Rumor: Rutherford lays out the blueprint of what the Canucks are looking for via Trade

[Nuckler]

I think one of the biggest things as far as trading one of the higher end forwards is to get multiple good assets and maybe flip some of them to try and move out some money on the back end. If you get 3-4 good quality pieces for miller but maybe not a home run piece +a small add, then you could use one of those good assets to move out someone like Oel or Myers.

 

[NjdevilfanJim]

Yeah, because it has been a complete secret that the Canucks forwards are slow. Other teams have never been able to watch tape on the Canucks to determine this themselves

Adds an exclamation point when it's said by own team management....

 

[Ciao]

Is Rutherford the GM? I thought they hired Patrik Allvin to do that job?

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

Is Rutherford the GM? I thought they hired Patrik Allvin to do that job?

Allvin does the grunt work while he's learning the role, and the whole ops group contributes, but its Rutherford steering the ship.

 

[lawrence]

Is Rutherford the GM? I thought they hired Patrik Allvin to do that job?

it actually seems like he’s the gm for now even though the actual gm is Alvin.

 

[Seventy7]

Canucks are 5 points out…. And have a decent schedule coming up. Brandon Sutter getting set to return adds a defensive RHC who’s good on the draw and PK. I don’t think they’ll make the playoffs, but they’ll be close. My bet is this team waits until the offseason to make big moves.

 

[Canadian Canuck]

Canucks are 5 points out…. And have a decent schedule coming up. Brandon Sutter getting set to return adds a defensive RHC who’s good on the draw and PK. I don’t think they’ll make the playoffs, but they’ll be close. My bet is this team waits until the offseason to make big moves.

Sutter is set to return? He’s out the whole season I heard?

 

[kcunac]

Brandon Sutter getting set to return adds a defensive RHC who’s good on the draw and PK.

if you’re going to make stuff up for no reason at least Google the guys name to see that there aren’t like 10 recent news stories contradicting you

 

[Bettman Returnz]

I don’t think Sutter is “set to return”… he said he hopes to be back this season but it definitely wasn’t a for sure thing. Would’ve been interesting to see what he brought for finally the right cap hit.

 

[David Bruce Banner]

I can't see the Canucks making much headway without getting rid of some of, if not all of... OEL, Myers, Dickinson, Poolman, Pearson and Harmonic. Unfortunately most of them can't be moved without either sending assets along with them, or just getting more cap dumps in return.
Due to the fact that Benning bled picks at the slightest provocation, we have little in the way of prospects to sweeten the deals and have already traded away our 2nd and 3rd next year (although we have Winnipeg's 3rd).
Rutherford and Allvin have got their hands tied unless they want to bundle some of our good players with cap dumps just to create some wiggle room and/or to acquire pick/prospects.

 

[Bettman Returnz]

I can't see the Canucks making much headway without getting rid of some of, if not all of... OEL, Myers, Dickinson, Poolman, Pearson and Harmonic. Unfortunately most of them can't be moved without either sending assets along with them, or just getting more cap dumps in return.
Due to the fact that Benning bled picks at the slightest provocation, we have little in the way of prospects to sweeten the deals and have already traded away our 2nd and 3rd next year (although we have Winnipeg's 3rd).
Rutherford and Allvin have got their hands tied unless they want to bundle some of our good players with cap dumps just to create some wiggle room and/or to acquire pick/prospects.

Boeser + Dickinson/poolman type of situation….

 

[DarthProbert]

I agree with you. The only tricky part is rejigging that blueline. It's a lot of money to try and move. But with a couple of savvy moves I think this team could be competing as soon as next season. Maybe not a contender, but as the start of being a perennial playoff team again. It sucks if you know Miller doesn't want to stay cause he'll be tough to replace.

Yeah there's the one factor we're not privvy to - whether or not Miller wants to stay. Cause if he does, I'd be making every effort to re-sign him, once that's allowed.