No choice for playoff push

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Created by: mrrobotcp

Team: 2019-20 Vancouver Canucks

Initial Creation Date: Apr. 19, 2019

Published: Apr. 19, 2019

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

As long as Petey, Brock and Bo and maybe Hughes are healthy throughout the season, the Canucks are probably no longer a bottom 5 team. So I think they have to try to make the playoffs from now on. Obviously they still have to draft well. But also they need to sign good peripheral free agents, preferably younger players not with hefty contracts (avoiding guys like Panarin, Karlsson etc).

Therefore, they could use an impactful player on essentially every line. They really need help on the right side on the back end, but I'd be really hesitant to give Myers a big contract. Hopefully Stralman along with fellow countryman Edler can provide a stop-gap.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Boeser, Brock	6	$7,500,000
Demko, Thatcher	3	$2,000,000
Hutton, Ben	5	$3,500,000
Leivo, Josh	2	$1,500,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Ferland, Micheal	4	$5,000,000
Donskoi, Joonas	3	$3,500,000
Nelson, Brock	4	$5,000,000
Edler, Alexander	2	$6,000,000
Strålman, Anton	2	$5,000,000

Trades

VAN

2020 3rd round pick (ANA)

ANA

Sutter, Brandon

Retained Salary Transactions

Roberto Luongo: $800,000 (15%)

Recapture Fees

Roberto Luongo: $3,035,212

Buried

Ryan Spooner: $2,025,000 ($3,100,000)
Tim Schaller: $825,000 ($1,900,000)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2019
2020
2021

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$83,000,000	$80,685,213	$0	$4,550,000	$2,314,787

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Donskoi, Joonas $3,500,000$3,500,000 RW UFA - 4	Pettersson, Elias $925,000$925,000 ($2,850,000$3M) C, LW UFA - 2	Boeser, Brock $7,500,000$7,500,000 RW UFA - 3
	Horvat, Bo $4,125,000$4,125,000 C UFA - 4	Ferland, Micheal $5,000,000$5,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 4
Pearson, Tanner $3,750,000$3,750,000 LW UFA - 2	Nelson, Brock $5,000,000$5,000,000 C, LW UFA - 6	Virtanen, Jake $1,250,000$1,250,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
	Gaudette, Adam $916,667$916,667 ($850,000$850K) C, RW UFA - 1	Eriksson, Loui $6,000,000$6,000,000 LW, RW NTC UFA - 3
Roussel, Antoine $3,000,000$3,000,000 LW M-NTC UFA - 3	Beagle, Jay $3,000,000$3,000,000 C M-NTC UFA - 3
Leivo, Josh $1,500,000$1,500,000 RW, LW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Edler, Alexander $6,000,000$6,000,000 LD UFA - 2	Strålman, Anton $5,000,000$5,000,000 RD UFA - 3	Markström, Jacob $3,666,667$3,666,667 G UFA - 1
Hughes, Quinn $916,667$916,667 ($850,000$850K) LD UFA - 2	Tanev, Christopher $4,450,000$4,450,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 1
Hutton, Ben $3,500,000$3,500,000 LD UFA - 1	Stecher, Troy $2,325,000$2,325,000 RD UFA - 1	Demko, Thatcher $2,000,000$2,000,000 G UFA - 2
Sautner, Ashton $675,000$675,000 LD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
		Baertschi, Sven $3,366,666$3,366,666 LW UFA - 2

Apr. 19, 2019 at 1:30 p.m.

Jfstompers

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edler would resign cheaper right??? he did have a good season so maybe not.

Apr. 19, 2019 at 1:35 p.m.

mrrobotcp

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I would like to think so since he loves vancity haha, he must really like sushi and the rain

I think you have to give him more money if you want him to sign a shorter-term, which is ideal, hence 2 years

Apr. 19, 2019 at 1:36 p.m.

sedin33

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I don't agree with your premise re that they need to make the playoffs from now on so sign the free agents.

That said, aside from the Ferland signing, I don't mind the others as the term and dollars are bad. There just too many of them.

Apr. 19, 2019 at 1:43 p.m.

mrrobotcp

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That's fair but to really benefit from a draft, you need to draft high-end talent. Those players are usually top 10 but more so top 5. Would you make the playoffs and settle with a #10-16 draft pick?

All these free agents other than stralman are 27 and younger and being given max 4-year contracts.

I'm not a huge Ferland fan, but you need players like this. He's what Jake will never be unfortunately.

Apr. 19, 2019 at 2:14 p.m.

palhal

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Why do teams trade for 4.375m Sutter especially with no money being returned?

Apr. 19, 2019 at 2:57 p.m.

mrrobotcp

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He's a serviceable 3rd line center on a good team, who has been relatively healthy. Guys like Bonino and Eller and making 4. But sure, the Canucks can retain some salary if that makes you feel better.

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