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If you're asking for Sanheim and Laughton while trying to simultaneously move Garland and Beau's cap out it's probably gonna cost more than Podz, what'll probs be a middling to later 1st, and Silovs.

Or better yet, put the Blackhawks logo on his mask in protest.

Could see Detroit and Philly falling off out East, if the Sabres can tread water with Thompson out they could make a push Wouldn't count Pittsburgh or NYI out, Devils and Sens have played fewer games than the teams ahead of them and could push East is pretty wide open I think the St. Louis or Seattle might drop, Calgary or Anaheim could displace them I'm expecting Seattle to be better going forward though Minny could also climb but they really need to capitalize on their games in hand

Caps have been solid defensively, they're 7th in terms of goals allowed and they're the third least penalized team in the league, they've very disciplined. You'd think that because of their offensive struggles that they'd be one of the teams that falls out of the race, but I'm more inclined that if they can even get closer to being an average team offensively they'll probably be just fine. They're 29th in goals, 27th in shots on goal, and their powerplay is the worst in the league. Their shooting percentage is also tied for 28th. They're missing a healthy Backstrom out there. But again, if they can get some of these team stats even up to say.. 15-20ish while maintaining their defensive play they could be a strong bet for a divisional or wildcard spot. Adding a winger who drives offense or another center would probably really help them, they could theoretically package Mantha and a 2025 2nd for help (they have three: theirs, Boston's, and Colorado's). Mantha's deal is up at the end of the season, not a longer-term issue for a team looking to sell. Oshie not producing hasn't been helping them.

More than likely these media bits originate from Kane's agent, who is trying to get him more than a year Nobody should be giving him more than a year, Backstrom just shut himself down after having the same surgery if I'm not mistaken

I'd be a little surprised if any teams offer him more than a year

Wild should tell him to do it anyway and just refuse to pay

Draisaitl seems a little on the older side if they're trying to build a strong foundation involving their youth I think plenty of teams would be interested in Draisaitl but Philly probably isn't far enough along to be one of them

If that's their approach it'd probably cost more than we're willing to pay for any of their top players Sounds like a competitive retool

Dunno, he's been bringing value but if the Canucks can improve their roster by moving him its worth exploring At the end of the day we're gonna have to move cap out somehow to make any additions and it'll likely have to involve us moving out a winger

McDavid has one of the more low-key personalities in the league and folks wanna think he's a cancer? Most of the hubbub surrounding him is fan and media driven, dude just wants to play hockey, it's what sparks him Not his or Draisaitl's fault that Oilers management have seemingly been inept for years

Probs, they're a mess Be interesting to see where he ends up, I haven't really read anything about him being linked to other teams If he's willing to sign cheap I imagine there'd be at least one or two other teams interested

I like to think the e5 indicated that I wasn't being serious

So what you're saying is Bear back to Edmonton so he can save their defense e5

Perry to the Canucks for Beau e5

Sean Walker is a pending UFA D who could slot in given our injuries, but even then, not all that interesting Nobody on Philly seems all that interesting tbh The forwards I'd be interested in would probably cost too much and I'm more concerned about our D

They're both up the same year and I have a hard time seeing us keeping both, ideally we have someone to promote from within by then A Hoglander, Podz, ect If Boeser can keep it going he's likely the one who stays imo

Maybe not, but the players he'd be trying to replace also have talent and experience, difference is they've been getting games and practices in. It's not that I think he's forgotten how to play, I just question how effective he'll be coming into the season cold, it's been a while since he's played games.

CBJ have a trio of young centers now in Fantilli, Johnson, and Sillinger. Sure, one could slide over to wing but Fantilli likely bumps both Johnson and Sillinger down as far as young potential centers go. Sillinger is off to a decent start but I could see them being open to moving him if a deal made sense. Caveat is his being born in Columbus, but given he's Canadian I question how much that actually matters. Sillinger has 8 points in 20 NHL games this season, Johnson has 3 in 8. Looks like Johnson is currently playing AHL hockey though. 14 points in 8 games with the Cleveland Monsters. I'd be open to acquiring either but I do think it's more likely they opt to keep Johnson over Sillinger considering he put up 40 points in 79 NHL games last season.

You're more likely to get Sillinger out of CBJ than Johnson imo.

Even if they sign him I don't think I'd expect much, he'd be coming in cold having not played meaningful games in a long while. Not sure he'd be better than the depth guys we already have, guys who have been playing games. All the best to him with his health though of course.

Has nothing to do with giving up on guys, that's a lazy narrative. Kuzmenko has positive value, which is why a team might trade something good for him. Same goes for Boeser. Gotta give to get.

This season? Probably not. In general? Maybe not. But it's easier to acquire top six wingers than it is to acquire top 4RD. Maybe not, but gotta give to get and I view both Boeser and Kuzmenko as being positive value. May need to be a larger trade but I think we could swap a winger for a top 4D and then poke around UFA for a forward. Or try to promote from within. Thing about UFA RD, or top 4D in general, is they're always in demand. Lot of teams go after D via UFA because all it costs them is cap space and term. Trading for a D on the other hand, that guarantees we get one whereas bidding on a player in UFA could still result in them choosing to go elsewhere. Hopefully nothing in regards to our 1st. I think Garland stays at this point, Beau maybe gets dumped or walks via UFA. I could see Myers signing an extension at a smaller cap hit. Not really sold on Bear but maybe they find room. Don't see him as more than a 5-6D though. Maybe Pesce isn't, I'm not hellbent on it being him, but I am open to moving a top six forward to bolster our D in general.

Agreed, Nucks need reps and they need consistent reps I wouldn't even talk about 19-20, we went on to miss three seasons in a row, and they'd missed the previous four seasons prior to 19-20 They need more experience, sustained experience They're off to a good start this season so hopefully it's the beginning of them getting some Canucks still have lots to prove, it's going to take time and some successful seasons for them to shift the narrative