HerrDrFunk Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 https://www.nhl.com/news/burakovsky-may-not-get-offer-from-capitals/c-307939070 According to NHL.com, the lower than expected cap increase could lead to the Capitals not qualifying Burakovsky. Should the Canucks take a look at him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPA Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, HerrDrFunk said: https://www.nhl.com/news/burakovsky-may-not-get-offer-from-capitals/c-307939070 According to NHL.com, the lower than expected cap increase could lead to the Capitals not qualifying Burakovsky. Should the Canucks take a look at him? Sure. Why not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudette Celly Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 There could be a lot of these out there. Shopping supply may be in abundance this year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HorvatToBaertschi Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 This is one JB should be and I hope will be all over. Very interesting player, with lots of potential left still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Burakovsky is exactly the kind of player we should be looking at. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Yes, they should look at him, and every other player that is or may be available. I am very sure the Nucks do look at all their options as any professional organization would. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Edmunchuk for Poolparty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 6 minutes ago, HerrDrFunk said: Should the Canucks take a look at him? JB looks at improving all aspects of this club on a continuous basis - he looks at everything - as per JB himself. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgarM Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Finally! We are in a position of power in that we have the upper hand on teams with a gluttony of good players and not enough Cap Space. I hope JB waits them out and pounces on the great deals to be had. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odjick29willkillyou Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 We were rumored to be in on him around the TDL as a "buy low" player with potentially huge upside. I was listening to the Caps radio dude on NHL Radio the other day and he said Burakovsky can be fascinating and frustrating on the same shift. He said he tends to get lazy with his feet, but his hands are lethal. I would swap him for Goldy (lower cap hit) and a 3rd/4th in a heartbeat though. I doubt Ovie would complain about another Russian lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 It might be the same situation where the Canucks this past year did with Pouliot. not qualify him, that way they don't have to sign the qualifying deal that would mandate a slight increase in salary. Caps may choose to renegotiate a lower number with Andre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCanuck Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 This is why I’ve been saying we need to be patient right now, if the cap comes in at 82 or below, there are going to be some deals out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 11 minutes ago, EdgarM said: Finally! We are in a position of power in that we have the upper hand on teams with a gluttony of good players and not enough Cap Space. I hope JB waits them out and pounces on the great deals to be had. This! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternalCanuckFan Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 If Burakovsky is not qualified, then the Canucks might as well wait to free agency instead of giving up assets to acquire him AND having to qualify him at a higher salary. Management seems to be kicking the tires on a number of different options so if they were really that high on Burakovsky, I presume we would have seen a deal by now. His QO is quite high for his production level so far so it makes sense to let him hit FA and see what the market is like for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rekker Posted June 20, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2019 Goldy for Burakovsky. Rubles for Rubles. 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanukfanatic Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 44 minutes ago, HerrDrFunk said: https://www.nhl.com/news/burakovsky-may-not-get-offer-from-capitals/c-307939070 According to NHL.com, the lower than expected cap increase could lead to the Capitals not qualifying Burakovsky. Should the Canucks take a look at him? No thanks. We already have lots bottom 6 forwards plus guys like Baer and Goldy. No need for Burakovsky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post oldnews Posted June 20, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2019 (edited) This could be a case where it makes sense to acquire the players' rights in exchange for a comparable young guy on the margins. Burakovsky has an expiring 3 million deal, so he'd have to be qualified at 3 million (100% on anything over 1million). Goldobin only has to be qualified at 105% of 863K (roughly 906k) Makes for a reasonable enough hockey trade with the Caps getting something slightly lesser as an asset in return for a tough cap situation. I like Burakovsky over Goldobin as a fit here. His speed and size imo are more suitable to potentially moving up the lineup. I'd take the chance on a qualifying offer for him here under the circumstances. People will point out that you can wait to UFA and offer less. But I think it's a better idea to get out ahead of something like this. Things I think lead to potentially undervaluing him: 1) his production at 25 pts does not seem impressive. However, 24 of his 25 points came at even strength, playing only 11 mintues a game - so if you do the math, that projects to a deflated appearance of a lack of productivity, but is actually not bad considering his role. 2) he also had only 47.9% ozone starts (principally with Eller and Connolly) - so 11 minutes of even strength that isn't exactly weighted for production. 48.5% corsi (29.0 ozone starts and 48.5 corsi in the playoffs). I think his 'engagement' is reasonable enough - would probably consider it an upgrade on Goldobin's spottiness - but again, taking the 3 million qualifying cap hit prior to Washington losing him to free agency warrants a benefit of the slightly better of the two assets. RFA cap hit to Burakovsky is not really going to interfere in this team's shorter term cap flexibility - and certainly not longer term - and doesn't really commit them to him if he's unable to earn a roster position. I think I'd move on it with an offer - to see what he could do in different circumstances here - and don't consider it a very high risk aside from slight salary hit and possibly a tight total number of contracts (if the intent is to let Goldobin walk and use his roster spot otherwise). Edited June 20, 2019 by oldnews 1 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgarM Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 24 minutes ago, Kanukfanatic said: No thanks. We already have lots bottom 6 forwards plus guys like Baer and Goldy. No need for Burakovsky. Agreed, we should be addressing "Needs" and not "nice to haves". We are in the drivers seat. RIght now our "Needs" are top 6 forward, top 4 man and team toughness 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancaster Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 With the salary cap not really going up and lots of teams reaching the cap.... there may be lots of "league minimum" contracts for many "middle-class" players. Kinda like what happen with Morrison, Malhotra, Anson Carter, etc... guys who are legit middle-6 NHLers having to take a big paycut to stay in the NHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 (edited) 14 minutes ago, EdgarM said: Agreed, we should be addressing "Needs" and not "nice to haves". We are in the drivers seat. RIght now our "Needs" are top 6 forward, top 4 man and team toughness Uh - that's not reason to neglect to look at the broader opportunities. And Burakovsky is a 23 year old - who has scored 145 NHL points (.44 ppg in his young career) - wasn't exactly spoon-fed minutes for production last year - ie his production is misleading and would lead people to under-rate him imo. Assuming he couldn't rise to a top 6 role - might be premature. He's also a LW with size and speed to go with the upside - again assuming that he couldn't 'capitalize' on the Canucks need for a left winger for EP. His one limitation in that sense might be that you may want a bit heavier option still - but relative to Goldobin - and as another player in the mix competing to earn minutes - you could do worse. I'd seriously consider acquiring him in a Goldy type hockey trade - and wouldn't assume that he's the or an answer - but would go out and continue to look to add another guy to compete for a top 6 role. Edited June 20, 2019 by oldnews 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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