Proposal: NSH - VAN - BUF

[Gurglesons]

To BUF: EP40
To NSH: Dylan Cozens
To VAN: Conditional first-round pick (BUF), Third round pick (BUF), Noah Ostlund, James Reimer, 2nd round pick (NSH), Tanner Molendyk, Marc Del Gaizo

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[LBCANUCK]

pass from Van

 

[Peter Griffin]

Why is Nashville involved?

 

[Ace of Hades]

Van says no

 

[Satanphonehome]

I'd tend to think Vancouver would rather have Cozens — you know someone who might at least help them now — than a grab bag of Nashville futures.

James Reimer? Umm, why?

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Why is Nashville involved?

I think Nashville was pretty heavily rumored to be looking at Cozens in that timeframe around xmas. They've wanted a center for a long time. Although surprisingly, switching Stamkos to center seems to have worked out better than anticipated.

Management seems to love Molendyk, though, so I'm not sure they'd be likely to include him in a deal like this one. They'd probably move a different prospect or the TB or VGK 1st rounders before they'd move Molendyk.

But if you were talking 1st(TB/VGK)+2nd+Del Gaizo for Cozens, that's probably doable from the Nashville POV?

 

[Three On Zero]

Terrible for Vancouver

 

[Fatass]

Is Allvin now senile?

 

[Gurglesons]

Why is Nashville involved?

Missing the reference.

 

[Zman5778]

That's just awful for Vancouver. They've pretty clearly stated/implied that if they're moving one of their feuding Cs.....they want actual, legit NHL players. Like of the PMD and/or 2/3C variety.

Instead the best NHL player going to Vancouver is.....................Reimer? Del Gaizo?

 

[Peter Griffin]

Missing the reference.

Matt Duchene/Kyle Turris? Yea, I have no idea lol.

 

[Zman5778]

But if you were talking 1st(TB/VGK)+2nd+Del Gaizo for Cozens, that's probably doable from the Nashville POV?

Negative. Buffalo isn't trading Cozens for futures.

 

[Gurglesons]

Matt Duchene? Yea, I have no idea lol.

It's the Duchene trade redux!

 

[Soundgarden]

Take out Molendyk add Vegas or Tampa's 1st

 

[glenngineer]

I’m laughing way too hard. Molendyk isn’t going anywhere.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Negative. Buffalo isn't trading Cozens for futures.

You're getting Pettersson, remember?

 

[LemonSauceD]

Terrible for the Canucks

 

[Mattilaus]

Bad for Vancouver. As a Sabres fan I take this and run.

 

[jumb0]

Hard pass from Nashville. We aren't trading Molendyk.

 

[wetcoast]

That's just awful for Vancouver. They've pretty clearly stated/implied that if they're moving one of their feuding Cs.....they want actual, legit NHL players. Like of the PMD and/or 2/3C variety.

Instead the best NHL player going to Vancouver is.....................Reimer? Del Gaizo?

They would also have to be super high on both prospects coming back and that's iffy at this point to what they become in the NHL and they aren't trading EP40 for that quantity over better quality they could get elsewhere.

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

Molendyk + MDG + a 2nd for Cozens? Yeah, Nashville passes easily.

I honestly don't get the Cozens hype. It's been a season and a half since, and this season looks like a pretty big decline.

 

[Bankerguy]

i'm confused
Why does Vancouver give up the best player in the deal, and not get back an asset that satisfies their No.1 need. They need a top four Dman, but instead they get a 1st, and draft picks.
legit question, what was the OP thinking?

 

[StrompTroller]

i'm confused
Why does Vancouver give up the best player in the deal, and not get back an asset that satisfies their No.1 need. They need a top four Dman, but instead they get a 1st, and draft picks.
legit question, what was the OP thinking?

well you know....(nope I got nothing)....

 

[Cogburn]

We would need a center of some repute coming back, and otherwise lack a top four D man or two.

None of that package helps the Canucks. I don't think Nashville is really going to value Cozens as much as the OP does.

There isn't a way to balance this equation. If Buffalo wants Pettersson, Cozens and one of their D, ie Powers or Byram, would be something we can work packages out with. If Nashville wanted Pettersson, we'd need a comparible package, or we can discuss Cozens if he was of interest, after the fact. This proposal simply doesn't work for at least one, and most likely two, teams involved though.