Confirmed with Link: Chychrun to WSH for Nick Jensen and 2026 3rd

[Burrowsaurus]

This board was ecstatic when he was acquired, some even arguing he was a #1 D because his stats somehow proved it. I was the lone voice saying "nawwwww man". lol

By mid season people were coming up with trade scenarios. Now he is gone and everyone is moving on to the next saviour/target.

Great times

I remember at worst the naysayers were saying “great player bad fit”.

As fans of course it’s hype. But beware the coyote tax. No one watches them. And players atrocious defensive games get written off and excused due to “they play in phoenix look at the people around them!!”

Chyc has basically zero compete. Zero physical game.

Nobody was saying that when we acquired him

 

[Wallet Inspector]

I gotta say, as someone who’s about to turn 43… it’s a pretty horrible feeling seeing everyone here call a 34yo basically washed up and useless just because of his age…

I mean I'm 5'7, and that's how I feel when hockey fans call 5'9 players "midgets".

 

[DylanSensFan]

HAHAHAHA

This Organization is still a clown show. Who should I blame now since Dorion is gone?

Yourself, for being angry.

 

[Sensinitis]

Let’s not forget how inconsistent Chych was defensively. It’s not for nothing he was -30, and I usually don’t put much stock in that stat

Jensen should be a good mix with Chabot

 

[SpezDispenser]

Let’s not forget how inconsistent Chych was defensively. It’s not for nothing he was -30, and I usually don’t put much stock in that stat

Jensen should be a good mix with Chabot

The only player i was more disappointed in was Debrincat. Chychrun started guns blazing here and shat himself

 

[inthewings]

The Chychrun return seems underwhelming until you remember how underwhelming Chychrun was.

Seriously, a lot of people who complained all season about how bad he was are now furious that he wasn’t traded for better assets.

 

[Answer]

Yourself, for being angry.

Why would I be angry over what this organization does. They can't help themselves by making just 1 decision right.

They have the tendency to make the worst decisions available for past 5 years from, selecting coaching, naming captains, making trades and everything in between and beyond.

 

[DylanSensFan]

So you're not angry, but you see this team as doing everything wrong? The moves Staios made today were smart moves. I am not sure what moves you expected. What moves would you have made?

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

I was hoping to get a futures package for Chychrun and sign a UFA like Tanev or Carrier (assuming Roy and Pesce were unrealistic), in terms of the roster turnover, we met my expectations, maybe went a bit beyond up front, and would have liked to see another upgrade on the backed,

The only thing I'm disappointed with is we didn't recoup as much in futures as I'd like,

I think we're stuck bridging Pinto at this point though, I guess unless we trade Joseph, but two big issues have been dealt with, goaltending and PK

Ya, that's an angle that I'd hoped for too. This team needs a bit of an influx of futures assets. Seemed like yesterday was pretty telling with the Tanev rights being moved, knowing TO was likely to sign him, and I've done this dance enough to know we weren't getting one of the other big fish. Carrier I was maybe optimistic about, but with so many other teams bidding for RD, it seemed unlikely. If anything, I was worried we might do something I really didn't like, like throwing a bunch of money/term at guys like Dumba or Desharnais, so silver linings I guess.

I'm just disappointed in the Chychrun saga in general. Really had higher hopes for the player being better and being around long term. That one set us back quite a bit.

I'm still hopeful Steve has something up his sleeve that makes us happier with the final roster, but it does seem like we're tapped out.

 

[DylanSensFan]

Ya, that's an angle that I'd hoped for too. This team needs a bit of an influx of futures assets. Seemed like yesterday was pretty telling with the Tanev rights being moved, knowing TO was likely to sign him, and I've done this dance enough to know we weren't getting one of the other big fish. Carrier I was maybe optimistic about, but with so many other teams bidding for RD, it seemed unlikely. If anything, I was worried we might do something I really didn't like, like throwing a bunch of money/term at guys like Dumba or Desharnais, so silver linings I guess.

I'm just disappointed in the Chychrun saga in general. Really had higher hopes for the player being better and being around long term. That one set us back quite a bit.

I'm still hopeful Steve has something up his sleeve that makes us happier with the final roster, but it does seem like we're tapped out.

I am disappointed in Chychrun's terrible attitude. He didn't give me the feeling he wanted to be here for the majority of his stay. He has a very self serving attitude, that doesn't lead to championships. On the defensive side of the puck, I could take or leave him. He doesn't have the heart I was expecting for a player of his caliber. From what I'm hearing he also didn't have a good attitude in the room and was butting heads with our other players. I'm glad it's over and we got a defensive defensemen with a right hand shot in his stead.

 

[choi]

Honestly, I don't mind the deal. Last year his name was actually one of those that got popped up as a potential candidate to fill out our top 4. Don't quite understand why people act like he's a washed-up player after just a year. He's the RD with good defense, which is what we needed, and can certainly help stabilize the top 4. It was important for us to get that partner for Chabot, and on paper, looks like we got it. Relax people.

The return is a bit underwhelming and I agree that Chychrun holds more value than that. I believe that he will actually play well in Washington, which will get some fans even angrier. But he was never going to prove that here. We tried it last year; clearly didn't work. Let's move on. What we gave up is already an opportunity cost.

 

[h2]

The trade return blows when you factor what we gave up for Chychrun, but we were never going to recover those assets. Jensen should be a better fit for what we need and a decent stopgap at the #4 dman position until Yakemchuk is ready. I'm glad we've finally turned the page on both DeBrincat and Chychrun now. The only horrible thing left to deal with is the NHL taking one of our next two 1st rounders away.

What a disaster Dorion has been, my goodness. I don't even want to think of all the assets squandered from his tenure, it's actually mind blowing. The dude has 0 strategic foresight.

 

[aragorn]

The trade return blows when you factor what we gave up for Chychrun, but we were never going to recover those assets. Jensen should be a better fit for what we need and a decent stopgap at the #4 dman position until Yakemchuk is ready. I'm glad we've finally turned the page on both DeBrincat and Chychrun now. The only horrible thing left to deal with is the NHL taking one of our next two 1st rounders away.

What a disaster Dorion has been, my goodness. I don't even want to think of all the assets squandered from his tenure, it's actually mind blowing. The dude has 0 strategic foresight.

And Korpisalo

 

[PlayOn]

If Jensen can help stabilize Chabot, it’s going to go a longer way than any picks we would’ve been able to recoup anyway. No sense getting caught up in the value we wish Chychrun had.

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

So how many picks did Dorion piss away with Chychrun and Debrincat, his 2 biggest trades? 2 top 15 first rounders a ton of 2nds and a few late round picks?

 

[Manhattan]

People saying Chyckrun sucks, isn’t a fit and so on just need to accept this trade is a big L and nothing else.

Still he managed to score 41 points in 82 games while sucking at hockey and not fitting in.
Quite a performance.

If it wasn’t clear that cannabis was legalized a few years back this is proof once again.

 

[SpezDispenser]

People saying Chyckrun sucks, isn’t a fit and so on just need to accept this trade is a big L and nothing else.

Still he managed to score 41 points in 82 games while sucking at hockey and not fitting in.
Quite a performance.

If it wasn’t clear that cannabis was legalized a few years back this is proof once again.

He sucked. And i haven't smoked tonight at all.

Did you watch lol? He flailed around our zone so much it was actually comical. Or tried to poke check when the puck was nowhere near. Basically he has a great offensive iq, but a terrifically bad defensive iq/posture. He also was piss poor man to man.

Like...wtf was his deal?

 

[Wallet Inspector]

I know the Sanderson-Zub pair has been great, but I kind of want to reunite Chabot with Zub, and put Jensen with Sanderson.

 

[SENStastic]

I know the Sanderson-Zub pair has been great, but I kind of want to reunite Chabot with Zub, and put Jensen with Chychrun.

I want to put Sanderson with Makar in that case

 

[ottawagm]

Don't care about the return. We knew the last 3 big moves (Debrincat / Chychrun / Korpi) were sunk cost and we would have to pay, in some way, to get out of them. Either to dump the contract or in terms of a low value return.

I think we are a better team overall today vs. last year and all of Dorion's mistakes have been fixed. Now we can focus on building for the future.

Would have been nice to get a higher pick back but we were probably in a hurry to do it today, so that's what we get.

 

[Adele Dazeem]

Very bad return. Would've traded him at the deadline or let him ride to UFA if they're a playoff team.

 

[Wallet Inspector]

I want to put Sanderson with Makar in that case

oof, I think it's time I go to bed

 

[ijif]

So how many picks did Dorion piss away with Chychrun and Debrincat, his 2 biggest trades? 2 top 15 first rounders a ton of 2nds and a few late round picks?

In the end,

To acquire A. DeBrincat, he traded the 7th in 2022 (K. Korchinski), the 39th in 2022 (P. Ludwinski), and 72nd in 2024 (A. Spellacy)

For trading A. DeBrincat, he received the 25th in 2024 (D. Letourneau), and 112th in 2024 (J. Moore), D. Kubalik, and D. Sebrango.


To acquire J. Chychrun, he traded the 12th in 2023 (D. But), the 49th in 2024 (M. Yegerov), and our second round pick in 2026.

He did not trade away J. Chychrun.

I didn’t realize that we don’t have our second in 2026. Because of some other actions, we could be looking at a situation where we walk into the 2026 draft with no first or second round pick.

 

[Icelevel]

Let’s not forget how inconsistent Chych was defensively. It’s not for nothing he was -30, and I usually don’t put much stock in that stat

Jensen should be a good mix with Chabot

Jensen was -9. Second worst of Washington dmen. 1 goal 13 assists. Numbers are about as good as hamonic at his worst.
He’s also older than hamonic. Maybe we should try hamonic with chabot!

 

[Tnuoc Alucard]