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Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 25, 2023 at 12:04 p.m.
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Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 11, 2023 at 6:19 p.m.
Thread: HELLYBUCK
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>jgimp69</b></div><div>I think Helly would be great in LA and think last weeks move was preemptive to try and get space to try and squire him. Too bad Grans is gone. He would have been nice.
It’s going to suck to lose him, he was an absolute beauty and will be missed but hope he gets some serious chances at some cups.
That said, LA definitely has some good pieces to get him.</div></div>
LA had kicked tires on Saros. They may circle back but idk. Like you said now with hellybuck stating won’t resign like you said. LAs priority should be him. Than the other 2 goalies. He’s older than the other 2 but at this point I don’t care I think he’s the best of the 3 and whatever else goaltender is out there on the market

He can give the kings a strong playoff push next season and maybe even resign him at a decent deal. Maybe 4/8AAV with the cap going up and arvidsson off the books next year. Idk, im crossing my fingers Blake gets a good #1 goalie this offseason.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 26, 2023 at 8:02 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 26, 2023 at 9:18 p.m.
Thread: Cheviarelli had his chance
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>jgimp69</b></div><div>Would Boeser and his larger cap hit be worth moving for. I just remember reading recently that they may possibly be looking to move cap and utilizing 11OA to do it. I was just thinking it could be a win win. FWIW, Heinola also plays the right side.</div></div>

Canucks are looking to clear cap. Boeser, along with Garland and Myers seem like the ones to be on the block. Boeser's value probably sits around a 2nd. He's been a pretty consistent 20 goal scorer sitting around the 50 point range. He's hit 20 goal 4 of his 6 seasons in the league, with the 2 years he didn't being 2020 where the season was cut short due to covid, and this year, where he had 18 goals (he was on pace to hit 20 in a full 82 games both seasons he didn't hit the mark). His downfall comes in the defensive zone, where to be blunt he is not good. He could be a good player to buy low on with the hopes he can put all the pieces together, as he still very much has the potential to become a 30 goal scorer.

As for the part about them willing to move pick 11 to do so, I don't buy it. It seems a lot more like speculation rather than actual insider information. I have yet to see those rumours actually come from a credible source. To me, it more or less seems like those rumours of the Canucks willingness to move 11 are coming from unreliable sources that are just throwing things at the wall to see what sticks to draw people in.

Even if Heinola can play the right side, he still isn't really of interest to the Canucks. He's still a small d-man who to my knowledge, is more of an offensively minded guy than a defensively minded one. Vancouver has lots of offensively minded d-men, and need some defensively minded ones to compliment them. They also prefer to play their defensemen on their natural side. They did try playing both Hughes and OEL on the right side during the preseason last year, but neither of them worked out at all. The only guy they've used on his offside in my memory is Kyle Burroughs, who is a righty that plays both sides. They usually use him on the right side, but have used him on the left paired with a righty as well, but I think that's more so that they really like his play and want to keep his toughness in the lineup.