Quelques notes intéressantes de Seravalli (les 2 points ne sont pas liés) Pas étonnant que les Canucks veuillent déplacer le contrat de Ferland. Idéalement, cette équipe ne passe pas toute l’année à opérer dans le LTIR, donc probablement motivée pour faire quelque chose. Attacheraient-ils une pioche ? A noter également, les Stylos font les courses PO Joseph à toutes les équipes. Rutherford a récemment parlé de vouloir rajeunir sur le back-end, et il y a la connexion de Pittsburgh. Ancien choix de 1er tour, LHD, 23 ans. https://thehockeywriters.com/penguins-pierre-olivier-joseph-real-deal/
With Zohorna claimed, #pens will be at risk of losing a defenseman, too. Sources say PIT offered Pierre-Olivier Joseph to all 31 teams.#Canucks are also active in trying to move Micheal Ferland's contract.
More in today's Ice Breakers 🧊🏒 segment:https://t.co/ytliaG1cVU
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) October 3, 2022
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Attaching a pick to move a contract that’ll expire next season is absolutely a Benning-tier move.
I don’t think POJ really adds anything to this team. You’re just adding another LHD to a line-up that’s already having trouble pencilling Rathbone in on that slot, and I’d rather bet on Rathbone than POJ.
A player I do think this team should take a chance on is Alex Barre Boulet. I still think he’s been hemmed by Tampa’s depth, and with a hole currently in our top-9 due to injuries, he could make for a good fill-in until Boeser and Mikheyev are ready to come back. I mean, I’d rather have him than Lazar or Dickinson filling that role.
It’s possible there are teams who will want the LTIR, they won’t need to attach a pick, but they likely wouldn’t get much back. For example, it’s quite possible the Leafs will need to be in LTIR this year. Even with Lilljegren on LTIR to start, they’re barely compliant with a 20 man roster. Once he comes off LTIR, they’ll be over the cap, and unless they waive him or Sandin, they won’t get compliant without LTIR
It is possible for the team to have some cap space while carrying 22 players so they could pick up a guy like Barre Boulet off waivers and see what he’s got in his game
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Note by placing Boeser and Mikheyev on IR, they do not count against the 23 man limit, but still count against the cap. Barre Boulet’s cap hit is barely over league min, so he fits, and the team would still have like 700k in space that accrues as the season goes on