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Classic cheap bridge. If he's successful, the next one will be huge.

Sounds like an insanely good deal for Pittsburgh. One of the best Canadian goalies out there right now.

Perks of being a contender. You get good veterans like this for a bargain.

Long deal for a guy who will be 34 by the start of the season.

He was amazing a couple years ago. If he gets his mojo back, this could be a big signing.

Watched him play against Abbotsford this past year when he was on the Eagles. He was pretty good, but it's bizarre seeing a 30-goal NHL guy playing in the AHL. He did give off the vibe of a highly skilled guy riding off his skill and not work ethic. Good enough to be a 1st line AHL guy though still.

I've kind of mentally written off Pearson, but honestly, if he can be his old self, he's a good middle-six winger. We'll see how he is upon return.

Fair points. I forgot about Myers--which is big.

$2.25 might be worth it. 1 year deal isn't much of a risk.

One of the best pure defensive forwards in the NHL over the past few years.

Another player to fight for the NHL backup job I guess. Martin v Silovs v Sawchenko

I gotta say, I'm really impressed with the signings today. Short-term deals for older guys, every single signing has been focused on defense, which is our clear weakness. If these players fit in well, we could actually see a big rise in the standings this year, given that our offense is already quite strong. The only caveat is things get a lot harder in 2023-24 with Petey and a heavier penalty for OEL.

Some info of note: - Looks to probably be a 6/7 guy at this point in his career - I think he's now the oldest player on the Canucks? Will turn 36 years old early in the season. - Average size for an NHL defenseman - Fairly high hit frequency - Moderate block frequency - Slightly worse than average giveaway/takeaway ratio - Takes about as many penalties as he draws, which is surprising for a DFD - Used a little on PK2 last year and was very good in that short time - Almost no PP time - Expect less than 10 points--offense is almost non-existent with Irwin - Heavy defensive usage with 38.6% oZS% - Decent CORSI given his usage

Despite the two-way contract, Irwin hasn't played in the AHL since 2016-17, so I'm gonna place him here. Note that the media release says a two-way contract, so the Minors Salary is likely an amount lower than the Base Salary.

Blueger looks to basically be the Chris Tanev of centre. Very excited to see how he shapes our PK.

Took a look into the numbers last year and Cole was probably the best PK D for Tampa last year and was a 3/4 on a pretty good team. He's a lot better than I realized.

Some info of note: - TOI suggests he's a 3/4 C, but probably closer to a #4 - Point production was low last year, on pace for 21 points. Typically, he scores at a 25-35 point rate--more becoming of a 3C. - Reasonably strong at face-offs at 52.0% last year and 53.1% the prior year - Average height and weight - Somewhat unimpressive +/- in both Vegas and Pittsburgh last year - Blocks quite a few shots for a forward - Poor giveaway/takeaway metrics - Extraordinarily low OzS% at 24.1%--this has been around average for his entire career. Extremely defensively oriented. - Received a single 4th place Selke vote in 2019-20 - Draws about as many penalties as he takes - Outstanding PK results with Pittsburgh--the top PK forward on their team - Almost no PP time - CORSI is amazingly high given his low OzS% - Career 1 for 1 in the shootout I feel like Blueger could be longer term re-sign if we do well and he performs like he has in the past. Would solve so many of our defensive issues.

Some info I've found: - No clauses on the contract - Very heavily biased towards being a DFD, especially as he's gotten older - 33 years old, turns 34 later in the season - Used as a 3/4 for Tampa last year - LHD - Just 6'1", but very well built at 225lbs (think Horvat build) - Expect 15-20 points if he plays a full year - Tied for highest +/- among Tampa's D last year (+13) - Moderate hit frequency with 117 hits in 78 games - Above average blocking frequency with 1.6 per game - Normal takeaway/giveaway metrics - Tends to take a lot more penalties than he draws--arguably normal for a DFD - The best PK Defender on Tampa last year--this is particularly exciting for me - Almost no PP usage - Above average CORSI numbers, considering his OzS% of 44.0% After looking at the numbers more, I'm actually very excited about Cole, even if it's just one year. Looks like everything we need in a defenseman right now.

$1.1M for 3 years is too much for a #7 guy. Was a good ride though.

Info from a brief statistical analysis: - Used as a 5/6 in Seattle in both the past two years - LHD - Will turn 29 before the start of the season, so will be 31, at the end of this contract - Very heavy trade protection for a 5/6 defenseman - Very tall player at 6'5", though a little on the slim side at 208 lbs - 3rd best among Seattle D with +18 in 2022-23 - Reasonably physical with 143 hits in 78 games, good for 3rd on the Kraken's D (for reference this would've been 3rd on the Canucks D behind Schenn and Burroughs) - Moderate block frequency at 1.2 per game - Slightly better than average giveaway/takeaway numbers - Point production suggests he's a DFD, but is actually used surprisingly offensively at 54.8% OzS% - Has a tendency to take a lot more penalties than he draws - Two major penalties last year--though I'm not sure what they were, so he probably fights occasionally - Was on the 2nd PK unit and performed quite well - Was the the backup choice for a PP defenseman if Dunn or Schultz weren't available. Fairly poor results. - CORSI is average - His point production was considerably higher in 2021-22. This past year was on pace for 17 points. 2021-22 was on pace for 27 points.

He was pretty exciting to watch in Abby. Not sure if he'll make the bigs, but who knows.

Ah yeah.