Ilya Mikheyev Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Isn't their goalie Kari Lehtonen? I'm not saying they should trade for Luongo, but you saying he is on the same level as Lehtonen is kind of laughable, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIC_CITY Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I saw both Kypreos and Bob Mckenzie's tweets today and they were both pretty accurate. Jamie would accept $5.5M/yr in a heart beat. A year ago, he would have jumped at $4M per year, 5.5 is just silly money for a kid from Victoria. But like any Canadian hockey player, he wants to win and Dallas has been anything but stable since they last won the cup, from both an on ice product and ownership perspective....they're not stable. Who knows if Dallas will even have an NHL team in 5/6 years and that's the kind of contract Dallas wants. Jamie will be a UFA in 5 years and if you were in his position, why would you sacrifice anything beyond that? It's true that he isn't big on playing for a market like Vancouver (which is weird considering he seems to have a pretty damn good time being a local celebrity on the island..), but he wants to play for a winner and that's why contract term is holding things up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everybody Hates Raymond Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I'd say bite the bullet and try to offer sheet him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIC_CITY Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 And there's no way in hell Luongo goes to Dallas unless it's part of a 3-way trade. I don't doubt that MG has had discussions about Benn and most likely offered up Edler ++, but Dallas doesn`t trade for Lu without a 3rd team involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIC_CITY Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I'd say bite the bullet and try to offer sheet him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwijibo Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I'd say bite the bullet and try to offer sheet him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshuaGuy Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Vancoiuver has $1.7m in cap space left this year, I doubt Benn will sign for that lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwijibo Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Are you accounting for the ~9 million in LTIR from Kesler and Booth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunningWild Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 It's always been reported that Jamie Benn didn't want to play in Canada (Link) , but this Van media reporter says otherwise -- Gary Mason @garymasonglobe @rayferrarotsn @CaribooStew Benn would love to play for the Canucks tho. I do know that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I could see the assets that Vancouver could get in a Luongo trade being flipped for Benn. Essentially a three-way trade so that Dallas gets what they want. I don't see Luongo going to Dallas though. Lehtonen is too good, and he just re-signed there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiznak Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 To Toronto: Luongo and Larsen To Dallas: Bozak, Raymond, Ballard, Toronto's and Vancouver's 1st round picks. To Van: Benn and Franson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIC_CITY Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 To Toronto: Luongo and Larsen To Dallas: Bozak, Raymond, Ballard, Toronto's and Vancouver's 1st round picks. To Van: Benn and Franson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canouver Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/dallas-stars/headlines/20120303-why-stars-jamie-benn-is-a-twitter-fan-and-felt-no-need-to-study-as-a-youth.ece apparently growing up his favorite team was the Vancouver Canucks, but now, he hates the Canucks because they are too good for him. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edlerberry Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 http://www.dallasnew...-as-a-youth.ece apparently growing up his favorite team was the Vancouver Canucks, but now, he hates the Canucks because they are too good for him. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodee Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 what people in this thread dont seem to get is that IF benn were available there would be a crazy amount of teams interested. in other words it would take a huge overpayment ( i.e. an offer that dallas cannot turn down ) to even their attention. lets look at the names being thrown out in this thread: Kesler: was a 40 goal, selke winner two years ago. however an off season last year coupled with the fact that he is starting to become a very injury proned player has seriously lowered his value. add in that he wont be able to start the season on time and dallas is telling you, that they want more. Edler: after another good season seeing edler put up 40+ points it would seem that edlers stock is on the rise. however his back issues over that last few years may have dallas worried that he'll be a severly injury proned player. add in that hes a pending UFA and edlers stock is nowhere near his actual value. dallas will tell you they want more. i guess my point is that if vancouver is serious about getting benn then they need to throw an offer out there that will be tough to beat. my offer would be: kesler + edler + schoerder + raymond i know thats a lot for canucks fans to accept but that is what i truly think its going to take. when you think about it that is one offer that is both hard to ignore if your dallas and hard to beat if your another interested team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucksnihilist Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 u don't want a player who doesn't show up to camp... fo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eretz canucks Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Where does it say the Canucks are too good for him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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