Drive-By Body Pierce
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Holy $&!#...new levels of delusion here from Leafs fans/media...
https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2021/7/9/22563847/the-first-nhl-buyout-window-is-open
This Season’s Buyout Predictions
Some GMs have openly said they would consider buyouts or are expected to. The Oilers, the Flames and the Canucks are the obvious three teams that have albatross contracts they need off their teams.
As shown by last year’s list of bought out players, it’s often the last step before effective retirement for a player, but not every bought out player is at the end of their career.
Vancouver could clear a bit of space by buying out the last year of Loui Eriksson’s deal — he played seven games last year — but by burying him in the minors, he costs them $4.875 million, and a buyout of his remaining season costs $4 million this coming year and $1 million next season. The cash savings are only $1 million.
Meanwhile if they choose to remove the final year of Brock Boeser’s deal, they accomplish more. Boeser, at $5.875 AAV, has a salary this coming season of $7.5 million. His contract expires as an RFA with arbitration rights, guaranteeing him that inflated amount unless the Canucks simply refuse to issue a Qualifying Offer next offseason. They either need to find a trade partner who wants him, hope Seattle takes him, or they just have to let him play out the deal, knowing he’d need to agree to a lower salary to be a player they could keep.
A buyout saves them more than his full cap hit this season, in fact, due to the salary and AAV discrepancy, he has a negative cap hit (or a cap credit) of -$375,000 this coming season and only $1.25 million next year.
Choosing to just live with Eriksson’s cap hit, and buying out Boeser is a much better idea for the Canucks in terms of freeing up cap space, but it does lose them a useful position player. If the Canucks go that route, Boeser could rival Wennberg for the best UFA option to sign off a buyout.
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Craig Button has LA picking Luke Hughes at 8th, and the Canucks picking Kent Johnson at 9th.
His list of NHL comparables for each pick is also very interesting.
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Any cubers on these forums?
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If Nugent-Hopkins goes to free agency, I hope the Canucks make a strong pitch. I think it would be great for the Canucks to have him as a 3rd line center. Though, it will be tough to swing, cap-wise.
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Hopefully Demko's sentiments resonate with ownership and management...
https://twitter.com/imacSportsnet/status/1394797677401972737
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Can anyone explain why Seattle gets the 3rd spot in the draft lottery?
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Everyone knows Jim is great at drafting. Many believe he has made some questionable trades and free agent signings. Instead of all this fan polarization of "We love Benning" or "Fire Benning", why not just hire a complementary assistant GM equiped to deal with the areas where JB may fall short? Or is this too logical for an emotional fanbase?
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Maybe George Parros is just scared of Tom Wilson?!?
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@Pears Also much bigger than Rick Rypien, and we all know how that worked out. Three times, if I'm not mistaken.
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So Tryamkin signed a two year extension with his team in the KHL. So much for that return story.
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I, for one, am happy the game was postponed. I would hate to see any kid jepordize their career by coming back too quickly from serious illness. Unfortunately, I don't think the delay will be long enough.
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I need sunglasses to view the new forum.
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I wonder how good Demko is at taking faceoffs?!?
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Binnington's still salty about not getting the Calder trophy.
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God speed Alex! You are now in the smallest, clearest fishbowl ever.
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I really see pulling the goaltender as fatal. Its Hari Kari! Winning or even tying the game seems more likely 5-on-5 or whatever scenario that keeps the goalie in the net. I think just the number of shorthanded goals against versus the (zero) number of goals scored with the goaltender pulled should be somewhat evident.
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Caroline Cameron may in fact be the female version of Bieksa!
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[Proposal] Hire Bieksa in some sort of coaching capacity - the closer to the top the better!
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Dear Canucks,
Please play a strong defensive game tonight.
Sincerely,
DrvByBodyPierce and the Canucks' fanbase.
