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[CanucksNewsSummaries] À quoi pourrait ressembler une extension de Zeev Buium selon Rick Dhaliwal


[CanucksNewsSummaries] À quoi pourrait ressembler une extension de Zeev Buium selon Rick Dhaliwal


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36 Comments

  1. hardhitta

    What on earth has done to deserve 9m. 7.5m max and that’s generous.

  2. I had high hopes for the kid, but that’s a pretty big commitment based on what we have seen so far.

  3. obijuan_can_obe

    To imagine we had Hughes for so many years at 5 mil

  4. Sarcastic__

    It’s an uncomfortable number to think about, but if you want to create value down the line this is something they gotta do.

    To elaborate a bit more, no he’s not a $9M player right now. You’re paying him $9M now so in theory when he hits his potential you’re still paying him $9M for playing like a $13M player in a rising Cap world. If he slightly misses the mark, you’re still paying $9M for a guy that should be making $9M, instead of being forced to pay $11M because of market related conditions or impending UFA status.

    The flipside then is if you bridge him now, you need to negotiate a contract based on the market in the future. If he hits his potential and needs a new deal in 3 years, he’s either asking for top of the market numbers or even seeking to reset the defenseman market. If $9M makes you uncomfortable now, how do you feel about $14M in theory in 3 years?

    You’re paying upfront to gamble he’s worth more later on. Great teams have done this all the time.

  5. JohnGarrettsMustache

    Crazy numbers for 22 career points. I feel like these teams handing out huge contracts on unproven players is taking a huge risk.

  6. He doesn’t have Luke or Lacombe’s track record yet. Don’t see us needing to go over 9.

    Luke had back to back 40+ pt seasons under his belt when he signed.

    Lacombe had a 14 goal, 40+ pt season under his belt.

    Zeev has their talent (probably more than Hughes) but production doesn’t back up same dollars.

  7. Spare_Entrance_9389

    holy fuck Luke Hughes got bag on name alone

  8. misec_undact

    In no way comparable to those guys JFC.

  9. carry-on_replacement

    I think I’d rather see what he can do next year and then sign him if it’s projected at 9M. If he pops off, it’ll be worth the extra 1.5M and one less year of UFA because we can guarantee he can improve from here. Luke Hughes and Jackson Lacombe both have multiple years of good production before signing their extensions so it’s hardly comparable.

  10. AccomplishedAd4995

    man if zeev signs for 8-9M, I can already see all the people fuming whenever he has a quiet / bad shift or game

  11. Additional_Slice768

    Not a chance they roll the dice like this. Make him prove his worth first. I’m not a fan of speculative signings. We have no idea how he’ll be in the postseason.

  12. jamesSa81

    I guess if that’s what the market dictates but what happened to doing a 3x5m first before jumping into the monster contract. I suppose it’s to avoid the 13m ask in three years, tough shoes to be in making these decisions.

  13. NerdPunch

    I totally understand locking up young talent. 

    I donno if Buium has that “it factor” that has me ready to go like 8 years @ ~64-72ish million.

    Like how certain are we that he’s a legit cornerstone building block for this franchise versus just being a secondary supporting piece?  

  14. ggpurplecobras

    Comparable except that Hughes and Lacombe both had over double Buium’s points in a season when they signed their contracts lol. Im all for getting ahead of things and signing a long term deal but 9 mil AAV is mental.

  15. Cdr_Bond007

    Don’t know what the AAV ends up being, but lock him up for a long time! Get that business out of the way!

  16. Candid_Equipment9288

    Not only would this be a risk – it would put far too much pressure on the kid if he doesn’t perform to the contract.

  17. smcfarlane

    7 range is where I’d want to be long term.

  18. DarkestThought

    63 games… 22 points. -21….. he was -9 on the Wild. He is only 20 years old though so….. he is not worth more than 6m. We need to wait to sign him I think, better to lose a year on the contract than over pay. Next year we will end up not much better or the same so I don’t think he will be putting up 60 points in the next few seasons. If he can’t be defensively sound then over paying is a bad idea.

  19. PsychologicalPea1244

    Too Risky . I would bridge it . 64 million reasons to not reach your potential at 20 years old. Pretty sure Lacombe and Hughes showed more before their contracts.

  20. Sure--Foundation

    9mil is too much. He’ll be good but we haven’t seen enough yet for that. Lacombe had a much better season prior to his big deal. Hughes did as well.

  21. Jealous_Difference44

    Id rather lose a 60 point d man then sign a 30 point d man to that contract

  22. edgylord5000

    I sometimes think the canucks forget that their a professional sports organization and not a charity

  23. ScarvesOnGiraffes

    Remember Dhali always inflates these prices because he’s a mouthpiece for agents

  24. PaperMoonShine

    9m is the new 6m. Which was the kind of bet you made on young guns to keep them cost controlled.

  25. Count3D

    Canucks fan base and long-term deals with unproven players what could possibly go wrong

  26. coltonjeffs

    Would be quite the bet offering him 8×8…but you would think they are paying him for 3 or 4 years when the cap doesnt affect us much, and 4 years down the road 8 won’t be so bad with the cap going up. Still a big gamble though

  27. matterd1984

    Jesus… 9 million he hasn’t done 💩yet! I’d be looking at a bridge deal… f that. This is how we get into trouble and why we have a 11 million dollar anchor.

  28. Any-Opportunity-4287

    8 years x 5 mill. What has he done ? How are his stats with Canucks? He’s a 2nd line d man. Is he better than Brock? Or Debrusk

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