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

[Billy Kvcmu]

I'm ok with everything else we did today but I just can't understand this deal. This is a 1.5m player and we gave him nearly double. Why?

Jimbo wants his guy
It’s also free agency, Cody Ceci got almost the same as Savard

 

[Peen]

I'm ok with everything else we did today but I just can't understand this deal. This is a 1.5m player and we gave him nearly double. Why?

because he’s 6’4 and is right handed

 

[LogicalOrca]

Just read these comments from Jets fans when it was announced

Trade, FA, Rumour Thread

But how many of them have 200 IQ like Jet Black? If Jet Black is sees something in Poolman that compares him goodly to our previous steady physical minute munching defenseman on long-term deals like Sbisa and Gudbranson, then for sure he will lead us to barely making the playoffs just like Sbisa and Gudbranson did for us before!

Can't wait for Poolman to prove you haters and nerds wrong!

 

[mathonwy]

because he’s 6’4 and is right handed

He better be a culture carrier too.

 

[The Vasili Jerry]

I'm just scratching my head how this contract came about. Surely Jim should have started at say $2M x 2 years at best. How does that get escalated to $2.5M x 4 years? I mean, a negotiation should go from that starting point to either an extra $500K/year or an extra year if you really, really want him.

 

[Petey O]

Gross contract.

 

[JetsFan815]

Some Jets fans had nicknamed him "Pooman" after he was getting lit up in a top-4 role. He's a good guy though. Better than Myers in his own zone though fwiw.

 

[The Vasili Jerry]

"I don't know what the competition for him was, but his agent said there were 12 teams in on him so I better pay up. There's no reason for him to say something crazy just to raise his client's value at all."

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

I know it’s coming from Jimbo but consider he’s 6’4 and shoots right and knowing how most nhl teams operate
It’s pretty believable that Jimbo goes into a bidding war

 

[GetFocht]

I'm just scratching my head how this contract came about. Surely Jim should have started at say $2M x 2 years at best. How does that get escalated to $2.5M x 4 years? I mean, a negotiation should go from that starting point to either an extra $500K/year or an extra year if you really, really want him.

thats easy, you have 12 teams bidding on him

 

[Petey O]

I know it’s coming from Jimbo but consider he’s 6’4 and shoots right and knowing how most nhl teams operate
It’s pretty believable that Jimbo goes into a bidding war

Pretty sure he's 6'2. At least according to HockeyDB and wikipedia.

 

[Rumsfeld]

These are the kind of depth players you want to keep on their toes with 1-2 year contracts and make them earn the next one.

4 years would be insane even at a reasonable cap hit. Just total idiocy.

 

[The Vasili Jerry]

thats easy, you have 12 teams bidding on him

I wonder if there's anything else you could do in that situation? I guess you could just move on because it's not what you want to pay?

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Pretty sure he's 6'2. At least according to HockeyDB and wikipedia.

Damn, that’s 100k less salary for him!!!

 

[Melvin]

It’s very hard to make up fake benning quotes that are as dumb as the actual things he actually says.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

I wonder if there's anything else you could do in that situation? I guess you could just move on because it's not what you want to pay?

Jimbo wants his guy in FA
I think we all know that

 

[GetFocht]

Pretty sure he's 6'2. At least according to HockeyDB and wikipedia.

That's incorrect, he's actually 6'4 as it states on his Eliteprospects page.

You can also see him playing here and standing next to Laine. He is not a 6'2 player:

 

[GetFocht]

I wonder if there's anything else you could do in that situation? I guess you could just move on because it's not what you want to pay?

2.5 million cap hit over 4 years is fine for a 28 year old player that will play in his prime. If he was over 30 years old then it wouldn't make sense

 

[The Vasili Jerry]

Jimbo wants his guy in FA
I think we all know that

Once he wants something, he's gonna damn well get it!

*cough* OEL

 

[timw33]

I'm guessing most teams we're offering 2-3 years around 2MM and we stepped up with the 4th. Just like with Beagle and Ferland.

 

[Hit the post]

These are the kind of depth players you want to keep on their toes with 1-2 year contracts and make them earn the next one.

4 years would be insane even at a reasonable cap hit. Just total idiocy.

I wonder if he has a NTC?

 

[Hit the post]

I'm guessing most teams we're offering 2-3 years around 2MM and we stepped up with the 4th. Just like with Beagle and Ferland.

Ferland is technically still on the payroll.

 

[Petey O]

That's incorrect, he's actually 6'4 as it states on his Eliteprospects page.

You can also see him playing here and standing next to Laine. He is not a 6'2 player:

Fair enough. That's nice if he's 6'4, but I think he got an inflated contract because of it.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Fair enough. That's nice if he's 6'4, but I think he got an inflated contract because of it.

Ofc it did are you kidding me, it’s the nhl
If Myers becomes a FA today, at least 10 teams call him because he’s 6’’7 and shoots right

 

[Hit the post]

Fair enough. That's nice if he's 6'4, but I think he got an inflated contract because of it.

It's not the size of the dog in a fight but rather the size of the fight in the dog.