Jeremy Hronek Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 (edited) To San Jose: -Tyler Myers (6M) -Ilya Mikheyev (4.75) -2025 1st rounder To Vancouver: -Logan Couture (8M) -Jan Rutta (2.75M) Why the Sharks do this: -Although Couture is a Sharks legend, getting his 8 million dollar cap hit off the books without retention would be a massive win for the rebuilding Sharks. Why the Canucks do this: -The Canucks are going to need another legit top 6 forward if the Elias Lindholm experiment is going to work. The problem however, is that acquiring another good top 6 forward will not be easy. For example, someone like Jake Guentzel will likely cost one of Willander or Lekkerimaki. Hence - The Canucks acquiring a Top 6 “bloated” contract so that they simultaneously give Lindholm a linemate without giving up too much in the way of picks or prospects. -Yes, the Canucks having Couture’s contract on the books will likely be awful in a few years, but for the time being, Couture is the exact type of guy that you want in the playoffs. Come April, Couture’s rust should be long gone. Pettersson-Miller-Boeser Suter-Couture-Lindholm Joshua-Bluegar-Garland Hoglander-Aman-Lafferty PDG Hughes-Hronek Soucy-Rutta Cole-Zadorov Juulsen Demko DeSmith That Couture/Lindholm/Suter line would possibly be in the running for best shut down line in the league and should be able to produce decent secondary offense (assuming that Couture works off his rust before April). Go big or go home? Edited February 10 by Jeremy Hronek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Petey and Lindholm are better centres than Miller and Couture. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Hronek Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 3 minutes ago, Alflives said: Petey and Lindholm are better centres than Miller and Couture. Fair enough. Tocchet could adjust the lines accordingly: Miller-Pettersson-Boeser Couture-Lindholm-Suter Joshua-Bluegar-Garland Hoglander-Aman-Lafferty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Korea Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Logan Couture has some significant health concerns going forward, and that's not something you want from your highest paid player. Even with retention (which you are not proposing), it's a major risk. We have to re-sign Pettersson, Lindholm, Hronek, Zadorov, Blueger, and Joshua. OEL too. Without retention, you're adding $3M that we won't have. Structurally, putting Suter (one of the most reliable defensive centres in the league) on the wing seems like a total waste. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammertime Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 This is a desperation trade not a trade a contender makes. Cout's doesn't fit our cap structure. Rutta would be a nice add if he were available. Maybe Kunin + Rutta for Mikheyev + Friedman + ? Kunin would be a good fit. He plays Toccy hockey. Bit overpaid but if we're dumping Mik I'd be cool taking Kunin back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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