Jim Rutherford Breaks Down the Lindholm/Kuzmenko Deal

Jeff Marek and Sportsnet’s Iain MacIntyre break down the Canucks' perspective on the Elias Lindholm trade. They get into why Lindholm is the right fit in Vancouver, where we can expect him to slot in, if he will be a rental, and how they were able to hold on to their top prospects. Kelly Hrudey stops by to break down the Flames' return in the deal and what Andrei Kuzmenko brings to Calgary, before looking back on playing with Elias' father Mikael Lindholm in Los Angeles (19:16). Later on, Matt Marchese checks in to discuss the flexibility that the Canucks have with Lindholm joining the roster, as well as how confident Rob Blake is in his team's goaltending (39:41). Finally, Vancouver Canucks President of Hockey Operations Jim Rutherford joins the show to share how the trade actually transpired (48:50). He chats about how Lindholm will help his team’s playoff hopes, how the negotiations with Calgary went down, if there are plans to extend their new forward, and what's next for the Canucks ahead of the trade deadline.

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