[Propsal] Building Canucks Team With Depth

[Michael Scott]

TRADE #1:(not sure if it's realisitic)
Vancouver gets:
Patrick Laine ( $2 million retained)
David Jiricek


Columbus gets:
Rights to Hronek
Conor Garland
Ilya Mikheyev
1st round (2026)

Reason:
Laine wants a fresh start. With $million retained and only 2 years left, it's a gamble that I'd take. Jiricek is not happy with ice time so maybe he'd like a fresh start.

Hronek at the moment is the better dman over Jiricek.  Hronek has proven he can move the puck and put up 35+ points. Garland is on a good contract for 2 years. Columbus has difficulties recruiting players. Mikeyev is a cap dump but may be of use to the Bluejackets. In return, we send a 1st round pick in 2026.

Trading rights:
Lindholm + Joshua + Zadorov. Any pick is helpful. Even if it's 3x 7th round picks. Those picks can be packaged at the draft to move up.

RFA Signings:
Arturs Silovs 2 years @$1,250,000

Re-Signings:
Teddy Blueger 2 years @$2,175,000
Tyler Myers 2 years @$3,100,000

UFA Signings:
Brenden Dillon 2 years @$2,800,000
Dylan Demelo 4 years@$5,300,000
Kevin Stenlund  2 years @$1,300,000
Danton Heinen 3 years @$2,800,000
Brandon Duhaime 3 years @$1,800,000
Steven Stamkos 3 years @$7,000,000
Robert Bortuzzo 1 year @$800,000
Travis Boyd 1 year @$1,000,000

Roster Size: 25
Cap hit: $87,715,000
Cap space: $285,000

Stamkos Pettersson Laine
Heinen Miller Boeser
Höglander Blueger Podkolzin
Suter Stenlund  Duhaime

Hughes Demelo
Soucy Myers
Dillon Jiricek

Demko
Silovs


Extras: Di Giuseppe + Åman + Boyd + Bortuzzo + Juulsen

 

There is an additional $1,500,000 in cap space if Åman and Juulsen were moved down to the minors in order to get down to a roster of 23. 

[fuzzy]

The first trade looks interesting. It would net 10+ mil in cap space which could be used to resign Zadorov and/or Lindholm. Demelo, Heinen, and Stenlund would be interesting additions.

[Jim Tim]

I would pull the trigger immediately on that CBJ trade but there's no way they're giving up Jiricek, it would take way more than that.

[Phil_314]

Interesting valuations in the trade -- if Jiricek doesn't want to be in Columbus and he's tethered to move Laine, that should be a worthwhile investment to recoup 29's value while adding a replacement top-4 potential RD.  Garland + Mikheyev (cap dump) + 1st for Laine would probably be fair so selling two middle-6 guys for a potential top line scorer and selling high on Hronek to get Jiricek makes for a smart investment.

[ArmchairGM22]

I doubt Stamkos is going anywhere. Unless someone is stupid and throws more and term at him.

 

Duhaime I like

I'd like to see us take a run at Warren Foegle depending on cap space and his expectations as he's a ufa. Fast, big and physical.

 

I don't know if we could pry Jiricek out of CLB without giving up Willander but if we can with Hronek (with an extension) no brainer

 

 

[Pears]

I had a similar proposal for Jiricek and Laine too and if I'm not mistaken, Jiricek's relationship with Columbus has soured pretty quickly too. I think there could be something there. 

[Michael Scott]

1 hour ago, Pears said:

I had a similar proposal for Jiricek and Laine too and if I'm not mistaken, Jiricek's relationship with Columbus has soured pretty quickly too. I think there could be something there. 

Yes I've heard that as well. I think they could trade him since they have ceulemans. Severson is signed for 7 more years. If they did that trade, Columbus would also get Hronek.

 

Werenski Severson

Provorov Hronek

 

That's a good top 4.

[IBatch]

Laine's got some issues no doubt.   A reclamation project, even at his cap hit down to 6.7, it's a risk.  

 

Not sure Tochett is going to be a fan.   If Kuzmenko couldn't be coached into playing defense and engaging physically, not sure we should expect Laine to do the same, and one thing that frustrates the heck out of me, is watching players like Motte and Bluegar and Garland playing with big motors, and big guys (Taylor Pyatt), not using their size much at all.   

 

Guys got the physical gifts to be a monster power forward.    Not his game though, he's a shooter and an opportunistic (Toffoli) type.    

 

Jireck would be a great add.   

 

As for those UFA's.   Good luck with that.   Players have to really want to play in Vancouver to take a tax discount like those numbers.   Myers and Bluegar are the only ones that are realistic.   And Myers likely wants another year for that cap hit.   

 

Personally would rather sign Lindholm than have Laine.    Or go after Guentzal.     Hronek, what would he net us on the trade market all on his own.   That's another element.   UFA's what's the upside for them signing at 53% and change tax bracket verus 36.5-41%,  that the majority of the US market provides?   Stamkos won't enjoy that much.    Does he like Vancouver?    Maybe he'd take a deal like that in TO, as a Leaf's fan growing up.   He'd make more taking 5.9 in TB. 

 

Edit:  Not as big a fan as Toffoli as some are, but i'd bet even money, he'd provide about the same offense as Laine will over the next couple years.   We could sign him...6 x 3 is what his overpayment is predicted to look like. 

 

It's a puzzle.   That's an interesting proposal.   Too bad it's not that simple.  

Edited June 17, 2024 by IBatch

[IBatch]

12 hours ago, Jim Tim said:

I would pull the trigger immediately on that CBJ trade but there's no way they're giving up Jiricek, it would take way more than that.

Willander and our first maybe.    Depends what they want to do.   They've got some of their D-corp's locked in long term.   And Johnny Hockey.   You'd think they'd want to accelerate things either way.    Laine is a busteroo.   At his cap hit.    Too much fortnite not enough gym.    IF Tochett could get through to him, and add forechecking and backchecking to his game .. well that's a big big if.   A minus magnet green jacket type.   At this stage of the game, what you see is what you get.