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Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 2, 2020 at 4:00 p.m.
Thread: Cap Gymnastics
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>DiehardRedWingsFan58</b></div><div>:laugh :laugh Bertuzzi for Demko, Demko is nothing but a career backup goalie at best, Sorry they've very little value. And Bertuzzi will command at least 5 x 5.5 doubt he signs that low.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>aedoran</b></div><div>Bernier at 31 had about the same numbers as Demko playing on the worst team in the league.</div></div>

While I agree that goalies don't have a lot of trade value in general, and there's no way DET trades Bertuzzi for Demko, saying he's a career backup is way too early to call. He might have the same trajectory as Bernier (highly touted prospect that actually became a career backup) or he could still develop into a starter. He's a 24 YO with a whopping 37 NHL games played, and most goalies don't peak until their late 20's. I'm hoping the Canucks hold onto him. Also, the Canucks were one of the worst defensive teams in the league this year, it was their offense and goalies that often got them wins.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 2, 2020 at 2:17 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 6, 2019 at 7:40 p.m.
Thread: Trading some young and old pieces and FAs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dboy81</b></div><div>There is so much going on here, its very interesting. I'm guessing that the Luongo acquisition is to avoid cap recapture so I'm ok with that. The Lucic-Eriksson swap is nice since we get Jesse P! I don't know if the PK trade is enough, I'm guessing that we would still have to add. If Aspina25 is a rangers fan and likes this trade then I'm all over it too, just the fact that we get Shattenkirk in the deal makes me like it lol
All in all i think most of these trades excite me and id be interested to see if Benning could make anything like this happen.</div></div>


Right? Most of these guys I signed to 2 years as well except for the obvious Dzingle and Boeser so that the Canucks are able to manage both Pettersson and Hughes post ELC. 9 million available now and freeing up another 10 million. Petey and Hughes will both sign big deals using up a lot of that space, however with the trade for luongo and both Tanev and Spooner those contracts come off the books so there is the ability to trade with retainage on someone if need be. Overall if GMJB could see this and pull off even everything but the Subban deal I would be very pleased.