late 1st is an asset even if the prospect turns out to be soso. You know what the canucks don't have enough of? Assets. Assets to trade away when you have the cap space to fit them in your lineup when your time to load up is ripe. Sometimes though it can turn into Boeser, or Kesler or McCann or Pastrnak or Tage.
you know what is not right? The timeline to sign Kuzmenko for less than 3 years, because the team is not ready to compete in 2-3 years. Why tie up the cap space for those 3 years when instead you can use the cap space to build up asset capital? signing Kuzmenko instead of trading him at peak value is exactly why the team had been spinning its wheels as a 15th to 30th best team since the Sedins retired. Its time to recognise the concept of sell high.
Sign him for 3+ years? so by the time we need a 6 million offensive winger he will be 29+, can we guarantee he will score 35G past his prime? remember we are signing him based on his production
@Prime. unlike say Boldy's deal where they are banking on savings in year 3-6, Kuzmenko's 6X6 contract will be diminishing returns.
so yeah, I want the late pick now. Outbid others this summer if they really like him next to EP.