Confirmed with Link: Canucks sign D Tucker Poolman to 4-Year, $10M Deal ($2.5M AAV)

[Russian_fanatic]

2 years too much and overpaid by roughly 500k...

Not ideal, but I can live with it.

 

[Hooz]

Why exactly are we paying 2.5 for a replacement level player???

 

[DannyGallivan]

Thank you!

You're welcome. Good day to everybody in Canucksville.

 

[Nucker101]

Thank you!

Yikes, so he’s a Jordie Benn type

 

[MS]

He’s a decent #5-6 type if signed at $1.2-$1.5 or something for a year or two.

This is a massive overpayment.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Why exactly are we paying 2.5 for a replacement level player???

Cause we are short on right side and it’s Jimbo
Poolmam is decent player imo

 

[Diamonddog01]

Brutal signing. Man our defense is horrid. Over/under on whether we have the worst GA in the league next year?

 

[StickShift]

Quality of competition number stands out to me. Canucks probably view him as someone they can put out in a shutdown role. Is he? TBD.

 

[The Vasili Jerry]

Would have rather given Tanev an extra $2m/year. Same term.

 

[strattonius]

Why not spend 2 million more and make a run at Savard.

I think Savard would be a big mistake - over-rated d-man

 

[Kickpuncher]

How do you expect OEL to bounce back if he's going to be saddled with either Myers or Poolman as a D partner?

 

[Rumsfeld]

He’s a decent #5-6 type if signed at $1.2-$1.5 or something for a year or two.

This is a massive overpayment.

Yeah, but like it's not a big deal as long as this sort of thing doesn't become a pattern.

 

[supercanuck]

Actually one of those guys I wanted as a "low key" signing. Dislike the term. AAV probably could have been lower. At least it is not franchise crippling I guess. LOL

 

[VancouverJagger]

Sure he's slightly overpaid and the term is too long...........not ideal but FA isn't exactly swimming with rhd options.

Not sure what people were expecting here?

 

[Canucks LB]

I won't hide from this, Always liked the player, Maybe 500k and 1 year too much, But he is a good player.
Still our right side still needs a lot of work.

 

[Diamonddog01]

How do you expect OEL to bounce back if he's going to be saddled with either Myers or Poolman as a D partner?

I think he may have with Murphy. Would've been a good way to mitigate the massive risk of the trade...now highly unlikely imo.

 

[Bankerguy]

Maybe Poolman found an ancient burried bag of sensu beans in his backyard and he plans on eating one in the third period of each game this upcoming season...he then used this DBZ bag of beans to leverage a better contract with Benning. Benning is a hardcore DBZ fan.

 

[Bertuzzzi44]

Solid simple game, nothing flashy but gets the Job done, like the player.

 

[Snatcher Demko]

Overpaid and term too long! I was expecting 2x2 or something.

Poolman had a rough year but was trending well prior to that.

Benning is really rolling the dice on reclamation projects.

I suppose that is not a bad strategy but a 4 year commitment at this point seems kind of ridiculous.

That said, if he an play a regular shift on the last pairing and can move up at times then he'll earn the salary. Still, another premium paid.

 

[Breakers]

we are paying over $11 million for THIS ON OUR RIGHT SIDE

Myers
Poolman
Hamonic

Holy Frank

 

[Rumsfeld]

Not sure what people were expecting here?

I don't know, maybe an actual NHL defence after 8 years of trying desperately to build one?

Or is that too extreme?

 

[vanarchy]

I don’t understand the term. Make it make sense.

Even the AAV I will live with I guess in the hopes that he fits better than we think but 4 years?

 

[Jay Cee]

Our defense is going to be massacred next season.

 

[DarrenX]

So, with Hamonic and Poolman, no Schenn then?
2.5m for a bottom pairing D sounds like an overpayment. I liked 800k for Schenn a lot better.

 

[VanJack]

Without knowing the contract details, I have less problem with this signing than some other posters. Probably one year too long on the term and probably $500,000 - $700,000 too high.

But he's still only 28 and I would imagine the deal comes with no trade protection. So as a right-shot, depth d-man he'll always be in demand. So he might finish his four year contract in Vancouver, but could also be a trade chip down the road.