Confirmed Trade: [VAN/CGY] Elias Lindholm for Andrei Kuzmenko, Hunter Brzustewicz, Joni Jurmo, 2024 1st, cond. 2024 4th

[DJJones]

I'd wait to see how he gels before committing to anything.

We have lots of wingers, ship him out asap.

 

[Three On Zero]

I'd wait to see how he gels before committing to anything.

No! Give him the Huberdeau treatment

 

[Guess]

Oh boy, Habs fans salivating at what Monahan will get now..

Congrats Flames fans, you made out pretty good.

 

[Phrasing]

I'd retain on Kuzmenko and flip him. No interest in re-signing him.

He’s got another year

 

[Donuts]

Both kuz and lindholm will be better with their new teams

kuz just in tocchets doghouse all season. Once he gets more freedom again in cgy, he will get going again

Lindholm gonna be racking pts just playing with EP

 

[DropIt]

Lindholm has sucked since his linemates left town. Good riddance

 

[zar]

Kuzmenko must be considered a capdump if Calgary got that haul

He was.

The Canucks are a much, much better team today.

The Canuck fans can now be honest and bash Kuzmenko since he’s gone.

Lindholm is an excellent player. Not sure how they fit him and Petterson under the Cap next year though. Maybe it doesn’t matter because the Canucks will be even better than they’ve been this year and are all in to go for the Cup. Will be tough to bet against .

 

[DJJones]

He’s got another year

oh shit, thought he was expiring.

Then ya, no way they retain this year.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

Um, it's by far better

The difference in pick value is significant. The Islanders were a bubble team (Mid 1st expectation). The Canucks are President's Trophy contenders (Late 1st expectation). A trade-up would be quite costly, if even possible with the limited movement in 1st rounds.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Hunter Brzustewicz is leading the entire CHL in points for defensemen.

He’s a solid prospect not just some throw in as some posters have suggested.

His value is equavilant to a late 1st

so it's two late 1st for a top6 rental

which is fair

 

[Pablo El Perro]

We have lots of wingers, ship him out asap.

Him and Hanafin or Tanev for Ekblad? He's good friends with Weegs.

 

[Rowlet]

5 assets for a soon to be UFA seems dumb but I guess we’ll see.

A very late 1st and a 3rd rounder from 7 months ago have value

A conditional 4th, a 3rd rounder from 4 years ago, and a cap dump with an extra year at 5.5m do not

 

[PettersonHughes]

Tip of the cap to some fans who hit the nail on the head with Kuzmenko + 1st + Hunter.
Gotta say I'm cautiously optimistic that the team has a plan to fit his cap in the future, and hoping and praying Hunter's season this year is a one-off . Thanks AK for trying, too bad the fit isn't there in VAN, but I'm glad our 1st is likely super late, and Jurmo/ 4th are just depth. Just don't come back to burn us, Kuzy.

 

[Coffee]

Lindholm has sucked since his linemates left town. Good riddance

Playing with Pettersson and Boeser will rejuvenate him though, won’t it?

 

[petterdaddy]

Rob Blake is my GM, you’ll have to forgive me for assuming the worst.

We still have Benning PTSD it’s okay we understand

 

[canadianmagpie]

Islanders 1st = Vancouver 1st + Brzustewicz
Raty + Beauviller = Kuzmenko

So just a 4th and Jurmo on top. It's not that much more than what Vancouver got for Horvat.

 

[DJJones]

Him and Hanafin or Tanev for Ekblad? He's good friends with Weegs.

The fact that you are offering Ekblad makes me think he must be crippled.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

He was.

The Canucks are a much, much better team today.

The Canuck fans can now be honest and bash Kuzmenko since he’s gone.

Lindholm is an excellent player. Not sure how they fit him and Petterson under the Cap next year though. Maybe it doesn’t matter because the Canucks will be even better than they’ve been this year. Will be tough to bet against .

I can finally stopped pretending that i still have hope on Kuzy

 

[admiralcadillac]

Miller - Pettersson - Boeser
Hoglander - Lindholm - Mikheyev
Joshua - Blueger - Garland
Aman - Suter - Lafferty

that's crazy depth thicc down the middle.

I don't mean to be rude but what's so special about the second, third and fourth lines? Don't get me wrong, the team is playing well but that doesn't look like depth to me.

 

[Three On Zero]

Kuzmenko must be considered a capdump if Calgary got that haul

Not a cap dump, but we needed to clear his salary next season due to the OEL buyout, so forced to sell low on him

 

[DFAC]

He was.

The Canucks are a much, much better team today.

The Canuck fans can now be honest and bash Kuzmenko since he’s gone.

Lindholm is an excellent player. Not sure how they fit him and Petterson under the Cap next year though. Maybe it doesn’t matter because the Canucks will be even better than they’ve been this year. Will be tough to bet against .

I think most Canuck fans are going to miss Kuz and his personality and smile.

Honestly hope he turns it around and Calgary and does well. Hes such a likeable guy

 

[DiggerDan]

I think this trade is a win for both Calgary and Vancouver.

Vancouver gives up a reasonable number of assets, not including top prospects (though I would consider Hunter 1A), and moves a forward that was clearly not working there in Kuzmenko. The 1st is steep, but fair for the value Lindholm brings and clearly was "the" asset that signals they're taking their chances in a real playoff push.

Calgary gets some additional assets to assist with their prospect pool and a top 6 player and goal producer in Kuzmenko - who definetely could (potentially) turn his production around/up in a new environment. 40 goals in this league is no fluke. It's also unlikely that Lindholm was going to re-sign in YYC.

Good hockey trade!

 

[Pablo El Perro]

The fact that you are offering Ekblad makes me think he must be crippled.

Haha. He's slow, but he'll get you a few late pks to make sure games are tight. Real competetor.

 

[Mr Positive]

is that 6 allstars for Vancouver now? lol

I suppose Lindholm is Calgary's rep, which is a bit crappy because he was traded because he couldn't wait to get out of there

 

[innitfam]

Kuzmenko was necessary to go in any deal for an impact player, as well as the 1st.

Jurmo may or may not pan out to be anything, I haven't really followed him top closely but this is his D+4 year and he will be 22 in a few months. Not likely to be an impact player anytime in the next ~2 years, if ever.

Conditional 4th is basically meaningless.

Losing Hunter will hurt if he is as good as he looks but time will tell.