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Hurricanes Shopping Ethan Bear

September 21, 2022 at 9:01 pm CDT | by Brian La Rose 13 Comments

Earlier this summer, Carolina gave Ethan Bear permission to speak to other teams heading into restricted free agency.  At the time, it seemed like he was a candidate to be non-tendered but in the end, the Hurricanes qualified him and signed the 25-year-old to a one-year, $2.2MM deal.  However, Postmedia’s Bruce Garrioch reports that even with the new contract, Carolina is still trying to move the young defender.

Last season was a tough one for Bear.  After being a regular in a top-four role for Edmonton back in 2019-20, he battled some injury issues the following season and dropped down the depth chart which helped contribute to him being traded to Carolina a few days after the draft in 2021.  The hope was that he’d rebound but instead, history repeated itself.  Bear was banged up at times last season and when he was in the lineup, he struggled.  Overall, he had five goals and nine assists in 58 games with a career-low 16:05 ATOI.  While he underwent a minor procedure after the playoffs, Bear was available to play if needed but was scratched for every contest.

In a recent appearance on CHEK (video link), Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported that the Canucks are among the teams that have shown interest in Bear.  There is a definite opening on the right side of their back end but making the money work could be tricky.  They’re less than a million below their LTIR ceiling (with Micheal Ferland not playing again this season) which is considerably less space than Bear’s contract.  Tucker Poolman’s availability for the start of the year is in question but he’s expected back at some point which takes the option of adding Bear to slide into Poolman’s vacated spot off the table as well.

Meanwhile, Carolina has no such cap concerns.  With Max Pacioretty and Jake Gardiner LTIR-bound to start the season, they have the ability to find him in without an issue.  However, Dylan Coghlan is also in the fold and could push for a spot on the third pairing which could have Bear on the fringes of the lineup once again; Brett Pesce and Brent Burns are clearly locked into the right-side spots on the top two pairings already.  By qualifying him, the Hurricanes determined that there was still some value but if he sits a lot early on, that will change in a hurry.

Whether it’s Vancouver or another team, it looks like Bear is a candidate to be on the move over the coming weeks and with the situation he’ll likely be in with Carolina where he’ll be battling for a spot in the lineup, it might be a move that the Hurricanes will want to make sooner than later.

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  1. 66TheNumberOfTheBest

    3 years ago

    Sens.

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    • Johnny Z

      3 years ago

      Habs

      Reply
    • Palehosed85

      3 years ago

      Hawks?

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  2. mattc68

    3 years ago

    There are certainly teams that could use him and have the space. Some of those teams have already been mentioned here. Is he worth that contract though? If Carolina has to add in a sweetener to move him then it really makes it obvious that they should have let him walk last summer.

    Reply
    • dswaim

      3 years ago

      It’s a 1 yr 2.2 mil for a young RHD that will be an RFA at the end of the season. Nils Lundkvist just got traded for a 1st and 4th rd pick. Very similar players. Lundkvist is younger, cheaper but no success at the NHL level and Bear is a little older, a little more expensive with proven success at the highest level although not last season. There should be plenty of interest.

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    • mattc68

      3 years ago

      Lundkvist is much cheaper. In fact less than half Bear’s hit. And he’s signed at that same low rate for next year.

      Reply
    • dswaim

      3 years ago

      Half of 2 mil doesn’t exactly break the bank. You’re talking about 1 mil for 1 season. At this point Bear is the better defenseman so your point seems like it’s not one.

      Reply
  3. mike gondek

    3 years ago

    Carolina isn’t going to be as good a team as they were last season or even two seasons ago.

    Reply
    • Doghockey

      3 years ago

      How do you know this? How many games will they win?

      Reply
    • dswaim

      3 years ago

      They’re better this year but everyone in the division other than Philly got better. They probably won’t have as good a record as last season

      Reply
  4. pawtucket

    3 years ago

    Canucks trade Hoglander for Bear

    Watch.

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  5. Pepe501

    3 years ago

    Well, no one knows. They are better on defense this year by the subtraction of Tony DeAngelo and addition of Brent Burns. Svechnikov is 23 and will most likely be a point per game player. Jespei Kotkaniemi is a question mark, but Paul Stasny is here for insurance. Stasny had similar numbers to Troechek last year. Necas had an off year, so should be motivated to improve and will have space to do so. Calvin DeHaan is an upgrade over Ian Cole or Brenden Smith. 3rd goalie situation is great with Kochetkov pushing for a spot in the top 2. Niederreiter was a loss, but that just gives room for one of the younger players to slot up in the lineup and get that shot they need.

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  6. Gbear

    3 years ago

    This is an unBearable situation so close to the season starting.

    As for the Canes, good team but not great.

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