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Old 07-28-2015, 09:44 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by bubbsy View Post
wasn't bonino supposed to be their future 2nd line center, and the major cog in the kesler deal?!?

so they trade him away, plus a 2nd round pick, and another d prospect (former 2nd round pick).

i suppose the 2nd/3rd round pick swap is essentially moving down ~5-15 spots in the draft, but still.

Sutter's a solid player, but is he not essentially a 3rd line C? He's avg'd a 0.37 PPG at the NHL level (in close to 500 NHL games). Backlund, as a comparison, avg'd a 0.43 PPG over close to 300 games (both are 26 years old).

so the "re-tool" continues for the canucks, at the expense of 2nd round picks
Likely a bigger move than that? Vancouver probably finishes worse than Pittsburgh, so they more likely move a whole 30+ picks down.

edit: I see below the picks being used, so you're right.

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