[On going discussion] Tanev's Contract

[CanucksSayEh]

Give Tanev Garrisons paycheque till he wakes up.

[Pears]

With the way Tanev is playing right now and if he plays like that consistently and pots a few goals, I'd happily give him north of $1.5 million for 3 years.

[Coconuts]

2.6M over two years or 4.2 over three years.

[Markus Alexander Cody]

2 years 1.4M.

The cash will come from Alberts being let go so it gives MG a bit more cash to throw at Tanev.. Best case scenario, Alberts is re-signed for a year or two for less than 1M and Tanev gets the pay raise at 1.4M for two years.

[Ilya Mikheyev]

2 years 1.4M.

The cash will come from Alberts being let go so it gives MG a bit more cash to throw at Tanev.. Best case scenario, Alberts is re-signed for a year or two for less than 1M and Tanev gets the pay raise at 1.4M for two years.

[Kumquats]

Sad that some of you think Alberts should be making more than Tanev.

[Ilya Mikheyev]

Sad that some of you think Alberts should be making more than Tanev.

[Kumquats]

To be fair, Alberts should be making less than Alberts.

[Smashian Kassian]

Low 1m range. I think we've all been impressed by the solid play and composure he has out on the ice for a player of his age. But lets face it - as consistent and solid as he is, he hasn't wowed anybody with his speed, checking, shutdown or playmaking ability. I think his biggest assets aren't that tangible, and include solid decision making and his calm demeanor with the puck. Unfortunately, those two attributes alone doesn't exactly scream "give me a lucrative contract".

[Ilya Mikheyev]

Didn't see the game tonight, but Tanev with 1st reg. season goal & +2.

[Jougo]

I herd there puttin him with the twins so's he can score his 1st gole.

[darthryan]

2 year contract for sure somewhere in the 1.5-2 mill range if his preformance in the first 9 games remains consistent but 1.4mill a year prob be where it'll end up

[Sugar baby watermelon]

Tanev over Rome any day!!!! Make it happen Gillis

[Ilya Mikheyev]

Tanev has not had a minus game since game 1 and is +5 since then.

[bobopan]

I wouldn't expect much..Think of this Subban is only making 2 million this season.. Canucks will offer the 10%? qualifying offer..i would be surprised if its much more than 1.2 million.

[Tortorella's Rant]

Not a penny over 1.5 m, unless he shows stunning growth.

[-AJ-]

Changed my answer to 1.11M - 1.39M. One goal may not seem like much but it gives him leverage in negotiations. Also, that is what I think he'll earn. I think he's worth nearly $2M per year.

[uber_pwnzor]

Tanev > Crosby

[Onions]

2-3 at 1 million per year.

[Elliot]

I think a cap hit we could expect would be in the 1.25-1.5 per year range. There is one thing that I think about though. Since his debut, we have seen a young defenceman come into the picture with incredible composure, who makes solid plays, and from what I see is seldom caught out of position. Given his abilities to do these things at such a young age, we can assume that he is only going to get better. He doesn't put up many points, but does a fine job at what his position is ultimately about...keeping pucks out of our net, as is reflected by his +/- stats, and depending on how much importance you put into that, is another value of Tanev's.

Now our defence core is, in my opinion, solid from 1-6. We don't have that one guy making 6+ mil per season, no Weber/Chara/Karlsson when he gets his payday, etc. With the exception of Tanev, we also don't currently use a defenceman making less than 4 mil per season. So that is a pretty expensive group. My question regarding Tanev now, would be do we sign him to a deal for only a couple years, or a longer term deal, say 3-4 years. Personally, I'd prefer the latter. The cap is going down after this year, so to have a young and solid defenceman who only appears to be improving locked up for a few years would make the most sense to me moving forward.