Confirmed Trade: [SJS/VAN] Jack Studnicka for Nick Cicek and 2024 6th round pick
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canuckslover10
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probably because of the contract spot, that's why they didn't claim him for free.
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I mean, it's a 6th round pick..
Don't see a lot of rebuilding teams stocking up on 6th rounders do we?
hellstick
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SJ is gonna end up with a zillion picks this draft. Sometimes you use a later one on lottery tickets.
SJ could be active in the NCAA free agents so probably wanted to unload a contract slot. That often happens and why at the TDL you see an unknown name included in the trade, which is to balance out the contract slots.
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He was enraged that Allvin traded a 5th for Sam Lafferty.
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I feel like this is one of those trades a gm makes because they want to see the player flourish, doesn't make much sense for the Canucks to trade him but they are doing jack a favour because hes good enough to be in the NHL and this gives him the opportunity to do so. As for the 6th we will probably use it as a throwaway in a trade.
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This is more a trade for Studnicka than it is for the Canucks, GM doing a depth player a solid
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Sharks AHL depth kinda got decimated by injuries. Bailey and Carpenter were signed for the AHL team but have been playing regular NHL minutes and a couple of the AHL prospects are out too. Cicek has no NHL future at this point. And 6th round pick is mostly nothing.
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Petes2424
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Studnicka has been given an opportunity by the Canucks, to play more NHL games in San Jose.
For the most part, Managers will do their best to find a better situation for a player, if he’s no longer in their own plans. Nine times out of ten, that’s what these deals are.
For the most part, Managers will do their best to find a better situation for a player, if he’s no longer in their own plans. Nine times out of ten, that’s what these deals are.
A contract spot is nearly the same worth as a 6th round pick.
You can always sign a college/international/previously undrafted FA to bring the exact same value a 6th round draft choice would likely bring.
That's not a bad point, but really, late round picks typically are only really 'throw ins'. They carry value, but it's so minimal, so negligible. People lose their minds over late round picks when they really shouldn't.
In Lafferty's case, he was mostly just a cap dump/victim of the Leafs liking other, cheaper players ahead of him in camp. A 5th round pick isn't going to do much for the Leafs in the grand scheme of things.
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Jack worked hard in the summer by all accounts but for some reason, it didn't translate into results at the NHL level. He's a fast player but not as physical or tenacious as he should be for a bottom six role and not quite skilled enough for a top 6 role.
He's still young enough to have upside and who knows, may even flourish when given the time and opportunity. It worked out for Carcone. Anyway, he seemed like a player that can use a fresh start
He's still young enough to have upside and who knows, may even flourish when given the time and opportunity. It worked out for Carcone. Anyway, he seemed like a player that can use a fresh start
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Well in the latter half of his tenure Jim Benning was a master in loading up on those extra 5th-7th round picks.
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Yup. Clearing some cap (700k) and replacing the fifth used to get Zadorov.
On which roster??? Canucks?
Forwards:
Pettersson
Boeser
Kuzy
MIKHEYEV
Miller
PDG
Lafferty
Hoglander
Blueger
Suter
Joshua
Garland
Aman
Thats 13 forwards
Callups:
Bains
Podkolzin
Raty
I mean we had zero room on our roster for Studnicka so i dont get what you mean by he deserved to be in the lineup. He has beeb fine but we have much better players playing ahead of him and we would have better call ups too
It a big trade by any means, but a pretty nice piece of work getting a late rounder for Studnicka. I don’t see any way how he was going to get back in the lineup in Vancouver. I don’t k ow anything about Cicek other than he is a young D with size.
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Yeah. I thought Studnicka came into camp and did exactly what he needed to, in order to earn a spot in the lineup. Cap shuffling kinda screwed him over. But it also still didn't really look like the improved physical conditioning and effort was quite enough to make him any kind of impact player at the NHL level. Still just a really filler level.
This is ultimately an AHL depth shuffle. Trying to reclaim a a draft pick that'll probably end up thrown into something at the deadline for Vancouver. While also doing a solid for a guy who will probably get another NHL look with the Sharks and honestly deserved it. He's never gonna be more than a depth utility player...but he looked like a solid enough version of that.
In a lot of cases, i'd actually just prefer the "stashed depth" of a guy like Studnicka in the AHL. A guy that i know can play, and he can do it within the current coaches system and not hurt you. That's just extra layers of depth that can be so important.
But Alvin turning a 5th round pick into Lafferty...well, that earns him some leash on what he might be able to do with this pick. Could be better that Studnicka. I'd just take the "one in hand" vs "two in the bush". But we'll see...
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