D-Money

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: trade Horvat, Kuzmenko, and Schenn at the deadline. You can tell each of them you'll make an offer in free agency (particularly Schenn). But this team needs prospects in a bad way, and the haul from these 3 would be a jump-start to the system. They are the easiest players to move right now, and the easiest to potentially reacquire for nothing (but cash, which you need to keep them anyway) next season.

Carolina sends down Paul Cotter (no waivers) and recalls Michael Pezzetta. @Nail

Fully agree. I'm a fan of the player, and think he could be utilized so much better. It's pretty hard to accomplish much in 10 minutes, with Sheldon Dries as your center. I think Boudreau doesn't like smaller players (also see: Hoglander). But I really appreciate how despite the raw deal Garland has got over the last year, I have never heard so much as a rumbling of a complaint in the media. I suspect the coach and a few forwards (Horvat, Boeser, maybe Kuzmenko) will be gone by the deadline/offseason. It will be nice to see what Garland can do with a new coach and more opportunity.

Reaves leaned down and put his arm out so the force went directly to the chest. By the rulebook, it was squeaky-clean.

Thanks to @theo5789 for the negotiations. Hated to part with Tverberg, and Hakanpaa isn’t that high of a producer… But getting a top-4 guy on a strong playoff team with a cap hit under $1.5M, long-term no less, was too good to pass up.

Even last summer, I thought it was likely that 1 of Miller or Horvat would be signed, and the other traded. Given where the team is, it didn’t make much sense to lock up both into their mid-30’s. And if you go back to last year when Boudreau came in, there was a lot of pumping JT’s tires, and a lot of questioning Bo’s style of leadership. It seemed to me then that Miller would be given priority, if he indeed wanted to stay. Of course, since then Bo has upped his game, and Miller has (somewhat understandably) taken a step back, with a new baby, and a retirement contract in his back pocket. But since Miller arrived in Vancouver, he has overall been the superior player, and once Horvat has his retirement contract, he will likely let his foot off the gas a little too. It’s human nature, and happens all over the league. The team should trade Bo, because they are going nowhere with him, plain & simple. Not because of him, but because the team’s defence needs an overhaul, which will take years, and cap space.

I’m not blaming Horvat at all. Please read what I wrote before counseling me about something else. Here’s the Coles notes: the team is not good enough, even with Horvat at his absolute peak. No prospects in system, Horvat almost 30, so team and player will likely get worse. So why sign Horvat at a premium, just to repeat more failure?

If I were Sakic, I’d be focusing more on shoring up 2C than getting another winger. Rantanen, Landeskog, Nichushkin, Lehkonen…think they’re set at wing. But they definitely are missing Kadri. In their position, Horvat will help them more than Kane.

I don’t understand the attachment people have to some players. What exactly has our team accomplished with Horvat? We had one little run in the bubble, in a year where we were trending to miss the playoffs, but snuck in on a once-in-a-lifetime playoff format. And even then, once we faced a good team, it took a career performance by Demko not to get absolutely steamrolled. And that is when we had Pettersson and Hughes on ELCs, and some promising prospects in the system. Since then? Jack squat. This despite usually excellent goaltending, franchise record-setting offensive contributions from Hughes, and last year a 99-pt career performance from Miller. Still, nowhere close to good enough. But honestly, look where we are now. Are we a playoff team? Nope. Are we a contender? Not even close. Do we have some bluechip prospects coming, that will push us to new heights? No, our pipeline is one of the worst in the league. Now project where Horvat is going to go on his next contract. Does anyone think he’s suddenly going to be a perennial 40+ goal-scorer well into his 30’s? Seriously? This is his career season, and we’re still not good enough. The last thing this team should do is break the bank to sign Horvat. It would be insanity. We need to rebuild, get younger, and stock the system. Horvat’s breakout could be a gift that benefits our franchise for years…if we trade him. If we re-sign him at his increased salary demands because of this anomaly of a season, then it quickly turns into another Miller contract - turning an asset into an anchor.

Byram is a LD.

Sounds reasonable on paper, but Pens have to re-sign Jarry at the end of this year, and Guentzel at the end of next. Not sure they’d want to commit $8M long term to Miller. Also, if it did happen, the most likely contract coming back would probably be Kapanen.

Carolina places Michael McCarron on I/R (Link) and recalls Daniil Miromanov. @Nail

Carolina sends down Daniil Miromanov. Replacement coming visa pending trade. @Nail

I think we’ll trade one of those guys, in addition to the pending UFAs. Probably not for a much though - just to free up cap. The mix on this team is just bad. Even lateral moves that bring in fresh faces may improve things.

Guys, there’s only one way to do this: - Trade Horvat, Schenn, and Kuzmenko These are the players that are easiest to move, and that will yield a good return. Don’t fall for the contract year bump. Sell high on these guys in their UFA year, restock the system, and get a new coach in the offseason…one that can rebuild the defensive structure of this team. Because what we’re doing ain’t working.

Carolina Hurricanes place Kevin Rooney and Dysin Mayo on waivers, assign to AHL if they clear. Also recall Daniil Miromanov. Other spot to be filled by pending trade call. @Nail

Yup, especially if it’s in a deep draft like this year.

Meh, it’s in the team’s best interest to trade him anyways. The way things are going, he’ll probably get us a 2nd round pick. But we can also say we’ll be there at the start of free agency hoping to bring him back.

Rooney’s decent, but his contract is 2 years at $1.3M per. That’s a problem for most teams for a 4th liner. Not a bat-**** crazy problem like Jay Beagle at 4 x $3M, but a problem nonetheless.

Ooooohhh….”scathing”!!! …What a pile of nothingness. Moving on…

Yeah, that stat is bunk. I remember watching Canucks trash Calgary 11-0 back in 1992.

It seems as though my claim for Sedlak will go through. Carolina sends down Michael Pezzetta to make room. @Nail

Carolina places a claim.