The cap has been set at $79.5 million per season. I'm restarting this idea with a final number we can quantify. The Canucks have $52,811,179 tied up in contracts, retention and the like, leaving $26,688,821 free. After the season starts with also have another $2.65 million on the IR in Dorsett as well.
Outside of a few select players, possibly Tavares, possibly Carlsson, we don't have a lot of players that fit what we could make use of. We have 5 RFAs, Baertschi, Granlund, Virtanen, Stetcher and Pouliot (most of whom I'd be willing to move the other way if needed) we would be interested in resigning, and any other free agents are either entirely expendable, or are going to be AHL fodder.
I would rather take on bad contracts, even horrible contracts, from teams looking to free up cap space who either have players they want to resign and can't due to cap restrictions, cap floor teams looking to move salary and/or cap, or those that have identified one of the upcoming free agents as a better fit then a high cost player on their roster.
We have players, outside of Horvat and Boeser, from the roster to even things out, or even to be bought outright for picks. Prospects like Demko, Pettersson, Gaudette and Juolevi (for example) not withstanding.
We are looking for picks (hence the title) in this draft or next (in Vancouver), prospects, or even another roster player to eat that salary, and quality over quantity is preferred. The player attached to the contract is inconsequential to me, and if this scenario is a realistic for the Canucks to follow, I'd hope our management too.
Finally, Canucks fans, I'm curious what other fan bases are willing to surrender. I don't want a pissing match. I don't want us using all caps trying to convince Edmonton fans that Lucic and their 10th overall for futures is the only trade we are interested in. Play nice everyone.
Outside of a few select players, possibly Tavares, possibly Carlsson, we don't have a lot of players that fit what we could make use of. We have 5 RFAs, Baertschi, Granlund, Virtanen, Stetcher and Pouliot (most of whom I'd be willing to move the other way if needed) we would be interested in resigning, and any other free agents are either entirely expendable, or are going to be AHL fodder.
I would rather take on bad contracts, even horrible contracts, from teams looking to free up cap space who either have players they want to resign and can't due to cap restrictions, cap floor teams looking to move salary and/or cap, or those that have identified one of the upcoming free agents as a better fit then a high cost player on their roster.
We have players, outside of Horvat and Boeser, from the roster to even things out, or even to be bought outright for picks. Prospects like Demko, Pettersson, Gaudette and Juolevi (for example) not withstanding.
We are looking for picks (hence the title) in this draft or next (in Vancouver), prospects, or even another roster player to eat that salary, and quality over quantity is preferred. The player attached to the contract is inconsequential to me, and if this scenario is a realistic for the Canucks to follow, I'd hope our management too.
Finally, Canucks fans, I'm curious what other fan bases are willing to surrender. I don't want a pissing match. I don't want us using all caps trying to convince Edmonton fans that Lucic and their 10th overall for futures is the only trade we are interested in. Play nice everyone.
