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[TruKnyte]

I've thought about it too.

Would love Bo back but can't see it happening. Still a lot of term and money left, and not sure if there's a trade to be made anyways.

 

[I am toxic]

I've thought about it too.

Pretty sure Bo would have to be traded to Montreal then Washington before coming back to Vancouver

 

[Vector]

Pretty sure Bo would have to be traded to Montreal then Washington before coming back to Vancouver

It has been written in the ancient texts.

 

[TruGr1t]

Would love Bo back but can't see it happening. Still a lot of term and money left, and not sure if there's a trade to be made anyways.

I think with Miller gone and Pettersson/Hughes as the other main players, Horvat would probably be more open to coming back, possibly. It depends how much ill will he harbors towards management specifically.

 

[I am toxic]

It has been written in the ancient texts.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Rather Barzal than Bo.

I like Bo but I just get a feeling fans won't like reacquiring him within 2 years if not sooner if it happens.

 

[Vector]

Luke Haymes
Dartmouth College
C, LHS, 6'1, 200lbs, 21/yo

21gp 12g 6a 18p

-gritty forward with a powerful shot and good in around the net
-relentless forechecker
-impactful defensively

---

Liam McLinskey
College of Holy Cross
RW, RHS, 6'3, 185lbs, 24/yo

40gp 24g 30a 54p

-has scored 123 points in 120 games; 63 goals and 60 assists
-excellent hands and high hockey IQ
-shot is a weapon
-slight but determined and plays smart
-strong positioning and awareness defensively

---

Carter King
University of Denver
FWD, LHS, 5'10, 190lbs, 23/yo

39gp 20g 18a 38p

-has a relentless, pest-like attitude
-all-situations player
-overall upside is a bottom-6 energy player

---

Jack Stockfish
College of Holy Cross
C, RHS, 6'4, 220lbs, 22/yo

36gp 15g 12a 27p

-uses his size to his advantage
-has maintained his scoring pace from last season
-decent skating and stickhandling
-projects as a bottom-6 centre with middle-6 upside

---

Christian Fitzgerald
University of Wisconsin
C/LW, LHS, 6'0, 191lbs, 20/yo

37gp 6g 11a 17p

-scrappy, all-around game
-Coquitlam native
-70 points (29g 41a) in 112 games
-fearless; tireless pest on the forecheck
-came to Canucks' development camp in 2023

---

Riley Thompson
Ohio State University
C/LW, LHS, 6'4, 215lbs, 22/yo

38gp 17g 15a 32p

-physical presence, finesse, and sharp hockey sense
-fluid skater with deft puck control
-reliable two-way player
-not fast
-natural bottom-6 fit

 

[rypper]

Just to clear things up, I wasn't comparing Debrusk and Ehlers in stats or how they play, etc.

Just them as free agents. Ehlers isn't the same level as Marner or a marquee name. He'll get signed quickly but it'll probably be for a surprising rate. Like Debrusk. Teams that aren't big game hunting will find their target a notch or two lower.

 

[rypper]

Absolutely not, and he’s gonna cost double the price

You think Ehlers is getting 11m.

 

[Vector]

You think Ehlers is getting 11m.

I think there's a chance. Weak UFA market with a rapidly rising cap usually creates an environment for that sort of thing.

 

[wetcoast]

I don’t think I’m saying anything crazy here, but what an absolute disaster of a target if you’re planning to buyout the main piece within a year or two.

It’s terrible that he’s had so many concussion problems, and I hope he has an amazing healthy life, but not holding onto JT Miller until the off-season, when the centre market is literally Sam Bennett, is just, and let’s be honest here, bad asset management.

Mancini being good
And getting Mpetey with the first rounder, is nice, but still not nearly enough for a guy like JT Miller.

Of course we don’t know what happened behind the scenes, but could they really not have handled it for another 30 games?

I guess it completely depends on what happened.

And I’m sorry for being negative

I didn't like the value of the miller trade at the time but that's what happens when there is only one option to trade with.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

 

[pitseleh]

I think there's a chance. Weak UFA market with a rapidly rising cap usually creates an environment for that sort of thing.

The most comparable years for cap inflation are 2007 and 2011. 2007 saw Gomez and Drury get the equivalent of $13-14 million per year under next year’s cap. 2011 was less silly because Brad Richards got a retirement / cap circumvention contract but he was in the same range if you lop off the last couple years of his deal.

 

[Hansen]

With Hoglander coming back the last couple months do you think they trade him or keep him?

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

With Hoglander coming back the last couple months do you think they trade him or keep him?

Keep. Made sense to trade him for defensive help.

But since that's been rectified, trading him would only subtract for the need of scoring.

Only way for him to be traded would be in a package for a legit Top 6 C.

 

[Rick Rocket]

So are we picking 12th?

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

I wonder if MTL is down enough on Dach to let him go for cheap.

 

[Rick Rocket]

He's not well liked at all in Victoria from what I've heard about him.

Jordie, on the other hand, is a really nice guy.

I ran into him at a bar in Vic probably 10+ years ago. Bumped into me... I said "No way, Jamie Benn what's up dude?"

He replied: "Yo I'm soo f***ed up man."

I like him.

 

[arttk]

Luke Haymes
Dartmouth College
C, LHS, 6'1, 200lbs, 21/yo

21gp 12g 6a 18p

-gritty forward with a powerful shot and good in around the net
-relentless forechecker
-impactful defensively

---

Liam McLinskey
College of Holy Cross
RW, RHS, 6'3, 185lbs, 24/yo

40gp 24g 30a 54p

-has scored 123 points in 120 games; 63 goals and 60 assists
-excellent hands and high hockey IQ
-shot is a weapon
-slight but determined and plays smart
-strong positioning and awareness defensively

---

Carter King
University of Denver
FWD, LHS, 5'10, 190lbs, 23/yo

39gp 20g 18a 38p

-has a relentless, pest-like attitude
-all-situations player
-overall upside is a bottom-6 energy player

---

Jack Stockfish
College of Holy Cross
C, RHS, 6'4, 220lbs, 22/yo

36gp 15g 12a 27p

-uses his size to his advantage
-has maintained his scoring pace from last season
-decent skating and stickhandling
-projects as a bottom-6 centre with middle-6 upside

---

Christian Fitzgerald
University of Wisconsin
C/LW, LHS, 6'0, 191lbs, 20/yo

37gp 6g 11a 17p

-scrappy, all-around game
-Coquitlam native
-70 points (29g 41a) in 112 games
-fearless; tireless pest on the forecheck
-came to Canucks' development camp in 2023

---

Riley Thompson
Ohio State University
C/LW, LHS, 6'4, 215lbs, 22/yo

38gp 17g 15a 32p

-physical presence, finesse, and sharp hockey sense
-fluid skater with deft puck control
-reliable two-way player
-not fast
-natural bottom-6 fit

get all the RHC

 

[dbaz]

With Hoglander coming back the last couple months do you think they trade him or keep him?

depends on how drastic the attempts to solidify the top6 are. hes still an option but not their top worry on who to jettison anymore, thats now chytil.

 

[JT Milker]

Major Jim Benning vibes with how things are looking.

Losing Suter and Boeser for nothing. Missing out on the playoffs. Ending up with a 16-20 overall pick….

The NYR pick becoming unprotected….

Dorrington and Fermstrom popping.

Allvin quickly establishing himself as one of the worst GM’s the league….the main difference that has masked things a bit is some lower end signings have worked out…

Sherwood and Lankinen.

But for each of those guys, there’s a Deharnais or Heinen or Kuzmenko where they’ve paid to move them.

Again, just an awful year and Allvin should be fired.

You can’t miss the playoffs and pick 16-20.

 

[andora]

So with ehlers and his impending raise

I'm assuming the intention would to be playing him more ice time than what he has been getting which is made him a very efficient producer, the question is if you think that the uptick in ice time will reflect that with an uptick and scoring, I don't think historically it makes a difference mind you that maybe more applicable to the minute up to 24 minute range versus the mid teens range up to High Teens

For all the fancy player card people how is he defensively because you have to ensure that you're getting some value on some inflated contract that if his numbers stay relatively the same he at least can play in his own end of the ice

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

With Hoglander coming back the last couple months do you think they trade him or keep him?

I think it all depends on who we're able to sign. If Marner is legit interested, you move out whoever necessary amongst the roleplayers to make the cap work barring Hughes. Ehlers is probably another candidate that sees Hoglander moved to make money work.

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

You can’t miss the playoffs and pick 16-20.

Don’t get in his way of blind pessimism.

 

[dez]

I remember saying who on earth is giving Mikheyev 5M then I said who is giving that much term and money to Jake Debrusk, Bruins couldn't even give him away a few years ago, now I'm going to say who is giving Nik Ehlers 10 million a year.