Confirmed Trade: [CHI/VGK] Marc-Andre Fleury to Chicago for Mikael Hakkarainen

[FunkySeeFunkyDo]

Wow... I didn´t expect that.

No Flower to pittsburgh... They need goalie who will play 4-5 years for them. Actually, why the hell they traded Murray over Jarry... WHY?!?

Because 3x3.5 vs 4x6.25

 

[LeapOnOver]

They will sign someone for cheap .... maybe Holtby? there are options

Still, quite a risk...

 

[majormajor]

My point remained though at least a player was involved. The reigning Vezina winner always has value lol

I don't know if trade values are a particular point of integrity for a league.

 

[PromisedLand]

This didn't age well

what happens in vegas stays in vegas apparently doesn't apply to VGK

 

[Mafoofoo]

Apparently picking up the phone to say “yo we traded you, thanks for all you’ve done for the franchise” to one of the OG franchise pillars was way too much work for Vegas.

 

[LeapOnOver]

That's why this is so surprising to me. I'm guessing Vegas regresses next season. Trading away a Vezina winner for peanuts has to be the worst trade of the offseason so far.

I hope Chi talks to MAF and convinces him not to retire. Would love to see him move up in the wins rankings.

I'm going to reserve judgement until i see what they do with that cap space, but if it's the Robin Lehner show when all is said and done.... they may be in for a rough season.

 

[Richard]

Why would pittsburgh trade for a 37 year version of the goalie they had. We don't need a 6M goalie who ALSO blows it every playoff run

 

[PromisedLand]

apparently covid Toews is going to play all 5 defence spots for them too.

What? Is it long covid that Toews was dealing with? All the news that I've read did not bring up covid for Toews ailment at all!

 

[rocketdan9]

Still, quite a risk...

Maybe

Vegas could also try for Grubauer. 5 x 5m per or something like that

 

[Flames Fanatic]

Maybe

Vegas could also try for Grubauer. 5 x 5m per or something like that

If that got it done for Grubauer he'd already be signed by Colorado.

 

[Dolemite]

His Agent....

 

[93Crazed101]

The same Jack Campbell that was one of the best goalies in the league this year?

I get where you're going with that point, but horrible timing

Yeah, that's not the consensus among Stars fans at this point. Most of us blame Jack Campbell's lack of success due to their being literally 0 support system for him. We didn't even have an AHL goalie coach until like his last season with us. We were still recovering from bankruptcy and ownership change. Money isn't an issue now, and I feel like he'd have done better now. At any rate glad he's doing well now.

 

[Ragamuffin Gunner]

This pisses me off as a MAF fan.

 

[HanSolo]

Accidentally posted my initial reaction in the Blackhawks forum.

There's a big sect of the Vegas fanbase that are still obsessed with the inaugural "Golden Misfits" and love Fleury like crazy. I mean he's pretty universally loved in this city, but especially to those that prioritize sentiment over business logic, a big chunk of the fanbase is going to be furious as more and more find out what happened.

Happy to shed a big chunk of cap hit here, but I feel really bad for Fleury. He loves it in Vegas and he worked so hard to earn back his starting spot from Lehner, he got a Vezina out of it. Sucks that he's a casualty of Vegas' aggressive spending habits but that's the way it goes sometimes.

Whether he retires or plays out his contract in Chicago, I'm wishing Flower all the best. Sad day.

 

[uncleben]

I thought Chicago was rebuilding? They clear their cap of one washed up over the hill player and then turn around and spend even more on a different one? why

If Vegas pulls in Eichel because of this I will break things.

I hear yeah, but bringing in a 36 year old goalie who just had a good season on one year term is different than a 38 D who had a declining year with two years of term, especially when you turn around a pick up a younger, currently better D as well


The most confusing thing to me is CHI seemingly knew Fleury might not report/retire, and I know they gave up virtually nothing in Hakkarainen, but why not negotiate some contingency piece - like a 7th or a conditional 3rd if he doesn't play a game, for helping VGK out of the caphit

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

What other "positional award" would you ever see something like this happen? The previous year winner being traded for pretty much nothing.

Adam Fox for future considerations!
Connor McDavid for a 7th round draft pick!

 

[CupInSIX]

Kind of feel like we're glossing over Hakkarainnen tho

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

A bit surprised Vegas traded him for nothing. I know the cap hit and all that, but he did just win the Vezina.

 

[Bernie Federko]

Heck of a deal involving the Vegas Mercenaries and the Chicago Assaulters.

 

[Ragamuffin Gunner]

Maybe Chicago plans on retaining some cap and flipping him.

This is what I'm thinking. Should move him to PIT where MAF will actually play.

 

[3074326]

Man, if this is the end for MAF, what a strange, bittersweet end. Wins the Vezina and then gets traded via Twitter.

 

[beowulf]

Wonder what the odds are in Vegas that he retires.

 

[rocketdan9]

I hear yeah, but bringing in a 36 year old goalie who just had a good season on one year term is different than a 38 D who had a declining year with two years of term, especially when you turn around a pick up a younger, currently better D as well


The most confusing thing to me is CHI seemingly knew Fleury might not report/retire, and I know they gave up virtually nothing in Hakkarainen, but why not negotiate some contingency piece - like a 7th or a conditional 3rd if he doesn't play a game, for helping VGK out of the caphit

Thats "over reach" guessing/contingency plan

MAF is not giving up 7m. He just doesnt want to locate to mid/east coast from the sounds of it

 

[ottomaddox]

Wow. Good offseason for Chicago so far.

Happy for them.

 

[CokenoPepsi]

Toews was nearly PPG in 2020 and just about PPG the year before. He still has it, even if he had to sit out this season.

Toews is washed and is carried by Kane