I think it really depends on what the Canucks brass would prioritize in the return. In a vacuum, i think a 1st+ is probably the floor for "value". Anyone dealing for him would clearly be looking to get him signed to an extension right away, so i'm not sure how much that matters. However, i could also see Vancouver wanting to get a young "right now" sort of piece in their early-mid-20s back as part of the deal.
Like for example...i could see New Jersey being interested, and i could see Vancouver coveting someone like say...Mercer as a big piece of the deal. Someone who can backfill the roster and has some upside like that. Rather than a 1st round pick.
If Boeser does go for a pure "futures" deal in a 1st/Prospect...i suspect it'd be like the Horvat trade (or even the Miller deal) where that capital is then pretty much immediately flipped for someone else they want in terms of an actual "right now" player.
