myre Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 6 minutes ago, amplified0ne said: He was a 1 hit wonder and wasnt great in the playoffs. Too much against the cap for a cap strapped team even with 50% retention. There should be capable backup goalies with NHL experience in free agency that we dont have to spend much on. Cory Schneider? Sentimental value. Actually is a few decent goalies available this off season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 Our waiver wire history ain't that great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granpappy Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 3 hours ago, BCNate said: He will clear, then we take him off their hands with them adding a pick. We need a backup goalie, big time. i can give you 3.5 million reasons why no 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCNate Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 17 minutes ago, granpappy said: i can give you 3.5 million reasons why no And what do you think we are going to spend our cap on next year? We are gonna take as much expiring bad money for picks as we can. Driedger is a real good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iinatcc Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 1 hour ago, granpappy said: i can give you 3.5 million reasons why no Didn't he out play Bobrovsky in Florida? Seems like a team might want to take a chance at him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86Viking Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 Interest from: Ottawa, Buffalo, Vegas, Pit, LA, Van? Would be a bit of an expensive backup. But at least if he gets near him former form we could give Demko 50-55 games knowing we have a capable G in Driedger. Or was Driedger just a benefit from a strong Florida team? See how he does after this lengthly layoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripplereh Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 7 hours ago, Hairy Kneel said: Our waiver wire history ain't that great. Gelinas was awesome 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myre Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 2 minutes ago, cripplereh said: Gelinas was awesome I imagine 50% of the members on here weren't even born when he played on the Canucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripplereh Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 Just now, myre said: I imagine 50% of the members on here weren't even born when he played on the Canucks LOL well Canucks history. We have done smart moves,just waiting for one or two more.Pat Quinn was not afraid to make the big move. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeQuinnAndEggs Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 4 minutes ago, cripplereh said: Gelinas was awesome I never knew we picked up Marty gelinas on waivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myre Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 1 minute ago, cripplereh said: LOL well Canucks history. We have done smart moves,just waiting for one or two more.Pat Quinn was not afraid to make the big move. I'm trying to think of the top of my head who has been a good waiver pickup for us recently. I'm finding myself stumped. Maybe had a bit too much to smoke tonight. I don't know. Reid Boucher? Haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripplereh Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 3 minutes ago, BlakeQuinnAndEggs said: I never knew we picked up Marty gelinas on waivers https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-02-01-sp-17580-story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amplified0ne Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 6 hours ago, BCNate said: And what do you think we are going to spend our cap on next year? We are gonna take as much expiring bad money for picks as we can. Driedger is a real good start. Do we even have cap next year, lol. Are they shelving Pearson and who knows whats going to happen with Poolman. We need to shed cap by giving away what little assets we have as no one wants our loser players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granpappy Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 14 hours ago, BCNate said: And what do you think we are going to spend our cap on next year? We are gonna take as much expiring bad money for picks as we can. Driedger is a real good start. 13 hours ago, iinatcc said: Didn't he out play Bobrovsky in Florida? Seems like a team might want to take a chance at him? 2 million tops for a backup. he's on waivers ... I dont think were getting any picks for taking him on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 16 hours ago, higgyfan said: For sure. The Nucks have $6.783 in cap space, so that is more than enough to sign whatever college players. They also have enough to add retention in a trade (Boeser or Garland) at TDL. Depends how close the signing is to the end of the season. Rafferty was a college signing by the Canucks with 4 days left to the season (so he could burn his ELC) and had a 5.1M cap hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 5 minutes ago, mll said: Depends how close the signing is to the end of the season. Rafferty was a college signing by the Canucks with 4 days left to the season (so he could burn his ELC) and had a 5.1M cap hit. Does this calculation mean college free agents, who wait until August 15, open up a wider number of teams who can afford them? So if we want to sign McDonnough and Livingston before the season ends their total cap hits could be over 10 million, and no way we can get both in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Alflives said: Does this calculation mean college free agents, who wait until August 15, open up a wider number of teams who can afford them? So if we want to sign McDonnough and Livingston before the season ends their total cap hits could be over 10 million, and no way we can get both in? This only applies for 1-year ELCs and would be relevant for Livingstone, but not McDonough who can only sign a 2-year ELC. That same year as Rafferty, the Canucks also signed Jake Kielly with 5 days left to the season to a maximum ELC but 2 years - his cap hit was 925K. It's age dependent where the age is the one on 15 September - at 24 it's 1 year. 22-23 it's a 2 year ELC and 3 years if younger. 1 of the incentives to attract those college UFAs is to agree to burn their ELC immediately. Teams that have avoided LTIR can have some pretty insane amounts available. Buffalo last year had well over 1 billion available to sign college players towards the end of the season. The year the Canucks signed Rafferty they had avoided LTIR and were able to bank ample cap space so his cap hit was a complete non issue. It's different this year because the Canucks are in LTIR so their cap space won't accrue. The earlier the signing the lower the cap hit as the signing bonus is spread over a longer period of time. The same year that they signed Rafferty, the Canucks also signed Josh Teves to the same 1-year max ELC but his cap hit was only 1.5M because he signed much earlier (25 days left vs 4). Edited February 24, 2023 by mll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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