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Forum: Armchair-GMHier à 4 h 2
Sujet: Tough Decisions
As a Canucks fan, what I'm expecting is something along the lines of:

1. Signing a top 6 winger for Petey. I think they'll go out and sign someone, maybe like a Guentzel (PIT connection) or Reinhart (hometown kid). Lindholm isn't out of the question, but my gut tells me he'll end up being a rental as the Canucks pivot to a different top 6 FA winger. Leaves us with a top 6 of Hoggy - Petey - FA and Suter - Miller - Boeser

2. Finish the bottom 6. I think Blueger will be re-signed and Garland obviously stays, but I think Joshua may end up leaving. Canucks will probably try to keep him, but I can see him leaving for another team to cash in on his first FA experience, probably to somewhere with cap space that can overpay and give him potential top 6 minutes (maybe an Anaheim or Chicago). If Joshua does leave, I think the Canucks will look to fill that hole either by asking Podz to step up or by bringing in another Joshua-type who they think they can get more out of (maybe Duhaime who they were interested in at TDL). Mikheyev could also be an option to fill the hole if they don't move him. 4th line will be a mix match of young guys like Aman/Karlsson and vets like PDG or free agents.

3. Lock up the defence. By the sounds of things Hronek has a pretty absurd ask, but I think with time and his so far poor playoff performance that it will come down to a more reasonable price. My guess is he'll get something around 7 x $7.25M. After Hronek, Zadorov is the next big piece. He's fit Tocchet's system amazing and is an absolute fan favourite, and I think with Vancouver's connections to Milstein and their growing pool of Russian players he'll be locked up for 4-5 years around the $4-$5M range.

4. Finishing the defence. With a Hughes/Zadorov/Soucy left side, there's no need for Cole anymore so I think he walks. I think they'll bring back Myers on a cheap 1-2 year deal, as he seems to be a well respected player in the locker room and a pretty big leader for the team. I also think they'll bring back Tanev, Hughes said to target him deadline and they did, management seems interested and it sounds like Tanev would also be interested in coming back (and I also heard a rumour he may even be willing to take a "hometown discount" with Van).

5. Goaltending. Pretty straight forward, Demko is locked up and DeSmith walks with Silovs cementing himself as the backup with this playoff run. Maybe bring in a 3rd depth guy to play AHL mintues and be there in case of injury.
Forum: Armchair-GM25 avr. à 3 h 49
Sujet: This years Kevin Fiala
Canucks are in a weird spot with Hronek. He's been great for us and has shown amazing chemistry with Hughes, and I think the Canucks should do everything they can to keep him. He fills a major hole on the right side of the top 4 that we've had for years, and has played his role to perfection. On the other hand, if the rumours of his wanting $8M+ are true and he's not willing to budge, I simply don't think the Canucks can afford to keep him with the cap crunch they are going to be under this offseason. With a ton of important UFA's due for raises (Lindholm, Blueger, Joshua, Lafferty, Zadorov), they're going to struggle to keep everyone together as is, and if Hronek wants $8M plus they'd probably have to look at moving him and brining in a different top 4 RHD to keep a more competitive team all around (Example: Canucks could put $8M towards Hronek and maybe only have $1M left for Joshua and have to let him walk, or they could move Hronek and look at someone like Montour or Pesce for $7M, leaving them with $2M which could be enough to keep Joshua around as well). Personally, I think the Canucks will be able to talk Hronek down and get something worked out in the end (my prediction is $7.25M x 7). People were talking about Pettersson as an absolute at $12.5M+, and he's making $1M less then that. I think there will definitely be rumours about Hronek that heat up in the offseason like Petey at the deadline, possibly as a tactic to try and bring his price down. Right now I'd be pretty surprised if he ended up being dealt this offseason, but I also do think it is a possibility that shouldn't be ruled out if negotiations don't go as planned.
Forum: Armchair-GM11 avr. à 3 h 37
Sujet: Ideal set up for next year
Don't think the Canucks would be interested in Faulk at all. In the end I think they'll talk some sense into Hronek and he'll resign (same as Petey where people were talking 12M+, then he took significantly less than expected). Assuming they did trade him, Faulk doesn't really fit the mold of the team. The new management group has been very clear since coming in that they're focused on acquiring younger talent who fit the timeline of their current core. In two and a half years, Rutherford and Allvin have only added two players on the wrong side of 30, Cole and DeSmith, and both were on 1 year deals to fill a major hole. Faulk, given his age and more importantly his term, just doesn't fit in with the clear vision management has for this team. I could maybe see them being interested if Faulk had one year, they didn't like any of the FA options or other trade market options, and the price was right, but I just don't think Faulk would fit in with the type of player Rutherford and Allvin have been looking to add to the Canucks core.