Confirmed Signing with Link: [VAN] F Elias Pettersson signs extension with Canucks (8 years, $11.6M AAV)

[Phrasing]

Fair deal. I know people were speculating above 12 because of Nylander, but I think that’s more an indictment of Leafs terrible negotiations. This makes him the 5th highest paid player in the league.

 

[Jared Dunn]

If they buyout or manage to trade Mikheyev—they have the budget to re-sign their key free agents (Hronek, Blueger, Joshua) *and* acquire + extend another impact player this deadline.

Makes me wonder about a Guentzel trade.

Would probably require Lekkerimaki, which they don't want to do for good reason. I think they're done taking huge swings this year

 

[Smif]

How many 100 point seasons did Nylander have before 26? That's right. None.

Compared to one? lol, who cares

Dubas signing contracts that walked his best players directly to UFA was impressively incompetent

Tell me about it...

 

[Mr Kot]

That is a really good contract. Basically perfect for everyone involved.

 

[CanadienShark]

That's a very reasonable deal for a player of his calibre, at his age.

 

[Jared Dunn]

Thank God we have Suzuki for 4 mil less.

We can have our nice things and also not come into threads begging for ridicule you know

 

[DavidpauseReinbacher]

Thank God we have Suzuki for 4 mil less.

Hows that working out

 

[David Bruce Banner]

I was expecting about 1M more… but if he wants to win, sucking up all the cap space would have been an inefficient way to go about it.
Colour me happy.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

Fair deal. I know people were speculating above 12 because of Nylander, but I think that’s more an indictment of Leafs terrible negotiations. This makes him the 5th highest paid player in the league.

1 season of RFA remaining vs. all UFA years played a role here, too.

 

[EXTRAS]

Really in what world was EP40 singing a $10 X 8 year deal?

In the world barkov signed for 10 and aho signed for 9.5

 

[pld459666]

This a great deal for player and team.

 

[Jared Dunn]

Hows that working out

I mean truthfully quite well, he's been one of the best players in the league in 2024 - 17 points in his last 11 games and elite two way play. He's still not Pettersson... This is the first year in a very long time that Vancouver has been good though so let's not throw too many stones here

 

[Izzy Goodenough]

Captain, my Captain:

 

[cheesymc]

He got his money… now let’s watch the Canucks tank after this distraction.

 

[WolfgangPuck]

Canucks signed EP in his prime years.
Great signing for Vancouver

 

[JPeeper]

As a Flames fan I want them to fail miserably, but I am happy when Canadian teams can keep their talent.

 

[sting101]

oh no my mic i dropped it

Dont let it go too much to your head it was only a Leaf fan.

In all seriousness it was exactly what he was missing when he took that stance. Good post

 

[TropicOfNoReturn]

He is invisible on far too many nights to be worth this contract.
I don't like it.

 

[missionAvs]

Send him to San Jose for Will Smith and Eklund

He's going to Arizona with RyJo for Keller and Crouse. This is the way.

 

[PromisedLand]

Even as a Leafs fan, you can’t really use Leafs salaries as benchmarks, we pay our stars higher than everyone basically always. Agents lick their lips when negotiating with the Leafs.

I’m gonna guess 8x$12.

am absolutely gutted as a Leafs fan. No wonder we have no cap room ever to do anything productive or ice a competitive roster.

quite frankly I am so pissed right now we deserve to be made fun off for putting up with Shanahan's bullshit

 

[Voight]

Fair deal, Allvin/Rutherford are killing it. All three core guys locked in now.

 

[Byron Bitz]

I mean truthfully quite well, he's been one of the best players in the league in 2024 - 17 points in his last 11 games and elite two way play. He's still not Pettersson... This is the first year in a very long time that Vancouver has been good though so let's not throw too many stones here

How’s that working out for the team though? Where are they in the standings?

 

[Voight]

Thank God we have Suzuki for 4 mil less.

Petterssons worse offensive season is Suzukis best offensive season....

(minus 2021, where he missed a lot of games)

 

[PromisedLand]

11.6 is good value. About 500K discount.

if 4 to 5 players leave about 500K that is about 2 million extra available and a potential for a 4 million at 50% retention for a playoff push if/when needed

thats how a team can give themselves an edge and bolster their line up for more competitive advantage in pursuit of a cup.

 

[Jared Dunn]

How’s that working out for the team though? Where are they in the standings?

I mean, they're rebuilding? Team is doing basically exactly what was expected of them this season but Suzuki has taken a huge step

I guess Pettersson sucked last year too because the Canucks were 11th last in the league?