Modifié 25 janv. à 7 h 34
Quoting: SydBarrett
If Pod is looking that good why is he in the AHL this year after spending nearly 120 games in the NHL?
If Kuz is a 38 goal scorer why does he keep getting scratched? What is his current scoring pace this year on one of the most dynamic offenses in the league?
If you think jake is taking a paycut and term cut to move to Vancouver you are kidding yourself lol.
If miller is making 8 mil. Older than Jake. and not as good as jake then why would jake make less than miller?
Podkolzin is developing better getting top 6 minutes in AHL then bottom six minutes at NHL at this point in his development. There is still lots of runway for him. Canucks are deep enough in the middle and bottom of the roster they don’t need to rush him.
Kuzmenko is struggling in his sophomore year and not adapting to the current system Canucks play. He may never be a 38 goal scorer again but you can’t discount that he has done it at the NHL level before and have to judge him on both years not this year only. There is as much reason and evidence he’ll be a 30+ goal scorer as there is evidence he won’t. So he’s not a cap dump. Someone is buying.
Miller has put up more points per game, more hits, more blocks, won more faceoffs and had better underlying numbers than Guentzel over the past 3 years. He can play C and wing. Miller > Guentzel. Even putting that aside, why would you want to pay two players who aren’t even your two top players (Petey, Hughes) that much in their post 35 years? It’s not a fit. Unless Petey walks. Even then.
If Guentzel isn’t tradedand walks as UFA Pens get nothing. Market will dictate what the return is. My feeling is that it’s a 1st a decent roster player and a good but not elite prospect. Simmilar to the Horvat return.