The Vancouver Canucks and General Manager Patrik Allvin announced on Monday that the team has agreed to terms with former Edmonton Oilers’ defenceman Vincent Desharnais on a two-year contract with a $2M AAV. In Year 1, he’ll earn a $775K Salary + $1.5M signing bonus. In Year 2: $775K Salary + $950K SB.
Desharnais is a big (6-foot-7), physical, right-shot, penalty-killing defenseman. He’ll do well in Vancouver where the Canucks lost Nikita Zadorov to the Boston Bruins on Monday. A late bloomer, Desharnais has shown tremendous improvement over the past season and a half, with his work on the penalty kill being particularly crucial.
There are some aspects of his game where he excels. He uses his size effectively on defense and is a great teammate. However, he’s a bottom-pair defenseman because his decision-making can be inconsistent.
Darren Dreger writes, “Canucks have added some interesting pieces. They still have some cap space so the shopping continues. They might wait a bit and be well-positioned for a bargain add in the days ahead.”
