I would think VAN could try a different approach. Take his salary on in full, but also demand multiple picks and prospects. VAN has the money and cap space to eat that contact. They're probably not going to contend this year or next. Sorry. But if they can get young talented players then they should go for it. The sedin and miller money will come off the books shortly.

I know the Canucks are trying to be relevant for the relevant for then next few years (and beyond) but the trading is Sbisa for Brown is drawing out another bad contract down the line. Maybe the best method is for the Canucks is to bite the bullet short term and get their cap and talent level in a good level going forward. Though the signing of Ericsson and the trade for Gudbranson seems to me that the Canucks are just doing shorter term "fixes."
Hate to me negative but the Canucks seem to going the "Brian Burke" method of management when he was in Toronto which set the franchise back eight years. Maybe Benning and Linden should be playing on the ice instead of making player personnel decisions.

I considered this but the years remaining make it a really difficult contract to swallow. I'd rather Brown at half price for 5 more years on 3rd/4th line, and give up Sbisa in order to make room for Tryamkin/Pedan.

The way I see it, with Eriksson on the Sedin's wing, it's not unreasonable to expect them to drive possession, score at a 2nd line rate, and produce on the PP. Hansen has proven he can be an effective two-way player who can chip in offensively and Horvat, Baertchi, and Virtanen have shown signs they aren't far off being able to do the same. Call that a really good 3rd line or another 2nd line. Burrows has shot suppression ability and can play the PK. Together with Sutter they are the basis of a very solid 3rd line. Etem has speed and size, Dorsett is physical. Both can be effective on a 4th line based on match ups. On defence you have Edler and Tanev as a very solid shutdown D pair who can drive possession. They don't produce much offence so call them a very solid second pairing. Hutton is on track to produce offence at a 1st pairing rate but it's only been a year and needs to be more solid in his own end. Gudbranson is physical but his underlying numbers aren't great. Call them a weak second pairing or an excellent bottom pairing. Tryamkin has shown enough potential to warrant bottom pairing minutes, so too has Pedan. Miller has proven to be above average, Markstrom as well, with Markstrom having upside that counter Miller's decline. So what you have is a team that has three solid middle lines, two decent middle pairing defence, and above average goaltending. They need a top line centre, a top line scoring winger, and a number 1 D. Granted, those are big pieces to have missing but is it possible they can emerge from Boeser, Juolevi, Virtanen, Horvat, Larsen, Rodin etc. or be acquired in free agency or through trade. Either way, the age and contract structure is trending in the right direction. As currently constructed its a team that can compete and possibly win a round or two in the playoffs. I'd rather that as an environment for developing young players (even if they are drafted later in the draft) then icing a junior squad. I'd also prefer that from a fan perspective.

Grizzlybeer. Thanks for the Canucks insight. I have two sisters in Vancouver.....very frustrated by the Canucks of late.