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Eklund Rumor: Canucks making play for Paul Byron
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Actually I think there is tons of incentive to trade him. He had a great year, but it's unlikely he ever has a year as good as he just had. His value is at it's highest, now is the time to move him.
I agree with this almost 100%, but he's a middle 6 guy. He should not be on a top line.
Ya this ain't happening just because of the cost on the cap for each player. Sutter is a not a #1 center and barely a #2 backup so in other words not what the team needs. Danault produced more than him also.
Now if Vancouver want to take a year of Plekanec for him...:p
Now if Vancouver want to take a year of Plekanec for him...:p
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How does this website still allow Eklund articles as a reason to create a thread? Just ban the tinfoil hat.
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Sutter is really more of a 2/3C at best, a decent replacement for Eller if MTL is interested in that.
VAN would indeed be interested in Plekanec. He at worst can take on some defensive minutes.
Would love to unload Sutter as he doesnt match our team but would want more then just Byron back for him lol. Add a 2nd round pick and we will talk Habs 
Would love to unload Sutter as he doesnt match our team but would want more then just Byron back for him lol. Add a 2nd round pick and we will talk Habs
What don't you get about cap amounts etc? Why the hell would the Habs add a player that is way more expensive that Byron and Danault who produced less than them last year?
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I bet Bergevin would love to get Tanev. I think he would be a nice fit with Weber, Markov, Petry and eventually Sergachev
Theres nothing on Montreal that could land Tanev. They have a poor prospect pool and no noteable young centres that we would want in a return for Tanev
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It's also extremely unlikely to get a player of Byron's DOWNSIDE at his actual caphit.
There's lots of sense in trading him while his value is at its highest, but if his value is a guy who is quite a bit overpaid and nowhere near a need, you keep Byron.
Sutter or Byron?
Last year Byron had numbers that were actually pretty good for a 4th liner, which is exactly how he was mostly deployed as.
The above is exactly why number parrots are not really worth reading.
23.75% IS high, and will regress. But some players will always have high sh% for whatever reason. Byron is because he has lots of breakaways. His career shooting percentage is above 18%. If anything, his 9.7% year in Calgary was the "unsustainable" year.
Would love to unload Sutter as he doesnt match our team but would want more then just Byron back for him lol. Add a 2nd round pick and we will talk Habs
So Montreal gives up the better player, and adds a pick to get a mediocre 3rd line center? **** off Benning.
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Would love to unload Sutter as he doesnt match our team but would want more then just Byron back for him lol. Add a 2nd round pick and we will talk Habs
Could see this happening, particularly if the Canucks draft a centre in the top-five of this year's draft and build around the new guy and Horvat.....in a perfect world the Canucks would find a way to dump Sutter's contract; and then Sibsa gets taken in the expansion draft.....close to $8m a season jettisoned off the salary cap....but not sure the Habs are in a position to deal with the Canucks.
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Yeah, I guess he'd much rather stay with Vancouver. He loves playing golf...can't get enough of it.
