I don’t believe a thing Seravalli says. If it wasn’t for someone gifting him the Seattle picks he wouldve been irrelevant years ago
officialbillevans
Frank rumour, disregarded.
In all seriousness I bet we are making a play for him. It has JR written all over it. I don’t want it to happen personally, but I’ve been wrong about almost everything to do with this team so…
bitter-pickles
I mean it’s probably one of the safer bets to make this offseason while still generating clicks
shadownet97
Makes sense to be in on Guentzel. A lot of playoff teams will do the same thing.
Doesn’t mean we are the #1 destination for him.
Merrittocracy
Can’t take this seriously. There’s a certain douche factor with this report. Like someone who pretends to be a blue-jean wearing blue collar worker in order to suck up to the stereotype of a fanbase he’s trying to attach himself to.
carry-on_replacement
I know Guentzel is really talented but isn’t this just another Miller situation? Assuming we give him a 6-7 year contract (I can see bidders trying to use term to outbid us) the team would be paying the two of them upwards of 20M a season till they turn 37 or 38. 3-4 years into it, these two, while still likely productive, are gonna gonna slow down and be injured or not be nearly as physical.
For the short term, a 9-9.5M contract bodes well for us. with that and if Hronek is willing to sign for 7.5Mish and Myers at 3M, we’d still have 6-7M left to work with for another defenseman and depth forwards
barelyincollege
Don’t get why people are dunking on Seravalli for reporting the least surprising and uncontroversial rumour possible when it comes to the Canucks’ pursuit of Guentzel.
You can hate the guy, but you don’t exactly need to do a credibility analysis to understand that this particular rumour has legs.
John__47
American
Wont sign here
Weak willed
tekmosis
Imagine if Canucks land Guentzel and that incentivizes Crosby as a UFA in 25-26.
For him it’d be, – Chance to win another cup – Play for a Canadian team – Play for the same city that he won the Olympic gold in – Gets to play with Guentzel again
That’d be an insane timeline but I can dream
GoldenChest2000
Wonder if a sign and trade is in the works to pull down the AAV with the 8th year. It would also make sure we get him before July 1 so we could pursue other targets, or if no deal can be reached, circle back to other FAs still under team control
If we do nothing before free agency opens and end up losing out on Guentzel for whatever reason that’ll be a disaster
electricwave33
Noooooo
Dangerous-Finance-67
If we overpay and then lose Hronek/Zadorov and Lindholm, I’m going to be pissed.
Otherwise, I love Guentzel.
lbiggy
This isn’t about Guentzel. This is about getting Crosby to come play for us.
Unit_731_Survivor
I would love guenztel, but he’s going to be 30 by the time the season starts.
What would term look like? The Miller 8 year deal? I’d hope not
TheShadowFactory
Mid-round pick to CAR on draft day for Guentzel’s rights. We sign him for 8×8.5 July 1st.
Book it, boys.
rangers9458
By all means, listen to Frank
NerdPunch
I really don’t give a darn about Frank The Tank, but holy hell does he live rent free in a lot of y’alls head.
eexxiitt
Like guentzel but no, this is the leaf approach – spend all your $$$ on your top 6 forwards and don’t leave enough for the rest of the lineup.
GoldAd8890
Worst kept secret considering they pushed heavily to get him at the deadline
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I don’t believe a thing Seravalli says. If it wasn’t for someone gifting him the Seattle picks he wouldve been irrelevant years ago
Frank rumour, disregarded.
In all seriousness I bet we are making a play for him. It has JR written all over it. I don’t want it to happen personally, but I’ve been wrong about almost everything to do with this team so…
I mean it’s probably one of the safer bets to make this offseason while still generating clicks
Makes sense to be in on Guentzel. A lot of playoff teams will do the same thing.
Doesn’t mean we are the #1 destination for him.
Can’t take this seriously. There’s a certain douche factor with this report. Like someone who pretends to be a blue-jean wearing blue collar worker in order to suck up to the stereotype of a fanbase he’s trying to attach himself to.
I know Guentzel is really talented but isn’t this just another Miller situation? Assuming we give him a 6-7 year contract (I can see bidders trying to use term to outbid us) the team would be paying the two of them upwards of 20M a season till they turn 37 or 38. 3-4 years into it, these two, while still likely productive, are gonna gonna slow down and be injured or not be nearly as physical.
For the short term, a 9-9.5M contract bodes well for us. with that and if Hronek is willing to sign for 7.5Mish and Myers at 3M, we’d still have 6-7M left to work with for another defenseman and depth forwards
Don’t get why people are dunking on Seravalli for reporting the least surprising and uncontroversial rumour possible when it comes to the Canucks’ pursuit of Guentzel.
You can hate the guy, but you don’t exactly need to do a credibility analysis to understand that this particular rumour has legs.
American
Wont sign here
Weak willed
Imagine if Canucks land Guentzel and that incentivizes Crosby as a UFA in 25-26.
For him it’d be,
– Chance to win another cup
– Play for a Canadian team
– Play for the same city that he won the Olympic gold in
– Gets to play with Guentzel again
That’d be an insane timeline but I can dream
Wonder if a sign and trade is in the works to pull down the AAV with the 8th year. It would also make sure we get him before July 1 so we could pursue other targets, or if no deal can be reached, circle back to other FAs still under team control
If we do nothing before free agency opens and end up losing out on Guentzel for whatever reason that’ll be a disaster
Noooooo
If we overpay and then lose Hronek/Zadorov and Lindholm, I’m going to be pissed.
Otherwise, I love Guentzel.
This isn’t about Guentzel. This is about getting Crosby to come play for us.
I would love guenztel, but he’s going to be 30 by the time the season starts.
What would term look like? The Miller 8 year deal? I’d hope not
Mid-round pick to CAR on draft day for Guentzel’s rights. We sign him for 8×8.5 July 1st.
Book it, boys.
By all means, listen to Frank
I really don’t give a darn about Frank The Tank, but holy hell does he live rent free in a lot of y’alls head.
Like guentzel but no, this is the leaf approach – spend all your $$$ on your top 6 forwards and don’t leave enough for the rest of the lineup.
Worst kept secret considering they pushed heavily to get him at the deadline
I’m all for Guentzel