Gaunce4gm
Trusted Hockey Man
Hearing a lot of rumours about both of these players headed to Van.
To Buffalo
Luca Sbisa, 2018 5th
To Van
E.Kane
Why the teams do it
Buffalo wants to get rid of a problem player, and the dman market is very high right now. Van clears out their defensive logjam and takes on a high risk player in E.Kane hoping a return home straightens him out a bit.
To Col
Jannik Hansen, Derek Dorsett, CBJ 2nd (2017/18), Guillaume Brisebois, Van 2017 6th
To Van
RFA rights to T.Barrie
Why the teams do it
Colorado avoids potentially expensive arbitration with Tyson Barrie, and adds a versatile middle six winger, a 4th line RW in Dorsett, a high 2nd from CBJ, a top 4 RD prospect in Brisebois, and a 6th rounder.
Vancouver adds a PMD to their lineup and helps accelerate their "retool"
To Buffalo
Luca Sbisa, 2018 5th
To Van
E.Kane
Why the teams do it
Buffalo wants to get rid of a problem player, and the dman market is very high right now. Van clears out their defensive logjam and takes on a high risk player in E.Kane hoping a return home straightens him out a bit.
To Col
Jannik Hansen, Derek Dorsett, CBJ 2nd (2017/18), Guillaume Brisebois, Van 2017 6th
To Van
RFA rights to T.Barrie
Why the teams do it
Colorado avoids potentially expensive arbitration with Tyson Barrie, and adds a versatile middle six winger, a 4th line RW in Dorsett, a high 2nd from CBJ, a top 4 RD prospect in Brisebois, and a 6th rounder.
Vancouver adds a PMD to their lineup and helps accelerate their "retool"