Petey O said:Trading Mikheyev's 4.75 for Greenway's 3 prevents the Canucks from re-signing Joshua? Wut?
Please explain this logic to me.
TradeDeadline.jpgThis teams needs are a top 4 RD and a top 6 scoring winger. I don't see how other teams trading for LD, middle 6 Cs, #7D, and 4th line bruisers has us "missing out".
Vector said:How does Guentzel, the most expensive rental ask in some time, discount anything that I said? Canucks have assets to make some moves but in order to make any moves beyond 1.1m they need to generate capspace.
Dubas' insane ask from the Canucks doesn't have anything to do with the other moves that they can do.
Again, it's unlikely that they can acquire these pieces without giving up Hoglander or one of the top 3 prospects.This teams needs are a top 4 RD and a top 6 scoring winger. I don't see how other teams trading for LD, middle 6 Cs, #7D, and 4th line bruisers has us "missing out".
Vegas who are 2-7-1 in their last 10 and have some of the worst underlying numbers in the league are now a complete powerhouse with Mantha and Hanifin. It’s all over.This teams needs are a top 4 RD and a top 6 scoring winger. I don't see how other teams trading for LD, middle 6 Cs, #7D, and 4th line bruisers has us "missing out".
I would just sign someone like Guentzel or Tanev in UFA or have our, you know, two top 10 prospects in the world that slot in perfectly for our positions of need over the next two years.Again, it's unlikely that they can acquire these pieces without giving up Hoglander or one of the top 3 prospects.
It's also clear they don't want to trade another first, so if you can put together a package of Podkolzin, Raty, and a 2nd or something for a top 6 forward/top 4 D, that "top 6 forward"/"top 4 D" is unlikely to really move the needle anyways.
Adding depth is the most realistic path forward, I think.
Elliotte mentioned that the holdup in the Guentzel trade could be related to them needing to move out someone like Smith first in order to retain 50% on Guentzel and take back salary. I do wonder if management would be looking at a Guentzel trade as a way to improv drastically and dump Mikheyev’s contract.If they're seriously chasing Guentzel, they obviously feel they have levers available to open up cap space.
Agreed at this point. It's clear that there's not a way Guentzel comes here through trade without Hoglander going the other way, and I wouldn't be able to stomach that.I would just sign someone like Guentzel or Tanev in UFA or have our, you know, two top 10 prospects in the world that slot in perfectly for our positions of need over the next two years.