Confirmed with Link: Canucks sign RW Loui Eriksson to 6-year, $36m deal ($6m AAV w/ NMC)

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A deal should not be judged based on expectations from the stated and pre-determined goal of the organization. If the goal is realistically unattainable and chasing that goal will hurt the team, and a move successfully moves the team closer to that goal (and has repurcussions that will hurt the team further after the goal collapses, which it will), then it's still overall a bad deal, plain and simple, IMO.

It could have been far worse based on the precedents set by the thing that we shouldn't be taking part in in the first place, and there's a part of me that likes it in terms of watching hockey short term, but I cannot agree that it is a good deal, because it isn't.

The fact that it is unavoidable because of the owner does not excuse it and make it a less bad deal than it is.

But I still really like the idea of having Eriksson with the Sedins on a team that I watch. He's their ideal linemate.
 
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Looking at his fancy numbers, Eriksson has great underlying stats.

Yeah, he's a really good player. Probably an elite two-way player in his prime. He'll still be useful in the last couple years of his deal when his production is likely to fall off.
 
Fair enough. But I will continue to not watch any games nor spend any $$ on this team until they commit to a rebuild. It's insulting thay they would rather chase playoff revenue than a Stanley Cup.
Nothing will change as long as FA owns the team. Next GM will be expected to make playoffs every year too
 
Well, it could have been much worse. I was certainly setting myself up for that. Should be good value for the first couple of years, then bleh.
 
Looking at his fancy numbers, Eriksson has great underlying stats.

He's a really great player, easily the best player available today and will help the team in a lot of different ways. Concussion concerns are overblown as well, only concern is age.

I thought the Canucks were going to have to go 7x7 to get him.
 
Nothing will change as long as FA owns the team. Next GM will be expected to make playoffs every year too

The sad thing is, that should be the goal of every team. I wish there was a way to get away from the tank.

There are so many teams that have been bad for so long and still don't look up....I'm not sure there is a sure fire winning formula.
 
Nothing will change as long as FA owns the team. Next GM will be expected to make playoffs every year too

Cool then guess I won't be watching Canucks hockey for a while. Fine by me looks like I won't be missing out on much.
 
Higher AAV and term then I'd like....but what ever. He should be Vrbata.2015 for a few seasons at least. And he makes enough to stop us from signing Lucic or Brouwer to the rates they got too.

I'm not dissatisfied I guess, we all saw this coming.
 
My expectations were set so incredibly low, that this deal really is not bad at all. Meh.
 
How is that any differant than hating everything?

This deal is Not a bad deal. What so ever.

Were not rebuilding
People aren't hating for the sake of hating. That's the difference between the two. Cheerleading for the sake of it is ridiculous
 
Canucks just got taken down on the NHL network here in the us.... Bill Lindsay and Brian Lawton said the team is lost, need to tear it down and rebuild. Also said the team is in no way a cup contender (obviously) and need to move on from the sendins......
 
People aren't hating for the sake of hating. That's the difference between the two. Cheerleading for the sake of it is ridiculous

Its not cheerleading. My opinion is just as valid as yours. And in my opinion this is a good deal.

Good fancy stats, chemistry with sedins, can play in all situations.

Its a good retooling move
 
Canucks just got taken down on the NHL network here in the us.... Bill Lindsay and Brian Lawton said the team is lost, need to tear it down and rebuild. Also said the team is in no way a cup contender (obviously) and need to move on from the sendins......

If Brian Lawton thinks we need a rebuild, we better not rebuild.
 
In an ideal world, 5 years and $5.5-6M would have been amazing. $6M/6 is OK. I like the signing and I like the first line. I hope Loui doesn't decline as fast as most 30+ players do (and like Lucic will ;) )
 
TSN just announced that the deal is VERY heavily front loaded with a signing bonus and suggested that it's in the area of HALF the contracts worth. This means that he'll be earning significantly less in years 2-6. He'll be very easy to trade to a non-cap team.

If he's making 3m/year in years 2-6. EASY to move that.

Love this deal even more.
 
If Brian Lawton thinks we need a rebuild, we better not rebuild.

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

I don't like the direction (or lack thereof) this team is going in, but I'll cheer for him and the team, like always.

Can't be a downer all the time.
 
TSN just announced that the deal is VERY heavily front loaded with a signing bonus and suggested that it's in the area of HALF the contracts worth. This means that he'll be earning significantly less in years 2-6. He'll be very easy to trade to a non-cap team.

If he's making 3m/year in years 2-6. EASY to move that.

Love this deal even more.

Good
But seriously, fans here don't care how much money the Aqualinis are paying outside of the cap hit:naughty:
 
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