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I will continue to keep willing Dylan Strome into existence. You're welcome.
Please don't, unless you can also will him coming to Ottawa for free.
I will continue to keep willing Dylan Strome into existence. You're welcome.
I think Arizona might bite on Zaitsev + our 2ndThey gotta get Zaitsev outta here. His contract is the worst on the team and DJ loves him so he is going to block players from playing. I'd give up Tampas second for someone to take him.
I think Arizona might bite on Zaitsev + our 2nd
We got Brown as a sweetener for taking Zaitsev. DJ loves Brown. DJ started Zub with Chabot bumping down Zaitsev and healthy scratched him once this year. If DJ had a better option on the 2nd pair he would likely bump him to 3rd pair. I think we overstate the DJ love sometimes.So DJ is clearly behind trading for him. Then plays the player in all situations with the best players on the team no matter how poor his performance is what relationship would that suggest to you? He even said he is part of the teams leadership core. Simply put he really likes the player loves the player whatever word you want to use, its true. Zaitsev never gets benched or sat for the same mistakes other players make.
I think Arizona might bite on Zaitsev + our 2nd
Please don't, unless you can also will him coming to Ottawa for free.
Well maybe w ever something decent back? Zaitsev is not decentWhy would we do that? We’ve gone through 10-12 dman already… why give up a second to move a NHL dman ?
we could buy White out at no prospect cost.
Thomson is a better optionWe got Brown as a sweetener for taking Zaitsev. DJ loves Brown. DJ started Zub with Chabot bumping down Zaitsev and healthy scratched him once this year. If DJ had a better option on the 2nd pair he would likely bump him to 3rd pair. I think we overstate the DJ love sometimes.
I think Arizona might bite on Zaitsev + our 2nd
It will be difficult to move Zaitsev's contract with 2 yrs left on the term & the way he's playing, but much more likely next season leading up to the TDL. IMO Thomson looks NHL ready & should likely push Zaitsev down a pairing soon.
Thats why im pitching Myers, even if we have to add. Myers has about as bad of a contract as Zaistev and at least from what I have gathered from Canucks fans they want him gone. Same term. Myers makes two more million over the course of the deal vs Zaistev (last two years). Myers is taller and heavier so DJ would love him. Advance stats make him out to be a bit of an upgrade but at least for me personally im would be willing to take that risk because Zaistev is not cutting it at all. Sens actually end up saving on real dollars this year too. Vancouver dumps what they consider to be a bad contract for a slightly better/more manageable contract and get some flexibility due to the cap hell benning has put them in.
Thomson is a better option
Id honestly rather have Josh Brown on the third pairing than Zaitsev. He can play a role specific PK and enforcer/physical. Ideally neither play at all. If one of them has to play in the top 4 id prefer Zaitsev.It will be difficult to move Zaitsev's contract with 2 yrs left on the term & the way he's playing, but much more likely next season leading up to the TDL. IMO Thomson looks NHL ready & should likely push Zaitsev down a pairing soon.
Who’s “many people”. Us? We weren’t at practices. The coaches were. So they should have been saying it before.Thus far for sure, but I don't think many people were saying that before. Also priority should and will be Thomson's development. Its hard to send him back if he keeps playing like this, but I'd rather him be playing 24mins all situations in the A than 14-16mins up here.
I like the idea of selling high on Brown and before he's just a deadline sell off.We should start shopping Connor Brown.
We're going to suck this year. Solid player, but likely won't be around when we're ready to compete. And he'd have quite a bit of value around the league, IMO, especially with a manageable $3.6M cap hit.
The Canucks need a shakeup. Benning has come and said that the room is fragile and needs help. But they're limited in options. They're not trading Pettersson, Hughes, Horvat or Garland. They can't trade OEL. And nobody will take Myers, Pearson or Hamonic.
That leaves Miller and Boeser. Miller is playing better and is cheaper. They'd probably rather move Boeser.
And what would help here? A trigger man to play with Stützle.
Simple - Connor Brown for Brock Boeser, straight up. Canucks get more character, a top 6 player who can pot 20 goals, and add cap space. We get higher upside.
I'd also offer him to the Rangers, who need a versatile top 6 RWer, and try to get Chytil.
Your top 6 is interesting but I think I’d load up Chabot Zub since it’s the best Chabot has played for a while. Id have Holden Thomson on the 2nd pair. Holden seems to be at his best insulating a youngster. My 3rd pairing would be Brannstrom Brown. Each has a specialty team role and their Even Strength ice time could be kept down.Id honestly rather have Josh Brown on the third pairing than Zaitsev. He can play a role specific PK and enforcer/physical. Ideally neither play at all. If one of them has to play in the top 4 id prefer Zaitsev.
If healthy this is what the D core should look like.
Chabot Thomson
Brannstrom Zub
Holden JBD
We know that isnt happening, but that's the best 6 this team can put together.
What I expect to happen with a healthy lineup
Chabot Thomson
Holden Zub
MDZ/Mete/Zaitsev/Brown
Isn’t everybody bemoaning our lack of quality vets ?We should start shopping Connor Brown.
We're going to suck this year. Solid player, but likely won't be around when we're ready to compete. And he'd have quite a bit of value around the league, IMO, especially with a manageable $3.6M cap hit.
The Canucks need a shakeup. Benning has come and said that the room is fragile and needs help. But they're limited in options. They're not trading Pettersson, Hughes, Horvat or Garland. They can't trade OEL. And nobody will take Myers, Pearson or Hamonic.
That leaves Miller and Boeser. Miller is playing better and is cheaper. They'd probably rather move Boeser.
And what would help here? A trigger man to play with Stützle.
Simple - Connor Brown for Brock Boeser, straight up. Canucks get more character, a top 6 player who can pot 20 goals, and add cap space. We get higher upside.
I'd also offer him to the Rangers, who need a versatile top 6 RWer, and try to get Chytil.
Isn’t everybody bemoaning our lack of quality vets ?