The Vancouver Canucks made a handful of curious moves in recent history, including some that could hurt the franchise in the long run. It is never good to have players who are paid more than their performance suggests, but the impact can be worse than one might expect.
As former assistant GM Laurence Gilman told TSN Winnipeg 1290, contract negotiations generally happen in the following steps.
- The player’s agent compares his client to other players in the league and their respective contracts, e.g. Brent Seabrook (8 years at $6.875 million AAV) and Mark Giordano (6 years $6.