qwijibo Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 2 hours ago, VancouverHabitant said: I wish Ethan all the best, but I don't want him on the Canucks. He'll probably get 2-3 mil/year from someone. We have enough bottom pairing d-men. I'd prefer to give those minutes to Kyle Burroughs and Noah Juulsen. Juulsen is a UFA. There’s no guarantee he’ll be back with the organization Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklas Bo Hunter Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 I mean if you watch bear you can see he is actually really good. Kind of reminds me of when Devon toews got traded for a 2nd round pick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DrJockitch Posted June 21, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 21, 2022 So no to the Huggy-Bear pairing? 3 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 With all the puns I guess you just have to grin and bear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 16 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said: With all the puns I guess you just have to grin and bear it. There's a lot of low hanging fruit in this thread but it's still fruit.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 (edited) He has a 2.4M qualifying offer and has arbitration rights. Edited June 21, 2022 by mll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 34 minutes ago, mll said: He has a 2.4M qualifying offer and has arbitration rights. whats the chance he's not qualified and allowed to go to UFA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Provost Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 I suspect this is just good will on the part of Carolina to let him see what the market really is for his services. It happens when the team thinks the agent’s demands are out of whack. He could easily sign in Carolina still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 1 minute ago, JM_ said: whats the chance he's not qualified and allowed to go to UFA? Friedman thinks that Carolina would like to retain him. They are apparently allowing him to talk to other teams because he is asking for more than they are willing to pay him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 7 minutes ago, JM_ said: whats the chance he's not qualified and allowed to go to UFA? He could follow a lot of guys who become UFAs because they aren't good enough to qualify. Didn't we do that with both Hutton and Stecher? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 1 minute ago, mll said: Friedman thinks that Carolina would like to retain him. They are apparently allowing him to talk to other teams because he is asking for more than they are willing to pay him. Can't Carolina just Qualify him at 2.4 for the coming year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 3 minutes ago, Alflives said: He could follow a lot of guys who become UFAs because they aren't good enough to qualify. Didn't we do that with both Hutton and Stecher? we did, which is why I was wondering how far Carolina was willing to go. 5 minutes ago, mll said: Friedman thinks that Carolina would like to retain him. They are apparently allowing him to talk to other teams because he is asking for more than they are willing to pay him. that seems kind of risky, but I guess they're banking on no teams offering his QO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 9 minutes ago, Alflives said: Can't Carolina just Qualify him at 2.4 for the coming year? They can't force him to sign his QO. He might prefer to let it lapse and negotiate a contract. He can also file for arbitration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBossy Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Liked the way he played in Edmonton - this might be my fav: Ethan Bear vs. Matthew Tkachuk, February 01, 2020 - Edmonton Oilers vs. Calgary Flames (hockeyfights.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Drunken Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Less of a cap hit than Tucker Poolman, imagine that..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 5 minutes ago, Harold Drunken said: Less of a cap hit than Tucker Poolman, imagine that..... Poolman - another of the Jim Benning () parting gifts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 8 hours ago, VancouverHabitant said: I wish Ethan all the best, but I don't want him on the Canucks. He'll probably get 2-3 mil/year from someone. We have enough bottom pairing d-men. I'd prefer to give those minutes to Kyle Burroughs and Noah Juulsen. 1 hour ago, mll said: He has a 2.4M qualifying offer and has arbitration rights. Yeah, if he makes it to UFA and was willing to sign for +/-$1-1.5...ok I guess, but he's not filling a organizational need (even if I do like him as a player). And in that case, he likely just stays in Carolina or picks a team that isn't already full up on bottom pair D anyway. More money than that and it's the same problem with us signing Hamonic AND Poolman last year. That $5.5m could have been better spent then on two guys who fill the same roster spot. We need more Marinos, Lyubushkins, Mansons etc (or Dobsons if we're REALLY dreaming) before we need yet another $2m+ smaller, bottom pair guy. It's just poor use of cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Drunken Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Alflives said: Poolman - another of the Jim Benning () parting gifts. To this day I still have trouble wrapping my head around that signing....baffling. To think I've actually had people argue with me on here that he's a useful player and was signed at the "going rate" for a bottom pairing D man - even while throwing dozens and dozens of examples of better d-men who make less, play more games and more minutes . Not to mention calling him a bottom pairing defenseman is a stretch, he's an AHL 3rd or 4th D at best - Hence why $2.5 is stomach churning. Poolman is on the mount Rushmore of Benning's dumpster fire signings. He would need more than 4 spots too Edited June 21, 2022 by Harold Drunken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustard Tiger Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 5 hours ago, Nicklas Bo Hunter said: I mean if you watch bear you can see he is actually really good. Kind of reminds me of when Devon toews got traded for a 2nd round pick. Hahaha yeah that's why it's been two failed teams to start his pro career. Canes don't even have a good 3rd pair... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c00kies Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 I've never personally liked Bear's game, but wouldn't mind him as cheaper depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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