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 crew that would fulfill Vancouver for (Elias) Pettersson is Columbus. Tons of cap house, good younger facilities, draft picks to tug off a Petterson commerce. Columbus has bought two first-round picks this 12 months, 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 resolve 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 far-off as from Vancouver. As a result of if he pops off in a number 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 should do the analysis on that.
Dhaliwal: “Effectively, for those who’re going to amass certainly one of these two guys, you need to be sure you’re not getting the dressing room situation within the deal.
However you don’t need to, okay, Bruce Boudreau mentioned one thing attention-grabbing in regards to the Miller-Petterson feud. He mentioned Vancouver has helped him as a dressing room by guys like Tanner Pearson, who did a variety of the soothing out. Canucks have misplaced a variety of good veteran guys.
Brough: “Ian Cole
Dhaliwal: “Yeah, Luke Schenn, Ian Cole. Think about if Chris Tanev by no means left. They simply, 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 attempting to get Chris final 12 months. And Chris had Vancouver, very excessive, very, very, very, very, very excessive on his record of locations. However I feel he’s completely satisfied. He’s bought two, he’s bought younger household, two younger children. Mother and Dad are in Toronto, so he type of labored out very well for him.
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However generally that veteran participant might help a lot in time like this. And Canucks had guys like Pearson, Schenn, Cole, Tanev and, you understand, you surprise if they may use veteran, like that within the dressing room proper now.
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