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Forum: NHL TradesMar. 1 at 6:18 p.m.

Thread: (DET/VAN) - Hronek for 2023 1st and 2nd

Vancouver must be the only team in history to be 6th last in the standings and trade a 1st round pick for a roster player at the deadline. Just an absolute catastrophe, do the people running this clown show not understand how to compete in the NHL? Do they not understand the draft and the salary cap? The team is not good. The team has bad contracts. The team needs to rebuild. Yet they do everything possible to thwart a rebuild and commit and then recommit to being mediocre for year after year after year. I've been a Canucks fan for decades, but I'm 100% checked out on this team. Unbelievably bad management, I don't blame Pettersson or whoever else who opts to skip town at the first opportunity, because the playoffs are many years away for this dumpster fire of a franchise.

Forum: NHL TradesJan. 31 at 12:04 a.m.

Thread: (VAN/NYI) - Horvat for Beauvillier, Räty, conditional 1st

It's always kind of funny to see people's reactions. Lots of people trying to rationalize why this is a W for NYI and an L for Van by saying the most outrageous things like "they could flip him for even more value!" or "I'm sure he's already agreed to an extension!" (he hasn't, the NHL article has a quote from Horvat saying there have been no contract talks).

Horvat wants a big pay day. Either NY overpays him or he hits free agency and someone else will overpay for him. This is a guy who doesn't care to win, he cares to get paid. Van wins by getting value for the future of their franchise for an asset that was walking soon anyway.

Forum: NHL SigningsSep. 2, 2022 at 6:47 p.m.

Thread: Vancouver Canucks signed J.T. Miller (7 Years / $8,000,000 AAV)

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>KSIxSKULLS</b></div><div>Considering you're a Canucks fan, you're very likely to overate them going into the season, but I don't even see them making the playoffs this year. There's a big difference from being a WC team (best case) then them being a SC Favorite.</div></div>

The Canucks didn't lose anyone significant this offseason while adding a high potential, top six guy in Kuz and massively improving the PK with Mikheyev. Add in that they will get a full season with Boudreau (who's coaching record was a high enough ppg to make the playoffs had he been there the full season last year). You really think they won't get over the hump and break into the playoffs?

Forum: NHL SigningsSep. 2, 2022 at 6:37 p.m.

Thread: Vancouver Canucks signed J.T. Miller (7 Years / $8,000,000 AAV)

Miller was far and away the best player on the team last year, and while he can get visibly frustrated at times, he plays with massive amount of heart. It's always risky signing an older player to a long deal like this, but I think he can deliver, I voted yes

Forum: NHL SigningsJul. 13, 2022 at 5:25 p.m.

Thread: Dallas Stars signed Colin Miller (2 Years / $1,850,000 AAV)

At that cap hit this is a very good signing

Forum: NHL SigningsJul. 13, 2022 at 5:22 p.m.

Thread: Toronto Maple Leafs signed Adam Gaudette (1 Year / $750,000 AAV)

He's only 25 and has a lot of heart. Could turn things around and if not there is basically no risk or downside. Good signing.

Forum: NHL SigningsJul. 12, 2022 at 6:21 p.m.

Thread: Los Angeles Kings signed Alexander Edler (1 Year / $1,500,000 AAV)

I was holding out a hope, a prayer, he would come back to Van. He's been underrated his whole career, great defenseman even now when nearing the end of his career.

Forum: NHL SigningsJul. 1, 2022 at 8:22 p.m.

Thread: Vancouver Canucks signed Brock Boeser (3 Years / $6,650,000 AAV)

The "Canada Tax" is real. Boeser did absolutely nothing to merit a raise in salary, yet here we are. Canadian teams need to have their cap limit adjusted since they are forced to overpay players so much. SMH

Forum: NHL SigningsJun. 20, 2022 at 7:02 p.m.

Thread: Vancouver Canucks signed Andrei Kuzmenko (1 Year / $1,800,000 AAV)

Can someone explain why so many people are doubtful he'll translate his point production to the NHL? Panarin and Kaprizov had similar production in the KHL to Kuzmenko and became instant point per game players in the NHL. The only difference I can see is he's a few years older to be entering the NHL than those two.

Forum: NHL TradesMar. 21, 2022 at 6:50 p.m.

Thread: (VAN/NYR) - Motte for 4th

Motte is a great player, excellent defensively but has flashes of a goal scorer (he put up big numbers in college but could never fully translate it into the NHL). He was a warrior in the one playoff run with the Canucks, probably worth more than a 4th to be honest.

Forum: NHL SigningsMar. 11, 2022 at 6:35 p.m.

Thread: Dallas Stars signed Joe Pavelski (1 Year / $6,000,000 AAV)

No state income tax = low cap hit, once again. Must be nice!

Forum: NHL SigningsOct. 14, 2021 at 2:45 p.m.

Thread: Ottawa Senators signed Brady Tkachuk (7 Years / $8,205,714 AAV)

>198 games played
>125 points
>-41
>$8.2m cap hit
OOF

Forum: NHL SigningsAug. 15, 2021 at 3:32 a.m.

Thread: Vancouver Canucks signed Jason Dickinson (3 Years / $2,650,000 AAV)

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>lucal2228</b></div><div>9 mil for Hughes and 9 mil for Pettersson is more than 16mil</div></div>
Pettersson is less than a point per game. If Brayden Point, in 2019, can come off a 92 point season and sign a 3 year deal at $6.75m per then Pettersson can sign for less than $7m. If he wants to play for a winner, like he says, he should be willing to take a modest cap hit.

Forum: NHL TradesJul. 23, 2021 at 5:51 p.m.

Thread: (ARI/VAN) - Ekman-Larsson, Garland for Beagle, Eriksson, Roussel, 1st, 2nd, 7th

Why would you pay that high a price with picks to clear a bunch of bad contracts that are in their last year? Plus, the Canucks still have the Luongo recapture penalty this coming year so they will already be non-competitive. Should have just sucked for one more year and then traded picks to get better.

Forum: NHL SigningsJul. 14, 2021 at 5:10 p.m.

Thread: Pittsburgh Penguins signed Teddy Blueger (2 Years / $2,200,000 AAV)

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>hockeyfanatic05</b></div><div>That’s because his job isn’t suppose to be point production…</div></div>

I watched most of the Pens playoff games and he was pretty underwhelming overall. Plus, if he is at 0.5 points per game in the regular season, and that dries up in the playoffs, it means you're losing that secondary scoring. It may not be his main role, but it matters.

Forum: NHL SigningsJul. 14, 2021 at 5:05 p.m.

Thread: Pittsburgh Penguins signed Teddy Blueger (2 Years / $2,200,000 AAV)

The cap hit is good for what he provides in the regular season, but his playoff outings have been pretty disappointing with just 1 point in 11 games. A very "meh" deal.

Forum: NHL TradesJul. 1, 2021 at 4:55 p.m.

Thread: (LAK/NSH) - 2x draft picks for Arvidsson

Arvidsson's production has been dropping off the past two seasons, looks like a classic case of a player needing a change of scenery, so getting an early 2nd round pick and a 3rd seems pretty fair.

Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 30, 2021 at 8:27 p.m.

Thread: It wouldve been so easy to not be terrible

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Navraj11111</b></div><div>You’re right but +\- is the most useless stat, so it doesn’t help ur point. Also Hughes can’t get offer sheeted rn. I thought 8x6 is a pretty team friendly deal, I assume he’s gonna get shorter term cuz the Canucks have cap trouble and benning is an idiot, but $6 mil isn’t bad for a player of his caliber.</div></div>
I know +/- gets a bad reputation, but couple that with actually watching the player and it's clear that the minus is there because of giving up a lot of chances 5 on 5 against. 8 years at $6m would be good. Hopefully Benning can leverage that whole offer sheet situation to good effect without making Hughes bitter and resentful.

Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 30, 2021 at 2:56 a.m.

Thread: It wouldve been so easy to not be terrible

Hughes is a career -34 in 129 games. He is a great offensive D man, but he can be exposed in his own zone. You can't hand out huge cap hits to players who won't provide the best overall value per dollar. $7m is the absolute max I would give Hughes, if he demands $8m, I would probably just let him walk and take the compensation draft picks. If you want to make a winning team, players either take team friendly cap hits or you let them go. Tampa Bay is in the finals all the time largely because Brayden Point came off a 92 point season and resigned at $6.75m. Since then, he has put up 56 points in 42 playoff games. That's how you win cups. Well, I guess it also helps to be almost $18m over the cap but that's another topic altogether.

Forum: NHL SigningsApr. 16, 2021 at 4:28 p.m.

Thread: Winnipeg Jets signed Adam Lowry (5 Years / $3,250,000 AAV)

See? It's not just the Canucks who overpay their bottom 6 forwards

Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 14, 2021 at 11:55 p.m.

Thread: Canucks 2022

I feel like Pettersson gets over-valued by a fan base desperate for a certified superstar. He has yet to complete a point per game regular season, and as such I feel comparable contracts would be Johnny Gaudreau or Sebastian Aho, who signed at just under and just over 10% of the league cap respectively at the end of their rookie contracts. If applied to Pettersson, this would be around an $8.2m cap hit. I personally think if the Canucks hand out too much cap to select players it will signal yet more cap mismanagement and may well culminate in the rest of the decade being a write-off for the Canucks as non-contenders. This problem has already resulted in assets (Toffoli) walking when they could majorly help the team with secondary scoring.

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