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Quoting: Burnout
Teams like Anaheim, Chicago, Arizona, Buffalo and Montreal could/would likely beat that basis of the deal. Columbus could too and if Pettersson was available demand would likely be too high for them to compete with that offer.
I also don't see New Jersey moving a first + for Merzlikins if Markstrom or Saros is available and I doubt Roslovic goes for quite that much either, especially from Carolina who historically don't like paying for rentals.
In general, I think the Canucks would prefer young players that can make an impact next year or, at the most, the one after that.
This deal gives them a high potential player that's coming into the NHL in 2024 or 2025, Johnson who should break through any season now, an experienced D in Provorov and a D prospect in Ceulemans. I think Columbus would make this trade if they had the opportunity.
Anaheim could, yes, but they don't have the same immediate playoff aspirations that Columbus do. They also have two young potential top two centres in MacTavish and Carlsson.
Chicago and Montréal have worse prospect pools than Columbus. They could maybe offer more picks, but I don't think that's what Vancouver would be looking for. Montréal could offer Suzuki or Caufield, true enough, but firstly would they do so and secondly do they have enough complementary pieces to make the Canucks accept such a deal? I personally don't think so, not unless they win the draft lottery. That's why I don't see them making a better offer. But I would be intrigued to see a better basis for a trade proposal from a Canadiens fan. Also, if the taxes in Canada would be the reason for Pettersson leaving, he would not re-sign in Montréal, which should decimate their interest.
Arizona would have to make a deal centred around Keller. Could they? Yes. Would they? I don't know.
Buffalo would probably have to include Power, Thompson or someone like that. Would they do that? I think not.
In conclusion, I think the ceiling for what Columbus would be willing to give Vancouver is higher than what those teams would.
This, in combination with Columbus' high amount of cap space, gives this deal a slightly higher theoretical probability of turning into something, in my opinion. But I'm probably biased as a CBJ fan.
See my previous comments regarding the Merzlikins trade. The Roslovic and Peeke trades can basically be to any TDL buyer.