Confirmed with Link: Canucks sign RW Loui Eriksson to 6-year, $36m deal ($6m AAV w/ NMC)
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Bobby Digital
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turkulad
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Definitely the best out of the worst signings. Two-way player, 6 years instead of 7. We do need veteran forwards in our Top6 even after the Sedin era.
Now just don't do anything stupid after this.
Now just don't do anything stupid after this.
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Quinning
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Yeah if he has either this becomes a bad contract. If he doesn't we can ditch him in the final years to a cap floor team
y2kcanucks
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Would have preferred just under 6, but I like it, cerebral player should be good for at least 4 of those 6 years.
Baby Pettersson
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So conflicted.... I love Loui, but there's the concern with injuries. At least LTIR exists.
I think 4 years down the line, $6m won't even be that much, and we can always buy him out or trade him to a cap floor team at that point. Not concerned with the contract, just with whether or not the Canucks are actually going to rebuild at some point.
I think 4 years down the line, $6m won't even be that much, and we can always buy him out or trade him to a cap floor team at that point. Not concerned with the contract, just with whether or not the Canucks are actually going to rebuild at some point.
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BloatedGuppy
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Can almost guarantee he'll have one or the other. Those are practically automatic with any major UFA signing.
Problem is
1. Term
2. Canucks are not contending.
But owners/management want playoffs.
Ladd, Nielsen are like straight up crazy.
1. Term
2. Canucks are not contending.
But owners/management want playoffs.
Ladd, Nielsen are like straight up crazy.
Horrorshow
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Don't like the contract, but definitely the lesser of all evils.
This signing won't look good in 4 years, but none of these contracts will.
This signing won't look good in 4 years, but none of these contracts will.
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As long as the final 2 Years are modified it won't be horrible. It's still not great but atleast we were expecting it.
Crinny
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Can you also please tell us the Lotto numbers for this weekend since you can see into the future?
Your hate for Swedes is getting really pathetic.
I agree the term is bad but given what they are trying to do he's the best signing to be had I think. I trust this a lot more than similar term and money to Backes or Ladd or Lucic. I fully believe it will be an albatross contract at some point but for my money I think Lucic would have been an albatross as early as year 1.
My personal preference would be to not add to the cap for long term and actually rebuild. However, that ship sailed when the Aquilini's bought the team and this management group took the jobs they did under the mandate they did. That is stupid but I don't think this signing is.
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I keep forgetting Eriksson is only 30. these days. 6 years is livable since he can score and can help the team with scoring and just generally as a good guy (from what I hear)
Plus this lets sedins and Eriksson insulate our kids and let them grow without having to worry about being first line players right away.
Plus this lets sedins and Eriksson insulate our kids and let them grow without having to worry about being first line players right away.
Big deal? Do you know what type of player he'll be then? He could just as easily age as well as the sedins.
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