Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Canucks and Sens Swap


The Canucks and Senators have completed a swap of players, seeing forward Ryan Shannon out of Vancouver for defenseman Lawrence Nycholat. The move does look to favour the Senators, as they claim a speedy winger who could likely play with some of the team's top forwards, while the Canucks add a little bit of minor league depth to their blueline.

2007-2008 Stats2009Point Projections
To OttawaAgeGPPointsCap HitTHNHTMScore
Ryan Shannon, F252713$605,000N/A2414
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To VancouverAgeGPPointsCap HitTHNHTMScore
Lawrence Nycholat, D2930$550,000N/AN/AN/A

Both players are not big on the projection scale for the year, although Shannon does seem to curry favour from two of the publications reviewed already, including a reasonable 24 points from a 60-game season.

Where does he fit in the large scheme of things with the Sens? He could potentially be a good fit with Antoine Vermette or, even better, Daniel Alfredsson, on a second or third line stint. Shannon could be a little sleeper for your pool this year, depending how well camp goes.

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