The Vancouver Canucks have acquired Elias Lindholm from the Calgary Flames in exchange for Andrei Kuzmenko, Hunter Brzustewicz, Joni Jurmo, a first-round pick and a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft.
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Good luck to them. Canucks might be the closest of the Canadian teams to a deep Stanley run until the amateur and biased NHL Refs have a say that is.
Very risky move from Canucks imo. Lindholm needs to play way better than he has so far this season to make this worth it. If they get an extension it could be more fair. Very early to give up on Kuzmenko, prospects they gave have good potential and 1st round pick? Flames win at this point.
Hoping for Middlestat too!
dont understand why Lindholm was chosen for all star weekend Weeger, Sharongovich,and kadri any one of those was the better choice than Lindholm he was floating through this year good job NHL.
To be fair, Canucks are not even close to being all in with this trade…. They traded like what, their 4th or 5th best prospect and the 27th overall pick assuming they don't go all the way.
Thank god it's Jesse analyzing this trade.
Remember Lindholm’s numbers have not been great…so don’t count your chickens….
I do not think Jurmo has a high upside, he is a mid-round pick who struggles in the Liiga.
Jurmo isn’t anything. The first is late in a shallow draft. The 4th is whatever.
Kuzy is a fun player who can score goals and make some dynamic plays in the ozone, but doesn’t drive a line and is a defensive liability
Hunter is the intriguing piece but there’s a reason he fell to round 3. Canucks did sell high on him. Overall Vancouver didn’t lose any major piece
Jurmo? Doesnt have that much upside. Kind of a bust in my opinion
bullsh*t Lindholm hasn't been good for 3 years.Kuzy is having a bad sophmore year.
It's funny that a 40 goal score signs in Van for 5.5M. In leaf land a guy who had around 12 more points less season is worth 11.5M. Sounds like the leafs have the wrong GM.
Elias Lindholm (29)
2021-22 Games: 82 Goals: 42 Assists: 40 Points: 82
2022-23 Games: 80 Goals: 22 Assists: 42 Points: 64
2023-24 Games: 49 Goals: 9 Assists: 23 Points: 32
Calgary won this trade. Too much for one pending UFA.
Re: = REEEEEEE
As a Canucks fan, after the past decade, I don't even care if it works. It's exciting, it's bold, it gives us the feeling of a pulse again. And it's been a long time since we felt that.
And with the 32nd pick the Calgary Flames select…..
One critique, saying those prospects have "high upside" is quite hyperbolic. Both prospects are third round picks one in the OHL and one in Liga and unless you've been following them closely (I don't think anyone has) so saying there anything more than prospects seems disingenuous.
Oh my lord what a trade!!
Very well said. I haven't seen anyone break down this trade like you did
I don't know much about Lindholm as a player but I am in general very happy that the Canucks are getting business done early at various points and not setting themselves up to lose out at the deadline.
VANCOUVER AINT DONE YET
You're right. It's about filling holes.