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[Mr. Canucklehead]

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Vector's NHL Transaction Tracker.

Some Important Off-Season Dates

Buyout Period: 48 hours after the SCF; players without NMCs must be placed on unconditional waivers 24 hours prior (another buyout period opens if a team has a player file for arbitration)
Team-Elected Arbitration: 48 hours after the SCF
Draft Day 01: June 28th
Draft Day 02: June 29th
Qualifying Offer Date: July 1st
Free Agency Opens: July 1st
Player-Elected Arbitration: July 5th
Young Stars Classic Tournament: Sep. 13th-16th

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[Vector]

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$SPORT

 

[Wisp]

$SPORPS

 

[wonton15]

$DHLWL

 

[Canucks LB]

This is a must watch

 

[Vector]

Allan Walsh, Hronek’s agent. Talked about Hronek’s contract situation briefly

To sums it up

A lot of the media reports are made up

Time Stamp: 19:50

Hronek:
-doesn't want to say too much; has been very careful not to provide any oxygen to speculation
-doesn't like what the salary cap does to player discourse
-for the second half of the season the Canucks market has been obsessed with contracts; 1st Pettersson then Hronek
-all the speculation is fantasy
-when the player is one year away from free agency, the player has tremendous leverage
-Hronek loves Vancouver, the organization, his teammates, great repore and respect for the coaches
-Hronek, his girlfriend, and their dog love the city; is really upfront about how much likes it and wants to stay
-every RFA situation has it's own specific circumstances
-generally a 10% premium on right shot defencemen

Arbitration:
-thinks arbitration is a very fair process; encourages a deal to get done before a hearing
-has several times had players file for arbitration and got a deal done the night before or morning of
-has signed a deal as the arbitrator is walking in the room
-NHL and NHLPA jointly pays the arbitrator
-arbitration is not contentious
-no longer same process as when Tommy Salo's GM made him cry
-arbitration is based on statistics
-looks at the cap when the comparable deals were signed and what their % of the cap
-comparables will have similar games played, TOI, and offensive production
-teams will argue the player is at the bottom while the agent will argue the player is at the top
-GM opinion is no longer relevant; does not testify
-focus on stats since at least 2005
-of 40-45 arbitration filings, only 1 will go to hearing
-with an RFA with 1 year before UFA left, they can only get a 1 year deal

This is a must watch

 

[Szechwan]

This is a must watch

 

[Canucks LB]

hurry up and tweet your report you slacker @Vector

 

[Szechwan]

As always, appreciate the synopsis @Vector

 

[Vector]

hurry up and tweet your report you slacker @Vector

I did. Last night!

 

[Vector]

 

[Jerry the great]

interesting. That's the first time I've heard Alan Walsh interviewed and he seems way less punchable in person than online. Perhaps forming an opinion of someone based entirely on their tweets is a flawed concept.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

interesting. That's the first time I've heard Alan Walsh interviewed and he seems way less punchable in person than online. Perhaps forming an opinion of someone based entirely on their tweets is a flawed concept.

In fairness to him, he would be far from the first person to perfect that dichotomy of in person vs. online personas.

 

[wonton15]

Alright Zadorov you can have the extra $300K

 

[Quinton Byfield]

This is a must watch

Not really. I get that people get emotional and irrational about “their” team, but these people weren’t going to not do these things anyways. If they don’t direct their energies towards sports, they would direct their energies towards other things, like politics, etc.

A video like this aren’t going to change their attitudes. And it’s not like his agent said anything particularly insightful anyways. The realities of hockey necessitate that fans care about salaries and cap. He goes, well fans should just care about the product and joy of hockey. But the numbers all affect the end product.

Like, say we sign Hronek to whatever he wants. Then fine, we will have to sacrifice in other areas. If being secretive about injuries means Hronek gets signed long term and down the line his play declines and his salary no longer matches his level of play, that’s a problem.

He’s an agent, doing his job to represent his client to the best of his ability. Nothing more. He has no vested interest towards a particular team. He can do all the fancy hand waving he wants, but sometimes what fans care about and what an agent cares about are diametrically opposing.

A fans’ voice is not invalid.

 

[Jerry the great]

In fairness to him, he would be far from the first person to perfect that dichotomy of in person vs. online personas.

I thought maybe it was a me thing.

 

[TruGr1t]

Basically as expected, doesn't change much.

 

[David71]

extra 300k maybe more if vancouver decides to trade some bodies. their project salary cap spacce was 27mill now 32-33. what would you guys offer sam reinhart? 7-8yrs 9.5?

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

$DHLWL

“Thanks Dick”
“It’s Rick”
“I know but you look like such a Dick to me”

 

[Baby Pettersson]

That extra 300k is massive for every contender in the league.

 

[Jerry the great]

extra 300k maybe more if vancouver decides to trade some bodies. their project salary cap spacce was 27mill now 32-33. what would you guys offer sam reinhart? 7-8yrs 9.5?

yes. Of all the top 6 forwards available, he's the most appealing. Legitimate top line 200 foot player who can finish, distribute, play both special teams and may be able to move back to centre. I don't think there is any chance he signs for less that $11MM though.

 

[Canucks LB]

Basically as expected, doesn't change much.

Extra 300K is nice

 

[ManVanFan]

Chicago going to take a run at signing Guentzal.

Also anybody heard who the Canucks interviewed at the combine?

 

[bandwagonesque]

Now that everyone remembers to include the hyphen in re-sign I might find something else to do with my life

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

extra 300k maybe more if vancouver decides to trade some bodies. their project salary cap spacce was 27mill now 32-33. what would you guys offer sam reinhart? 7-8yrs 9.5?

I sign Marchessault to a cheaper deal than Guentzel and Reinhart and laugh.