Speculation: Predict who the Canucks will trade the 15th overall for...

[UrbanImpact]

Its a a foregone conclusion that the Canucks are trading the 15th overall pick. They've done everything but say so without actually saying so.

1. Rutherford, who is an open book, expressed that that Canucks may not be active on Free Agency because they might not have cap left by July 1. This despite the Canucks having over 13 mil of cap space as of right now. (Lots of speculation that a trade is already done and they are just waiting to announce and finalize)

2. Canucks upper management (Rutherford and Allvin) did not bother to attend the Draft Combine. Though their scouting team and AGMs attended, the 2 decision makers were not present. This leading to further speculation that the 15thoverall pick is all but traded.


Whats your prediction on a where the 15th overall gets traded to? Maybe as part of the package deal.

The favorite money right now is the 15th + gets traded for Marco Rossi. I'm not sold on it....

Here are the Canucks depth chart to help your prediction..

Debrusk - Ep40 - Hoglander
xxx- xxx- Garland
Joshua - Chytil- Sherwood
O'connor- Bleuger-Raty
Karlsson


Hughes- Hronek
M Pettersson- Myers
E.Pettersson- Mancini
Forbort


Demko
Lankinen




My predication: 15thOA + Willander package for JJ Peterka

Canucks then make a secondary move for Pavel Zacha... something like 2nd round pick + Lekkerimaki

Top 6

Debrusk- Pettersson-Peterka
Hoglander- Zacha- Garland

 

[Jacob]

Rust or Rakell.

 

[UrbanImpact]

Rust or Rakell.

Possibly targets for them but 15th would be too much for those players.

 

[Habs7631]

Josh Anderson

 

[Jacob]

Possibly targets for them but 15th would be too much for those players.

“The Penguins are the only sellers.”

 

[nergish]

Traded to move up in the draft to select a free falling James Hagens

 

[mrinsane]

Mike Matheson

 

[UrbanImpact]

Other posabilities :

15th and Hoglander for Rossi

15th and 3rd for Zegras

15th -Lekkerimaki , 4th for Lafreniere

 

[UrbanImpact]

Mike Matheson

Maybe before they traded for Marcus Pettersson last year but D-core is solid now. No room for MM

 

[FlameChampion]

Are there any other Pettersons available?

 

[Siludin]

The Canucks are waiting until their farm team is out of the playoffs to make the trade they want to make, because its likely one or more of the "adds" in the deal are still playing.

 

[Thechozen1]

Probably Rossi.

 

[Djp]

My predication: 15thOA + Willander package for JJ Peterka

Buffalo does not want a 25 1st. They might fo an unprotected 26 1st

If it's a 25 1st then something else is added in this deal

This is also contingent on other moves Buffalo does

If wilander isn't playing in playoffs then nothing is blocking the trade. Thst means prob lekk is involved

Walinder Lekk and 26 2nd

 

[M2Beezy]

Chris Kreider and Trouba package

 

[Fraser28]

That forward group is so so soooo bad.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

David Kampf because I want it.

The real answer is Rossi

 

[Habsrule]

Couple things;

The cap is really jumping up this offseason so many teams will have extra money to play with. Because of that there are less teams who will be super tight to the cap. Most teams will have some wiggle room, thus making less players available in trade.

As for the GM not being there it could be for a personal reason like a family trip, some wedding, sick family member, etc. Or it could be that he really trusts his scouting team and wants them to make the best selections.

Often times we hear that a player interviewed well and they get selected higher than where they were ranked. I wonder if that is the GM falling for a player based on one or a few meetings and combine scores. It’s the scouts that watch hour upon hour of games to make there decisions. They are the more informed ones compared to the GM. They should be the ones who have more of a say in what players a team drafts.

 

[lawrence]

Maybe before they traded for Marcus Pettersson last year but D-core is solid now. No room for MM

He’s being sarcastic as Canucks fans hated him so much we threaten his dog and his life.

My guess is zegras ,Josh Norris ,zhacha or hayton.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

I imagine it’s something like trade it with a top prospect for Rossi.

I don’t know how effective a Pettersson, Rossi and Chytil C lineup is but this seems a move Vancouver would do.

 

[ScoutyMcScoutface]

15th overall for the rights to Sam Bennett

Signed to $12.5 x 8, becomes the modern version of the Messier experiment

 

[Chainshot]

Buffalo does not want a 25 1st. They might fo an unprotected 26 1st

That's not what is being rumored by some of the press though. It could very well be that they want the pick for Byram instead, but saying they don't want one when it is that you don't want one is not the same thing.

 

[Prairie Habs]

They should give it to Montreal. Imagine how bad Boston would feel if the Habs had 15-16-17 and didn't royally screw it up? Seems worth it IMO.

 

[PatLaFontaineASMR]

Sam Lafferty

 

[Ace]

That's not what is being rumored by some of the press though. It could very well be that they want the pick for Byram instead, but saying they don't want one when it is that you don't want one is not the same thing.

First of all…I can buy them taking whatever the best offer is for Byram and figuring out the rest later. Because they clearly don’t want the player and aren’t paying him.

But…Peterka isn’t Byram. And unless they have a same day deal in place to flip picks for a player…Kevyn Adams can’t move JJ Peterka for futures in his sixth offseason after failing five years in a row. There’s no way to sell it. And if he would do that for any players they value…Cozens and Mittelstadt wouldn’t have been flipped for NHL players at the deadline of all times.

Future packages for a player they won’t pay in Byram…sure if they can’t get anything else. He has to go before arbitration.

Future packages for an RFA with no arbitration rights they like? I give it a zero percent chance of happening. He can sit and mope for two years before they have to give a shit what he thinks.

 

[VaporTrail]

Owen Power