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

[Phenomenon13]

Impressed he made such a great signing....




Now why can't you do that more often Benning?

 

[Scholarships]

Good deal for both sides

 

[Pip]

As expected

 

[BROCK HUGHES]

good deal for a meat and potatoes type of guy Benning likes,,is he good at scrums?

 

[Mad Brills*]

I'd assume he gets protected in an expansion draft + if he does well he gets a nice UFA buying years deal after this right?

 

[timw33]

Honestly seems like Benning only overpays guys who bring grit. It's really weird.

First good signing by Benning.

 

[Intoewsables]

Honestly seems like Benning only overpays guys who bring grit. It's really weird.

First good signing by Benning.

Didn't he re-sign Tanev as well?

 

[timw33]

Didn't he re-sign Tanev as well?

I stand corrected.

But Tanev isn't meat and potatoes so he wasn't overpaid

 

[SgtToody]

Let me be the first to begrudgingly pout about this -- not sold on Baertschi's short- or long-term success, and figured $1.5 to $1.7m was the right slot. A 200g overpay isn't terrible in the scope of things, compared to all the others, so I suppose its OK. But I don't want to be patting JiBe on the back because he didn't screw up for the dozenth time...

 

[kanucks25]

Honestly seems like Benning only overpays guys who bring grit. It's really weird.

First good signing by Benning.

This is the first time he hasn't totally botched a signing of a player that he targeted (other than minor deals).

His other good re-signings were Tanev, Markstrom and Biega, all players he inherited.

E/ I'll give him credit for Vrbata too despite how it ended. Tough to get UFAs to sign short-term deals at reasonable dollars.

 

[Baby Pettersson]

Perfect deal for everyone.

 

[I am toxic]

Good move.

Baertschi has upside, so even if overpaying $200K or so over a couple years it is a good gamble to take. And I am higher on Baertschi than most, so don't consider this an overpayment or much of a gamble.

Kudos to management, along with the Clouts/Rollie swap. 2 good moves in a row.

 

[wonton15]

Good signing by Benning

..Stamkos next

 

[Captain Bowie]

Great deal for us. Was thinking he could be worth up to 2.5. Can't wait to see why we hate this move.

 

[Nuckles]

Not bad.

 

[MikeK]

No issues at all from my end

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Mmmmmmm, l love it

 

[Captain Bowie]

Colour me impressed.

 

[M2Beezy]

Really liked Baertchis game the last half second of the season with some inconsistency but i think he will get it all around. Im an optimistic person and am thinking he will get 50 points next year. Hes pretty much are 2L and as Bo gets better and who knows whose the 2R but those two already had a great chemistry. Not gonna credit benning with this at all also cause i dont think we will be a cash crunch top of the cap limit team anyways so Benning it still a bum

 

[RandV]

Didn't he re-sign Tanev as well?

I believe he said overpays guys with grit, Tanev's never been over payed. On the JB overpayment pile you have Miller, Dorsett, Sbisa, Sutter, and to a lesser extent Bartkowski, Vey, and Stewart.

Anyways this is the type of deal you want for a guy like Baerstchi. Maybe if you played hardball you could get him for around $1.0-1.2M a season, but if the bridge contract player plays well and establishes themselves as legit you don't want them to go into the next round of negotiations feeling like they were jilted last time. In my opinion it's always best to just give these guys 'fair' value.

 

[Trelane]

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

Dithering is not quite the word. At minimum the club owes to itself and the players a chance to flip them at the draft, even as supplementary pieces.

Here's hoping Bae keeps going to the net.

 

[The Stig]

Wooooo! I like that deal. Kid is trending very well.

 

[Bleach Clean]

Player Discussion: Sven "Is Bae" Baertschi | III

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Previous threads

• Sven Baertschi is traded to Vancouver, Pt. I
• Sven Baertschi is traded to Vancouver, Pt. II
• Sven Baertschi's first recall to the Canucks
• Discussion, Pt. I - "Sven 'Only Needs Love' Baertschi"
• Discussion, Pt. II - "Sven 'Is Bae' Baertschi"

 

[The Stig]

I like him

 

[polarbearcub]

Bear cheese is best cheese