sarjakd Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 It was apparently Paul Stastny selling Schmidt on going to the Jets 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timråfan Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 43 minutes ago, MikeBossy said: BOOM - JB haters gonna hate in 5.4.3.2.1....... Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuzy Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 28 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: I felt it coming. ESP Canuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seguin Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Just hope we figure out a better replacement for Schmidt. I really wanted to see him play one normal season in blue and green, hoping he returns to form. Our D looks even more awful without him now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dazzle Posted July 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2021 22 minutes ago, NUCKER67 said: VAN acquired the good Schmidt for a 3rd He played here a season and wasn't that good VAN then traded the bad Schmidt to WPG and recouped the 3rd. I'm really happy with this. The season that Schmidt had, Benning was lucky he didn't have to settle for a 4th or 5th. And he just got $6 off the books. Good job. Real good. I think there's something to be said about the return and how GM Benning's good reputation around the league matters. This is not to say other GMs won't take advantage of a GM, but Winnipeg EASILY could've exploited the situation and made Benning cry. Instead, we got what we paid for. That's a hell of a deal for both sides. Relief for Canucks and Winnipeg gets the discount, though the Canucks did not profit from being the middleman. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 10 minutes ago, Rush17 said: On Jim Benning being nimble, quick on his feet and flexible. That is refreshing. Take it as a loss and move on. No loss. He gave up a 3rd to VGK he recouped it from WPG. Tried it out. Didn't fit so move on in different direction. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Provost Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 1 minute ago, timberz21 said: Wonder why is was so important to trade him tonight? Are the Canucks making a push for a big UFA? That’s urgency can’t be for EP and QH only. That is the scary part to me… in a vacuum it would be much smarter to wait a couple days and see who all the losers are in the big name defence sweepstakes…. They will need to find a plan B where Schmidt could hold more value because of more suitors. What is the reason to do it now? UFA plans? Perey/Hughes long term deals about to be announced? Planning on matching a huge offer sheet that will handcuff the team’s salary structure for years? Just random “bird in the hand” thinking when a deal presented itself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklas Bo Hunter Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 I think Benning signs halak, jujar khariah, schenn, Brandon Montour, Tag Bertuzzi (abottsford) tomorrow Miller pettersson Boeser Granland horvat hoglander Pearson Dickinson podkolzin Khariah macewen Motte Highmore Oel Myers Hughes Montour Rathbone schenn Juolevi Demo Halak Honestly pretty solid. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_theRyper Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 I was watching all day at work checking steady, go outside and forget about it for an hour water my garden and junk drink a beer, boom! You’re all welcome. ps that was a long damn minute! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekker Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 I picture JB living on Red Bull and Oh Henry's over the last week. He's on fire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Roger Neilsons Towel Posted July 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2021 That’s funny. That’s the same steal of a deal that we got from Vegas for him because they needed the cap space, and now we gave Winnipeg the same steal of a deal because now we need the cap space lol At least we didn’t get less for him than we paid and now we can use that salary for players that actually want to be here. Onwards and upwards. 2 4 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 1 minute ago, AlwaysACanuckFan said: I actually didn't mind him and his character, but perhaps he felt his character ( like a clown) wasn't the right fit in the dressing room. Or the room thought it wasn't right for them. Hence Holtby having to tell him tone it down in middle of season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuckin Kingsly Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 16 minutes ago, Provost said: 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. We certainly were in a cap crunch trying to sign Petey and Hughes. Dickenson and a back up goalie. Without that extra 6 mil, money would have been very tight. Especially if someone offer sheets petey. Benning wouldn't have been able to spend any of the extra cap on free agents because management wouldn't be exactly sure how much money would be needed to sign the big two. This gives much more flexibility and now Jim can make a couple signings before Petey if need be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RWJC Posted July 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2021 (edited) Mods - can we please start a new thread titled “(Speculation) Nate Schmidt to be dealt out of Winnipeg very soon any minute now?”. I already feel the loss of that last thread. RIP Edited July 27, 2021 by RWJC 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teepain Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 (edited) Clearing cap space for someone that doesnt want to be here. works for me, we get cap space for others who WANT to be here Edited July 27, 2021 by teepain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timråfan Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Well, it’s kind of funny. I didn’t want Schmidt or Holtby. None of them was needed and it seems Benning agree with me now. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48MPHSlapShot Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 I was hoping we'd be able to get more, but oh well. It ends up being a wash. Gotta fix that blueline now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoolander Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Blimey! We have more than enough for Petey and Hughes now. Schenn and Halak are on their way apparently. Who else we signing?!?!? HARD HITTING BRUISERS PLEASE AND THANKS JB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlsson`s Flo Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Defence is going to look pretty thin next year though with all the money tied up in forwards. I wonder if Boeser will get traded before his next contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimito Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 29 minutes ago, ChuckNORRIS4Cup said: But... but....but.... Benning said he's not being traded....I thought it was all made up fake media hype though.... A GM won't tell the press that a player wants to leave, unless he will get a better deal. Nothing the GM says in public is the honest truth. But at least he is following through on what he said, being aggressive, using buyouts, trade, etc. Everything on the table. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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