Confirmed with Link: CBJ trade Texier to St Louis for a 2025 4th round pick

[spintheblackcircle]

Like Ryan Lomberg and Kevin Stenlund and this version of Corey Perry would not make our current roster.

I would take Stenlund at $1 million a year over Texier at double that.

 

[CBJ goalie]

Over - valuing our players, no surprise here.
He's expendable. A good guy, but given lots of chances and didn't crack top 6.
A 4th for a 4th line player sounds okay to me.
Opens up a spot for someone hungrier, like Malatesta

 

[Ice9]

Or creates a slot for a solid, veteran leader type dude...

 

[GoJackets1]

I would take Stenlund at $1 million a year over Texier at double that.

Seriously? First, we’re talking 1 vs 2 million. 2 million isn’t exactly going to break the bank.

Secondly, Texier had double the points of Stenlund and far better possession metrics on an absolute dogshit team, than Stenlund had on the cup winner.

Texier is far and away the better player to Stenlund and it’s not particularly close.

All that said, despite my love for Tex I’m not going to lose too much sleep over losing him.

 

[majormajor]

I would take Stenlund at $1 million a year over Texier at double that.

Stenlund would be in Cleveland if he was signed with our org.

I don't know why people obsess over miniscule amounts of cap like this. Clubs in our position don't need to do that. We can think a little further ahead, and Texier has shown us much better play in the past than what he did this year. If he can get back to that, he's worth more than $2m per.

Over - valuing our players, no surprise here.
He's expendable. A good guy, but given lots of chances and didn't crack top 6.
A 4th for a 4th line player sounds okay to me.
Opens up a spot for someone hungrier, like Malatesta

Texier not hungry enough? His workrate is outstanding.

Yes he's expendable and had a bad year, but moving him for a 4th rounder to replace him with yet another rookie isn't a great reason to do it.

Like are you going to say about Malatesta in a couple years "didn't crack our top 6 sayonara"?

If Tex wanted a fresh start elsewhere that's fine but I don't think we had much reason to do it beyond that.

 

[CBJ goalie]

You have to admit CBJ had too many players for too few spots.....
Texier was easy to move.

 

[Fred Glover]

You have to admit CBJ had too many players for too few spots.....
Texier was easy to move.

He was drafted to be in our top six but wound up in the bottom six
You are correct it was easy to move him
Low hanging fruit

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Seriously? First, we’re talking 1 vs 2 million. 2 million isn’t exactly going to break the bank.

Secondly, Texier had double the points of Stenlund and far better possession metrics on an absolute dogshit team, than Stenlund had on the cup winner.

Texier had 7 more ES points with almost 40% more ES ice time per game. Given how much more ice time he received, it's not worth the $1 million to me.

Frankly, I don't want Stenlund at $1 million or Texier at $2 million.

 

[majormajor]

He was drafted to be in our top six but wound up in the bottom six
You are correct it was easy to move him
Low hanging fruit

It's irrelevant what he was drafted for.

He has a great skillset to be a bottom six checking forward.

 

[Fred Glover]

It's irrelevant what he was drafted for.

He has a great skillset to be a bottom six checking forward.

Hopefully he can maximize the skill set in STL

 

[NotCommitted]

The reality was that he had a bad year. You're correct.

I think Tex can do better than that. He did look much better in the final couple of months. We've seen him get good on ice results in the previous years. I don't know why we would want to part with him now?

Maybe he didn't really want to be here? That was one the points Waddell brought up early, to have a talk with everyone and make sure everyone in the team really wants to be there.

FWIW I started as a huge Tex fan, then didn't have any expectations after he came back and he failed to meet even those I still think there's a good player there but maybe it just wasn't going to happen for him in the Jackets. Return seems bad, but if they were not going to qualify him then I dunno... I guess worst case they let him walk for free.

 

[MoeBartoli]

Dmitri so sad today.

Was thinking the same thing.

 

[DEF]

The Russians need a new fishing buddy.

 

[Fred Glover]

Stenlund would be in Cleveland if he was signed with our org.

I don't know why people obsess over miniscule amounts of cap like this. Clubs in our position don't need to do that. We can think a little further ahead, and Texier has shown us much better play in the past than what he did this year. If he can get back to that, he's worth more than $2m per.

Big if
If ifs were skiffs we would all be sailing

 

[majormajor]

Big if
If ifs were skiffs we would all be sailing

Picking the right ifs is how you make your hockey team better.

You have to know who can be better.

 

[Fred Glover]

Picking the right ifs is how you make your hockey team better.

You have to know who can be better.

And maybe that is the reason the GM made the trade?

 

[majormajor]

And maybe that is the reason the GM made the trade?

Yes and if it was that I disagree with his assessment.

 

[Fred Glover]

And I disagree with your assessment although I respect your assessments a great deal

Yes and if it was that I disagree with his assessment

 

[punk_o_holic]

Wishing him all the best. Kind of disappointed. A fourth seems kind of low. Here's to hoping we hit the lottery with whoever gets picked.

 

[Fred Glover]

From the Athletic

We’re looking to add a body or two on July 1,” Waddell said. “If we could move on (Texier) and get an asset, that’s good. It was more about clearing space.”

 

[koteka]

Waddell said on The Fan that they have to make some room if they plan on signing any veteran free agents. My guess is that guys he won’t sign are free to talk to other teams and he is willing to take what he can get before July.

In the end, Tex never became what we hoped and I’d say Vegas won the Kolesar - pick that became Texier trade.

One thing I don’t recall the Jackets doing is trade a pick for a good prospect where the pick is higher than the prospect was originally drafted. I think we should do this occasionally. Vegas did this and found a very cheap and effective role player.

Vegas looks like they were team building and the CBJ look like they were trying to prove they could unearth talent.

 

[Cyclones Rock]

This team is in major need of an overhaul. If a Texier was a "keeper" for the new regime then this team would never get anywhere.

Players like Texier are spare parts and very easily replaceable.

 

[JohnnyJacket13]

Vegas looks like they were team building and the CBJ look like they were trying to prove they could unearth talent.

I’m hopeful that this is something that Don is trying to change. Can’t always be counting on green bananas.

 

[majormajor]

Vegas looks like they were team building and the CBJ look like they were trying to prove they could unearth talent.

I’m hopeful that this is something that Don is trying to change. Can’t always be counting on green bananas.

Oh come off it. What a ridiculous horse to ride around on.

We traded a future 4th liner for a pick that we drafted a future 4th liner with. We ended up not needing that kid seven years later.

That's it, that's what was at stake there.

 

[Palmu]

According to posts here we should just play with 3 lines. Trade away all the 4th line players.