Vancouver Canucks Over 30 Club
The signing of Loui Eriksson was questioned by many because you are giving a six-year, $36 million dollar contract to a player who starts the season at 31-years old. Both of the Sedin Twins will be 36. At what point do they hit that age wall. Not everyone can be Jaromir Jagr.
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Goaltender Ryan Miller is 36-year-old and will be an Unrestricted Free Agent at the end of the season, probably leaving him to go his way. Jacob Markstrom looks to be the future of the netminding and played better in his 33 games but has a .904 lifetime Save Pct.
Defenseman Alex Edler is 30 and has three years remaining with a $5 million dollar cap hit. Jannick Hansen had 22 goals last season but is also 30. They have a lot of players getting into their “evening” years for a team that is supposedly trying to rebuild quickly.
All of that brings the question of the Eriksson contract under the microscope. Did the Vancouver Canucks overpay a Free Agent that had a great year but is on the wrong end of his prime?
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