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Buff to the rescue

Created by: alwaysnextyear
Team: 2020-21 Vancouver Canucks
Initial Creation Date: Apr. 22, 2020
Published: Apr. 22, 2020
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
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Would Byfuglien want to play in Canada again? Would he take a 1 year deal to try to put a good young roster over the top?

With the addition of Buff, Tryamkin and a hopefully healthy Ferland there's some added size and grit to a talented young squad, plus lots of cap room for 2021 to give the kids raises.
Free Agent Signings
RESERVE LISTYEARSCAP HIT
3$925,000
1$1,500,000
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
2$2,750,000
2$2,750,000
2$2,750,000
2$900,000
2$900,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
4$5,500,000
1$5,000,000
Trades
Buyouts
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DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
2020
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2021
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2022
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ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
23$81,500,000$80,801,878$1,700,000$3,700,000$698,122
Left WingCentreRight Wing
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$5,250,000$5,250,000
C, LW, RW
UFA - 3
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$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$2,850,000$3M)
C, LW
UFA - 1
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$5,875,000$5,875,000
RW
UFA - 2
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$3,750,000$3,750,000
LW
UFA - 1
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$4,125,000$4,125,000
C
UFA - 3
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$2,750,000$2,750,000
RW, LW
UFA - 2
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$925,000$925,000
LW, RW
RFA - 3
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$2,750,000$2,750,000
C, RW
UFA - 1
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$3,000,000$3,000,000
LW
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UFA - 2
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$3,000,000$3,000,000
C
M-NTC
UFA - 2
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$3,500,000$3,500,000
LW, RW
NMC
UFA - 3
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$900,000$900,000
LW, RW
UFA - 2
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
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$916,667$916,667 (Performance Bonus$850,000$850K)
LD
UFA - 1
$5,000,000$5,000,000
RD
UFA
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$5,500,000$5,500,000
G
UFA - 6
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$6,000,000$6,000,000
LD
NMC
UFA - 1
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$6,000,000$6,000,000
RD
NTC
UFA - 4
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$1,050,000$1,050,000
G
UFA - 1
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$1,500,000$1,500,000
LD
RFA
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$2,750,000$2,750,000
RD
UFA - 2
ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
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$900,000$900,000
RW, C
UFA - 2
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$4,375,000$4,375,000
RW, C
M-NTC
UFA - 1
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$2,000,000$2,000,000
LD/RD
M-NTC
UFA - 1

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Apr. 22, 2020 at 1:08 p.m.
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Cold spaghetti
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By the time he is even aloud to play an actual game, it would be over a year and a half since he last touched the ice. He is not your average hockey player. Big Buff headed out on his own terms just like the way he played the game. So to answer your question if he would sign, that's a pretty generous offer for someone who just really isn't in it anymore. He's going to ride off into the sunset now, he has nothing left to prove, especially with his health concerns on that big body of his
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Apr. 22, 2020 at 1:25 p.m.
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He asks for anything more than 4 Canucks should walk
Apr. 22, 2020 at 1:38 p.m.
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Whatever team decided to take a shot at Buff, it's going to be a long way back, and who knows that his heart is still with this game anymore, and that's only my perception from how he handled things with the Jets. Would he return to a Canadian team, I think so. Would a competitive team really be willing to pay him that kind of money though? I think there will be a couple at least. Should the Canucks? They play a fast game. Even on the best of days with a healthy Buff, he's not a very fast player and I am sure he's lost quite a bit of foot speed. Sure, he has a great shot, plays means, hits, but if you can't keep up with your team's game, how valuable then are you to them? That's the question any team that is thinking of signing him will have to ask themselves.
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Apr. 22, 2020 at 3:08 p.m.
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Quoting: bunzy1034
By the time he is even aloud to play an actual game, it would be over a year and a half since he last touched the ice. He is not your average hockey player. Big Buff headed out on his own terms just like the way he played the game. So to answer your question if he would sign, that's a pretty generous offer for someone who just really isn't in it anymore. He's going to ride off into the sunset now, he has nothing left to prove, especially with his health concerns on that big body of his


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Whatever team decided to take a shot at Buff, it's going to be a long way back, and who knows that his heart is still with this game anymore, and that's only my perception from how he handled things with the Jets. Would he return to a Canadian team, I think so. Would a competitive team really be willing to pay him that kind of money though? I think there will be a couple at least. Should the Canucks? They play a fast game. Even on the best of days with a healthy Buff, he's not a very fast player and I am sure he's lost quite a bit of foot speed. Sure, he has a great shot, plays means, hits, but if you can't keep up with your team's game, how valuable then are you to them? That's the question any team that is thinking of signing him will have to ask themselves.


Good points. My thinking was that he would obviously need to decide that he still had the desire to compete and would train to do so before the Canucks or any team took a chance on him. And for me the cap hit isn't really an issue as long as it's only a one year deal.
Apr. 22, 2020 at 6:12 p.m.
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Good points. My thinking was that he would obviously need to decide that he still had the desire to compete and would train to do so before the Canucks or any team took a chance on him. And for me the cap hit isn't really an issue as long as it's only a one year deal.


Even with a clean bill of health, even with training, and even with a desire to play and win, is he a fit for this team or any team? There are certainly teams that play a style in which he could ideally fit. The Islanders and Vegas come to mind, but would the Canucks? I am honestly not sure based on how they play.
 
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