Sutter was not a UFA.
Beagle at $3smill is fine 3.8% of the cap
- Nighthawk

Again though, my complaints arent with the players. It's with their contracts. Sutter has done admirably well when healthy. Beagle has done well as a 4C. LE severely underperformed but we paid him after a contract year so we have no one to blame. I dont blame the players, I just dont like the contracts they are getting.

This is literally the same as 2016
Vancouver came off a season where they were the 2nd lowest scoring team in the league.
So everyone said we cannot come back with the same offense
so they sign eriksson

UFA long term deals to players who are 30 is not the answer.
- classic321

Preach brother

Factors...

TOI
Salary
Performance
Versatility
Skill set
Leadership
Character
Conditioning

Using ALL of those is a better than cherry picking.

Ppl see the $$$’s not their true worth lol
- Nighthawk

it's a shame

Factors...

TOI
Salary
Performance
Versatility
Skill set
Leadership
Character
Conditioning

Using ALL of those is a better than cherry picking.
- Nighthawk

I love how the I(I told you so crowd) feels the need to hedge their bets ,without seeing how things might go first

I love how the I(I told you so crowd) feels the need to hedge their bets ,without seeing how things might go first
- onesmallleap

It’s because we have seen this show unfold multiple times with the people JB has signed..

I love how the I(I told you so crowd) feels the need to hedge their bets ,without seeing how things might go first
- onesmallleap

If only history told us any sort of story

Preach brother
- Codes1087

Would you sign bent burns to a 10 year contract at 30, I think that's what it was.

Can we add NEUROTIC to our buzzwords.
Does that describe well what is yet to happen & go off the cliff now? Lol
- Nighthawk

I love how the I(I told you so crowd) feels the need to hedge their bets ,without seeing how things might go first
- onesmallleap

it's childish

Would you sign bent burns to a 10 year contract at 30, I think that's what it was.
- Bettmanhatesus

no i wouldn't. Its the same reason I was against Karlsson.

I just hope the contract is not buyout proof

it's childish
- Nucker101

its a conversation. Its a difference in opinion and for some reason its getting you guys upset. Again, Classic and I have never said that we dislike the player. Myers + Benn > Gudbranson and Hutton x 100, and its not even close. We are complaining about the contracts, which seems to go over some of your heads over and over again.

So with only Woo as RHD & Tanev getting older that makes a rebuild go another 5yrs minimum. Doing nothing is ok if the UFA market is crazy or has nothing. Banking on Barrie is risky but could pay big dividends if only we signed him. After that it is watching the years pass by without enough RHD prospect depth & lucking out on drafting them then waiting on them. The years add up fast & current talent gets wasted.
- Nighthawk

If they had started rebuilding when they should have, they would already be at that point, so yes, if it takes another 5 years so be it.

its a conversation. Its a difference in opinion and for some reason its getting you guys upset. Again, Classic and I have never said that we dislike the player. Myers + Benn > Gudbranson and Hutton x 100, and its not even close. We are complaining about the contracts, which seems to go over some of your heads over and over again.
- Codes1087

It's the way it is, ask the GM's.

If they had started rebuilding when they should have, they would already be at that point, so yes, if it takes another 5 years so be it.
- 1970vintage

It’s amazing with all the garbage being dumped off by teams, that the Canucks weren’t able to flog a single contract for even a conditional pick.

It's the way it is, ask the GM's.
- Bettmanhatesus

its been the same way for years, im not denying that. I guess its one of those "if your best friend jumps off a bridge, you gotta do it too" kinda things?

I believe it’s the creative side of the brain that makes them do this. Other sports dictates what is more natural & they favour their strong side out of the gate.
- Nighthawk

I know lots of guys who shoot left in hockey, but play golf right handed, throw a ball with their right. It’s just weird.

I know lots of guys who shoot left in hockey, but play golf right handed, throw a ball with their right. It’s just weird.
- 1970vintage

Ive seen this too. Couple guys on my beer league team do this. It must be a power/finesse thing.

This is literally the same as 2016
Vancouver came off a season where they were the 2nd lowest scoring team in the league.
So everyone said we cannot come back with the same offense
so they sign eriksson

UFA long term deals to players who are 30 is not the answer.
- classic321

F’s & D are not nearly the same thing.
Longterm deals depends on the what & who. Signing RHD need is not close to signing F’s on the hope of a fix.

Preach brother
- Codes1087

Only applies to LE. The rest were not duds.

it's a shame
- Nucker101

Single-mindedness

F’s & D are not nearly the same thing.
Longterm deals depends on the what & who. Signing RHD need is not close to signing F’s on the hope of a fix.
- Nighthawk

all in all, we can all differ on how the contract is structured (length/$/clauses/etc). I don't think anyone on here has said they simply dont want myers because he is myers. I think people that have not wanted him, did not want him based off of the speculated contract, which is fair. I think its fair to say that our team is better today than it was yesterday with Myers, but i think either side will argue until they are blue in the face as to how they would ideally like the team's cap spent/used/utilized.

It’s amazing with all the garbage being dumped off by teams, that the Canucks weren’t able to flog a single contract for even a conditional pick.
- Shuswap Wap

Benning has had a few wins in the player for picks market, but he pissed them away to try and stay competitive.