Friedman: Conor Garland available?

[Cogburn]

I firmly believe anyone should be available if it makes the team better.

Horvat, Miller, Boeser, Pettersson, Hughes, Demkom Podkolzin, Hoglander or Garland. Myers, OEL, Poolman, Hamonic, Pearson, Dickinson all too, but let's not get too excited with that last list.

However, the energy this guy has provided our team, and the consistency when it comes to effort, speed and physicality (with or without his size handicap in consideration) and I really, really, really don't see a team giving up something that makes us better.

 

[DanielBrassard]

Lafreniere for Garland

 

[Gurglesons]

But why?

Young (check)
best 5v5 scorer on the team by a substantial margin (check)
cheap (check)

Jim Rutherford.

 

[nucksflailtogether]

He's tiny. He would disappear in the playoffs imo.

Well, it is 1960 after all.

 

[StreetHawk]

Cost:

1. Top 10 pick
2. 2nd
3. Have to take OEL

Plus send over $12 mill in crap contracts.

 

[66-30-33]

Jim Rutherford.

Garland for Zucker...Jim Rutherford agrees.

 

[Nucker42]

The same goes for Miller, you aren’t rebuilding your d or prospect pool without dealing good players….

Garland is a hell of a player but he would fetch a stud prospect and 1st…. You have to think about that….

 

[biturbo19]

Definitely makes no sense, therefore...it's probably going to happen. But seriously, why would you move someone like Garland? Unless you're adding to that to gear up for a huge impact player, i don't see where moving him really gets you.

 

[GermanSpitfire]

There has to be an underlying issue here.

He was drafted way later than he should have given the outrageous season he had at the time.

Was traded away from a rebuilding franchise even though he was their best forward and still young.

And now not even a year into his new team he is available again.

What’s up?

 

[Adele Dazeem]

There has to be an underlying issue here.

He was drafted way later than he should have given the outrageous season he had at the time.

Was traded away from a rebuilding franchise even though he was their best forward and still young.

And now not even a year into his new team he is available again.

What’s up?

If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, quacks like a duck...it's probably a duck.

 

[ATypicalCanadian]

Rutherford has been pretty transparent in saying that they're going to be willing to consider a lot of things. I think we'll probably hear rumors/continue to hear rumors on a good majority of the forward group before - Miller, Garland, Motte, Boeser, Dickinson etc. Friedman has placed the name out there, so lets see what else follows over the coming weeks.

At the end of the day the pieces in the forward position will receive a lot more inquiries and give management pause to think if they get legit offers more so than the pieces we have on defense barring Hughes.

 

[Captain97]

There has to be an underlying issue here.

He was drafted way later than he should have given the outrageous season he had at the time.

Was traded away from a rebuilding franchise even though he was their best forward and still young.

And now not even a year into his new team he is available again.

What’s up?

Pretty sure he requested a trade from the yotes (possibly twice)

 

[Gurglesons]

There has to be an underlying issue here.

He was drafted way later than he should have given the outrageous season he had at the time.

Was traded away from a rebuilding franchise even though he was their best forward and still young.

And now not even a year into his new team he is available again.

What’s up?

He was traded from Arizona for contractural reasons.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Judy, Tinman, Scarecrow and Cowardly Lion to the Emerald City.

 

[golffuul]

Freiedman has said that the Rangers are looking for a top 6 forward with term and Garland fits that bill. So its no surprise that Rutherford is considering moving off some salary if it means they can get a comparable prospect for cheaper.

 

[AHLdepth]

*Ring ring*

Rutherford: Hello, Jim here

(Insert GM here): Hey Jim, just checking in on things, heard Miller may be available?

Rutherford: Well we are doing some due diligence for sure, any thoughts on an offer?

(Insert GM here): Maybe, maybe....actually just wondering how the new front office feels about (insert literally any Canuck here)?

Rutherford: Oh well, we really haven't had the internal discussions yet, but did you have something in mind?

I'm assuming that there is a ton of something similar to above happening, and apparently still a leaking problem with the franchise?

 

[DingDongCharlie]

They gave a 1st and took an absolute boat anchor in OEL to get him. Trading him would be stupid.

Canadian clubs gonna make moves like this though. Something must be in the water

 

[Deadly Dogma]

*Ring ring*

Rutherford: Hello, Jim here

(Insert GM here): Hey Jim, just checking in on things, heard Miller may be available?

Rutherford: Well we are doing some due diligence for sure, any thoughts on an offer?

(Insert GM here): Maybe, maybe....actually just wondering how the new front office feels about (insert literally any Canuck here)?

Rutherford: Oh well, we really haven't had the internal discussions yet, but did you have something in mind?

I'm assuming that there is a ton of something similar to above happening, and apparently still a leaking problem with the franchise?

more like
(gm calls Rutherford); hey buddy how goes the new job?
(Rutherford);DUDE!!! the weed out here is f***ing killer!! Dubas added a bag of cool ranch to his offer and man I think its the way to go!

 

[Peter Griffin]

I doubt JR is looking to move him. More likely there’s just very few actual untouchable players and he’s not one of them.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Cost:

1. Top 10 pick
2. 2nd
3. Have to take OEL

LOL you can keep him then.

 

[Love]

Boeser should be traded before Garland

 

[Canuck86]

Garland for Severson?

Garland was the reason we gave up the 9th overall, the OEL deal will look quite bad if we move garland and don't get a solid return just futures...

 

[RN61k]

LOL you can keep him then.

I think the guy was joking because that's what the nucks paid for him

 

[Breakers]

Van finally target’s a player who produces at even strength which was LITERALLY their biggest problem during the Benning era, now they are thinking about trading him????


Garland is one of the best players in the league at drawing penalties, currently top 10

 

[Love]

We need more players like Garland not less. Pretty disappointing to hear this rumour to be honest. If it’s true, Rutherford really doesn’t get it.

As far as our good forwards go, the two guys who would be fine to trade are Boeser and/or Horvat. With Miller I get it because of his contract expiring next year and he likely won’t re-sign (and he’ll get a haul in a trade) but it’ll suck to see him go.