As long as the term is short, he’d be nice. Most of the UFA goalies are old as (frank) so term is the key.
- Nucker101

Yup, one or MAYBE two years.

I Markstrom walks there's always...

The UFA goalie market:
Holtby short term yes
Crawford short term yes
Smith (frank) that diving b1tch
Anderson - pass, he’s a fossil
Dell meh
Greiss short term yes
Lundqvist Washington
Khudobin short term yes
Howard meh
Talbot no thanks
Miller fossil, no thanks
Domingue he’s a better chef than a goalie, AHL sure
Hutchinson gross
Schneider injuries have ruined our boy
Kinkaid gross

- VanHockeyGuy

In 2011 they had six picks and three of those guys played over 400 NHL games as well as one guy with over 100 games, (frank)in Mike Gillis
- Pacificgem

He was just so bad. So so bad.

Thanks to the crazy season, you can't even go out and get a euro goalie. They all playing under contract right now.
- manvanfan

Get Raanta thrown into the OEL deal, he’s good but he’s not durable enough to be a starter, perfect platoon guy

The biggest negative to trading for OEL to me is that Tanner would become a Canucks fan....
- Pres.cup

lol Tanner did vehemently claim that OEL was a way better player overall than John Tavares

Guessing like 2M-ish on short term? Maybe a bit lower depending on who else is interested.


My current guesses for Canucks moves is one of OEL/Barrie + Simmonds
- Nucker101

I'd do it for like 1.5-1.75. 2 years max, ideally just 1 year.

Who here is for or against Wayne Simmons? Just curious.
- Nucker101

No dice. cap issues.

lol Tanner did vehemently claim that OEL was a way better player overall than John Tavares
- LordHumungous

Didn’t EK fire his ass?

10 Buyouts this year, list below w/ the # of years remaining on deals:

-Schneider (2)
-Wennberg (3)
-Santini (1)
-Turris (4)
-Abdelkader (3)
-Alzner (2)
-Jack Johnson (3)
-Grabner (1)
-Lundqvist (1)
-Bobby Ryan (2)

No dice. cap issues.


- LordHumungous

I think they'll make an offer.

10 Buyouts this year, list below w/ the # of years remaining on deals:

-Schneider (2)
-Wennberg (3)
-Santini (1)
-Turris (4)
-Abdelkader (3)
-Alzner (2)
-Jack Johnson (3)
-Grabner (1)
-Lundqvist (1)
-Bobby Ryan (2)
- Pacificgem

A lot of trash there. Wennberg could be reclamation project for someone. Turris could be a sheltered tweener 3C for someone. Grabner a 4th line PK specialist. Ryan a tweener middle 6 winger who needs to play on a sheltered line as well.

Get Raanta thrown into the OEL deal, he’s good but he’s not durable enough to be a starter, perfect platoon guy
- Nucker101

Rannta is pretty much what they probably wish Markstrom would sign for plus savings for Arizona again.

12M eats up basically the rest of the Canucks cap space so a good chunk of Sutter, Baertschi has got to go the other way.

Which I think could be an opportunity for Arizona to play them and maybe Armstrong could acquire some assets for them at the next TDL.

I'm Bill Armstrong, Make me an offer.

Excellent post!
- CanuckDon

Big hill to climb to read that post lol...

Didn’t EK fire his ass?
- Pacificgem

I believe so but you think he re-appears in a few alts?

I think they'll make an offer.
- Nucker101

Very possible.

Rannta is pretty much what they probably wish Markstrom would sign for plus savings for Arizona again.

12M eats up basically the rest of the Canucks cap space so a good chunk of Sutter, Baertschi has got to go the other way.

Which I think could be an opportunity for Arizona to play them and maybe Armstrong could acquire some assets for them at the next TDL.

I'm Bill Armstrong, Make me an offer.
- manvanfan

The issue is apparently they might sell high on Kuemper since they don't think they'll be able to afford to pay him once his current deal is up. So I think they might just try to re-sign Raanta and hope he and Hill(or another goalie) can platoon since Raanta can't handle a starter's workload.


Lets Garland in the deal baby he has nice goal scoring numbers despite playing on a defensive team while getting limited minutes

Carl Soderberg would be a great third line center, more Swedes, trade Gaudette?

No idea if this is legit but this is interesting

According to this report from TVA Sports, the Vegas Golden Knights came close to trading Max Pacioretty at the draft on Tuesday night but the deal fell through. #VegasBorn

Vegas seems really desperate to shed cap, they've been rumoured to shop Fleury, Martinez, Stastny and Patches

Did Joe Thornton retire?

A lot of trash there. Wennberg could be reclamation project for someone. Turris could be a sheltered tweener 3C for someone. Grabner a 4th line PK specialist. Ryan a tweener middle 6 winger who needs to play on a sheltered line as well.
- Nucker101

Wennberg and Turris as just so soft. If they could have both still scored 60 points a season, I don't think they would be on the buyout list but if you can't score and you don't hit, you are Goldy.

Ryan at 1M, I would give it a try. He's a bigger body who probably hasn't been worn down as much over the years. I wouldn't be looking for him to fill a 2nd line role. He would be a 8-9 forward on the team. I'm sure he can still protect the puck. Almost iike the Pat Maroon over the past two years.

You talk about Miller how TB didn't pump his value. Well they played him on the 3rd line and he was deemed expendable. Van plays him with better players and magic happens.

JV during the regular season when he got top 6 ice time points per 60 went way up.

So what do they do in the playoffs give him less time with lesser players and you expect him to do better?

Better give that time to Sutter because he's an offensive dinamo.
- manvanfan

Agree. Virtanin needs a change, then watch him flourish

The issue is apparently they might sell high on Kuemper since they don't think they'll be able to afford to pay him once his current deal is up. So I think they might just try to re-sign Raanta and hope he and Hill(or another goalie) can platoon since Raanta can't handle a starter's workload.


Lets Garland in the deal baby he has nice goal scoring numbers despite playing on a defensive team while getting limited minutes
- Nucker101

I remember Garland being kind of a pain in the ass but so was Brad richardson to the Canucks.

Feels like year after year Arizona has a player that peaks a bit and next season sucks. No consistency in their players probably due to lack of top end talent.

Big hill to climb to read that post lol...
- LordHumungous

His post (eye test) is exactly what the advance stats indicate. Harman did an excellent article on fatty Jake

Agree. Virtanin needs a change, then watch him flourish
- K-man25

Just look at James Neal

Boston was rumoured to be after JV because they thought he could be used in a different role that would suit him better.

Sell him then, I don't care, just don't waste him into nothing.

I think GMs this year finally realized that goalies have fluke years judging by the market..