Can Elias Pettersson bounce again, Quinn Hughes‘ subsequent contract and buying and selling from their blue line surplus
Thomas Drance of The Athletic: (mailbag half 2) It’s onerous to foretell if Vancouver Canucks ahead Elias Pettersson can return to the earlier stage of play. It’s not identified why his recreation has dropped off a lot. Is it the knee damage that’s nonetheless bothering him? He’s struggled the previous 100 video games or so.
Quinn Hughes gained’t win the Norris Trophy this season, however his play is up there. If that continues for an additional two years, he’ll be in for an enormous contract with the wage cap ceiling might be round $113 million. A $13 million contract subsequent yr might be within the $16-17 million vary when he’s up.
There is no such thing as a motive for Canucks followers to be panicking about Hughes’ future simply but. There is no such thing as a want for them to start out investigating what his commerce worth is perhaps this offseason. His commerce worth subsequent offseason, when he’s eligible to signal an extension, is when his worth could be at its highest. It’s unlikely at any level the Canucks look to commerce him, except he forces the problem with them.
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The Canucks might look to commerce among the protection surplus to enhance their group upfront. They’ve obtained Hughes, Filip Hronek, Tyler Myers, and Marcus Pettersson. Victor Mancini has been paired with Hughes currently – to showcase or to see what he’s obtained? High prospect Tom Willander may make an enormous soar or might be utilized in an enormous deal. Hronek’s no-movement clause kicks in on July 1st.
A choice involving Rick Tocchet ought to come fast, and time period is the problem with Brock Boeser
Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on the Vancouver Canucks, head coach Rick Tocchet and pending UFA ahead Brock Boeser.
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“So Vancouver obtained eradicated from the playoffs this week, however they’ve some enterprise that they’re going to want to clear up in direction of the top of the season. Primary, Rick Tocchet. And Tocchet’s full contract is up. There’s a crew possibility for subsequent yr.
Vancouver indicated that they might perhaps maintain him to the crew possibility if he was going to teach subsequent yr, it could be in Vancouver. That mentioned, it appears the Canucks have form of cooled down on that one a bit of bit. And the one factor I do imagine is no one not Tocchet, not the Canucks. Need this to pull into the top of the season, after the top of the season, too lengthy into the summer time.
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I believe you’re going to see how that is going to work out come down fairly shortly on the finish of the season. I believe that each side need to ensure that everyone is aware of the place they’re going, what’s occurring, in order that they will get on with the remainder of their plans in the summertime.
Quantity two, Brock Boeser, Ian McIntyre had an enormous article this week the place Boeser mentioned he thought it was unlikely he would keep in Vancouver. I perceive the large difficulty right here is time period, Ron. I by no means say by no means, however time period is the problem that each Boeser and the Canucks have discovered onerous to bridge.”
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