Confirmed Signing with Link: [VAN] D Marcus Pettersson re-signs with Vancouver (6 years, $5.5M AAV)

[FriendlyGhost92]

Well, unless he completely falls off, that'll age nicely.

 

[Fatass]

a recap: i said vancouver's defense looks good until hughes leaves. you said hughes isn't going anywhere. i asked you for proof. you have none. i don't have any proof that's he's leaving, since it is an unknowable outcome for anyone except for quinn

however, there is more reason to suspect that he will leave than he won't: locker room drama. management being forced to ship miller out for less than market value. the allure of playing with his 2 brothers on a contender. the fact that he signed his current contract to walk him directly to ufa. his desire to contend and the likely decline of the canucks. he's american playing in canada. the poor exchange rate of us-canadian currency means less take home money

reasons to suspect that he will stay: he was drafted there and he's the captain

not very compelling

Exchange rate means players, who are all paid in US dollars, actually see more in Canada. 10 million US dollars is 13+ million in Canadian funds.

 

[Lindberg Cheese]

Some clowns will still say this was a bad trade for Vancouver.

Bad trade, handcuffs other moves, Alvins hands are tied at deadline

 

[Oliewud]

Am I missing something here? Everybody here praising a 5.5M$ signing for a 30 points defenseman? Is it all about his size? Surely he is a defensive defenseman excelling in his own zone, right?

hes a #3 based on analytics

 

[Sensatauro]

Brutal. The Canucks lost this trade.

I was available for 4.5/6;years. They could have saved 6 milly and achieved the same results.

Side note....satire, deals actually solid.

 

[QuizGuy66]

Multiple Pettersson discount working in Vancouver's favor

 

[seafoam]

I like that.

 

[molon labe]

Congrats, Petts.

Underpaid, to overpaid, to rightly paid. Now, this might look like a straight up bargain but only takes him to 34/35 so maybe he squeezes one more deal in at the end?

Maybe his only fault is showing enough to get put on a top pair then make mistakes of a third pair guy sporadically that get folks frustrated. But hey, all defenseman do that. This contract is amazing from a team construction point of view. Vancouver should be pleased. FWIW, I'm also super happy with the first. Win win trade JR was known to make on occasion.

 

[dirtydanglez]

fair contract. good for both sides.

 

[Buresflyingelbow]

Huh… I thought he’d come in at around 6.25mil x 6 years, so I’m pleasantly surprised.

Canuck fans, this doesn’t mean we WIN the Miller trade, by the way. That can’t really be determined for 3 years or so. As it presently stands, however, the reality of the situation is we got back a 3D with size that we sorely needed, a 2C that has looked extremely promising, a 3W that has looked great, and a decent RHD prospect. Now, a 1C is more valuable than that, but our team seems to be playing better as a result of these pieces. Right now, things are looking positive across the board for all parties.

I’d also add about 3 million in Cap space at the deadline to the Miller deal.

 

[CascadiaPuck]

a recap: i said vancouver's defense looks good until hughes leaves. you said hughes isn't going anywhere. i asked you for proof. you have none. i don't have any proof that's he's leaving, since it is an unknowable outcome for anyone except for quinn

however, there is more reason to suspect that he will leave than he won't: locker room drama. management being forced to ship miller out for less than market value. the allure of playing with his 2 brothers on a contender. the fact that he signed his current contract to walk him directly to ufa. his desire to contend and the likely decline of the canucks. he's american playing in canada. the poor exchange rate of us-canadian currency means less take home money

reasons to suspect that he will stay: he was drafted there and he's the captain

not very compelling

I’m not saying Hughes won’t leave, but this is a pretty one sided pro/con list. How many times do team captains leave in free agency vs re-signing? How many times do team superstars in their prime leave in free agency vs. resigning? How many times do sibling team ups happen? When they do, how often is it after the leaving brother has already won with his original team? Beyond issues focused around Miller, what evidence do you have that there’s drama ongoing in the locker room? How often do good players signing RFA deals NOT sign a deal that goes to the time where they become a UFA?

Again, not saying Hughes will for sure stay. But since we can’t know his thoughts, if we’re looking at precedents with other players, there are plenty of reasons to suspect he’ll stay.

 

[BCNate]

Am I missing something here? Everybody here praising a 5.5M$ signing for a 30 points defenseman? Is it all about his size? Surely he is a defensive defenseman excelling in his own zone, right?

Yes, he is a defensive defenseman who excels in his zone. Also very good at breaking out of his zone. With Hughes and Hronek, fits exactly with what the canucks need.

 

[SomeDude]

Am I missing something here?

Yes. Some defensemen are good at defense and paid for that ability.

 

[BCNate]

Exchange rate means players, who are all paid in US dollars, actually see more in Canada. 10 million US dollars is 13+ million in Canadian funds.

Funny how many people don't understand this. It is not as though anything is any cheaper in the US nowadays, so his salary goes much further playing in Canada. The only people the exchange rate hurts is the owners as they bring in most of their revenue in CAD, but pay their players in USD.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Tbh I feel like this deal was basically JR asking Pettersson what he wanted, Pettersson threw out this deal and JR immediately agreed to it. I think Pettersson could have absolutely pushed for more, but you're really splitting hairs when you can just take $33 million.

 

[Canucks LB]

Why not M.Pettersson and Hronek!!??

That’s also a possibility, but we already know that Quinn Hughes loves playing with hronek.

And whatever makes him happy, is what we’re gonna do

 

[BCNate]

In 3 years time when the cap goes to $113m, he will be making the same % as he currently is at just over 4 mil.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Bad trade, handcuffs other moves, Alvins hands are tied at deadline

That's a sketch John Wayne Gacy did.

 

[Love]

Players tend to take less like this to play for a perennial contender like Vancouver

 

[12ozPapa]

Man, wish the Ducks held onto him. And Montour. And Theodore.

 

[Coffee]

Man, wish the Ducks held onto him. And Montour. And Theodore.

Yeah well 31 teams wish they had Leo Carlsson

 

[BWJM]

His name is Frank Seravelli and he's...well yeah, a clown.

I still haven’t forgave him for when he ruined the whole Seattle expansion draft..

 

[EXTRAS]

Seems fair. Glad it isn't 8 years and 6m+ (looking at you severson)

 

[TopCheese]

So Canucks essentially traded Miller for Chytl, Mancini and Petterson. Much better than I originally thought now that he re-signedCanucks making smart moves to re-tool and get younger to match the Hughes, Petterson, Demko window of contention

 

[ultra7k]

Volume discount on Petterssons. Gotta love that purchasing power.