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

[tyhee]

Eriksson is the nail in the coffin to this team getting the top 5 draft picks that it desperately needs.

It seems to me the chances of picking in the top 5 increases-in the years 2020, 2021 and 2022.

All we have to do is wait a few extra years to start the rebuild. Until then, the Canucks can fight for a playof berth.

Sigh.

 

[JA]

 

[Olli Juolevi]

They tossed two first rounders aside like gummy bears too.

They toss any flashy prospects (McCann, Shink) and opt for "meat and kartoffel" or in the case of Granlund just more mediocre.

 

[JA]

It seems to me the chances of picking in the top 5 increases-in the years 2020, 2021 and 2022.

All we have to do is wait a few extra years to start the rebuild. Until then, the Canucks can fight for a playof berth.

Sigh.

2017 seems to be a weak draft year. 2018 and 2019 have shown much more promise.

 

[iFan]

2017 seems to be a weak draft year. 2018 and 2019 have shown much more promise.

There's some really good high end prospects in the top of it... Liljegren is looking like a potential right side #1 D man, with the value those players hold he may go 1st overall, we'll have to let the season play out. There's some good talent up in the top of it.

Juolevi Liljegren

Would be a pretty sweet top pairing to build around

 

[BWJM]

I honestly don't think we'll be that bad. If we stay healthy. Just gotta dream.... Tryamkin emerges.. Eriksson has a career year. Hutton and Horvat an even bigger improvement, Larsen betters PP from 28th. Gudbranson tuns out better then expected... Can only hope.

 

[iFan]

I honestly don't think we'll be that bad. If we stay healthy. Just gotta dream.... Tryamkin emerges.. Eriksson has a career year. Hutton and Horvat an even bigger improvement, Larsen betters PP from 28th. Gudbranson tuns out better then expected... Can only hope.

We need to be that bad, we need to be the worst team in the league so we have the best odds at the first overall pick. We need a D man like Liljegren, a mix of Doughty and Karlsson and plays the right side. If there's a hockey God out their let us get the first overall next year.

 

[BWJM]

We need to be that bad, we need to be the worst team in the league so we have the best odds at the first overall pick. We need a D man like Liljegren, a mix of Doughty and Karlsson and plays the right side. If there's a hockey God out their let us get the first overall next year.

When is that level of a Dman next predicted in the draft? Hope for Joulevi. We just need our luck to change for once. I'm all for being bad but losing out in the lottery hurts even more when you're terrible. Damn you Jets... I'd rather be somewhat decent and get lucky. If we pull off a miracle season and somehow make the playoffs this year it won't because we had Eriksson, it would be done from major improvements all over and that would be a very positive sign.

 

[Olli Juolevi]

The Canucks need to cut their losses and accept that sports teams are cyclical. You can't be a contender year after year that's not how it works. They are doing a disservice to this franchise for prolonging what is already a dysfunctional "rebuild".

Accept that spending 2-4 years in the basement to draft in the top 3-5 picks is what this franchise desperately needs and will be better for the team in the long run. After you have drafted elite, cream of the crop talent to be the core of your new team THEN you can go and make signings like this.

Anything else is a disservice to this franchise, to the fans that have watched mediocre team after mediocre team fail in the playoffs, and to the owners themselves for failing to realize that bringing a championship to Vancouver involves cutting your losses and building the team from the bottom up.

 

[NucksRuleYep]

We need to be that bad, we need to be the worst team in the league so we have the best odds at the first overall pick. We need a D man like Liljegren, a mix of Doughty and Karlsson and plays the right side. If there's a hockey God out their let us get the first overall next year.

So silly. I mean come on man. Let's logically think this through:

- What are the odds of finishing 30th? Like maybe 20%?
- If we finish 30th, the odds are only 20% we get the 1st round pick
- Then, if we happened to get the 1st round pick, we could just end up with like Edmonton

I was on board for the tank last year but only because of the numerous injuries. If we have a healthy team this year then we are definitely going to be pushing for playoffs and beyond. The tank last year was a miracle. Enjoy Juolevi and move on.

 

[valkynax]

Yup. Infuriating. I'm fine with these kinds of moves (Eriksson) so long as we are keeping picks and developing prospects.

They tossed two first rounders aside like gummy bears too.

Could've at least treated picks like some kinda rare gummy, like the Gummy Venus De Milo

Regardless, I do hope that LE will retire here on a positive note in the end. Let's see what he can do with the Sedins next season. As long as WD doesn't pull off another BS move like subbing Dorsett into the Sedin line.

 

[iFan]

When is that level of a Dman next predicted in the draft? Hope for Joulevi. We just need our luck to change for once. I'm all for being bad but losing out in the lottery hurts even more when you're terrible. Damn you Jets... I'd rather be somewhat decent and get lucky. If we pull off a miracle season and somehow make the playoffs this year it won't because we had Eriksson, it would be done from major improvements all over and that would be a very positive sign.

D man on Liljegren projected level don't come very often, sound defensively and exciting offensively and plays the right side, it's a hard find. Honestly Canucks will likely be that bad, Sedins have been declining which is expected given their age, we don't have depth scoring and our D is still a work in progress, we know injuries will hit this team. The pacific teams are better than the Canucks, Oilers and Flames are better than the Canucks, Leafs may improve enough to jump us too. Eriksson doesn't fix this team, if Horvat, Virtanen and Bartschi take the next step and produce as top 6 players and we don't get hit hard with injuries then we might improve enough to be in the mix for the playoffs but that's a lot to depend on

 

[iFan]

So silly. I mean come on man. Let's logically think this through:

- What are the odds of finishing 30th? Like maybe 20%?
- If we finish 30th, the odds are only 20% we get the 1st round pick
- Then, if we happened to get the 1st round pick, we could just end up with like Edmonton

I was on board for the tank last year but only because of the numerous injuries. If we have a healthy team this year then we are definitely going to be pushing for playoffs and beyond. The tank last year was a miracle. Enjoy Juolevi and move on.

Sorry but Flames and Oilers are better than the Canucks at this point, as are the Sharks, LA and the Ducks, this will keep the Canucks in the bottom. Canucks aren't a very good team.

 

[NucksRuleYep]

Sorry but Flames and Oilers are better than the Canucks at this point, as are the Sharks, LA and the Ducks, this will keep the Canucks in the bottom. Canucks aren't a very good team.

So everyone is better than the Canucks huh?

It's okay when the 31 year old players are Getzlaf, Kesler and Perry (who failed miserably last year) but Loui Eriksson is where you draw the line.

No, Edmonton isn't better than the Canucks. They will be better when they PROVE IT in the regular season. Until then, it's all fluff.

 

[SillyRabbit]

It seems to me the chances of picking in the top 5 increases-in the years 2020, 2021 and 2022.

All we have to do is wait a few extra years to start the rebuild. Until then, the Canucks can fight for a playof berth.

Sigh.

I said two years ago that Benning would set this franchise back an entire decade.

I'm starting to think that the "decade" timeline won't actually begin until he's fired (which could possibly take another two years).

He's just caused too much long term damage in terms of personnel, cap management, asset management, and blown/traded picks.

It's like the guy who steals all the fruit from your garden, and then salts the soil so nothing will ever grow again.

 

[iFan]

So everyone is better than the Canucks huh?

It's okay when the 31 year old players are Getzlaf, Kesler and Perry (who failed miserably last year) but Loui Eriksson is where you draw the line.

No, Edmonton isn't better than the Canucks. They will be better when they PROVE IT in the regular season. Until then, it's all fluff.

You do realize we were the 3rd worst team in the league last year... What have the Canucks done to fix the massive scoring issues? Eriksson is a good piece but he alone doesn't fix it. Oilers added Lucic, Puljujarvi and Larsson and with McDavid and Draisaitl gaining another year that's a team that's going to make some standing improvements next season.

 

[SillyRabbit]

So everyone is better than the Canucks huh?

It's okay when the 31 year old players are Getzlaf, Kesler and Perry (who failed miserably last year) but Loui Eriksson is where you draw the line.

No, Edmonton isn't better than the Canucks. They will be better when they PROVE IT in the regular season. Until then, it's all fluff.

Anaheim's core is still in their prime, they are still a contender.

They also have better young players than us on their roster led by a stud in Lindholm.

Oh and they also have a better prospect pool.

They are in a good position and could easily re-tool by trading off vets for more assets if their current core doesn't win a Cup in the next few years.

The Canucks are in the worst position of any NHL franchise. No other team would trade positions with us, in terms of roster, management, prospects, etc.

 

[Mr Plow]

I like the signing. I think it'll be bad by year 5 or 6 but it won't cripple us or anything. Would have preferred five years at $6.5 but I can live with this.

 

[Olli Juolevi]

Anaheim's core is still in their prime, they are still a contender.

They also have better young players than us on their roster led by a stud in Lindholm.

Oh and they also have a better prospect pool.

They are in a good position and could easily re-tool by trading off vets for more assets if their current core doesn't win a Cup in the next few years.

The Canucks are in the worst position of any NHL franchise. No other team would trade positions with us, in terms of roster, management, prospects, etc.

The Canucks are in the position of owning a mediocre, smelly, garbage incinerator level, 1960's Volkswagen with the tires popped and the engine spewing **** everywhere. They need to dose the car with gasoline and let it burn for a while. They need to make an entirely new car from scratch not replace it with more junk spare parts (Granlund, Dorset, Sbisa, Sutter, Gudbranson, Prust) lol.

 

[Nick Lang]

We need to be that bad, we need to be the worst team in the league so we have the best odds at the first overall pick. We need a D man like Liljegren, a mix of Doughty and Karlsson and plays the right side. If there's a hockey God out their let us get the first overall next year.

This is a joke right? One of the silliest things I've ever read on here.

 

[Fat Tony]

No, Edmonton isn't better than the Canucks. They will be better when they PROVE IT in the regular season. Until then, it's all fluff.

Quite the high bar you've set.

 

[Zaddy91]

Really? The rebuild pain would be over by not of Benning was competent and we would be embarking on 10+ years of growth and happiness. You could even sign Eriksson

Sedin Sedin Eriksson
Connor Larkin Boeser
Baertschi Horvat Virtanen
Shinkaruk McCann Rodin etc etc etc

Hutton Tanev
Joulevi Provorov
Forsling Tryamkin
Corrado subban

Markstrom Demko

And a while bunch of other prospects

lol @ magically trading Edler for a 1st

 

[F A N]

I said two years ago that Benning would set this franchise back an entire decade.

I'm starting to think that the "decade" timeline won't actually begin until he's fired (which could possibly take another two years).

He's just caused too much long term damage in terms of personnel, cap management, asset management, and blown/traded picks.

This is nonsense. Benning's three drafts are looking real good. And intentional or not, the Canucks ended up with the 5th overall pick this summer.

 

[bbud]

So everyone is better than the Canucks huh?

It's okay when the 31 year old players are Getzlaf, Kesler and Perry (who failed miserably last year) but Loui Eriksson is where you draw the line.

No, Edmonton isn't better than the Canucks. They will be better when they PROVE IT in the regular season. Until then, it's all fluff.

Edmonton signs lucic and has no D and to get it they have to trade some big pieces they are no better off today

 

[Siludin]

We need to be that bad, we need to be the worst team in the league so we have the best odds at the first overall pick. We need a D man like Liljegren, a mix of Doughty and Karlsson and plays the right side. If there's a hockey God out their let us get the first overall next year.

How about the Canucks simply aim for a Doughty instead of a Karlsson? I prefer cups.