Offer meaningful assets for holtz or leave us alone.

2nd+3rd+Bahl+Schmid for Guhle

I just don’t see why Pettersson wouldn’t sign in Vancouver but would sign in Montreal. If (and it’s a very big if) he wants out I imagine it’s because he wouldn’t want to be in a huge hockey market while still wanting a chance to win. Montreal doesn’t fit either of those

1.) Jiricek isn’t getting moved.
2.) That offer for Jiricek is just insulting.

Canucks won’t move Petey. If he did want out (which he won’t) then trading him for futures doesn’t make sense. The Canucks team is built to win now, they’d want a Tkachuk-style deal built around bringing in a replacement top 6 forward. From Montreal, the ask would probably start with either Suzuki or Caufield, if they aren’t willing to move them Vancouver has 30 other options, with a lineup out the door of GM’s willing to give up the house for him.

This isn't the kind of return that would get you Pettersson. It's going to be more Tkachuk. It's probably starting Suzuki and then it's plus plus plus. Which you will say Suzuki isn't happening or renders this pointless, which is fair and true, but it's why Montreal isn't a likely trade partner if Canucks had to trade. You don't have enough or the right pieces.


So let's say example is Suzuki, Dach, wpg first, reinbach

Frankly there's no modern comps for a trade like his ever happening.

Pieces Montreal has that might facilitate a Jiricek trade:

1. Reinbacher
2. MTL 2024 unprotected 1st

End of list. We need a young, future 1RD coming back if we're moving ours. Anything outside of that and we'll just keep him.