Lou Does Something

Team: 2022-23 Vancouver Canucks

Initial Creation Date: Aug. 18, 2022

Published: Aug. 19, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

The thing is, we don't know what Lou actually did, because of his silly 'cone-of-silence' rule.

Let's get into the heart of the team construction below.

1.) Garland takes his elite 5v5 scoring and 'swiss-army knife' skills to OTT. Jacob Bernard-Docker is young and still has top-4 potential. VAN can ease him into a rotation on the bottom pairing. The key is the return of the '23 1st (top 8 protected). In the event that OTT climbs out of the basement, this pick comes to VAN. In the event that OTT stumbles, the pick defers to '24.

2.) COL trades one pending UFA for another. VAN retains 50% of the salary on JT Miller to make money balance out and to further prompt COL to include their top D prospect not named Bowen Byram and the '23 1st. Everyone wins. COL gets more scoring punch (at a discount) and the ability to further balance out their lineup as Kadri signed with the Flames. VAN gets the 3c they thought they were signing in Dickinson.

3.) WPG: the trade really works out like this.

Travis Dermott for WPG's '24 3rd
Future Considerations for Jason Dickinson, Jett Woo and VAN's '23 2nd

4.) DiPietro goes as close to home as possible for BUF's '23 5th. His career is salvageable, but not in Abbotsford.

Evan Rodrigues signs prior to the start of the season on a 'show-me' deal.
Tucker Poolman goes on LTIR to start the season due to recurring migraines. Hope he heals up for his own well-being.

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