Timråfan Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 1 hour ago, UKNuck96 said: Why not just ride out his last 2 years, and then this, the recapture, sutter, beagle and Edler I believe are all up. At that point we get a lot of cap space and also still have A good number of ELC players. That is when the window really starts Exactly, people are so stressed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HorvatToBaertschi Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 10 hours ago, Robert Long said: well this is encouraging. I don't think LeBrun puts Barry's name out there like this unless there's something cooking. Maybe they're checking one more time to see if any other GMs call but this reeks of Melnyk. Ottawa is actually a very a nice city with some very good restaurants. Lived in Vancouver and then moved to Ottawa for 16 years. It's an amazing city. Doesn't have the nature that Vancouver does, but it's an incredible place to live. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timberz21 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, King Heffy said: Throwing the coach under the bus for not continuing to gift him unearned minutes while LE floated around the ice and refused to put in an honest effort is conduct detrimental to the team though. LE should have acted like a professional and keep his mouth shut instead of blaming Green for his disgraceful effort on the ice, especially when Green had publicly defended our 6 million dollar bum to the media. Freedom of speech does not mean you get to publicly complain about you overly generous boss with zero consequences. lol, yeah like he's the first player to call out his coach, teammates or organization? Bruce Arians just called out freaking Tom Brady for Christ' Sake!....should he be suspended without pay? Geez, both logic and objectivity just took a hit today. Edited September 18, 2020 by timberz21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peaches5 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 3 hours ago, UKNuck96 said: Why not just ride out his last 2 years, and then this, the recapture, sutter, beagle and Edler I believe are all up. At that point we get a lot of cap space and also still have A good number of ELC players. That is when the window really starts Because he is utterly useless and we lose out on having an actual top 6 forward like Toffoli or top 4 dman. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AriGold2.0 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 12 hours ago, qwijibo said: Would you walk away from $5m? The real question is how much could be make to play in the SHL for the next 2 seasons ? I have no idea what those players make but I'm sure Nazzy can make room for Loui in Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AriGold2.0 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 So this is the guy who may break up Boeser, Pettersson, Hughes and Horvat ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKNuck96 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 53 minutes ago, peaches5 said: Because he is utterly useless and we lose out on having an actual top 6 forward like Toffoli or top 4 dman. We can get Toff in without shipping out LE. If we get hasty it will end up costing us picks or prospects or roster players to get rid, whereas if we ride it out we still get to add those prospects in a few years and we can use the picks to get other players or new prospects. We could gut the team to get rid of all the contacts the fans want gone and then have nothing left to trade for players and just be stuck with UFA overpayments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peaches5 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 8 minutes ago, UKNuck96 said: We can get Toff in without shipping out LE. If we get hasty it will end up costing us picks or prospects or roster players to get rid, whereas if we ride it out we still get to add those prospects in a few years and we can use the picks to get other players or new prospects. We could gut the team to get rid of all the contacts the fans want gone and then have nothing left to trade for players and just be stuck with UFA overpayments Then we lose a top 4 dman.. Eriksson is taking up not only a roster spot but 6m cap that can go towards a top 6 forward or top 4 dman. You only have Miller for 3 more years you can't waste it on holding on to Eriksson if you can dump him for a reasonable cost. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwijibo Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 1 hour ago, AriGold2.0 said: The real question is how much could be make to play in the SHL for the next 2 seasons ? I have no idea what those players make but I'm sure Nazzy can make room for Loui in Sweden. Top salary in the SEL is like $250k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 3 hours ago, HorvatToBaertschi said: Lived in Vancouver and then moved to Ottawa for 16 years. It's an amazing city. Doesn't have the nature that Vancouver does, but it's an incredible place to live. I've only been there a few times but I did enjoy it. Spent most of my time in byward or museums if I wasn't trapped in a conference, but it seemed nice for sure. Let just say, it ain't Regina. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borvat Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 14 hours ago, qwijibo said: Nobody “gave him” anything. He was signed as a free agent. It didn’t work out. That happens. But it’s not like Vancouver did him a huge favour and he had no other options in free agency. He sure hasn't "earn" the $30Million plus the Canucks have paid him based on what they thought he would offer. Does he have any honor, or just greed at the expense of his employer and teammates who may have to be moved out or paid less because he can't admit the game has passed him by. Sure they signed him to a contract. So did he in good faith knowing full well why they paid him all that dough. There are 2 sides to every contract not just "hey you signed me so pound sand even though I suck and no one wants me and I am a running joke" He hasn't earned what he has been paid so let's stick around for more of what he hasn't earned. I wonder how his team mates feel. I know I wouldn't be a fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Mad Bro? Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Was curious so looked up LE stats and added them up. Before coming to Vancouver - 504 points in 724 games played. For 0.7 points per game over his career to that point Since arriving in Vancouver - 89 points in 245 games. For a points per game or 0.36 Hes half the player for us. Really really hope he’s moved out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 14 hours ago, Teemu Selänne said: Sources say Canucks GM Jim Benning and Eriksson’s agent J.P. Barry had a chat this week about it. After the chat, Benning called 15 GMs in regards to a possible Eriksson trade. All 15 laughed and hung up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Am.Ironman Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 13 hours ago, Blömqvist said: Eriksson to New Jersey for Schneider, then buyout Schneider. Add a small sweetener (mid-round pick, B-level prospect) if needed. Both Eriksson and Schneider have the same cap for the same amount of years; however, Schneider is owed $12M for the remainder of his contract whereas Eriksson is owed just $5M. There would be $7M in cash savings for New Jersey. A Schneider buy-out costs $2M/yr for the next 4 years, which would give the Canucks $4M in cap savings for the next 2 seasons, followed by a $2M cap hit for the following 2 years. If the Aquilini's could stomach a buy-out in a COVID/flat-cap world, it would be a great solution to clear $4M in cap for the next 2 years without giving up a big asset such as a first round pick or a top prospect. I think in this scenario NJ would actually have to add. They are getting cash savings for the same cap hit + the fact that LE can still actually play in the NHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squamfan Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 3 hours ago, AriGold2.0 said: So this is the guy who may break up Boeser, Pettersson, Hughes and Horvat ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devron Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 1 minute ago, Squamfan said: This ain’t real is it LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squamfan Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 (edited) Just now, Devron44 said: This ain’t real is it LOL It is team party Edited September 18, 2020 by Squamfan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devron Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Just now, Squamfan said: It is Get this guy outta town Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devron Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 1 minute ago, Devron44 said: Get this guy outta town I mean it’s funny as hell cause it’s LE but he can’t play anymore, not on this team, not for league minimum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckFan1123 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 1 hour ago, You Mad Bro? said: Was curious so looked up LE stats and added them up. Before coming to Vancouver - 504 points in 724 games played. For 0.7 points per game over his career to that point Since arriving in Vancouver - 89 points in 245 games. For a points per game or 0.36 Hes half the player for us. Really really hope he’s moved out. Is it sad that I’m surprised he even has 89 points with us? In 4 years it feels like he’s literally just done nothing on offense. If his cap hit was like 1.5 or 2 mil I’d love the guy as a 4th line player and PK guy. But his offensive game in Vancouver has been trash since day 1. I hope Benning can swindle someone into taking him without having to give up a lot. My one big fear in trying to trade him is because of his NTC, the team taking him I believe automatically would have to protect him in the expansion draft, and I can’t even see a team like Ottawa wanting to deal with that. He’s a hard player to trade with his NTC and cap hit, but also the expansion draft is another debacle itself. So if we can’t move him by then, we’re really in trouble next offseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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