Salo, Bieksa, Alberts contracts will be up
I don't think Ehrhoff will make more than Hamhuis
Somewhere in the 4mil range & he said he likes Vancouver too
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Ehrhoff & his agent said last week that they'll take a pay cut to stay in Vancouver

Maybe I just don't like ballard and how much money he's making.
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Hamhuis may have been their 3rd best d-man, but he also WAS their top shutdown d-man, playing other teams top lines and lots of PK time. I think he should be a good replacement for Mitchell in terms of being a reliable defensive defenseman (with more offensive upside than Mitchell).

i love ehrhoff and i hope he can stay with us....

^+1

We need his blitzkrieg attack
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Last week, Erhoff and his agent wanted "market value". I like Erhoff too, but he isn't in the same league as Gonchar, Markov, or even Mark Streit (European Ds who are offensive-minded). He's probably good for 40 points a year and he has the same skill set as Alex Edler (although a little less physical), so he should be paid accordingly.

That Ballard contract looks like an albatross now and that will hamstring the team a bit for the next couple of years unless a trade can be made. No D should be paid more than Hamhuis, unless he's a bonafide No.1/2 D (a la Duncan Keith, Doughty, Pronger, etc.) I don't blame Gillis for making the deal at the time though as he couldn't hedge his bets on being able to sign Hamhuis.

hamhuis hasnt even live up to his expectations so far / buy into the team concept

Hopefully the Canucks can dump Bieksa this season and get something for him. Salo is basically done, I bet he'll just retire or go play in Europe if he doesn't get signed because I can't see too many times wanting to sign him. And I watched Ehrhoff yesterday on Canucks this week and he seems like he does want to stay in Vancouver, he said he loves the city.

Ballard should take a hometown discount like Kesler...

:troll:

Personally Hamhuis has lived up to my expectations. He was just supposed to be a solid D, not some flashy offensive d-man. I'm not expecting him to pinch like Bieksa, nor to try to get random oddman rushes like Ehrhoff everytime he is on ice. As long as he manages to stop the other teams' star players decently well, he's worth the money.

Hammer just needs to hit some more peeps them im happy

I just wanna see some of this by Ballard and Hamhuis, respectively:

preds and leafs are having a game! 4-4
gabrovski scores redeeming himself after giving the puck away first period

+1

I like him a lot since his first year with us.

He's been awesome.

the Laffs will find a way to lose and continue the streak of suck

i think they'll win this game

GO RINNE!!

Salo is on the trip

http://cdn.nhl.com/canucks/images/up...k_14_slide.jpg

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/2545/salo.png
http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/3949/salo1.png

he's been doing off ice workouts, hopefully back by january.

Ballard should be in tomorrow, Alberts/Rome out.

Hopefully none of the forwards are TOO banged up to play.

Damn, Salo looks like he has cancer or some disease.

He should definitely look to retire.

Salo looks like the weakest hockey player I have ever seen, in those pics. His calves are as skinny as his arms! :lol

If you saw him running at the seawall or something, you'd never guess he was an athlete, let alone an NHL hockey player.

he has won a silver medal in 2006?