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Originally Posted by Galakanokis
Rumors are a few if not all of the home town discount guys will not waive their no trade clauses. Bieksa, Edler, Hamhuis, Garrison are the main ones. It is obvious that Kesler wants out but he has already limited the teams he will waive for. It is not as cut and dry as it looks. Easy to say trade 'em all but what if they don't want to go?
It is guys like Tanev, Higgins and Hansen that might be easier to move but the returns won't be great and they are no exactly the problem with the team.
I agree there are pieces in place but teams that retool general already have the young talent on the team and are ready to step up. By the time the Canucks find or develop the new young talent the established will be on the bad side of 30. Not getting back established prospects for Schneider and Luongo was a huge mistake. The chance of any of their past few draft picks making a big impact in the next couple of years is slim.
If, and that's a big if, they can get a substantial return for Kesler than maybe they might turn things around quickly but I highly doubt it. They may squeak into the playoffs but Western Conference powers right now are all pretty young teams.
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So reminiscent of Calgary. There were rumours for 2 summers that Regehr had been asked to waive his no-trade and declined.