SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 7 minutes ago, darkpoet said: It's a standard 3 year ELC, which obviously won't kick in until he plays a pro game. NHL Minimum salary is $525,000 AHL salary will be between $35,000 - $70,000 There's not much else to it with a fringe player. Highly regarded players get bonus clauses etc. but that's not going to apply here. I suspect we'll see a signing bonus, maybe some very modest performance bonuses, and a salary somewhere near in the middle of the ELC range (see my post earlier). This is my best guess based on what JB has given his other undrafted CHL free agent signings (like Carcone and Sautner). And also the fact that there were a handful of teams (Toronto, Ottawa, TBay, Anaheim) interested in signing MacEwen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRypien37 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 3 hours ago, PhillipBlunt said: And aside from Virtanen, Dorsett, and Cramarossa, these boys are huge! Technically speaking, Virtanen is the 2nd biggest after Tram because he is like 220-235. Anyway, feels like a Grenier 2.0 signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd. Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Wow, he's actually got really good hands and speed. Not a bad pickup. (credit to ihaveyuidonttouchme) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadcanucks Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 1 hour ago, RRypien37 said: Technically speaking, Virtanen is the 2nd biggest after Tram because he is like 220-235. Anyway, feels like a Grenier 2.0 signing. Or Alex Mallet 2.0. Nothing wrong with a "free" prospect, though. I'm all for the Canucks taking a flyer on these UFAs...hope he turns out to be more of a Burrows-type signing vs. a Dane Fox signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Big and mean. I always gotta ask, how's his skating? That's one of the bigger issues with making it to the big leagues in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptionalPants Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 I got to say right now it seems like this is a bit of a waste of a contract spot that they might want to use on Boeser, Gaudette, maybe a couple of their CHL prospects, and a few college free agents at the end of the year. I believe this pushes them up to 46/50. Would've been wiser to sign him to an AHL deal rather than an ELC, but I guess other teams were interested, so it must've been an NHL contract or no signing. Could be decent, more likely a career AHL'er. Not an awful signing, but I really hope we don't miss out on some higher potential free agent at the end of the year due to a lack of contract spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonberries Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Can't really lose with this signing. Roll the dice and hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebreh Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 He's got the size to be a good bottom 6 forward, if he can develop into an energy player that can pot 10 goals a season, this is a good signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 2 hours ago, RRypien37 said: Technically speaking, Virtanen is the 2nd biggest after Tram because he is like 220-235. Anyway, feels like a Grenier 2.0 signing. Virtanen is nowhere near that weight now. 215 the last I heard. Bo is actually heavier than Jake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 3 hours ago, SilentSam said: Starting to realize who was the "real" architect of those Bruins Teams.. Definitely not Sweeney. Like that JB is stacking some bigger bodies,. Too bad Willie doesn't know how to play them. Willie won't be here past this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRocket18 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 I like it. He's got the size to be able aggressively retrieve the puck after dump ins, and probably cause some fear on defenders while doing so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentSam Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 15 minutes ago, PhillipBlunt said: Willie won't be here past this season. I think signing these bigger bodies guarantees it Phil... there is an art to war... and Desjardins does not display tactics in his deployment of personnel. Not even in checking assignments, the simple way Babcock has put Kadri's career on track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentSam Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 1 hour ago, Odd. said: Wow, he's actually got really good hands and speed. Not a bad pickup. (credit to ihaveyuidonttouchme) ... that's a kid with a full tool box, big body he uses to protect and check, great balance and speed for his size, good release and shot, not afraid to just shoot.. good puck skills. Im looking forward to pre-season 2018 already!! In the very least, 4 months with Travis Green will have this young man putting others on the waiver wire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRypien37 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 46 minutes ago, PhillipBlunt said: Virtanen is nowhere near that weight now. 215 the last I heard. Bo is actually heavier than Jake. Source being? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkpoet Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 3 hours ago, SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME said: I suspect we'll see a signing bonus, maybe some very modest performance bonuses, and a salary somewhere near in the middle of the ELC range (see my post earlier). This is my best guess based on what JB has given his other undrafted CHL free agent signings (like Carcone and Sautner). And also the fact that there were a handful of teams (Toronto, Ottawa, TBay, Anaheim) interested in signing MacEwen. Maybe a fully restored 1973 El Camino, with a mini bar in the glove box? ps. wth is wrong with this site and uploading images? sometimes it works fine other times you're sitting there with a handful of your hair. So BUDGET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkpoet Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 LMAO @ all the "expert bloggers" out there who immediately jump all over this signing as being worthless, yet spend all damn day wracking their brains over analytics and formulating charts to prove it. Well.... is the guy worth your time, or not? Losers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentSam Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 13 minutes ago, darkpoet said: LMAO @ all the "expert bloggers" out there who immediately jump all over this signing as being worthless, yet spend all damn day wracking their brains over analytics and formulating charts to prove it. Well.... is the guy worth your time, or not? Losers. +2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentSam Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 17 minutes ago, darkpoet said: Maybe a fully restored 1973 El Camino, with a mini bar in the glove box? Didn't Stan Smyl get the mini bar glove box in his Mustang? .. or was that Linden? ... the 73 El Camino is worth 80-100k ,.even at the AHL level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Big strong physical centres is always nice to have. Definitely going to push some players next year in Utica. Cole Cassels better step it out, might be replaceable with this signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd. Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 31 minutes ago, RRypien37 said: Source being? Travis Green said it himself in an interview. Too lazy to find the tweets and it's somewhere in the Virtanen's talk thread but it's been more than a month since it was posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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