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  1. There's always two. The master and the apprentice.
  2. They just cut the tumor out. Still got lot of reconstructive surgery to do being the patient is well enough to compete.
  3. At least he's among the richest unemployed person in BC/Canada now. No tears.
  4. Admitting mistakes and willing to pay money to fix it. Other owners may not. Unless you don't believe the current management can do anything right, this is what the management decided they need to do and he approved it.
  5. Considering how ruthless Vegas was willing to move players, they really should move players. Loyalty is overrated.
  6. Stain is removed, but the stench is still there for yrs to come. As an isolated move, this isn't great. But what they decide to do after is what counts. If the management deems this as a necessity, then we have to thank AQ for eating this and approving it. He definitely doesn't want to do it. No owner does.
  7. Vancouver, B.C. - Vancouver Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that the club has bought out defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson. "We would like to thank Oliver for the time he spent in Vancouver," said Allvin. "The business of hockey is very complex and tough decisions have to be made if you want to remain competitive. Buying out Oliver gives us a lot more flexibility and cap space the next couple of years and significantly reduces his hit in the subsequent seasons. It is our expectation that following this year, the cap will also raise considerably making this the right time to execute this buyout. Our organization is committed to do whatever it needs to do to improve, get better on and off the ice, and move forward in a positive direction." NHL teams are allowed to buyout a player's contract to obtain a reduced salary cap hit over a period of twice the remaining length of contract and in Ekman-Larsson's case, the overall remaining total of that spend is valued at two-thirds of his deal. With $29,000,000 salary remaining, the buyout spans eight years, at a cost of $19,333,333 and a savings of $9,666,667. If the club had retained Ekman-Larsson's services, he would have been paid at total of $18,500,000 over the next two years alone. The 31-year-old Ekman-Larsson was acquired by the Canucks from the Arizona Coyotes two summers ago on July 23, 2021. That deal also saw Conor Garland moved to Vancouver in exchange for Jay Beagle, Loui Eriksson, Antoine Roussel, a 2021 first-round draft pick (Dylan Guenther), a 2022 second-round pick and a 2023 seventh-round pick. This transaction included the Coyotes retaining 12 percent of Ekman-Larsson's salary. As a result, the remaining costs and current cap hit are split between each team based on the percentage of salary retained by the respective clubs. In two seasons with the Canucks, Ekman-Larsson appeared in 133 games, registering seven goals and 44 assists, for a total of 51 points. The 13-year NHL veteran finished his second and final season in Vancouver on injured reserve, missing the final 27 games of the year with an ankle injury.
  8. They did it. I don't really care except what end point they get to. The team was in a mess when they came in, and haven't improved much if at all. Now they promised major surgery and so let's see how it goes. Can't judge the outcome while the surgery is in progress. Playoffs in 3, cup in 6 yrs. I can wait.
  9. PA did say at end of season press conf that everything is on the table, including payouts.
  10. What a disappointing player he's been for Nux.
  11. Too early to tell. Between a rock bad hard place. No good decisions.
  12. They obviously weighed the pro and cons. AQ is paying. Cap will go up. So be it. JB earned his firing. But really, OEL is to blame too. Other D men seemed to play well at older age (Karlsson, Doughty, Burns), so why can't he?
  13. Thx JB AQ footing all the bills. Can't really fault him for wanting to win sooner than later.
  14. playoffs in 3 yrs, cup in 6. The Vegas model .
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