonable deals isn't a big deal.

 

[PM]

If that's the total cap hit and not the average per year it's a solid deal.

 

[kanucks25]

Love it

 

[MS]

If that's the total cap hit and not the average per year it's a solid deal.

Yup, after the Sbisa deal I'm never going to assume on a Benning contract until it's totally confirmed.

But yeah, if it's $1.85 that's a solid contract.

 

[Mighty Chin]

Really good deal.

 

[NoShowWilly]

Solid cap hit. Was armchairing at 1.75m.
Probably structured 1.7 and 2

 

[RandV]

This is a pretty routine bridge contract. Can't really screw these up or you won't be able to ice a full roster.

 

[Fuimus]

1.85mil for a 2nd 3rd line tweener is good deal. I like it.

 

[thepuckmonster]

Can't find anything bad about this.

 

[geebaan]

Can't find anything bad about this.

Let it be known, when Benning actually makes a smart move, literally everyone here is approving of it.

 

[Mad Brills*]

Let it be known, when Benning actually makes a smart move, literally everyone here is approving of it.

it's a decent move, but again, it's where he has all the leverage....

 

[Intoewsables]

I like it. Good term. I'm not sold on Baertschi yet but this contract isn't going to hurt if something goes wrong.

 

[Canucker]

it's a decent move, but again, it's where he has all the leverage....

He's had leverage before and not applied it.

 

[y2kcanucks]

$1.85M is a solid deal for 2 years. Buys up one year of arbitration too.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Good deal, happy to have Baertschi signed for the next two seasons. Hope he can pick up where he left off this year.