mll Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 20 minutes ago, tas said: using general fanager, i have 12 forwards (including gaunce and rodin, no etem), 7 defensemen (including tryamkin and biega, no pedan), 2 goalies, luongo's retention and the overage charges at a total of $62,995,915. $10 mil in cap space with 2 roster spots to fill. That's also what I have using cap friendly if I add Rodin - so basically 10M for two UFAs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock Cousteau Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 10M … Thats Mats Sundin money there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Goose Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 1 hour ago, shadowgoon said: Waiving Burrows next will save us another 2.0M on the cap, and next year both will contribute only 1.833 to the caphit. Worth it if Benning & Co decide to load up and pitch Stamkos as well as add a Lucic or Eriksson, or offer sheet Seth Jones @ ~9.3M/year over 5-7 years (I can't see any scenario in which Columbus can match especially if they miss the buyout window and have to pawn off contracts and bleed young assets/1st round picks) With Gudbranson, Markstrom, Hutton and Horvat all needing new deals next year, it wouldn't be smart to have that extra cap hit next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 13 minutes ago, SILLY GOOSE said: With Gudbranson, Markstrom, Hutton and Horvat all needing new deals next year, it wouldn't be smart to have that extra cap hit next season. getting ryan miller's 6 million off of the books will help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Goose Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Just now, Darius71 said: getting ryan miller's 6 million off of the books will help. Very true, but the Canucks will still need to sign a good back up as well as give Markstrom a raise- the difference between losing Miller and now probably won't be that much when all is said and done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 2 minutes ago, Darius71 said: getting ryan miller's 6 million off of the books will help. and they will need to get a backup goalie to replace him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Can't see him in the NHL much longer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Legs Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 2 hours ago, grandmaster said: Burrows ought to be next I concur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Legs Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 1 hour ago, BaerToBo said: Wow with the cheap Baertschi signing and Higgins being bought out the Canucks will have 14-15M to spend on free agents. Benning must have something big planned im excited Stamkos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoosh Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Sad that it came to this, but it was the right thing to do from the teams perspective. Higgins was a big team player all the way through and didn't complain at any point. I sincerely hope he can land an NHL deal with another team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 34 minutes ago, Darius71 said: getting ryan miller's 6 million off of the books will help. Yep. I think Miller's contract will go towards Bo and Gudbranson, then if Burr isn't moved this summer then his will help as well. We'll be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Legs Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 2 hours ago, The Lock said: On the fence with him. Keeping him would give us more leadership and another player moving forward as an example of hard work. Buying him out would result in a free slot for a younger player to compete for. How many leaders you need? How many hard workers you want. I present you two. They're called the Sedins. Let's move on from Burrows. Change is coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainhorvat Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 This guy was a true pro...went to utica didnt complain. Wish him all best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lui's Knob Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Higgins had a good year and playoff cashed in on a horrible contract by gillis for a 3rd liner. Good move and likely will play in Europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIC_CITY Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 9 minutes ago, Lui's Knob said: Higgins had a good year and playoff cashed in on a horrible contract by gillis for a 3rd liner. Good move and likely will play in Europe It wasn't really a horrible contract at the time. Probably one year too many but he was pretty much a 40 point player until last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Pretty generous of management/ownership. I'd have just waived him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iinatcc Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 1 hour ago, SILLY GOOSE said: With Gudbranson, Markstrom, Hutton and Horvat all needing new deals next year, it wouldn't be smart to have that extra cap hit next season. All the reason to not buy out Burrows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 2 minutes ago, iinatcc said: All the reason to not buy out Burrows. Yea. If anything move him to someone with a good amount of cap space for a late 6th/7th. $4.5 million off the books would be massive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Goose Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 8 minutes ago, Pears said: Yea. If anything move him to someone with a good amount of cap space for a late 6th/7th. $4.5 million off the books would be massive. Canucks have enough cap space already to make a serious run at some FA's- I don't think they really need to use that extra cap space- they still need a buffer for next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 11 minutes ago, J.R. said: Pretty generous of management/ownership. I'd have just waived him. Agreed. This is an example of situation where the buyout is the "classy" move and shows more respect for the player. Often it's the opposite (and a buyout can be a real slap in the face) but in Higgins' case, he probably welcomes the move. Higgins just had very little chance of claiming a spot in the Canucks lineup, especially given the other players under contract and the direction this team is going in, so he was most likely looking at waivers and being Utica-bound for another season. I'm sure management investigated trading him (before deciding on this course), even for a minimal return and with some retention, and found no takers. But as a UFA, Higgins might be able to find a team willing to give him a shot (at the very least he should get some PTO interest). Management is basically giving him (and his agent) the best opportunity to find a way to extend his NHL career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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