Day by day Faceoff: Frank Seravalli and Jason Gregor on the DFO Rundown speaking in regards to the Vancouver Canucks and pending RFA ahead Elias Pettersson working in direction of getting a contract extension achieved that may hold Pettersson in Vancouver long-term.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Gregor: “Frank Seravalli joins me, Jason Gregor, and Frank we’ll get to the Chris Tanev commerce in a second however need to speak about massive information on the West Coast. It seems to be like EP, Mr. Pettersson shall be staying in Vancouver.”
Seravalli: “Yeah, this can be a large growth for the Vancouver Canucks over the past 48 to 72 hours. There was a lot speak and rumor and innuendo, a lot idle hypothesis in a really flamable Vancouver market and understandably so provided that, you already know, kind of the centerpiece, the face of their franchise remained unsigned and was staring down what would doubtlessly be a extremely fascinating summer season for one of many groups on the very prime of the standings and positively within the race for the President’s Trophy.
So the event which I reported on Wednesday is the Canucks and Pettersson’s camp have made vital progress on what’s believed to be an eight-year deal. I don’t need to speculate on the overall {dollars} simply but. I believe it’s truthful to say definitely approaching $100 million complete. However it’s, that is completely large for the Canucks. Can’t say extra as to what this implies to this workforce and to have the ability to get one thing like that achieved if they will get it throughout the end line within the subsequent couple of days.
Would give them doubtlessly, six, seven days earlier than the deadline to actually lock of their numbers and have a terrific concept of what their reduce image seems to be like transferring ahead that they may doubtlessly even add somebody with time period in the case of the deadline.
Gregor: “So what numbers are we (David) Pastrnak right here, are you going greater? What do you assume?”
Seravalli: “No, I believe it begins with a 12. So…”
Greger: “So greater.”
Seravalli: “Yeah, I don’t know if it’s, nicely, $12.5 (million) or $12.25 (million) or $12.75 (million) or regardless of the quantity may be. I believe it begins with a 12. Both means, it’s going to be vital.
And I believe what’s far more fascinating is finally getting the main points on how all this got here collectively as a result of there was a report, a report on Saturday that groups have been calling the Canucks attempting to gauge curiosity and that simply blew issues up in Vancouver to the purpose the place I’m informed Pettersson went into the Canucks early this week and mentioned, let’s finish all this nonsense. I need to get a deal achieved. I need to keep in Vancouver.”
Gregor: “Nicely, it is sensible. Yeah. Particularly if it will get the deal that he needs, and now you’re, I’m assuming Frank then we’re speaking like eight-year deal?”
Seravalli: “Sure. Eight-year deal. That was one of many hang-ups early on within the course of and never for the Canucks. They have been high quality with no matter he needed to do, whether or not it was 4 years, 5 years, ten, eight years, excuse me the max. They have been on board with that and it was only a matter of getting him to come back to the desk.
That was the half that had pissed off them probably the most was not his nonchalance as a result of I don’t assume he wasn’t taking it severely. It was extra simply he was very comfy in his personal zone, enjoying this yr, then turning into an RFA and figuring it out from there. And so they’re sitting right here going, that is arguably our greatest participant. We’ve obtained different enterprise to take care of that we actually can’t absolutely full till we all know what his quantity is. We will ballpark it.
However to have him signal pen to paper is a very completely different story. And if and when that occurs there’s going to be a severe sigh of reduction in that Vancouver Canucks entrance workplace.”
Greger: “So that you look, you already know he’s making $7.3 (million) now, that’s a couple of $5 million elevate, give or take. They, they’ve the $2.2 (million) additional subsequent yr from Oliver Ekman-Larsson who jumps up so far as useless cap area .
So that they’ll must do some maneuvering now even with the cap going up. That’s an extra $7.2 million from these two for subsequent yr for Canuck followers, anyone who’s questioning in regards to the future their cap.”
Seravalli: “Yeah, however Filip Hronek is gonna price loads. I imagine that quantity nonetheless begins with an eight in entrance of it.”
Gregor: “Yeah. Nicely, Tyler Myers is $6 million that comes off the books. I’d, you already know, I’d be stunned if, if he’s coming again at something near that.”
Seravalli: “So in addition they have a $4.5 million greenback improve. So, ya know, the majority of that may be going to Pettersson.”
Gregor: “Oh, yeah. Pettersson principally eats it up, so. I do know they’ll must go up like each workforce. You understand what, you’ll have to maneuver round some items for certain. You understand, they’ve obtained Ian Cole. I believe they actually like. Will they pay him $3 mill subsequent yr, stays to be seen? So that they’ve obtained some, some methods to maneuver round. Clearly, doesn’t impression this yr at their deadline however it does impression in a way that in case you’re attempting to amass guys with time period, proper?”
Seravalli: “Yeah, and that’s the factor, I don’t know the way aggressive they’re gonna be, however they will’t actually go down the Hronek path and get him locked up till they know formally what Pettersson is.
And then you definitely’re the remainder of their scenario. Like right here’s the place issues began to get dicey for the Canucks, is that if they go into the offseason, and he’s not signed Pettersson, actually what your your deadline is, is the date to file for arbitration. As a result of in case you don’t get a deal achieved by then and Pettersson recordsdata for arbitration and goes via with it, he forces you right into a one-year deal. After which at that time, in case you’re the Canucks, there’s virtually no means you may have him enter subsequent season on a one-year deal. After which put your self in a precarious place the place it’s important to transfer him earlier than the deadline or threat getting nothing for him, in a yr wherein you’re anticipated to be a contender once more.
So, I imply, I can’t stress sufficient how, had they gone via this common season and never gotten him signed that, in case you thought in already effervescent scenario would have been attention-grabbing, it will have flowed over, I believe in the summertime and actually flip the warmth up. So once more, large, large information for the Canucks. And you already know, the truth that this might get achieved within the subsequent couple of days is fairly large.”Gregor: “Alright, so Vancouver followers shall be blissful.”
