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  1. His predictions. He gives the edge to Minnesota on offence. The Wild have a big advantage on defence as top-5 in the league while the Canucks are far from that. Special teams to Vancouver and Markstrom in net by far. Predicts a Vancouver win because the Wild are so outmatched in net with them having the worse duo in the league.
  2. Mike Kelly using Sportlogiq's tracking technology says the Canucks were one of the worse defensive teams in the league. He considers Markstrom elite where he is saving the Canucks nearly 1 goal above expectation every 2 games.
  3. Kunin, Greenway and Donato were still waiver free to start the season. The Wild are a veteran team but with a fair bit of youth in their lineup. Fiala was drafted the same year as Virtanen and might have just figured things out. Eriksson Ek was their "should have drafted Boeser" but their fans are finding a new appreciation for his game as he is emerging as a top shutdown C that is just so hard to play against. Mike Kelly using Sportlogiq's tracking technology has the Wild as one of the best defensive teams in the league while the Canucks were one of the worst. He says the Wild were sunk by the worse goaltending in the league and it's not even close. He considers Markstrom elite and says he should be on every GMs Vezina ballot. The Canucks led the league in cycle goals but are terrible off the rush (only Detroit scored less rush goals). The Wild have allowed the 3rd fewest cycle scoring chances against but have allowed the 4th most goals against with how poor goaltending has been. The Canucks might have less scoring chances this series with how strong the Wild are defensively, but have a better chance of their shots going in given the Wild's goalie situation. Kelly even suggests to start Kakhonen. Markstrom on the other hand is saving the Canucks nearly 1 goal above expectation every 2 games. Posted those clips in the thread "abundance of options vs the Wild".
  4. This is the goalie comparison using Sportlogiq's tracking technology. Mike Kelly in the clip (highlights): 'The Wild were sunk by the worse goaltending in the league. The Wild are one of the best defensive teams in the league, the Canucks are one of the worse. When taking shot quality into consideration Markstrom turns into a top-5 goalie saving the Canucks almost 1 goal every 2 games. Stalock nearly drops out of the top-50 costing the Wild goals against. I'd have Kakhonen ready on deck because frankly I'm not sure the Wild can win with the 2 guys ahead of him on the depth chart so why hesitate'
  5. Tryamkin RFA and Podlkozin new ELC signing. Not the same rules for each. Podkolzin can sign as soon as his KHL season is over and join the team - like Boeser, Hughes did. Tryamkin will have to wait until 2021/22. There's a signing deadline for RFAs. The NHL season's start date is tentatively set for 1 December so it's likely that he won't meet that signing deadline as his KHL season would still be underway. The possibility is there though if the NHL season is pushed back by several months.
  6. Diamond says that Tryamkin really wanted to come over. It was too risky to wait as he hasn't played since February. Also says that discussion never really started because of the Canucks' cap situation. Still hopes they can get something done for the 2021/22 season.
  7. That's not an option. He is a RFA and has to be signed by a certain date. In the past RFAs had to be signed by 1 December or they couldn't play for the remainder of the season. The recently approved CBA MOU has a tentative start date to next season of 1 December - that would mean a signing sometime in the 2nd half of January at the latest for RFAs. His KHL season will still be underway. He can't play in the NHL next season unless his KHL contract has an out-clause, which is doubtful, so he can meet that RFA signing deadline.
  8. He doesn't have that option as RFA. He will not be allowed to play this coming season unless his KHL contract has an out-clause that allows him to opt out early (doubtful). To be allowed to play in the NHL this coming season, he has to be signed at the latest about a quarter into the season (don't know the dates yet). In the past RFAs had to be signed by 1 December to be allowed to play. The recently approved CBA MOU sets a tentative start date to next season for 1 December.
  9. Mike Kelly previews the series using Sportlogiq's tracking technology. This is part 1 - style of play. In the clip he says (highlights): 'I don't think the Wild are built to exploit the Canucks biggest weakness. The Canucks don't play with a lot of pace to their game but neither do the Wild. Vancouver lacks team speed and is built to create offence by working the puck in the offensive zone. The Canucks finished dead last in scoring chances off the rush and only Detroit scored fewer goals. 'The Canucks dump the puck at a high rate and score more goals by cycling the puck than any team in the league. The problem when playing 3 Fs below the hashmarks you are vulnerable to transition offence and odd-man rushes against. Vancouver finished bottom-5 in rush chances and goals against this season. They don't have enough team speed to have an effective transition game.' 'The Wild are one of the best defensive teams in the league this season. They did a great job at keeping teams out of the middle of the ice. They defend well against the rush and allow very few scoring chances in zone, which should help them against an elite cycle team like the Canucks. The problem, despite allowing the 3rd fewest cycles chances against still allowed the 4th most cycle goals against. The Wild got the worse goaltending in the league this season and it wasn't close.'
  10. Unfit to play could be anything. He wouldn't be allowed on the ice if he had the virus. Ferland has been in phase 2 for a while and probably took the test several times. I doubt it would be conditioning issue. Teams are not allowed to test players so the Canucks couldn't know where he is conditioning wise before hitting the ice.
  11. Backes only had 1 year left - Anaheim is likely to buy him out. In the Eriksson thread there are a few trade suggestions from the Daily Hive. One was for Miller who looks to be in Krueger's dog house in Buffalo. I have a hard time seeing a team taking on Eriksson even if a mid-1st is tagged to him. He has that extra year and teams have RFAs, key UFAs to sign and will probably prefer to stay flexible in case an unexpected player becomes available. A Miller buyout is 1.3M for 4 years which seems more manageable than 2 years at 6M with Buffalo looking to be competitive.
  12. That's no longer an option in the new CBA. Under the new rules the qualifying offer is the lesser between the last salary and 120% of the AAV of the contract. To have an 8M qualifying offer the AAV of the contract would have to be 6.67M.
  13. Dumba is the D they would be willing to trade and he's not really the kind of D the Canucks need. Dumba does well in Minnesota because he had Suter and now Brodin that can cover for him.
  14. Ensuring the financial safety of his family is likely far more important. Don't see him walking away from 2.4M and taking that risk.
  15. Minnesota needs a C1 and not another winger. Staal has 1 year left and has shown his age. They are so desperate for top-6 Cs that they are playing Galchenyuk at C although all his previous teams gave up on him as a centre. Everyone covering the team and the main insiders say that the Wild don't want to break up their D-corps but would be willing to if they can get a C1 in return.
  16. He must have been tested multiple times - he would have caught it between tests then. Back in June his agent said that Ferland was going to skate at the Jets facilities - that would be part of phase 2 and he had to be tested to enter. He was part of Vancouver's phase 2 at least a week before the start of training camp.
  17. They are hoping to have fans in the stands for the later part of the season. TV deals, merchandising will bring more if the team makes the post-season - not comparable to having fans in the stands but still more income than missing the playoffs. With no fans in the stands teams might have the added pressure to ice a competitive team to retain fan interest - they need for people to continue watching games and being invested although they can't be on site. Benning did say that he was going to try and recover some of the draft picks they no longer have - he was saying that if they were a playoff team they wouldn't have a 1st or a 2nd. He was saying that they have too many players. Last off-season Virtanen was apparently the player they had the most calls on. If they sign Toffoli I see Virtanen traded too. He's in a similar situation to Hutton last season. He is arbitration eligible and they might just not have the cap space to risk an award. Probably need to wait after the extended season to have a better idea of where the team stands and who becomes movable. It depends also what other teams feel their needs are.
  18. I don't see him retiring - his agent assures he wants to continue to play. He is also bringing back less money than expected this season because of the pandemic. This cap crunch could bring more parity. There could be some pretty good players available that wouldn't be in normal times. I don't think there will be many cap dumps, if any, and see teams more interested in trying to find their own JT Miller. Revenue is so low that owners are already losing money before the season even starts. Making the post-season is when they can recoup some of those losses.
  19. Greenway on the 1st line. Here are the lines at practice now for the Wild. It's the same lines that Evason was trying to use to finish the season. Their only question mark is who will be in net. Greenway Staal Fiala Parise ErikssonEk Kunin Foligno Galchenyuk Zuccarello Donato Koivu Hartman Suter Spurgeon Dumba Brodin Soucy Hunt
  20. NJD also want to get better. Shero was fired because they missed the playoffs - ownership was talking about how they had assets to make trades to improve. Fitzgerald might have bought himself some time but they need to show progress. Fitzgerald talked of making deals like the ones they did to get Palmieri and Johansson where they traded draft picks for them. I don't see the Canucks able to move Eriksson and create cap space.
  21. Eriksson doesn't have a recapture contract. They adjusted the rules in the last CBA and all signings since 2013 cannot be recapture contracts. There are only a few active recapture contracts left: CHI Keith LAK Carter Quick MIN Parise Suter MTL/NSH Weber PIT Crosby Trading Eriksson looks unlikely with a flat cap even if the Canucks offer a 1st - teams simply don't have that kind of cap space and he has 2 years left. No team will have trouble reaching the floor.
  22. Pettersson is eligible for an offer sheet. Hughes isn't. Both won't be arbitration eligible per CapFriendly. An Eriksson retirement seems to be more fans hoping than a rumour. Eriksson's agent says he wants to continue to play. Don't see him giving up that kind of money especially with the salary loss due to the pandemic. Doubt any team is going to want a 6M cap hit for 2 years. Other teams will have trouble of their own to fit their players under a flat cap. Teams might be more on the lookout for a JT Miller type trade where a team might have to make a good player available to create cap space. Also the cap does not reflect actual revenue and owners are set to lose considerable money next season. Some teams might set internal caps. Reaching the floor is not an issue for any team. It's also more profitable to make the post-season than not - teams are not going to put 6M in a player whose contribution is marginal as it won't help their chances to make the post-season.
  23. The by-teams are playing a round-robin to decide their seeding - they will be teams 1 to 4. In case of a tie they will use point percentage of the regular season.
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