TORONTO, ON - FEBRUARY 4: Tanner Pearson #70 of the Vancouver Canucks skates against the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on February 4, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Canucks 7-3.(Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
The Vancouver Canucks re-signed Tanner Pearson to a three-year deal with an annual average value of $3.25 million per season on Thursday afternoon, and most fans weren’t happy, to say the least.
Not only was this an overpay for a declining role player, but it will also handicap Vancouver’s ability to roster a playoff team next year, so the earliest we’ll be watching playoff hockey would be the 2022-23 season.