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

[Boud]

Pettersson was prob worth around a high 2nd or late 1st on his own. Fact we got rid of our most useless player and another bad player is prob why it cost the 1st it did. I don't think its a bad trade at all .

Pettersson was getting a 1st guaranteed at the deadline. Maybe not this high but he had a lot of value. Not many Dmen of his caliber available and good Dmen always go at a premium.

With a salary of 4M and the way he can play there wouldve been 10 teams calling Dubas for him.

 

[Turin]

He will probably be 2C, I think he's been really underrated. I also think M Pettersson has gotten pretty underrated too, his stats compared to the rest of the penguins are pretty damn good.

Look at the defense this year though. Absolutely tanked. I expect it to be better in a better defensive environment in Vancouver, but Nucks fans better hope that is the case haha.

 

[Rowlet]

Let's see but it was a expensive acquisition. Hope it all works out.

Most Canucks fans would have done their 1st for Pettersson very early on in the season, in my opinion he was the best FA defenseman available, and the Canucks specifically needed a puck mover, which he excels at.

 

[Brock Anton]

Geniunely don't understand how people think this is a bad deal for VAN? Along with the Miller trade, they cleared a bit of cap off their books after this year, upgraded their top 4 and got a guy to play on the 4th line.

They now have more flexibility to re-sign Pettersson and/or make additional moves in the summer.

 

[The don godfather]

Watch Pittsburgh win the trade at the end of the day picking up a franchise player from rags 1st rounder.

 

[Coffee]

I only care what my wife thinks, I'll be good.

ahaha I’m just playing, you know we love ya

 

[FlappyGiraffe]

Great trade for Pittsburgh, never been a big Pettersson fan I don't think it's much of a downgrade to Desharnais if he bounces back a bit

 

[Rowlet]

Look at the defense this year though. Absolutely tanked. I expect it to be better in a better defensive environment in Vancouver, but Nucks fans better hope that is the case haha.

All players, not just defense, but yes.

If he can act like a Quinn Hughes Jr. for Hronek, then the Canucks just got miles better than they were this morning.

 

[eviohh26]

Watch Pittsburgh win the trade at the end of the day picking up a franchise player from rags 1st rounder.

Maybe they do. Maybe they don't. We don't have the time to wait for someone drafted at the end of the year to become an effective NHLer for us. It's pretty obvious why we did this trade.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

On the plus side the Canucks have roughly $10 million in deadline space now if these moves actually help the team stay in the playoffs.

 

[Rowlet]

Great trade for Pittsburgh, never been a big Pettersson fan I don't think it's much of a downgrade to Desharnais if he bounces back a bit

Desharnais is not an NHL calibre player, they are not even close. It's like comparing a racehorse to a pizza.

 

[Fist of Fury]

I don't know wtf is goin' on, but something is brewing. Maybe they should cut off LouLam's phone cord & put on Matlock's reruns to keep him occupied.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Great trade for Pittsburgh, never been a big Pettersson fan I don't think it's much of a downgrade to Desharnais if he bounces back a bit

...amigo, yer in for a shock...Vinny Desharnais is '80's Goon-Level bad at hockey while not having the fighting ability of an '80's Goon...

 

[Fraser28]

Great trade for Pittsburgh, never been a big Pettersson fan I don't think it's much of a downgrade to Desharnais if he bounces back a bit

It’s an ENORMOUS downgrade.

 

[Paper]

Wait, didn't someone post a three-way trade proposal this past off-season where the Canucks traded JT Miller, Brannstrom, Heinen, Desharnais, Fernstrom, and Dorrington for Chytil, Mancini, M. Pettersson, and O'Connor?

 

[CpatainCanuck]

Essentially the Canucks’ two trades with the Rangers and Penguins are a three-way-trade: they were just talking on separate phone lines instead of a conference call.

 

[Canucks LB]

Geniunely don't understand how people think this is a bad deal for VAN? Along with the Miller trade, they cleared a bit of cap off their books after this year, upgraded their top 4 and got a guy to play on the 4th line.

They now have more flexibility to re-sign Pettersson and/or make additional moves in the summer.

Because most people don't look at CAP as Value, which is kind annoying 2bh.
The issue tho is they SIGNED these players in the offseason and paid to get rid of them

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Essentially the Canucks’ two trades with the Rangers and Penguins are a three-way-trade: they were just talking on separate phone lines instead of a conference call.

 

[FlameChampion]

Doesn’t look like a strong roster to me. Teams like this shouldn’t be trading mid first round picks

 

[Turin]

Pettersson was prob worth around a high 2nd or late 1st on his own. Fact we got rid of our most useless player and another bad player is prob why it cost the 1st it did. I don't think its a bad trade at all .

It's fine value, unless the Rangers implode and that pick bounces to next year and they implode more. Then it's really not. But it's mostly good. It really depends on whether Van adds more though, because as they are I don't think they are a contender anymore.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

He will probably be 2C, I think he's been really underrated. I also think M Pettersson has gotten pretty underrated too, his stats compared to the rest of the penguins are pretty damn good.

He's much better defensively than his numbers suggest this year. Pens as a team have cratered. Have no doubt he'll be excellent for Vancouver.

 

[3074326]

Geniunely don't understand how people think this is a bad deal for VAN? Along with the Miller trade, they cleared a bit of cap off their books after this year, upgraded their top 4 and got a guy to play on the 4th line.

They now have more flexibility to re-sign Pettersson and/or make additional moves in the summer.

I think it's solid for both. Petts will be good there. He's a good player.

 

[Rowlet]

Doesn’t look like a strong roster to me. Teams like this shouldn’t be trading mid first round picks

Team has to win or risk Hughes leaving, not that complicated.

 

[DekeyPete]

ahaha I’m just playing, you know we love ya

Don't think I post enough to be hated. Lol
Or have revealed my inner thoughts.

 

[Turin]

All players, not just defense, but yes.

If he can act like a Quinn Hughes Jr. for Hronek, then the Canucks just got miles better than they were this morning.

There is nothing about MP that is Quinn Hughes Jr but he's a bonafide #3 defenseman and the Nucks needed one