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@Winter Soldier i understand that, but they're not direct comparisons. Nik is at the beginning, Kov. was closer to mid-career. But fair enough. 

Kovy tried to sign a 17-year contract, tho...

ok all of you guys make fair points. But i just want to know from Benning that this isn't because he's leaving forever and more about going home and working on his game to be better in order to come back to the Canucks and take on a leading role. I don't care for all the other chatter around this situation. 

What about Gagner? Can we trade him at all?

Everyone disrespecting Leipsic he got 9 points in 14 games. Easily most exciting Canuck at the end of the season.

@Rounoush Benning and company have said that if a young player comes in and earns their spots and knocks down the doors, management will make room for them.  If that happens, it’ll force their hand. Players like Gags are pretty expendable. Granlund and Guance can be traded. Especially if they up their value in preseason games. And then there’s Boucher who has to be much much better and also Leipseic who hasn’t really got enough looks so it’s hard to know which leipseic he consistently is; same goes for Motte.

Haha look who just got called up.. peace.

Tanev is hurt as well, peace.

Losing Tanev sucks. Hopefully it's not more than a maintenance day. 

However you look at it though adding Stetcher to our lineup gives us a different look. If he can bring the same game he did in the pre season  then we'll be better at PP as well as on 5v5. 

Which do you recommend?

i got mine through google chrome extensions, but its called "uBlock Origin"

I could barely use the internet without an ad blocker.

Who would take $3 million for anything less than a 1st round pick?

Canucks are better off trading Eriksson, Sutter and Tanev for scraps. 

Not possible.  Can't trade penalties, buyout cap hits or retentions.  Only contracts can be traded.

You might trade some old 1980's Canuck nostalgic memories, for some 2020's vision..it's almost impossible to keep both under yer cap.

That approach also works in the romantic-realm.

Yes - issue of concern really is injuries but I believe his two injuries were different (not a knee then same knee kind of thing). Regardless, it does give teams pause that he may be 'brittle'. I doubt it is enough to prevent someone from ignoring the points you made but I 'could' see a team wanting Hirschier. Issue on him is weight not 'size' so if a team thinks he can get up to 190/195 ish they may do it. He could be a Joe Sakic type player so don't discount his impact. I would think most teams with a legit shot are watching both very closely. Could even come down to interviews and how they come across.

JB will have a complete book on both players and probably have issues on each that we don't consider. 

back in time, montreal wanted the big power center in wickenheiser and passed on dennis savard. savard became a super star, while wick never lived up to his junior promise. hopefully get us a good player.

God no. Please no. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

Predictable lol