well, he's a -70 over his last 342 games (bottom 5 league wide over that period and worst on his own team twice). How many "good' defensive players have a minus sign next to a very large number?
zero PK utility whatsoever. like 6 minutes total in almost 600 NHL games.
He's not a horrible player or anything, but he's a horrible target when you consider the assets it would likely require to bring him in AND allocating $5.4MM of cap when we have massive holes to fill
Quite a few "shows" seem to ignore the buyouts and how much they will affect the cap maximum.
With Demko's injury history should they sign the #1 goalie this year?
Is so, then there is very limited cap space available. Would Landinen be worth less than Demko now?
Landinen is under 1 mil now, he is proving to be a good #1 on this team so bumped to 5 mil might be very reasonable, in fact a steal. That's a 4 million increase.
Boeser's production from last year will propel his increase by 2.5+ million
The buyouts go from 3.5 million to 5.5 million, a hard increase of 2 million.
Hoglander's contract goes up 2 million if he stays
Then there re 5 other players besides Boeser needing new contracts with probable increases, 1.5 million or so?
That's around 10 million but the cap increase is expected to be 5 mil but even if 10 million the group on the ice hasn't changed.
That's 5 million more than the cap increase so someone is going.
Hughes
- In the conversation for a Hart Trophy; doesn’t know if he’s the favourite
- People recognize how excellent his play has been
- Would be in Seravalli’s top-3
With the dearth of forwards scoring and the minutes played on this team he probably is mostly because of how poor the rest are.
Health & Trade Talks
- Acquiring a top-4 defencemen was a need before Hughes & Hronek were hurt
- Can’t BS the rest of the league; everyone knows what you are after
- Their need for a defencemen exists for the Canucks regardless of where they are in the standings
- Canucks inconsistencies are rooted directly in their health
Way too much emphasis on injuries. Demko has hardly been missed due to Landinen playing so good. Joshua was always suspected to not hit the same numbers as last year but the hitting has been more than replaced with Sherwood.
Hughes missed a whopping 4 games
The win/loss record didn't really change when Hronek left but the schedule has, it got much harder, he wasn't lighting it up and Hughes wasn't getting more points or less ice time when he was in the lineup.
Miller then Pettersson at different times. That's one forward missing, is that an excuse to lose? Then how has Utah, Colorado or Washington won any games?
Pettersson
- When he is confident, competing, and paying attention to details he’s an incredibly dangerous player
His last game he was very noticeable, but the big story was him getting hit with the puck at a time in the game where a goal scored would not have made too big a difference. 11.6 mil to block shots?
Miller
- Think that someone puts together an interesting package for him isn’t out of the realm of possibility
- “Likes” how quotes from different podcasts and appearances get tweeted without any context at all
- Doesn’t see a fit as a trade partner between the Canucks & Bruins
- Feels that all the conversation around trading Miller, and Pettersson, is just spitballing and not rooted in reality
Most rumors are stories until done, then they aren't stories anymore. While there are lots of rumors nothing will happen and the time they are happening makes a difference too. Many possible teams might be waiting to accumulate more cap space. When it gets real quiet is when rumors are possibly becoming reality and the talk is quieting down because there is something very close or done and all are waiting. The Canucks got burned in the last Miller trade due to loose lips.
Miller and Pettersson has been confirmed by the GM, coach and Captain so their differences are rooted in reality.
When was the last a time a winning team apart from the LA Lakers 20+ years ago had star issues. How many times have "issues" in the room been traded away from what did become a winning team, lots.
The spirit in the room, how great all the guys get along, how they play for each other, brotherhood, etc... all descriptions on winning teams. Even now you here this in the league almost daily, the good rooms. You also here about bad rooms but mostly after something is done or the season has ended.
Available Defencemen
- Has yet to find a suitable defencemen, for the Canucks, on a team that is willing to trade
- Blue Jackets have said they’d like to extend Provorov
- Lots of teams in the mushy middle; even more than usual
- Really difficult to find a match
The Canucks don't need castoffs, they do need a top four guy. That means trading quality for quality and because of the Canuck need they probably need to add a sweetener.
Making Trades
- Teams are open for business but don’t want futures, they want roster players
- Lots of teams don’t view the upcoming draft as strong and don’t see value in late 1st round picks
At last recognition that late 1rst round picks are not early 1rst round picks but there are exceptional years.
Some team open for business do want roster players but good ones. The close standings in the east will encourage teams to over spend for a top six forward. Again any trade is quality for quality. Boeser, Miller or Pettersson are enough for some teams to really over pay. The current system of the Canucks make high skilled forwards into boards guys so losing a forward or two might not make that much of a difference overall.
St. Louis Blues
- Would rather be a rebuilding club than the St. Louis Blues
- No future stars on the roster or in the pipeline
- Would rather the sell the hope of a rebuild than where they are now
Nashville Predators
- Doesn’t want to talk about them
- Gives him anxiety thinking about what Barry Trotz has to figure out
St Louis could become a seller sooner.
The Preds could hold out, next year could be better, almost has to be but they could be sellers anytime. Lots of good vets but the clauses and terms of contracts could be real turnoffs.
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