Confirmed Trade: [CHI/UTA] Shea Weber, Victor Soderstrom, and Aku Raty for 2026 5th round pick

[MMC]

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Gotta hit that cap floor next year.

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

Congratulations to Shea Weber for being the first player ever to be traded after being inducted into the Hall of Fame.

 

[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

Congratulations to Shea Weber for being the first played ever to be traded after being inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Wasn’t Pronger traded after getting in?

 

[Unspecified]

I'm so tired of these "dead" contracts being moved around just to get to the cap floor...wild times!

 

[Beukeboom Fan]

When do the Hawks retire Weber's #?

 

[OilersFanatics505]

I’m sure someone much smarter than me can explain to me why either team does this?

 

[SML2]

I love how everyone talks about weaponizing cap space but when it happens, the weapon turns out to be a pocket knife and never the nuclear missle we think it will be.

 

[BHawk21]

Very interesting. Two good lotto tickets for cash.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

I'm so tired of these "dead" contracts being moved around just to get to the cap floor...wild times!

Price's contract might get moved after July 1st when his bonus is paid out

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Weber + Horrible contract to Donato = Reaching cap floor

Davidson and Hawks are f***ing jokes

Bedard should demand out before they ruin his career

 

[Summer Rose]

I'm so tired of these "dead" contracts being moved around just to get to the cap floor...wild times!

Side effect of NHL contracts being fully guaranteed. If Weber had filed for retirement after it being obvious he was never going to play another game, he'd lose out on the money from the rest of his contract.

 

[Mcnofool6110]

"I hope that we trade for a sure-fire Hall of Famer this deadline"
Connor Bedard, presumably on a monkey's paw

 

[algernon]

Suitcase Shea

 

[tarheelhockey]

Look at me

LOOK AT ME

I am the Coyotes now

 

[IWantSakicAsMyGM]

I’m sure someone much smarter than me can explain to me why either team does this?

My take for both teams -

Chicago gets Weber's cap space to hit the floor, plus a couple of younger guys who could plausibly fill a roster spot while they search for someone better.

Utah gets out of having to deal with Weber's cap hit, and frees up a couple more contract spots to add to the team, while getting a 4th.

 

[Trade]

delete

 

[DEANYOUNGBLOOD17]

How long does Webber have to report to the BlackHawks…

 

[sayheykid]

Do the Blackhawks retire Weber's number?

 

[I Just Like]

That’s a pretty disappointing return for Weber, no?

 

[jetsforever]

Shea Weber?!

 

[OilersFanatics505]

My take for both teams -

Chicago gets Weber's cap space to hit the floor, plus a couple of younger guys who could plausibly fill a roster spot while they search for someone better.

Utah gets out of having to deal with Weber's cap hit, and frees up a couple more contract spots to add to the team, while getting a 4th.

That tracks for me. Thank you sir.

 

[PelagicJoe]

I guess Weber is replacing Jones. Lmao

 

[Maurice of Orange]

A hobbled Shea Weber is probably better than what Chicago is icing on defense.

Just stand Shea on the point and let him shoot bombs on the power play.

 

[Vergil]

Can't believe that 14 year embarrassment of a contract is still going.