Popular Post ilduce39 Posted July 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2021 Big reset on last year’s offseason… and I guess he really did want out if he’s willing to go to WPG! Haha. Didn’t seem to really fit in with this group I guess - we’ve got that dour / serious Swedish vibe even with guys like Bo and Brock. I think he’ll bounce back and I liked the deal at the time… but we should be able to reallocate Schmidt’s salary to better round out our team. Wish him all the best! JB and co really putting their work boots on this offseason putting last year behind them. All the usual suspects making their garbage comments… but this offseason has been full value for entertainment - and hopefully the season follows suit! 1 1 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24K PureCool Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 4 minutes ago, RWMc1 said: We weren't forced to accommodate him though. We could have played him and traded him to a contender for a better return at the trade deadline. Hopefully Benning has some reliable d-men in mind to replace him. Right now we have Myers and Bowey. If the guy wants out, you don't bring them back in. It is not good for the room and how motivated would the player would play for the team? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 (edited) 1 minute ago, MikeBossy said: Yeah I am a Benning supporter but was not a fan of the whole "we will match any offer sheet" comment Petey be like Maybe he's trying to jbait Seattle into doing 10.2M+ for their four 1sts. Edited July 27, 2021 by Junkyard Dog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tan Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Hamilton is coming to town. 9milx7years 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanisleryan Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 1 minute ago, coryberg said: I'd rather have a 3rd and 5.9 million in cap space on the eve of free agency over a guy who doesn't want to play for my team. Yes 1000 times this….having this space now vs in a week is much more desirable 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustard Tiger Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Just now, mordekai said: More like 29mil with Ferland LTIR We have spent very little to get that much space vs what other teams are doing 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Provost Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 (edited) This is a “win” in some people’s eyes… not sure how it is better than a wash or downgrade. Last year there was no money in the whole league and Vegas was in dire straits. Folks crowed over Benning getting the player for just a 3rd (when the rest of the league wouldn’t take him without Vegas retaining salary). Now the same people are growing over Benning’s genius of managing to salvage a 3rd round pick and the cap space back even though we aren’t in a cap crunch and money is easier to move around the league. My slight hope on the Arizona deal is turning into dread about what the next few days are going to look like. We can’t sign free agents without exposing ourselves to offer sheets on the RFAs we need to sign…. What good is extra cap space right now when we don’t know what our salary structure is going to be? At this point wait until the losers on upgrading D through free agency need a plan B and look to Schmidt. Edited July 27, 2021 by Provost 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dm_ranger Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 14 minutes ago, Dixon Ward said: Dillon is only 3.9 for 3 years with no Trade protection. Getting someone to take on 5.95 for 4 with protection was likely harder to move. I understand. I think the deal is fair, it's what we paid after all. I would have been disappointed with less. I was just hoping for a little more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Junkyard Dog Posted July 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2021 2020 JB ran outta time. 2021 JB didn't take enough time. Just a joke. 1 1 12 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millerdraft Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 2 minutes ago, grandmaster said: I loved all the moves JB has done this off season so far except for this. I don’t care how some of you look at Schmidt as being redundant in his style of play. He is worth more than a 3rd as a bona fide top 4 D man. I would have kept him. Only way I would be ok with this is if he went after another big fish like Dougie Hamilton. You’d keep a sourpuss in the dressing room at this stage of Horvat & Miller’s prime? We gotta start making noise in the playoffs now or Horvat is gonna bolt after Miller’s trade demand comes forth and I’m not sure having that big of a media circus all year is very conducive on that front. Just look at JT Miller’s body language to start last season. He was pissed that we didn’t re-sign TT and Tanev. He saw another wasted year of his prime. Teammates talk and I’m sure Horvat was thinking the same things. That sentiment was festering and Schmidt didn’t offset those two losses. Not moving on from a bad fit would only fuel those sentiments. Benning has to fix this quickly or this $&!# is gonna go off the rails and it’s gonna have a snowball effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB5 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Im pleasantly happy with this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanucks25 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, RWJC said: Everybody keeps saying saying he’d worth more than a 3rd. No, he’s not. Because after shopping him since the exit interviews ended, its been concluded that a 3rd rounder in a good draft is fair current market value whether any of us likes it or not. Can't say you're wrong. He's been traded at full cap for a 3rd twice now. But again, this is a guy that can perform like a #2/3 if he finds his form. Unless Benning has an impact player lined up somehow to replace him, it just makes a lot more sense to keep him and hope he bounces back. OEL - Schmidt would be an incredible pairing if they both find their stride. Edited July 27, 2021 by kanucks25 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24K PureCool Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 2 minutes ago, Kobayashi Maru said: We basically borrowed Schmidt for a year. No we upgraded. Winnipeg gonna have a earlier third than us. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Some say they could have got more at trade deadline Others wonder what they would have received if he sucked all year. Probably less than they got now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stawns Posted July 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2021 Not sure why anyone would complain about anything in the last few days. JB has trimmed off absolutely all of the fat, without giving up a whole lot Now, he has his core team and can add the pieces he thinks will fit. I'm betting Eddie, Sutter and Hamonic are all back and they'll add another fwd and another rhd 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 JB must be going after Hamilton. You heard it first here folks. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckNORRIS4Cup Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Is this the first time Benning hasn't lost value in a trade he made... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekker Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Good to clear the cap. But how is Schmidt only worth a third and Dillon two seconds? Schmidt is worth at least a second. But alas, the market is what the market is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 5 minutes ago, Dixon Ward said: Don't forget the 6 million in FA. Nobody suggested Schenn is an upgrade, he has nothing to do with Schmidt being traded. I get worried when Jim Benning goes in big via free agency. It's how we got Loui Eriksson in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobayashi Maru Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 This just gives us the flexibility to re-sign Petey and Quinn, sign Schenn and give Hamonic a proper offer. Once that is done D is set: Ekman-Larsson Myers Hughes Hamonic Joulevi Schenn Rathbone Bowey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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