Confirmed Signing with Link: [VAN] Edler signs extension [6 years/30 mil]

[Back in 94]

Awesome signing by Gillis. I was almost 100% sure Edler was gonna test the market.

[Fire Lindy]

I was expecting him to get 6, this is a great deal. There is no doubt he would have gotten more money in the open market with the demand for D right now.

[crazy Kassian]

our players are clearly not smart enough to see that Gillis is cheating them out of their market value

[Reverend Mayhem]

Kinda disappointed it wasn't a cap hit of $2.55 million.

[rune74]

Originally Posted by ZenMaster

Player Pos Team Age Length Amount
1. Weber, Shea » D NAS 27 14 $7,857,143
2. Suter, Ryan » D MIN 27 13 $7,538,462
3. Campbell, Brian » D FLA 33 8 $7,142,875
4. Doughty, Drew » D LAK 23 8 $7,000,000
5. Chara, Zdeno » D BOS 35 7 $6,916,667
6. Bouwmeester, Jay » D CGY 29 $6,680,000
7. Boyle, Dan » D SAN 36 6 $6,666,667
8. Phaneuf, Dion » D TOR 27 6 $6,500,000
9. Karlsson, Erik » D OTT 22 7 $6,500,000
10. Timonen, Kimmo » D PHI 37 6 $6,333,333
11. Green, Mike » D WAS 27 3 $6,083,333
12. Seabrook, Brent » D CHI 27 5 $5,800,000
13. Burns, Brent » D SAN 27 5 $5,760,000
14. Markov, Andrei » D MTL 34 3 $5,750,000
15. Visnovsky, Lubomir » D NYI 36 $5,600,000
16. Keith, Duncan » D CHI 29 13 $5,538,462
17. Gonchar, Sergei » D OTT 38 3 $5,500,000
18. Wisniewski, James » D CLB 28 $5,500,000
19. Myers, Tyler » D BUF 22 7 $5,500,000
20. Carle, Matt » D TBL 28 6 $5,500,000
21. Yandle, Keith » D PHO 26 5 $5,250,000
22. Wideman, Dennis » D CGY 29 $5,250,000
23. Byfuglien, Dustin » D WIN 27 $5,200,000
24. Martin, Paul » D PIT 31 5 $5,000,000

What a steal! Gillis is amazing

Wow at dion.

[Lonny Bohonos]

Originally Posted by crazy Kassian

our players are clearly not smart enough to see that Gillis is cheating them out of their market value

Hows he cheating them when they negotiate and then sign an legal agreement?

[Lonny Bohonos]

Originally Posted by rune74

You know what's funny? He is better then every dman on the leafs

Probably plays better goal than their tenders too.

[crazy Kassian]

Originally Posted by Lonny Bohonos

Hows he cheating them when they negotiate and then sign an legal agreement?

I was kidding, our players obviously have come together and are taking discounts

[SephF]

Great signing by Gillis

[Peter Griffin]

Great signing by Gillis. $5M for this guy is a steal right now, in 3-4 years when he's in the thick of his prime and the cap has gone up it's going to be even better.

[ProstheticConscience]

Awesome deal. MG might not walk on water, but aside from a deal for a certain goaltender, he crushes them out of the park for re-upping players.

If Edler's an "average dman" I'd love to know what the guys on the Leafs' blueline are.

[Hennig]

TIL Edler is a pretend Dman.

[Nash]

Originally Posted by ZenMaster

Player Pos Team Age Length Amount
1. Weber, Shea » D NAS 27 14 $7,857,143
2. Suter, Ryan » D MIN 27 13 $7,538,462
3. Campbell, Brian » D FLA 33 8 $7,142,875
4. Doughty, Drew » D LAK 23 8 $7,000,000
5. Chara, Zdeno » D BOS 35 7 $6,916,667
6. Bouwmeester, Jay » D CGY 29 $6,680,000
7. Boyle, Dan » D SAN 36 6 $6,666,667
8. Phaneuf, Dion » D TOR 27 6 $6,500,000
9. Karlsson, Erik » D OTT 22 7 $6,500,000
10. Timonen, Kimmo » D PHI 37 6 $6,333,333
11. Green, Mike » D WAS 27 3 $6,083,333
12. Seabrook, Brent » D CHI 27 5 $5,800,000
13. Burns, Brent » D SAN 27 5 $5,760,000
14. Markov, Andrei » D MTL 34 3 $5,750,000
15. Visnovsky, Lubomir » D NYI 36 $5,600,000
16. Keith, Duncan » D CHI 29 13 $5,538,462
17. Gonchar, Sergei » D OTT 38 3 $5,500,000
18. Wisniewski, James » D CLB 28 $5,500,000
19. Myers, Tyler » D BUF 22 7 $5,500,000
20. Carle, Matt » D TBL 28 6 $5,500,000
21. Yandle, Keith » D PHO 26 5 $5,250,000
22. Wideman, Dennis » D CGY 29 $5,250,000
23. Byfuglien, Dustin » D WIN 27 $5,200,000
24. Martin, Paul » D PIT 31 5 $5,000,000

What a steal! Gillis is amazing

The Canucks had 4 of the top 31 D for points last year, including Garrison, yet none of them are among the top paid...just crazy. Gillis is a great GM.

[Hawkguy]

Can't believe they locked Edler up for 6-years at $5M (UFA years) while PK Subban wants $6M a season from us.

[Szechwan]

Rather than letting Ron Wilson derail the thread, let's all just kick back, appreciate our D-core and their contracts and let him make a fool of himself.


Great signing by Gillis.

[Stats01]

Originally Posted by crazy Kassian

Gillis is a boss and I'm glad he's our gm.

Hey he actually did something right jks great signing for you guys

[Bleach Clean]

Originally Posted by StringerBell

$30/6 for a $5mil AAV

If confirmed, that is an excellent deal. One that most VAN fans were hoping he would get, but were unsure if he would take.

The D and G are set on this team

[Lucbourdon]

Gillis is something else when it comes to signing contracts, just remarkable stuff.

[Caballo Blanco]

Overpayment for a #4 defenseman

[BlueChip01]

I like the signing, but I think he really needs to step up in the playoffs. I honestly think he is good, but he was terrible IMO in 2011 playoffs. He was ok last year. He is pretty good in the regular season.

Good signing regardless. That will be about 23 million on 5 dmen. Gotta dump Ballard

[avsman]

When I saw the numbers I thought I did my math wrong, great signing!

[VanCanucks14]

Yeah no need to feed the one troll and derail the thread

[crazy Kassian]

He was not 100%, I remember the last series against the Kings and he was raved about for making Doughty and everyone look bad

[Stats01]

Originally Posted by Lucbourdon

Gillis is something else when it comes to signing contracts, just remarkable stuff.

The Alex Anthopolous of the NHL? lol

[Fire Lindy]

Originally Posted by HawkeyeCB

Can't believe they locked Edler up for 6-years at $5M (UFA years) while PK Subban wants $6M a season from us.

Maybe he is looking at the Myers extension for leverage. Myers got 6m/year from us, though Myers did have 49 points in his rookie season and win the Calder. I don't think Subban is as valuable of a player though.