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Created by: Haggishands

Team: 2023-24 Vancouver Canucks

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 1, 2023

Published: Jun. 2, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

This isn't a Stanley Cup-calibre team, but it should be competitive. The team is unlikely to add anyone substantive on defence, as they simply do not have the wiggle room to do so. A healthy Hronek will be the big addition.

Up front, Garland seems the most likely to be moved - particularly after such a positive WHC performance. Beyond that, I don't see many of the 3C UFA's as fitting within our salary structure.

Bjugstad isn't a particularly strong 3C, but the options are limited. A trade is a possibility, but anyone who would fit within our (limited) salary structure isn't likely to be someone that a team would want to part with. Filling in around the edges is a lot more likely. The team will bank on a healthy season from Demko, OEL, and Mikheyev, and positive progress from Hollander and Podz. That is how this team will challenge for the playoffs next year. Anything extreme or extensive seems unlikely this off-season. They have too much riding on next off-season to commit big $$ this year.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Hirose, Akito	1	$925,000
Bear, Ethan	2	$2,500,000
Höglander, Nils	2	$1,000,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Bjugstad, Nick	2	$1,500,000
Lyon, Alex	1	$1,000,000
Aston-Reese, Zach	1	$1,000,000

Trades

VAN

2023 4th round pick (ANA)

ANA

Rathbone, Jack

VAN

Katchouk, Boris
2024 3rd round pick (OTT)

Additional Details:

Garland has some positive value around the league, and his strong WHC performance will likely help that. He is a tenacious puck reliever, and a creative player, and Bedard would benefit from having a player like him who could do the dirty work down low to retrieve pucks. The Canucks are (unfortunately) selling low, but this is the position they've put themselves in. Katchouk is a Vancouver boy with some potential as a grinder, and the Hawks won't miss a 3rd round pick. I've added

CHI

Garland, Conor ($950,000 retained)

Retained Salary Transactions

Conor Garland: $950,000 (19.19%)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2023
2024
2025

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

EMBED

TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$83,500,000	$76,567,083	$850,000	$850,000	$6,932,917

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Kuzmenko, Andrei $5,500,000$5,500,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 2	Pettersson, Elias $7,350,000$7,350,000 C, LW UFA - 1	Boeser, Brock $6,650,000$6,650,000 RW UFA - 2
Mikheyev, Ilya $4,750,000$4,750,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 3	Miller, J.T. $8,000,000$8,000,000 C, LW, RW NMC UFA - 7	Beauvillier, Anthony $4,150,000$4,150,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
Joshua, Dakota $825,000$825,000 LW UFA - 1	Bjugstad, Nick $1,500,000$1,500,000 C, RW UFA - 2	Podkolzin, Vasily $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) RW, LW RFA - 1
Aston-Reese, Zach $1,000,000$1,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Åman, Nils $883,750$883,750 C RFA - 1	Höglander, Nils $1,000,000$1,000,000 LW, RW RFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Hughes, Quinn $7,850,000$7,850,000 LD UFA - 4	Hronek, Filip $4,400,000$4,400,000 RD RFA - 1	Demko, Thatcher $5,000,000$5,000,000 G UFA - 3
Ekman-Larsson, Oliver $2,250,000$2,250,000 LD UFA - 1	Bear, Ethan $2,500,000$2,500,000 RD UFA - 2	Lyon, Alex $1,000,000$1,000,000 G UFA - 2
Wolanin, Christian $775,000$775,000 LD UFA - 2	Myers, Tyler $6,000,000$6,000,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Hirose, Akito $925,000$925,000 LD RFA - 2		Pearson, Tanner $3,250,000$3,250,000 LW UFA - 1
Katchouk, Boris $758,333$758,333 LW RFA - 1		Poolman, Tucker $2,500,000$2,500,000 RD UFA - 2
Di Giuseppe, Phillip $775,000$775,000 LW UFA - 2

Jun. 2, 2023 at 12:54 a.m.

KPM12

Joined: Oct. 2020

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I feel like garland to chi does not make a lot of sense unless they really want to start being at least competitive in yr one with Bedard, it is good value for garland as you are right with Vancouver putting themselves in a sell low situation with Garland

Jun. 2, 2023 at 12:56 a.m.

NickC1988

Chicago

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Garland is a cap dump who played on the 3rd line for most of this season, it doesn't matter what he did in the WC, there was no talent in that tournament and it was evident with Germany and Latvia medaling. Hawks will be moving draft picks to move up in the draft or acquire young RFAs, they will not be acquiring cap dumps and paying for it.

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Jun. 2, 2023 at 3:13 a.m.

Canucks33

Joined: Dec. 2017

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I understand your sentiment here and think its pretty realistic, but I personally think that we'll see at least one move made to improve the team. This team probably isn't good enough.

Jun. 2, 2023 at 3:23 a.m.

Reason

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Edited Jun. 2, 2023 at 3:29 a.m.

I understand the cap restrictions but I am a little confused with the vision for this team. Not good enough to ensure the team makes the playoffs, but not bad enough to ensure a top 10 pick. I feel like a path needs to be picked and fully commit to.

Jun. 2, 2023 at 5:18 a.m.

Aasen6

Joined: Jul. 2021

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I think garland will return more than that without retention, if Vancouver is retaining for multiple years and garland is only a 4m player he’s gotta return a 1st

Jun. 2, 2023 at 5:29 a.m.

Aussie_Blackhawk

Joined: Oct. 2019

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Garland albeit would get top 6 mins isn't a need necessarily and we don't need to be paying to reach the floor. Katchouk made a good impression at the end of last season to suggest he could be a very handy bottom 6 guy longer term or at the very least fetch a 4th at the TDL for a contending team looking to add some grit that can skate with a bit of skill to their depths.

Jun. 2, 2023 at 9:22 a.m.

Hawksguy81

Joined: Nov. 2022

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I'm going to go against the grain of all my fellow Hawk fans and say the Hawks might consider this under the right circumstances. I don't agree that Garland is a cap dump. He's a useful player who's overpaid.

I can see Garland being part of a larger deal where Hawks move up to #11. If that doesn't happen, and the Hawks don't make another deal or sign a UFA that nets them a top 6 F, this trade could potentially happen. Hawks need at least one more forward capable of playing top 6 minutes. Garland can be that. At $4m a year, I'd part with a 3rd and Katchouk.

Jun. 2, 2023 at 9:32 a.m.

OldNYIfan

Once a Kings Fan Too

Joined: Jun. 2018

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Wrong SoCal team for a LhD in the making. Los Angeles would be interested in Rathbone, not Anaheim.

Jun. 2, 2023 at 2:41 p.m.

klassic

Joined: Jul. 2021

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Quoting: Hawksguy81

But we don't have to pay draft capital for someone like Garland. There will be other useful players who the Hawks can sign for just money.

Jun. 2, 2023 at 2:49 p.m.

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Hawksguy81

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Quoting: klassic

But we don't have to pay draft capital for someone like Garland. There will be other useful players who the Hawks can sign for just money.

Which is essentially what I said. Hawks would only do this if they can't sign any UFA's. Garland isn't a cap dump if Canucks are retaining on him. A 3rd round pick and a 4th liner isn't a steep price for a consistent 40 point player the Hawks can easily afford if they can't sign a better option. They need at least two top 6 players next season even after adding Bedard.

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