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

[Phion Keneuf]

Pettersson good.
Miller bad.

Acquire more Petterssons.
Trade away all Millers.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

...why do they insist on pairing Hughes with the Angry Giraffe??...doesn't Hughes work hard enough already??...

 

[The don godfather]

I’d rather see other D - Petey than Juulsen to be honest

Chytll should move to 2c.

 

[Baby Pettersson]

Lottery team.

 

[LTIR]

Petterson and OConnor had a great game against the Oilers... Desharnais sucked
Good enough for Van to spend the 1st

Lottery team.

Defense and goalies look good on paper.
Missing some top line skill up front.

 

[frightenedinmatenum2]

I am bullish on that 1st round pick. I think Pittsburgh did really well here. Knowing their luck with getting franchise players just as one is leaving, that pick will end up being McKenna.

 

[Boud]

I don’t think Vancouver is done here. Pretty sure they add at least a forward.

 

[NinjaKick]

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?

I'm not missing that at all. It's even in the thread title. But they paid a high price for rentals, considering they may well be a worse trade after the team and are sitting outside of the playoffs.

you brought up half the trade and I brought up the other half... dumped cap and received two effective players

a 1st round pick looks fair to me, trades like this happen every trade deadline. I think the Canucks are a better team.

what were you expecting?

 

[gdsmack267]

I get the move for both.

Petterson is a legit 2nd pair two-way defender. Penguins had to move on with him being UFA. Getting either a middle of the pack 25 or 26 1st is good work by Dubas.

Drew O' conner has shown flashes of potential but never seems to consistently put anything together. Still a decent depth forward. Heinen will replace his production.

The prospect is a why the hell not from pens perspective. Take a chance on a kid with a decent shot.

Deshnernais while it sounds like hes not great is something the penguins desperately needed, a bigger body and it sounds like hes good on the PK. He should slot it on the 3rd pair with EK and Letang ahead of him.

 

[Rowlet]

You think petterson moves the needle that much . 1st round pick is being tossed around like garden salad tonight.

I have no idea, but the team is floundering and if they try and re-tool and miss the playoffs the next two seasons, the best defenseman in the league will walk as a free agent.

I do think there's a very real chance that the team is better tonight than they were this morning, however.

 

[Bizz]

I don’t think Vancouver is done here. Pretty sure they add at least a forward.

How many more Pettersson's are there left in the NHL?

 

[eviohh26]

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 .

 

[The don godfather]

I have no idea, but the team is floundering and if they try and re-tool and miss the playoffs the next two seasons, the best defenseman in the league will walk as a free agent.

I do think there's a very real chance that the team is better tonight than they were this morning, however.

After all the moves the only asset I like is chytll. Hes gonna surprise everyone. Hope you guys move him to 2c. Hes gonna be solid.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Okay ik they dump salary, but a first for Marcus Peterson?

That's what I was expecting, he's the best dman rental available.

 

[Canucks LB]

I wonder if they use some of the cap saved into a massive signing in the offseason?

 

[Rowlet]

After all the moves the only asset I like is chytll. Hes gonna surprise everyone. Hope you guys move him to 2c. Hes gonna be solid.

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.

 

[PettersonHughes]

Accruing all the assets from both trades,

OUT: JT Miller, Heinen, Desharnais, Brannstrom, Dorrington, Fernstrom. 1st
IN: Chytil, M. Pettersson, Mancini, O'Connor

So we move out a problem in the locker room, and then clear out perceived bad contracts in Heinen and Desharnais with the 1st, and get a viable middle-6 C and pending UFA top pair LD, RHD prospect and depth wing (who's also UFA)? Not terrible...?

DeBrusk - Petey - Boeser
Hoglander - Chytil - Garland
Joshua - Suter - O'Connor
PDG - Blueger - Karlsson

Hughes - Myers
MPetey - Hronek
Soucy/ Forbort/ DPetey - Mancini/ Juulsen?

Lankinen/ Demko

I do hope we're #2C hunting or IDK what this team is doing.

 

[Boud]

How many more Pettersson's are there left in the NHL?

Bring back Lane Pederson

 

[Sharkz4Fun]

I'd say the Sharks are one of the losers today for not getting in on Miller. Everyone knew Miller was going to be sold for less than he was worth. The Canucks were forced to trade him due to lockeroom issues and issues with the coach. Yet 30 other GMs were asleep

I absolutely agree. I would've traded all but 2 or 3 players for Miller. Canucks set themselves back years today by trading JT instead of Pettersson

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

I wonder if they use some of the cap saved into a massive signing in the offseason?

...Marner??...

 

[The don godfather]

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.

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

 

[CascadiaPuck]

Man nucks you did so well with that chytll trade with that 1st round pick attached. I'm flabbergasted why trade that 1st which could be unprotected next year. So confused.

Same move as the Horvat trade this time of year 2024: get a first back in a trade for a key guy, immediately bundle it in a trade for a D upgrade (Hronek).

 

[Canucks LB]

Going from Desharnais tho to Marcus Pettersson is a pretty huge difference.

 

[eojsmada]

wow...nice work by Vancouver

 

[The don godfather]

I absolutely agree. I would've traded all but 2 or 3 players for Miller. Canucks set themselves back years today by trading JT instead of Pettersson

Chytll will minimize the blow. Only 25 lots of upside.