Why would philly take jvr back?

50% retained... is he that bad? I'm assuming he could be flipped somewhere for a pick if the Canucks ate half his salary

I don't really think it's due to him being bad just that if Philly is trading him away why take him back?

Philly also is in a position to rebuild right about now so you could probably get a better deal somewhere else for him at that retention

I am pretty sure it’s illegal to do that, but I don’t really know… either way I think Philly declines that first deal unless Poolman is turned into a nice prospect.

As for JVR, I like him still, if Philly holds onto him I’d extend him but at a much more reasonable price… 2, maybe 2.5 for 3 years. He is still a good 200 foot player and can put up a lot of goals, it’s just that cap hit…