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  1. Studnicka has a lot to prove to be on the roster but I do hope he can achieve it (even if it's as the 13th forward). He's a guy that has had to adapt his game to try and make it in the NHL. Still may be able to contribute more offense than he has shown, but seems less likely at this point that he'll achieve that at the NHL level. Still, he's relatively young and skates well, so hopefully he can find something that works.
  2. EP would probably be a fine captain but Hughes probably has the better suited overall disposition for the role in terms of dealing both with on-ice and off-ice responsibilities. Looking forward to the start of the season.
  3. If the cap goes up appreciably next year, then this deal will also keep plenty of space for them to re-sign Stamkos and still fill out the roster. Amount makes more sense than with Killorn given the age differences.
  4. Kudos to Gurianov for signing this deal, and good for Nashville. He's had some struggles but he is a former 20 goal scorer.
  5. Not questioning Quadrelli but curious why paying the bonus early (but after the end of the previous cap year) would be circumventing the cap. Whether the bonus is paid early or on the due date has the same effect on cap calculations, does it not (whether or not the player is traded)?
  6. Too bad for Zadina. As questionable as some of the moves made by Yzerman have been, the Red Wings are maxed out with the cap and they have plenty of cap room next summer ($37M+) unless they bring in another big contract (e.g. Debrincat) without moving salary out. They still have young players who are being brought into the mix. If the cap goes up a lot over the next 2-3 years, then the cap hits of guys like Copp and Compher will be a lot less jarring than they are now. We'll see if the veterans added by Yzerman help improve their team next season. They were already showing some signs of improvement last season until Yzerman decide to do some cutting.
  7. Wheeler does play C from time to time, so he has some added value that way. But yes, not much of a market for wingers. Kind of surprised Winnipeg wasn't able to trade Wheeler with 1/2 retention. It would mean a larger cap hit this season ($4M) vs a buyout ($2.75M) but the buyout cap hit will last through next season. I'm guessing teams still wanted a sweetener even with max retention
  8. Pesce as a UFA would be intriguing. Pesce as a trade acquisition in a market where the UFA options aren't very good and the position is highly sought after is likely going to be way too right for the Canucks. Good on management for kicking the tires but I can't see how we could pony up an attractive enough package for CAR and pay Pesce market rate on his new deal next summer (along with EPs and Hronek's raises). A situation that might work is if CAR takes back Miller but if that's happening then we're talking about a MUCH bigger deal since the Canucks would need a C in return.
  9. 1 year deal I could see, but not 3 years. I think teams will be eager to give OEL a chance, but he still has to prove himself.
  10. I assume the Canucks would offer Juulsen and Burroughs the same kind of deal Brisebois and PDG got - NHL min but high end AHL salary. IMHO, both guys deserve another shot at NHL minutes, even in a depth role. With Johansson and McWard joining Woo in Abby next season, it will be interesting to see how this all works out. Abby doesn't really need another RHD and adding one would bump Johansson and/or McWard down a level. Competition is good, but playing time is a finite resource. I wouldn't mind either Juulsen or Burroughs as a 2nd spare D with the Canucks. Personally I lean more towards Juulsen as I think his size and play style compliment the core D better. That being said, Juulsen has had problems staying healthy over this career - it's probably what's really held him back from what was a promising NHL career.
  11. I think they're going to give him every chance to compete for a bottom 6 C position. Acquiring Studnicka as a winger didn't make sense when they made the trip and still is less than ideal. He was developed as a C in the AHL. Personally, I think Studnicka will be the 13th forward if he cannot outplay Aman for the 4C position. I don't see him playing his way further up the line-up for now, and if PDG plays the way he did to finish out the season, he very much deserves to be on the NHL roster. Studnicka's old enough now that keeping him in the press box may be less of an issue than if he were a younger prospect, and he has the versatility to play C or W as needed. I agree with you that he needs to add muscle and strength. It seemed like he had the right instincts and has good speed, but just lacked the "heaviness" to fight through traffic and contact. I know he got sick partway through the season but this was noticeable even before that. It's a tough situation though - packing on muscle may not be the best course of action if it ends up slowing him down significantly. Hopefully he'll find a good balance this offseason.
  12. lol it's possible that OEL comes back as a serviceable NHL D but seems quite unlikely that he's going to come close to his former form. Still, if he signs cheap somewhere, he might still provide a lot of value to a NHL team in a bottom pairing role. Good for him if he wins a Cup with his new team. If that happens, then it will certainly cast a bit of a pall on the decision to buy him out. It's always a risk with buyouts. Sometimes buyouts are for players that really can't hash it out in the league anymore. Sometimes they're for players who are just badly overpaid. OEL was likely more the latter. Buying out OEL was the logical choice for the Canucks despite all the baggage it comes with. It was the only choice they had full control over, and it's the result of a bad trade that was not of their own doing. Sure we could say that they shouldn't have worked themselves into further cap hell by committing large cap hits to Miller, Mikheyev and Kuzmenko, but I also get that they are under direction to try and make the team competitive (whether or not I agree with that direction). Clearing cap space other than the buyout was presumably going to cost them assets which they can't give up either. If OEL finds good footing in the NHL again after this, then good for him, but I do think the team made the right decision. Giving up assets while continuing to compete over $7M in cap space to OEL in hopes of him at least being a serviceable bottom pairing Dman would be a worse look, IMHO.
  13. Myers is one of those guys who burst onto the scene and looked to be a high end Dman but who eventually was never really able to exceed or even maintain that level of play. I don't think there's much question that Myers hasn't been worth his contract but it's probably too much to conclude that he's not a NHL Dman. His lack of success with the Canucks is probably the confluence of his own limitations, coming here when the team has not been good, being tasked with high end responsibility during this period, and never really having a D partner that complimented him well. The one stretch 2-seasons ago where OEL and Myers played together quite well (during the Boudreau Bump) probably shows what Myers can do in a better overall situation, but even then he's still overpaid. For cap reasons alone, it's hard to see the value of keeping Myers for the entirety of next season.
  14. They're either going to want as high a pick as possible in return, or a good, young, and cheap prospect. My guess is they will aim for futures since they can probably graduate someone like Holtz next season (unless they use Holtz in a trade of course).
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