Team: 2021-22 Vancouver Canucks

Initial Creation Date: Jan. 18, 2022

Published: Jan. 18, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Trading Miller while his value is at its peak is of utmost importance at this year's trade deadline, and with the Rangers showing interest according to Friedman, and their plethora of RD prospects, New York appears to be the ideal landing spot. Schneider over Kravtsov because of the latter's skillset being similar to that of Quinn Hughe's and we should be looking for a long-term Tanev-esque player. First-rounder pays for the retention which is massively beneficial to the Rangers who will now be acquiring a top-line player while paying him 1/3 what he is worth according to GSVA metrics, and the remaining picks + Schneiders is the cost for Miller's on-ice performance as well as the possibility of extending him down the line.

Motte belongs on the Vancouver Canucks, so this trade should happen with the impression that he will return next season on an extended contract (4 x 2.5M Max). Calgary is simply a placeholder as I think we should be renting Motte out to the highest bidder and accept our fate as bestowed upon us by Jim Benning, as a non-playoff team. I figure the max we can get for Motte as a rental is a 2nd-rounder from a contender and Calgary had Florida's on top of their own and are looking to re-emerge out of the Pacific conference. Motte would likely shift Lucic down to the fourth line and push Trevor Lewis out of the lineup.

Outside of those, Halak would be a nice piece to move on from but realistically I don't see that being plausible.

When Hamonic returns then Rathbone goes back down to Abbotsford.

Also on the train of weaponizing our ability to retain cap one more time, I've seen some suggestions about Pavelski but have no confidence in the return we could get.

I think that covers everything in this post, the players in the lineup are playing superbly in Abbotsford and deserve their shot especially given some of their RFA statuses and being in contract years potentially boosting performances.

I await your criticism and let me know if I missed anything.

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