Confirmed with Link: Dadonov (50% retained) to Stars in exchange for Gurianov

[26Mats]

Gurianiv is somehow a worse player but at least he's younger.

Is he worse? Have you watched him this year? In the past he looked good to me.

I know he probably sucks. But how does someone fall so fast, at such a young age?

 

[jfm133]

He fell in the hierarchy. Wyatt Johnston pushed Séguin to the wing, they added Marchment and promoted Delhandrea.

What happened to his production this year???

 

[Number 57]

Gurianov is Armia 2.0 but without good defensive presence

 

[ryan callahan]

Absolute steal. In the right situation Gurianov can be a Josh Anderson clone imo. We acquired Andy after a tough year and now his value is through the roof. We can do the same with Gurianov imo.

 

[Redux91]

LOL wow, great job Kent
Didn't think you could even SNIFF moving Dado

I'll say this for Dadonov tho, a real pro, came to work did his job, never heard a peep out of this guy and he knows he wasn't brought in to "help" the team
Good look to him

Gurianov is an interesting get

 

[The Great Weal]

Gurianov is Armia 2.0 but without good defensive presence

Gurianov is fast while Armia moves in quicksand

 

[Sterling Archer]

Does this mean Michkov is on the draft table now!?

 

[Number 57]

As both have been better, I agree completely. The extra year for Hoff might be the issue, but the Jets did trade for El Nino, who has a year left at $4 million. JD's rep likely makes it so that he doesn't move.

I'd take a pick and an expiring contract back for Hoffman. That would be like retention for this year and being free of him going forward.

We're retaining on Dadonov. Not sure without checking if we have a retention slot open in order to retain on JD, which might increase chances of him being moved.

We can retain 2 more. Likely to be between Drouin, Hoffman, Edmundson and Monahan. Of course Hoffman has an extra year, so Hughes probably doesn't want to retain on him.

 

[Stive Morgan]

Really like this. Even if Gurianov doesn't work out, turning a retired Weber/Dadonov into a reclamation project with no risk involved is great asset management. Hopefully he can pull a Nichushkin/Marchment/Dach.

 

[jrom]

Pk - Weber - Dadonov - Gurianov - nothing

Webber traded his remaining career for a Cup final

 

[Guy Larose]

We can retain 2 more. Likely to be between Drouin, Hoffman, Edmundson and Monahan. Of course Hoffman has an extra year, so Hughes probably doesn't want to retain on him.

He won't retain on Ed or Hoff.

 

[Andy]

Decent gamble.

In Gurianov's case, you wonder why a young player pacing at a 35 point pace for three seasons suddenly has a massive drop off, especially when their tools are nhl level.

 

[Runner77]

2.9 m per for a failed 1st rounder...but he is big.

He’s only big if @Habs says he’s big.

NHL.com has him at 6’3, 205 lbs.

OK, he’s big. And he can put up points:

SCOUTING REPORT
The No. 12 pick in the 2015 NHL Draft has good size, skates well and owns excellent scoring instincts. When he is at his best, he goes to the net with authority and finishes plays well thanks to a quick, accurate shot. His problem continues to be consistency; he can all but disappear offensively for games at a time, and is one of those players who does not help his team a lot when he is not putting points on the board.

Long Range Potential: Talented but inconsistent scoring winger.

(The Forecaster)

 

[Sterling Archer]

Does Gurionov make Anderson expendable? Very similar style players. Big, fast and inconsistent.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Does Gurionov make Anderson expendable? Very similar style players. Big, fast and inconsistent.

What in the absolute flying f*** ?

 

[The Real Timo]

Well... if nothing else, this gave us a couple of hours of excitement on otherwise pretty dull sunday morning. THAT's why Hughes gets the big bucks.

 

[DAChampion]

A gamble.

 

[Redux91]

Gurianov was a force for Dallas' cup run in 2020, that's interesting to note as well

Either way, QO him or don't, won't be end of the world

 

[Wats]

Does this mean Michkov is on the draft table now!?

I wish this was true.

 

[morhilane]

Decent gamble.

In Gurianov's case, you wonder why a young player pacing at a 35 point pace for three seasons suddenly has a massive drop off, especially when their tools are nhl level.

There might be have been some personal off-ice things impacting him + getting dropped down the lineup. He took a leave of absence for family reasons last December.

 

[SpeedyPotato]

Very surprised we got Gurianov straight up for Daddy. I mean he's been struggling but he's still young and has scored 20 before. Very nice gamble IMO

 

[BLNY]

We can retain 2 more. Likely to be between Drouin, Hoffman, Edmundson and Monahan. Of course Hoffman has an extra year, so Hughes probably doesn't want to retain on him.

Thanks. I wouldn't retain on anyone that has a contract beyond this year. We've still got another year of paying Alzner's buyout. I'd rather keep than retain.

 

[the]

 

[General Fanager]

Well at least we know Hughes and Gorton are working......

 

[eklund the clown]

Well the return is as much as anyone could expect.Ok Marty wave the magic wand and turn this pumpkin into a prince