HKSR Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 24 minutes ago, BCNate said: FIRE JIM BENNING!!! I am so stoked on this deal. If Aquilini was as dumb and annoying as many Canucks fans, he would celebrate this deal by firing GMJB. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper007 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Great deal!! I don't hear those complaints about not signing Marky around anymore. JB was totally correct in letting Marky walk. Have faith in JB!! Let's GO!! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKSR Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 18 minutes ago, aGENT said: TD! I prefer Royal Bank myself... but to each their own. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 3 minutes ago, aGENT said: For all we know, inking this extension is what has been holding up Clark's. no kidding. "who am I working with" is kind of a big question for a guy that works with 3 people. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberts Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 wooooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coconuts Posted March 31, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2021 Great signing, right where it should be. Can't ask for more than that. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 2 minutes ago, Jimmy McGill said: no kidding. "who am I working with" is kind of a big question for a guy that works with 3 people. Dekmo only re-signs for 1 year, does Clark want to commit to 3? Probably not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Provost Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 I am surprised by the term. I was expecting a 2-3 year bridge deal for less dollars. Goaltending is a fickle position, it many guys maintain a great level of play for long periods of time, so there is certainly risk.... especially if an Ian Clark signing isn’t also forthcoming. Having said that, there is so much potential upside, that it would be tough not to make this deal. If Demko plays like playoff Demko and the way he has played the last month or so... we could have a regular Vezina finalist for the price of a mid-range starter. It also helps put a cap on Petterson and Hughes contracts since there is less money to go around now (and with more than $9 million set aside for the goalie position next year). Savvy to do it that way. I now fully expect Holtby to be traded or bought out once expansion is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuppa Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Awesome!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUndaCanuck Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Always risky but he's proven himself enough to deserve some term. The chance of Demko becoming a Hart-esque goalie is pretty slim now - he's played well in the playoffs and in the regular season pretty consistently now. One domino down but some big ones to fall still... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekker Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 A cheers to JB for a very fine draft pick with Demko. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Nice one. Now sign EP and QH to matching bridge contracts at 6.5 mil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Just now, aGENT said: Dekmo only re-signs for 1 year, does Clark want to commit to 3? Probably not. yup. So now well see. Certainly helps Clarke make his choice. Great news tho, good for Jim. I'm a little scared to see the Pearson deal... but this gives me hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Provost said: I am surprised by the term. I was expecting a 2-3 year bridge deal for less dollars. Goaltending is a fickle position, it many guys maintain a great level of play for long periods of time, so there is certainly risk.... especially if an Ian Clark signing isn’t also forthcoming. Having said that, there is so much potential upside, that it would be tough not to make this deal. If Demko plays like playoff Demko and the way he has played the last month or so... we could have a regular Vezina finalist for the price of a mid-range starter. It also helps put a cap on Petterson and Hughes contracts since there is less money to go around now (and with more than $9 million set aside for the goalie position next year). Savvy to do it that way. I now fully expect Holtby to be traded or bought out once expansion is done. Jim's betting on a solid person. Kid isn't a flake in the least. I didn't consider a Holtby buyout, but you're right its a massive savings year 1 with only a 500k cap hit. Year 2 is a bit steep at 1.9 but they may need to do this for cash flow needs. https://www.capfriendly.com/buyout-calculator/braden-holtby#results Edited March 31, 2021 by Jimmy McGill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawdzukes Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 31 minutes ago, Kenny Blankenship said: What will the Benning bashers have to say about this one? Benning actually tried to offer 55 million per season but screwed up the paperwork? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Provost Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Just now, Jimmy McGill said: Jim's betting on a solid person. Kid isn't a flake in the least. I didn't consider a Holtby buyout, but you're right its a massive savings year 1 with only a 500k cap hit. Year 2 is a bit steep at 1.9 but they may need to do this for cash flow needs. I don't think anyone suggested he was a flake. The position has such small margins of error that guys lose their technique and fall off all the time... even the most highly touted players. There are a lot of guys with a couple of amazing years and then their play took a massive tumble, a lot more than names like Luongo who had a decade or more of high end play. Do you remember superstars like Jim Carey, Rick DiPietro. Leighton, Scrivens, Huet, Jose Theodore, Hammond, etc, etc. Heck Markstrom isn't a flake and was coming off a couple of Vezina calibre seasons bailing our team out. He doesn't look too good at the moment. There is no long term goalie signing that isn't a significant risk... it is the nature of the position. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b3. Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Finally a good contract. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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