Mackcanuck Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 6 hours ago, Harvey Specter said: If the reports are true, I think a sub-$1.2M/YR contract will be a steal for Hamonic for what he brings both from a replacement and upgrade standpoint. Despite him being pegged as a 3rd pairing right now, I can see him jumping up to a 2nd pairing if he can gel with his new defensive-corp, or even an occasional first-pairing when he needs to back-up his tired teammates on an extended shift or the like. So, sending a NHL contract like Louii or Baer or ?? to the Taxi squad / AHL, Saves $1M off the cap, that alone covers Hamonic's contract! Perfect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostsOf1994 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 7 minutes ago, Mackcanuck said: So, sending a NHL contract like Louii or Baer or ?? to the Taxi squad / AHL, Saves $1M off the cap, that alone covers Hamonic's contract! Perfect! So, the canucks are 1.5 million over cap with 15 f 6d 2g Ferland on LTIR brings the canucks 2 million in cap space 14fwds Eriksson & Baertschi each give 1.050 mil cap when papered to the AHL 12 F with 4.1 in cap space Hamonic 800-1.200 Oj around 900k Hoglander around 900k Miller Pettersson Boeser Pearson Horvat JV Hoglander Gaudette Macewan Motte Beagle Roussel Sutter Hughes Myers Edler Schmidt Oj Hamonic Benn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 44 minutes ago, Canuck Surfer said: Now THAT has me excited! I would be tipping Baer as favorite. It will be immensely positive if Hogz wins the spot! Related; I read some articles tipping Virtanen as most likely to play with Petey & Miller. My observation is Jakes did improve his puck possession skills notably last year. Not possession stats. Someone else can comment there? The acts of stickhandling, protecting the puck, making plays... But I still do not see that as his strength. Which I thought would be a must with EP? He does have the shot. I still dont see the cycle game or net crashing. I thought his speed, size for checking & North / South game, body for match ups and affinity for stealing pucks? Would be naturals for Jake playing with Horvat! But the articles indicated EP's productivity went up when playing with Jake. Goals per 60, possession time in offensive end, etc., by memory. And Horvat's went down. And by more playing with Virtanen... Seems Jake has the inside track on top line. What are your thoughts? I'd be shocked if Baer isn't on the taxi squad. Personally I'd say Hoglander has a better shot. One would assume Virtanen would be a better fit on Horvat's line, I agree. But for whatever reason, reality/stats didn't seem to bare that out. As for our RW 'conundrum'. I'd imagine Green may cycle through Boeser, Virtanen and (if he makes it) Hoglander on all the lines throughout the season, until/if someone demands remaining in one spot. I'm just happy that, reportedly, Jake appears to actually be focused on being a legit option for once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Hirschy loves 'im! A Brandon Sutter in the sense of character! A great move by the organization; a winger away from being a contender now... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamhuis Hip Check Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 49 minutes ago, Canuck Surfer said: Hirschy loves 'im! A Brandon Sutter in the sense of character! A great move by the organization; a winger away from being a contender now... And that winger is most likely in the system waiting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL'er Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 54 minutes ago, Canuck Surfer said: Hirschy loves 'im! A Brandon Sutter in the sense of character! A great move by the organization; a winger away from being a contender now... "Defensive Brandon Sutter" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaSwede Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 21 minutes ago, Hamhuis Hip Check said: And that winger is most likely in the system waiting I think this years trade deadline is going to be abnormally active with the upcoming expansion draft. I expect the Canucks to do another Toffoli type trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) 1 minute ago, DeltaSwede said: I think this years trade deadline is going to be abnormally active with the upcoming expansion draft. I expect the Canucks to do another Toffoli type trade. I expect we'll pick up a D in the summer. Edited January 4, 2021 by aGENT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 5 minutes ago, DeltaSwede said: I think this years trade deadline is going to be abnormally active with the upcoming expansion draft. I expect the Canucks to do another Toffoli type trade. Can't edit.. Stupid board. We may actually end up selling some of Pearson, Sutter or Benn at the TDL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 37 minutes ago, NHL'er said: "Defensive Brandon Sutter" He was talking about Sutter character. The family, his dad & uncles are infamous for it... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, Mackcanuck said: So, sending a NHL contract like Louii or Baer or ?? to the Taxi squad / AHL, Saves $1M off the cap, that alone covers Hamonic's contract! Perfect! How much you want to bet Hamonic signs for exactly $1,075,000? Waive Benn (taxi) and it's completely cap neutral. Done. Edited January 5, 2021 by aGENT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamhuis Hip Check Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 1 hour ago, DeltaSwede said: I think this years trade deadline is going to be abnormally active with the upcoming expansion draft. I expect the Canucks to do another Toffoli type trade. Could be harder to make trades this year if players have to quarantine to cross the border. I cant imagine american teams trading with canadian teams if the player isn’t available for potentially 5 games, and with how close the Canadian division should be there probably wont be any sellers at the deadline 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DeltaSwede Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 12 minutes ago, Hamhuis Hip Check said: Could be harder to make trades this year if players have to quarantine to cross the border. I cant imagine american teams trading with canadian teams if the player isn’t available for potentially 5 games, and with how close the Canadian division should be there probably wont be any sellers at the deadline Honestly didn't think of that aspect of it at all. Fair point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 50 minutes ago, Hamhuis Hip Check said: Could be harder to make trades this year if players have to quarantine to cross the border. I cant imagine american teams trading with canadian teams if the player isn’t available for potentially 5 games, and with how close the Canadian division should be there probably wont be any sellers at the deadline 33 minutes ago, DeltaSwede said: Honestly didn't think of that aspect of it at all. Fair point. Hopefully by TDL, vaccines etc are having enough effect that maybe that opens up a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Smashian Kassian Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Craig Button seemed a little less enthusiastic about the signing. Said he can help on the 3rd pair but his skating has taken a step back from where it was. Likened him to a Luke Schenn type. Personally I'm optimistic. He still played a pretty big role last year, and the year before he was very good. He's had time off to get healthy. It feels similar to the Zack Bogosian situation when he signed with Tampa. Maybe a good fit will help Hamonic regain form, or maybe hes just a good 3rd pair PK guy, but either way we could use the depth & you can't complain with the price tag. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Smashian Kassian said: Craig Button seemed a little less enthusiastic about the signing. Said he can help on the 3rd pair but his skating has taken a step back from where it was. Likened him to a Luke Schenn type. Personally I'm optimistic. He still played a pretty big role last year, and the year before he was very good. He's had time off to get healthy. It feels similar to the Zack Bogosian situation when he signed with Tampa. Maybe a good fit will help Hamonic regain form, or maybe hes just a good 3rd pair PK guy, but either way we could use the depth & you can't complain with the price tag. I'd take the Schenn that played with Hughes. Perfect skillset for this group. Edited January 5, 2021 by King Heffy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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