CKNW 980 is reporting Vanocouver Canucks forward Taylor Pyatt rejected a two-year contract worth $2.4 million and is seeking a three-year contract that will pay him $1.5 million, similar to a contract Matt Cooke got last year.
CKNW in Vancouver is reporting that the Canucks made a two-year, $2.4 million offer to Pyatt, and were subsequently told it would not be enough to retain the services of the 21-goal scorer. The Pyatt camp is apparently looking for a deal in the Matt Cooke range. Cooke, who has just eight goals, makes $1.5 million per season.
According to reports, Pyatt is also looking for a three-year deal.
Source: Sportsnet.ca
It would really suck if we lose Taylor Pyatt to free agency because he wants $300,000 more than the Canucks were willing to offer.
The new CBA is screwing us over……under the old CBA, Pyatt would of been a restricted free agent. But as per the new CBA, to qualify to be a Group III free agent, you need to be 27 or have 7 accrued seasons. Pyatt broke into the league at a young age, so he’s a free agent at 25 years old. To makes things worst, even though there was no NHL season in 2004-05, they made that year count as an accrued season in the NHL. Pyatt would of had only 6 accrued seasons.
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