we miss leo k
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I don't think Boeser's a "needs a 1st rounder" cap dump at this point in his career - he's still producing (4-12-16 in 20 GP, a 66 point pace). Sean Monahan had a similar cap hit, is 3 years older, and was coming off a major surgery and two seasons of bad production to cost a 1st rounder.
Vancouver doesn't need to clear cap in-season - their best move should be to showcase him as much as possible and move him at 2x$6.65M this summer when contending teams will have more cap space available and you might be able to even create a bidding war.