Give Me Cap Space or Give Me Death

Équipe: 2022-23 Canucks de Vancouver

Date de création initiale: 23 août 2022

Publié: 23 août 2022

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

1.) Yes. Another JT Miller trade. COL can't turn down 50% salary retention for the ability to replace Kadri's 87 points AND this allows them to a.) let Newhook develop more in-season without needing to *be the man*, b.) retain their '23 1st in an opportunity to bolster their lineup further at the trade deadline, c.) get replacement RHD depth in 2x Stanley Cup winner, Luke Schenn. VAN gets their "Fugitive" to pair up with Quinn Hughes for the foreseeable future.

2.) OTT has cap space and a need to balance out their roster. Yeah, it sucks to lose JBD, but Garland is an aforementioned 5v5 scoring ace/jack of all trades. 52 points with limited PP time, bouncing all up and down VAN's lineup. VAN includes Dermott as a depth option for OTT in the trade. OTT includes Watson to balance out money and leave them with $$ to spend on potential RFA resignings.

3.) ARI has not much in their pipeline for goaltending; I mean, why sign a placeholder like Karel Vjemelka to a 3-year deal? DiPietro can restart his career in the desert for the low price of a '23 4th round pick.

Based on the current VAN roster construction, they have definitively lost significant NHL forward depth and carry a lot of unknowns. D looks better just by having Girard, though it still has warts in Poolman and overplaying OEL and Myers. Maybe JBD and Rathbone step up and force another move in-season or at least the '23 offseason.

Cap space and flexibility are gained. Team has more draft capital, so think this would be a win for VAN.

What say you?
(waiting for the first comment to be something like, "COL isn't trading Girard for a rental like JT Miller. Stop it!")

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