R0bert0 Lu0ng0
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- Nov 19, 2007
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No, the reason why I'm not acquiring him is as I already said: I doubt Carolina is interested in much beyond our draft picks which we badly need. I mean, seriously. Which objectively good players do the Canucks have that could be traded without ripping a gaping hole in the lineup? Not bloody many. I look at the team from last year and which players do I really want to keep? Boeser, Horvat, Edler, Tanev...and...uh...not much else.
I don't think the Canucks are in a position to pay a big price for anyone. Literally all Benning has done is pay out more than he gets back and now there's just bloody nothing left. Enough already. Just build through the draft ffs. Stop trying to find a shortcut that isn't there.
I don't know. Some team is going to rip Carolina off real bad, is my sense.
They have a new owner who wants to be in the discussion for everything, they canned their GM who did a pretty respectable job building through the draft (except in net) and are making it clear that they're not going to tolerate "soft" play, etc.
I think there's a good chance that they throw the baby out with the bathwater, and while I have zero confidence that Benning is capable of taking advantage (or has what they're interested in) if they're shopping a player I'd definitely be testing the waters to see if a deal can be made.
Obviously if they want Hanifin for Horvat you move on, but if they overrate a young gritty forward like Virtanen (who, aside from not panning out as a good NHL player so far, ticks all the boxes they're reportedly looking for) you might be able to take advantage.
Maybe they want Brandon Sutter back?