Popular Post -Vintage Canuck- Posted October 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 18, 2021 Update: Update #2: 10 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 huh. I wonder what changed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanucks25 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 1 minute ago, JM_ said: huh. I wonder what changed? Wasn't this always the plan? More for cap implications than any sort of "punishment". Someone correct me if I'm wrong. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BCNate Posted October 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 18, 2021 1 minute ago, kanucks25 said: Wasn't this always the plan? More for cap implications than any sort of "punishment". Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Seems fair to me. I wouldn't expect to get paid if I don't show up for work. 1 1 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 2 minutes ago, kanucks25 said: Wasn't this always the plan? More for cap implications than any sort of "punishment". Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Its hard to tell, it seemed like he would be coming back, this seems more long term now. Its pretty murky tho, no way to know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV. Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 If you knew, you knew and this shouldn't be surprise. This was always going to happen once Pettersson/Hughes got announced. Wonder what excuses I'll be seeing now, though Anyways, hope the player/family have a better understanding of their situation and we wish them the best. Team was put into a tough spot but they made the correct decision. 3 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24K PureCool Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 4 minutes ago, kanucks25 said: Wasn't this always the plan? More for cap implications than any sort of "punishment". Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Well he is not getting paid his millions so a pretty big punishment anyway you slice it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternalCanuckFan Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 3 minutes ago, kanucks25 said: Wasn't this always the plan? More for cap implications than any sort of "punishment". Someone correct me if I'm wrong. I would guess this to be the case just by Benning's rhetoric since the start of camp. Suspension makes sense just for team management considering Hamonic didn't opt out for the season. I'm pretty sure clearing Hamonic's cap space now doesn't have any cap implications for the Canucks at the start of the year? It doesn't affect their ability to exceed the cap due to to LTIR? I'm curious if Hamonic has clarified whether he'll come back this season and if the Canucks are close to signing someone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallstreetamigo Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 This is the right move. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalie13 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 3 minutes ago, 24K PureCool said: Well he is not getting paid his millions so a pretty big punishment anyway you slice it. If I took a leave of absence from my job I wouldn't get paid either. Maybe there's no provision in the CBA for a leave of absence so a suspension might be the only way to do it while avoiding the cap hit. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 I believe this is the only move JB could've made at this point to take care of the cap implications and also at the same time leave the option of a possible return to play for Hamonic at some point down the road. This shouldn't be a surprise - it's a cap move, not a punitive one although some might try to spin it that way. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 12 minutes ago, Fanuck said: I believe this is the only move JB could've made at this point to take care of the cap implications and also at the same time leave the option of a possible return to play for Hamonic at some point down the road. This shouldn't be a surprise - it's a cap move, not a punitive one although some might try to spin it that way. we're still in LTIR this year no matter what, but I'm sure this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Devron Posted October 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 18, 2021 19 minutes ago, AV. said: If you knew, you knew and this shouldn't be surprise. This was always going to happen once Pettersson/Hughes got announced. Wonder what excuses I'll be seeing now, though Anyways, hope the player/family have a better understanding of their situation and we wish them the best. Team was put into a tough spot but they made the correct decision. So it’s been the plan all along. We are going to sit you Hamonic so we can sign Petey and Hughes. Give me a break! 2 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Based on comments we've heard from Jim in the past, I'd led to believe this is more about the cap than any sort of punishment. I wonder if we're planning to make some sort of move to use the cap? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Probably kept him on long enough for a couple of payments. Then a agreed upon cut off point. He'll probably be back on when he's ready. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 5 minutes ago, -AJ- said: Based on comments we've heard from Jim in the past, I'd led to believe this is more about the cap than any sort of punishment. I wonder if we're planning to make some sort of move to use the cap? maybe Motte is ready? we have just under 2 mil in LTIR left. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 4 minutes ago, Hairy Kneel said: Probably kept him on long enough for a couple of payments. Then a agreed upon cut off point. He'll probably be back on when he's ready. He likely won't be any kind of shape when that "time comes". Remember how out of shape Mats Sundin was? Sure, Sundin was much older but were over 30 years old. Baby Canucks in Abby might be the home for him for a while if that "time comes". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV. Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 8 minutes ago, Devron44 said: So it’s been the plan all along. We are going to sit you Hamonic so we can sign Petey and Hughes. Give me a break! Plan? No. Canucks obviously thought they could get both players signed for cheaper than they did since the expectation was Hamonic would play. But it's not a coincidence that once Hamonic not reporting would be happening, these extra few millions that would be opened pushed things along and got them signed up. 1 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternalCanuckFan Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 2 minutes ago, JM_ said: maybe Motte is ready? we have just under 2 mil in LTIR left. I might be wrong, but I thought Motte was only on IR, not LTIR, so his full cap hit was still in original cap calculation when rosters were set? If that's the case then Motte being ready would not require the Hamonic suspension. I still get confused a lot with IR, LTIR and cap space. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 What's the cap now? Can we grab a tough guy? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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