Can't see him wanting to extend in Buffalo.

Who knows. Any Petey deal would of course be under the assumption he is signing an extension.

Don't think any Petey deal with BUF gets done without Benson and Power being included. If not then Thompson 100% is in there instead of Cozens

If Pettersson is willing to extend in buffalo Long term I think Buf says yes. I cant imagine him wanting a long term deal somewhere when hes just an arbitration year away from being a UFA

Ok, this is a reasonable deal for Pettersson
Idk that the Sabres would be interested- mostly bc his new Cap hit will be about double what Cozens is getting for us
But if a deal were to happen,
I think both teams could live w something like this

I would love Thompson or Power I just don't see that happening. I think this is a good return especially if you are flipping the picks for a guy like Necas.

Canucks end up with 2 young top 6 forwards and a young top 4 dman that are all cost controlled.

Necas would only be dealt for an upgrade

I imagine it will be similar to Dubois and Tkachuk where there's only about 4 teams they'd be willing to sign with.

Then No Deal, VAN would need either a star player or a player with potential to become one, Benson and Power are expendable to BUF and if they don't wanna deal them then VAN can find someone else. Also that Necas deal is very unlikely, CAR is in "Win Now" mode and wouldn't deal a player like that for futures.

Sabres cannot do this deal without Thompson/Cozens or Skinner being involved, keep in mind Skinner is being impossible to move. So it has to be Thompson or Cozens ++ for Pettersson sign and trade with 8 yrs extension.

Not a chance

Shouldn't be trading a top 10 pick for Necas

I disagree. I think Cozens has the potential to be a long-term staple in the top 6 with first line upside still. I'd prefer Thompson or Power of course but still think this would be a very strong deal that would competitive with other offers.

Carolina is always balancing long term future with being competitive. If they don't want to pay Necas what he demands then I could definitely see them taking a package like this and then moving some other assets (or the futures they receive) to go after something that they want.

I think Necas has 90+pt upside so I would have no issue. Plus Canucks are going to want to stay competitive in the short term which the 1st doesn't do. The expectation of that top 10 pick would probably be a player like Necas in 5 yrs anyways and could easily be worse.

Also, could use the Speed & Size that Necas provides. I think the 2nd wouldn't be required, Canes are a cheap team and don't want to pay 7-8M for Necas.

Ya exactly. As much as I hope we sign Petey I would be pretty happy with this type of offseason if we had to move him. Two 25 and under top 6 forwards that are both 6ft3 and have 70-90 point potential with positional versatility as well as an under 25 defensive top 4 dman with long term cap certainty.

I think it would allow us to not only not take a step backwards but potentially even take a step forwards with the overall makeup of the roster.