[Signing] Capitals sign Ethan Bear 2 Years 2.0625 AAV

[Jim McMahon]

The Bear talks can now be settled. Maybe this can get merged with the Ethan Bear talks thread. 

[Ghostsof1915]

Good luck Bear.

[PeteyBOI]

probably we matched that price... Bear just likely thought being a 7th defenceman wasnt good for him

[PistolPete13]

Good luck Ethan. 
 

[Elias Pettersson]

30 minutes ago, MidKnight Ego said:

probably we matched that price... Bear just likely thought being a 7th defenceman wasnt good for him

I highly doubt we matched that price. Juulsen is better and he’s at $775k. 

[Jess]

Not sure I've ever seen a contract go to the fourth digit past millions. Needed that extra $500 per year 

[DeltaSwede]

Good for him

[Jeremy Hronek]

Bear likely would've been a reserve player in Vancouver (i.e. 7th defenseman) once Soucy had gotten healthy and so I'm glad that Bear will get more of an opportunity elsewhere.  

[Mackcanuck]

Good for him, Happy for him

Hope he does well

[Boudrias]

Glad a got a decent contract. I happy with Juulson and the CAP flex PA has to possibly do another deal. 

[Goal_thecup]

Like Bear the person; glad some other team is paying him too much.

[Thundernuts]

Good luck Bear. Served us well last year, and would have been good depth for this season, but glad management took a pass on that contract.
 

It’s already going to be tricky to get under the cap next year. 

[gwarrior]

He's all yours Washington 

[Bob Long]

A lot of drama for this deal, but good for him.

 

I haven't followed the caps at all this year or why they were willing to go term, are they trading someone else? 

[Maniwaki Canuck]

Not sure we could have matched that offer so they scooped us fair and square.  It's not some crazy over-pay.  Best of luck, Ethan.

[Crabcakes]

Ken Holland gave Bear a 2 year, $4.0M contract (1.5, 2.5) and in the 2nd year he was moved to Carolina.  The following year, he went to arbitration and got $2.2 and was eventually sent to Vancouver with 400k salary retained.  Now, he has signed in Wash for $2.06M.  This is what happens when 3rd pair quality D are given too much money.  It does nobody any favours.  

 

Credit to Allvin for not caving and paying $2M+ on a multiple year deal for a 3rd pair D.  Word was, Allvin wanted to sign him but at closer to $1M.  He let Schenn go who ended up with 3 @ 2.75 in Nashville.

[EdgarM]

I tried to tell many on here that he wasn't in our plans as he became redundant when Hronek arrived. Like many have said, we now have usable dmen who cost way less. I sure like how this management group manages this roster. 

[Alflives]

53 minutes ago, Crabcakes said:

Ken Holland gave Bear a 2 year, $4.0M contract (1.5, 2.5) and in the 2nd year he was moved to Carolina.  The following year, he went to arbitration and got $2.2 and was eventually sent to Vancouver with 400k salary retained.  Now, he has signed in Wash for $2.06M.  This is what happens when 3rd pair quality D are given too much money.  It does nobody any favours.  

 

Credit to Allvin for not caving and paying $2M+ on a multiple year deal for a 3rd pair D.  Word was, Allvin wanted to sign him but at closer to $1M.  He let Schenn go who ended up with 3 @ 2.75 in Nashville.

Yup. Schenn is craperolla away from Quinn Hughes. And Bear will now suck pucks too. 

[NewbieCanuckFan]

1 hour ago, Crabcakes said:

Ken Holland gave Bear a 2 year, $4.0M contract (1.5, 2.5) and in the 2nd year he was moved to Carolina.  The following year, he went to arbitration and got $2.2 and was eventually sent to Vancouver with 400k salary retained.  Now, he has signed in Wash for $2.06M.  This is what happens when 3rd pair quality D are given too much money.  It does nobody any favours.  

 

Credit to Allvin for not caving and paying $2M+ on a multiple year deal for a 3rd pair D.  Word was, Allvin wanted to sign him but at closer to $1M.  He let Schenn go who ended up with 3 @ 2.75 in Nashville.

That's a Jim Benning type of move (eg., Poolman).

[AK-19]

16 minutes ago, NewbieCanuckFan said:

That's a Jim Benning type of move (eg., Poolman).

 

Also Jordie Benn.

[Rekker]

47 minutes ago, EdgarM said:

I tried to tell many on here that he wasn't in our plans as he became redundant when Hronek arrived. Like many have said, we now have usable dmen who cost way less. I sure like how this management group manages this roster. 

I think it was more a case of Juulsen coming into his own that ousted Bear. If Juulsen didn't find some game the Canucks would of been more desperate for a righty like Bear. Juulsen is still a work in progress but for a tough, solid number six, seven righty, he's found money. Bear would of been battling Juulsen for the bottom spot and Alvin isn't in position to pay 2 million per year cap hit when Juulsen can do it for half that. 

[EdgarM]

6 minutes ago, Rekker said:

I think it was more a case of Juulsen coming into his own that ousted Bear. If Juulsen didn't find some game the Canucks would of been more desperate for a righty like Bear. Juulsen is still a work in progress but for a tough, solid number six, seven righty, he's found money. Bear would of been battling Juulsen for the bottom spot and Alvin isn't in position to pay 2 million per year cap hit when Juulsen can do it for half that. 

I think if Bear had a chance of making this team then you are correct. He was not getting into the top 4 unless there was injuries. He would had to have accepted a minimum entry level contract for us to sign him and I didn't see him accepting that. 

A slim to none chance he was coming back to this club.

[HKSR]

Well, what can I say... needs vs wants fellas.  Need vs want... 

[Nucker67]

It's nice to know that Bear isn't good enough to crack that Canucks D core. 

 

Good days ahead!

[canucks curse]

That’s an overpay to me 

I would for sure go 2 years but not that high aav

imo that’s more than a million a year too much 

 

but not oh boy am I happy for Bear and he deserves it for what he has been through, not necessarily what he has shown on the ice but hey 

good on him