As Vancouver Canucks hit all\u002Dstar break, will Rick Tocchet be able to inject some spirit into the lineup? Will management find any trades?
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Martin hasn’t had much of an opportunity to even give his team a chance and, when he’s found those moments, it’s been a struggle.This season started off with US$5.9 million in dead money, between the buyout payments due to Jake Virtanen and Braden Holtby in 2001, and Micheal Ferland’s uninsured contract sitting on the books as well. That’s money that would be better spent on a player or two.
Neither player has much trade value at the moment, though in reality both players are solid two-way wingers who would help a team making a Stanley Cup push.For all the potential on the Canucks’ roster, there’s just no getting around the US$13.3 million in cap space taken up by the contracts of Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Tyler Myers.Article content
Following Thursday’s re-signing of Kuzmenko, the Canucks will have to trade Horvat. And with the way Horvat has developed his game, showing the kind of work ethic you want in your team, that’s going to be a bitter pill.Article content
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