Burrows actual salary is 3 million next year, which may make it easier to move him...just food for thought.
- LeftCoaster

I doubt he waives for the desert or florida though.

Putting him on waivers doesn't solve any problems

You would only get 900k relief of his 2.5m salary, and you would have to pay another player, who would probably count more then 900k against the cap. In the end you may end up with a worse player and a higher cap hit.
- 1970vintage

It puts in a player like Grenier or Gaunce who costs about 900k. It gives them experience and I am pretty sure they could out score his two goals

Daniel Henrik Hansen
Ladd/Lucic Sutter Baertschi
Shinkaruk Horvat Virtanen
Gaunce McCann Grenier

Not a Cup wing team but competitive.
- LeftCoaster

Not sure how you can say that? We've never seen Gaunce, Grenier, Shinkaruk, Virtanen or Baertschi provide NHL level competitiveness. This looks like a disaster to me.

It puts in a player like Grenier or Gaunce who costs about 900k. It gives them experience and I am pretty sure they could out score his two goals
- VANTEL

I disagree, we've never seen either of them try and compete at the NHL level. You could get two weeks into this experiment and find that neither are ready or capable of handling it.

Not sure how you can say that? We've never seen Gaunce, Grenier, Shinkaruk, Virtanen or Baertschi provide NHL level competitiveness. This looks like a disaster to me.
- 1970vintage

Baer is getting better as the season rolls a long. Virtanen has much needed physicality.

Not worth buying out Higgins . Then you have cap hit two years instead of 1
- VANTEL

thought if it was a smaller hit over 2 years, it might not be as bad. I don't know the details.

I disagree, we've never seen either of them try and compete at the NHL level. You could get two weeks into this experiment and find that neither are ready or capable of handling it.
- 1970vintage

They couldn't be any worse than Higgins. Worst case scenario is you bring Higgins up with a fire under hi a$$.

thought if it was a smaller hit over 2 years, it might not be as bad. I don't know the details.
- hillbillydeluxe

66% of hit for double the period.

thought if it was a smaller hit over 2 years, it might not be as bad. I don't know the details.
- hillbillydeluxe

2/3of his salary spead over 2 years. About 800k per

I doubt he waives for the desert or florida though.
- Retinalz

who knows. thought Burrows was close to Luongo. If he is going to be on a losing team, why not in Florida over Vancouver? Less taxes in Florida too.

He might want out if he is feeling the heat.

They couldn't be any worse than Higgins. Worst case scenario is you bring Higgins up with a fire under hi a$$.
- Retinalz

LOLz, you have no clue how bad they could actually be.

2/3of his salary spead over 2 years. About 800k per
- VANTEL

yeah, not a lot of savings.

who knows. thought Burrows was close to Luongo. If he is going to be on a losing team, why not in Florida over Vancouver? Less taxes in Florida too.

He might want out if he is feeling the heat.
- hillbillydeluxe

You haven't been paying attention, FLA is leading the Atlantic division, over the mighty Habs, Bruins, Red Wings, Lightning, Leafs...

LOLz, you have no clue how bad they could actually be.
- 1970vintage

We are in 22 nd and dropping, how much worse could it be . We will probably be 24/25 by the begining of next week

They couldn't be any worse than Higgins. Worst case scenario is you bring Higgins up with a fire under hi a$$.
- Retinalz

That bottom 6 you posted if laughably young. They would get physically destroyed in a nightly basis and any development would stop.
You need to have some vets for them to play with. Shink and guance can both be left in the a for another year without hurting their deception.
I don't think grenier is gonna make it and is rather have Dorsett, burrows and craknel rounding out the bottom 6 and helping the kids.
Other then that is a decent line up.

Not sure how you can say that? We've never seen Gaunce, Grenier, Shinkaruk, Virtanen or Baertschi provide NHL level competitiveness. This looks like a disaster to me.
- 1970vintage

Perhaps a disaster but I believe with their compete level, Gaunce and Grenier have two and three years of pro hockey under their belt, you'd have a decent bottom six.

Plus they both have NHL sized bodies, same with Virtanen. You control their minutes and situations. Shinkaruk is the wildcard but his game at the pro level has come around leaps and bounds.

I disagree, we've never seen either of them try and compete at the NHL level. You could get two weeks into this experiment and find that neither are ready or capable of handling it.
- 1970vintage

They've proven, at the pro level, that they deserve on opportunity. That's why they have training camp.

Small sample size I know but neither looked out of place in their few NHL games with limited minutes.

They've proven, at the pro level, that they deserve on opportunity. That's why they have training camp.

Small sample size I know but neither looked out of place in their few NHL games with limited minutes.
- LeftCoaster

Not wanting to give Higgins spot to Gaunce because of the unknown is like not wanting to give up you job at McDonalds to work at Red Lobster because it might not be as good.

You haven't been paying attention, FLA is leading the Atlantic division, over the mighty Habs, Bruins, Red Wings, Lightning, Leafs...
- 1970vintage

so why not Florida, as an option for Burrows, if they are a winning team then? you are right, they are doing well, 5th in the league.

Not wanting to give Higgins spot to Gaunce because of the unknown is like not wanting to give up you job at McDonalds to work at Red Lobster because it might not be as good.
- VANTEL

To me, which I wouldn't have said last year, Gaunce has proven that he can current provide what Higgins does on the ice. Plus, although he's not a fighter, he's a big body...6'2" 210lbs.

so why not Florida, as an option for Burrows, if they are a winning team then? you are right, they are doing well, 5th in the league.
- hillbillydeluxe

Package Vrbata and Burrows to them?

Not wanting to give Higgins spot to Gaunce because of the unknown is like not wanting to give up you job at McDonalds to work at Red Lobster because it might not be as good.
- VANTEL

Or giving up your job with Telus to work with Shaw...

Feb. 29th is the TDL...grab your popcorn until then

To me, which I wouldn't have said last year, Gaunce has proven that he can current provide was Higgins does on the ice. Plus, although he's not a fighter, he's a big body...6'2" 210lbs.
- LeftCoaster

Gaunce > Higgins any day.

Happy New Year you savages!

Gotta think that Virtanen is going straight back to Junior after this Tournament.