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Mike, do you think the Canucks will be just as interested in keeping him around by the end of the season?
Mike, do you think the Canucks will be just as interested in keeping him around by the end of the season?
Or do you think they’re going to be more inclined to really commit to that rebuild, which means selling off their tradable pieces?
Or do you think they’re going to be more inclined to really commit to that rebuild, which means selling off their tradable pieces?
Well, I mean, they’re gonna have to do a lot of, swaying of Besser because it doesn’t sound he- like he’s gonna make it easy for them.
Well, I mean, they’re gonna have to do a lot of, swaying of Besser because it doesn’t sound he- like he’s gonna make it easy for them.
I mean, they gave him the no-move clause.
I mean, they gave him the no-move clause.
It’s, you know, basically now, you know, he can choose where he wants to go.
It’s, you know, basically now, you know, he can choose where he wants to go.
you know, he’s a, he’s a good scoring forward at a very affordable seven and a quarter million dollars.
you know, he’s a, he’s a good scoring forward at a very affordable seven and a quarter million dollars.
So I’m sure there will be teams out there who are looking for offense, so would be interested, but he controls the process.
So I’m sure there will be teams out there who are looking for offense, so would be interested, but he controls the process.
So, you know, you could say he could say, “I wanna go to Minnesota.”
So, you know, you could say he could say, “I wanna go to Minnesota.”
Well, they’re not gonna get full value for him because he controls the process.
Well, they’re not gonna get full value for him because he controls the process.
If he’s open to, you know, going to three or four or five different places, then, Patrick Allvin might be able to generate a market and get a good return for him.
If he’s open to, you know, going to three or four or five different places, then, Patrick Allvin might be able to generate a market and get a good return for him.
you know, he didn’t have that problem with Quinn Hughes ’cause Quinn Hughes didn’t have any– I don’t believe he had any no-trade protection on his deal.
you know, he didn’t have that problem with Quinn Hughes ’cause Quinn Hughes didn’t have any– I don’t believe he had any no-trade protection on his deal.
And a lo- and, and the same pro- same goes with Elias Pettersson.
And a lo- and, and the same pro- same goes with Elias Pettersson.
He’s got no-move protection too.
He’s got no-move protection too.
It’s very strange how, the Canucks have buyer’s remorse on these players so quickly after signing them.
It’s very strange how, the Canucks have buyer’s remorse on these players so quickly after signing them.
Maybe the thought process of actually signing them was flawed, but now they’re stuck with, you know, Pettersson, who is not an eleven point six million dollar player anymore, trying to find a, a home for him.
Maybe the thought process of actually signing them was flawed, but now they’re stuck with, you know, Pettersson, who is not an eleven point six million dollar player anymore, trying to find a, a home for him.
With Besser, I don’t think they’ll have a lot of trouble.
With Besser, I don’t think they’ll have a lot of trouble.
But like I said, he controls the process, and I don’t think if they do insist on trading him and do a full tear down rebuild, that they’re gonna get, full value.
But like I said, he controls the process, and I don’t think if they do insist on trading him and do a full tear down rebuild, that they’re gonna get, full value.
They’ll get pennies on the dollar for him.
They’ll get pennies on the dollar for him.