Rumor: Vancouver looking for top 9

[BlueBaron]

Would be somewhat interested actually (if cheap). I think Leivo is a plug and play top-nine forward.

He'd probably cost somewhere between a 3rd-2nd.

 

[JTmillerForA1stLOL]

Benning is way over due for a bad trade. This seems imminent.

 

[Siludin]

Gotta keep the season alive somehow - Baertschi & Horvat are out for the next month.

Shaw is a fit but Canucks do not want to give up big assets for him. What are Montreal's needs?

 

[danielpalfredsson]

You guys owe us for Dahlen.

Zack Smith for a lottery protected 1st?

 

[Soups On]

Sure, if said player is a prospect on the cusp and Gagner, Burmistrov, Dowd, Vanek, and potentially Sutter are simultaneously on their way out.

Completely unnecessary for Benning to trade assets for a top 9 forward. By next season, Horvat, Boeser, Baertschi, Eriksson, Pettersson, Goldobin, Virtanen, Gaunce, Granlund (maybe) and whatever's left over should make up the top 9, especially if the Sedin's do retire.

 

[Horse McHindu]

Evander Kane?

 

[Randy Randerson]

if true, seems very short sighted on Benning's part. It seems like Canucks have drafted very well in the last few years and have what should be some really core pieces, but counting on building a contender around a winger who's 28 games into his career (promisingly so, but with some unsustainable puck luck too), and a collection of promising prospects who haven't played in the NHL yet is brave to say the least. That move could look ridiculous 10 games after it was made

 

[VainGretzky]

Caggiula for Burmistrov

 

[bigmackattack]

I can't believe I'm saying this, but give Benning a contract extension already - or fire him now, I guess. If he's scared for his job he's gonna keep making boneheaded trades for stopgap players and throw away futures.

 

[OvermanKingGainer]

Frolik for Virtanen?

 

[EP to Kuzmenko]

I can't believe I'm saying this, but give Benning a contract extension already - or fire him now, I guess. If he's scared for his job he's gonna keep making boneheaded trades for stopgap players and throw away futures.

To me it seems like a FA movement. We were so close and he likely thinks that an upgrade will keep the team afloat until Sutter/Bo/Baer come back and get us to playoff contention. JB also wants to keep his job so will go with FA's vision of the team. I doubt anything like OJ, EP, Gajd, or Lind are avail. I would think a hockey trade involving EG or Hutton when EG comes back is the basis.

 

[Szechwan]

Caggiula for Burmistrov

I'd do that.

 

[TheWayToRefJose]

Yall can have Hansen back lol. And/or Boedker. Neither are necessarily bad players, they just don't fit in SJ.

 

[elitepete]

Yall can have Hansen back lol. And/or Boedker. Neither are necessarily bad players, they just don't fit in SJ.

Hansen for Granlund

Tatar
Ouellet

For

Hutton
Trymakin

Horrible.

Andrew Shaw for 1st rd pick 18

You mean Andrew Shaw+1st for future considerations?

Petan back home for a 2nd.

Nope.

Vancouver meet Montreal. We have about 12 bottom 6 forwards... at least a couple of them should be able to fit the top 9 threshold.

Galchenyuk for Juolevi?

Nope.

Ryan Spooner is your guy.

Nope.

Sure for 1st rd picks 2018,2019,+ Jake Vertanen

Lmfaooo

He'd probably cost somewhere between a 3rd-2nd.

No thanks.

Gotta keep the season alive somehow - Baertschi & Horvat are out for the next month.

Shaw is a fit but Canucks do not want to give up big assets for him. What are Montreal's needs?

Shaw is not a fit with that horrible contract.

You guys owe us for Dahlen.

Zack Smith for a lottery protected 1st?

Nope.

Evander Kane?

Nope.

Caggiula for Burmistrov

Done.

Frolik for Virtanen?

Nope.

 

[bigmackattack]

[QUOTE="Retinalz, post: 138996165, member: 262377"I would think a hockey trade involving EG or Hutton when EG comes back is the basis.[/QUOTE]

Tbh I'd be fine with one of those as long a we actually get a decent young player/ picks + stopgap. I just don't trust Benning to make the right trade.

Edit: apparently I'm too challenged to quote properly

 

[DownGoesMcDavid]

Caggiula for Burmistrov

Id do this ..

Then id find a way get Schmaltz to Van as well and reunite the most domant line in NCAA hockey. The CBS line.

Cagullia Boeser Schmaltz

 

[DownGoesMcDavid]

I think Van is dangling Gudbranson Hutton or Stecher.

Take a deep breath vancouverites... you wont be losing a Grade A propsect or 1st rnd pick

 

[turkulad]

Only hockey trade I'd care for is one of Toronto's young excess forwards for Erik Gudbranson. That's it. Other than that, we don't need any new roster players here that are traded here for value. Cap dumps for futures on the other hand..

 

[lanceuppercut75]

SAM GAGNER
JAKE VIRTANEN
Conditional 3rd Rounder**
** duclair 50 pts = 2nd

for

ANTHONY DUCLAIR
Lawson Crouse (waiver exempt)


You have to downgrade bottom 6er Virtanen to bottom 6er Crouse, but get to dump Gagner with a 3rd rounder for an actually half decent young scoring winger... who has had troubles producing for a while now, but could re-discover his game on a new team.

EDIT - Yes, I know fans do not want to trade picks right now. Benning may just do it anyways against your wishes, though.

 

[vcanuck]

It's going to be Reinhart for Burmistrov + Goldobin

 

[elitepete]

SAM GAGNER
JAKE VIRTANEN
Conditional 3rd Rounder**
** duclair 50 pts = 2nd

for

ANTHONY DUCLAIR
Lawson Crouse (waiver exempt)


You have to downgrade bottom 6er Virtanen to bottom 6er Crouse, but get to dump Gagner with a 3rd rounder for an actually half decent young scoring winger... who has had troubles producing for a while now, but could re-discover his game on a new team.

EDIT - Yes, I know fans do not want to trade picks right now. Benning may just do it anyways against your wishes, though.

Stop making proposals involving the Canucks, they're always bad when you do

 

[vcanuck]

Sure, bring in a top 9 guy, the canucks only need about 5 more.

But seriously. No, no, no. No. Someone cut the phone lines into Benning's office.

dramatic.

 

[RightInTheAho]

He's in the last year of his contract and likely realizes his chances for an extension are bleak with 2/3rds of 1st line hurt. Foundational Sutter is rumoured to be back soon though, just needs one more guy, lets hope he cant find him.

He's definitely getting a well deserved extension. JB is a much better GM than most give him credit for.

 

[bigmackattack]

He's definitely getting a well deserved extension. JB is a much better GM than most give him credit for.

I think you mean Judd Brackett is a much better amateur scout than most give JB credit for.

 

[Colt.45Orr]

Ryan Spooner is your guy.

Exactly right. Very skilled player, needs a bigger role than he has in Boston and would be cheap to acquire.