Rejoint: déc. 2022
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Vancouver declines. I imagine they would rather take the potential high of Kuzmenko figuring it out and the low of him not, than that package.
Also, Dom's model has Kuzmenko currently valued at $5.2m based on Evolving Hockey Data, so he isn't even that over-valued on his contract. Is he not playing great? Yeah. But he has still produced decently, and has shown 40-goal potential.
That isn't to say that I would pay him $5.5m - I would have traded him last deadline at the peak of his value on an efficient contract - but I think you are undervaluing his value on the trade market. He is a legit top-six winger who isn't meshing with a system and coach. The Canucks will probably take an 'L' if they trade him, but not this kind of package.