Not that I think the Garrison deal necessarily sets the price, the return wasn't outstanding for a pretty similar player in Garrison.
Hansen's not without value plus a decent pick and taking a cap dump in Kelly, the value isn't that far off.
I'm not advocating moving JB at all, I'd much rather keep him if nothing of much value is coming back. Just saying if he is moved, I don't see the guys proposal being all that far off in terms of what the return could be.
I've seen people bring up the Garrison thing. First of all, Garrison can't hold Boychuk's jock. Boychuk's value is what it is because of how much he elevates his game in the playoffs. Garrison has better regular season stats, but if you don't ramp it up in the playoffs, all of that is useless.
Secondly, the Canucks are in a completely different position from the Bruins. The Canucks are a re-building team, they're supposed to get futures and draft picks for their veteran players. If the Bruins do that, they are all but kissing a chance at the Cup goodbye for this year, and that is not an exaggeration.
They are two completely different scenarios and people have to stop comparing them. They're both guys who can contribute offensively, but Boychuk brings a physical element to his game that Garrison does not, and I trust Boychuk a lot more defensively than I would Garrison. Boychuk is a definitive notch higher than Garrison in terms of value. But like I said, the two organizations are at completely different ends of the spectrum, one is rebuilding, one is doing everything they possibly can to win right now.
I said Hansen's a serviceable 3rd line player. Serviceable 3rd line players are a dime a dozen, Boychuk is a unique player, and they can find someone else to take Kelly's cap dump. A move centered around Vancouver taking Kelly's cap dump, involving Boychuk and with Hansen coming back, is a salary-based trade. Boychuk will not be moved in a salary based trade, it will be a hockey trade or nothing.
He wasn't terrible, not great, but better than Krejci
If you're just looking at the stats, yeah. But if you actually watched the games, even Krejci looked better than Iginla. And that's saying something, because Krejci didn't look good.