Donnie & Dhali: Rick Dhaliwal and Don Taylor on the Vancouver Canucks blue line and two pending UFA defensemen – Nikita Zadorov and Tyler Myers.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Dhaliwal: “Individuals have to understand the Canucks points are on the suitable aspect, not the left aspect. They’re loaded on the left aspect. They’re not loaded on the suitable aspect.
If Myers leaves tomorrow, hey should go now searching on July 1st to get a right-shot defenseman. That’s very costly. Go take a look at Chris Tanev. The quantity of groups that have been after him on the deadline and take a look at his inventory now. They simply jacked up his, his value now. He’s going to be on July 1st, Donnie, he’s gonna get a loopy quantity.
Proper-shot defenseman, they’re laborious to come back by. You wish to go searching for a right-shot defenseman on July 1, you’re gonna should pay.
Taylor: “Effectively that, what about Filip Hronek and what he…”
Dhaliwal: “That’s it.
Taylor: “… is reportedly going to demand.”
Dhaliwal: “Yeah. And the issue for Zadorov is the Canucks are set on the left aspect with (Quinn) Hughes and (Carson) Soucy subsequent 12 months. They’re beneath contract. So when you carry him again, is your third pair man. Milstein is in search of time period. Milstein is in search of cash.”
Taylor: “Dan Milstein is his agent”
Dhaliwal: “Dan Milstein is licking his chops. If he doesn’t signal to Vancouver, he’s gonna go to July 1st, he’s gonna get his cash. There’s gonna be a ton of groups after Zadorov. Take that to the financial institution.
Taylor: “Zadorov proper now, cap hit $3.7 (million). He’s not 28-years previous.”
Dhaliwal: “And he ain’t happening to at least one Donnie and he’s not happening to 2. In case you assume Zadorov’s going for $1 or $2 million, you’re out to lunch.
Taylor: “Are you going to have lunch with Milstein later?
Dhaliwal: “No, he’s by no means on the town.
Taylor: “Six, pardon me, Myers cap hit is six even. Effectively, effectively documented. He’s 34 years previous. You recognize, we didn’t put the particulars in there but when Myers comes what, effectively, he’s going to he’s not going to get $6 million a 12 months once more, but when it’s affordable, due to what you mentioned, and I’ve mentioned this from day one, you’ll be able to say what you need about Tyler Myers, no person’s ever questioned his work ethic.
Additionally three coaches with Vancouver.”
Dhaliwal: “All of them love him.”
Taylor: “Loads of ice time.”
Dhaliwal: “All of them play him over 20 minutes, PK time. Travis Inexperienced performed him second unit powerplay again within the day, Boudreau performed him and now Rick Tocchet. You simply heard Tocchet, he loves him.
So the factor with Myers is, he has informed his agent J.P. Barry that he cherished to re-sign to Vancouver. He’s bought a home in Kelowna. Makes lots of sense. J.P. Barry got here on our present and mentioned clearly we’re not going to get the time period of cash we bought within the final 12 months, the final deal which is six by six.
I believe the Canucks want to get Myers on decrease time period to be a placeholder for who? Tom Willander to come back right here in a few years. He’s the highest right-shot prospect. If you will get Myers for 2, three years at respectable low cash and simply form of maintain that spot until Willander will get right here, then they’re superb. They’re arrange.
