Team: 2022-23 Vancouver Canucks

Initial Creation Date: Jan. 1, 2023

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Washington trade is they would be able to get rid of 2 contracts (Oshie seemingly a bad contract and Backstrom an overpaid one for some cap space (you'd be paying 7.25 million on 1 player instead of 15 million on 2 players). Second, you'd get more flexibility when it comes to using LTIR by not having Backstrom if he was on LTIR again. Thirdly, getting a 2nd round pick via cap dump with retained salary and last, you get at least a decent player (who may have a bad attitude, contract and play issues, but is correctable if there is competent leadership and coaching around him) for next season. It would be a cap dump for the Canucks since Miller has no value here.

For Arizona, the logic with Boeser is I think at some point during the rebuild, they should bite the bullet with their assets and cap space in exchange for building a better competitive team season by season, especially if you get Bedard.

In order to make room for these players, Bo would be traded to Carolina based on their need for a 2nd line centre and if this is the right price.

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