No, his faceoff % is not great and defensive capabilities are average at best.
- BlackhawkMike

hence why I will continue to believe that trading for AA is the wrong play. Do better, Jason.

Thanks Mike

They have 2.3 in cap space and I'd take Virtanen, no way they move Horvat or a couple others.
- SABRES 89

Capfriendly says they have 5M.

https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/canucks

If you don't like Vesey, you really won't like Virtanen.

[quote=matty12345]

Don't you have to protect KO due to his M-NTC?

I think Ullmark will be autoprotected too? So can you protect another goalie then or would you even protect Hutton with UPL?

[quote=JVince11]
they do not have to protect okposo

[quote=matty12345]

This is interesting.

So in your scenario, Risto is left out.

The Sabres are offering a 1st plus Okposo, or they can just take Risto

[quote=homiedclown]

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This is interesting.

So in your scenario, Risto is left out.

The Sabres are offering a 1st plus Okposo, or they can just take Risto
- jcragcrumple

Honestly I can see Risto on the team in October but he has to be gone by next year.

[quote=jcragcrumple]

Risto is a goner, friend.

[quote=RhinoFan]

I think so too. I'm just going off what's here

There might be better free options for Seattle on the roster than Okposo plus a 1st is what I'm getting at.

They saw how Vegas was competitive in year 1. Do they want to saddle themselves with him, or do they take McCabe or Johansson or someone else for free?

[quote=jcragcrumple]
Kyle Okposo and Evander Kane will be excellent 3rd liners for Seattle

It will be interesting to see if Seattle follows McPhee's example and make a bunch of side deals instead of just taking the best names on paper.

God Damn, I still cant believe we did this trade.

They have 2.3 in cap space and I'd take Virtanen, no way they move Horvat or a couple others.
- SABRES 89

Virtanen would be very nice on the 3rd line.

That is one kid I had high hopes for. He hasnt panned out for his draft position, wonder if he is on the block.

Micheal Ferland has signed a four-year, $14 million contract with the Vancouver Canucks.
Ferland was one of the biggest names left on the UFA market. He had 17 goals and 40 points in 71 contests last season. He's solid secondary scorer and is just 27-years-old, so he should be fine for the length of this contract. This is a good pickup for Vancouver as it looks to transition from a rebuilding squad into a contender.



How will they pay Brock Boeser?
- SABRES 89

They gonna send about 4 contracts down to Utikka... They'll have 6.2 mill in cap space left over after Ferland signing... Hopefully they can trade Tanev or Virtanen

Interesting to thing ahead to which 3 defensemen and 6 forwards we would protect next spring.

Probably Joker, Miller, Montour (Dahlin and Pilut would be exempt I believe). I'm not going to cry if we lose anyone else.

For forwards, Jack, Skinner, Sam, Rodrigues, Johansson (Olafsson and Mittelstadt exempt), and I will leave one spot open for a trade. Unless Vesey signs long term.
- matty12345

Johansson would need to be resigned if we protect him. He will be a UFA going into the Expansion draft. If it works out here, and he wants to come back, we are better off having an extension on the table for him to sign right after the draft.

So Dahlin with Joker?

So Dahlin with Joker?
- mhp

Long term that'd be the hope I think

It will be interesting to see if Seattle follows McPhee's example and make a bunch of side deals instead of just taking the best names on paper.
- matty12345

They'd be silly not to. Even if they didn't strike gold with a few players that propelled them up the charts in year 1, they were still loaded with assets that a GM would cream his pants over. A GM of a new franchise has a little more leash then a normal one you'd think, so set yourself up really well 4 years down the road while still selling out most nights due to the "hot new attraction" in the city.

So Dahlin with Joker?
- mhp

YES!

It will be interesting to see if Seattle follows McPhee's example and make a bunch of side deals instead of just taking the best names on paper.
- matty12345

Seattle receives a 2022 2nd round pick from Buffalo, and selects Kyle Okposo.

Seattle receives a 2022 2nd round pick from Buffalo, and selects Kyle Okposo.
- Mentalorgasm5

I think they'd just take McCabe or equal for free instead. How many bad contracts did Vegas take?

Long term that'd be the hope I think
- TheSabresTaco

But not this coming season? I would like to see how they do in camp.

I think they'd just take McCabe or equal for free instead. How many bad contracts did Vegas take?
- jcragcrumple

quite a few.

Two years left of Okposo, cap hit of 6 million, real money of 4 million. That to me is not far fetched.

I think they'd just take McCabe or equal for free instead. How many bad contracts did Vegas take?
- jcragcrumple

Have to get to the cap floor. If KO only has 2 years left, might be a good possibility with the right sweetener. But if that's the case, we'd have to be near the cap and can't afford him. Who knows what our cap situation looks like then.