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

[Shareefruck]

It doesn't but I think you have to assess the signing based on the stated goals of the organization which is make the playoffs and re-build on the fly. You have the discussion of whether that is the correct goal to have (it isn't IMO) and you a second discussion on whether or not the acquisition helps meet the stated goal. In this case it likely does. He can put up some points. No youth or picks walked out the door to make it happen. For many of the other moves Benning has made the asset bleed means he is not fulfilling at least half of the stated goal (re-build on the fly) and even the first part (giving up superior players for lesser ones). But I don't think that is the case on this one.

It will be an albatross contract a few years down the road though.

There's also a third, and in my opinion, more pertinent discussion-- how the acquisition affects the team when the unrealistic stated goal inevitably collapses.

 

[thepuckmonster]

Between Edler, Markstrom, Sedins and Eriksson we basically have 1/3 of Sweden's WHC roster

 

[TruGr1t]

Horvat Baertschi Eriksson Hutton Gudbranson Markstrom
Sutter Virtanen Boeser Juolevi Tryamkin Demko

Reason for optimism

Wow look at all that top-flight talent. Oh wait we don't have a single marquee player in our entire system.

 

[DCantheDDad]

I figured something like this was coming. At least we didnt get Lucic too. Eriksson wont be enough to move us out of the basement, so that's a plus. That contract is really going to hurt in a couple yeats though.

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

Me too. I wish the GM did something smart for once. People have a reason to be negative about this abomination of a contract.

+10,000.

Love ya, LB, but that mindset is plain WRONG.

You can't change your standing by being optimistic. You can only change it by making good decisions and looking inward to improve yourself.

It's good to be optimistic, even better to pragmatic. Constantly evaluating how you stand with zero attachment makes you better. And in the words of Alex Burrows "Satisfaction leads to regret."

 

[Scurr]

If we can squeeze 4 good years out of Loui I think we'll be ok. We'll likely have an Alex Burrows situation then with an overpaid player that is still useful, that gives you more options than just a buy-out.

 

[KDizzle]

Ugly term.
Don't mind the cap hit... But I do mind wallowing in mediocrity.

Hello 9th place, my old friend.

 

[AwesomeInTheory]

Or sturm or Booth

I don't think either of them were linemates of the Sedins who 'tore it up.'

In fact, I don't think Sturm played with the Sedins at all.

Weak attempt.

 

[absolute garbage]

Honestly, that is the minimum deal that I expected him to sign for so I'm not all that upset. Should be full value for the next 3-4 seasons barring injuries. You always overpay for UFAs but this is a very good player, more of a positive than a negative in my mind.

So I get if you just didn't want the player, but the deal itself is fair in the UFA market.

Just curious, do you expect this team to contend in the next 3-4 seasons?

 

[thepuckmonster]

Knock it off with the personal jabs and attacks. Talk about the deal or don't participate, schoolyard bullying antics aren't going to fly.

 

[Dr. Nucksfan]

Bad contract, bad GM, bad team, bad direction, bad future, confused fan.

"Overreacting fan": there, fixed it for you.

 

[ping]

How does he stack up in terms of analytics?

 

[Pip]

Lol outside of hf people on here people are calling this the best deal so far in FA.

We are not rebuilding, its never happening. Embrace the retool or find a different team.

This ownership is dictating everything

Praise everything or find a different team?

 

[y2kcanucks]

Between Edler, Markstrom, Sedins and Eriksson we basically have 1/3 of Sweden's WHC roster

Yay!

 

[canwincup]

I think we'll get 4 good years out him, even when he declines he'll still be a useful player.

 

[rune74]

How does he stack up in terms of analytics?

Interesting to know this as well, think you can pull this up Y2k?

 

[iFan]

The tank is overrated, especially since we know that we will get screwed out of a top pick "when the balls fall" even if we finish 30th.

Loui will likely prevent us from last overall but he won't get us to 9th in the West either...we will still be a bad team but at least we won't be losing every game embarrassingly. We will still be drafting in the top 10.

It's really hard to say... If Horvat, Virtanen and Bartschi develop enough this season we may have a decent top 9, the thing with the Canucks is it's too unpredictable, I think we're still too small and lack grit and toughness. I think injuries will still be an issue here, I think size will be a problem, I think scoring will be a problem here. I don't mind Eriksson here, not a fan of the term but it is what it is with UFAs.

 

[Dr. Nucksfan]

Between Edler, Markstrom, Sedins and Eriksson we basically have 1/3 of Sweden's WHC roster

Good. When they win gold, they'll be dialled in.

And should they fail, why then they'll be extra motivated

 

[canwincup]

+10,000.

Love ya, LB, but that mindset is plain WRONG.

You can't change your standing by being optimistic. You can only change it by making good decisions and looking inward to improve yourself.

It's good to be optimistic, even better to pragmatic. Constantly evaluating how you stand with zero attachment makes you better. And in the words of Alex Burrows "Satisfaction leads to regret."

If the organizations goal is to make the playoffs why is this a bad move? For a rebuild sure but clearly ownership won't allow it.

 

[Zaddy91]

Wow look at all that top-flight talent. Oh wait we don't have a single marquee player in our entire system.

if u dont think horvat will be a 70 point player you will never be excited for the canucks

 

[Jimson Hogarth*]

If we can squeeze 4 good years out of Loui I think we'll be ok. We'll likely have an Alex Burrows situation then with an overpaid player that is still useful, that gives you more options than just a buy-out.

Yup, and I've heard people line up to say we shouldn't buy out burrows.

 

[Shareefruck]

The tank is overrated, especially since we know that we will get screwed out of a top pick "when the balls fall" even if we finish 30th.

Loui will likely prevent us from last overall but he won't get us to 9th in the West either...we will still be a bad team but at least we won't be losing every game embarrassingly. We will still be drafting in the top 10.

Being down on the idea of tanking on the grounds of Canuck luck doesn't make any sense because if predetermined luck were a real thing (it isn't), it would be proportionally the same whether we tank for the 1st overall or if we get the 30th overall pick. So it would be the exact same amount more beneficial to tank than if we had good luck.

 

[PM]

For free agency it's not a bad contract but the good years out of it are likely the next 2-3 while our team still sucks. The bad years of it are likely the last 2 or 3 years when we are hopefully good again. I like Ericksson as a player (a lot) but the signing is backwards and the opposite of what we should be doing in terms of strategy. I believe he also has a history of concussions, at least one recently off the top of my head.

If we promised him a spot with the Sedins I hope we actually fufill that promise this time.

 

[y2kcanucks]

Yup, and I've heard people line up to say we shouldn't buy out burrows.

Of course. Because that would be another stupid move.

 

[Canucks LB]

Praise everything or find a different team?

How is that any differant than hating everything?

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

Were not rebuilding