no thanks, if we are shedding cap it starts with dickinson and poolman

I would imagine Zacha stays in Boston if all goes well. I also doubt Jordan Staal is going anywhere, he probably takes less to stay in Carolina.

Those are relatively small contracts, so it depends on what they want to do. You're probably right about Dickinson since he'll just have a year left like Myers, but Poolman's 2-years might be more difficult to move in a simple dump. Myers might be moved in a hockey trade though with retention.

Poolman and Dickinson combined is 5.1 million. Pearson is also likely moved. Solid third line guy at 3.2, wont get much for him but it shouldn't take much to get rid of him

You're more worried about Dickinsons 2.5 over Myers 6?
I really cant figure out what Vancouver fans actually want for their team.

Yeah, I would imagine that Dickinson, Pearson, and Myers would be guys who are more likely to be moved for cap reasons than Poolman. Of course with Myers they would probably be clearing only 4m, but chances are that they be acquiring a useful player back.

Moving Poolman though might not free up much cap, because they probably won't be willing to attach an asset to move him if that's what's required and the only other option is that he gets traded for futures for a trade that clears his entire cap hit.

The other reason that I would expect Poolman to be the last to leave, is that there should be a RD spot for him to play if Schenn leaves. Myers would be moved only to acquire a different RD, perhaps a RHD one that may become available in Free Agency like Dumba or Severson. As for the two forwards their combined AAVs can be better used to sign Kuzmenko (if it works out), Hoglander, and/or Horvat.

So, that's why I said it kind of depends on what they want to do. It's quite possible that Poolman could garner a lot of interest if he does well and perhaps he's moved for futures then but I think Vancouver will want to keep him in that case.

What we want is to cut players that dont contribute to the team. Myers whether we like it or not is our best RD so dumping him before useless guys like Poolman and Dickinson doesnt make sense