Yesssss.
Its the only way to rebuild the franchise, shed the stale core, avoid the longterm ramifications of a potential Boeser and/or Demko extension, and the Ep40 one were already on deck for.
Its embarassing that we will, are currently are, wasting a talent and a leader like Quinn Hughes but the Vancouver Canucks orginization and a future Stanley Cup comes first.
Every team has a package of assets we would use to reshape the entire orginization top to bottom but i'll point out the obvious one with my take on it..
NJD.
Literally have nothing we need today to trade for Quinn to unite all 3 brothers, and someone made a comment on main boards how Quinn might not want to take away the #1D spot for Luke in the future, but they have EVERYTHING we need as trade bait.
I dont see them trading the captain, so he's off the table.
But Dougie Hamilton's contract has to be included, with a reflip already lined up. I dont know the value of a reflip Dougie but i'll put it at a late 1st or a Kotkaniemi type FWD in return.
Simon Nemec. Former 2nd overall RHD. We could then flip our own Hronek, or peddle Nemec to any of the 30 NHL teams that need a stud RHD. Buffalo or Nashville especially.
Seamus Casey. Former 2nd rounder. We could keep him to be our Huggy lite replacement, or flip him for the immense value a young offensive RHD would command.
Dawson Mercer. Everything we dont need at forward. Soft, slow, bad at faceoffs, but does PK a bit. But young enough and RHS enough to have value as a mid 20's twenty goal man leaguewide.
Anton Silayev. Again we dont need him ourselves but having the ability to shop a medly of young dmen, while not including Dpetey or Willander in the bunch would be a blessing. Or keep him and run a Dpetey - Silayev left side and crush everybody.
NJD 2026 1st. Just a given theyd need to add this.
Mercer, Hamilton, Nemec, Casey, Silayev, 2026 1st.
Maybe not a single one plays a game for Vancouver but each one should have great value leaguewide on their own.
Canucks add whatever is needed to recieve back all 6 pieces.