Trade Deadline Thread: Chaos Simmering

[Just A Bit Outside]

There's probably a 3 way deal in principal between the Pens-Bruins-Nucks.

But Dubas is holding out for more from another team.

 

[Nucker101]

What about Barabanov? Seems like the type of guy no GM calls about and goes for cheap but could become a quality add

 

[Phrasing]

What about Barabanov? Seems like the type of guy no GM calls about and goes for cheap but could become a quality add

I seem to recall Sharks fans saying he hasn’t been good this year, but then again injuries and the team he’s playing on doesn’t help.

 

[Jovofan]

I hope Stecher is secretly a sleeper agent sent to destroy the Oilers from within.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

If we can’t get Toffoli then idm Duclair or Barabanov

Zucker is too slow now

 

[PG Canuck]

I don’t see how the Canucks beat any of Colorado/Vegas/Dallas and Edmonton is a toss up.

Avs are insanely loaded. Just get in, anything can happen.

 

[WTG]

With Lindholm, you can just wait it out and see if he improves. Just a few months ago, the fans were clamoring for another top 6 center just because they could stack up the first line. Now, they realize that it didn't work (it never really was an option long term, in my opinion). People want to ditch him for a top 6 winger.

In hockey, fortunes can change quickly. All it would take is for one player to get hot, and everybody forgets the bad spells or the good ones.

I still think they should have targeted Chychrun so they would have 3 top 4 defensemen under 26, but that option has passed when you shoot your load with your assets too early. Hannafin would have been a nice add as well.

 

[JT Milker]

There’s the big move.

 

[Nucker101]

the dream is on life support

 

[pitseleh]

Worth noting that Toffoli and Lindholm played ~850 minutes together last season at even strength and were 58% Corsi / xGF together. They’re both a year older and on the wrong side of the aging curve but there’s a track record there at least.

 

[sting101]

lets go

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

the dream is on life support

I think at this point there's a slim chance Van gets a deal done.

Too many other teams with assets more to Pits liking.

 

[Petey O]

the dream is on life support

Honestly it might be a blessing in disguise at this point. I'm at peace with not getting Guentzel.

 

[TruGr1t]

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.

Possibly, based on what Vegas is doing who knows what they could have planned, but it looks like the main hold-up on Guentzel is the Canucks don't want to include Lekkerimäki and Hoglander, which is reasonable.

 

[JT Milker]

Worth noting that Toffoli and Lindholm played ~850 minutes together last season at even strength and were 58% Corsi / xGF together. They’re both a year older and on the wrong side of the aging curve but there’s a track record there at least.

Has either ever played LW?

 

[Vector]

Worth noting that Toffoli and Lindholm played ~850 minutes together last season at even strength and were 58% Corsi / xGF together.

Maybe a Pettersson-Toffoli-Lindholm line would be very effective. Move Hoglander up with Miller & Boeser.

 

[Bobby9]

the dream is on life support

It was a fantasy.

We made our move w Lindholm. We just have FOMO right now.

 

[ahmon]

If rangers willing to trade Gabe Perreault, then yeah, we can't beat that.

 

[MS]

I don’t see how the Canucks beat any of Colorado/Vegas/Dallas and Edmonton is a toss up.

Avs are insanely loaded. Just get in, anything can happen.

We have a significant goaltending advantage on all of those teams.

 

[ephmrl]

the dream is on life support

Too much for a pure rental. Would rather circle around on Toffoli/Zucker.

 

[Vector]

 

[Bobby9]

We have a significant goaltending advantage on all of those teams.

We’re gonna need it when they shell us

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

We have a significant goaltending advantage on all of those teams.

But the Avs might get Jake Allen!

 

[Wayward Son]

Toffoli might not be as good as Guentzel but at least the extension ask would be more palatable if they were to go that route.

 

[StreetHawk]

Eh Hanifin, Henrique and Mittelstadt were the big adds (I guess you could maybe add Tanev). Our big add was Lindholm - unfortunately he hasn't been a fit but no guarantees the new adds for the other teams will gel seamlessly. The rest if just fungible crap that I'm not particularly high on, for me I don't think a guy like Duhaime is even better than Podkolzin.

Is there any guarantee that those adds work for those teams? have just a few more games than the Canucks have had with Lindholm before the PO begin to find out.