Wiznac Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 To Van : Loui Eriksson To Bos : Zack Kassian Why for boston ? Boston is looking to get more skill and size on the right wing and Zach fits the bill, at 23 their is a chance he could still develop into a good top 6 winger and Lucic would be a good mentor Why for us ? At 29 Eriksson is still young enough to expect a bounce back in a new system. He has been a good player in the past and has just not clicked in Boston, adding him gives us multipe new looks for lines. Such as Sedins and Eriksson for 5vs5 or power play or add him to the second line with Burrows and Bonino. at least this way we have a player we know can succeed and not one we are waiting to see if he will. Value = i know i will get flamed for suggesting a straight up trade but given his lack of success there and the age and potential of Kassian i think it might work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2SKATES1STICK Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 kass is worth more. younger, cheaper, huger, etc. i love eriksson, i think he'll thrive with bonino or sedins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dral Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 better put a [proposal] in the title before this gets locked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Strome Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 kass is worth more. younger, cheaper, huger, etc. i love eriksson, i think he'll thrive with bonino or sedins I'm a pretty big fan of Kassian, that being said what do you think Kassian is worth? Imo Kassian is worth more to us then any other team. In fact I would think his value is pretty low in the Nhl right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiffyPB Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Kassian is massively overrated in terms of trade value on this board and is worth a 2nd round pick + a prospect at best. I don't know how people believe Kassian is worth Loui Eriksson 1 for 1. We are adding to that offer for sure to get a player like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawkdrummer Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Don't trade Kassian, too much potential to haunt us like the Cam Neely trade. My belief is Kassian will turn out to be that power forward we want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiznac Posted December 19, 2014 Author Share Posted December 19, 2014 Reilly Smith is the player i would really want back but dont think we could afford him ( player value wise ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatedkid666 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 I like the trade how it is personally. You have to give something up to get something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice orca Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Kassian is massively overrated in terms of trade value on this board and is worth a 2nd round pick + a prospect at best. I don't know how people believe Kassian is worth Loui Eriksson 1 for 1. We are adding to that offer for sure to get a player like that. 29 years old with a long history of concusions, Loui is overated here he is not the guy he was 3-4 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForsbergTheGreat Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 To Van : Loui Eriksson To Bos : Zack Kassian Why for boston ? Boston is looking to get more skill and size on the right wing and Zach fits the bill, at 23 their is a chance he could still develop into a good top 6 winger and Lucic would be a good mentor Why for us ? At 29 Eriksson is still young enough to expect a bounce back in a new system. He has been a good player in the past and has just not clicked in Boston, adding him gives us multipe new looks for lines. Such as Sedins and Eriksson for 5vs5 or power play or add him to the second line with Burrows and Bonino. at least this way we have a player we know can succeed and not one we are waiting to see if he will. Value = i know i will get flamed for suggesting a straight up trade but given his lack of success there and the age and potential of Kassian i think it might work. Or he doesn't bounce back and becomes the next erat and canucks basically give away Kassian It never works out to trade an up and coming player with high potential for a aging vet that you hope is going to bounce back. Erat - Forsberg Eriksson - Segin Two trades in the last year that come to mind If Kassian goes only person coming back is another young player that has similar potential. Before we go out and acquire another 4+ million under producing player we should worry about cutting or own dead weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimp C Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Fuck no to trading Kassian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyhee Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 For those that believe the future is now, this is a great proposal. Eriksson today is a better player than Kassian today-and I say that being reasonably high on both of them and with the realization that the Canucks probably need toughness more than a former Byng candidate. For a rebuilding team, which is what I see the Canucks being, it is completely counter-productive to trade a 24 year old useful player with upside for a 29 year old useful player with concussion issues, a cap hit of $4.25 million and whose best scoring days appear to be behind him. imo it would be a huge error for the Canucks to give up youth for short term help. Could Eriksson bounce back, become the player he was and play longer than Kassian? Sure, stranger things have happened. The likelihood is small. The Canucks have succeeded in being a competitive team this year. That's great, be happy for it and hope it continues-but imo that should not deter the Canucks from their goal of rebuilding for the future. Big Pass on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollumpus Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 To Van : Loui Eriksson To Bos : Zack Kassian Why for boston ? Boston is looking to get more skill and size on the right wing and Zach fits the bill, at 23 their is a chance he could still develop into a good top 6 winger and Lucic would be a good mentor Why for us ? At 29 Eriksson is still young enough to expect a bounce back in a new system. He has been a good player in the past and has just not clicked in Boston, adding him gives us multipe new looks for lines. Such as Sedins and Eriksson for 5vs5 or power play or add him to the second line with Burrows and Bonino. at least this way we have a player we know can succeed and not one we are waiting to see if he will. Value = i know i will get flamed for suggesting a straight up trade but given his lack of success there and the age and potential of Kassian i think it might work. I don't see a deal for Eriksson without additional parts going in each direction. And if the Bruins wanted Kassian then he is going to cost a lot more than just Eriksson. A part of the value which is being overlooked is that Boston also gains a huge amount of cap space in the deal as it stands ($2.5 million now/$.25 million next year). This is something for which the Canucks should be compensated. Further, while Eriksson has been productive over his career, that's the thing: his age and his injury record. This is also something for which the Canucks should receive compensation. There would have to be picks/prospects coming to Vancouver with Eriksson. regards, G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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