[Signing] Canucks sign Tucker Poolman

[Locke Lamora]

Suddenly, this D lookin’ much more solid. Don’t mind paying a bit of a premium for some much needed heft and pure defensive mindedness.

 

Barring worse than average injuries, and Demko taking an unexpected step back….this is a playoff team next year.

 

Get Quinn and Petey signed and this will be ol’ Jimbo when we next see him at the pre-Training Camp press conference.

[Patel Bure]

5 minutes ago, PhillipBlunt said:

A bit too rich for a bottom pairing defenseman. Why give him four years and Hamonic only two? That I don't get. Was hoping for a larger, more physical specimen. Not a huge fan of this signing. Oh well. 

Age. 

[250Integra]

 

Don't know much about him but he looks like a defenceman who has some decent wheels and likes to rush the puck. Perhaps he has some untapped offensive potential. 

 

Edited July 28, 2021 by 250Integra

[King Heffy]

1 minute ago, babalu said:

 

 

Not great by the looks of it.

Term is too long for me.

Looks fine on the ice, which is more important than that trash that you quoted.

[Junkyard Dog]

Only signing I feel iffy about.

[Devron]

Just now, stawns said:

Are people really whining about a $2.5m cap hit?  Seriously?

Yes. Needed to find something to whine about 

[Squamfan]

 

[b3.]

7 minutes ago, DeNiro said:

Analytics crowd how are his numbers?

 

[Josepho]

1 minute ago, stawns said:

Are people really whining about a $2.5m cap hit?  Seriously?

All overpayments add up, especially when the term is 4 years. We've seen this so many times during the Benning tenure.

[86Viking]

1 minute ago, stawns said:

Are people really whining about a $2.5m cap hit?  Seriously?

Kind of ya, in what world does a D with 1pt garner a 4yr contract at this 2.5m cap hit?? He made 775k last year and was a fringe D on a $&!#ty Jets team

[b3.]

I just need a report for us signing Schenn than I’ll be happy.

[Master Mind]

1 minute ago, Dazzle said:

Halak? SUTTER?

 

Your boy Av is out criticizing Benning signings; I guess you got to fight the 'good fight'

I didn't say all his signings are bad, Sutter and Halak are good. But that good work is undone by giving Poolman this overpayment.

 

I don't know what your second statement is about, but I suspect many will criticize this deal.

[Wolfgang Durst]

10 minutes ago, Baratheon said:

Understandable then.  Many folks are tempted by double D's

great post ! you made my day. thanks.

[Gurn]

This place:

 

Oh terrible signing, way too much.                                    Then in  thesame damn post            they admit "don't know much about him".

 

Can't comment on him                                                       Then in the same damn post            but reminds me of other bad deals.

 

Sad.

[PhillipBlunt]

3 minutes ago, Devron44 said:

6’4 216

 

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/118006/tucker-poolman

https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/p/poolmtu01.html

[Whorvat]

1 minute ago, Squamfan said:

 

Sweet, between him and OEL, the fancy stats card has them at 10% combined

 

Glad this card is a crock of ****

[babalu]

1 minute ago, King Heffy said:

Looks fine on the ice, which is more important than that trash that you quoted.

Hopefully he's a good fit. He has size and is a right shot.

Not a fan of the 4 year term though. Hopefully I am proven wrong.

[250Integra]

4 minutes ago, Seguin said:

David Savard 4 x 3.5

 

My initial thoughts is that Savard would have been a better option?

He wanted to go to Montreal though.

[c00kies]

1 minute ago, Devron44 said:

Yes. Needed to find something to whine about 

2.5M is a luxury on the 3rd pairing. That means we have to cut that out from somewhere else. Is Poolman who you want to be giving extra money for what he's worth, or would you rather give that money elsewhere (3rd line center, top 4 dman)?

We still have to sign Hughes and Petey, and they'll have to come in cheaper to fit this in.

[Johnny Torts]

We needed a big body Defensive D that plays a rough game and can help Hughes and Rathbone. Good deal.

 

Relax SN650, its a 4x2.5M not a 6x6