I don't understand why Allvin is saying we are not trading Myers. Is this some kind of reverse psychology trick? Or maybe it's resignation that we can't unload him for near nothing. The thought of unloading both OEL and Myers to give us 12 million to spend on a 2 new top 4 d to add to Hughes and Hronek is very tantalizing. I hope Allvin is bluffing with his not trading Myers talk.
The problem is, as nice as this would be...it's difficult to make that Myers deal early enough to actually
use that extra cap space for something better. That's why we might end up stuck with him. $6M in cap space in September isn't really that useful. And as much as Myers sucks, he's got trade protection and is still a competent #5ish RHD with size and the ability to play short spurts of minutes above that level.
Dunno if its been posted but Dhaliwal reporting that the Canucks have just offered Burroughs a new contract.
Honestly I like it. He’ll probably come cheap and brings some sandpaper to our team. As long as he’s a 6/7 guy you rotate in and out of the lineup and not a regular logging 20+ mins
Burroughs is a good guy to give a contract to. Keep him in the organization. But his value is as a guy who you can easily sneak through waivers to create that extra level of depth with the AHL squad. If he's penciled in as anything more than a #7D, we're in trouble. Even then...i don't think it's difficult to improve that spot for a relatively low price.
No to any of these UFAs aside from maybe Schenn. I think the best move would be to try and acquire some younger dmen prospects who are buried in the AHL on other teams and appear to be ready to make the next step. Cost shouldn't be too much aside from similar prospects on the Canucks. These are the kind of guys who could end up being the next sleeper and turn into a legit top 4 dman.
Some names:
CBJ - Marcus Bjork RD, 25, 6-3" 203
LA - Jacob Moverare LD, 24, 6-2" 198
NJ - Reilly Walsh RD, 24, 5-11" 181
NYI - Robin Salo LD, 24, 6-0" 181
NYR - Matthew Robertson LD, 22, 6-4" 202
OTT - Jacob Bernard-Docker RD, 22, 6-1" 190
PHI - Ronnie Attard, RD, 24, 6-3" 205
VGK - Daniil Miromanov RD, 25, 6-4" 205
WPG - Simon Lundmark RD, 22, 6-2" 201
JBD is certainly an interesting case with the Sens. Seems like he's been sort of passed over and replaced by other acquisitions. He seems pretty available. Curious if we've got the right pieces to swap for him. Hoglander comes to mind, though i don't love it.
Also brings to mind their situation with Tiny BrinCat. If they end up moving him as expected...maybe that's for futures and other assets. At that point, it's clear that they
intended to acquire a pure goal-scoring sort of winger. Wonder if Boeser wouldn't pique their interest. Would obviously want more than JBD coming back as a return, but i think that's entirely the sort of package it'd be easy to tuck him into, along with other things.
Moverare is also interesting to me. But his name is apt, in that he rarely moves. His skating just doesn't seem to have come along to an NHL level. He's been passed on a depth chart by so many other guys, i'd imagine he's available for literally nothing. He's got some similarities to Maatta whom Hronek has found success with. But i don't think he's nearly as smart or "safe" a player. So acquiring him would be purely an experiment that you have to be in for on a cost that you can just walk away at the end of camp and not feel bad. The guy will be 25 by the time the season opens. Expecting improvement at that point is not wise.
The Canuck way would be to lose Rathbone on waivers this season. I hope they deal him for a pick at the draft even if it's a 4th rounder. Better than losing him for nothing. Maybe a team like the Sharks or Hawks have some interest.
I don't really see any place for Rathbone either. But he's in the awkward place of having...literally no value. He's a small offensive D who hasn't established himself as NHL caliber and he's not very young anymore. He's also coming off a mostly lost season. They tried so hard to shoehorn him into an NHL roster spot after pressure from his agent...but he just wasn't there and coaches didn't like him. Preferred to play junk like Stillman on that bottom pairing, because he at least offered some semblance of toughness or whatever.
Whatever we could get for Rathbone, i'd be happy with. A 4th sounds really ambitious though.
Pretty much his highest TOI in the KHL
His KHL profile is not that of a sniper.
He COULD do what you are saying but I think we should not expect it. We should expect a pretty heavy decline from last year.
I don't think Kuzmenko is any kind of "sniper". Never has been. His profile is that of an extremely high efficiency goal mouth finisher. He's not some guy shooting an unsustainable % by shooting out the lights from range with a bunch of unsustainable luck. He's a guy who makes like 30G a year worth of 2 ft putts into the net. If he's playing with Pettersson next year like he should be, i fully think 30G is an easy baseline for him. He's just extremely good at the one skill that a winger needs most when playing with a creative playmaker like Petey. He's so shifty and has that fantastic timing around the net to finish plays. As long as you don't ask him to drive his own line...he's found money.