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[Luck 6]

Interesting that Byram isn't getting term.

Waiting to sign in Vancouver at a discount I assume.

 

[Canucker]

Just to let people know that even though it seems like they're on vacation, they're not. lol

 

[rypper]

well RJ needs something to talk about... so throw the sharks (us) some chum and wade into the trading pool.

 

[Nucky]

Just to let people know that even though it seems like they're on vacation, they're not. lol

if anyone here is seriously upset because they're not one of the 6 or 7 teams that have made a trade in the last couple of days then yikes.

 

[Canucks LB]

Your mod position has been traded to @Vector M2B Edition in exchange for his infraction history.

I just let @Vector @Summer Rose @andora and @Mr. Canucklehead Do all the work.

 

[F A N]

Oh wow. "GMs usually speak before the draft just to give a general update going into the event" and RJ is going to follow this wonderful tradition by providing us with with a general update.

 

[wonton15]

My Kampf

 

[Baby Buium]

I just let @Vector @Summer Rose @andora and @Mr. Canucklehead Do all the work.

Im just here for the glam.

 

[valkynax]

My Kampf

Nein!

 

[Deeds26]

My Kampf

Canucks did so well rebuilding his trade value to at least equal Tuch's value.

 

[Tobi Wan Kenobi]

So teams thinking they could take a run at Tuch are gonna have to trade for a winger

 

[Canucker]

if anyone here is seriously upset because they're not one of the 6 or 7 teams that have made a trade in the last couple of days then yikes.

It was a joke.

 

[Baby Buium]

Capitals will be a massive team next season. Nothing but size. Very curious to see if Ovi rolls it back for one more year.

 

[rypper]

Capitals will be a massive team next season. Nothing but size. Very curious to see if Ovi rolls it back for one more year.

Sources say he's going to spend the off season getting even more massive. (his gut.)

 

[Vector]

Why do fungible former Canuck 4th liners keep getting their negotiating rights traded? It’s weird as hell.

 

[Regress2TheMeme]

If you find out, can you tell me?

I was watching the Steve Dangle podcast a few weeks back and they were talking about how Matthew's and Knies have no chemistry together. They said it's weird because Knies is a playmaker with jam and on paper that should be an ideal compliment to Matthew's skill set, but it has never clicked for them.

 

[ziploc]

Oh Kampftain my Kampftain!

 

[RobsonStreet]

Just my thought but I think they'll take Stenberg and Bjorck 1-2 if they pull it off...they can get them into the lineup immediately and keep them easily insulated.

Massive W for the organization.

Now, I have no idea if this is a good idea; the W stands for Wendy’s. Eat Wendy’s.

 

[Lemmiwinks]

All this insane trade news around the league and not a crumb for us Canucks fans :’(

I always thought the players the Canucks are shopping were secondary targets for teams, so patience is in order. But we’re running out of pre-draft time here and rosters are getting more solidified. New management group needs to prove itself.

 

[RobsonStreet]

All this insane trade news around the league and not a crumb for us Canucks fans :’(

I always thought the players the Canucks are shopping were secondary targets for teams, so patience is in order. But we’re running out of pre-draft time here and rosters are getting more solidified. New management group needs to prove itself.

Ryan Johnson: ok here are our trade options, what do you guys think?

Henrik and Daniel silently lock eyes, thinking.

Jim Hughson: Henrik, to Daniel, leaves it for Henrik, dropped for Daniel, Daniel cycles, Henrik skates onto it, pass to Daniel, to Henrik, one touch to Daniel, Henrik, Daniel, Daniel, Daniel, Henrik, cycles…

 

[wonton15]

Summer of Jarmo

 

[oceanchild]

With how much they gave up for Byram he can pretty much demand any contract he wants and they have to agree to it. He has all the leverage.

We don’t talk enough about how Buffalo absolutely fleeced Colorado on the other side of this transaction. Just straight up home run from a short term asset.

 

[MarkusNaslund19]

It's always funny for me when I see some of the 'independent thinkers' on this board freaking out about something that seems to either be apropos of nothing, or else something already settled.

Like the Hronek thing.

Then someone mentions that our useless media has been clickbaiting with that today and I nod and remember that for all of the rightful disdain for our media, there are some on these boards who follow it like lemmings and then convince themselves it's their own idea.
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There's clearly a zeitgeist shift in the NHL and hfboards isn't catching up.

Draft picks were so incredibly useful in the past because the cap was flat and ELCs were worth far more than their weight in gold.

Now the cap has skyrocketed and there's a talent shortage in the NHL.

It's not surprising to us oldtimers to see that real talent is valued far higher than mid/late first lottery tickets. It has been like that in the before times as well.

Like the Nemec deal. I'm not sure of fit with Parekh there, but the odds are really high that none of those picks ever become anything comparable to Nemec and now that salary cap isn't the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd consideration these trades become more commonplace.

So which is it? Is every GM dumber than your average hfboards poster?

Or is it possible that the league shifts in ways some of us are slower to catch up on.

Even the Byram thing. I think #4 was too high a price, but learning that like 3 different teams with lottery picks were competing for him suggests that high pedigree talent is at a premium and maybe there's more going on than 'hurr durr I'm smarter than every GM'.
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It's also interesting to see impulsive posters shown again that patience is a virtue.

There have been many posters absolutely screeching for us to dump Pettersson for nothing and retain if we have to. "Just get rid of him!"

Now, I'm one of the few who still wants to keep him. But even if you want to trade him, I'm gathering people can start to read the tea leaves and see that in a world where Tuch gets 10.5 and Byram is rumored at 12, Pettersson becomes a decent contract even if he only rebounds a little bit with home run potential.
Patience would lead his value to skyrocket versus trading him when some wanted to.

It's very much like the freaking out that was going on when Hronek was signed and I said, 'look at the cap going up, this will be an incredible bargain soon' but that did nothing to stop the freaking out.

Hfboards is far better than reddit for a hockey nerd but some of this 'time is a flat circle' stuff on freaking out for its own sake is so exhausting.

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

I kind of get the vibe that RJ/twins are not overly concerned with the upcoming roster this season ( that’s why nothing is really happening).

I think their main concern is fixing this broken culture, and setting higher standards…Getting the coaching staff up together etc.

 

[bossram]

Jarmo keeps cookin'. Very good deal on Benny.