Loui Eriksson | #21 | LW/RW

[Boudrias]

6 hours ago, canuckistani said:

Loui had way more success playing LW than RW, IIRC.

I agree, he is a better fit with Bo. And its likely next year, since Baer can easily slot in with our likely 'future 1/2C' guy via the draft this year.

 

Ie, i expect lines to be something akin to:
 

Sedin-Sedin-Goldy/Granny

Loui-Bo-Brock

Baer-1R draft pick- Goldy/UFA

Plug-Sutter-Plug 

 

If we got the right plug and the right UFA (J.Williams will be a good target for RW UFA), this would make us remarkably deep and maybe, just maybe pull a Columbus.

 

Your roster has no where near the size of Columbus. I suspect at some point a choice will have to be made between Baer and Goldobin.

[ReggieBush]

6 hours ago, canuckistani said:

Loui had way more success playing LW than RW, IIRC.

I agree, he is a better fit with Bo. And its likely next year, since Baer can easily slot in with our likely 'future 1/2C' guy via the draft this year.

 

Ie, i expect lines to be something akin to:
 

Sedin-Sedin-Goldy/Granny

Loui-Bo-Brock

Baer-1R draft pick- Goldy/UFA

Plug-Sutter-Plug 

 

If we got the right plug and the right UFA (J.Williams will be a good target for RW UFA), this would make us remarkably deep and maybe, just maybe pull a Columbus.

 

 

I admire your optimism. We need our D to take a big step forward for that to happen

[-AJ-]

8 hours ago, canuckistani said:

Loui had way more success playing LW than RW, IIRC.

I agree, he is a better fit with Bo. And its likely next year, since Baer can easily slot in with our likely 'future 1/2C' guy via the draft this year.

 

Ie, i expect lines to be something akin to:
 

Sedin-Sedin-Goldy/Granny

Loui-Bo-Brock

Baer-1R draft pick- Goldy/UFA

Plug-Sutter-Plug 

 

If we got the right plug and the right UFA (J.Williams will be a good target for RW UFA), this would make us remarkably deep and maybe, just maybe pull a Columbus.

 

I think you're relying on getting one of the top 2 picks. I'm not confident that anyone outside of the top 2 can play in the NHL immediately. In the likely event that we fall out of the top 2, we'll have to wait a year or so until our pick is NHL-ready.

[Boudrias]

22 hours ago, ajhockey said:

I think you're relying on getting one of the top 2 picks. I'm not confident that anyone outside of the top 2 can play in the NHL immediately. In the likely event that we fall out of the top 2, we'll have to wait a year or so until our pick is NHL-ready.

I expect the Canucks to draft #1!

[higgyfan]

On 4/6/2017 at 9:37 AM, canucklehead44 said:

For points/60 minutes he is ranked between Cramarossa and Skille. He has the second best corsi behind Brendan Gaunce. Obviously for these two guys a good corsi number is not translating into offense! 

 

The way I describe Erickson's play this year, is that he looks like more a good 2 million dollar player than a bad 6 million dollar player. 

I'm not discounting Loui just yet, although I really wish he hadn't been signed to such a long contract.

 

Erickson is a perennial 25-30 goal scorer and pretty good in other aspects of the game.  Like most of the other players on the team, he had a disappointing year, but I think the odds are on his side to return to relative form next season. 

 

 

[canucklehead44]

28 minutes ago, higgyfan said:

I'm not discounting Loui just yet, although I really wish he hadn't been signed to such a long contract.

 

Erickson is a perennial 25-30 goal scorer and pretty good in other aspects of the game.  Like most of the other players on the team, he had a disappointing year, but I think the odds are on his side to return to relative form next season. 

 

 

I think he is a pretty good hockey player overall. Also his first year in Boston was just as bad with 10 goals. Sure he picked up more assists but that Boston team also scored more. Solid two-way game and can complement the right set of players offensively. 


 

[CRAZY_4_NAZZY]

Benning said he wanted to use a Dman to acquire a scoring winger, but my concern is that you are going to have a log jam of them this coming season, honestly I don't see a lot of room for another addition unless we find a way to subtract out too.  As well he is going to look in the free agents route to find some scoring to help so add that to the pile.  

 

Daniel-Henrik-_____

Baertschi-Horvat-Eriksson

Granlund-Sutter-______

_____-_____-Dorsett

 

these are the only players upfront I see a lock up front.

 

team needs to add some Right hand shooters, and some physical presence in the top 9. 

 

 

 

Edited April 15, 2017 by CRAZY_4_NAZZY

[SamJamIam]

On 4/13/2017 at 9:54 AM, Boudrias said:

Your roster has no where near the size of Columbus. I suspect at some point a choice will have to be made between Baer and Goldobin.

His name is Jake Virtanen and he's coming soon

[Tre Mac]

Please Lord Jeebus, bless this man with the ability to put the biscuit in the basket again.  We need 30 goals not 30 points.  Hopefully a new coaching staff will give him that metaphoric kick in the rear that he appears to need.  I hope they don't stick him with Bo next year, Bo made every linemate look good and we need that offense spread out over at least 3 lines.

 

Baerstchi Horvat Boeser

Sedin Sedin Goldobin the Golden Goblin

xxxxxxxx Sutter Eriksson

xxxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxxx

 

Going to be a negative nelly and assume the Canucks don't get a top 2 pick.  It's going to be another rough year regardless.

[-AJ-]

18 minutes ago, Tre Mac said:

Please Lord Jeebus, bless this man with the ability to put the biscuit in the basket again.  We need 30 goals not 30 points.  Hopefully a new coaching staff will give him that metaphoric kick in the rear that he appears to need.  I hope they don't stick him with Bo next year, Bo made every linemate look good and we need that offense spread out over at least 3 lines.

 

Baerstchi Horvat Boeser

Sedin Sedin Goldobin the Golden Goblin

xxxxxxxx Sutter Eriksson

xxxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxxx

 

Going to be a negative nelly and assume the Canucks don't get a top 2 pick.  It's going to be another rough year regardless.

I too would rather keep the Bo, Baer, and Boeser line and put Goldobin with other players. Either with the twins or perhaps Sutter and Eriksson. He and Granlund are basically our top two forwards outside of the triple B line and both have shown flashes of working with the twins, so whichever one works better with them earns that spot while the other one gets Sutter and Eriksson. That's the way I see it anyways.

[Adarsh Sant]

On 4/24/2017 at 1:58 PM, -AJ- said:

I too would rather keep the Bo, Baer, and Boeser line and put Goldobin with other players. Either with the twins or perhaps Sutter and Eriksson. He and Granlund are basically our top two forwards outside of the triple B line and both have shown flashes of working with the twins, so whichever one works better with them earns that spot while the other one gets Sutter and Eriksson. That's the way I see it anyways.

Goldobin was terrible with Sutter, but he looked solid with the Sedins.  Granlund has worked with both. Put Granny with Sutter.

[Sedinyoureyesontheprize]

Louis needs to come back and be much better in order to make that contract worthwhile. 

[apollo]

Anyone here tried buying out his contract? Apparently 21 mill of it was signing bonuses... which means even if we buy him out, we save absolutely no cap (well we save 533k) 

 

 

• Loui Eriksson is 31 years old at the date of the buyout
• Salary remaining: $7,000,000 (with an additional $21,000,000 in signing bonuses remaining)
• The buyout ratio is 2/3, which results in a total buyout cost of $4,666,667
• There are 5 years remaining on this contract
• The buyout will be spread out over 10 years
• The annual buyout cost is $466,667
• The buyout cap hit is displayed in the far right column

Buyout Details

SEASON	SALARY	INITIAL CAP HIT	ACTUAL COST	SAVINGS	BUYOUT CAP HIT
2017-18	$1,000,000	$6,000,000	$466,667	$533,333	$5,466,667
2018-19	$1,000,000	$6,000,000	$466,667	$533,333	$5,466,667
2019-20	$1,000,000	$6,000,000	$466,667	$533,333	$5,466,667
2020-21	$1,000,000	$6,000,000	$466,667	$533,333	$5,466,667
2021-22	$3,000,000	$6,000,000	$466,667	$2,533,333	$3,466,667
2022-23	$0	$0	$466,667	-$466,667	$466,667
2023-24	$0	$0	$466,667	-$466,667	$466,667
2024-25	$0	$0	$466,667	-$466,667	$466,667
2025-26	$0	$0	$466,667	-$466,667	$466,667
2026-27	$0	$0	$466,667	-$466,667	$466,667

[-AJ-]

31 minutes ago, apollo said:

Anyone here tried buying out his contract? Apparently 21 mill of it was signing bonuses... which means even if we buy him out, we save absolutely no cap (well we save 533k) 

 

 

• Loui Eriksson is 31 years old at the date of the buyout
• Salary remaining: $7,000,000 (with an additional $21,000,000 in signing bonuses remaining)
• The buyout ratio is 2/3, which results in a total buyout cost of $4,666,667
• There are 5 years remaining on this contract
• The buyout will be spread out over 10 years
• The annual buyout cost is $466,667
• The buyout cap hit is displayed in the far right column

Buyout Details

SEASON	SALARY	INITIAL CAP HIT	ACTUAL COST	SAVINGS	BUYOUT CAP HIT
2017-18	$1,000,000	$6,000,000	$466,667	$533,333	$5,466,667
2018-19	$1,000,000	$6,000,000	$466,667	$533,333	$5,466,667
2019-20	$1,000,000	$6,000,000	$466,667	$533,333	$5,466,667
2020-21	$1,000,000	$6,000,000	$466,667	$533,333	$5,466,667
2021-22	$3,000,000	$6,000,000	$466,667	$2,533,333	$3,466,667
2022-23	$0	$0	$466,667	-$466,667	$466,667
2023-24	$0	$0	$466,667	-$466,667	$466,667
2024-25	$0	$0	$466,667	-$466,667	$466,667
2025-26	$0	$0	$466,667	-$466,667	$466,667
2026-27	$0	$0	$466,667	-$466,667	$466,667

I say we wait it out a bit to see if the buyout can get cheaper. That or just wait til the four years are up and he only has a limited NTC and look to trade him for whatever he can get.

 

That said, that's three years from now and a lot will be different at that time.

[apollo]

46 minutes ago, -AJ- said:

I say we wait it out a bit to see if the buyout can get cheaper. That or just wait til the four years are up and he only has a limited NTC and look to trade him for whatever he can get.

 

That said, that's three years from now and a lot will be different at that time.

Even then, since Jimbo gave him so much signing bonus money, it's guaranteed and any buy out would doom us. 

 

Our only hope is that he turns his play around. No one in their right mind would take him right now. 

 

Here's to a 40 goal season from Loui next year! 

[Gaudette Celly]

Buy out a guy who had 30 goals the previous season, after just one year?  You reactionary folks really need to settle down.

[-AJ-]

12 minutes ago, Hutton Wink said:

Buy out a guy who had 30 goals the previous season, after just one year?  You reactionary folks really need to settle down.

Part of why I said we ought to wait. For the buyout penalty reasons and the fact that like I said, a lot could change in 3 years. I'd be irritated if we bought him out at this point.

[RWMc1]

Bo played better with a veteran presence on his line. He got better with Burrows; and also when he played alongside Eriksson up until his injury. After that Bo only got 7 assists in his last 17 games. If he is to take over the #1 line he needs line-mates who can handle the best. I'm not sure if Baertschi or Boeser are there yet. Eriksson has the experience and showed chemistry with him.

 

Veteran presence for stability is a good thing. When butt Grabner got 34 goals he was playing alongside Doug Weight. People actually said that he probably would have gotten more if he didn't have to play with the old guy. Where's the 50 goals he was supposed to get?

 

Even the vaunted MakeBeliefs used 7 players over 30.

 

With the amount of injuries we go through, we are lucky to have Eriksson on our team.

[-AJ-]

1 minute ago, RWMc1 said:

Bo played better with a veteran presence on his line. He got better with Burrows; and also when he played alongside Eriksson up until his injury. After that Bo only got 7 assists in his last 17 games. If he is to take over the #1 line he needs line-mates who can handle the best. I'm not sure if Baertschi or Boeser are there yet. Eriksson has the experience and showed chemistry with him.

To be fair, I'd argue that Baertschi being injured had a big part to do with Bo's drop in production.

[RWMc1]

1 hour ago, -AJ- said:

To be fair, I'd argue that Baertschi being injured had a big part to do with Bo's drop in production.

I don't buy it. To be fair, Sven and Bo didn't start playing better and producing consistently until Burrows was put on their line. As I said before, after Eriksson went down Bo only got 7 assists the rest of the season. On pace for 37 assists in a season. That is not a #1 line production.