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Why he goes by Sam is beyond me

Was about to post this Neat that they put Gadjovich on it, what a journey he's had

I don't think he'll need to be a top 4D the next three seasons, and at a 3M cap hit he won't be paid to as the cap continues to jump. Could he be a 4-5 tweener the next couple seasons? I think so. I think there's a solid chance Myers is a surplus value contract next season, he could very well provide value above his 3M cap hit. What we really need is for him to be able to hold his own playing top 4 minutes again this coming season, but that doesn't mean he'll be called on to do so all three years of his deal. The way the Canucks D is structured capwise they've actually got a bit of flex going forward, only Hughes, Hronek, and Myers are signed for more than a couple seasons. Soucy's got two seasons, so does Desjardins. They'll be replaceable sooner than later, and probably tradeable if the Canucks want to change direction. Ideally he settles into a 5-6D role at some point, but for the time being he'll probably continue to play a top 4 role. Not ideal, but probably not the end of the world either. He's looked better under this coaching staff, I don't see why that couldn't continue.

Because while it may not be best case scenario, Myers is an RD with an extensive history of playing top 4 minutes and did so as recently as last season. He was third in ATOI for Canucks D last season only behind Hughes and Hronek, averaging just under 19 minutes a game. Across the league his ice time ranked 125th for D with 18:56, it's worth noting that Carlo sat at 93 when averaging 19:54; the rankings jump quite a bit for D within the span of a minute's worth of ice time. Considering there were only 128 top 4 slots, he made the cut. Also worth noting is that he averaged 2:13 in shorthanded ice-time per game, which ranked 79th amongst D. Ian Cole was the only Canuck D who saw more time shorthanded, he ranked 41st across the league with an average of 2:39. All things considered, given what he did for us last season at a 6M cap hit, he should continue to be pretty good value at 3M even if he's a borderline top 4 guy at this point in his career. Considering we were facing a bit of a cap crunch heading into UFA we probably would have been hard pressed to find an RD willing to do more than Myers did for us last season for 3M; he'd have certainly gotten more via UFA if he'd wanted to go that route. Worth noting is that Desjardins averaged 2:02 in PK time a game last season, which had him ranked 89th. He'll likely be called on to eat Cole's ice time.

Definitely, which gives the Canucks some runway with both Willander and Lekkerimaki. At the very least, they can afford to give Lekkermaki the majority of a season in Abbotsford, delaying Willander's ELC by having him play in Boston is also very helpful on the ELC front. 25-26 and 26-27 is where things get ugly, having Lekkerimaki step in the season after this coming season with another year of professional hockey under his belt would be a bigger boon than having him step in next season imo. I think how the Canucks manage their picks going forward is really important too, our draft slots are more likely to result in prospects who need time to develop than guys who can step in right away, so hopefully we draft in the first and second round more over the next few years. I get wanting to go for it during the window, but we will need younger talent to step in as Pettersson, Hughes, Boeser, and Miller age. Minnesota definitely had it worse, but to their credit they managed to ice competitive rosters while accumulating talent; they used more than one first or second round pick every draft from 2019 to 2023. They haven't been contenders, but they've been a playoff regular. It'll be interesting to see what they do once all that dead cap is off the books, this coming season will be the last of Parise/Suter's mammoth dead cap hits, they'll go from paying roughly 14.7M to roughly 1.6M.

It's interesting food for thought, culturally, in many countries it's absolutely a norm for families to live in multigenerational homes, and there are absolutely benefits and drawbacks. I think it's actually becoming more common in Canada though, in part due to immigration, but also due to economic realities. I do think many younger adults are now finding themselves in positions where their most financially feasible option is to live with their parents longer for example. It also depends on where you live, I'm up in Dawson Creek and it's seemingly a regular destination for those immigrating to Canada, I've heard several stories of families and siblings working together to buy property. I do expect that we'll see more multigenerational housing being built going forward, and I wouldn't be surprised for the number of multigenerational households to rise as Canada's boomer and Gen X populations age; most people would prefer to age at home and family is generally leaned on most for support as people age. One of my good friends lives with his wife, young son and daughter, and his wife's parents in a home in the lower mainland. It's the only way they were ever going to be able to not rent, they're looking to sell the place and move into a place with more space, under the same arrangement. For many it's probably the only way they'll escape the rental market. In today's housing market, many couples simply can't afford to break into the housing market with two incomes. Two incomes can be pushed to the brink by rent alone, making it difficult to save. It gets even harder with dependents. The numbers have already been getting bigger, in 2016 Stats Canada had the number of multigenerational homes at 406,645 whereas the 2021 census had that number grow to 441,750. In 2011 the number was 364,505. It'll be interesting to see what the next census data shows. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810013801

Like Willander, I'd rather they allow him to cook. We've finally got some great coaching staff and development folks involved within the Canucks organization, let them do their thing with Lekkerimaki. Sure, aspects of his game may be NHL ready, but he could absolutely benefit from AHL time. It's not even just about his bulking up, he may very well get more offensive and special teams opportunities in Abbotsford and that matters imo. Maybe Podkolzin would be further along if he'd initially gotten AHL time.

That's a tricky one, because there's no denying that something needs to be done. If may take a large scale transfer of generational wealth for such action though, the government's of the future will be catering to generations that are younger now, and that probably won't happen sooner than later. That'd take most of the boomer generation dying off, which probably puts it at roughly 10-20 years given the youngest boomers are roughly what.. 60? It'll happen eventually. Thing is, what exactly will be passed on? Because all generations are feeling the brunt of rising costs of living, even if some generations are collectively feeling it less than others. All boomers aren't wealthy, the same can be said of Gen X, we're already seeing older folks being priced out of housing and struggling to get by. What that generational transfer of wealth looks like is anyone's guess. Some of it will boil down to birth lottery. Thing is, what do you do in the meantime? Because you've got two large, younger generational cohorts who are struggling with housing. The oldest Gen Z are now roughly 26, but they're already the third largest generation in Canada, it probably won't be long til they're the second. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/240221/dq240221a-eng.htm

It'll be interesting to see how he does, certainly, but it'll be interesting to see whether he gets those same opportunities as well now that we've brought some other forwards in. He's a utility player, and should probably be paid as such. If he ends up wanting to be paid as a middle six tweener, that may not fly capwise. But yeah, we'll see what kind of season he has. I could maybe see Heinen taking his spot, and given he's signed for two seasons for 650k more than Suter that may end up being the more cost effective option.

Well, supposedly the coaches all wanted him back, which is a significant endorsement is the praise of our coaching staff around here means anything. 3M is also closer to bottom pairing money than it is top 4D money, the 3Mish in dead cap between OEL and Mikheyev probably cost us being able to grab a legit top 4D. I was hoping they'd find one, maybe they still will, but we only had so much cap space to work with unfortunately. I reckon trying to grab one via trade would probably have to involve moving Garland, but they really seem to like that third line as is The only bigger ticket guy we could afford was DeBrusk, but despite the other additions being smaller scale additions, I think management did pretty well given their cap constraints. Ideally we find a way to shuffle more cap to the back end, but that may have to wait til closer to the trade deadline or next offseason.

Zadorov didn't cost much, paying the Lindholm price regularly hurts more though

That would make sense, but I'd prefer to not continue shopping for playoff rentals going forward

Hronek's deal was never bad, it's right in line with what a similar player in Hanifin got from Vegas not too long ago Hanifin's a 27 year-old LD who got 7.35x8 from Vegas, he turned 27 earlier this year, Hronek will be 27 later this year and got a tad less on an 8 year deal Similar production levels, although Hanifin has more 30+ point seasons, Hronek has 4 whereas Hanifin has 5 (and one 29 point season) https://capwages.com/players/filip-hronek https://capwages.com/players/noah-hanifin Canucks could certainly use another top 4D though, absolutely, though part of me wonders whether we'll see that happen prior to next offseason, our probably having to move out a larger salary to make it happen muddies the waters a bit

That's fine, I've no issue letting Suter walk if the price isn't right for both sides, he's a utility player in the vein of a less talented Higgins We just brought in another player in Heinen who can play a similar role, albeit not at center

Brock is probably a little high, but I do expect him to clear 8M If Suter stays in the bottom six he probably comes in at less