Jagr68 Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 I love Higgins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stexx Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Believe he's the one who said Higgy had an infection last yr as well - well before the public knew. I don't like the term or limited NTC, but like the cap hit. 4 yrs for another 30 yr old is not my idea of a great contract. He's a great versatile player, but his underlying numbers have fallen through the floor this yr. They're really bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BananaMash Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Limited No-Trade means he can be traded any time. Really doesn't mean much, just that he gets to choose like 10 teams he'd be willing to go to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoner. Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Guys. LIMITED NTC. He can be traded whenever, he just gives the Canucks a list of teams that he will accept a trade to. It's not a big deal at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crom! Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Part of me feels like the team had to make a choice between Raymond and Higgins with the cap going down, just my personal thought. If this is true, I think this season is the last we see of Raymond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 2 quetions. 1. I thought Samjam was banned? 2. This is not April fools joke right? if so another awesome signing for Mike Gillis! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallstreetamigo Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Limited No-Trade means he can be traded any time. Really doesn't mean much, just that he gets to choose like 10 teams he'd be willing to go to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Higgins has earned every bit of a 4 year 10 million deal, if this turns out to be true (it was still April 1st when it was posted afterall). You know what you're getting with Higgins, and that's 100% all the time, with tenacious puck pursuit and great hockey intelligence. No brainer. MayRay's next. Same deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunningWild Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 look at his linemates for most of the season. Not hard to see why his underlying numbers are suffering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallstreetamigo Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 If this is true then all I see is the likelihood that Canucks are going to keep this same group together for the next 4 years and become the Flames we have seen for the last 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BananaMash Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 They made the right choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallstreetamigo Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 If I am right and it's the case, I agree. Higgins is also the type of guy that the team will probably never want/need to trade. He'll never be good enough to catch a big return, and his work ethic is worth more to us than what he'd fetch in a trade most likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 I like the contract, it is a bit long, I mean we can't hold down young talent forever. But at the same token we can still trade him, so its nbd. Nice to keep him in the fold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookieCrumbs Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Weak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 I am aware what a limited NTC is. My point is that the player being able to limit the trading partners ALWAYS means more when the time that you want to trade the guy comes. Higgins is not a guy you give a NTC of any kind to imo. For all you guys saying it is not a big deal, you need to re-think that. The market for trading players is small enough in a cap environment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancaster Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 A player who can play on every line. Fair deal for both sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 I like Higgins but 4 yrs is too long and I'd like more detail on just how limited the trade clause is. Seems to me that the "window" is at max the next 2 years, and it would be a shame to not be able to trade him to the right team for future up and comers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sampy Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 I am aware what a limited NTC is. My point is that the player being able to limit the trading partners ALWAYS means more when the time that you want to trade the guy comes. Higgins is not a guy you give a NTC of any kind to imo. For all you guys saying it is not a big deal, you need to re-think that. The market for trading players is small enough in a cap environment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BananaMash Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Do you know how many times he has been traded in his career? My point is that if this is what the Canucks think is a core player than we are in very big trouble. I LOVE his work ethic and his effort but he is a support guy on a team. Support guys are supposed to be the easiest ones to change when things have to be changed. I think this team will need to do a rebuild before 4 years are up and trading guys like Higgins off will be a big part of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 I like Higgins but 4 yrs is too long and I'd like more detail on just how limited the trade clause is. Seems to me that the "window" is at max the next 2 years, and it would be a shame to not be able to trade him to the right team for future up and comers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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