thejazz97

I think this is the Kesler situation in reverse and so the Canucks have all the power. OEL has said he will only go to Vancouver and Boston, with Vancouver being the #1 option. Basically handcuffs the Coyotes. I don't think the Canucks will have to give up a pick... and they shouldn't.

My bet is the deal will look like this: Loui Eriksson (he's only owed 5 mill in total cash over the next two seasons and his bonus has already been paid out despite what his cap hit actually is... a perfect Coyote if you ask me), Sven Baertschi (expiring deal, can fit on third line of Coyotes and provide the Secondary scoring they were lacking this past season, basically replaces Michael Grabner in there lineup), and Oli Juolevi. Tryamkin could be thrown in there just to add a bit of a sweetener because the Coyotes do have a couple of Russians in the system and Tryamkin could crack Arizona's d core by next March. Juolevi would be the "prize" in this deal because of his high draft status.

It would be great if they could swap Myers for OEL but I doubt that happens.

Sutter + Eriksson + Rathbone + Virtanen + 2021 1st for OEL is what I’d offer.   
 

Yotes buyout Sutter.  Eriksson is only owed 4 or 5 million in real dollars and so his contract would fit over there I believe.

@DarkIndianRises with offers like that, I can't take you seriously.  Unless OEL expands his list, Benning has LEVERAGE, otherwise he could basically just sit and it wouldn't sit well in the Coyotes locker room to have a captain who wants to leave.  Why would we throw in a 1st AND Rathbone AND Virtanen when there's no other possible competition for him (Boston's behind us in OEL's priority list)?  The GM who adds sweeteners for no reason is hopefully dead and gone.