With the abeyant barter of Roberto Luongo on the horizon, abounding are apprehensive what his barter amount is.

And the acknowledgment is simple: not much.


If this were a archetypal trade, again the Vancouver Canucks ability be able to get a top-six advanced and a prospect/draft pick. But that is not the case, as Mike Gillis and the Canucks accept no acceding power.

Luongo has a cogent contract. Cory Schneider, the Canucks and the majority of the admirers wish him gone, and he wants to go. And anybody knows this.

While Mike Gillis ability be cat-and-mouse for that top-six advanced and prospect/draft aces from Toronto, Chicago, Florida or Tampa Bay, these teams are artlessly cat-and-mouse for Gillis to amusement this like it is: a bacon dump.

Because of this dance, one of the afterward will happen.

In my opinion, the a lot of acceptable book is that Mike Gillis lowers his appeal and accepts a bacon dump amateur forth with a B-level prospect/draft pick.