Trade Bait: 3 blockbuster trades for the Canucks' Brock Boeser
Nobody covers the Canucks better than Rick, so if he's hearing it, we should all be listening.Matt Sekeres: I'm told the Canucks are exploring the possibility of trading Brock Boeser.#TSN1040— Rick Dhaliwal (@DhaliwalSports) July 10, 2020
If the Canucks deal the 23-year-old Boeser, here's 3 deals to consider:
To the New York Rangers for Adam Fox and Lias Andersson
This deal gives Boeser the bright lights in the big apple, and the Rangers a sniper to play alongside Artemi Panarin. Moving Fox would be steep for the Rangers, but with Anthony DeAngelo in the mix, it makes things a little easier to swallow. Plus, how often do you get a chance to acquire a young sniper with 30-40 goal potential. For the Canucks, Andersson, a once top pick, has only 3 goals in over 60 career NHL games. Perhaps playing with close friend Elias Pettersson would help. Vancouver dressing Adam Fox and Quinn Hughes together would be fun to watch for Canucks' fans. The Rangers have their own $$ issues, so Henrik Lundqvist may need to be bought-out first to make this happen.
To the Philadelphia Flyers for Nolan Patrick and Morgan Frost
Two for one deals are only going to work if it still saves the Canucks money and this deal does. It also gives Nolan Patrick a fresh start and sliding into #3 center in Vancouver behind Horvat and Pettersson may be ideal for the often injured forward. Frost would give the Canucks some insurance on the deal just in case Patrick never gets back to 100% health. Boeser, on the other hand, would give the Flyers another sniper to play with their mighty talented forward group. You have to think if the Canucks are serious about trading Boeser, he's going somewhere where he can't hurt them....aka the eastern conference. Considering the recent update on Patrick, this deal won't be happening anytime soon.
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To the Ottawa Senators for the 5th overall pick and Connor Brown
This reminds me of when the Canucks dealt Corey Schneider for a top-10 pick and selected Bo Horvat. As Boeser is only 23, what's Ottawa got to lose. They can afford him and he immediately jumps into your top-line with American pals Brady Tkachuk and Colin White, to form one of the youngest, most talented lines in hockey. They still hang on to their #3 pick and their 4 second-round picks. A lot easier to rebuild when you have a 23-year-old winger who is signed long-term and can score in bunches.
For the Canucks, it's the best of both worlds here. You get cap relief, you get Brown who is capable of producing and is still in his prime, and you get another top-5 pick to select someone to add to your core. The more I talk about this deal the more it seems like these two teams may be able to work something out.
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If you ask players from the Canucks who their favorite teammate is, most will say Brock Boeser. He's the kind of guy who remembers your birthday and surprises you with a gift, you didn't realize he knew you wanted. At 23, Boeser is still getting started and if he reaches his full potential, 40 goal seasons aren't out of the question.
For the Canucks, everything comes down to dollars and cents in a hard-cap world, and it's been confirmed they will explore moving Boeser at the Draft and into the off season. Should they?Probably not, but when you have no choice, you make the best of a bad situation. One things for sure, if you're trading one of your best players, you better not miss.
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