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What's the fun in that? With the trade deadline a month away isn’t time to start looking at what potentially could occur?

I agree and I think a Tanev trade only happens if we are out of the playoff picture. The reason for the 3rd is that I believe Toronto’s need for a d-man like Tanev out weighs our need for a RW.

Don’t you think that depends on how the team performs over the next month? If for some reason the team falters it would be ill advised not to trade Tanev as I’m unsure if he fits into the Canucks longterm plans and if that is the case we should be getting back something for him.

To Toronto: Chris Tanev and Reid Boucher To Vancouver: Kapanen and a 3rd Round Pick Toronto needs help on defence and we need a RW to play with Horvat.

I’m confused at why there are so many trade proposals that include Brock Boeser? We are actively searching for a top 6 forward so why would we get rid of a 22 year old that has proven he can score just because he’s in a little bit of a slump.

I would rather hold on to Hoglander but maybe look at the long awaited trade with the Leafs for something like this: To Toronto - Tanev To Vancouver - Kapanen There doesn’t seem to be a lot of room in the top 6 for Kapanen in Toronto but he would look good along side Horvat and is signed for another two years at 3.2mil. Plus it wouldn’t be difficult for Toronto to fit Tanev’s contract at 4.45mil with this move.

I think you made your point

Both Smith and Granlund are on expiring contracts and both players can play centre and wing. Why go after a 30 year old Smith whose best year was in 2013 when you can go after a 27 year old Granlund with a higher ceiling? Plus as a pending free agent we get to potentially sign him to a team friendly contract because of his one bad year in Nashville.

I think perhaps that their D might be beginning to be the source of their issues. This is their current lineup and I realize they have key injuries to Fabbro, Hamhuis and Ellis but their depth isn’t great especially with Weber playing on the top pairing. They are asking a lot of Fabbro right now and Hamhuis is in the twilight of his career. Could their issue scoring be due to their inability to move the puck up the ice which used to be a strength of their club?

I couldn’t agree more but does that mean that there is potential value in underperforming players and a good opportunity?

There has been a lot of discussion regarding our goaltenders and their value on the trade market but they are a very good tandem if we can keep them together. Michael Dipietro has some “hype” around him and potentially could be a good piece in a trade that a lot of teams may be looking for. When you look closer at his numbers they really aren’t spectacular and perhaps this isn’t a bad time to use the value he has for something else we may need in our lineup.

Recently Nashville GM David Poile stated that for the first time in many years Nashville could be sellers at the trade deadline. The one interesting player might be Mikael Granlund who once had 69 points with Minnesota but has extremely under performed since joining Nashville. Could this be a value pickup if he is able to regain his form? He is 27 years old and a pending UFA and if he is able to find his game could be a good add to our top 6. Maybe there are others on their team who might be of interest?

Does this mean that Buffalo could be trading Rasmus Ristolainen?

As he is a former 6th overall pick he does have the skills to be successful. I’m wondering if he is a cost effective winger for Bo? If he is given more ice time and more PP opportunities on the second unit could he make sense there if other UFA possibilities fall through? There has been talk about putting Virtanen on that line but I would say at this point Connolly is a big upgrade but also someone that Jake could learn from.

Anders Lee is a free agent and set to sign a big contract tomorrow. It will be interesting after he signs if it makes the Canucks trade for Miller look that much more appealing. Both are big bodied LW’s who have put up points consistently in their careers. While Anders Lee is 4 years older and the captain of his team, Miller is 4 years younger, can play multiple positions well and is signed for 5.25 million through 2023. I think we will see Lee make more then that and if so is J.T. Miller good value even at the cost? Is the cost not then appropriate?

44 of his 46 points last year were at even strength on a line with Eller and Burakovsky. Not exactly superstar line mates, unless you’re an Av’s fan, but really good numbers considering his limited minutes. One estimate to sign him was for 3.5 million over 3 years.

I guess I don’t mind “grunts” who score 22 goals on a third line. I also don’t try to hold the fact that a player had a career year as a negative attribute. He was finally healthy and played an entire season which resulted in his career year.

Edmonton has been rumoured to be the front runners to sign Brett Connolly. What if the Canucks were to sign him to play alongside Bo and Pearson if they are unable to land Nyquist? Connolly was born in BC and is coming off a 46 point season.

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To Edmonton: Eriksson, Brisebois To Vancouver: Lucic, Benson

There is speculation that the Calgary Flames are looking to move either TJ Brodie or Travis Hamonic to make way for some of their younger talent. Travis Hamonic is a 28 year old, right shot d-man that comes with a cap hit of 3.8 million for the next two seasons. While he may not be able to play in a top pairing he does bring a reliable d-man with some grit to our team. I think Calgary is interested in adding to their prospect pool more then anything so maybe something like the following works: To Vancouver: Travis Hamonic To Calgary: Michael Dipietro, 2020 3rd round pick

Is this a Nikita Tryamkin thread?

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