kenhodgejr Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 (edited) Vegas needs to improve their cap situation. Canucks want to get bigger for playoffs To Vegas RW - Jake Virtanen $1,200 000. C - Adam Gaudette $916 666. RD - Troy Stetcher $2,325 000. To Vancouver RW - Alex Tuch $4,750 000. C - Cody Eakin $3,850 000. RD - Collin Miller $3, 875 000. Miller Pettersson Boeser Pearsons Horvat Tuch Roussel Eakin Leivo Motte Beagle MacEwan Edler Miller Hutton Tanev Hughes Schenn Markstrom Demko Edited June 23, 2019 by kenhodgejr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyCanuck Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Take virtanen and tuch out and I think it's a deal.... tuch is on a decent contract and young.....I don't see them parting with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTramFan Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 I agree that VGK need to clear some cap and that Eakin and Miller will be key pieces they want to move out. They also need to move more cap out, and my guess is that it might be Reaves on the move. They don’t want to part with Tuch. If they trade Eakin and Reaves, I don’t think they want any forwards back. Even if they ship out Eakin and Reaves they are flush with great forwards and will be tight against the cap so won’t want any back. The main deal I see them doing with VAN is a 1-for-1 trade of Miller for Stecher. This way VGK gets a similar aged and level Dman back but they save some cap space. VAN should try and move Tanev (50% retained) but I don’t think Tanev fits with VGK style of play. VAN should take the deal because Miller is an upgrade on Stecher, particularly in his size. Here’s what I think VGK might do: Current cap hit = $83.15m Put Clarkson onto LTIR, waive McKenzie, and trade: Miller for Stecher Eakin for picks Reaves for picks Salary OUT = $16.51m Resign: Karlsson, 1yr @ $5.25m Gusev, 2yr @ $2.4m Bellemare, 1yr @ $1.0m Engelland, 1yr @ $1.0m Nosek, 1yr @ $1.0m Backup goalie, 2yr @ $1.0m Adding Stecher $2.325m Bringing up Hague $0.792m Salary IN = $14.86m Total cap = $81.5m This still gives them a formidable roster: Patches Stastny Stone Marchessault Karlsson Smith Gusev Haula Tuch Carrier Bellemare Nosek Zykov Schmidt Theodore McNabb Stecher Merrill Engelland Hague Holden Fleury Backup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBatch Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 55 minutes ago, BigTramFan said: I agree that VGK need to clear some cap and that Eakin and Miller will be key pieces they want to move out. They also need to move more cap out, and my guess is that it might be Reaves on the move. They don’t want to part with Tuch. If they trade Eakin and Reaves, I don’t think they want any forwards back. Even if they ship out Eakin and Reaves they are flush with great forwards and will be tight against the cap so won’t want any back. The main deal I see them doing with VAN is a 1-for-1 trade of Miller for Stecher. This way VGK gets a similar aged and level Dman back but they save some cap space. VAN should try and move Tanev (50% retained) but I don’t think Tanev fits with VGK style of play. VAN should take the deal because Miller is an upgrade on Stecher, particularly in his size. Here’s what I think VGK might do: Current cap hit = $83.15m Put Clarkson onto LTIR, waive McKenzie, and trade: Miller for Stecher Eakin for picks Reaves for picks Salary OUT = $16.51m Resign: Karlsson, 1yr @ $5.25m Gusev, 2yr @ $2.4m Bellemare, 1yr @ $1.0m Engelland, 1yr @ $1.0m Nosek, 1yr @ $1.0m Backup goalie, 2yr @ $1.0m Adding Stecher $2.325m Bringing up Hague $0.792m Salary IN = $14.86m Total cap = $81.5m This still gives them a formidable roster: Patches Stastny Stone Marchessault Karlsson Smith Gusev Haula Tuch Carrier Bellemare Nosek Zykov Schmidt Theodore McNabb Stecher Merrill Engelland Hague Holden Fleury Backup Not sure they’d want two smurfs on their top two pairings on the right side but you never know, teams will do desperate things when they need to get under the cap. They won’t be under pressure until close to the start of the season though as they can go over 10% until then. Like the idea of adding Miller for Stecher or pretty much anyone on our R side, it would be an upgrade. Man they are three lines deep with quality two-way forwards... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTramFan Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 5 minutes ago, IBatch said: Not sure they’d want two smurfs on their top two pairings on the right side but you never know, teams will do desperate things when they need to get under the cap. They won’t be under pressure until close to the start of the season though as they can go over 10% until then. Like the idea of adding Miller for Stecher or pretty much anyone on our R side, it would be an upgrade. Man they are three lines deep with quality two-way forwards... 100% agree that they have a fantastic group of forwards. But their D are smurfs??!!!!!! Here are their H + W: Schmidt (6’1”, 194) Theodore (6’2”, 196) McNabb (6’4”, 212) Stecher (5’10”, 186) Merrill (6’3”, 205) Engelland (6’2”, 214) Hague (6’6”, 214) Holden (6’4”, 214) Stecher is the only “smurf” IMO... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBatch Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Just now, BigTramFan said: 100% agree that they have a fantastic group of forwards. But their D are smurfs??!!!!!! Here are their H + W: Schmidt (6’1”, 194) Theodore (6’2”, 196) McNabb (6’4”, 212) Stecher (5’10”, 186) Merrill (6’3”, 205) Engelland (6’2”, 214) Hague (6’6”, 214) Holden (6’4”, 214) Stecher is the only “smurf” IMO... Wow I thought Theodore was 5’11....guess I’m wrong sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTramFan Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 All good bro. And Stecher plays a pretty feisty game for his size. I think Vegas’ main concern with my proposed roster is the G backup. I don’t know if Subban would take a $1.0m contract at this stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48MPHSlapShot Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Tuch is a young top 6 forward on a fantastic contract. They'll never move him for a package like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanless Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 I'm worried about the age gap of swapping Gaudette for Eakin. Adam made big strides last year and now knows what the NHL is like. He definitely has the skills to be a 30-40 point guy. Stetcher for Miller would be a great trade especially if we can land Myers and have a d group Edler-Tanev Hughes-Myers Hutton-Miller All playing around 20 minutes I think the Canucks still could have enough room for a cap dump, if that's what's needed to make a stetcher-miller trade happen, and get a pick on top. Then that pick could be used to ship out Eriksson to a cap floor team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glug Datt Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 love to have Tuch in Van.. doubt it happens but who knows, JB might pull it off I think there's a reasonable chance Miller comes our way, welcome upgrade in my books not sure about Eakin.. I've seen him take one too many 3rd period major penalties that stymied a playoff run.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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