Trade Three
The Vancouver Canucks are going to be tight against the Cap here soon if they don’t make some moves. They might be wise to use Brock Boeser to get Loui Eriksson‘s awful contract off their books. Eriksson is their highest-paid forward and tied for the highest-paid player on the team with Tyler Myers and Alexander Edler. Eriksson used to be a great player, but since going to Vancouver he has been awful. He had 6 goals and 7 assists for 13 points in 49 games this year.
The Devils have plenty of cap room and even a spot in the lineup if Eriksson had to come over in a deal to get Boeser. After having a 30 goal season with Boston in 2015-16, he hasn’t eclipsed 30 total points since with Vancouver. Vancouver would be delighted to get this albatross contract out of their way.
Kevin Bahl has yet to make his New Jersey Devils debut yet. He was acquired in the Taylor Hall trade back in December, but if the Canucks wanted him in a Boeser deal, it is worth it. Bahl might turn into a pretty good defensive defenseman one day, but that is okay as long as Boeser would continue to score lots of goals.
Although the Devils would be eating Eriksson’s cap hit, they would still be getting Boeser so some picks going to Vancouver is still probably necessary. The Devils have Vancouver’s 2020 first because the Lightning gave it to them in the Blake Coleman deal. The Lightning had it from the J.T. Miller trade so it would be making its way back to Vancouver. The fourth-round pick of the Devils in 2020 would be thrown in too to make this deal fairer.
All of these are a long shot right now but the rumor is out there. Whenever a rumor like that floats around you have to wonder what the Devils’ management thinks about it. There is a reason now that Brock Boeser and Loui Eriksson are the two most searched active players right now on CapFriendly dot com. Although just rumors, adding a player like Boeser would be awesome and a lot of fun to watch.