Confirmed Trade: [VAN/COL] Tucker Poolman (20% retained) and 2025 4th round pick for D Erik Brannstrom

[Sticktape]

Didn't some guy in another thread propose this exact trade a few days ago?!

 

[Peter Griffin]

Sounds like he'll be LTIR the entire season.

He’s still owed money and his contract is only partially insured at best. His salary for this season is $3M, so Vancouver will cover $600k of the pro-rated uninsured amount.

 

[Muffin]

He’s still owed money and his contract is only partially insured at best. His salary for this season is $3M, so Vancouver will cover $600k of the pro-rated uninsured amount.

Eh I don't think the Kroenkes are hurting for money.

 

[Peter Griffin]

Eh I don't think the Kroenkes are hurting for money.

No, but this is why the trade probably happened with Colorado and not Columbus or some other team. Colorado is basically paying $1M+ for a 4th round pick.

 

[jd22]

Is this type of partial insurance on a contract standard, or is this another Benning classic?

As context, the Ferland contract turned out to be uninsurable and the Canucks had to pay the entire contract out of pocket after Ferland played 13 games or something.

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

I thought Poolman was going to be on LTIR for quite awhile? Cap move by the Avs?

And for the sake of my OCD sanity, please edit the title to VAN. WTF is VCR? Took awhile to read that.

He is. Poolman is basically LTIRetired at this point. Problem is we couldn't accrue cap space with him on LTIR all season. It's partly why we couldn't acquire Tanev at the TDL. So this is more a move to avoid using LTIR

 

[Angry Little Elf]

Wishing the best to Poolman. Sad that injuries ruined his career. Seems like a nice guy

 

[Maurice of Orange]

Is this type of partial insurance on a contract standard, or is this another Benning classic?

As context, the Ferland contract turned out to be uninsurable and the Canucks had to pay the entire contract out of pocket after Ferland played 13 games or something.

Poolman only played around 40 games or so and had little effect while on the Nucks blueline.

Post concussion syndrome brought an early end to Tucker Poolman’s career.

LTIRetired a.k.a. Robidas Island.

 

[Hobnobs]

Eh I don't think the Kroenkes are hurting for money.

The Kroenkes are always hurting for money. At least they will tell you that.