TNucks1 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Tre Mac said: If Ferland retires could they keep the RFA's? Stecher and Gaudette need to be resign for sure and I still want Virtanen back. Got to admit listening to that interview increased my faith in Benning now get to work Jim! ugh was really looking forward seeing ferland play for us, but i think its for the best if he does retire or just goes on LTIR for the rest of his contract, so he still gets paid. EDIT: Did they ever say what his injury was before leaving the bubble?, im assuming its concussion related though. Edited September 11, 2020 by TNucks1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themcdeal Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 (edited) - Resign Tanev and Stecher on D - Resign Gaudette and Motte - Trade Virtanen - Leaning towards letting Markstrom walk...With the expansion draft and cap crunch, we dont have much of a choice here - On the fence about Toffoli. I prefer him over Pearson. I think it ultimately comes down to Taffoli vs Markstrom. Regardless, I think next season is the only really tough season cap wise, a lot of dead weight will be coming off the next 2 seasons. Edited September 11, 2020 by themcdeal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickenspear Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 10 minutes ago, TNucks1 said: ugh was really looking forward seeing ferland play for us, but i think its for the best if he does retire or just goes on LTIR for the rest of his contract, so he still gets paid. EDIT: Did they ever say what his injury was before leaving the bubble?, im assuming its concussion related though. I think it was reported (can't remember where) that he was feeling the symptoms again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolboarder Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 I'd rather to have Toffoli signed here than Markstrom if we are being honest. I recalled that Demko had a difficulty with the starting role with Markstrom being out but then I remembered that we had injury woes during the stretch that is not necessarily Demko's fault. I agree with Benning, we need two good goalies and I think we might have that with other goalies in the system. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNucks1 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 14 minutes ago, coolboarder said: I'd rather to have Toffoli signed here than Markstrom if we are being honest. I recalled that Demko had a difficulty with the starting role with Markstrom being out but then I remembered that we had injury woes during the stretch that is not necessarily Demko's fault. I agree with Benning, we need two good goalies and I think we might have that with other goalies in the system. ugh wish we could keep both, but demmers turning 25 and markstrom probably wants a retirement contract with big bucks, maybe re-sign domingue if we part ways with him, cause the dumb expansion draft, even thoug im excited too have another rivalry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Didn't really get the sense spending to the cap is a problem. I do think we've seen the last of 2/3 of Jake, Stecher and Tanev. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86Viking Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Motte deserves some term, 4-5 years at something like 1.5 to under 2m per season. Hope we play hardball with Markstrom, he found his form at age 29, we gave him a chance and he has turned into a good goalie. But, lucky for us we have a solid G who could take over from him in Demko in the near future. So we don't need to commit long term to him. I would be happy to see him go to Colorado on a big contract. That team needs a #1 G like Marky. Hope he can move out bad contracts, 1 for sure would be Sven, retained or buyout. Sutter should be moveable and everyone would be elated if we got rid of #21 and his 6m. JB even admitted he was overpaid to be a defensive F 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JM_ Posted September 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2020 I think Jake will be traded to Buffalo. Its where we send our local problem children. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coconuts Posted September 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2020 Sounds like they're gonna run with Demko long-term, but would like to keep Marky round. That being said, they're not gonna bend over backwards to keep him and the ball is in his court if he doesn't feel the contract is a fit. Probably the best way to approach it. RFA's could be casualties. I expect Stech will be gone, Jake could be trade bait to move out a contract. Wouldn't be opposed to keeping him. Wouldn't be surprised to see Motte given a term, and I have a hard time seeing Tanev want to go anywhere else. These are interesting times, and that was an encouraging interview. 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBatch Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 37 minutes ago, Canuckster86 said: Motte deserves some term, 4-5 years at something like 1.5 to under 2m per season. Hope we play hardball with Markstrom, he found his form at age 29, we gave him a chance and he has turned into a good goalie. But, lucky for us we have a solid G who could take over from him in Demko in the near future. So we don't need to commit long term to him. I would be happy to see him go to Colorado on a big contract. That team needs a #1 G like Marky. Hope he can move out bad contracts, 1 for sure would be Sven, retained or buyout. Sutter should be moveable and everyone would be elated if we got rid of #21 and his 6m. JB even admitted he was overpaid to be a defensive F All of this would be great - except rather see Markstrom land out east maybe even in TO just so we don’t have to go through him in the playoffs ever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris12345 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 2 hours ago, tas said: benning's best trait is that he's been entirely truthful in every interview he's given since the day he was hired, if you know how to read between the lines. he's never been cagey or greasy like gillis was. Subban...whoops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris12345 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Robert Long said: Didn't really get the sense spending to the cap is a problem. I do think we've seen the last of 2/3 of Jake, Stecher and Tanev. I dunno because you gotta think businesses have to cut costs regardless of their industry. Hacking payroll is easy to target. Edited September 11, 2020 by Chris12345 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Chris12345 said: Subban...whoops exactly. it seems like he often gets flustered trying to think on his feet, wanting to be discreet and professional but not wanting to lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris12345 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Just now, tas said: exactly. it seems like he often gets flustered trying to think on his feet, wanting to be discreet and professional but not wanting to lie. He is a very poor communicator which is why they hired Linden. Not saying I don't like his style he's just down right bad at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86Viking Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 14 minutes ago, IBatch said: All of this would be great - except rather see Markstrom land out east maybe even in TO just so we don’t have to go through him in the playoffs ever. Would hate him to land in TO if they won a cup...but if he gets paid big and they keep losing then I would be happy! We have the book on him, other teams score on him without too much issue so I wouldnt be concerned if he played in another division in the West. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniwaki Canuck Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Would have liked to listen to this interview but 1040 stuff doesn't play on my computer. Benning has to be figuring out what he's willing to do and what his options are. Whether to bet on Marky or Demko depends not just on what Marky is asking but what other teams would offer for Demko. If he is leaning towards Demko, great, but due diligence on his trade value matters since he could potentially solve some of our D and/or cap problems. But so would freeing up Marky's salary. With all these moving parts, the one thing I don't want to see is a big weakening at RD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runtzguy Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 JB should not sign Tanev. Why? For 3 reasons: 1. Tanev had an outlier of a year where he wasn't injured. And I don't want a 5+ million dollar Dman missing half the year every season. 2. Tanev is 30 and players' level of play usually decrease when they hit 30. There are outliers like Lidstrom and Chara. But they are outliers and you don't pay 5+ million for outliers. 3. We will be paying Hughes 8 million a year after his entry contract is done. I want to see what Hughes can do without Tanev. If I am paying a Dman 8 million a year, this is my #1 Dman and I want him to be able to play both ends of the ice with anyone. If Hughes needs Tanev to be successful then he doesn't deserve 8 million a year. Not having Tanev on as Hughes partner will show me whether Hughes deserves the 8 million or if lesser money should be given to Hughes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, Chris12345 said: He is a very poor communicator which is why they hired Linden. Not saying I don't like his style he's just down right bad at it. I'd argue he's bad in front of a camera, not necessarily a bad communicator. the organization sure seems to be all pulling the rope in the same direction. they hired linden to try to prevent mass season ticket abandonment by putting the most beloved person in franchise history front and center. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucksfollower1983 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Is the next AHL season cancelled? if so this could provide a unique opportunity to make the "agree to terminate your contract or else" threat to LE. If he agrees to terminate he has a last chance to play in the NHL again or he can sit out the season and his career would basically be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabcakes Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 2 hours ago, Chickenspear said: I think it was reported (can't remember where) that he was feeling the symptoms again. Since this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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