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-from the article: A handful of impending UFAs have been linked to Vancouver, though one never knows if the interest is mutual.
In addition to Alzner, Benning has reportedly made calls on Toronto defenceman Matt Hunwick, team-less Nail Yakupov, and Philadelphia centre Jordan Weal.
Most UFAs that "show interest in Vancouver" end up signing elsewhere. The ones we end up with are the ones nobody else wants.
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beijing ice hockey? didn't know hockey even existed in China.... saw zero ads when i was in beijing haha~!
They were at Burnaby 8 rinks a few weeks back scouting or holding try outs for young Chinese prospects haha.
Also Mike Keenan is their coach.
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Doesn't that KHL team in China have like 3 Chinese players in total haha
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i find it puzzling that it's still so common to see GM's get caught up in the FA frenzy and sign mediocre players to stupid money and stupid term
it's a high-risk low-reward scenario most of the time and it ends up usually hampering the team
when was the last time someone signed on FA day actually made a huge impact for the duration of their contract?
Lucic was good in the first, but he's got 5 more years. Eriksson was a disaster and will be for years to come.
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Canucks talking to Anders Nilsson who played with sabres and was teammate with markstrom at World Juniors in 2010
also they are talking to a D Paul Postma I guess he is a good 7th or 8th D man. Wondering were all these 7th or 8th d man are going to play like Subban(if he gets a shot), Pedan, Holm, Biega ect...
i find it puzzling that it's still so common to see GM's get caught up in the FA frenzy and sign mediocre players to stupid money and stupid term
it's a high-risk low-reward scenario most of the time and it ends up usually hampering the team
when was the last time someone signed on FA day actually made a huge impact for the duration of their contract?
Lucic was good in the first, but he's got 5 more years. Eriksson was a disaster and will be for years to come.
Maybe some GMs get caught in the hype of the free agent frenzy?
I agree with you on the high risk low-reward scenario. Don't some of these NHL GMs realize that it's not like they're going to a summer clearance sale to buy quality products at 50% off or more?
What JB should be doing is taking gambles on yak, wheal and other young guys and sign them to "show me what you can do" contracts if they pan out then great if not no loss try to trade them or put them on waivers...
Maybe some GMs get caught in the hype of the free agent frenzy?
I agree with you on the high risk low-reward scenario. Don't some of these NHL GMs realize that it's not like they're going to a summer clearance sale to buy quality products at 50% off or more?
I think a part of it is job retention...
Sometimes the short term can save them the job, even if the team suffers long term. Ultimately, it's not their problem.
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TBT, when the Flyers tried to sign Weber with that huge offer sheet which he accepted but Nashville matched. Nashville had already lost Suter in free agency 2 weeks earlier leaving them basically without a choice.
weren't they pretty good at the all star game like 6 years ago? haha
maybe they could turn back the clock a little for each other
i'd imagine there'd be lots of interest with Hartnell though...and that he'd want to sign with a contender for a shot at the cup
wouldn't be surprised if Yak goes unsigned and ends up going for a PTO
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I would legit take a flyer on Yak I mean whats there to lose with the Canucks right now? Sign him for league minimum put him on the PP see what happens. I mean this is a team that was practically dead last and need help with scoring.
I agree about Yak, from the sounds of things he's a hard worker and a good team mate but just doesn't have it all in the head. Maybe he will finally realize this is his last chance and turn things around like Kass did in Edmonton.
^exactly what canucks going to lose with signing him? Unless Linden thinks he will be a bad influence on the other young guys. You know linden was the one who ran kass and lack out of town. I could be forgetting others but seems like Linden is a no non sense kind of guy lol
I would prefer weal over yakupov. yakupov isn't even an nhl player now, everyones just obsessed because of his juniors and his draft position. weal at least showing he belonged in the nhl last year, and has produced at every level
Hanzal's gonna get overpaid somehwere...hopefully not the Canucks
didn't he end Hank's iron man streak and injured like 2 other Canuck in the same game a couple years back haha
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Canucks talking to Anders Nilsson who played with sabres and was teammate with markstrom at World Juniors in 2010
also they are talking to a D Paul Postma I guess he is a good 7th or 8th D man. Wondering were all these 7th or 8th d man are going to play like Subban(if he gets a shot), Pedan, Holm, Biega ect...
Carolina is currently carrying 3 goaltenders making at least $2.75M (Darling, Ward, and Lack).
I'd try to get Lack and an asset back to help alleviate their payroll. He's good friends with Markstrom and he was well-liked by teammates and fans, too. UFA at the end of next season, so can either let him walk or re-sign him to a more appropriate contract.
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