Dazzle
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49 minutes ago, Master Mind said:
Good signing.
This is how you sign a depth D. Far better than overpayments like Poolman.
We didn't have depth D in our system to re-sign.
The pro scouting under Benning was definitely subpar. It seemed that everything that he did sign went to crap. Poolman isn't and wasn't a bad defenseman. And if he wasn't injured, we very well might have seen him prosper (or not).
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34 minutes ago, Alflives said:
No. It’s smart management of cap allocation. It’s what we should do, but our owner won’t. So we will spend 7.2 per year for four more years to play in our bottom pair. And very likely we see that 7.2 in the press box. So we will add the cap of the guy who takes OEL’s spot. Now it’s at minimum an 8 mil cap hit for a bottom pairing guy.
It’s clear the smart move is to buyout OEL this summer.Nothing "smart" about burning 19 million dollars.
I don't care how you spin that.
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On 3/16/2023 at 2:03 AM, Curmudgeon said:
Have you looked at the numbers? He'd be paid $19.33 million over eight years. That's cash out of the owners' pocket. Not only that, but a buyout costs the team $20.5 million in DEAD CAP SPACE. In the short term (two years) there is an attractive amount of recovered cap space, but for the last six years there is zero benefit for the Canucks, and in fact they are paying twice, in real dollars and in dead cap space.
The only real alternative is to keep him for at least one more season, after which the buyout becomes slightly more manageable, or for two seasons and it becomes very doable.
Source, and you can change the year to project forward: https://www.capfriendly.com/buyout-calculator/oliver-ekman-larsson
Some people will only push out an idea of theirs without bothering to research the consequences of that idea. Everyone else knows that buying OEL is a terrible idea, but it won't stop people from making more threads about it.
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2 minutes ago, Alflives said:
And this is exactly why we should buyout OEL this summer. We clear 7 mil this coming year. Then the cap goes up to cover the buyout costs afterwards. Sure looks like Wooly can replace OEL’s minutes and be better too. Then (maybe?) in a year or two Boner is playing that role for 1 - 2 mil. We are a better club and use the cap well.
I've seen several people push this, but buyout doesn't mean freed cap space. The contract itself is buyout proof MEANING that the cost to buy it out makes it not worth it to do so.
1M is not a lot. Not only do you have to find another player to replace OEL, you aren't freed much space even after the buyout.
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2 hours ago, N7Nucks said:
I didn't like the trade AT the time. Nor after the fact. This is literally a thread circle jerking a 7th rounder, we also are doing it in that Russian D thread. It does not matter when you're drafted if you have promising potential. I liked Forsling's potential and so far he's exceeded what I thought.
Yes, but you're assessing the trade based on the actual result of the player, which has ended up looking worse and worse with time. However, had Forsling busted (as do many 5th round picks), the assessment would be completely different. Clendenning had been an AHL superstar. Who was to say he'd be a bust?
There was nothing to suggest at the time of the trade that Forsling would end up being Benning's worst trade. Let's be honest here.
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6 hours ago, spook007 said:
Achieved crap on their watch...?
What did you expect?
They said they were a few pieces away from the playoffs - wrong. Very wrong.
They traded a 1st, and at least a couple of 2nds all the while being at the bottom of the league. Look around and you'll see no other bottom feeding team did the same thing. Everyone else COLLECTED picks.
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8 hours ago, N7Nucks said:
I knew it was a bad trade, and it was. I never claimed I Nostradamus'd his career. Lol.
It was a bad trade AFTER the fact, not when it happened. At the time, he was just a 5th round pick with promising stats. A lot of players are like that and never amounted much later.
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7 hours ago, Elias Pettersson said:
True, I can relate 100%. But for me and alot of other people I know what happens is that you go into survival mode, which means you start to take care of the people around you. As the son, you are now the father figure in the family and need to take care of mom. That's how I got through it. Brock needs to understand this. If he needs help, then he should get it. I did. Therapy worked wonders for me and just talking about it with others.
Anyways, I wish Brock all the best with that. At the end of the day, he is a professional athlete and if he needs some help, he shouldn't be afraid to ask for it...
I don't understand why you insist on putting your ego into this. You're not Brock Boeser, nor are you Elias Pettersson. Everyone has a different way of grieving. It's not right or wrong.
You keep comparing yourself with Boeser's situation, but really, you have no better idea of what he's going through than me. Did you injure your back? Did you injure your wrist? Stop pretending you know how someone is feeling. That's my issue with your posts here.
I get it that you doubt Brock. I perfectly understand why you say this. But I also think there's a chance that Brock will do better next season. Apparently him doing better is 'magical'
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34 minutes ago, AnthonyG said:
I said this a long time ago, if anyone thinks this season would be water off the ducks back for Boeser, they are dead wrong. This is the first season without his dad. First game in Minnesota without his dad…His first thanksgiving without his dad, first Christmas, birthday, new years, dads birthday, Easter, Fathers day etc etc…. These are allll the emotional hills he has to climb this year. Ontop of that he’s expected to perform, rumoured to be traded, The team is struggling, his wrist isnt 100%, he’s deep in the dashes…. This kid is going through hell, but hes persevering. Hes puttn up .74ppg. He’s on the verge of surpassing last years totals in fewer games. Hes only 7pts back from the 2020-21 season where he was our MVP. I’m proud of Brock and how he’s handled the last 2 seasons, im proud hes still able to perform and I feel it in my gut, when he breaks free from the emotional trauma and stress of not having his dad around… He is going to come up big and be that guy we need when we need him most.
Yes, and the one poster here that equates his grieving with Boeser's, minus the back and wrist injuries, is rather egotistical here.
We all see that Boeser has declined, but the opinions of his decline can differ from person to person. I do believe he'll know what to do in the offseason when he finds the right person to train with.
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8 hours ago, Elias Pettersson said:
There has been zero mention of Brock being affected by COVID. It's been almost 3 years, I'm sure we would have heard something by now. His wrist I can guarantee you is bothering him. He doesn't have the same release he did a few years ago. If you watch old video it would be the first thing you notice. So, if that is the case then Brock may never be the same goal scorer again.
It looks like he is trying to re-invent his game and be more of a playmaker. There is nothing wrong with that, but in order to do that he has to lose the weight and get faster. Tocchet mentioned that he needs to get in quicker on the forecheck and into the corners. He needs more speed in order to do that. Without that extra gear he won't be able to be that puck retrieval guy who can make plays either. So we will see what he does this summer.
As for the grieving, I won't get into that anymore, I've said my piece on that and it brings back bad memories for me too...
Ok man. I am on the positive side on this one and you're on the negative. Neither of us know what the next season will be. You don't "magically" have the answers, but you sure sound like you do.
All I mentioned was that I believe that he'll be better next offseason. You seem to know that he'll be the same next season.
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21 minutes ago, Elias Pettersson said:
Like I said, you seem to be of the belief that he will magically change his offseason habits, lose weight and get faster. Cause those are the two things he needs to do at minimum if he wants to salvage his NHL career.
I understand he lost his father at a young age. Alot of us have gone through that. I lost my dad in my 20's as well, so I know the exact feeling and can relate. It sucks. But life moves on. My mom was always there for me and I know Brock is close with the rest of his family.
At the end of the day, he is a professional athlete who is earning close to $7 million. The Canucks gave him this money thinking he would repay them with goals. So far, Brock hasn't lived up to his end of the bargain. So, the criticism is fair and deserved up to this point.
We will see what happens this summer and if Tocchet can actually get to him and change his offseason training so he can come back in the best shape of his life ready to be a 25-30 goal scorer again...
You seem to magically think that people grieve the same way. You have no idea what he's going through (and neither do I). You have no idea if COVID affected him in any way, performance wise. You have no idea if his wrist is essentially broken for the NHL. You could be right that he could be done. But you could also be wrong too.
Maybe it's nothing magical. Maybe we should just leave it at that. I certainly wasn't thinking something magical here.
Sometimes the magic is really just honest hard work. I think he's still got it. I believe in him. I could be let down, of course.
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12 hours ago, GB5 said:
Somewhere Weisbrod is smiling at his prized prodigy
Why do people keep mentioning Weisbrod? Jay Feaster was the one who said that.
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13 hours ago, dpn1 said:
The last few games Karlsson has been playing center especially on the pk. Also, he is better than ok as a scorer. He is leading all forwards in scoring all in his rookie year in the AHL. I think he maybe better than some are giving him credit for.
Karlsson is such an interesting player. One thing for sure is that Benning is unfairly blamed for the OEL trade when really he should have been blamed for trading away Forsling. That is a painful trade.
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3 hours ago, Elias Pettersson said:
What convinces you that he will be better next year? Another offseason of trying to lose weight and get faster? Is Tocchet going to get more out of him?
I don't have any real evidence. Tocchet said that Boeser is a good listener. He didn't have to say that. I just believe Boeser will change his offseason training though.
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We threw a lot of 1st and 2nd round picks as a team that really hasn't achieved crap under their watch.
No matter how many hits they've had, which is not insignificant, there is no way in hell that this management gets a B+.
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43 minutes ago, Sharpshooter said:
One player that can’t live up to their contract. Another player that costs less that might do more.
Just saying.
Boeser is a terrible contract
I'm convinced that Boeser will do a lot better next season. I'm not ready to give up on him and his contract.
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19 hours ago, Elias Pettersson said:
I'd like to see him get a chance with either Petey or Miller next year. He played well with Miller in his rookie season. Playing with Dries as your centre certainly isn't going to increase your offence...
Dries is a pretty decent, underrated forward. I thought he'd be the type where offense goes to die, but that isn't the case. He's demonstrated just how difficult it is to score in this league. The people who score a lot are among the best in the world.
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On 3/9/2023 at 11:28 PM, Metal Face Doom said:
We're not rebuilding. They've specifically said this. Keep banging your head though.
Hilarious. Retool/Rebuild.. it's the same absolute donkeypoop that you're buying.
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Yes, it's pretty obvious that this current GM is pretty hypocritical about what he says and what he does.
It's a bit strange that people choose to argue the evidence or interpret it in such a way to defend the GM's actions. We can acknowledge that JR/Allvin have done good jobs with regards to pro scouting. But when it comes to planning for the future, they are doing a pretty bad job. A mid-first round pick and a high 2nd were traded. No other rebuilding team did that.
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48 minutes ago, Odd. said:
Since the Horvat trade Isles have the 2nd best record in the NHL, next to Boston.
That pick has a chance to be in the 20’s.
Detroit got a really nice haul for Hronek, essentially because they were able to draft someone with their picks. In 2016 as well as earlier, we were absolutely horrific with drafting. We can't be making any excuses for that, regardless of who the GMs were. Gillis' drafting record really needs to be scrutinized for what it was - dreadful.
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10 hours ago, ShawnAntoski said:
For now, he still has 38 pts and the cost to acquire Hronek, did include a 1st round pick. As a longtime Canuck fan, I REALLY want him to do well (even after he signs his retirement deal, after next season) but I am cautiously optimistic and I believe games are not played on paper cause no guarantee he will click with the team or not be oft injured: remember Schmidt or how about OEL, Dermot & Poolman ? Like I said, nothing new from posters like you and it is not just me, that has this opinion of the trade.
Your are just playing word games to defend your post:
"A 50+ point RHD who averages over 22 minutes a game and a 4th round pick for a 2nd?"
If what you had posted had happened, we won't be having this discussion - but Yzerman OBVIOUSLY sold high on Hronek, for more lottery tickets in a deep draft & the more important cap flexibility. Plus, based on your own projection: this will be his best year.
A little bit funny because people discredited that same logic when it came to Horvat, citing that he had never put up that many points before
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1 hour ago, coryberg said:
I was responding to your post. And I quote...
" I REALLY hope Hronek becomes a solid 2nd pairing D, even after he signs his retirement deal. But I would still argue it was an overpayment; perhaps, if the 1st round pick wasn't included, the trade would not had garnered too much criticism."
So on one hand you say it wouldn't garner criticism if it didn't include the 1st round pick. But then when I point out how ridiculously lopsided that trade would be you ask what happened to the 1st round pick?
Hronek has 38 points in 60 games this season. That's a .63 point percentage, good for 52 points over 82 games.
It is an overpayment. It should've been either a 1st rounder or a 2nd, but not both.
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45 minutes ago, EddieVedder said:
Tony D is the biggest tool in the league. Cant believe we had fans here asking for him to be signed.
Our fanbase is hardly a shining example of morality. They have selective memory about things and will argue to the death about that, regardless of the evidence presented. They'd make excuses like "Well, what did the Twins get us? Nothing".
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1 minute ago, Conscience said:
Bo has 8 points in 13 games which is on pace for 50 points.
this was a good trade for us
You do realize that trades have to be fully analyzed over a long period of time right? For example, we didn't know Forsling to be such a terrible trade after a good few years.
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[Signing] Canucks re-sign Christian Wolanin
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Most of those players were already here to begin with though.