Confirmed Trade: [CHI/VAN] Ilya Mikheyev (15% retained), Sam Lafferty, 2027 2nd round pick for 2027 4th round pick

[vcanuck]

Allvin clearing cap space for Guentzel.

 

[AcerComputer]

Show me the money! - Mikheyev's agent

 

[Bourdon]

Yzerman clearly wasn’t wearing his glasses when the trade contract came in for Walman, cause how do you offer a top 4 defenseman and a 2nd to get rid of 3.4M when Vancouver is getting rid of more for less?

 

[Schennanigans]

1. The players will hate his guts if he doesn't waive and shows up as anything less than playing at the absolute top of his game.

2. He wants another deal and he's already getting 4th line ice and healthy scratched in van. It'll be far more lucrative for him to play top 6 minutes in Chicago than stay on a team where the players resent him and the coach has already been healthy scratching him and putting him on the 4th line.

You’re being over dramatic. They won’t dislike him coming back unless he was already a cancer in the room and that’s not the case. He’s just fell down their depth chart. And that can still change.

 

[ColbyChaos]

He’s gotta be crazy to waive to go from a top team to Chicago.

Its Chicago not Winnipeg.

Lets not pretend he would get plenty of minutes to turn his career around and get flipped to a contender at the deadline as long as he doesnt suck

 

[JaegerDice]

For a 4th?!

Sure, who cares. The more NHL bodies, the better.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

Its Chicago not Winnipeg.

Lets not pretend he would get plenty of minutes to turn his career around and get flipped to a contender at the deadline as long as he doesnt suck

Winnipeg is a better landing spot than Chicago at this point. They at least make the playoffs!

 

[Vitto79]

Yzerman clearly wasn’t wearing his glasses when the trade contract came in for Walman, cause how do you offer a top 4 defenseman and a 2nd to get rid of 3.4M when Vancouver is getting rid of more for less?

We also see guys go for a 2nd per year so costs actually going down to dump ?

 

[Mrfenn92]

Looks like it’s a deal boys and gals
Local Blackhawks reporter at least says so

 

[Dion TheFluff]

assuming either to bring back Zadorov and Joshua or to take a run a Guentzel?

 

[Canucks LB]

Wasn't Allvin literally the GM that gave Mikheyev this deal?

Absolutely, but it takes a good general manager to admit, you made a mistake, and try to fix it.

 

[bringbacktheskate604]

I hope Mikheyev invokes his NTC so that the Canes have an easier time locking Guentzel down. It clearly seems like Guentzel is down to Carolina and Vancouver.

I hope Tulisky goes on a fishing trip to the area point break or whatever it's called is set and gets stranded for the next week. Lol

I've had myself convinced Jake will be a nuck for so long that I may not recover.

Totally off topic but I was watching the MCWS and saw the wolfpack incorporate a hockey stick in their home run celebration, is that Canes related?

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Looks like it’s a deal boys and gals

Nice doing business. Have your people send my people the paperwork and let’s call it a wrap.

 

[ColbyChaos]

Winnipeg is a better landing spot than Chicago at this point. They at least make the playoffs!

And a much worse place to live as evidenced by their prospects and players constantly leaving.

But that is besides the point here. Ilya's time in Chicago could be very short and he has a better chance to raise his stock for a playoff team to want him at the deadline playing with Bedard over wasting away on the 4th line/healthy scratch box for Vancouver and the Jets

 

[Mrfenn92]

Nice doing business. Have your people send my people the paperwork and let’s call it a wrap.

From playoff enemies to happily acquiring your cap troubles and picks.

 

[mriswith]

lol the players will not hate his guts if he doesn't waive. Guy negotiated that clause in good faith and if the team regrets it that is on the team and not the player. I doubt there would be a single player in that room that would fault him for using his negotiated right if he chose too.

I won't say either way for most of the players but EP 100% would.

 

[God]

Is Bedard in the trade or...?

 

[Drumman44]

I was certain that someone bumped a very old thread when I saw Sam Lafferty traded. But I guess I was wrong

 

[Fatass]

Chicago is definitely gonna have some speed up front - Mikheyev, Lafferty, Athanasiou, Bedard,

Adding two heavier, fast wingers with plenty of experience is a smart move. These two are proven pros who will help insulate the younger guys coming up during the rebuild. This is one of those both teams get what they need trades. Providing Mikheyev waives, of course.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Making room for that 8-year, $11M per year contract for Tyler Myers.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

And a much worse place to live as evidenced by their prospects and players constantly leaving.

But that is besides the point here. Ilya's time in Chicago could be very short and he has a better chance to raise his stock for a playoff team to want him at the deadline playing with Bedard over wasting away on the 4th line/healthy scratch box for Vancouver and the Jets

I think Winnipeg is a place where you either love or hate. Scheifele, Hellebuyck, DeMelo, Morrissey, and Niederreiter are just a few of the guys who are in the first camp. One benefit to extremely-cold weather is that it tends to keep the riff-raff away and lowers the cost of living relative to the rest of Canada.

 

[Breakers]

This money better not go towards zadorov or Joshua

 

[TheBeastCoast]

I won't say either way for most of the players but EP 100% would.

You have no idea what your talking about lol

 

[trellaine201]

Wish my team could trade scraps for that much cap space. Chicago sucks. Useless.

 

[Bertuzzzi44]

Mikheyev is a good 3rd line winger.