Équipe: 2024-25 Canucks de Vancouver

Date de création initiale: 25 mai 2024

Publié: 25 mai 2024

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

My thoughts on the offseason:

Hronek:
Trading Hronek, especially for a winger like Necas doesn't seem like a good idea. Moving him while signing a replacement isn't guaranteed is pretty risky, especially how good we've seen him and Hughes work together. It also leaves a glaring hole at RD for the future, Willander isn't ready yet, and any UFA we sign won't be a long term solution. Here I've extended Hronek to a bridge deal through his prime years. I think there's potential to be better especially after the second half of the season and the playoffs, hopefully we see a bounce back from him next season.

Top 6 Solution:
The leaks of management being interested in Guentzel vs Necas is interesting. I think Guentzel would be their preferred option, and his hockey IQ combined with his skill is perfect for Pettersson. In this scenario I have Guentzel-Pettersson-Garland, which gives everything: forechecking, high-danger passing, scoring, defence. From what I've read and seen, Necas certainly has the skill, but doesn't have the highest hockey IQ to compliment it. Also signing Guentzel for free (albeit at a higher price) may be smarter than trading assets (either Hronek or picks+prospects) for Necas who would cost $2-3M less. However if management fails to sign Guentzel, I do think then they'd go after Necas.

Major UFAs:
- I'm not convinced signing Lindholm to a hefty contract ($7m+?) throughout his 30s to play 3C for us is a good idea.
- Although Joshua has been good for us, from Allvin's comments, I sadly think he won't be staying.
- Zadorov is also a toss-up. He's been amazing for us since we acquired him but at the end of the day, he's still a 4/5 defenceman. Signing him to a $5M long-term contract wouldn't be the best idea. $4M is the max I would go. If not, there's a lot of options in free agency for cheaper: Dillon ($3M?) and Kulikov ($1M?).

Next Season:
Certainly more high-end talent than depth. But there's a lot of 25/26/27 picks to address the third line at the deadline.

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