Patrik Allvin on the trade market: Canucks to pay to rid themselves of Tucker Poolman?
Not too long ago, the long-term injury reserve was viewed as a vital asset for teams expecting a steep playoff run. The tables have now turned for the Canucks, and not in the best possible way.
Canucks under the cap but over the allowable contract's limit?
Tucker Poolman has been placed on LTIR for most of the previous two seasons, and his condition is expected to cause him to withdraw from camp for back-to-back years.
When he falls onto the LTIR, the Canucks then have the entirety of his cap as bonus cap space ($2.5M), the one thing they lose is one contract of the 50 they're allowed, and that's where it gets problematic for Allvin and the Canucks.
As we know, Patrik Allvin loves to have the flexibility to add players throughout the season, and Poolman's contract under the 50 plays an essential role. Now that the Canucks may have to add a backup netminder to kick things off this season, it prevents Allvin from having the flexibility to make in-season adjustments as he pleases.
Other teams to take advantage of the Canucks: The price revealed
On Canucks Army, the value of such a move was discussed, and according to Harman Dayal, the Canucks would have to give as much as a 3rd or maybe even 4th round pick to move his contract elsewhere.
Allvin will have to cautiously play his hand here; while the Canucks have seven draft picks heading into the 2025 Draft, they haven't been adding much youth over the last two drafts, and they may have to be wary of that.
Given the team's current state and where they are in the development process, is the price to get rid of one-year's worth of Tucker Poolman's contract worth the current asking price?
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POLL |
SEPTEMBRE 2 | 241 ANSWERS Patrik Allvin on the trade market: Canucks to pay to rid themselves of Tucker Poolman? If you were Patrik Allvin, would you make that trade? |
3rd + Poolman vs. Futures | 48 | 19.9 % |
4th + Poolman vs. Futures | 86 | 35.7 % |
No deal | 107 | 44.4 % |
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