zombieksa Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 As any informed Canucks fan knows, this off season Vancouver had very few UFA contracts ending, but at the end of the 2013 season our roster COULD look very different. The follow players are UFA's come next summer (Just immediate roster players) : Manny Malhotra Mason Raymond Alex Burrows Chris Higgins Maxim Lapierre Andrew Ebbett Aaron Volpatti Alex Edler Andrew Alberts I am skipping RFA's to make this simpler. The question is what would YOU feel comfortable offering each of these players for their next contract, what would this be dependent on in the 2012-13 season, and would you rather let them go? I guess as the OP I will start. Manny Malhotra - 2 yrs @ 1M/yr - Even if he does not play like he did 2010-2011 this year I would be comfortable giving him 2 more years to solidify the 4th line, as center or winger he in a great mentor and still fantastic in his own end. If not, offer him a coaching position. Mason Raymond - 1 yr @ 2.275M - Essentially the same contract he is on, and this is only if he performs well this season (20g, 20a) giving him another season to prove that he can be consistent season to season. If he does poorly I would let him walk. Alex Burrows - 6 yr @ 4M/yr - Burrows has proven his consistency and durability, as well as his skill and heart, I would offer this contract even before this season starts, and if he held out for more I would be willing to start getting closer to 5M. I just feel 6-7 years is the most he is going to play. Chris Higgins - 3yrs @ 3.0M/yr - I feel that if he has another season like he had last season it would be smart to lock Higgy up to a comfortable contract at about average cap per roster spot as he fits in both on the 2nd and 3rd lines, Higgins is too valuable to lose, but I think anything over 3 should be for guaranteed 2nd line wingers. Higgins seems to love Vancouver and would probably go for this. Maxim Lapierre - 6yrs @ 1.5M/yr - Barring a completely terrible season where Max forgets how to play defensively I believe most canucks fans want him signed to a fairly long contract. Max is the perfect 4th line center and has shown the ability to slot anywhere in the lineup. I believe he has more offensive upside then he has shown and still being young 27, he should be locked up for his prime. Andrew Ebbett - I do not see him being re-signed unless he has an outing like he had last year with his GWG's, if he does that again 1yr @ 650k Aaron Volpatti - 2 yrs @ 750k - If he produces a little more offensively (10p) has regular fights (5+) plays well defensively (-5<) on a very defensive 4th line, and amounts more than 100 hits. Alex Edler - 6yrs @ 5M - I am a skeptic, and I believe Edler's point total was for the same reason as Erhroff's (sedin's, PP) and I think his +/- isn't reassuring, but I would be willing to offer him Kesler's contract without the NTC as he has shown the ability to be a game changer, I would not give any more than Kesler's contract as it is already above the other top defense on the team. If he held out for more money he is our most valuable trading chip IMO. Andrew Alberts - No contract - He was a serviceable defense man when needed but barring an amazing showing this season, I just don't see him staying on the roster, he is getting older and is no where as good a defense man as Rome was. His spot can be easily filled by one of our up and coming D prospects. So To Conclude Malhotra: 2M contract Raymond: 2.275M Contract Burrows: 24M contract Higgins: 9M contract Lapierre 9M contract Ebbett: 650k max Volpatti: 1.5M contract Edler: 30M contract Alberts: No contract SO those are my thoughts, think for yourselves, what would YOU offer to our pending UFA's? Edit: please move to Armchair GM section, I could have sworn I clicked on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksFanMike Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Malhotra - 2 yrs, $3 M Raymond - No contract Burrows - 4 yrs, $16.4 M Higgins - 4 yrs, $10 M Lappiere - 2 yrs, $4 M Ebbett - 1 yr, 650 K Volpatti - 2 yrs, 1.4 M Edler - 6 yrs, $30.6 M Alberts - 2 yrs, $2 M That is what I would do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryanstorm Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 No more than 6 years for Burrows, but I would pretty much agree with everything you said. Though maybe sign Alberts to a 2way contract or something. Keep Raymond.. if he slacks we can trade em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Edler: 6 years, $5.65 million per Burrows: 5 years, $4 million per Raymond: No contract Alberts: No contract Ebbett: 2 years, $775K Volpatti: 1 year, $650K Higgins: 3 years, $2.3 million per Lapierre: 3 years, $1.4 million per Other UFA's to target: Perry, Lupul, Streit, Horton, Zajac, Clowe, Gagne, Zubrus, Weiss, Clarkson and Brouwer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uber_pwnzor Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 no give bj by u momo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nd84 Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Malhotra - Walk or 1 year worth 1-1.25 million Raymond - Walk or (if he gets 40+ points) 1-2 years at a 2.75 million cap hit Burrows - 4 year deal worth 17 million (4.25 million cap hit) Higgins - 3 years worth 9 million (3 million cap hit) Lappiere - 3 years worth 4.5 million (1.5 million cap hit) Ebbett - 1 year worth 650K Volpatti - 2 years worth 1.4 million (700K cap hit) Edler - 6 year deal worth 30 million (5 million cap hit) Alberts - Walk To OP - deals look solid and reasonable but IMO 6 year term for Lapierre isn't ideal. At 1.5 million he should get a 2-3 year deal where he can try to produce more and earn a long term contract at a higher cap hit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NP-4815162342 Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Malhotra - 2 years / 1.5 m per Raymond - 1 year / 1.5 m per (trade bait ) Edler - 6 years / 5 m per Burrows - 6 years / 4/4.5 m per Alberts - 1 year / 900k Higgins - 3 years / 3 m per Lappiere - 3 years / 1.5 per Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Karlsson Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Why do so many of you want Malholtra for another 2 years? He's already old and not close to the same player he was before his injury, we could find a far better upgrade for the 4th line. We don't need to keep him just because of his eye injury, we never kept Ohlund because of his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Burrows 14 Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Sign Malhotra 2yrs/3million Raymond can walk or we trade him, if he does good 1yr/2million Sign Burrows 5yrs/22.5 million Sign Higgins 3yrs/9million Sign Lapierre 3yrs/4.5million Ebbett can walk Sign Volpatti 2yrs/1.6million Sign Edler 7yrs/35million Alberts can walk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombieksa Posted September 1, 2012 Author Share Posted September 1, 2012 Why do so many of you want Malholtra for another 2 years? He's already old and not close to the same player he was before his injury, we could find a far better upgrade for the 4th line. We don't need to keep him just because of his eye injury, we never kept Ohlund because of his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksCupHopes Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 no give bj by u momo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BZRK Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Malhotra- walk Raymond- walk Burrows- 5 years @ 4.15 Higgins- 3 years @ 2.9 Lapierre- 3 years @ 1.4 Ebbett- walk Volpatti- walk Edler- 7 years @ 5.25 Alberts- walk I've let some of those guys go because i feel some prospects will be ready to make the jump. I envision the team to look like this: Sedin-Sedin-Burrows Booth-Kesler-Jensen/Rodin/Kassian Higgins-Gaunce/Schroeder/Labate-UFA Volpatti/Weise-Lapierre-Mallet/Sweatt/Grenier Bieksa-Hamhuis Edler-Garrison Tanev-Connauton/Sauve/Mcnally Schneider Lack/Cannata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Canuck Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Edler - 6 years @ 5.2 per Burrows - 5 years @ 4.1 per Higgins- 3 yrs @ 3 per Lapierre - 3 yrs @ 1.8 per Let the rest walk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucksbiggestfan Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Manny Malhotra- 2 years @ 2 million Mason Raymond- No Contract Alex Burrows - 5 years @ 18.5-20 million Chris Higgins - 3 years @ 7.5 million Max Lapierre - 3 years @ 6 million Andrew Ebbett - No Contract Aaron Volpatti - 2 years @ 1.7 million Alex Edler - 6 years @ 29.1-30 million Andrew Alberts - No Contract Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uber_pwnzor Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 You feelin all right man? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gollumpus Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Why do so many of you want Malholtra for another 2 years? He's already old and not close to the same player he was before his injury, we could find a far better upgrade for the 4th line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollumpus Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Malhotra: 2M contract Raymond: 2.275M Contract Burrows: 24M contract Higgins: 9M contract Lapierre 9M contract Ebbett: 650k max Volpatti: 1.5M contract Edler: 30M contract Alberts: No contract Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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