If all you get is a second and a b prospect keep him. This is t hard. Make the right move don’t get blamed. Make a crap move get criticized for it.
you just know benning is going to do something stupid this weekend
I think Benning will try extremely hard to get a young defenseman that he feels comfortable with, whether that's Dobson, Bouchard, or Hanifin.
I think this management group recognizes the fact that their biggest needs are on defense. Hence - my belief that if Dobson and Bouchard are both drafted in the Top 6, Benning will make a trade. I get the feeling that Benning is hoping that Zadina falls to number 7 so that he can use that as leverage to trade for a young defenseman *without* having to add (i.e. Zadina straight across for Hanifin).
Based on what I've read and heard, I don't think Benning and friends like Hughes or Boqvist. Tkachuk is also overrated.......and I hope management feels the same way.
If Dobson and Bouchard are drafted, and the Canucks are in a position to draft one of Zadina or Wahlstrom, I think the 7OA will get traded to Carolina for Hanifin.
God if Zadina falls to 7 and we don't talk him I'll lose my ****...
It's possible that the Canucks will. It's just my impression that Benning is obsessed with getting a young defenseman that meets his criteria. Even though Benning has publicly stated that he'll go with BPA, I think he feels the exact opposite. He doesn't want to tip his hand like Montreal's GM seems to have done.
Not the right time to trade him. It doesn't have anything to do with a "trash JB narrative". Tanev is coming off a bad season filled with injury. They can't expect a lot with that having just occurred. Let him play and prove his health, then move him.
We paid more than your suggested return for gudbranson ..
A 2nd and a B prospect for a top 30 dman in the league on a good contract is an absolute garbage return.
you just know benning is going to do something stupid this weekend
Im thinking that where there is smoke,there is usually fire.I can see Benning moving Tanev,then trading the 7th for Hannifin.
Or maybe they have somone in mind come UFA day,,,
That 3rd line would get demolished. Putting 3 rookies on the same like would not be a good idea. That would also be the most expensive 4th line in league history. And then Gudbrandson on the 1st pairing good god- Jack Hughes here we come.I’m deciding in my mind as to whether I’d like this kind of roster:
-something involving Tanev and Liljegren
-7thOA for Hanifin if Dobson and Bouchard are taken and one of Zadina, Tkachuk, or Wahlstrom is available at #7 which gets Carolina excited.
Leipsic-Horvat-Boeser
Goldobin-Gagner-Virtanen
Dahlen-Gaudette-Pettersson
Baertschi-Sutter-Eriksson
Edler-Gudbranson
Hanifin-Liljegren
Hutton-Biega
Markstrom
Demko
While I agree Tanev is worth more than that return, using Gudbrandson as the measuring stick is not the way to go. Benning got bent over on that deal, and he didn't even get taken out for dinner first.We paid more than your suggested return for gudbranson ..
A 2nd and a B prospect for a top 30 dman in the league on a good contract is an absolute garbage return.
Yes but nobody knew Boeser would turn out like this or Lucic would decline that fastHe's going to try.
The nicest thing you can say about having Benning as gm is that he is often unable to execute on his terrible plans.
Imagine if he had managed to pull off that lucic trade a few years ago. We would likely not have Boeser and lucic would probably be signed to an ugly extension. Horrible to think about.
Im thinking that where there is smoke,there is usually fire.I can see Benning moving Tanev,then trading the 7th for Hannifin.
Or maybe they have somone in mind come UFA day,,,
Yes but nobody knew Boeser would turn out like this or Lucic would decline that fast
idk i always thought the Lucic interest was created for signing him as a UFA the next summer.He's going to try.
The nicest thing you can say about having Benning as gm is that he is often unable to execute on his terrible plans.
Imagine if he had managed to pull off that lucic trade a few years ago. We would likely not have Boeser and lucic would probably be signed to an ugly extension. Horrible to think about.
Of particular interest is from the article listed above in sbnation: "On average, players retain about 90% of their scoring through age 29, but the drop from there is pretty sharp."
To pay a player as if the likelihood of decline didn't exist simply leads to, on average, paying too much.
what does this even meanidk i always thought the Lucic interest was created for signing him as a UFA the next summer.
Yes but nobody knew Boeser would turn out like this or Lucic would decline that fast
Really now? Let’s see you’re proof of people’s predictions of us wanting to draft Boeser because he’ll be an all star ..I’ll wait.yeah they did
Really now? Let’s see you’re proof of people’s predictions of us wanting to draft Boeser because he’ll be an all star ..I’ll wait.
My bet? Tkachuk or Zadina will fall to Vancouver and Benning will pass on both to grab a ****ty d-man who is really not on anyone's radar.
Is this seriously what we've come to?
Benning trying to trade his first for a rental of lucic is okay because we can't find posts on hfboards specifically saying that we shouldn't do it because we should select Boeser.
The new defense of any tactic is that none of the fans were prescient enough to completely nail the eventual outcome with absolute certainty.
Lord...
Yes but nobody knew Boeser would turn out like this or Lucic would decline that fast