Équipe: 2019-20 Ducks d'Anaheim

Date de création initiale: 7 sept. 2019

Publié: 7 sept. 2019

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

The Canucks have too many forwards and could use some more cap space to maneuver the next couple years. Of the two main candidates to move, Sutter should be a lot cheaper to dump than Eriksson. To do it the Canucks target ANA for a few reasons;

1) The Ducks have gobs of cap space even before factoring in their LTIR guys.
2) They just hired Brandon's Uncle Darryl as a coaching advisor (I know, that doesn't mean ****).
3) They could really use another RHD.... enter Chris Tanev.

By upgrading a 2020 pick and sending Tanev to the Ducks at 50% retained, it may just be enough value to move Sutter's contract. If the Ducks still see themselves as a legitimate threat to make the playoffs adding Tanev could really help them, and if they're out of the race by the trade deadline then they can move Tanev and his half-price contract for a nice return.

For VAN to do this they have to have confidence that Gaudette can be their full-time 3C (I think he's already a better option than Sutter anyway) and that two of Benn, Juolevi, Fantenberg, Biega, Rafferty, Sautner, Teves, etc. can form a good 3rd pairing.