Modifié 24 juin 2022 à 14 h 5
Quoting: MMXD
I didn’t retain. And you’re missing the elephant in the room… Miller, who is up next year. Myers would still be under contract. Better to clear now, extend and make the other moves. No one is gonna pay to take Myers for their hands
Oh I see, I misread your previous response. I thought you said retain ON miller and boeser, but you just said retain like keep them. I understand your reasoning, but I just don't see Myers being the guy. RHD is the weakest position on the Canucks, I don't think they're paying to lose their best one. I disagree with the "better to clear now" part, because it would leave a massive hole in the Canucks D-core and honestly essentially tanks their season this year. There's no RHD in UFA, and they would have to trade even more to fill Myers space. If they are committed to make cap room, I would guess it's much more likely the Canucks move a top 6 forward like Boeser, Garland, or Miller out for cap space, and bank on guys like Kuzmenko, Podkolzin, and Hoglander developing and filling the void.
I am also wondering if they actually do need more cap space to retain everyone. If they spend 10 mil on the 4 RFAs I mentioned in the previous post (which seems doable), and those contracts are at least 2 years in length, then the Canucks would have 25 mil (plus any cap rise) to sign Miller, Horvat, Kuzmenko, Hoglander, Dermott, and Schenn. It might be a bit too tight and they might have to trim a couple mil somewhere, but that doesn't sound completely undoable.
Edit: honestly if they're trying to dump anyone, it's Dickinson and/or Poolman. I think they'd pay some picks to get rid of them, but not a 2nd.