Predictions -- where will these Canucks they play next season

[UWSaint]

The Canucks have 4 UFAs on the roster -- Boeser, Suter, Forbert, and Juulsen. Where will they be next season?

Boeser: Minnesota. A good chunk of that Suter and Parise money will get spent on Faber (contract signed) and Rossi (RFA), but they've got plenty of cap space for a splash or two. Wild could use another scorer, and there's enough play creators in Minnesota for Brock to be at his most valuable. With no 6 or 7 year contracts offered, Boeser will find out he should have taken the Canucks offer, but takes going home as the consolation.

Suter: Vancouver Canucks management can't let go of a complementary guy coming off a career season, so they replay the movie. More expensive, less productive -- that's the script. But every team needs a swiss army knife, all the better if swiss.

Forbert: Columbus Seeking to add more veterans to a young and up and coming group and short on left side D, the Jackets add Forbert and a couple of other long toothed defenseman who will play more than they want after free agent prize Ekblad turns up limp. Or doped.

Juulsen: Skelleftea AIK With the NHL market lukewarm, Juulsen packs his things and moves to Sweden.

[theman]

Boeser - Minny or Winny

Suter - agree, he will be re-signed.

Forbert - think he will be re-signed.

Juulsen - Europe

[Chef Boi RD]

Should we call this off-season Hamhius 2.0?

[Ronning's Ghost]

Should we call this off-season Hamhius 2.0?

Structurally similar.

I think the biggest difference was the Hamhuis made it known that he wanted to play in Vancouver, and allowed the easy inference that he would offer a hometown discount to do it. If any of these, or their agents, made such insinuations, I didn't hear about it.
(Which is not to imply that it didn't happen, because I wasn't paying much attention this season.)

[Chef Boi RD]

Didn’t Boeser say he’d like stay in Vancouver? That is until Allvin’s post deadline comments

[Meds]

Boeser: Chicago, Anaheim, or Minnesota. Boeser would bring a veteran top-6 guy into the Chicago mix who, imho, is an upgrade on Bertuzzi and Teravainen. Anaheim has the cap space for him and need someone better than Killorn on the wing in the top-6. Minnesota actually makes the least sense to me, they need centres.....the only reason to sign him is because he would be "coming home".

Forbort: Calgary or Edmonton. I can't see there being a huge market out there for him, but he's defensively reliable and will likely be had for under $1.75M.....and Alberta always takes something that we jettisoned.

Suter: Philadelphia or Minnesota. Philly has nobody at the pivot spot besides Couturier. With the slim pickings at center in free agency, I can see them going after Suter. The Wild may also want to beef up in the middle, they have Nyqvist on an expiring contract, and Suter would replace him nicely.

Juulsen: Montreal.No reason, just a hunch that he goes back to where it all started for him.....more likely he's in Europe or the KHL.

[Meds]

Didn’t Boeser say he’d like stay in Vancouver? That is until Allvin’s post deadline comments

Oh definitely. Brock very much wanted to return, even after the JTScootergate. Allvin's comments were brutal. The way Rutherford and Allvin have let loose in the media regarding coaches and players.....Vancouver is certainly not going to be seen as a top destination for free agents.

[Chef Boi RD]

Didn’t Boeser say he’d like stay in Vancouver? That is until Allvin’s post deadline comments

Oh definitely. Brock very much wanted to return, even after the JTScootergate. Allvin's comments were brutal. The way Rutherford and Allvin have let loose in the media regarding coaches and players.....Vancouver is certainly not going to be seen as a top destination for free agents.

Not looking good, Mëds…not looking good

[UWSaint]

Boeser: Chicago, Anaheim, or Minnesota. Boeser would bring a veteran top-6 guy into the Chicago mix who, imho, is an upgrade on Bertuzzi and Teravainen. Anaheim has the cap space for him and need someone better than Killorn on the wing in the top-6. Minnesota actually makes the least sense to me, they need centres.....the only reason to sign him is because he would be "coming home".

I thought Chicago made a ton of sense after the Bedard draft, when Boeser (who really wanted to stay) really wanted to go, the Canucks were happy to move him, and Chicago had plenty of picks and prospects the Canucks needed more than the Hawks. Instead they went with Hall. Huh. Anyway, agree Boeser still makes sense there. Anaheim makes sense, too. But I don't see Minnesota as out because they need centers. Rossi and Ericksson Ek are both capable centers to play in a top 6; they could certainly improve on that, but not in free agency. A better argument might be that he's sort of redundant to Boldy, but Minnesota has a solid group of forwards and defense and money to add players, so any move will make more of something there.

[Blob Mckenzie]

Should we call this off-season Hamhius 2.0?

I hope not. Letting Hamhuis go in the off season was fine but not trading him at the deadline because they wan out of time is reprehensible. They signed Eriksson, drafted Juolevi. The owners/management got fined for tampering.

That off season was a disaster.

[Meds]

Boeser: Chicago, Anaheim, or Minnesota. Boeser would bring a veteran top-6 guy into the Chicago mix who, imho, is an upgrade on Bertuzzi and Teravainen. Anaheim has the cap space for him and need someone better than Killorn on the wing in the top-6. Minnesota actually makes the least sense to me, they need centres.....the only reason to sign him is because he would be "coming home".

I thought Chicago made a ton of sense after the Bedard draft, when Boeser (who really wanted to stay) really wanted to go, the Canucks were happy to move him, and Chicago had plenty of picks and prospects the Canucks needed more than the Hawks. Instead they went with Hall. Huh. Anyway, agree Boeser still makes sense there. Anaheim makes sense, too. But I don't see Minnesota as out because they need centers. Rossi and Ericksson Ek are both capable centers to play in a top 6; they could certainly improve on that, but not in free agency. A better argument might be that he's sort of redundant to Boldy, but Minnesota has a solid group of forwards and defense and money to add players, so any move will make more of something there.

I looked at puckpedia to see Minnesota's roster and cap situation and I completely missed Rossi's name on the list. So was looking at Eriksson Ek, Johansson, Yakov, and Gaudreau.....only one of those names belongs in any team's top-6.

My bad.

[donlever]

How about Boeser in Columbus.

Up and coming group.

Cap space.

Closer to home.

[Meds]

Columbus has been "up and coming" since they drafted Rick Nash.

They've made the playoffs 6 times in 24 years.

I just don't see them as being an attractive destination for Boeser, if he does want to play beyond the 82 game point of the season that is.

[Todd Bersnoozi]

I wouldn't mind those guys back, but don't want to overpay for any of them. I always liked Brockstar6, but if a deal cannot be reached, then I am fine to let him walk. Suter had a nice year, but I don't mind giving his slot to Raty; I think Raty can become a similar type player, but bigger and hopefully more skilled. Fartbort would be nice to get back on a team friendly deal, can never have enuf big dood, solid stay-at-home types. Where they end up? Don't know and don't really care.

I think a NHL club will give a Juulsen a contract though. Honestly, I'd take Juulsen over Stecher and/or K.Burroughs on my team any day and both those are still kicking around in the league. Sure, Juulsen has some warts if overplayed, but he has good size, plays with an edge and plays the shortage on the RSD. If not here, I could see a rebuilding team like Hawks, Sharks or Flyers giving him a 1-2 year deal.

[donlever]

Columbus has been "up and coming" since they drafted Rick Nash.

You're right

They've had an awful year.

Werenski has sucked, Mateychuk will never be a player and Fantilli, Marchenko, Sillinger, Voronkov and Johnson are much like the Canuck stable of "up and coming" youth.

What was I thinking.