I mean yeah, I don’t know why people were so convinced that a guy who’s been a 1/2C most of his career would be happy to be a 3C or winger for the next 7 seasons for less money than he’d get elsewhere.
It just never made any sense for Lindholm to stay.
SubbansBigBlackhawk
The report is someone “made a very good point” to Friedman, like someone just gave his opinion to Friedman what lindholm might be thinking, for all we know it couldve just been a tweet Friedman read LOL. This literally means nothing.
GoldenChest2000
If they can’t convince him that he could be a 2C behind the Lotto line with PP1 & PK minutes, the time should be now to get Guentzel’s rights. We can’t rely on the UFA market to give us two wingers for Petey and a #3 defenseman unless if any or all of them pull a Hamhuis.
NerdPunch
He’s not the sexiest name, but Teddy Blueger was a totally adequate 3C last season, and was on PK1.
Ideally you can find a RH face-off winning centre to also play in the bottom-6 (Sam Carrick?) but I don’t have issue going into the season with Blueger at 3C.
Rangemon99
He doesn’t want to be in Canada seemingly; better tax rates in the US, can go to a contender and net more $ if he goes somewhere with better tax rates like florida, Dallas etc. when playing 41 home games
CaptainIndoCanadian
Makes sense.
I get the vision. Best team down the middle, Norris d-man surrounded by giants, and a top 5 goalie (perhaps duo if Silovs levels up again).
Just don’t know how possible that vision is. Wouldn’t pay a premium defensive 3C that money, 4-4.5M you can stomach, not 7 over 7 for someone turning 30. Let him go to Boston and play first line mins.
ElegantCoffee7548
So get rid of Petey
21marvel1
Two Noah Strang posts in the last 12 hours eh
TheWeakestLink1
Honestly media noise means nothing. We saw it with every negotiation with alvin, where everything is pretty tight lipped until it finally drops. If lindholm signs, we would be a contender, and if he leaves, we have cap space to get there. We have the most important pieces locked up in pettersson, miller, hughes, boeser, and demko. The rest will follow.
canchin
Keeping Lindholm was always a long shot. If he walks he walks. He gave us some amazing memories and I’m glad management swung for the fences with him
Lopsided_Option_9048
I said it before, but the window may be closing.
Who are the Canucks going to give up now, to make up for Lindholm’s departure AND shore up depth at forward at the same time .. and do so with current cap space restrictions? Don’t tell me Mikheyev is a top six winger.
Numbers don’t lie.
jddev_
Pay me 7M to play 3C.
Horvat53
I always saw him as a pure rental, unless he took a severe team friendly deal. Not surprised with this news at all and saw his acquisition more as a going all in on the momentum this team had midway through the season.
boowayo
Uh oh. Is this fanbase about to turn on Lindholm over “could be”?
ProfitMuhammad
I wouldn’t be comfortable with 7×7. He hasn’t produced in the regular season for a few years now, I’m glad he turned it on in the playoffs, but I wouldn’t expect to see his numbers rebound as he ages. With that kind of cap hit we’d still need him to produce as a top six scorer for the length of the contract, and I don’t see it happening.
pavelbure1096
why can’t we just wait and see what happens, why do we need constant updates?
bossygal32
People who believe in fair pricing based on what we can afford
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guentzel better
I mean yeah, I don’t know why people were so convinced that a guy who’s been a 1/2C most of his career would be happy to be a 3C or winger for the next 7 seasons for less money than he’d get elsewhere.
It just never made any sense for Lindholm to stay.
The report is someone “made a very good point” to Friedman, like someone just gave his opinion to Friedman what lindholm might be thinking, for all we know it couldve just been a tweet Friedman read LOL. This literally means nothing.
If they can’t convince him that he could be a 2C behind the Lotto line with PP1 & PK minutes, the time should be now to get Guentzel’s rights. We can’t rely on the UFA market to give us two wingers for Petey and a #3 defenseman unless if any or all of them pull a Hamhuis.
He’s not the sexiest name, but Teddy Blueger was a totally adequate 3C last season, and was on PK1.
Ideally you can find a RH face-off winning centre to also play in the bottom-6 (Sam Carrick?) but I don’t have issue going into the season with Blueger at 3C.
He doesn’t want to be in Canada seemingly; better tax rates in the US, can go to a contender and net more $ if he goes somewhere with better tax rates like florida, Dallas etc. when playing 41 home games
Makes sense.
I get the vision. Best team down the middle, Norris d-man surrounded by giants, and a top 5 goalie (perhaps duo if Silovs levels up again).
Just don’t know how possible that vision is. Wouldn’t pay a premium defensive 3C that money, 4-4.5M you can stomach, not 7 over 7 for someone turning 30. Let him go to Boston and play first line mins.
So get rid of Petey
Two Noah Strang posts in the last 12 hours eh
Honestly media noise means nothing. We saw it with every negotiation with alvin, where everything is pretty tight lipped until it finally drops. If lindholm signs, we would be a contender, and if he leaves, we have cap space to get there. We have the most important pieces locked up in pettersson, miller, hughes, boeser, and demko. The rest will follow.
Keeping Lindholm was always a long shot. If he walks he walks. He gave us some amazing memories and I’m glad management swung for the fences with him
I said it before, but the window may be closing.
Who are the Canucks going to give up now, to make up for Lindholm’s departure AND shore up depth at forward at the same time .. and do so with current cap space restrictions? Don’t tell me Mikheyev is a top six winger.
Numbers don’t lie.
Pay me 7M to play 3C.
I always saw him as a pure rental, unless he took a severe team friendly deal. Not surprised with this news at all and saw his acquisition more as a going all in on the momentum this team had midway through the season.
Uh oh. Is this fanbase about to turn on Lindholm over “could be”?
I wouldn’t be comfortable with 7×7. He hasn’t produced in the regular season for a few years now, I’m glad he turned it on in the playoffs, but I wouldn’t expect to see his numbers rebound as he ages. With that kind of cap hit we’d still need him to produce as a top six scorer for the length of the contract, and I don’t see it happening.
why can’t we just wait and see what happens, why do we need constant updates?
People who believe in fair pricing based on what we can afford