RoyalDude wrote:Good young D we have in Tanev and Corrado
Quick look at the Canucks defence looking past this season:
Signed:
Bieksa (R) (31) signed until 2016 (UFA)
Ballard (L) (30) signed until 2015 (UFA)
Hamhuis (L) (30) signed until 2016 (UFA)
Garrison (L) (28) signed until 2018 (UFA)
Edler (L) (27) signed until 2019 (UFA)
Andersson (L) (22) signed until 2014 (RFA)
Polasek (L) (21) signed until 2014 (RFA)
Corrado (R) (20) signed until 2015 (RFA)
McEneny (L) (18) signed until 2015 (RFA)
UFA:
Vandermeer (L) (33)
Alberts (L) (31)
Barker (L) (27)
Joslin (L) (26)
Mullen (R) (26)
RFA:
Tanev (R) (23)
Sauve (L) (23)
Drafted:
Tommernes (L) (22)
Price (R) (22)
McNally (L) (21)
Hutton (L) (20)
Clearly they'll sign Tanev this summer - but I'm not so sure about Sauve with Tommernes and Price's rights coming up. I think Price is returning to Colgate to complete his degree, so I'm not sure what the Canucks will do there.
As for the UFA defencemen, you've got to think they will try to re-sign Alberts, and perhaps Mullen if he is recovered from his injury. Not a lot of room on the blueline unless they trade or buy out Ballard.
S_C