ilduce39 Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, Odd. said: I, for one, welcome the era of Hughes-Hronek playing 40 minutes a night! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eeeeergh Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 3 minutes ago, Odd. said: Okay how about this imagine Hughes and Hronek get injured Hirose-Johansson Rathbone-Woo Loui-Eriksson 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoastNucks Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, eeeeergh said: Boston needs to unload cap so I like the idea of taking Reilly off their hands + grabbing Carlo in the process indont think we can send cap back their way though Why would we ever do something with Boston? Why would you even consider a Boston player coming to Vancouver? There is smart hockey but there are boundaries to not ever, EVER be crossed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brbetts542 Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 Not sure if this has been mentioned yet but RT coached oel for 4 years. He more so than anyone would understand his worth and career trajectory. management would have been working in lockstep with tocchet on this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby_Lu1ngo Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 I’m overthinking this but this move made me think the canucks are going to take a dman in the draft. Someone they feel confident will be able to come in and contribute at least what OEL would have on their ELC to offset the cost in years 3 and 4 of the buyout money being the highest. Willander/Reinbacher/ ASP here we come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoastNucks Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 1 minute ago, brbetts542 said: Not sure if this has been mentioned yet but RT coached oel for 4 years. He more so than anyone would understand his worth and career trajectory. management would have been working in lockstep with tocchet on this one. I bet this was their first fight and Tochets first written warning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoastNucks Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, Bobby_Lu1ngo said: I’m overthinking this but this move made me think the canucks are going to take a dman in the draft. Someone they feel confident will be able to come in and contribute at least what OEL would have on their ELC to offset the cost in years 3 and 4 of the buyout money being the highest. Willander/Reinbacher/ ASP here we come! You havent been watching Abby Canucks I guess... We are deep in defense, and the only thing holding them back were OEL and Myers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devron Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 I have had a full day to process this now. Still dumb and shortsighted 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moe Knows Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 We needed the cap space, we had no room to do anything. It's FA's money. I have no problem with this. OEL was not magically going to morph into the player he was he would continue to be a 7.2 Million boat anchor for 4 years 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brbetts542 Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 Yep. We needed the room but means nothing until we see what their staff can do with it. Atleast it’s not beavis n butt-head’ing every single hockey ops department. let’s see what they can do . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 29 minutes ago, Pure961089 said: This was always the preferred route to getting under the cap. I hated the idea of having to trade our pick as a sweeter or even trading down. This was the best way. I'd have just ridden it out, we could have been cap compliant as we were and cap would have come off organically Management wants to put their stamp on this team though, it's not as if JR is gonna be around forever, dude is old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 Wonder what they are thinking for a 2 LD. Ryan Graves fits what we need but isnt the quickest player himself & is going to cost a premium. We dont really have the expendable assets to acquire a really good defenseman ala Hanifin. Maybe they are going to try patch work with someone like Dumoulin on a short term deal, or take a chance on a questionable contract ala M.Pettersson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 1 hour ago, eeeeergh said: So now we have 12 million in cap space which free agent is getting the 6x6 royale special You already know the answer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 38 minutes ago, Angry Goose said: NO The last thing Canucks need are pricey, one dimensional players. Besides, Hughes already fills that primary offensive role Its like OEL all over again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 37 minutes ago, eeeeergh said: Okay how about this imagine Hughes and Hronek get injured Hirose-Johansson Rathbone-Woo Loui-Eriksson Wouldn't be fair to other teams tbh, we've gotta at least give them a fair chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Crossbar Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 Buyout alarmists be like ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolboarder Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 8 hours ago, Bobby James said: Umm maybe readjust your expectations of this team. Playoffs would be great I agree, but there are so many holes in our roster and nothing has been added yet, so we'll need to wait and see. Our D alone now has a new hole at 2 LD. So main areas to still sort out with 6.4 million in cap space: - 1 top 4 RD - 1 top 4 LD - 1 3C - Depth No clue what their plan is on pulling this off. I'm glad we don't have to dump a winger anymore with the same urgency. God I hope Schenn signs back here for 1.5 or less. Top dollars for one year contracts rather than average dollars for long term lock. I don't mind this strategy, it get off the books right away after one year even one of UFA guy that is undeserving for top dollar but gives him motivation to see what he can do rather than stuck with him for a long time. If he caught fire, trade him at the deadlines if we falters out of playoff spot or that guy helps us make the playoffs. I don't mind rather than being stuck with bad contracts. It helps us for one season. We still need to unload wingers though to offer a top dollars to other area of needs for one year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougieL Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 2 hours ago, Elias Pettersson said: Exactly. OEL was gonna be on the books at $7.26 million for the next 4 years. So those hits in 2025 and 2026 don’t matter as a $2.5 million Dman can take his place on the 3rd pairing. The actual real dead cap is years 5-8, or 2027-2030. It’s $2.1 million for those 4 years, so even less than the Luongo dead cap hit, but % wise it’s a lot less because the cap will be well over $100 million by that time. The bottom line is we now have $12.1 million in cap space and can act like a real team this summer in terms of improving our team with free agents and also via trade. We are now able to trade a guy like Garland and move that $5 million to a position of need, like a 3C or a LHD. We can even weaponize the cap space to a certain extent by being able to take on a bad contract and get a pick or prospect in return. NY Rangers come to mind now. There is a possibility we can go after Lafreniere and take on Goodrow’s contract for example. That’s just one example. There are many possibilities now that were not available to us yesterday but are available now… Yes - also agree with this. Years 5-8 will hopefully be more of an annoyance rather than a huge hindrance (knock on wood) given how much the cap should have grown by then. Given the incredibly crappy hand they were dealt, this was probably the most logical move management could have made. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_theRyper Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 1 hour ago, bad alice french said: Juulsen and Woo are gonna get a hard look this year. I have a feeling JRPA have a plan and their eyes set on some signings or trades. I trust these guys. Also breeze on the left side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flickyoursedin Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 Replace him with Soucy. He could be good value. Left handed but can also play on the right side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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