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This makes sense to me on many levels
Zucker has more than twice as much playoff experience as Mikheyev, and at $3MM he wouldn't be so overpaid.
Kolyachonok can be sent down without waivers, which is not true of any of the other Canucks Dmen, other than Woo. He also has a little bit of NHL experience.
If they don't resign Zucker this clears $4.75MM in cap space for next season, as compared to keeping Mikheyev.
Kudryavtsev is payment for the retention.
Canucks probably have at least 4 NHL quality centres to start next season - Pettersson, Miller, Suter, Aman plus possibly Lindholm and Blueger, so I'm not convinced Raty would crack that line-up.
Who are the dozens of NHL ready wingers?