Quote (Nihility @ Feb 10 2020 08:30pm)
Im pretty sure the nucks do the playoffs. They just need either more depth on the 4th line or a decent top 6 player for cheap.
Kinda sucks tho that you have the combo of myers contract, eriksson and luongo remains on your cap
Glad they held on to win that game haha.
Myers contract is not great but the defense group was so weak we were forced to go to the FA market. Myers is making too much money and the term is too long for a guy of his capability but at least he is an upgrade.
When you go to the FA market you usually overpay. At least he can jump in on offense once in awhile but he is making first pairing money despite being a guy who is an average top 4 that can not be relied upon to shut down the oppositions best.
Still I am just happy our D core is improved this year. Myers is not terrible, he is just overpaid, like a lot of older Canucks. Loui contract was a joke from the start and have no clue how anyone could be that stupid... I cant even hate the player. How can you not take that deal? He plays a good 200 ft game but he is paid 6x too much.
The Luongo contract may haunt us when Petey and Hughes need to be resigned. What annoys me is other teams that have similar trash contracts will avoid the salary cap penalty with LTIR loopholes. Luongo was healthy and retired on his own terms - that is not often the case.
Ferland was supposed to be that top 6 player - or at least a top 9 who could provide some offense. Has not panned out at all due to injury. Hell they even wanted to give him a shot on the first line with Petey at one point.
This post was edited by Killingyouall on Feb 11 2020 09:28pm