Proposal: Elias Petterson

[Pavels Dog]

Petterson >Larkin

Yes but the problem would still remain that we need another top 6 center..

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

Yes but the problem would still remain that we need another top 6 center..

Easier to find a 2C than a 1C though..

 

[Retire91]

Meh this stuff again, we are not getting Petterson, or Kuznetzov or whoever. The stars are going to come from the draft.

 

[Bench]

And despite his accomplishments, Hughes has absolutely no leverage so they can play hardball with him right down to the wire driving that price down.

Dangerous game to be playing. Watching those three brothers on draft day would put a little fear into me about a flight risk if he's not feeling valued in Vancouver..

 

[SirloinUB]

Dangerous game to be playing. Watching those three brothers on draft day would put a little fear into me about a flight risk if he's not feeling valued in Vancouver..

My overall point is that the Hughes/Petterson situation is more financially manageable than many fans realize.

Like I said, they can still offer him up to 7 mill AAV on a 1 year deal. by no means, am I suggesting they should low ball him

 

[Bench]

Like I said, they can still offer him up to 7 mill AAV on a 1 year deal. by no means, am I suggesting they should low ball him

Oh I hear you. I'm not exactly disagreeing with you, just saying they need to tread lightly how they handle Quinn. I don't think they can afford to give him anything but exactly what he feels is fair.

 

[MBH]

So Pettersson is the new Werenski?

 

[TheOctopusKid]

So Pettersson is the new Werenski?

You aren't thinking big enough - I mean Quinn Hughes is UFA Eligible in 2026! And they have so many ties to Michigan, he HAS to want to play here so badly he'd be willing to do it for free! And he's going to bring both of his brothers!

 

[Electric Eric]

Offer-sheet him.

Yzerman is so good on trades, that he could make offer-sheet look like as a friendly act.

2021 should be same as 2020, because cap did stand pat.

But in reality, offer-sheet is like a "trade", you get a nice compensation fo draft picks.

Something between 8.8 and under 10M, I think would be the try.

Bit of a tangent but I would love to see offer sheet compensation come down. Its so pricey its never worth doing it.

 

[Revenge of Gru]

I dunno about that.

Halak, Ryder, and a 2nd is a fair offer.

The math still doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me.

Hronek+Bertuzzi+Rasmussen+1st for example would be a much smarter package.

And then the 1st is a lottery winner and you look like Ottawa watching someone else cash in your ticket. No thanks.

 

[BinCookin]

Bit of a tangent but I would love to see offer sheet compensation come down. Its so pricey its never worth doing it.

that's the entire point.

 

[Pavels Dog]

Easier to find a 2C than a 1C though..

Let's find that 2C then.

 

[TheMule93]

Let's find that 2C then.

okay, but that still doesnt solve our need of a 1C

 

[Pavels Dog]

okay, but that still doesnt solve our need of a 1C

Larkin.

 

[Winger98]

We deal larkin for Pettersson and we look an awful lot like Buffalo where they had Eichel and a lot of nothing behind him.

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

Let's find that 2C then.

We already have one overplayed on the first line...

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

We deal larkin for Pettersson and we look an awful lot like Buffalo where they had Eichel and a lot of nothing behind him.

We don't look awful right now? I doubt we get worse with Petterson only losing Larkin and Bert who missed last year and has back issues...

 

[Pavels Dog]

We already have one overplayed on the first line...

What is this universe I've entered into.

Larkin makes a little bit more than Phillip Danault.

 

[mikerooooose]

Larkin.

He's easily a 2C on any competitive team.

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

What is this universe I've entered into.

Larkin makes a little bit more than Phillip Danault.

Overplayed not overPAYED....

 

[Winger98]

We don't look awful right now? I doubt we get worse with Petterson only losing Larkin and Bert who missed last year and has back issues...

I don't think we move the needle much either way with the tradeoff. We get a higher end player back but we're still missing that piece to make the second line go. And if it was an easy piece to acquire we wouldn't still be making do with signing guys like Namestnikov or Suter.

If you're making a big move for Petterson, you're doing it to take that next step as an organization. But you can only take that step with a second line in place.

 

[Pavels Dog]

Overplayed not overPAYED....

Don't think he plays all that much more than he should . 1C/2C should be playing 19-20 minutes each. Problem is we don't have a 2C playing 19-20 minutes.

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

I don't think we move the needle much either way with the tradeoff. We get a higher end player back but we're still missing that piece to make the second line go. And if it was an easy piece to acquire we wouldn't still be making do with signing guys like Namestnikov or Suter.

If you're making a big move for Petterson, you're doing it to take that next step as an organization. But you can only take that step with a second line in place.

Maybe that one year of "step back" gets Shane Wright in fold? Petterson and Wright could be 1A 1B

 

[Shaman464]

Larkin.

Larkin isn't a #1C.

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

Larkin isn't a #1C.

Only on a terrible team like we are, by default.