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

[Atas2000]

Will be interesting to see how a soon to be 37 year old does behind Chicagos defense. Could end up being a disaster.

You mean like behind Seth Jones instead of Keith?

 

[Toews2Bickell]

Fleury won't play a game in Chicago, watch.

Chris Kunitz works for the Hawks now iirc, unless he can convince Flower to show up then seems like he's going to end up in Pittsburgh...

 

[Zerotonine]

Fleury won't play a game in Chicago, watch.

He has already said that according to close sources

 

[Frank Gallagher]

Boo hoo, the guy who had his agent put a picture with a knife in his back from the Knights didnt get told he was being traded is having a pity party? Once that picture got posted he deserves nothing of the sort.

I really hope this is not true. If it is, at the very least this fragile little baby needs to follow through on his attention seeking BS and retire immediately.

Sh*t take.

 

[ChrisKuuuunitz]

I just think he either want's a serious chance at winning more cups as a starting goalie, or he will retire. The guy still wants to prove people wrong.

Even though I believe he's one of the greatest goalies ever, he still gets too much hate.

 

[Price is Wright]

Fleury gonna get traded by Chicago to Pittsburgh I feel.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

what player on Pittsburgh are they willing to move on from that can help the Hawks current roster from Stan Bowman's perspective...doubt he'll want futures

 

[TS Quint]

Sh*t take.

 

[Hockeyfan2390]

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

He should go to Seattle and take them to the Cup Finals in their first year....why not?

And beat Vegas for the Cup.

 

[TS Quint]

Sh*t take.

Get yourself a tissue.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

 

[bandwagonesque]

Hypothetically, what are the cap and rights implications regarding a player that retires and then un-retires?

Like, if MAF decides to retire, I assume that means his contract is terminated and CHI isn't on the hook for money or cap hit, right?

What if a month later he changes his mind. Is he a UFA then? Does CHI still have his rights? If they still have the rights, do they have to put his cap hit back on the books? Is he like an exclusive rights free agent that can only negotiate with and sign with CHI? I can't say I've encountered this before but it must have happened.

In order to come back this year he’d have to honor the terms of his contract.

 

[AjaxManifesto]

Vegas is a mercenary organization...may they never touch the cup

 

[Incognito]

Pretty gutless by McCrimmon to not even tell Fleury.

 

[SENSational]

MAF doesn't deserve this BS.

 

[thewookie1]

If Fleury retires he will be unable to sign a new contract.

If MAF and Chicago mutuality terminates his contract however I believe he can sign elsewhere

 

[DesertPenguin]

In order to come back this year he’d have to honor the terms of his contract.

And so would CHI, right? Or could they tell him no, stay home, we've allocated your cap elsewhere?

 

[Super Cake]

Mcrimmom doesn't notify players until the trade is complete.

Fleury finds out about this trade beforehand, he gets Alan Walsh to do anything to make this trade fall through.

And Fleury knew of Chicagos interest in him. So lets not act like he was completely blindsided here.

As to whether or not the Knights should have traded him? I don't know.

As to whether or not the Knights should have notified him beforehand of the trade? I don't think so.

 

[bandwagonesque]

And so would CHI, right? Or could they tell him no, stay home, we've allocated your cap elsewhere?

They could and I’m sure would, yes.

 

[NewLife]

This weekend I wanna drown in whatever Bowman and McPhee apperently thinks is brilliant to shove up their nose.

 

[VivaLasVegas]

Yep, total B.S. as they have been looking for an opportunity to trade MAF since his agent complained about his having to split time with Robin Lehner.

 

[VivaLasVegas]

Vegas is a mercenary organization...may they never touch the cup

It's become a business, and long ago ceased to be a game.

 

[cliffclaven]

Next up.. Landeskog to Chicago lol

 

[ManwithNoIdentity]

Is it true that they didn’t even call Flower to tell him he was moving?