Aggressive Offseason - Drance Model

Team: 2021-22 Vancouver Canucks

Initial Creation Date: May 21, 2021

Published: May 26, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

For the Canucks to be competitive next season, they will need the following:
- Two second line wingers
- A third line center
- A top four defenseman

Moves to be made:
- Buyout Roussel and Virtanen
- Holtby to Seattle (add a piece if needed)
- (Potential other buyout candidate if he isn't selected)

Huge Question:
- Will Beagle play next year?

Role of the Second Line:
- Cap Space is an issue
- Strong xGF and defensive presence
- Sacrificing offense to allocate stronger depth down the lineup

Trades for needed pieces:
- Troy Terry has been a player rumoured to be on the trade block, would fit the competitive timeline.
- A second rounder might seem steep but it would probably be the price
- Lockwood is exempt so they don't have to expose him
- Graves would be left exposed by Colorado
- Jett Woo is exempt from the expansion draft (not sure of his value but looks to be a year away)
- A conditional pick that escalates up to through 2023
- What would Graves cost?

Free Agency:
- Leverage buyers market and Covid prices
- Granlund and Tatar fit the description of the role for the second line
- Most likely players who will get less than they have right now
- Anyone else out there that could fit this role for cheaper?

Edits:
- Hoglander AAV fixed to $1.1M
- Hughes hit all schedule A bonuses so $700K (It only says $750K because that is the minimum)

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