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[Mr. Canucklehead]

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NHL Awards: June 27th
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Draft Day 02: June 29th
Qualifying Offer Date: June 30th
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Summer Development Camp: July 1st-4th
Player-Elected Arbitration: July 5th
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[lawrence]

After reading the posts in the rumor thread about Ekblad and going to the cats subforum, they don't speak very highly of his play. Seems he's a shell of the player he was i guess, I don't watch them nor did I watch the finals so I can't say, but I'd prob resist temptation to take on that cap hit and actually give up equity unless there was max retention and he wasn't thrust into an important role logging heavy Mins

a lot of top 4 guys on whatever team will get exposed, similar to what happened to Hronek and Hughes, when it comes down to the small things teams can do which is going hard after the dmans. That said, Ekblad did play with a high ankle sprain, from game 1 of the finals, but I wouldn't mind him at all.

 

[Vector]

Wow. How good is Askarov? 8 years for Saros is a lot

You have to think they look to trade him this weekend.

 

[VanillaCoke]

OMG I hate these goalie contracts anywhere near 30 years old.

That's a pretty gross contract for saros 100%

 

[Vector]

 

[Slapshot_11]

6 is the max I'd spend on a goalie

 

[StickShift]

You have to think they look to trade him this weekend.

It feels like Nashville has been trying to trade Askarov from the moment they drafted him. It was always a weird pick for them.

 

[rea]

a lot of top 4 guys on whatever team will get exposed, similar to what happened to Hronek and Hughes, when it comes down to the small things teams can do which is going hard after the dmans. That said, Ekblad did play with a high ankle sprain, from game 1 of the finals, but I wouldn't mind him at all.

Fair points, I do think their fanbase was referring to his play this year in general though, not just a singular series, and when speaking of the playoffs as a whole, those who posted were all pretty unanimous in bad play.

Just the value of his name feels like he should be at least checked on, but given his cap hit of 7.5m, the lack of space here, and the willingness of the team wanting to jettison the former captain, I'd be weary. All hypotheticals anyways but yea.

 

[StrictlyCommercial]

Ekblad is garbage. Stay far away.

Yeah, he fell off big time with the injuries. Could still bounce back, but that is a risky bet.

 

[Vector]

 

[TruGr1t]

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

You have to think they look to trade him this weekend.

By that same virtue…wonder if the Canucks are thinking along those lines this weekend as well, given some of the scuttlebutt today.

 

[TruGr1t]

By that same virtue…wonder if the Canucks are thinking along those lines this weekend as well, given some of the scuttlebutt today.

That's not a bad thought at all.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Yikers

 

[Vector]

 

[arttk]

That term

 

[Hodgy]

So, it’s possible to still land Tanev and Guentzel/Reinhart?

 

[StrictlyCommercial]

So, it’s possible to still land Tanev and Guentzel/Reinhart?

With no Zadorov and a half mill shaved here and there, yes.

 

[Nuckles]

So, it’s possible to still land Tanev and Guentzel/Reinhart?

Only if Guentzel takes 9M, Tanev 3.5M, and they use the remaining 2M total for a LD and 4th line forward (who probably plays C and LW/RW)

 

[TruGr1t]

So, it’s possible to still land Tanev and Guentzel/Reinhart?

Well yes, assuming the forward is $9.5M and Tanev is $4.5M they could do it but would have virtually no room to do anything else.

 

[moiderer]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806495663980679360

If the asking price for Nik Ehlers with extension is a 1st and a young player, I wonder if Hoglander+ would be an option for the team if we miss on Guentzel/Reinhart.

Losing a productive player on discount would suck but we absolutely need another star level producer in the top 6. Laine's remaining term of 2 years seems like the perfect risk level but I'm probably deluding myself on any outcome from that.

 

[Hansen]

Regardless of if we add a top 6 winger or not, we are going to desperately need Hoglanders production at his low cap hit. That is invaluable to our team right now, at the end of this year or not we decide whether he stays or not but for the time being we need him and can't be using him as a bargaining chip

As for Ekblad, concussions really did him in. He is still a top 4 guy but he's kind of a Gudbranson on steroids and was carried big time by Forsling. Years ago he would have been a dream partner for Hughes but he's not worth his cap hit right now

 

[rea]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806495663980679360

If the asking price for Nik Ehlers with extension is a 1st and a young player, I wonder if Hoglander+ would be an option for the team if we miss on Guentzel/Reinhart.

Losing a productive player on discount would suck but we absolutely need another star level producer in the top 6. Laine's remaining term of 2 years seems like the perfect risk level but I'm probably deluding myself on any outcome from that.

Def wouldn't risk trading a 1st before tdl time, need to judge the teams performance before unloading another 1st. Can't be throwing them away forever, unless there is a real chance at the cup. Too many variables can happen before then that could tank this team

 

[TruGr1t]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806495663980679360

If the asking price for Nik Ehlers with extension is a 1st and a young player, I wonder if Hoglander+ would be an option for the team if we miss on Guentzel/Reinhart.

Losing a productive player on discount would suck but we absolutely need another star level producer in the top 6. Laine's remaining term of 2 years seems like the perfect risk level but I'm probably deluding myself on any outcome from that.

If we hadn't already moved the 2024 1st, I think this would be an option. I'd be surprised if they move another 1st rounder.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

broken down ekblad is exactly a guy that benning would have traded a first, second, d-petey, and hoglander for, then immediately extended for $9m x 8

when i think about it that way, i am slightly less mad we re-signed myers

 

[Flik]

You know, this could be heresy, but are they looking to move Garland this offseason?

A tweet goes out saying Guentzel and Tanev are 1 and 2 for priority. Hours later, they re-sign Myers. Now they don't have the money for Tanev.... Unless they move another player.

Moving Garland is something that should be on the table if it helps us reallocate money towards a higher impact top 6 winger situation or to help bolster our D.

I love the guy but that's the kind of move you sometimes gotta make to rebalance your roster.