Canucks pass. I like Johnson but him coming off a down season and major injury, what could very easily end up being a 2nd and 3rd round pick (if I’m reading the condition right), and a meh RHD is not enough for a 100 point center

Canucks arent trading Miller

Seattle's a good target for Laine, but not Eberle. He just signed an extension with a full NTC. I'd go for Yanni Gourde instead.

Nash and Vogelhuber are both probably the future, but not yet. Bring in veterans for both jobs now with eyes on promotions, a la Sakic to President and MacFarland to GM in Colorado.

Don't see either New Jersey or Vancouver biting on those.

Canucks pass easily

Miller is the back bone of our team.Cant see any reason to trade him.IMHO.

There's some good stuff here overall, but to pick and choose:

1. Celebrini - awesome, but I'm not banking on anything. I'm assuming the pick is 5OA (seems like a safe bet we pass one of Arizona, Ottawa, or Montreal; or get leapfrogged by a team farther back winning one of the lotteries), where I'd like to see one of Levshunov (to get another blue-chip RD in the system), Lindstrom (size and skill with a high floor?), or Catton (skilled play-driving gamebreaker we're lacking), whoever is still available at 5OA if Celebrini and Demidov are also top-5.

2. Vogelhuber and Nash I'd be very happy with, but......I don't hate this idea at all either. Of the two, I'd rather have Vogelhuber now and let Nash get some more seasoning.

3. Laine - I'm 100% on the "keep Laine" train. Trading him is lose-lose-lose: getting a bad return on his lowest value, while also losing a potential 40-goal-scorer PP specialist we also need, while also being a bad look on the team, trading a player hopefully (and likely recently) out of the PAP. At worst, he comes back next season and flops, in which case we've lost nothing. Might as well see if he can regain form, and then either trade him at TDL or keep him.

4. I like the idea of trading for a center, but I think it's better served to take the leap of faith that Fantilli can and will be a 1C and go for someone who can be a good 2C. Jenner and Voronkov I like on the wings, and SIllinger looks like he's ready to be that defensively-responsible two-way 3C right now. Trading Johnson to do so, though, is also unlikely and not a great look considering his injury.

5. Elvis - I like that, but NJ may not go for it. Even if we send up to a late-round pick for Allen (a 5th + Elvis for Allen alone), I'd be very happy with that. Again, you've got to take the leap that either Tarasov or Greaves will take the reigns, but likely not next season. Having that seasoned 1B guy would be perfect for one more year of transition, and if it's not Allen, it could be a UFA like Stolarz, Rittich, Talbot, or Jones.

6. Mateychuk - I wish he was AHL-eligible next season...definitely nothing left to prove in the WHL, but he's not a 3rd-pair guy stylistically, and he's blocked by Provorov as long as he's here. I think you have to have him on the NHL roster next season and look to move Provorov closer to January than TDL if Mateychuk looks promising. We could probably use an insurance veteran 7th D on a cheap deal for a couple of seasons for that scenario, and for NHL depth/3rd-pair minutes.

As of now, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and New Jersey will all be lottery eligible and their picks protected. One of them will win the lottery, guaranteed. Chicago and Pittsburgh for obvious reasons, NJ because they’re the luckiest lottery team since 2010. I assume 6OA for Columbus. I am not even looking at anything about Celebrini or Demidov.

Mateychuk’s a 2004 birthday and the current season is his fourth CHL season. He’s definitely AHL eligible next year.

Calgary born Hitmen alumni Jake Bean for a 4th? Flames accept.

Yeah I'm focusing entirely on all other non-Celebrini/Demidov prospects now, too. At least Chicago is non-lottery eligible for the next 3 years if they win?

I don't know what I was thinking re: Mateychuk/AHL eligibility. He's clearly going to be both 20 and have had 4 CHL seasons...I think top pair down there is the best way to get him going, and then call him up whenever Provorov is moved. Unless he looks really impressive out of camp.