-Vintage Canuck- Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Quote Vancouver, B.C. - Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has signed defenceman Erik Gudbranson to a three-year contract extension that will carry an average annual value of $4,000,000. "Erik is an important part of our team and provides a physical element to our blueline," said Benning. "His leadership qualities help us as we continue to integrate younger players in our lineup. He is a quality person, a great teammate, outstanding in the community and we are excited to have him as part of our team moving forward." Gudbranson, 26, has recorded two goals and two assists in 41 games with the Canucks this season. His 99 hits rank third on the team while his 64 blocked shots rank fourth. In 2016.17, the 6-2, 220-pound defenceman recorded six points (1-5-6) and 18 penalty minutes in 30 games in his first season in Vancouver. In 380 career NHL games over seven seasons split between Vancouver and Florida, Gudbranson has collected 53 points (14-39-53) along with 397 penalty minutes. In addition, he has skated in 13 career NHL playoff games. A native of Ottawa, Ontario, Gudbranson was acquired from Florida along with a 2016 fifth round selection in exchange for Jared McCann and 2016 second and fourth round selections on May 25, 2016. He was originally selected by Florida in the first round, third overall, at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/vancouver-canucks-erik-gudbranson/c-296149020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Yay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenbean30 Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Not a bad caphit at all. I’m happy with the signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwags Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 HFBoards in nuclear meltdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 3 x 4M That's actually pretty reasonable given some numbers/term that was floating around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 3 years is a good term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 If anyone complains about that term or $ I will hunt them down and personally slap them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwags Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 3 years x 4 million. Excellent. Still won't be enough for some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudette Celly Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Just now, Qwags said: HFBoards in nuclear meltdown. Double-WOOT! Couldn't happen to a nicer crowd... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Bang Boogie Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 4M is reasonable. I was worried it was going to be in the $4.5M+ range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossi Vaananen Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 3 years, 4 million. Not bad at all. Keep in mind we've all speculated north of 5m in free agency, and having a return as low as a 3rd in a trade. This is easily the best outcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuardian_ Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 just in NHL.com Sbisa all over again. Not horrible, not great. Not horrible in term Not great for a 2nd or 3rd pairing dman Depends upon how it is structured as to how tradable it is or whether it is another clause contract, wouldn't think it would be though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush17 Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Yay Gudddy!!! Welcome home buddy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackcanuck Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Nice job by Jimmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Provost Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Hmm, can't complain too much. Reasonable term and cap hit combination. He left probably $750k a year on the table compared with what he could get as a UFA. If no NTC, then we have just punted the ball down the road and can trade him at other deadlines if things still don't work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuporbust Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Not bad. We have the space . Why not . We wouldnt do better in free agency anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86Viking Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 I am kind of suprised we didnt go for more term to be honest. But this is a good move, lets see how he does over these 3 years. Juolevi Guddy - That is a pairing I would like to see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toni Zamboni Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 yesssssss exactly the term i wanted, 3 years is perfect!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boest-er Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Not that bad at all. Jimmy did well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adarsh Sant Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 1 minute ago, Ossi Vaananen said: 3 years, 4 million. Not bad at all. Keep in mind we've all speculated north of 5m in free agency, and having a return as low as a 3rd in a trade. This is easily the best outcome. If Michal Kempny got a 3rd, Guddy could have fetched at least a 2nd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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