Loui Eriksson
With the retirement of the Sedin twins, nobody on the Vancouver Canucks makes as much money per year as Loui Eriksson. Eriksson signed a six year, $36 million contract with the Canucks on July 1, 2016 after scoring 30 with the Boston Bruins the year prior. The Bruins were smart to stay away from Eriksson, who’s best days were behind him.
Since signing his massive contract, Eriksson has been brutal. He has played just 115 of 164 possible games due to a myriad of injuries. He has yet to hit the 25 point mark in a season in Vancouver. With a young team on the come up, the Canucks could survive if they kept the remaining four years on their cap. The Rangers should still do their due diligence here, though.
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For what it’s worth, Eriksson had a solid Corsi of 49.5 on one of the worst puck possession teams in the NHL last season. Maybe he could provide sneaky value if the Rangers could pry his contract, along with other assets, from Canucks general manager Jim Benning.