Rindiculous Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 So today Artemi Panarin told the Columbus Blue Jackets that he will not be resigning and will be entering free agency. Now in free agency, Panarin will likely fetch somewhere in between 8 and 10 million, and I'm thinking he might be a good fit with the Canucks. The Canucks currently do not have a #1 LW or one in the system who projects to be a true #1 LW, but landing a guy like Panarin can complete a lethal top line. I assume we will likely get another top 10 pick this year, and that would be the last piece we need before we start competing again. Therefore, I don't find a problem making a big scoring signing next year and then that year we can actually try to run 3 scoring lines and 1 shutdown line rather than 2 and 2. We should be fine for cap space next year since Edler is coming off the books and I think they probably resign him for 2 or 3 mill. That will give us about 20 mill cap space to sign Boeser, which will probably be about 7 or 8 mill. That leaves us with 12 or 13 mill left to spend on Panarin. Year after we wouldn't be bad off either because Gagner is coming off the books and really all we have to sign is Gaudette, Stecher, and Tanev (if he's still on the Canucks). After that we might have a few Canucks to sign in Pettersson and Hughes, but that shouldn't be too hard and worst case scenario we waive Eriksson and have plenty of extra cap space as well. So basically cap probably won't be a problem. Especially if we show off our young guys this year, we can attract Panarin this year, and then be set for many, many years after. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
189lb enforcers? Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 If he wants to come here absolutely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 If the price is right, sure, but we already have about 30 million forwards, so that would also push out another forward. Still, I'd rather have Panarin in the lineup than almost all of our forwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalie13 Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 2 minutes ago, -AJ- said: If the price is right, sure, but we already have about 30 million forwards, so that would also push out another forward. Wow. I thought there was a 50 contract limit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24K PureCool Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 LOL, we could try. Probably ain't happening. The only way I see him coming is we just miss the playoffs and somehow still manage to land Jack Hughes. So 0.001% chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toews Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Yes, but it depends on what his priorities are. He cited that playing on a legitimate contender was a big reason why he signed with Chicago. If he is leaving the Jackets then that's likely what he is looking for, a team that has a shot at a Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 We have the Luongo recapture to worry about too. Better to wait until we're actual contenders and not have to overpay as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaku Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Sure. But will he sign here? Highly unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HorvatToBaertschi Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Short answer. Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 He's probably gonna go back to Chicago. Robin is missing (not statistically) Batman. They'll have like 20mil in cap space next season, and they could fill out their roster with ELCs/Cheap vets. Edit: Our best chance at getting him would be taking a risk and trading for him and hoping we can convince him to stay. NBA reference but that's what happened with Paul George and OKC. He was all but assured to go to the Lakers but he found he really enjoyed his time in OKC enough to re-sign there. So all in all I'd say our chances in the Panarin sweepstakes are extremely low because I am not down for trading for a guy we can lose after one year. Especially when we are one more top 5 draft pick away from completing this rebuild, if things go well with Dahlen, Pettersson, and Demko. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 5 hours ago, King Heffy said: We have the Luongo recapture to worry about too. Better to wait until we're actual contenders and not have to overpay as much. I am not too worried about that anymore. Players don't seem to want to screw teams over on their way out. Zetterberg hasn't technically retired cause he doesn't want Detroit to get hit with that recapture. Lu seems like a good dude. Worst case scenario is Florida asks us to take him back when he can't play and we get a good young guy to take that contract. Not to mention the current CBA is up in 2 years (I think) and Lu has 3 years left, so I think they look at removing that restriction since teams have circumvented the rule anyway through LTIR. Hossa and Zetterberg being a couple of the more recent guys that retired but didn't retire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rindiculous Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share Posted September 21, 2018 6 hours ago, Toews said: Yes, but it depends on what his priorities are. He cited that playing on a legitimate contender was a big reason why he signed with Chicago. If he is leaving the Jackets then that's likely what he is looking for, a team that has a shot at a Cup. Thing is Chicago won't be a contender anymore and will start a rebuild. Us on the other hand are at the tail end of a rebuild. I think we'll be a fringe playoff team in 2020 and then we'll be a contender for the remaining 6 years or so of Panarin's contract...which should be enticing, because all our best players are younger than him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggins Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Being Russian my guess is he'll go to the highest bidder and lowest taxes. Meaning a US team and more than $10m.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabychStache Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 15 minutes ago, Baggins said: Being Russian my guess is he'll go to the highest bidder and lowest taxes. Meaning a US team and more than $10m.. Panarin to the Bolts or Stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Yzerman is waiting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johngould21 Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 1 minute ago, Warhippy said: Yzerman is waiting Yzerman has or is retiring. In case you missed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 1 minute ago, johngould21 said: Yzerman has or is retiring. In case you missed it. Actually did miss that, reading he's staying on the remainder of the year in an advisory role while Brisebois takes the reins. So honestly...little to no change at all. Same management core. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timberz21 Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 As good as a player he his, I'm not sure he's worth the money he will get. 8.5M$ would be the max I would give him and I wouldn't give him 7 years either. When your talking about that much money, you want that player to be your leader, the one you rely on when things get tough and i'm not sure Panarin is that guy. He reminds me of Kessel with Toronto. He will get his points but he won't necessarily make everyone around him better, he does his thing on his own, but when you pair him with Crosby and Malkin, that's when he's more effective, just like Panarin with Toews and Kane. I'd rather keep the cap space, I'm not convince Panarin makes us contenders and if we are going to spend that much money, he should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 If he's interested in Vancouver you've gotta take a good hard look at what he wants tbh. That being said, I'm reluctant to give long term to anyone not named Brock Boeser at this point and he'll probably want max term. Also gotta be wary of the Luongo bit, recapture penalty could be a big wrench on the off chance he retires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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