Sportsnet: Rick Dhaliwal on how the Columbus Blue Jackets can be the right commerce match for Vancouver Canucks ahead Elias Pettersson.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Dhaliwal: “Lots of people really feel the one group that would fulfill Vancouver for (Elias) Pettersson is Columbus. Tons of cap house, good younger facilities, draft picks to drag off a Petterson commerce. Columbus has bought two first-round picks this yr, a number of mid-round picks, and cap house.
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And in addition they play within the East. I don’t actually, actually really feel that the Canucks can be tremendous excited in the event that they did determine to maneuver Pettersson within the West, clearly not of their division, however I wouldn’t need to transfer him within the West. I might need to get that man as distant as from Vancouver. As a result of if he pops off in a couple of years, you don’t need to pop it off in your rink 4 instances a season.
Groups are additionally digging, Jason, into the Miller-Petterson feud. Looking for some perception into that relationship.
Jason Brough: “Clearly, they need to do the analysis on that.
Dhaliwal: “Effectively, in the event you’re going to amass one among these two guys, you need to ensure you’re not getting the dressing room subject within the deal.
However you don’t need to, okay, Bruce Boudreau mentioned one thing fascinating concerning the Miller-Petterson feud. He mentioned Vancouver has helped him as a dressing room by guys like Tanner Pearson, who did plenty of the soothing out. Canucks have misplaced plenty of good veteran guys.
Brough: “Ian Cole
Dhaliwal: “Yeah, Luke Schenn, Ian Cole. Think about if Chris Tanev by no means left. They only, by the best way, they only love Tanev in Toronto. He’s been nice on and off the ice.
I, look, I give the Canucks credit score for making an attempt to get Chris final yr. And Chris had Vancouver, very excessive, very, very, very, very, very excessive on his record of locations. However I believe he’s comfortable. He’s bought two, he’s bought younger household, two younger children. Mother and Dad are in Toronto, so he type of labored out rather well for him.
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However generally that veteran participant will help a lot in time like this. And Canucks had guys like Pearson, Schenn, Cole, Tanev and, you recognize, you surprise if they might use a superb veteran, like that within the dressing room proper now.
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