McKenzie: Every Hurricanes player except Aho is available

[hockeykicker]

From the outside looking in, there seems to be little doubt of Tom Dundon’s appetite for change with the Carolina Hurricanes.
How much actual roster overhaul might the team see between now and training camp though?
Hockey’s No. 1 Insider, Bob McKenzie, had a Monday evening radio hit on Toronto’s TSN 1050and spent a little time in his segment ruminating on the Canes.
“There’s one guy on the team that they’re not prepared to trade – Sebastian Aho,” indicated McKenzie. “Everybody else – everybody else – is available. Skinner, you name it… Skinner is getting moved, I would think…
“… Everybody except for Aho (is available). I think Faulk is very much in play, I think Skinner is very much in play.

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[Mighty Makar]

16th and Compher for Skinner.

 

[Tatar Shots]

Insert shitty Slavin offers... no way they trade him

 

[Starat327]

Insert ****ty Slavin offers... no way they trade him

Insert shitty offers for everyone.

 

[ConnorMcNugesaitl]

Pretty smart to identify your core and be willing to listen on everyone else, I'm just surprised they only identified Aho their core.

Just how bad was Slavin last season? He seemed like a lock to be a core guy only a year ago.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

I would bet large sums of money that Slavin is not available.

 

[snipes]

Slavin got ridiculously overrated here. He's a damn good player though.

 

[YoSoyLalo]

Kevin Hayes for Brett Pesce?

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Pretty smart to identify your core and be willing to listen on everyone else, I'm just surprised they only identified Aho their core.

Just how bad was Slavin last season? He seemed like a lock to be a core guy only a year ago.

Why do you assume he was bad? Honestly, anyone is available for the right offer.

 

[Aoko]

Mmm, name your price for Hanifin.

Names I don't want to see coming from TB:
Stamkos
Point
Kucherov
Hedman
Vasilevskiy

 

[rent free]

Toronto should be on slavin or peshe

 

[BrindamoursNose]

14 for Skinner

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Oh my good god we already have to deal with all the shitty offers on the 2nd overall and now we have to go through this?

What did the canes ever do to you bobby Mac?

 

[Chainshot]

Oh my good god we already have to deal with all the ****ty offers on the 2nd overall and now we have to go through this?

What did the canes ever do to you bobby Mac?

Clearly he does not like Carolinas face.

 

[ConnorMcNugesaitl]

Why do you assume he was bad? Honestly, anyone is available for the right offer.

Because I know he had a rough year compared to the one before but I don't watch him enough to know if he was visually unimpressive to the team like Faulk was or if it was just a slight slip.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

This isn't anything insider. Dundon did the exit interviews at season's end and said (paraphrasing): I told each player it's their job to play better and it's our job to find better players than them. If I could find 10 players better than Sebastian Aho, I would, but I can't.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Seems odd that they would consider trading away the U25 guys.

 

[Deam78]

Kevin Hayes for Brett Pesce?

Outside fan: seems a clean deal to me (I'm not aware of both players contract situation tho)

 

[Stephen]

Canes fans won't want to hear this, but this is a good time to try to poach some goodies free from an organization in "transition." Slavin, Pesce, Hanifin.

 

[CandyCanes]

Players that are likely available for the right price.

Skinner
Faulk
E. Lindholm
V. Rask

Maybe Hanifin or H. Fleury too

Everyone else on the roster I'd be really shocked to see moved, outside of the few guys with very low value.

 

[Ranksu]

Even TT while he has great chemistry with Aho? I highly doubt it.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

I'd take a flyer on Lindholm.

 

[GoldiFox]

Pretty smart to identify your core and be willing to listen on everyone else, I'm just surprised they only identified Aho their core.

Just how bad was Slavin last season? He seemed like a lock to be a core guy only a year ago.

Hit the nail on the head. It’s much better to say “make offers on the team” versus “Faulk is available”. Many more options to play with.

Slavin was fine last season. He’s a gem, scored at a 40+ point pace in the 2nd half. The entire defense suffered with the loss of Hainsey. Hanifin wasn’t ready to support Faulk (IMO that’s a miscalculation on Peters part as they are too similar to succeed together). The top-4 was bad enough that they had to split up Slavin-Pesce against top opponents. Who would have guessed that a defense where the gritty vet is a 25 year old Faulk would struggle from a lack of experience?

 

[bluedevil58]

Toronto should be on slavin or peshe

Matthew's for Slavin

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Outside fan: seems a clean deal to me (I'm not aware of both players contract situation tho)

Pesce is worth far more to us as one half of a top pairing locked up long term.