New Report Highlights Why Vancouver Canucks & Patrik Allvin Should Avoid Former 60-Goal Scorer
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A new report this week has highlighted the reasons why the Vancouver Canucks and General Manager Patrik Allvin should avoid a former 60-goal scorer.
Vancouver Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin is continuing to evaluate his options on the trade market as the club looks to improve at the forward position in order to hopefully make a push towards a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs later this season.
The Canucks have been linked to countless names over the course of the last few months, among them being Pavel Zacha and Casey Mittelstadt of the Boston Bruins, but more recently, former 60 goal scorer Steven Stamkos has entered the fray as a potential option.
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New report highlights why Vancouver Canucks should avoid Steven Stamkos
In a recent edition of Canucks Conversation, Harman Dayal and David Quadrelli took a deeper look at Steven Stamkos and his potential fit in Vancouver and based on his big drop off in production, along with his contract and high salary, they don't believe it would make a ton of sense for the Canucks to bring him in.
"This team likes its big names. Yeah, Stamkos doesn't make a lot of sense from an on-ice perspective." Quadrelli said.
Dayal went on to add, "No he doesn't. He's 35-years-old. One goal in 11 games. And the main thing is he's a one shot scorer who doesn't drive play anymore. You know what this team has a lot of right now? Wingers that don't drive play and sure, can Stamkos play centre? He can do it and he did it at times for Nashville last year, but at 35-years-old and after all those years of playing wing in Tampa, let's make no mistake about it, Steven Stamkos is at his best on the wing. With the money involved on his contract, $8 million through the 2027-28 season, the Canucks should absolutely steer clear of something like this."
Dayal went on to add, "No he doesn't. He's 35-years-old. One goal in 11 games. And the main thing is he's a one shot scorer who doesn't drive play anymore. You know what this team has a lot of right now? Wingers that don't drive play and sure, can Stamkos play centre? He can do it and he did it at times for Nashville last year, but at 35-years-old and after all those years of playing wing in Tampa, let's make no mistake about it, Steven Stamkos is at his best on the wing. With the money involved on his contract, $8 million through the 2027-28 season, the Canucks should absolutely steer clear of something like this."
It's fair to say that Steven Stamkos is past his prime and while he might be good in the dressing room from a leadership point of view, it certainly wouldn't be worth it bringing him to Vancouver just from that aspect, especially with the money he's owed this season and the next two as well.
If Patrik Allvin is able to wait it out a little longer, the list of available forwards will more than likely increase, especially as we get closer to American Thanksgiving and before the NHL's holiday roster freeze.
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OCTOBRE 31 | 1295 ANSWERS New Report Highlights Why Vancouver Canucks & Patrik Allvin Should Avoid Former 60-Goal Scorer Do you think the Vancouver Canucks should avoid Steven Stamkos on the trade market? | ||
| Yes | 995 | 76.8 % |
| No | 300 | 23.2 % |
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