CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 I've come to acceptance of Loui likely being here until the end of his contract. I'm choosing to look at what he does provide instead of constantly looking at his deficits and his contract. I find doing that I have become more satisfied with the "little things" that he does do. I hope he succeeds for his and our own benefit, I still feel he is super useful and perhaps might be a factor in our series against Minnesota. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post qwijibo Posted July 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 19, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME said: I’ve been saying all along that people hoping he’d retire or mutually terminate his contract are going to be disappointed Edited July 19, 2020 by qwijibo 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 1 hour ago, CRAZY_4_NAZZY said: I've come to acceptance of Loui likely being here until the end of his contract. I'm choosing to look at what he does provide instead of constantly looking at his deficits and his contract. I find doing that I have become more satisfied with the "little things" that he does do. I hope he succeeds for his and our own benefit, I still feel he is super useful and perhaps might be a factor in our series against Minnesota. no one should have done anything other than that. He may not score like he used to (though he doesn't exactly get the opportunity), but he's a smart all around player who has found other ways to stay useful in the lineup. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 34 minutes ago, qwijibo said: I’ve been saying all along that people hoping he’d retire or mutually terminate his contract we’re going to be disappointed I never once thought or expected that........and why should he be expected to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwijibo Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 1 minute ago, stawns said: I never once thought or expected that........and why should he be expected to? He shouldn’t. But there’s a group of fans that believed he’d walk away once his bonus was paid and his cap hit would magically disappear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 (edited) Serious question: if Loui Eriksson continues his current level of play, stays healthy/injury-free, maintains his fitness/conditioning levels, and remains a popular teammate off the ice, would you re-sign him in 2022-23 on a cheap one year deal? Just curious how people feel. The young Swedish players especially seem to really like Loui, and he’s played something similar to the “team dad” role that Tanev has played (for example, Petey spent Christmas with Loui during his rookie season). I could see Eriksson being a similar father figure to Höglander and other youngsters in the coming years. Loui also remains an effective defensive player and PKer. And while he’s lost his offensive production, he’s still a pretty versatile player who can slot into a fair number of roles, up and down the lineup. After cashing in on a rich contract that probably Eriksson himself would admit he hasn’t really lived up to, I could see Loui being willing to take a significant discount to continue playing. And probably he’ll have to take a low salary, no matter where he lands, if he hopes to remain in the NHL. Eriksson at $1 million for 2022-23. Who says no? Edited July 19, 2020 by SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 7 minutes ago, SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME said: Serious question: if Loui Eriksson continues his current level of play, stays healthy/injury-free, maintains his fitness/conditioning levels, and remains a popular teammate off the ice, would you re-sign him in 2022-23 on a cheap one year deal? Just curious how people feel. The young Swedish players especially seem to really like Loui, and he’s played something similar to the “team dad” role that Tanev has played (for example, Petey spent Christmas with Loui during his rookie season). I could see Eriksson being a similar father figure to Höglander and other youngsters in the coming years. Loui also remains an effective defensive player and PKer. And while he’s lost his offensive production, he’s still a pretty versatile player who can slot into a fair number of roles, up and down the lineup. After cashing in on a rich contract that probably Eriksson himself would admit he hasn’t really lived up to, I could see Loui being willing to take a significant discount to continue playing. And probably he’ll have to take a low salary, no matter where he lands, if he hopes to remain in the NHL. Eriksson at $1 million for 2022-23. Who says no? An interesting idea actually, but he is getting quite old at this point, as he's just turned 35 years old now, so his game may get even worse. By 2022, he'll be having his 37th birthday and it's reasonable to doubt that he'll still be NHL-calibre. I suppose if he was at least at his current level, it might be reasonable. Either way, just due to the PR nightmare, I doubt Benning does it, but it's an interesting idea nonetheless. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48MPHSlapShot Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 1 hour ago, SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME said: Pretty sure he quit playing hockey the moment he signed in Vancouver. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNucks1 Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 14 minutes ago, 48MPHSlapShot said: Pretty sure he quit playing hockey the moment he signed in Vancouver. lol seriously 30 goal season before coming to Van, wtf happened. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Bang Boogie Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 34 minutes ago, TNucks1 said: lol seriously 30 goal season before coming to Van, wtf happened. Performing on a contract year only to fall off a cliff once the big contract has been signed. A tale as old as time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putgolzin Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 2 hours ago, 48MPHSlapShot said: Pretty sure he quit playing hockey the moment he signed in Vancouver. I beg your pardon, he scored his very first game after signing in Vancouver. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48MPHSlapShot Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 1 hour ago, nzan said: I beg your pardon, he scored his very first game after signing in Vancouver. You're right about that. The team he scored on didn't even know what hit 'em! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentSam Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Great news ! Rick Dhaliwal (@DhaliwalSports) Tweeted: Been saying this for a long time, he is not walking away from the money left on his contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 2 hours ago, SilentSam said: Great news ! Rick Dhaliwal (@DhaliwalSports) Tweeted: Been saying this for a long time, he is not walking away from the money left on his contract. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erkayloomeh Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 On 7/5/2020 at 8:45 AM, Chickenspear said: We could resign Eriksson to another 6x$6m deal and the Messier deal would still win out What Messier did was worse but LE contract itself is worse than the Messier contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erkayloomeh Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 On 7/19/2020 at 12:28 PM, SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME said: Actually if your a** is parked in the press box then you don't have much choice do you Lou.? But if you retire then you will be able to resume playing hockey in Sweden....that is if it's really about loving to play hockey like you say it is. Right Lou. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Nuckle Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 (edited) How dare he want to play hockey. Once again the toxic canuck fans come out with ridiculous expectations. Edited July 21, 2020 by Moose Nuckle 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleysteamersmyl Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 I noticed Loui on the last scrimmage highlights. He got robbed by Markstrom and also missed on a breakaway. Loui will get a lot of assists on the insurance goals in August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 7 hours ago, SilentSam said: Great news ! Rick Dhaliwal (@DhaliwalSports) Tweeted: Been saying this for a long time, he is not walking away from the money left on his contract. Easy solution then. Send him down to Utica and tell Cull to leave our $6 million sack of $#!& in the pressbox where he belongs. If he wants to actually play hockey, he'd better agree to mutually terminate the contract because he sure as hell shouldn't be playing another shift for us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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