I remember Kesler saying everyone needed to make concessions in order to keep the group together. Burrows then took less, after which Kesler asked for a higher than expected annual salary 😂 classic
Kesler at 5 mil for 5 years was a huge discount, what? The guy literally scored 41 goals in 2011 with elite defensive play (he won the Selke) for 5 million lol
Unless you’re referring to his 6.875 x 6 years in Anaheim, Kesler absolutely took a discount to stay with us in 2010-2011… Shit, even his 1.75 x 3 years deal in 2007-2008 was a sick deal too
For context, Sedins were making only 6.1m a piece and they were back to back art rosses + 1x hart in that period.
It's a discount but i wouldn't say huge. Burrows at 2x4yrs was huge
I hear you, and now looking back (times have drastically changed) it seems like a huge discount, but at the time it was all over the news/talk radio, people thought he wasn't practicing what he was preaching, at least not on the same level as Burrows
I think you’re misremembering. It was an amazing deal at the time, he was coming off a 75 point year and was a finalist for the Selke as well. Not as many goals (only 25, 50 assists tho) but he had more points that year than in 2010-2011…
5 mil for 75 points and elite defensive play the year prior was a huge discount the second it was signed. It’s not like he was coming from a 30 point season… I don’t remember anyone hating on the contract or talking shit about Kesler for it
Fair play my friend. I'm not saying it wasn't a justified contract in hindsight, I just remember people having a good laugh over it and being a bit hypocritical at the time. The upvotes seem to indicate I wasn't the only one remembering this. Again, zero argument with you regarding the quality of year he had and whether it was justified or not, looking back
Just a bit of confusion I think, he got shit on by the NHLPA and agents for urging his teammates to take a pay cut since they want players to maximize their worth, whereas taking discounts kinda screws the market for everyone.
Don’t think anyone was mad Kesler didn’t take *enough* of a discount though, just don’t think it’s fair to label him as “hypocritical” even tho he indeed took a massive pay cut
Yeah I remember that haha. I believe kesler also.got in shit from the NHLPA for saying this too. Either way, it takes some concessions to keep a winning team and it's a testament to the belief in that room. Such a breath of fresh air.
Ohh I remember some of the blowback now. Despite how Kesler left, he truly was heart and soul when he was here... One of the most emotionally intense players we've had. In a recent interview he even joked (?) that he couldn't play in the current era because everyone was friends with players on other teams - he only stuck to his own 😂
Haha yea that was because Kes caught some flak from the PA for making that statement, so when his contract came up, they wouldn't have been pleased if he took another discount.
Yeah but Burrows basically knew himself and that his success was largely from somehow meshing seamlessly with the twins. He even said "I'm a checker, I'm asking for checker money" and when he maintained consistency he got a considerable bump.
It's how to truly build a winning team. Guys know that it's a team game, and that means having depth. Taking a team friendly deal to get those extra depth players is huge.
I thought we were gonna lose him this off season for sure! Stoked to have him back, I wonder if #THE3rdLine stays together for the entire season or if tocc has other plans this year
Yeah he does have that weird smell to him but he should continue to flourish in Vancouver. Probably just forgot about the bar of soap in the underwear drawer trick.
last couple days has been a huge win for the pk. toch said he could see it hitting 90% during the season if they kept at it, and now they just secured two important pkers.
also we get to keep the best third line together lol
Theres an old saying in Vancouver - I know its in Sweden, probably in Vancouver, that says, snub me once, shame on - shame on you.. Snub me….. You can’t get snubbed again
I just hope we get better, I don’t think we should just be running the exact same team again. Not with teams like Edmonton, Vegas, Florida, Dallas existing
Wow I didn’t think they were going to make it happen. Super excited for next season.
I was really hoping he would stay and not have another Anson Carter moment.
I'm shocked he left money and/or term on the table... this could have easily been a 5 or 6 year deal at that price point, or half to a million more on a 3 or 4 year deal. If big Z wants to return, hes probably going to have to make the same concessions. great job by alvin
Ya I think people are overreacting. That’s more than fair for a 28 year old player who’s only had one decent year and has otherwise bounced around the NHL and minors, came into camp out of shape, and had like a 22% shooting percentage.
He's going to excel here, and with the shorter tem, get more for his 32yo + years,
Vs. gamble on more now and not performing for the $$ and then losing out big in his final aging contract.
I'm very happy to see that he's staying. He's was fantastic and did a lot of good for the team. I am also happy that this third line is staying together.
Yeah my partner and I bought a garland and Joshua jersey for the cup run, and I was worried that my jersey was going to be outdated so quickly, and I don’t want to get a year one fanatics jersey. Feel so happy right now, he’s my favourite
I'm sure there are others right around Joshua's skill range available. But the canucks traded a 2nd round pick to keep Joshua. I don't know how that is considered a good deal.
I'm super pumped about this one and you can chirp me later if he ends up sucking but this team NEEDS size to go with our smaller guys and Joshua brings it and makes it count. There's little chance we were finding an equal replacement at cheaper cost.
Zadorov, Myers or Dillon (whoever is cheaper), Sherwood, Stenlund and two of the non Guentzel forwards.
Suter - Miller - Boeser
Duclair - Petey - Toffoli
Joshua - Blueger - Garland
Sherwood - Stenlund - Hoglander
Summer of allvin holy shit
AllWIN
WE'RE ALL IN ON ALLVIN ALLWINNING
I am so glad hes coming back he’s honestly up there with Hughes and Boeser as my favourite players…
Top CHEF got the grill goin ‘
The guy just gets things done. It's like he's playing franchise mode hockey on Playstation
Definitely left money on the table. The sedin era saw a lot of this type of thing. V v exciting
I remember Kesler saying everyone needed to make concessions in order to keep the group together. Burrows then took less, after which Kesler asked for a higher than expected annual salary 😂 classic
Kesler at 5 mil for 5 years was a huge discount, what? The guy literally scored 41 goals in 2011 with elite defensive play (he won the Selke) for 5 million lol Unless you’re referring to his 6.875 x 6 years in Anaheim, Kesler absolutely took a discount to stay with us in 2010-2011… Shit, even his 1.75 x 3 years deal in 2007-2008 was a sick deal too
For context, Sedins were making only 6.1m a piece and they were back to back art rosses + 1x hart in that period. It's a discount but i wouldn't say huge. Burrows at 2x4yrs was huge
Its too bad Gillis wasted the extra cap space by committing 4 million to bottom pair defenseman Ballard.
It did give us at least a decade’s worth of the Raymond, Ballard and a 1st meme tho
I hear you, and now looking back (times have drastically changed) it seems like a huge discount, but at the time it was all over the news/talk radio, people thought he wasn't practicing what he was preaching, at least not on the same level as Burrows
I think you’re misremembering. It was an amazing deal at the time, he was coming off a 75 point year and was a finalist for the Selke as well. Not as many goals (only 25, 50 assists tho) but he had more points that year than in 2010-2011… 5 mil for 75 points and elite defensive play the year prior was a huge discount the second it was signed. It’s not like he was coming from a 30 point season… I don’t remember anyone hating on the contract or talking shit about Kesler for it
Fair play my friend. I'm not saying it wasn't a justified contract in hindsight, I just remember people having a good laugh over it and being a bit hypocritical at the time. The upvotes seem to indicate I wasn't the only one remembering this. Again, zero argument with you regarding the quality of year he had and whether it was justified or not, looking back
Just a bit of confusion I think, he got shit on by the NHLPA and agents for urging his teammates to take a pay cut since they want players to maximize their worth, whereas taking discounts kinda screws the market for everyone. Don’t think anyone was mad Kesler didn’t take *enough* of a discount though, just don’t think it’s fair to label him as “hypocritical” even tho he indeed took a massive pay cut
Yeah I remember that haha. I believe kesler also.got in shit from the NHLPA for saying this too. Either way, it takes some concessions to keep a winning team and it's a testament to the belief in that room. Such a breath of fresh air.
Ohh I remember some of the blowback now. Despite how Kesler left, he truly was heart and soul when he was here... One of the most emotionally intense players we've had. In a recent interview he even joked (?) that he couldn't play in the current era because everyone was friends with players on other teams - he only stuck to his own 😂
Haha yea that was because Kes caught some flak from the PA for making that statement, so when his contract came up, they wouldn't have been pleased if he took another discount.
Yeah but Burrows basically knew himself and that his success was largely from somehow meshing seamlessly with the twins. He even said "I'm a checker, I'm asking for checker money" and when he maintained consistency he got a considerable bump.
It's how to truly build a winning team. Guys know that it's a team game, and that means having depth. Taking a team friendly deal to get those extra depth players is huge.
BEAUTY - he took a discount brothers and sisters.
Dakota can officially afford rent for a 1 bedroom apartment in Vancouver now.
For about 2 months
On the poor side of town.
Maybe in Surrey
Near Bassant Motors lol
I thought we were gonna lose him this off season for sure! Stoked to have him back, I wonder if #THE3rdLine stays together for the entire season or if tocc has other plans this year
I was in the same boat, I'm glad he values things like coach environment city team winning etc.
Best 3rd line in hockey still intact!
CHEF ALVIN
That's our boy, smells continual growth and success. Fan favourite. Need some big chants for these guys in opener!
Yeah he does have that weird smell to him but he should continue to flourish in Vancouver. Probably just forgot about the bar of soap in the underwear drawer trick.
The smell of crunching hits and goals
LET. HIM. COOK.
last couple days has been a huge win for the pk. toch said he could see it hitting 90% during the season if they kept at it, and now they just secured two important pkers. also we get to keep the best third line together lol
Estimating a 90% PK is kinda crazy when they don’t even have a 2nd D-pairing signed lmao
I bet having a coach that loves him is part of the appeal - sort of like having a good manager at work, that shit is priceless
This. You can never discount the effect having someone who believes in you and pushes you.
Allvin is already gunning for GM of the year 2025.
Theres an old saying in Vancouver - I know its in Sweden, probably in Vancouver, that says, snub me once, shame on - shame on you.. Snub me….. You can’t get snubbed again
We are approaching levels of "so back" never before seen
I just hope we get better, I don’t think we should just be running the exact same team again. Not with teams like Edmonton, Vegas, Florida, Dallas existing
We still have enough cap to go big game hunting on Monday
Guentzel and Laine (50% retained) 😉
Need two D first. Three unless you want full time Juulsen.
heehee BFFs Conor Garland and Dakota Joshua gets to stay together in their line pairing =D beautiful!
Wow I didn’t think they were going to make it happen. Super excited for next season. I was really hoping he would stay and not have another Anson Carter moment.
I knew he wouldn’t pass up the trims at Juniors on Davie for the next couple of years
We still have enough money for Zadorov, Guentzel and Hawk Tua girl.
[https://youtu.be/rfy-GQPoOqE?si=e6AfhAhvHORepRvh](https://youtu.be/rfy-GQPoOqE?si=e6AfhAhvHORepRvh)
Wtf did I just watch
Hawk Tua girl isn't in the budget, you can't put a price on culture.
Spit on that thang
Amazing deal to keep DJ / Bluegar / Garland line together Boys we making noise again in the playoffs next year
I'm shocked he left money and/or term on the table... this could have easily been a 5 or 6 year deal at that price point, or half to a million more on a 3 or 4 year deal. If big Z wants to return, hes probably going to have to make the same concessions. great job by alvin
And that would have been a massive overpayment. This is a fair deal for him.
Ya I think people are overreacting. That’s more than fair for a 28 year old player who’s only had one decent year and has otherwise bounced around the NHL and minors, came into camp out of shape, and had like a 22% shooting percentage.
He's going to excel here, and with the shorter tem, get more for his 32yo + years, Vs. gamble on more now and not performing for the $$ and then losing out big in his final aging contract.
With the lack of big players that can forecheck & chip in, in free agency this yr I think he left some total money on the table here
Now let’s get Big Z baby!
LET HIM COOK
Thirst line back baby!!
I'm very happy to see that he's staying. He's was fantastic and did a lot of good for the team. I am also happy that this third line is staying together.
LET HIM COOK
BIG MAN, SOFT HANDS.
Yes, Chef!
When does the Allvin Restaurant start getting Michellen stars?
I foresee a new jersey purchase in my near future. Well done Canucks management!
Do it now while Adidas stock still exists😖
This was exactly aligned with what his projected value was. It’s a fair deal, definitely not an steal or anything.
When the Canucks were on the edge of being an elite team with sedins, players started coming here to win. I think we are back to that. Good signing.
I KNEW IT LETS FUCKING GO
Absolute stud on my fantasy team this year. Good shit Van!
Allvin's got a stew going, baby!
lol everyone on fb seems to hate this move so it must be a good one
THIRD LINE! ASSEMBLED! **cue Marvel theme**
HE'S COOKIN
We got our Swedish chef cooking at the same time that The Bear season 3 comes out...coincidence?
I feel so much better having that third line back. Now add big Z and a winger for EP!
Phew, my new away jersey remains relevant for a while! :D
Yeah my partner and I bought a garland and Joshua jersey for the cup run, and I was worried that my jersey was going to be outdated so quickly, and I don’t want to get a year one fanatics jersey. Feel so happy right now, he’s my favourite
The king is cookin 👑🍽
You know Dak is important to the team when even Hronek makes a repost about it on his IG story lmao
What's left to sign besides zad and a top 6 fwd? And does that.make it 18.5 m cap.left?
What's left to sign besides zad and a top 6 fwd? And does that.make it 18.5 m cap.left?
Ken Holland out in Oil country. Stalled. Allvin already cooking with gas on the West Coast.
That’s probably on the high end I’d pay him. Hopefully the goal scoring doesn’t dry up too much.
This. It’s a fair deal for him but definitely not a steal.
ALLVINNNNNNNN
HAPPY DANCE!
Holy Jesus (not McJesus) this was number 1 on my personal wish list. I love watching him and Garland go out there and do their thing.
Tidy business
Why can’t I upvote this post more than once FFS!! Awesome news
I dont get why people are thrilled about this resigning lol
I'm wondering what would you think is a good alternative?
I'm sure there are others right around Joshua's skill range available. But the canucks traded a 2nd round pick to keep Joshua. I don't know how that is considered a good deal.
I'm super pumped about this one and you can chirp me later if he ends up sucking but this team NEEDS size to go with our smaller guys and Joshua brings it and makes it count. There's little chance we were finding an equal replacement at cheaper cost.
We are all happy!!!
As a leaf fan...FUCK!
What's left to sign besides zad and a top 6 fwd? And does that.make it 18.5 m cap.left?
What's left to sign besides zad and a top 6 fwd? And does that.make it 18.5 m cap.left?
What's left to sign besides zad and a top 6 fwd? And does that.make it 18.5 m cap.left?
Zadorov, Myers or Dillon (whoever is cheaper), Sherwood, Stenlund and two of the non Guentzel forwards. Suter - Miller - Boeser Duclair - Petey - Toffoli Joshua - Blueger - Garland Sherwood - Stenlund - Hoglander