Looks like Nuck Up was right . Canucks will have cap space. Huh.

So were LE, Rousel and Beags.

I'll take that swap.
- dbot

Those players only had to be here for 1 more year though. We will have OEL at 7 aav for 5 more years after what those players would have been gone for lol

Agree to disagree.
- dbot

We gave up the 9th overall pick to acquire a player we're already considering buying out?

I would have preferred just acquiring Garland, keeping our 1st round pick and being flush with cap space in a year.

The meltdown in here is too much
- NorthNuck

i'm back at work after a lil holiday.
Not sure how long i can hang in here.

Looks like Nuck Up was right . Canucks will have cap space. Huh.
- VANTEL

Yeah that MTA sure bailed us out of a cap crunch.

We gave up the 9th overall pick to acquire a player we're already considering buying out?

I would have preferred just acquiring Garland, keeping our 1st round pick and being flush with cap space in a year.
- golfingsince

300%

The meltdown in here is too much
- NorthNuck

I mean is anyone really surprised by him acquiring OEL, or dealing our 1st or that there's outrage?

Seems like par for the tenure.

Those players only had to be here for 1 more year though. We will have OEL at 7 aav for 5 more years after what those players would have been gone for lol
- Codes1087

Yeah.
I think we're all aware of that.

Counter point - Intangibles!

Pretty sure this is 100% on the Sedins, can't be a coincide that Benning reaches for a Swede weeks after bringing those two.....
- belcherbd

For sure. They’re the acting GMs now. This was their trade. JB is just a puppet GM for them

best thing ever would be if louie retires before the start of the season.

So were LE, Rousel and Beags.

I'll take that swap.
- dbot

But it was only 1 more year until "Stupid Contracts are Gone Freedom Day." I personally could have waited

He was awful last season.

Incoming "but he played for a bad team and had a bad defensive partner" comments.
- Codes1087

Good part about this trade is the team does improve probably for this season.

Only problem is that if they don't win a cup, there will most likely be very limited in what they can do the next season to improve.

The core isn't locked up long term to friendly contracts, they have traded away way too many 1sts and 2nd round picks recently to have strong compliment coming through the pipeline.

There's really nothing but Maybe Woo and MD coming out of Utica that might be impactful in the near future.

Yeah that MTA sure bailed us out of a cap crunch.
- Codes1087

Maybe he was talking about OEL

Waiting for CF to update & then do an ACGM.
- Nighthawk

We gave up the 9th overall pick to acquire a player we're already considering buying out?

I would have preferred just acquiring Garland, keeping our 1st round pick and being flush with cap space in a year.
- golfingsince

I'll wait and see how the dust settles (Resigning RFAs, UFAs) before casting judgement.

Yeah.
I think we're all aware of that.

Counter point - Intangibles!
- dbot

Our intangibles and "hug" guy just departed us in the deal in Beagle

Looks like Nuck Up was right . Canucks will have cap space. Huh.
- VANTEL

all that crying about cap sapce

and Jim swings his Richard around and picks up OEL and Garland and Richardinson

Yeah that MTA sure bailed us out of a cap crunch.
- Codes1087

In a cruel turn of events, Arizona is going to MTA or LTIRetire all the new Canuck contracts they just took on

Good part about this trade is the team does improve probably for this season.

Only problem is that if they don't win a cup, there will most likely be very limited in what they can do the next season to improve.

The core isn't locked up long term to friendly contracts, they have traded away way too many 1sts and 2nd round picks recently to have strong compliment coming through the pipeline.

There's really nothing but Maybe Woo and MD coming out of Utica that might be impactful in the near future.
- manvanfan

I mean, OEL was bad defensively on a team that was overall better defensively than the canucks last year. Myers was better in Winnipeg, and Schmidt was better in Vegas.

I know we now have shaw to help out there, but if I'm a betting man...

all that crying about cap sapce

and Jim swings his Richard around and picks up OEL and Garland and Richardinson
- Nucker101

And Petey gets offersheeted...

best thing ever would be if louie retires before the start of the season.
- RealityChecker

Acquiring OEL is a massive mistake. That is a scary scary contract unless major money is retained
- Codes1087

OEL is a great D man

In a cruel turn of events, Arizona is going to MTA or LTIRetire all the new Canuck contracts they just took on
- NewYorkNuck

If Arz MTAs the 3, Nuckup is anointed king of the blogesphere.

I mean, OEL was bad defensively on a team that was overall better defensively than the canucks last year. Myers was better in Winnipeg, and Schmidt was better in Vegas.

I know we now have shaw to help out there, but if I'm a betting man...
- Codes1087

Players don't want to be in Canada, I guess this is the best Canadian teams can do.

OEL was a great D man
- onesmallleap

Fixed