Confirmed Signing with Link: [VAN] Tanner Pearson signs extension with the Canucks (3 years, $3.25M AAV)

[Bertuzzipunch]

Absolute garbage move from a garbage GM. . I’ve defended Benning on here before but after the shitshow that was out offseason and now another overpaid player for our bottom 6 on a downhill trajectory, I’m beyond done with this shit

Go find a new team then

 

[Painful Quandary]

What an awful signing. Benning learned the wrong lesson from the Toffoli debacle. It wasn't that letting a random player walk that was the problem, it was overpaid bottom-six junk combined with the OEL whale hunt was the reason he couldn't resign Toffoli. With a flat cap, some other player will be a cap casualty because of this contract in a couple years.

 

[Turin]

Classic Benning move.

 

[InfinityIggy]

This deal is fine. He can be a 40 point guy.

I don't think it's so much this deal in a vacuum that's problematic.

Vancouver has so many bad contracts of this variety that they've kind of lost the 'luxury' of being able to continue to make signings like this.

 

[Fisticuffer]

I hate being a Canucks fan. I want out

Lol.
I bailed on my old team years ago and as tough as I thought it would be I’m glad I did. The frustration was greater than the pleasure.
Join us with the Kraken?

 

[iFan]

Pearson didn’t look that good this year, I wouldn’t be surprised if he starts to regress. Not a big fan of this signing given our cap issues already.

 

[notsocommonsense]

Go find a new team then

I have to find a new team cuz I think our GM is a tire fire? Superb logic

 

[Izzy Goodenough]

It's a FAQ move.

Waiting for the tweet: 3, 2, 1....

 

[Bertuzzipunch]

Rather him give out these 3 mill contractsthan being stuck with 8-10 mill ones like duchene and weber

 

[Bertuzzipunch]

I have to find a new team cuz I think our GM is a tire fire? Superb logic

Its 3 mill and youre blowing a gasket

 

[notsocommonsense]

Its 3 mill and youre blowing a gasket

It’s yet another overpay. . Blowing a gasket? Lol

 

[DS7]

 

[Bertuzzipunch]

It’s yet another overpay. . Blowing a gasket? Lol

Its actually not a overpay. He woulda made this exact amount as a UFA

 

[Wall of Wonder]

Not a fan. The Canucks should be signing Pettersson and Hughes first.

 

[Pia8988]

Its actually not a overpay. He woulda made this exact amount as a UFA

And the vast majority of UFAs end up overpaid.

 

[Magic Mittens]

I just got off the phone with Peter Chiarelli and he even said it’s a bad deal

 

[leafsfan5]

Rather him give out these 3 mill contractsthan being stuck with 8-10 mill ones like duchene and weber

or you could do neither? Both suck lol

 

[notsocommonsense]

Its actually not a overpay. He woulda made this exact amount as a UFA

In a flat cap? Fat chance. And if could, Christ then you let him go. . He’s easily replaceable at a fraction of the cost

 

[Jannik Hansen]

Rather him give out these 3 mill contractsthan being stuck with 8-10 mill ones like duchene and weber

Or 6 million ones like Myers and Eriksson.

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

 

[Diamonddog01]

Its actually not a overpay. He woulda made this exact amount as a UFA

Lol how do you know this? We have been burned by the Sutter, Roussel and Beagle contracts and you are defending a very similar contract to yet another bottom six player? This contract licks ass and was completely unnecessary and pointless. It’s a mind-blowingly awful decision.

 

[Bertuzzipunch]

In a flat cap? Fat chance. And if could, Christ then you let him go. . He’s easily replaceable at a fraction of the cost

We do need some vets on the team and 3 mill is not 8 mill, u need to chill.

 

[Szechwan]

Drance mentioned yesterday that management was scared to lose another respected vet in the locker room after the Markstrom/Tanev departure and how it affect team morale. Pearson's agent clearly knew this a squeezed them for every last cent.

To be in contention you need a significant amount of your roster outplaying their contracts. These kinds of deals leave zero room for that. If Pearson returns to his peak last season's form for 3 years, this will be a fine deal. If he continues at his current pace, its a bad deal. If he continues to decline, it's a Sutter deal.

There's no room for error right now and Benning does not seem to understand that in the slightest.

 

[HuGo Sham]

3.2 for 3 years seems reasonable for a 20 goal guy. habs signed Byron to similar longer deal...which was dumb.
but pearson is still only 28

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Good God... Nucks have so many good young pieces yet they keep doing these stupid signings