Rejoint: juill. 2018
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This is a pretty huge W for the Canucks. This had all the markings of a deal that a team "has" to make, meaning the player could have used the leverage to get a contract that is very "meh". This deal isn't some home run steal, but it's an amount you can definitiely live with all the way through the term in a rising cap world, and for the type player you are signing, it's excellent work to get any real surplus value.
The Canucks now have an elite #1C, elite #1D, and elite #1G all signed for 2 more years at reasonable cap hits. Say what you will about some management decisions, the reality is that if you have that to build around, you have a roster that is well ahead of the NHL average. Throw in that they have less troubling cap issues and this team should be well positioned to make regular playoff appearances and even go on a run or two over the next handful of seasons.