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[JT Milker]

Ethan Bear is a AAAA player with zero shutdown/pk utility. He makes zero sense as a trade target and wouldn’t be mentioned if he didn’t play 50 games for us.

 

[MarkusNaslund19]

To me, Ethan Bear is a target to people who only watch the Canucks and really only know our players.

He looked competent next to Hughes who is stratospheric. I think with a less terrible contract and less personal adversity recently he's an NHL D, but he's not the answer to any problems here anymore than Horvat made Kenins look passable, or Pettersson made Goldobin look passable.

 

[ManVanFan]

Wow! Craig Button comparing Tom Wilander to Charlie McAvoy and Brock Faber.....says he'll play in the NHL with the Canucks as soon as BU is eliminated this spring.

I realize that doesn't jive with what some other posters have opined on these boards.....but if indeed that scenario pans out, then maybe the Canucks don't have to blow the wad at the TDL to stock up on defensemen.

Strong comparables. Willander always reminded me of Justin Faulk. Which in terms of quality to me is pretty well Filip Hronek with little more defence toughness.

 

[ManVanFan]

I really like Sanheim and I think his contract + his age fits. I’m pretty sure he lives in B.C. as well during the off season.

Would need to do some cap gymnastics to pull it off.

Sanheim and Willander would make an absolute beast of a top 4 on the Canucks. Got to cost at least what Hronek did though.

 

[Bobby9]

In an ideal world it would be:

Hughes - Hronek
Cernak - Will
Soucy - Myers
Brann

 

[kanucks25]

I just don't understand the want for players like Bear or Schenn.

We don't need to upgrade our bottom pair, we need a legit top-4 guy that is unquestionably better than the Myers and Soucy types, and we ought to pay the price to acquire him because it's clearly our biggest need.

Anything lesser is pointless.

 

[LemonSauceD]

Sanheim and Willander would make an absolute beast of a top 4 on the Canucks. Got to cost at least what Hronek did though.

Yeah. It would have to be something like a 2025 1st, 2025 2nd, Soucy, Desharnais and Hoglander for the cap to work.

Soucy has a full NTC so another way is Suter, Forbort, Desharnais, and Hoglander as well as the picks for Sanheim.

Taking on a $6-7M contract is going need some sort of aggressive approach like gutting 3-4 guys and hoping the other team finds value in the surplus of players to go along with the base of picks.

Management likely has no other option but to go after more cheaper alternatives like M. Pettersson or Matheson. They could shop someone like Garland but I find that highly unlikely and Garland has a tremendous role as the driver of our middle 6.

 

[ManVanFan]

Yeah. It would have to be something like a 2025 1st, 2025 2nd, Soucy, Desharnais and Hoglander for the cap to work.

Soucy has a full NTC so another way is Suter, Forbort, Desharnais, and Hoglander as well as the picks for Sanheim.

Taking on a $6-7M contract is going need some sort of aggressive approach like gutting 3-4 guys and hoping the other team finds value in the surplus of players to go along with the base of picks.

Management likely has no other option but to go after more cheaper alternatives like M. Pettersson or Matheson. They could shop someone like Garland but I find that highly unlikely and Garland has a tremendous role as the driver of our middle 6.

Contracts cost about half at TDL right. The cap hit would be the issue next season. If you have Sanheim signed long term, you probably trade Soucy.

The defence is not greatest right now but that is the stronger near future for prospects. If Willander comes in you could have something of 2nd pairing Hughes-Hronek, with Brannstrom. Asking a lot but even then that takes some minutes from Soucy-Myers. In terms of what the Canucks need on their current healthy roster.
IMO
Top 6 winger(not just because Boeser is out, I think they short on actual top 6er's)
3 line center
Top 4 D

 

[JT Milker]

The canadiens will unironically value Desharnais.

 

[theguardianII]

Well this is fantasy stuff so;

Miller and Boeser for ? Just about any team would give their right arm especially if the Canucks retained a little on Boeser's contract

Buffalo might give up Dahlin/Power, Cozen and a couple of draft picks. But another add in would be needed from the Canucks. Up to 18 milion in cap space coming back and only 14.7 going out plus the 2 mil they have so another 2 to 3 mil out or going with a 22 man roster. Which they could do if Hughes, Hronek, Dahlin/Power played like 24 minutes a game

Who knows what Columbus might pony up, they have a ton but how many are Tocchet guys

Pittsburgh just doesn't have enough, Pettersson/Graves, McGroarty and 1rst round picks?

Those two pretty much guarantee a playoff berth if traded for early enough.

IMO if the Canucks lose 6 of the next 10 games they are out of the playoffs for sure or if they fall behind the WC#2 spot by 6 points the same with the group they have now and the schedule ahead of them.