[Trade] Canucks acquire B. Sutter + 3rd for Bonino, Clendening, + 2nd. UPD: Sutter signed.

[d_phaneuf]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

A bit OT, but who are the Nucks' Cs this year?

Last year it was:

Sedin
Bonino
Horvat
Mattius

Now it's:

Sedin
Horvat
Sutter
??

Matthias didn't play center except when they had injuries, he's not a very good center

decent big 3rd line winger but not a good center

when healthy last year it was

Sedin
Bonino
Richardson
Horvat

when Richardson was injured it was filled mostly by Vey or on rare occasions Matthias

this year it's most likely

Sedin
Horvat
Sutter
Vey

unless one of the Utica centers makes a step up, but for the most part the centers (McCann and Cassels) are a year away, so it's really only Gaunce as most likely

[sureLoss]

Scott Wheeler @scottcwheeler
Luongo, Schneider, Kesler, Bieksa, Lack = Markstrom, Horvat, Sbisa, Sutter, Dorsett, McCann, 3rd, 3rd, 7th, retained salary on Luongo.

[Galakanokis]

^^^^OUCH.

Not sure what I think of this yet. Bonino was nothing special and offered little outside of occasional offense. I have always liked Sutter but that could just be some old school bias. Definitely don't think the canucks came out ahead here.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Scott Wheeler @scottcwheeler
Luongo, Schneider, Kesler, Bieksa, Lack = Markstrom, Horvat, Sbisa, Sutter, Dorsett, McCann, 3rd, 3rd, 7th, retained salary on Luongo.

They better do something special with those draft picks. Ugly.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

this year it's most likely

Sedin
Horvat
Sutter
Vey

unless one of the Utica centers makes a step up, but for the most part the centers (McCann and Cassels) are a year away, so it's really only Gaunce as most likely

So in Calgary, it will probably be

Sedin - Backlund
Horvat - Monahan
Sutter - Stajan
Vey - Bennett

yes please!

And in Vancouver, hard to say how they try to match them up, but who cares?! No matter how you slice it, the results favour Calgary nicely.

[automaton 3]

Ugly for Vancouver.

Great times for Flames fans.

[devo22]

huge win for Pittsburgh. No idea what Vancouver is doing, but I won't complain.

[Benched]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Scott Wheeler @scottcwheeler
Luongo, Schneider, Kesler, Bieksa, Lack = Markstrom, Horvat, Sbisa, Sutter, Dorsett, McCann, 3rd, 3rd, 7th, retained salary on Luongo.

wow ouch. that really spells it all out...

[Badgers Nose]

Edmonton vs Vancouver for biggest dumpster fire of 2015/6.

[jg13]

I am so happy benning is not our GM

[getbak]

Originally Posted by Badgers Nose

Edmonton vs Vancouver for biggest dumpster fire of 2015/6.

I'd add in Arizona too, but I don't think they even have a dumpster left to set on fire.

[Street Pharmacist]

Totally clueless

[Fighting Banana Slug]

Wow, I like Sutter (or at least I used to, pre-Nuck), but given his contract and the add-ons, Vancouver get bent on this one.

[dash_pinched]

Originally Posted by getbak

I'd add in Arizona too, but I don't think they even have a dumpster left to set on fire.

...and with the layoffs/cuts to Glendale fire departments to keep the Coyotes in Glendale, the last thing you want is a dumpster fire.

[Fighting Banana Slug]

For the Pens, Bonino+Fehr+small upgrade on pics+Clendening isn't bad at all. Their cap situation isn't quite as terrible as I would have thought (although I think they need Maata and Poulliot to play pretty big minutes).

[Hackey]

Already trading the main piece in the Kesler deal doesn't look good. I like the deal for Pittsburgh. Hopefully some of their young dmen can step up for them and they can put together a solid year.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by saillias

Ah the Feaster/Weisbrod retool special.

Don't you mean the Benning/Weisbrod retool? There is a common denominator here after all.

[sureLoss]

Benning tells the media he hopes to have a Sutter extension worked out in the next few days.

[Enoch Root]

On the Pittsburgh side...

I think Bonino could fit in better in the east, and on the Penguins.

Plus they save $1.4M in cap hit - which they really need.

Then they get Clendening and a small upgrade in picks.

Very good trade for them.

[killer_carlson]

Fair point on Sutter's contract, but I like the guy much more than I like Bonino.

I think Sutter takes a step this year.