Michael DeRosa: BREAKING: Canucks Buying Out Oliver Ekman-Larsson

Vantel, over here.

Vantel, over here.
- golfingsince

Thanks for the heads up

It’s just truly sad, they gave up the 9th overall pick for a guy they are now gonna give 20 million dollars to go away. Francesco Aquilini gets what he deserves.

So a key part of this deal would be having some young players ready to contribute a year. from now and beyond.

Is Nighthawk our new Blogger? We are getting new blogs every 20 minutes now.

It’s just truly sad, they gave up the 9th overall pick for a guy they are now gonna give 20 million dollars to go away. Francesco Aquilini gets what he deserves.
- LeftCoaster

Yesterday you said I have daily hate towards PA. This is a huge move and I give him plenty of credit.

It’s just truly sad, they gave up the 9th overall pick for a guy they are now gonna give 20 million dollars to go away. Francesco Aquilini gets what he deserves.
- LeftCoaster

Benning's in the rear view. If anyone wants to argue he wasn't an awful GM then good for them. He was, despite his best draft picks.

2025-26 and 2026-27 need some consideration bat after that his buyout dollars should be 2% of the cap or less.

Yesterday you said I have daily hate towards PA. This is a huge move and I give him plenty of credit.
- VANTEL

Disingenuous, but good for you. Aquilini eating lots of crow here!!

Yesterday you said I have daily hate towards PA. This is a huge move and I give him plenty of credit.
- VANTEL

I mean the first part of correcting a mistake is recognizing it. Good on FA for financing it. Many owners wouldn't.

Disingenuous, but good for you. Aquilini eating lots of crow here!!
- LeftCoaster

So now you are a feelings expert? You sound like a regular Jackass of all Trades

So now you are a feelings expert? You sound like a regular Jackass of all Trades

- VANTEL

I have a wife, two daughters and a grand daughter, so yeah, I’m a feelings expert.

I have a wife, two daughters and a grand daughter, so yeah, I’m a feelings expert.
- LeftCoaster

Do all of your purses match?

I mean the first part of correcting a mistake is recognizing it. Good on FA for financing it. Many owners wouldn't.
- golfingsince

I’m surprised he agreed to it but it needed to be done even if it’s short term gain. Hopefully the cap goes up enough to off-set the hit in three and four years.

I mean the first part of correcting a mistake is recognizing it. Good on FA for financing it. Many owners wouldn't.
- golfingsince

I liked the trade when it happened but I quickly seen how far OEL had fallen. You have to fix it. It was crazy not to take this year of a 7 mil cap break.

Nighthawk suggested next year but then you are paying him 7 mil to save 2 mil in year 8.

I have a wife, two daughters and a grand daughter, so yeah, I’m a feelings expert.
- LeftCoaster

Tell me about it.

Do all of your purses match?
- golfingsince

I have The Ridge Carbon Fiber wallet, that thing is the best!!

I’m surprised he agreed to it but it needed to be done even if it’s short term gain. Hopefully the cap goes up enough to off-set the hit in three and four years.
- LeftCoaster

The key is having entry level contracts ready to step in. The other issue is his cap hit increases to nearly $5M when Kuzmenko's deal expires.

This could be has Kuzmenko's last deal in Vancouver.

I’m surprised he agreed to it but it needed to be done even if it’s short term gain. Hopefully the cap goes up enough to off-set the hit in three and four years.
- LeftCoaster

Escrow is over next year and the league is projected to make billions this year.

An OEL #Canucks buyout carries a cap hit of:
Year 1: 147K (7.1M savings)
Year 2: 2.35M (4.9M savings)
Year 3 & 4: 4.77M (2.5M savings)
Year 5-8: 2.13M cap hit & cost

#Yotes  will also carry a small cap hit for 8 years.

Full breakdown:

puckpedia.com/player/oliver-…

I liked the trade when it happened but I quickly seen how far OEL had fallen. You have to fix it. It was crazy not to take this year of a 7 mil cap break.

Nighthawk suggested next year but then you are paying him 7 mil to save 2 mil in year 8.
- VANTEL

When I looked into it it was either now or in 2 years, the one in between only made sense if you figured you could salvage him.

This will go down as one of the worst trades in NHL history I think.

When I looked into it it was either now or in 2 years, the one in between only made sense if you figured you could salvage him.

This will go down as one of the worst trades in NHL history I think.
- golfingsince

For now

CapFriendly
@CapFriendly
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9m
Breaking: #Yotes lose one of their 3 retained salary (RS) slots for the next 8 years.

We recently learned that a buyout on a RS contract results in the original team losing a RS slot for the whole buyout duration

We've already updated the site to reflect that new understanding!

For now

- VANTEL

There are a lot of bad trades made, so the list is long but I feel that OEL deal be on the top 100 for awhile.

CapFriendly
@CapFriendly
·
9m
Breaking: #Yotes lose one of their 3 retained salary (RS) slots for the next 8 years.

We recently learned that a buyout on a RS contract results in the original team losing a RS slot for the whole buyout duration

We've already updated the site to reflect that new understanding!
- VANTEL

The trade just got better!!!