Kuzmenko

The Vancouver Canucks agreed to a two-year, $11 million contract extension with rookie Andrei Kuzmenko on Thursday. Kuzmenko will carry a cap hit of $5.5 ...

"He's had a career year, a career run, and he's looking for his money. "We, I believe, have taken our best shot, and the contract that we have on the table for Bo right now I think is a fair contract for what he's done up until this year," Rutherford said. Trade rumours have surrounded Horvat throughout the season, with the centre releasing a statement last month I would prefer to get younger NHL players that may not have worked out well on the entry-level contracts and bring them in to get a second chance. "We're not looking towards a rebuild, I rather call it a retool," Rutherford said on Jan. "Andrei is a player we worked extremely hard to recruit last summer," general manager Patrik Allvin said in a team release.

Vancouver Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that the club has agreed to terms with forward Andrei Kuzmenko on a two-year extension with an ...

Additionally, he’s carrying inflated percentages in all phases of the game and shouldn’t be expected to continue to be an elite point producer over the life of this extension. Given what this club should be doing, $5.5 million in cap space and the premium futures that Kuzmenko would’ve returned in a trade would’ve been far more valuable to the franchise. This is the culmination of that, and a recognition of just how well Kuzmenko has adapted to the It should because Kuzmenko is a very good player and the contract is fair. Unfortunately, the Canucks are so aimless and mediocre that the opportunity cost of committing $5.5 million over two years to a really good player is catastrophic. Petersburg SKA, Kuzmenko signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the Canucks in July 2022.

Canucks Patrick Allvin said the club has agreed to terms with Kuzmenko on a two-year extension with an average annual value of $5.5 million.

For just $3.50 per week, you can get unlimited, ad-lite access to The Vancouver Sun, The Province, National Post and 13 other Canadian news sites. With the Canucks’ current salary cap situation, it’s now very clear that the team will have to move on from Bo Horvat, whose current cap hit is US$5.5 million per season. Even so, Milstein and Kuzmenko both believe there is room for further growth in Vancouver. He currently has 43 points in 47 games but, in the latter days of Bruce Boudreaus’ tenure as coach, Kuzmenko wasn’t playing as much with Pettersson. I couldn’t be happier with his decision, that he selected Vancouver in the summer, couldn’t be happier.” How a city moves and operates was very important to Kuzmenko, his agent explained.

The Vancouver Canucks have signed forward Andrei Kuzmenko to a two-year contract extension with a reported annual average value of $5.5 million.

Kuzmenko has found a home on Elias Pettersson’s wing this season, as the two have shown great chemistry with one another. Kuzmenko signed as a free agent this past offseason after spending his entire pro career in his home country of Russia. [#WeAreGoldStar](https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreGoldStar?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)!