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Hard pass, for all sorts of reasons.
First, the Canucks have a lot to prove before they can be as confident as Tampa was that their future 1sts will be very late.
Second, Hagel was like 23 years old when he got traded.. Vatrano is 29. Hagel was a young player still developing while Vatrano is about to hit 30, those aren't comparable.
Third, with 50% retention Vatrano would come on a 2x1.825 deal. Hagel had a 3x1.5 contract, and he was STILL an RFA at the end of it. Nowhere near the same.
Fourth, while their trade year outputs are similar (37in55 for Hagel, 36in50 for Vatrano), one was 23 and developing, the other is having a career year at 29 after a previous high of 41 pts in 81 games.