{"id":443560,"date":"2024-06-26T09:15:42","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T13:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=443560"},"modified":"2024-06-26T07:36:06","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T11:36:06","slug":"pros-cons-vancouver-canucks-targeting-guentzel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/06\/26\/pros-cons-vancouver-canucks-targeting-guentzel\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pros and Cons of the Vancouver Canucks Targeting Guentzel"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a 109-point season and a second-round exit at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers<\/a>, the<\/span> Vancouver Canucks<\/span><\/a> will look to improve for next season. They will aspire to be legitimate Stanley Cup contenders <\/span>but<\/span> in<\/span> a league that has a hard salary cap, that is easier said than done. Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin <\/span>said he was not satisfied at the year-end press conference<\/span><\/a>. Expect him and the rest of the management team to be aggressive in the next few weeks and make some tough decisions. One of the names the Canucks have <\/span>been linked<\/span> to is a name Allvin is very familiar with; Jake Guentzel<\/a>. <\/span>Frank Servalli of Daily Faceoff reported last week that Vancouver <\/span>is expected<\/span> to make a strong push for the winger.<\/span><\/a> Let’s go over the pros and cons of the Vancouver Canucks indeed targeting Guentzel.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Pros of Targeting Guentzel<\/span><\/h2>\n

Guentzel is a bonafide top-six forward and a pure goal scorer. Since he broke into the NHL in 2016-17, he scored 227 goals in the regular season. <\/span>That is <\/span>21st in the entire NHL since the <\/span>start of the<\/span> 2016-17 season.<\/span><\/a> He has also eclipsed the 40-goal mark twice, doing so in 2018-19 and 2021-22.<\/span><\/p>\n

Guentzel has a ton of playoff experience <\/span>and<\/span> he<\/span> was a vital part of the Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a> Stanley Cup in 2017. <\/span>Guentzel<\/span> has scored the sixth most post-season goals since the 2016-17 season. H<\/span>is<\/span> 38 playoff goals are only behind Nathan MacKinnon<\/a>, Brayden Point<\/a>, Leon Draisaitl<\/a>, Brad Marchand<\/a> and David Pastrnak<\/a>. He found excellent chemistry with Sidney Crosby<\/a>.
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Jake Guentzel has been traded<\/p>\n

Guentzel has been a fan favourite since his first game with the Penguins. A natural goal scorer who developed along side Sid to become a star in the NHL. Through his time here he became the greatest winger Crosby has ever had. <\/p>\n

Guentzels time in\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/4uMjq5DBSo<\/a><\/p>\n

— Mario LeCrosGoat (@MarioLeGoat) March 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n