Rumor: Leafs and Kings among many teams interested in Ben Hutton

[MMC]

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[Drew311]

Gotta mention them Maple Leafs. Click, click, click.

 

[TootooTrain]

Upwards of 20 teams interested - some clicks
Lots of teams interested, maple leafs one of them - avalanche of clicks

 

[Kiwi]

Unless he's bloody cheap I don't see how that's going to work, we can't afford Jack without some money moving after Kapanen, Johnsson and Marner (I hope) are signed

 

[Ser Grogu]

They can have Cody Ceci.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

I mean Hutton is only a UFA because the Canucks thought he might get $4 mil/year@ arbitration.

I still don't know how a d-man average -19/year and about 17 points is worth $4 mil in arbitration but here we are.

He's an okay 5th d-man but meh. Quite forgettable for any team with a decent d-group.

 

[L4br3cqu3]

"Canucks still in mix..."

Yeah, I'm sure relations between those 2 haven't soured at all.

 

[smitty10]

Don't think we can afford him until Zaitsev and Brown are moved.

 

[Laterade]

"Canucks still in mix..."

Yeah, I'm sure relations between those 2 haven't soured at all.

No hard feelings. He stepped up his game this year and played his best after last season when he was out of shape and almost out of the league.

Canucks can't afford him anymore with the mammoth contract they are about to give to Myers. Still would like him back at like 3M per but it looks like he will get 4M and beyond if there's a demand for him in the UFA market

 

[Deuce Awesome]

All I know is whatever D man the Leafs sign on July 1 is going to be the new whipping boy.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

wow... I don't know if I can wait until July 1, the anticipation is unbearable !

 

[JTmillerForA1stLOL]

"Canucks still in mix..."

Yeah, I'm sure relations between those 2 haven't soured at all.

As much as we all hate the Canucks management, the appeal of playing with a bunch of friends in a city you enjoy will most definitely keep the Canucks in the mix.

 

[Prairie Habs]

"Hey Kyle, any news on the free agent front?"

"Yeah Mike, the Marner negotiations are going south, but think I have a shot at another left handed defenseman"

 

[Rivet52]

"Canucks still in mix..."

Yeah, I'm sure relations between those 2 haven't soured at all.

It’s actually not uncommon for a player not qualified to still re-sign with the team that didn’t give him a QO. Hutton had arbitration rights and that steered Vancouver away. They can still bring him back at a price they’re more comfortable with. They also risk the chance he walks and gets more elsewhere.

 

[Prairie Habs]

It’s actually not uncommon for a player not qualified to still re-sign with the team that didn’t give him a QO. Hutton had arbitration rights and that steered Vancouver away. They can still bring him back at a price they’re more comfortable with. They also risk the chance he walks and gets more elsewhere.

Washington has done it a couple times recently I think. DSP last year and maybe someone the year before? Connolly?

 

[Rivet52]

Washington has done it a couple times recently I think. DSP last year and maybe someone the year before? Connolly?

Wasn’t it Burakovsky, too? I feel like they did it with him last summer or the one before but I may be wrong.

 

[JAK]

The Luongo announcement basically priced the Canucks down to either Hutton or Myers

Unless Boeser takes a Horvat range contract.

 

[Cogburn]

He's a good 5th or 6th guy, and an alright 4 if you have a good RHD partner for him. If he gets 4 million then someone has overpaid.

Then again I'd put him in the top five for available D, even with my ranking as a bottom pairing D, so who knows?

 

[MMC]

 

[Michoulicious]

If Dubas acquires another LHD, Babcock is gonna lose his sh**.

 

[MisterT]

Most be looking for click-bait by actually naming the Kings beings interested

 

[Magic Man]

If the Leafs can trade Zaitsev, I wouldn't mind replacing him with Hutton for a couple years.

 

[Anthony17]

Hutton to the kings is good he's kinda young and a good depth piece to them

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Gotta mention them Maple Leafs. Click, click, click.

Makes total sense Hainsey needs to be replaced

 

[Whileee]

Hutton's agent doing a decent job of feeding the shills in the media to pump up public interest in his client, and maybe even inducing a team to pay a bit too much to beat the "competition".