Proposal: VAN - Best Forward Available

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What is the best forward available to the Canucks for the following:

2025 1st round pick
2025 2nd round pick
NHL roster players: Hoglander and/or Soucy
b-prospects - Sawyer Mynio, Arthurs Silvos, Aatu Raty, Linus Karlsson

Have cap space to work with. Ability to play centre would be a plus.

Not afraid to take on a cap hit for a good player long-term.
 
Gotta give quality to get back quality.
Also need young players on ELC contracts, don’t get fooled just because the cap is increasing. Lekk and Willander are pretty much untouchable unless it’s an offer that can’t be refused.

Kudr not as much.
 
What would it take to get him? Would our 1st, Lekkermaki, Hoglander + another B level prospect get us in the conversation?
Forsberg is firmly in the 4 1sts category. You guys have Pettersson, Hughes(not happening) and Lekkermaki, Wallinder ++ as options. We wouldn't consider dealing him for less, we absolutely need an untouchable asset coming back.
 
Forsberg is firmly in the 4 1sts category. You guys have Pettersson, Hughes(not happening) and Lekkermaki, Wallinder ++ as options. We wouldn't consider dealing him for less, we absolutely need an untouchable asset coming back.

For many Van fans (Present company excluded) Lekkermaki is untouchable..........World Junior MVP and recently ranked 11th best prospect outside of the NHL........not entirely sure on the value ascribed to that but he's not exactly chump change.......

4 1sts is pretty steep but what I outlined above is pretty decent.........Lekk is definitely a blue chip assett
 
For many Van fans (Present company excluded) Lekkermaki is untouchable..........World Junior MVP and recently ranked 11th best prospect outside of the NHL........not entirely sure on the value ascribed to that but he's not exactly chump change.......

4 1sts is pretty steep but what I outlined above is pretty decent.........Lekk is definitely a blue chip assett
We'd rather have Forsberg + Hagens/Misa than Hagens/Misa + a rookie Lekkermaki. '25 is a weak draft and we already have 3 1sts and 2 2nds so they won't move the needle and we have about a dozen Hoglanders, in fact we just got rid of Tomasino and Parssinen who would be comparables.
 
I thought the OP meant one on the first and second line, one on the third line, and a combo of the fourth line.

Would do any combination including multiples from each category.

1st + 2nd + Soucy + Mynio + Silvos.

No problem.

Does it fetch Forsberg? I’m not sure but I would do it from a Canucks POV.

NOTE: I don’t think that package is worth 4 x 1sts but it’s more than almost anybody has been traded for (I.e JT Miller x2).
 
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Would do any combination including multiples from each category.

1st + 2nd + Soucy + Mynio + Silvos.

No problem.

Does it fetch Forsberg? I’m not sure but I would do it from a Canucks POV.

NOTE: I don’t think that package is worth 4 x 1sts but it’s more than almost anybody has been traded for (I.e JT Miller x2).

That won't get you Forsberg.........come on........that's a whole lot of meh without anything really exciting other than the 1st and potentially Mynio. Swap out Soucy for Lekk and you are probably close
 
That won't get you Forsberg.........come on........that's a whole lot of meh without anything really exciting other than the 1st and potentially Mynio. Swap out Soucy for Lekk and you are probably close

I wonder what the pick equivalent would be for Soucy near the deadline.

I think he has a lot of utility for a team that needs a defensive presence PK guy which always seem to be needed in the playoffs.

Maybe switch him to Hoglander. Lekk vs Hoggy is probably a preference, eye of the beholder thing.
 
Forsberg is firmly in the 4 1sts category. You guys have Pettersson, Hughes(not happening) and Lekkermaki, Wallinder ++ as options. We wouldn't consider dealing him for less, we absolutely need an untouchable asset coming back.
Just say he is untouchable. There is no comparable for an asking price of 4 first. Top prospects like top 30 in the NHL never get traded too.
 
Just say he is untouchable. There is no comparable for an asking price of 4 first. Top prospects like top 30 in the NHL never get traded too.
4 1sts is usually the limit for offer sheet compensation. And yes top 30 prospects get traded, I think you vastly over estimate top 30 prospects.

I wouldn't say Forsberg's untouchable, you just don't like his price tag.
 
4 1sts is usually the limit for offer sheet compensation. And yes top 30 prospects get traded, I think you vastly over estimate top 30 prospects.

I wouldn't say Forsberg's untouchable, you just don't like his price tag.
Show me ur comparables. You’re wrong about the prospects I have checked. They only get traded for each other or under-25 players. If he did get trade and he probably won’t but it would be much closer to the Hertl trade than your evaluation.
 
Gotta give quality to get back quality.
It all depends on who's coming back. Lekkerimakki is going to be a heck of a goal scorer and if the team plans on adding a big fish with the 20 million space in the summer, having a player on his ELC that should score 25 next season is a big plus.
Any rental should be able to be had with picks and a decent prospect
If a Hronek level forward becomes available that would loosen the strings.

Any Jets fans think Ehlers could be made available?
 

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