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Utah gets a top pairing Dman that can get the puck up to the talented young forwards they have. The likes of Cooley, Geunther, Keller, Macelli etc will need a core piece Dman like Hronek to transition them the puck. Durzi is not enough. Hronek at 26 yrs old , fits the core's age range moving forward. He would also make a very good partner with Simashev and could be Utah's top pairing tandem for years to come.
Utah can easily pay Hronek, the long term contract he is seeking.
Podkolzin has shown flashes of potential, he is a bull in a china shop type of player with an endless motor. His puck skills are limited but his style is something that Utah can use to compliment their talented forwards.
Canucks get a top 6 power forward in Crouse to play with Pettersson. Crouse is the prototypical forward that Rutherford and Allvin crave. He would provide more time and space for Pettersson on the ice and would be a force to handle in a 7 game series.
Kesserling adds RD depth to a team that would currently only have Juulsen as their on RD on the roster. I likes the size and skating i saw from Kesslering last year and I think he can be a very serviceable 3rd pairing Dman with a potential to be more.
The saved cap space would also allow the Canucks to go after Tanev at free agency or perhaps re-sign Lindholm and replace Hronek with someone like Matt Roy to play with Q Hughes for a 1 season or 2 until Willander is ready.
Utah can easily pay Hronek, the long term contract he is seeking.
Podkolzin has shown flashes of potential, he is a bull in a china shop type of player with an endless motor. His puck skills are limited but his style is something that Utah can use to compliment their talented forwards.
Canucks get a top 6 power forward in Crouse to play with Pettersson. Crouse is the prototypical forward that Rutherford and Allvin crave. He would provide more time and space for Pettersson on the ice and would be a force to handle in a 7 game series.
Kesserling adds RD depth to a team that would currently only have Juulsen as their on RD on the roster. I likes the size and skating i saw from Kesslering last year and I think he can be a very serviceable 3rd pairing Dman with a potential to be more.
The saved cap space would also allow the Canucks to go after Tanev at free agency or perhaps re-sign Lindholm and replace Hronek with someone like Matt Roy to play with Q Hughes for a 1 season or 2 until Willander is ready.