Why not keep Boeser as a self rental then? If EP returns to form, you got to believe DeBrusk to be that 35 goal guy on his wing, Boeser will have to forge chemistry with Chytil along with Joshua or another more physical winger, I cannot imagine Hog, Lekk or Garland with Boeser Chytil now that Miller's physical dimension is gone.
Rakell? He's besties with Pettersson the 3rd.
Rackell sounds perfect......Boeser to NJ for a 1st and then send that 1st for Rackell.
There are a lot of contending teams wanting a top-four defenseman. A 1st was going to be the market price. Standard fare. It's not really surprising. They also got DOC who I like and have talked about before.
This is my biggest problem with the deal. Why did they wait until game 50 or whatever to make it? Everyone knew they needed to add another top-four defenseman. PIT has been signalling they're in sell mode the entire year. Marcus Pettersson is a JR guy. It was inevitable he was going to land in Vancouver. What took so long? They could have flipped their own 1st for him at any time (and I would have much preferred they traded their own 1st in this deal than the Rangers' - I will laugh when they've gifted McKenna to the Pens).
Sounds like Dubas was asking for Willander or Lekk + who knows what for him early on.
I was going to say the same thing but I’m not sure it is any worse than Soucy-Desharnais this year.
Unlikely. If that's what Dubas wanted, I'd doubt he would just randomly accept a lower price now that the Canucks are in an even worse position and with so many teams looking for a defenseman at the deadline.
