Hate the Montreal deal. Does not make any sense to add 2 additional years at even more money than Gagner for a non player, just to get two picks in the 120+ range of the draft.
I like the Guddy back to Florida option, and I also think the pick would be a 2nd. Friedman on 31 thoughts said Florida is open to moving Mark Pysyk, who was a computer boys acquisition, is a RH shot and could slot straight into Guddy's roster position on the 3rd pair, also saves you a year of term.
Gudbranson for Pysyk and a 2nd.
Del Zotto for a 6th or 7th.
And it would be amazing if Sutter could pull in a 2nd.
It would be so great if they could have 3 2nd round picks for the hometown draft.
The move I'd be targeting for Gagner, is him to Chicago for Saad. Clears Chicago future capspace, gives them and immediate gain of cap space and provides Vancouver a big fast LW which they desperately need. I think Chicago is going to go very hard after Panarin again, so they'll need space. Heck you could even throw in Goldy, since it's clear he's not in the future plans.
wow that Rask <> Nino trade doesn't that make sense, seems like centers are valued quite high. This might be an excellent opportunity to trade Sutter so we can call Gaudette up.
wow that Rask <> Nino trade doesn't that make sense, seems like centers are valued quite high. This might be an excellent opportunity to trade Sutter so we can call Gaudette up.
Perfect time to trade Sutter. So Benning will wait till Sutter starts getting scratched from the lineup before gauging interest.
There is lots of chatter that Canucks are looking to rebuild the defence going into next season.
I would want them to trade Gudbranson and let Pouliot go. Canucks should definitely re-sign Edler, insert Hughes and pitch for Karlsson
Edler-Karlsson
Hughes-Tanev
Hutton-Stecher
If Toronto tossed in their 1st, would anyone swap Zaitsev for Stecher?
If Toronto tossed in their 1st, would anyone swap Zaitsev for Stecher?
Think they probably learned from the first they had the SutterPittsburgh is looking to trade Brassard and find a real 3C that can play a certain role. Brandon Sutter is a perfect candidate for this.
Think they probably learned from the first they had the Sutter
If Toronto tossed in their 1st, would anyone swap Zaitsev for Stecher?
Or, Benning thinks Zaitsev is better than Stecher already and no 1st is involved.
To EDM:
Baertschi
Goldobin
To VAN:
Puljujarvi
Spooner
This is the same trade I proposed a page or two back. Edmonton upgrades two of their wingers for a push for the Playoffs this year. Baertschi is a solid 2nd liner who improves their depth and Goldobin can put up points playing with McDavid and/or Draisaitl, pushing other players down to more appropriate roles. They also dump Spooner's contract, which is something they've been rumoured to want to do. The Canucks land a young player with a lot of upside in Puljujarvi who could turn into something playing alongside Horvat/Pettersson.
To TBL:
Edler (50% retained, cap hit of 2.5 million)
To VAN:
Katchouk
2nd 2020
Tampa stacks their LD for a Cup run this year. Playing behind Hedman and McDonough would put Edler in a great position to play effective hockey and Cooper would have one more defenseman he can trust on his 3rd pairing. Not too much to explain here. The Canucks land a prospect who could turn into a decent player down the line and a 2nd next year. The reason it's a 2020 2nd is because Tampa's first and 2nd this year are under conditions from the McDonough trade.
To BUF:
Granlund
To VAN:
Beaulieu
Smaller scale trade. Buffalo improves their forward depth, which is not very good in order to try for the Playoffs. They also deal with Beaulieu's trade request. The Canucks add a LD for the rest of the year after trading Edler and someone who might be here for the future, maybe not.
How would you all feel if this is how our deadline played out?
It’s not that centres are valued more. It’s that there are still poor GMs in this league and other GMs that can take advantage of them. We have one here, in fact.
Rask is a Gagner level asset. That he got NN is astonishing.
Paul Fenton is someone a lot of people even here valued highly as a potential GM.
Why does everyone want Puljujarvi? He’s horrendous. I have watched him a number of times and he’s never shown anything.
He looks like a complete bust.
Can’t wait for all the fentanyl/fenton,paul wordplay