Confirmed Trade: [VAN/PIT] Marcus Pettersson, Drew O’Connor for Danton Heinen, Vincent Desharnais, Melvin Fernstrom, NYR's c. 2025 1st (top 13 protected)

[Rowlet]

I mean, the Canucks aren't a threat at all.

Doesn't really matter, the team can't afford to sell off otherwise they risk Hughes leaving.

The goal is to keep him, then figure out everything else after he re-signs.

 

[eviohh26]

I'd almost rather have Savoie than the package you got for JT... Let that sink in.

Also, are you making an argument that JT & McLeod have similar value?

Sure? But could you imagine Savoie on McDavids wing? 1st line potential . What a steal .

 

[AnInjuredJasonZucker]

Can a Canucks fan explain why I'm seeing so many comments celebrating getting rid of the bad Desharnais and Heinen contracts and paying a premium to do so? It doesn't look like they really need to shed cap. If they were both buried, they'd be under $2M combined, and the team looks to have a substantial amount of room. What am I missing?

 

[Coffee]

I mean, the Canucks aren't a threat at all.

We are to Calgary

 

[canadianmagpie]

I like Desharnais coming back actually. We need some edge on our blueline. Petts, Letang and Karlsson play the game like a bunch of marshmallows.

I am fine taking Heinen and Desharnais back. We need contributing players now. Petts was a rollercoaster this season, sometimes our best defenseman, sometimes our worst. 1st round pick was the key.

You're going to be bitterly disappointed with Desharnais's "edge". He doesn't have any.

Individually, I'm not a huge fan of trading a first for Pettersson. But Heinen and Desharnais have done nothing for the club so moving them out is a big plus for the offseason.

Will be interesting to see how Pettersson fits in the team. Guessing he'll be second pairing pushing Soucy down to 3 pair. Still need an upgrade at 2nd pairing RHD. Personally, I would have preferred to try and get Byram off the Sabres.

 

[Skolman]

Sure? But could you imagine Savoie on McDavids wing? 1st line potential . What a steal .

That big brain of yours is really working overtime tonight.

 

[DekeyPete]

Said in the miller trade thread i'm an insider!

 

[Three On Zero]

Collectively Canucks are better now than they were this morning

 

[Szechwan]

I mean you can wish for a lot of things but you have to be realistic. This a team on the outside of the playoffs who just gave up their most productive forward. You really think Marcus Pettersson will turn this team into a contender?

This year, no. Nobody in the org think anything is happening this season.

I don't think they do this trade without being confident they can re-sign him. But with Willander coming, D-Petey ahead of schedule, and a shit load of cap space, they can build a very solid D-corps.

 

[eviohh26]

That big brain of yours is really working overtime tonight.

Not the only thing that is big.

 

[Warden of the North]

For like 2 seconds, my tired eyes read that as Elias Pettersson was going to Pittsburgh.

Yup.

 

[Coffee]

Said in the miller trade thread i'm an insider!View attachment 970617

The volume widget makes it look unprofessional

 

[SomeDude]

The volume widget makes it look unprofessional

That's his signature. Like Weekes' forehead.

 

[nowhereman]

Weakest chin in the league

 

[WatchfulElm]

Here's the next player the Canucks will trade for : Peter Ersson - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

 

[Nona Di Giuseppe]

Don’t love this trade. If they were going to use the 1st, wish they would’ve gone for a bigger target rather than using it to dump bad cap hits and get a pending UFA defenseman.

Who? Like .. propose the trade they coulda pulled

 

[Coffee]

That's his signature. Like Weekes' forehead.

Congrats on the first pick, buddy

 

[Three On Zero]

Marcus to Vancouver was probably the most obvious and telegraphed move that we’ve had for awhile. It was inevitable to happen

 

[ryan callahan]

Man Crosby needs to stop playing around and waive his NMC. Go have another legacy run with MacK in Colorado. Pittsburgh needs to tear it down.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

what an atrocious deal for Vancouver

 

[syz]

Dubas the only GM in the league bad enough to do Vancouver a favor like this.

 

[BKarchitect]

So Miller, Heinen, Desharnais, Brannstrom, Fernstrom, and Dorrington for Pettersson, Chytil, O’Connor and Mancini.

Dorrington is a low-end prospect filler so let’s take him out. Brannstrom had already been waived. Heinen and Desharnais are depth bodies each with an additional year. I don’t view them as heavily negative assets but I do view their “loss” as flexibility creators.

Mancini and Fernstrom are both solid prospects. Mancini will help more immediately but Fernstrom is a guy to watch down the road…as I said before he’s still 18 and an SHL regular which is trending up for a guy who just got picked in the 3rd round. But let’s call that a wash form a pure asset value standpoint.

The meat of the deal in total is Miller for Pettersson, Chytil and O’Connor - with a presumption that some of the cap flexibility created will be used to help resign Pettersson (and maybe O’Connor).

So that’s an ultra solid #3 type defenseman with great size, a talented but often injured middle six center who has some theoretical top six upside and an interesting third line winger who occasionally can pop in a more middle six role for a very talented (and unhappy) first line star forward with a bajillion years left on his deal (albeit at a good AAV).

No judgements…just how I would break it down.

 

[SomeDude]

Man Crosby needs to stop playing around and waive his NMC. Go have another legacy run with MacK in Colorado. Pittsburgh needs to tear it down.

This post is so bad that I actually believe you are really Ryan Callahan.

 

[TKalltheTime]

Good lord what a stupid trade.

 

[Peter Griffin]

Not a huge fan of trading that 1st so quickly but that’s only because I was hoping it would end up bumping to next year when realistically it will probably be around a 14-20 pick this season.

Pettersson is a good pickup though and I’m assuming they’ll get him re-signed.