Quoting: ArlingtonCaps
What does Jay Beagle have to do with anything? Vrána is comperable to Elias Lindholm circa last summer, hence the long term extension for the young RFA.
Lindholm last year was about as good as Beagle on faceoffs, and played on the Hurricanes' 2nd PK unit. Beagle, of course, plays on Vancouver's top PK unit, but as he's declining, that's now unwarranted. I think he and Elias Lindholm are equally good defensive centers. Also, Lindholm by last summer had 200 NHL points. Vrana has 59, plus a half dozen in the playoffs. So no.