Bodee Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 For people saying this isn't a good deal...you dont know what your talking about. Higgins is one of our hardest working players night in and night out. He's worth every penny. Great deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neversummer Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Another trade deadline acquisition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
406281dylan Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 I personally don't think this will be the only contract signed tomorrow. Higgins is loved by the guys in the locker room so it totally makes sense he would get re-signed. Getting the "popular" players signed helps get other players to stick around. I believe Lapierre has outplayed his original contract as well with the team and at 28 years old Gillis will love to get him to a contract of somewhere around the same term length. Lappy loves the city and met his fiance here shortly after signing, I am expecting him to receive somewhere in the range of 4yr/5M contract and it would be fitting that he signs the contract around the same time as Higgins as they came here together, and have both played their parts perfectly. Raymond on the other hand is an interesting storyline. I personally think he has earned a nice new contract but I have a feeling that he wants more than the canucks can comfortably give him with our cap situation, and therefore will be traded tomorrow/wednesday. In the past it seemed that Gillis did not discuss contracts with his players during the season to keep from distraction but with a. the teams lackluster play and b. the salary cap situation next year, he has his hands tied and needs to get some of this done beforehand so summer isn't such a cluster****. Tanev I don't see as having had discussions for a contract yet but I may be wrong, His RFA status allows gillis to work on more pressing manners for now., but I expect him signed shortly after the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANUCK-EXPRESS Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Very good signing he works hard every single night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lidstrom Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Would have preferred 3 years, although glad to have him for 4 years than not at all. LNTC is fine, most likely just to weed out bottom feeders if we come across that road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanucks1 Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Goose Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 One of my favorite players on this team. Him and Hansen bring solid work ethic every night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedMachine Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 ANOTHER no trade clause and too much term is brutal. Higgins is a decent role player but honestly 4 years is way too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 I like Higgins. Not happy or unhappy with this deal. It's in a neutral price point where it can't hurt. I was certainly wrong as I projected he would be a cap casualty and go UFA at the end of the year. I like Raymond better, more dangerous offensively. How good Jensen looks will probably determine if Raymond hangs about; but I don't really see him moving unless we add someone else and need cap relief. We're not really seller's it seems... Time will tell, perhaps a Ballard or Booth move will impact, if we keep Raymond now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gman Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Solid signing. I can see his numbers improving too playing with Roy (if we can sign him). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 You've thought about this before haven't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Actually Opportunity Cost is better defined by someone who puts work in to create value. In MG terms, that's sorta like pumping up Hodgson to trade for Kassian. More traditionally it's like developing a prospect so you get results out of them, or can trade them. The cost is in the work, or what you pay depending if buyer or seller. Sorta like buying a Mac's milk or cab license to get a job, rather than building a business from scratch which is a perfect definition of opportunity cost. What you speak of might be opportunity lost, which was getting to be an opinion around here... Ya, two years ago wasn't it? Pahlsson (you know the same Pahlsson who sounded pissed about even being traded here) Hodgson for Kassian In two years? Plus Ballard, Luongo, etc. sitting here eating cap space an not playing when the team needs obvious help? Wow ya don't work the phones too hard there Gillis. Honestly, someone mentioned him waiting for the right trade........there is an old saying in business. I am paraphrasing a bit here but something along the lines of a good opportunity today is often better than waiting for the perfect opportunity tomorrow. My old advanced economics professor would have described Gillis' trading "patience" as the definition of opportunity cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotesMagotes Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 AYS mean I am aware what a limited NTC is. My point is that the player being able to limit the trading partners ALWs more when the time that you want to trade the guy comes. Higgins is not a guy you give a NTC of any kind to imo. For all you guys saying it is not a big deal, you need to re-think that. The market for trading players is small enough in a cap environment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avicii Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Which Higgins will we be getting though? Flames/Rangers Higgins? Or the 2011 Playoffs Higgins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorrcoq Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Probably longer than it should have been, but he's been a solid player since coming here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clubV Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 I don't know about you guys.... this is another one of those awesome signings by Mike gillis, (in before shoving the Luongo contract in my face) but this season and last season if you calculate it to 82 games, its a 22 goal pace. He's currently on pace for 22 goals if its an 82 game season, which is awesome if you ask me. by the time his contract is over he's 33 years old.... I am personally expecting Raymond to sign something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Good work MG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovekevinbieksa Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 $2.5M is a steal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kryten Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 All our players are hard workers. It is an insult to the rest to single him out. What we need is playoff numbers..........so yes I'm not happy with the amount OR the length and I like to think my opinion is as good as yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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