Speculation: NCAA Free Agent Defencemen

[Hansen]

I thought it was Gagner who first alerted the Canucks about Tanev?

The Gagner connection was instrumental in Tanev actually signing here, but it seems like it was Bates who brought him to the teams attention

 

[Lindgren]

Not an NCAA free agent, but according to Finnish reports, RHD Oliver Kaski has signed an ELC with an unnamed NHL team.

Uutta: Pelicans menettää Liigan sensaatiotykin Oliwer Kasken NHL:ään

Some time ago Pass It To Bulis identified Kaski as a player the Canucks could consider pursuing:

Maybe the Canucks could find someone in free agency from outside the NHL, like they did with Josh Teves from the NCAA. It’s hard to find a true difference maker that way, but 23-year-old Oliwer Kaski, who just put up 51 points in 59 games in the Finnish Liiga, seems like a good bet.
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Who are some young, right-handed defencemen the Canucks could target in a trade?

According to CapFriendly, the Canucks currently are at the 50 contract limit, so they'd have to find a way to drop a contract if they've inked Kaski.

 

[StreetHawk]

Not an NCAA free agent, but according to Finnish reports, RHD Oliver Kaski has signed an ELC with an unnamed NHL team.

Uutta: Pelicans menettää Liigan sensaatiotykin Oliwer Kasken NHL:ään

Some time ago Pass It To Bulis identified Kaski as a player the Canucks could consider pursuing:

Maybe the Canucks could find someone in free agency from outside the NHL, like they did with Josh Teves from the NCAA. It’s hard to find a true difference maker that way, but 23-year-old Oliwer Kaski, who just put up 51 points in 59 games in the Finnish Liiga, seems like a good bet.
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Who are some young, right-handed defencemen the Canucks could target in a trade?

According to CapFriendly, the Canucks currently are at the 50 contract limit, so they'd have to find a way to drop a contract if they've inked Kaski.

Unless they dealt someone for a draft pick they don’t have a roster spot.

 

[vanuck]

Not an NCAA free agent, but according to Finnish reports, RHD Oliver Kaski has signed an ELC with an unnamed NHL team.

Uutta: Pelicans menettää Liigan sensaatiotykin Oliwer Kasken NHL:ään

Some time ago Pass It To Bulis identified Kaski as a player the Canucks could consider pursuing:

Maybe the Canucks could find someone in free agency from outside the NHL, like they did with Josh Teves from the NCAA. It’s hard to find a true difference maker that way, but 23-year-old Oliwer Kaski, who just put up 51 points in 59 games in the Finnish Liiga, seems like a good bet.
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Who are some young, right-handed defencemen the Canucks could target in a trade?

According to CapFriendly, the Canucks currently are at the 50 contract limit, so they'd have to find a way to drop a contract if they've inked Kaski.

With a RH D-man who can produce from the back end you have to think Kaski's someone we're looking at. It'd be nice to be in on him but yeah we'd have to somehow get rid of one of our contracts.

 

[jester00]

They could also announce the signing as a 2019-2020 contract, could they not?

 

[Nucker42]

They could also announce the signing as a 2019-2020 contract, could they not?

Yes... no more hockey this year so nothing to burn.

 

[Guardian452]

They could also announce the signing as a 2019-2020 contract, could they not?

Free agents (and unsigned players on a team’s reserve list) can be signed to contracts starting in the subsequent season any time after March 1 of the current season.

 

[StreetHawk]

No announcement yet of his signing. For him to burn a year from his elc it would have to be one of the remaining 14 teams still alive in the playoffs. Otherwise his elc begins next season.

 

[Lindgren]

It looks like Kaski is going to the Red Wings.

 

[GetFocht]

Ken Holland's parting gift, really curious on why he chose Detroit. There are much better teams, cities that could have provided him the same opportunity.

 

[Lindgren]

Ken Holland's parting gift, really curious on why he chose Detroit. There are much better teams, cities that could have provided him the same opportunity.

He did play a season of NCAA at Western Michigan. Perhaps he made some connections that had something to do with his choice.

 

[Lindgren]

... and now updates are saying only that Detroit is in the mix.

 

[Lindgren]

It now appears that Detroit is confirmed:

https://www.tsn.ca/oliwer-kaski-intends-to-sign-with-detroit-red-wings-1.1305112

Whatever. He's no Brogan Rafferty.

Those grapes are probably sour.

 

[MS]

Ken Holland's parting gift, really curious on why he chose Detroit. There are much better teams, cities that could have provided him the same opportunity.

Good team and city doesn’t matter to a player like this. He’s only going to get 1 opportunity and needs to sign where he’s going to get the best shot.

Detroit has the worst defensive depth in the NHL. Danny Dekeyser is the only established top-6 defender under the age of 34 and the only guy period sighed beyond 2020. Kronwall is a UFA and Green/Eriksson/Daley are all ancient and bad. Two young defenders in Hronek and Cholowski.

It’s an absolutely perfect situation for a guy like this to come into. If he can show anything at all he’ll walk into a top-4 spot.