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

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Say what you want but this is admirable GMing by Stan. Either rebuild or push the chips to the center of the table. There's no point in being in the middle ground.

They still have Toews and Kane on unmovable contracts, a full tear down was never feasible. They can make the playoffs this year as a WC

 

[HabsQC]

Seattle should've been all of this just to get as many Fleurys as they can

 

[Esq]

Hakkarainen is the definition of nothing

MAF + Lankinen gives Hawks stability in net but we still have issues on roster

--- And I see MAF wont come to Chicago ,, Sounds like a big ole waste of Hawks time ---

Where did you see this?

 

[serp]

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Chicago wants another cup. Can't blame a franchise that has a prime Toews and Kane still on it.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Something tells me Fleury is about to make that stabbed in the back photoshop his profile pic on all of his social media.

 

[Voight]

I'd like to think he gives it a shot given we have a decent team. He only has to stick it out for a season.

 

[Yog S'loth]

Fleury for nothing and your chicks for free.

See the little Fleury with the hardware and the cup wins
That little Fleury got his own Vezina trophy
That little Fleury, he's a millionaire

 

[These Are The Days]

lolololololol OH SHIT!!! VGK gon have some cash to blow now

 

[nucks88]

Even Vegas knows it was a Mickey Mouse Vezina

In an asterisk Stanley Cup year…..

 

[Zrhutch]

Big hand for Vegas ownership and management on how to treat the face of the franchise. Well done.

On one hand, if this means Eichel, I love how Vegas just goes for it every year. Hasn’t hurt them yet and I don’t know when it will.

On the other, this is sorry as hell. You can try to consistently build a winner and still attempt to treat your employees like people.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

That's highway robbery for a two time Vezina winner. How do you not get a better return for a guy who just won the Vezina?

 

[Esq]

I love this move by Bowman. Toews better be 1000% ready to go now.

 

[GKJ]

Definitely not a coincidence that all the insiders speculate that Fleury may retire then go to another team. They all find this out at the same time. Nobody knew this during the course of the last year when his future in Vegas was in doubt.

 

[Cursed Lemon]

Wtf is this trade lol

 

[GreeningOil]

They have treated him like shit ever since they had the audacity to get Lehner.

Vegas has been a major ass to most of its players. They sign guys that want to be there and trade them at their own convenience to get a “better player” (Schmidt, Statsny, Fleury/ Lehner). It’s funny how they haven’t repeated the success they had with the original formula…

 

[Flames Fanatic]

On one hand, if this means Eichel, I love how Vegas just goes for it every year. Hasn’t hurt them yet and I don’t know when it will.

On the other, this is sorry as hell. You can try to consistently build a winner and still attempt to treat your employees like people.

Gotta think it's gonna backfire at some point, but who knows.

 

[izzy]

Big hand for Vegas ownership and management on how to treat the face of the franchise. Well done.

thats a scummy move

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

Big hand for Vegas ownership and management on how to treat the face of the franchise. Well done.

Now that's a class act by Vegas. Way to go.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Aside from Fleury losing the series with the horrid OT goal miscue, he is a great starting goalie. This is his value?

 

[Unspecified]

So what is the point of having a list of 10 teams if its not enforced by the team? I mean i smell a legality issue here. Again i'm not too clear on if this is enforceable or not or if its more of a luxury the team allows the player to create.

 

[Mobiandi]

 

[japhi]

He will play, he isn't going to walk away from the 6MM or whatever he makes. And he will be playing behind a pretty good team that should have a(n) (outside) shot. And a chance to play with a few future HOFrs. 100% chance he reports IMO.

 

[These Are The Days]

lol Kevyn Adams is gonna be getting a phone call ANY minute now boys

 

[orby]

Trading a Vezina winner for almost nothing and letting him find out about the trade on social media...that's ice cold. I hope it works out for Vegas, but that's gotta be some bad juju.