Confirmed Signing with Link: [VAN] Tucker Poolman signs with the Canucks (4 years, $2.5M AAV)

[RustyCat]

Btw Canucks fans....many of these posters are regulars on HFJets boards and we watch Poolman all the time. Poolman seems like a great dude, but Benning pooched it here on term and coin.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

This ain't it. Sigh...

Should be $2 million for 2 years.

 

[AHLdepth]

I love it. Poolman is Tanev lite, huge fan of him. A little long at 4 years but AAV is good.

Honest question, do you know something others don't? This seems universally received as too long and too much. What am I missing?

 

[SiZ]

If Benning's yearly dumb contract is only 2.5m AAV this year, then I'll take it.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Yeesh. Poolman is a bottom pairing guy. Good luck with that one Canucks.

 

[Heldig]

I love it. Poolman is Tanev lite, huge fan of him. A little long at 4 years but AAV is good.

Huge overpay. I like Poolman as a #6 guy. He does not deserve that pay increase.

 

[nucksflailtogether]

Sucks to hear that he's bad. Oh well. Benny boy what's next?

 

[Sweech]

Great tools, but sort of missing the toolbox.

Okay as a bottom pairing defender but ideally he’s your #7 that comes in for injuries.

I think the price and length are too high on both ends but it’s only 2.5 so it’s never going to be an albatross anyways.

Wish him all the best.

 

[Canadian Canuck]

Honest question, do you know something others don't? This seems universally received as too long and too much. What am I missing?

It is too long..but I like the AAV. Poolman is a very serviceable #4/5 dman, I like this player a lot.

 

[BC Ben]

Ugh… Benning being Benning.

After a couple deals that got mixed, even positive reactions, here we are again with Benning bidding against himself in an auction for the services of a low-end defensemen. He just loves these guys, and he loves handing out too much term along with too much money to em.

I see Poolman as a solid 5-6 who can play 14-16 sheltered minutes. This isn’t the contract for such a player.

 

[Canadian Canuck]

Huge overpay. I like Poolman as a #6 guy. He does not deserve that pay increase.

It’s UFA, they always get a bit more than they should. He’s a #4/5 guy for me.

 

[Sweech]

It’s UFA, they always get a bit more than they should. He’s a #4/5 guy for me.

If he’s your #4 or higher you better hope your goaltender is better than Hellebuyck.

 

[Canadian Canuck]

If he’s your #4 or higher you better hope your goaltender is better than Hellebuyck.

He’ll play with Hughes or OEL, not too worried.

 

[StickShift]

Jeff Finger

To be fair, Finger signed for $3.5m on a $56.7 salary cap.

That would be the equivalent of $5.03m per season under today's cap. Poolman signed for half of that.

 

[Kickpuncher]

It’s UFA, they always get a bit more than they should. He’s a #4/5 guy for me.

If Poolman is expected to be a #4/5 for us (which given the term, it seems is the assumption), the Nucks are in trouble.

 

[SiZ]

I assume he'll be behind Hamonic, Myers, and hopefully Luke Schenn or someone else on our right side.

 

[Diamonddog01]

He’ll play with Hughes or OEL, not too worried.

Lol. You should be. To quote Hit the Post - Demko will be seeing more rubber than a prostitute when the Navy is in town for the weekend.

 

[goonybird]

To be fair, Finger signed for $3.5m on a $56.7 salary cap.

That would be the equivalent of $5.03m per season under today's cap. Poolman signed for half of that.

I'm just talking shit. I'm sure it's fine

 

[DieSendungmitderMaus]

Free when frenzy is when a guy gets ten million bucks and you first have to check wether "Tucker Poolman" is a real person.

 

[TheSnipeshow91]

We could’ve had David Savard for 1 mill more, what a joke

 

[Shakey Rustie]

So does this mean Myers is in the top 4?

 

[bossram]

I love it. Poolman is Tanev lite, huge fan of him. A little long at 4 years but AAV is good.

No, he is not. His underlying defence metrics are nowhere near peak Tanev. Literally, every Winnipeg fan in this thread is glad they didn't re-sign him.

Good god. Jim Benning will never learn.

 

[ScottishCanuck]

I think if you took a year or two off and half a million it would look a lot better. It's not great. Also not a sky is falling signing though.

 

[Canadian Canuck]

No, he is not. His underlying defence metrics are nowhere near peak Tanev. Literally, every Winnipeg fan in this thread is glad they didn't re-sign him.

Good god. Jim Benning will never learn.

Of course they are glad. They have Schmidt and Dillion why do they need Poolman? He’s a good #4/#5 at worst, 2.5 is fair for a right handed dman of his caliber.

 

[Breakers]

Benning gave a $900K player term because he happens to shoot right


pretty par for the course with his vision for vancouvers defense
stecher on the cheap ------- Nah

this guy only knows how to overpay