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Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 25 at 3:49 a.m.
Thread: This years Kevin Fiala
Canucks are in a weird spot with Hronek. He's been great for us and has shown amazing chemistry with Hughes, and I think the Canucks should do everything they can to keep him. He fills a major hole on the right side of the top 4 that we've had for years, and has played his role to perfection. On the other hand, if the rumours of his wanting $8M+ are true and he's not willing to budge, I simply don't think the Canucks can afford to keep him with the cap crunch they are going to be under this offseason. With a ton of important UFA's due for raises (Lindholm, Blueger, Joshua, Lafferty, Zadorov), they're going to struggle to keep everyone together as is, and if Hronek wants $8M plus they'd probably have to look at moving him and brining in a different top 4 RHD to keep a more competitive team all around (Example: Canucks could put $8M towards Hronek and maybe only have $1M left for Joshua and have to let him walk, or they could move Hronek and look at someone like Montour or Pesce for $7M, leaving them with $2M which could be enough to keep Joshua around as well). Personally, I think the Canucks will be able to talk Hronek down and get something worked out in the end (my prediction is $7.25M x 7). People were talking about Pettersson as an absolute at $12.5M+, and he's making $1M less then that. I think there will definitely be rumours about Hronek that heat up in the offseason like Petey at the deadline, possibly as a tactic to try and bring his price down. Right now I'd be pretty surprised if he ended up being dealt this offseason, but I also do think it is a possibility that shouldn't be ruled out if negotiations don't go as planned.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 11 at 3:37 a.m.
Thread: Ideal set up for next year
Don't think the Canucks would be interested in Faulk at all. In the end I think they'll talk some sense into Hronek and he'll resign (same as Petey where people were talking 12M+, then he took significantly less than expected). Assuming they did trade him, Faulk doesn't really fit the mold of the team. The new management group has been very clear since coming in that they're focused on acquiring younger talent who fit the timeline of their current core. In two and a half years, Rutherford and Allvin have only added two players on the wrong side of 30, Cole and DeSmith, and both were on 1 year deals to fill a major hole. Faulk, given his age and more importantly his term, just doesn't fit in with the clear vision management has for this team. I could maybe see them being interested if Faulk had one year, they didn't like any of the FA options or other trade market options, and the price was right, but I just don't think Faulk would fit in with the type of player Rutherford and Allvin have been looking to add to the Canucks core.