[[Trade] Golden Knights trade David Clarkson, 2020 4th-round pick to Maple Leafs for Garret Sparks]

Just now, WHL rocks said:

No. His salary was insured. It's 3.25 mill and insurance company will continue to pay his salary.

 

Makes sense then for the Leafs to get the summer cap break if it doesn’t cost the owner anything

[[Trade] Golden Knights trade David Clarkson, 2020 4th-round pick to Maple Leafs for Garret Sparks]

6 hours ago, Maketherightmove said:

They get a pick and can put Clarkson on LTIR. 

Doesn’t Toronto have to pay his salary now?  Wow, thats an expensive 4th round pick

[[proposal] Canucks’ best play right now would be to move Adam Gaudette for a young defenseman in a similar predicament to Adam Gaudette]

1 hour ago, Hindustan Smyl said:

I want to agree with this, but Gaudette still needs to do more in my eyes.   He had some flashes last year but he still didn't take ownership of that 3rd line C spot.    

 

As of this writing, it would be a risky move on Benning's part if the Canucks simply moved Sutter and handed Gaudette that 3rd line C spot.   Gaudette needs to have a very strong training camp to really make a case that the 3rd line C spot belongs to him.

We have a lot of natural centres on this team that can cover for Gaudette if he doesn’t deserve it.  We also don’t really have a 4th line this year.  The 4th and 3rd lines are going to be equally as good.

[[proposal] Canucks’ best play right now would be to move Adam Gaudette for a young defenseman in a similar predicament to Adam Gaudette]

The best move they could do right now is to trade Sutter so Gaudette has a job

[[Rumour] Tryamkin confirms he wants to return to Vancouver]

28 minutes ago, Jimmy McGill said:

so as in for this season? 

No he is under contract in the KHL for next season

[Canucks Will Be a Tougher Team in 2019-20]

Wow an article about 3 reasons why the Canucks will be tougher next year and then list 4 players JB signed or traded for.  Wow great reporting hockey news!  Must have been hard to write that article.

[[Proposal] Jay beagle trade]

Beagle’s contract will be pretty hard to move without eating salary.  However, he is very valuable for what he brings, just not at the price he gets.  I’d rather dump Eriksson, Schaller, and Sutter as we don’t really need what they bring anymore 

[Canucks Playoff Odds]

8 hours ago, Disgruntler said:

There are for every team.

True except that not every team drafted in the bottom 10 multiple years in a row.  Washington pretty much guaranteed the playoffs unless Ovie goes down with a season ending injury.  Canucks have a lot more if’s than one guy.  Lots of teams are pretty much guaranteed the playoffs.  However with Benning’s additions since July 1, it looks a lot more like we have a decent chance at the playoffs

[What the Nylander contract negotiations taught the agents of all these RFAs and how it can really affect the Canucks cap issue. I highly suggest for all to read this.]

If Boeser wants to take a year off for holding out, let him wreck is own career.  Nylander definitely will be black-balled in the future by almost every team in the league.  Summer is early, a deal will get done, and it will be reasonable

[Time for the Calgary Stampede to Evolve... ?]

Save a horse, ride a cowboy

[[Trade] Lightning trade J.T. Miller to Canucks for Marek Mazanec, 2019 3rd-round pick, 2020 conditional 1st-round pick]

2 hours ago, Losing With Pride said:

Whoa, easy now.  The season hasn't even started yet.

 

Wait until at least the first half of the season to admit to being wrong.

 

What if Miller sh*ts the bed like LE and finds himself being a healthy scratch.  Not likely, but still a possibility. 

Very true, but my initial opinion has been changed, who knows how it turns out, but I do now support it.  

[Why can't the Canucks develop a pwf?]

Why develop one when you can sign one for 3.5 million for 4 years and can put up 20 goals a season 

[Too Many People Are Undervaluing Leivo]

36 minutes ago, Wayne Jetski said:

Elite prospects says your wrong....

Too bad this is a thread about Leivo, not Pearson

[[Signing] Canucks sign Micheal Ferland]

This is just insane.  What a great contract.  

 

Ferland signs for less years than Tanev.  This looks either really good for Vancouver or really bad for the Penguins.  I think both

 

JB has completely transformed this team’s physicality in 2 weeks.   Reaves or Lucic would put us over the top!  However with Ferland, I’m off the Lucic push.  Just try to dump Eriksson please

[[Trade] Lightning trade J.T. Miller to Canucks for Marek Mazanec, 2019 3rd-round pick, 2020 conditional 1st-round pick]

I’m going to come out and just admit, I was wrong.  I am totally fine with this trade and think JB did a great job.  I didn’t know he was going to overhaul this team as much as he did after this trade.  With the additions of Myers, Benn, and now Ferland, this Miller trade looks a like a great deal for us.

 

I did say earlier in this thread, I like the player and hate the trade.  I’ll admit when I’m wrong.  I like the player and I like this trade.  Props to JB I didn’t think he could do this many quality changes at good contracts lengths and dollars as he did.  This is worth a contract extension.

 

 A lot of you guys that had it out with me earlier were right, I was wrong.  My bad...

[Who would You Rather See in Vancouver this Season, Ferland or McEwen?]

Get rid of Eriksson and Sutter and have both

[(Rumour) Poolparty wants out of Edmonton]

19 minutes ago, Me_ said:

VAN

Puljujarvi

 

EDM

Eriksson @ 50% retained 

 

(someone may have mentioned this deal before)

Edmonton isn’t going to do that. 

[(Rumour) Poolparty wants out of Edmonton]

http://www.tsn.ca/1.1334614.1562596958

 

I would sure love to take a stab at him, I wonder what Edmonton would want in return.  Does Holland have a history of not wanting to trade within the division?

[Canucks Playoff Odds]

19 minutes ago, hammertime said:

Your gonna end up in someones sig.

I don’t see why I would be, I didn’t say we wouldn’t, I’m saying a lot of things need to happen to make the playoffs and we would need a lot of negatives to fall into the bottom 5.  How is that not the truth?

[Canucks Playoff Odds]

17 minutes ago, NUCKER67 said:

touche

 

The Canucks were in a playoff position in Janaury, but then the D especially suffered injuries, and the youth couldn't carry them. Pettersson was figured out a bit and he wasn't producing as much down the stretch. They never had good enough depth either. I think they'll be better this year with the upgrades on D. Pettersson will prepare himself for the little time and space he gets now. Boeser will finally (hopefully) be healthy. Add in Miller and Hughes. They should be entertaining and competitive. Luckily for the Canucks, other teams in their division lost key players and could struggle.  

I agree, but on the flip side, 

 

What if:

Boeser isn’t his old self

Pettersson has a sophomore slump

Markstrom can’t repeat his breakout season

Miller doesn’t find chemistry

Hughes struggles in a top 6 role

Tanev and Edler go down with injuries

 

Then this year will be a bottom feeder.

 

We all hope everything goes well and everyone performs as best they can but likely some of these what ifs do happen.

All I can say is I’m excited for next year and getting rid of Eriksson and Sutter would push me over the top.  Especially if they can add some muscle

[Canucks Playoff Odds]

47 minutes ago, NUCKER67 said:

Well, I can't open the link at work, but predicting the Canucks at #10 is laughable. How did they come up with these rankings? Just looked at last year? lol

People assuming this team is a playoff team is laughable.  Sure if everything pans out the way we want, maybe but there are a lot of what ifs.

[Putting another rumour to bed, breach of contract, and how it pertains to Eriksson.]

This needed a new thread?   Terrible read btw

[[Discussion] Myers as a forward]

Leave the coaching to the pros

[[Discussion] Availability of Seth Jones]

Dont think they would give him up unless we involve assets we don’t want to give up.  Maybe we can send them LE and Sutter thought, that would be great!

[Vancouver's sudden increase in size.]

2 hours ago, iceman64 said:

Think it'd be a good idea anyway since he's taking up a roster spot we need, not to mention cap space even more. I can't believe he turned out to be so bad offensively but i don't think any of us did...

I didn’t love the signing but I thought he’d be at least a consistent 50 point guy.  We just need to get rid of him, not sure he’s good to rub off on the other guys