I agree that the team is ready to move on from Sutter and Eriksson is the role model for non guaranteed contracts or new buyout rules, but when you are signing contracts you don't get the luxury of negotiating in hindsight which you have a bad habit of doing...Blob Mckenzie wrote: ↑Tue Jul 02, 2019 5:04 am If you can possibly ditch either of Sutter or Eriksson you absolutely do it. They are both lousy players on shitty contracts.
Sutter comparables;
https://www.capfriendly.com/comparables ... utter-5318
Eriksson comparables;
https://www.capfriendly.com/comparables ... ksson-6914
The problem I had with the Eriksson interview overseas is that there was no revelation that he has been dealing with health or off ice issues which could try to explain why his game took a 180 after he signed his contract ....I took it that he was unhappy with his role on the team so he's decided to mail it in....
Benning has made it crystal clear that his approach to rebuilding the team is to insulate the younger players with veterans, disagree or agree with his approach, that is the model they have chosen....
The lineup in Loui's and Sutters first year in Vancouver;
https://www.nhl.com/canucks/roster/2016
Given that roster, Sutter had a good first year in Vancouver and then ran into the injury bug the last 2 seasons...
But the team no longer needs him to be an insulator to the younger players and his position can be filled with some of the younger players on the team which are some of the reasons I think they deal him as soon as any reasonable offer is received...
Take care...