"Easily the Most Jarring": NHL Analyst Baffled by Zeev Buium's 8-Year, $75.04M Canucks Extension

"Easily the most jarring": NHL analyst baffled by Zeev Buium's 8-year, $75.04M Canucks extension

The Vancouver Canucks’ decision to lock up defenseman Zeev Buium to a massive long-term extension has drawn mixed reactions across the league.

Canucks: Zeev Buium extension shows young American keen on playing in Canada

Calgary and Ottawa both have lost rising U.S. stars in recent years and it looks like Winnipeg is about to experience the same.

Canucks Make Smart Gamble Signing Zeev Buium to 8-Year Deal

The Vancouver Canucks raised a lot of eyebrows recently when they signed defenseman Zeev Buium to an eight-year, $75.04 million contract extension. That type of term and money is not typically given to a relatively unproven player like Buium, who has just 76 games of NHL experience under his belt. While the deal certainly comes with risk for the Canucks, it also has tremendous upside. The 20-year-old Buium, who was the centerpiece of Vancouver’s…