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[Quinton Byfield]

From "we ran out of time" to actually doing the leg work for the deadline in October & November, it feels good to have a management team that knows what it's doing again.

Don't think paying for Byram is the move. He's not defensively aware enough to be what the Canucks are looking for in LD2 given Hughes doesn't kill penalties (and nor should he given his current ice time).

Puck moving defenseman is what's going to be parroted because it's the obvious need, but I highly doubt the Canucks acquire a PMD who also isn't a solid penalty killer. I've said it before and I'll say it again, they should be looking for Dan Hamhuis 2.0. Will be expensive to acquire, but very much worth it.

I assume that if we were to acquire Byram, they'd have done their homework on the guy and are confident that he can be developed. He's still very young, just 23 years old. He's a guy that hasn't broken out yet and can hypothetically outplay a long term contract we'd sign him to in the off-season.

It's not like Hronek cost an arm and a leg, so there's no reason to assume Byram would involve Pete or something ridiculous. If the price is right, no reason to say no imo. People gagging over Theodore earlier in the season but saying no to Byram makes no sense.

Willander is Hamhuis 2.0. So if a trade is something like 1st, Hog, Raty, I'd be okay with that.

 

[sting101]

You guys are off base on Byram. 23 heading into his prime and was outstanding on the Avs cup run which showed what he's capable of.

Some concerns over head injuries and it did set him back but he's had unsettled roles and partners since so i wouldn't read too much into small data sets.

I would be all over getting him for less than peak value if possible. Cozens the same although i have zero idea how we would pull those 2 together without Pettersson going the other way and that's exactly what that team needs not picks and secondary pieces.

Still should be calling for Jokiharju Samuelsson and Kulich if they get antzy and want to try and fast track and sell. Not sure we have much that attractive to them.

 

[Chairman Maouth]

Elliotte again, looking like a drifter who just hopped off a CN boxcar after drinking a bottle of Mad Dog 20-20.

 

[Rowlet]

You guys are off base on Byram. 23 heading into his prime and was outstanding on the Avs cup run which showed what he's capable of.

Some concerns over head injuries and it did set him back but he's had unsettled roles and partners since so i wouldn't read too much into small data sets.

I would be all over getting him for less than peak value if possible. Cozens the same although i have zero idea how we would pull those 2 together without Pettersson going the other way and that's exactly what that team needs not picks and secondary pieces.

Still should be calling for Jokiharju Samuelsson and Kulich if they get antzy and want to try and fast track and sell. Not sure we have much that attractive to them.

He had a PDO of 103.7 during that run, and he's only had one good season relative to his teammates at ES.

 

[David71]

byram could be on the 2nd pp unit if needed. hoglander and other pieces for byram?

 

[VanJack]

If Rick Dhaliwal's sources are accurate and the Canucks were serious about dealing Miller to the Av's, with Byram being the centerpiece coming back.....than thank Gawd it never happened!

Firstly, can you imagine Miller on the same team with McKinnon, Makar and Rantenen? Yikes!

Trading Horvat instead to the Isles, and getting back Hronek and Raty was by far a better deal.