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We’re talking about Calgary Flames forward Andrei Kuzmenko, and how the Vancouver Canucks seemingly are losing the trade.
Reddit: https://old.reddit.com/r/canucks/comments/1c2wrmo/andrei_kuzmenko_hattrick_vs_ducks_april_12_2024/
This video is taking place after the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The 2023 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:
1st) Chicago Blackhawks, Connor Bedard
2nd) Anaheim Ducks, Leo Carlsson
3rd) Columbus Blue Jackets, Adam Fantilli
4th) San Jose Sharks, Will Smith
5th) Montreal Canadiens, David Reinbacher
6th) Arizona Coyotes, Dmitri Simashev
7th) Philadelphia Flyers, Matvei Michkov
8th) Washington Capitals, Ryan Leonard
9th) Detroit Red Wings, Nate Danielson
10th) St. Louis Blues, Dalibor Dvorsky
11th) Vancouver Canucks, Tom Willander
12th) Arizona Coyotes (from Ottawa Senators), Daniil But
13th) Buffalo Sabres, Zach Benson
14th) Pittsburgh Penguins, Brayden Yager
15th) Nashville Predators, Matthew Wood
16th) Calgary Flames, Samuel Honzek
17th) Detroit Red Wings (from New York Islanders via Vancouver Canucks), Axel Sandin Pellikka
18th) Winnipeg Jets, Colby Barlow
19th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Tampa Bay Lightning), Oliver Moore
20th) Seattle Kraken, Eduard Sale
21st) Minnesota Wild, Charlie Stramel
22nd) Philadelphia Flyers (from Los Angeles Kings via Columbus Blue Jackets), Oliver Bonk
23rd) New York Rangers, Gabe Perreault
24th) Nashville Predators (from Edmonton Oilers), Tanner Molendyk
25th) St. Louis Blues (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Otto Stenberg
26th) San Jose Sharks (from New Jersey Devils), Quentin Musty
27th) Colorado Avalanche, Calum Ritchie
28th) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Boston Bruins via Washington Capitals), Easton Cowan
29th) St. Louis Blues (from Dallas Stars via New York Rangers), Theo Lindstein
30th) Carolina Hurricanes, Bradley Nadeau
31st) Colorado Avalanche (from Florida Panthers via Montreal Canadiens), Mikhail Gulyayev
32nd) Vegas Golden Knights, David Edstrom
This video is also taking place after 2023 NHL Season, and after the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Florida Panthers in the Finals.
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19 Comments
lindholm isn't working out but who knows what happens in the playoffs. kuz was never going to get back to where he was in vancouver. if you can't do what tocc wants you to do you'll be sitting or getting scratched all the time. one mistake in all the moves they have made is ok.
I thought the whole point of getting Lindholm was for the playoffs? Why are saying the trade is a failure if we haven’t even gotten to them yet.
It was a good risk. They needed a 2C. Clearing out salary cap will be important when the OEL damage starts hitting
Yea huge loss for canucks oh wait a minute Canucks are in the playoffs with an excellent defensive center and Kuzzy with his 4 goals and 4 assists in the last 5 is…… golfing in a week. Yea what a loss
I don't miss Kuzmenko one bit. A little flash in the pan offensively will never be enough to make up for the defense Lindhom will be providing as a center that can take faceoffs in the playoffs. The trade is 💯 solid still. Cap space is everything as well. 🫡
Sorry, but no. Kuzmenko sucks and he is being massively overrated in this fanbase.
Lindholm isn’t signed yet prolly won’t be I checked the comments and I see a lot of copium lol wonder if they’ll feel the same if Canucks get bounced
i mean kuzemenko was always an awesome player, we did see some of it with kuzzy making some awesome plays, he just fell short of what tocchet wanted. Lindholm could still be a legit player for the canucks but we need more time to see. not sure how they resign all these players though.
Nope. Sure lindholm hasn’t been going offensively but he’s been solid defensively which could be absolutely essential come playoffs.
Only if resigned less terms nocked going make 8 million worsed trade since oel or Erickson sighed giving up Right shot Defense needs the most Hunter Brzustwicz going be a top Defense of crops
This management needs to stopped giving up asset over 10 years players we Don't need especially lidholm over Hunter Brzustwicz for round liked Dylan Gauthier mcann madden Forsling off the world
Kuzmenko would not have performed at the same level as he is right now in the Canucks' system and Lindholm's value will truly be seen in the playoffs, which is the ultimate goal this team was gunning for since the beginning of the season. Lindholm really rounds out the Canucks lineup, allowing them to have a reliably defensively sound, right shot centre with good faceoff stats.
The trade was a win for Calgary from the start. Lindholm hadn’t been very good in Calgary for two years. Selling low on a player and still getting that big of a haul , was impressive. And if Hunter Brzustewicz and the first round pick both turn out to be grade A NHLers , it’ll go down as one of the most lopsided trades ever. Check out “Hunter Brzustewicz Takes over his own Interview”. Aside from skill , the dude has confidence , personality and swagger.
Kuz wouldn’t have played. Toch was sitting him. Oh he’s scoring goals in meaningless games…..who cares
If Canucks win the cup I won't care that's the only thing that saves this trade for me.
The key is that it wasn't Lindholm for Kuzmenko, Kuzmenko was a cap dump, and that makes front office look stupid.
The price was too high. We gave up on Kuzzy to early. Not sure why we didn't get ride of Mikheyev instead.
Kuzemenko. All he’s done is be almost a point a game for the Flames, and has 21 goals in a turbulent second season. To put things into perspective:
Kuzy: 26 GP, 13 G, 9 A
Lindy: 25 GP, 5 G, 5 A
Just looking at that, Calgary fleeced Van. And to add Brzustewicz & Jurmo (plus picks), this trade is completely an
A++ move by Conroy (amongst all the other A trades he’s made thus far) and completely lopsided in Calgary’s favor.
Usually I enjoy your videos, but in this case you are so far off, I'm kind of surprised. While I love Kuzzy and wish him all the best, there is absolutely NO WAY this would happen in Vancouver, he wasn't a Tocchet player never was going to be, he would be scratched constantly (whether it was deserved or not), so while I'm happy for him, I'm not upset about the trade, and Lindholm is playing very well defensively, and has looked better since coming back. Would I have loved Toffoli absolutely but who knows how that played out behind the scenes.