Drive-By Body Pierce

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My old stomping grounds ...when it was, "Upstairs Cabaret", above Darcy's

Yamamoto signed with the Kraken.

Perhaps someone has seen too many things being thinged, or even thinged by those things themselves... perhaps it's time to dial it back on the thingy thinging of things and accompanying things that may be thinged.

3 years, 1.3M AAV

2nd best lifelong Canucks fan in this year's draft

Haha, I clicked this post to say "still getting calls?"

Does Chris McFarland have some dirt on Kent Hughes or something?

If he won't be qualified, it might be worth trading for his rights and avoiding any potential free agency bidding. He is definitely worth his qualifying offer.

LATEST | Former BCHLer not receiving a qualifying offer: The third-line centerman the Canucks need? BY FELIP GOSSELIN JUNE 10, 2023 (7:59 PM) Patrik Allvin and the Canucks have many things to achieve over the summer. On top of them all, finding creative ways to shed some salary. Once that's dealt with, they'll need to find a way to add a centerman to pivot their 3rd line and possibly a defenseman to bolster the team's physicality.Allvin will have to find cost-efficient contracts via trade or strike a deal with a free agent. Frank Seravalli updated that list of pending RFA's that weren't expected to be qualified, making them UFA's once the free agency opens up in July.It appears that Tyson Jost is expected to hit free agency. The former Penticton Vee just turned 25, and he's precisely the type of player Allvin will have his eye on. A young and experienced player who's been part of the Colorado Avalanche, the Minnesota Wild, and most recently, the Buffalo Sabres.The 2016 10th overall pick had promising top-6 potential before entering the league and never quite lived up to the expectation. However, he's reinvented himself into a hard-checking and intense two-way forward. Jost held a $2.0M AAV on the cap until this year; while he's played well enough to command a raise, it's not expected that his next AAV will exceed $2.5M. https://www.canucksdaily.com/LATEST-Former-BCHLer-not-receiving-a-qualifying-offer-The-third-line-centerman-the-Canucks-need-244792

Best Third Line Centers For The Canucks Thomas Drance and Harman Dayal of the Athletic: Drance and Dayal look at the best options for the Vancouver Canucks this offseason. Specifically the third-line center position. As they both write they are looking for that ideal third-line center that can be versatile in every aspect of the game. But the Canucks cap situation is tight. Pius Suter – The first center they look at is Pius Suter. They project a two-year deal at $2.2 million AAV. He is an actual center and a capable faceoff man. He is also a reliable penalty killer and is an effective scorer at even strength as well. Though the Canucks are loaded with lefties in Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller, Suter is another lefty but is the best option right now in a weak center market this offseason. David Kampf – Kampf is projecting three years at $2.2 million AAV. Kampf was a great signing for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He is a gem in the faceoff circle and was predominantly a third-line center with the Leafs. Again another effective penalty killer as his numbers show. He is a solid target for Vancouver at the right price. Other names that are cheap that Drance and Dayal look at are Teddy Blueger, Lars Eller, and Tomas Nosek. Eller is up there in age but is still an effective player. He is more of a bottom-six player now. If the term and price are limited as they project he could fit into the lineup for the Canucks. Then there is Blueger. Like Eller, Blueger is a bottom-six defensive specialist. He takes a ton of defensive zone draws. He also is a great penalty killer and surrenders very few shots and scoring chances at even strength. The issue is his offensive ability is more of a fourth-liner than a third-liner. Another name being thrown around is Tomas Nosek. Nosek is a reliable third-line player especially because he wins north of 56 percent of the draws he takes. He is a solid penalty killer, great defensively, and can play the third or fourth line. There are other players Drance and Dayal look at but either they do not fit what the Canucks are looking for or will just be too expensive because of the salary cap. https://nhlrumors.com/nhl-rumors-detroit-red-wings-and-vancouver-canucks/2023/06/06/

The Canucks have dressed a long list of needs entering the 2023 off-season, and their first objective will be to shed some cap space. The reports indicate that the Canucks have already begun their shopping.The colored Insider, Eliotte Friedman, was on Donnie and Dhali earlier today and stated that the Canucks could in on possibly the top free agent blueliner to hit the market this summer.The Interest is MutualDamon Severson, who spent the first years of his career with the New Jersey Devils, will be hitting the market since the parties have announced they'd be parting ways. ‘'According to Friedman, if #Canucks can clear cap space, absolutely they can call NJD for Severson's rights. Severson, he would absolutely be interested in a place like Vancouver.'' Damon Severson, a 2nd Round Pick in 2012, is a right-handed shot, 6'02'', and 205 pounds defenseman. The author of 79 points in 161 regular season games over the past two years, he's very well known for his two-way game and could potentially be an excellent match to Quinn Hughes. Coming off a 6-year and $25M deal, the expectation is that he'll hit the market with a $36M over 6 years in mind.Severson is considered one of the top two assets in the game when looking into advanced statistics. Adding a defenseman of his type would most likely complete the team's right side, along with Filip Hronek and Ethan Bear.Severson will turn 29 in August; tying him to the Canucks until he's 35 years of age doesn't feel right. What if the Canucks were to manage to get him under contract in the 5 to mid-5s for 5 years? Would that make more sense? Would that be a better fit for their plans moving forward? https://www.canucksdaily.com/REPORT-Canucks-linked-to-an-intriguing-Right-Handed-Defenseman-The-interest-is-mutual-243512

Interesting choice of words, given that whole situation.

Anyone know if there's a precedent regarding the Dubas-Mathews-Agent/Agency and what the possible outcome may be?