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Suter isn’t great on the draw, but he does have quite a bit of PK experience. Zadina could be interesting, depending on the price could be worth a trial

They're sitting at 23/23 on the roster, 45/50 roster spots, with a cap hit of $85,791,842. Next season's cap is $83.5M, so they're $2,291,842 over the cap. Do they have any injuries for LTIR space? I can't seem to find any. Maybe there's still a Granlund or Petry move in the works. I'd take Petry at 50% retained from Pitt for that stud Future Considerations. A trade at 50% retained would be better than a buyout for Pitt, too. A buyout is $3M, then $4M, and then two years of $1.25M. The trade would just be two years at $3.125M. That would put Canucks over the cap, but hopefully we're unloading one of Garland/Beauvillier. Petry would be a good partner for Hughes. He can still play, he's just expensive.

Happy he got a contract. I like him I don’t expect him to be a star, but injuries happen, and he adds some support at a much needed position. He’s a solid boy and likes to throw his weight around. 43 hits in 12 games! He can be a fine stop gap until we get Hughes a better partner

Reading this article on Pesce and I particularly like this quote: "Pesce provides a very stabilizing element to that pair that allows Skjei to utilize his speed to jump up in the play and engage offensively." Sounds like a perfect partner for Quinn.

Interesting. Why does Chicago give up a pick for Perry? It’s not like his $1M cap is gonna help them to the floor all that much.

Positionally he might be fine at Centre, but he hasn’t taken many draws the last few seasons, and his win rate is atrocious. He’s got a lot of giveaways too, not many blocks, though he does PK. I’d focus elsewhere, as I think we need a centre that can win draws. Ideally a righty.

It’s all about whether or not he can scale up I guess…

I haven’t watched him a ton, but he seems much like Myers in his decision making. Again, I haven’t watched him a ton, but people say he is physical. He has fewer hits/g than Myers, who I personally don’t consider someone who really lays the body often. Does he have a more physical presence beyond hits? He’s been in a few fights, but not a ton. A bit slow to process and doesn’t move as fluid as I’d like. He also doesn’t have a ton of blocks, and his takeaways are poor. If we can get him for under $1M, it’s probably worth a flyer. Not sure I think there’s a ton there.

I'm hoping we take a look at Acciari. I think he'd be a perfect fit for our team.

Completely agree. His skating, his poise, his puck handling, and his intense work ethic were all major plusses. He's a good size and only going to get bigger. I'm happy we drafted for a positional need. I think this kid will be an invaluable part of the organization. Really looking forward to watching him develop

Does this mean Acciari isn't re-signing in TOR? I'd be interested in picking him up as a 3rd line centre. Acciari is listed as a winger, but he won 337 FOs last year, 53.8%. He's only 5'10, but 209 lbs, and hit like a truck 244 times last season. He PKs, and he could be incredibly affordable. He might be perfect to support some of our younger centres (Raty, Aman) through winning draws while letting the young guys play the centre position.

If this was on the table I'd take Petry in a heartbeat... only has 2 years left. And he can protect Hughes for those two years

Was probably never going to happen, but he would've been a great fit. How's that AAV? Guy is pretty much a Defensive Specialist and solid centre. "Only" 51.5% FOW%, but he took over 1k draws, so that's pretty impressive. But seems a little rich for a 4th line centre. Especially for TOR who is so cap strapped...

I'm not sure honestly. He has 44 giveaways (Bear had 28 in 10 fewer games), and 17 minor penalties. So maybe they're looking for a bit more discipline? Maybe they don't want to have nearly $11M tied up in Joneses and they're just happier letting some of their ELC LHD take that spot.

Colton hits a lot and wins a good number of draws, though he didn't take a whole lot this offseason. Seems to have a decent O-Zone ability, great forechecking, and lots of shots. I'm fine with Canucks missing on him, doesn't play much defense, and we need a shut down third line centre that PKs. Colton doesn't do that. And he's a left. He's not the 3rd line centre we need