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Re: Re-booted SKYO approved pipe dreams and trade ideas
Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2025 3:44 pm
by Picker of Cherries
Chat GPT believes:
For Vancouver:
They’re giving up a franchise cornerstone for a package that feels more like a “retool,” not a true equal-value swap.
For New Jersey:
It’s a dream scenario — they fix their only weakness and become an instant Cup favorite.
Final Answer
Nemec + Mercer + 2026 1st is a strong offer… but still not enough for Quinn Hughes unless Vancouver is rebuilding.
To be comfortable, the Canucks would likely ask for:
Nemec
Mercer
2026 1st
Another 1st or another top prospect
Basically Quinn Hughes should be valued at five unprotected first round picks ……or equivalent in players/prospects.
Re: Re-booted SKYO approved pipe dreams and trade ideas
Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2025 3:57 pm
by Meds
Picker of Cherries wrote: ↑Sun Dec 07, 2025 3:44 pm
Chat GPT believes:
For Vancouver:
They’re giving up a franchise cornerstone for a package that feels more like a “retool,” not a true equal-value swap.
For New Jersey:
It’s a dream scenario — they fix their only weakness and become an instant Cup favorite.
Final Answer
Nemec + Mercer + 2026 1st is a strong offer… but still not enough for Quinn Hughes unless Vancouver is rebuilding.
To be comfortable, the Canucks would likely ask for:
Nemec
Mercer
2026 1st
Another 1st or another top prospect
Basically Quinn Hughes should be valued at five unprotected first round picks ……or equivalent in players/prospects.
I agree with Chat GPT.
Re: Re-booted SKYO approved pipe dreams and trade ideas
Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2025 4:23 pm
by donlever
Yeah I do as well...I brought up Nemec Mercer and 2 firsts both here and amongst my idiot group chat friend group (no not that one rats lol) a while back to zero fanfare....
Re: Re-booted SKYO approved pipe dreams and trade ideas
Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2025 4:55 pm
by Carl Yagro
What does Chap G. Petey believe?
Did it smirk when it gave you the answer?
Re: Re-booted SKYO approved pipe dreams and trade ideas
Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2025 5:06 pm
by donlever
It responds from a prone position.
Re: Re-booted SKYO approved pipe dreams and trade ideas
Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2025 5:08 pm
by theman
donlever wrote: ↑Sun Dec 07, 2025 4:23 pm
Yeah I do as well...I brought up Nemec Mercer and 2 firsts both here and amongst my idiot group chat friend group (no not that one rats lol) a while back to zero fanfare....
If the firsts were unprotected I would be happy with that return for the Canucks.
Re: Re-booted SKYO approved pipe dreams and trade ideas
Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2025 5:39 pm
by Chef Boi RD
If the Devils keep stinking this may be what speeds a deal up, if there is one.
Re: Re-booted SKYO approved pipe dreams and trade ideas
Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2025 6:05 pm
by donlever
Who knows if Jack Hughes is Jack Hughes for his entire career.
Kid gets hurt a lot.
I wonder if this hand injury fucks with his stick work.
Pure conjecture.....
I also wonder if Quinn can handle Frank the Tanks fandom.
Re: Re-booted SKYO approved pipe dreams and trade ideas
Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2025 6:05 pm
by Meds
donlever wrote: ↑Sun Dec 07, 2025 5:06 pm
It responds from a prone position.
Lateral and supine as well…..but always in the horizontal.
Re: Re-booted SKYO approved pipe dreams and trade ideas
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2025 6:11 am
by Madcombinepilot
theman wrote: ↑Sun Dec 07, 2025 5:08 pm
donlever wrote: ↑Sun Dec 07, 2025 4:23 pm
Yeah I do as well...I brought up Nemec Mercer and 2 firsts both here and amongst my idiot group chat friend group (no not that one rats lol) a while back to zero fanfare....
If the firsts were unprotected I would be happy with that return for the Canucks.
Add Hughes to the Devils, it will not matter if they are unprotected, making this point irrelevant.
Re: Re-booted SKYO approved pipe dreams and trade ideas
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2025 6:28 am
by Picker of Cherries
If Friedman is right and the Canucks are looking to move Hughes, what you hope is that Pittsburg or Washington see Hughes as the last piece to win a cup this season. They give up the five picks to win a cup and then implode afterwards and the Canucks get their lottery picks as they crash to the bottom after winning the cup and the superstars retire. I’d throw in any or all of Sherwood, Kane, Bluegar, Forbort and/or Myers (if he’ll waive) to close the deal.
Re: Re-booted SKYO approved pipe dreams and trade ideas
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2025 6:36 am
by Chef Boi RD
I think in the end it will come down to Jersey, Philly or Detroit. Jersey cause of his bros, Philly cause of Tocchet and because Philly and Jersey are practically the same city, Detroit cause it’s where the Hughes family lives off season.
Re: Re-booted SKYO approved pipe dreams and trade ideas
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2025 7:22 am
by theman
Doesn’t Hughes have no trade protection this season? If you are going to trade him, now really is the time. The Canucks should get a, better than expected, package back for him.
Re: Re-booted SKYO approved pipe dreams and trade ideas
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2025 7:22 am
by JelloPuddingPop
Chef Boi RD wrote: ↑Mon Dec 08, 2025 6:36 am
I think in the end it will come down to Jersey, Philly or Detroit. Jersey cause of his bros, Philly cause of Tocchet and because Philly and Jersey are practically the same city, Detroit cause it’s where the Hughes family lives off season.
Or maybe he will stay, and sign a McDavid-esque 2 year, team friendly show-me deal - allowing a bit more time for the kids to be alright, let the dead weight slough off (Kane, Bains, Kampf, Riechel etc), buy out Chytil (or perma-LTiR him), trade Lanks for a bag of pucks and no retained dollars.
Throw some money at UFAs in the off-season with the available cap space, Panarin to ride shotgun with Petey, Malkin to Centre the 2nd line, convince Kopitar to play one more season as the 3rd line C by offering shares in a blueberry farm when he retires.
Make hay while you can!
Re: Re-booted SKYO approved pipe dreams and trade ideas
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2025 7:27 am
by theman
Chef Boi RD wrote: ↑Mon Dec 08, 2025 6:36 am
I think in the end it will
come down to Jersey, Philly or Detroit. Jersey cause of his bros, Philly cause of Tocchet and because Philly and Jersey are practically the same city, Detroit cause it’s where the Hughes family lives off season.
There will also probably be a dark horse team no one knew about throwing their lot in and driving up the price.
For Vancouver:
For New Jersey:
Nemec