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Originally Posted by Bron Yr Aur
Hahahaah.
Honestly though would Vancouver do that deal? Bickell is just dead weight and might kill that deal.
I like Leddy but at this point I don't see him as much more of a 2nd/3rd offensive d-man who is still a bit of a liability defensively. Hard to say if he can take another step with his defensive game.
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There's no way in hell they'd do it. Leddy is a strong defenseman, but he's showing his ceiling, and he's very weak defensively. He's getting better, but he's a poor man's Brian Campbell. You hit the nail on the head with him. He's going to be replaced by Adam Clendening in Chicago when his contract is up, anyway, maybe even this offseason we could see him as a draft day trade causality.
Bickell is a little more than dead weight, but has a little upside and Pirri just wouldn't command much in a trade. Pirri would be a vital piece to have a young center replacing Kesler, clearly not even close the the same caliber but...I'm sure they'd want a center to replace him.
So no, it was more of a joke that would never be reality.
Honestly, I see the Canucks moving him this offseason or next trade deadline. Their window is closing on a Cup (if not closed) with the current roster makeup, and getting max value for a guy like Kesler who clearly isn't 100% happy with the situation would be really great for a quick rebuild. Moving the Sedin's would be near impossible, since I doubt they would accept a trade to separate teams.