Confirmed Trade: [FLA/WPG] Kaapo Kahkonen for Chris Driedger

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[DistantThunderRep]

Why though?

 

[SEALBound]

Why though?

Insurance for Helly that they don't think Comrie can provide?

 

[DistantThunderRep]

Insurance for Helly that they don't think Comrie can provide?

Sure? If you think Driedger who had terrible numbers in the AHL is better than Comrie who has better numbers in the NHL games he has played?

 

[JKG33]

Both goalies are kinda shit, I'd rather have Driedger but maybe this is something where the player asked to be close to home so the teams are accommodating it?

 

[TheNewEra]

sounds like a favor done for each player

 

[LTIR]

Maybe Jets are shipping out Comrie in a package.

 

[banks]

Shocked to find out he's a Finn. I always thought Karpo Karkonen was from Boston.

 

[Kahvi]

Funny trade, two contenders swap depth goalies. Florida thinks Kähkönen is better, Winnipeg thinks Driedger is better.

 

[violaswallet]

Also Dreidger is cheaper?

Funny trade, two contenders swap depth goalies. Florida thinks Kähkönen is better, Winnipeg thinks Driedger is better.

 

[Silky mitts]

Another Fin to make Rantanen comfortable in Florida

 

[Tasteless Beaver]

The Jets aren’t shopping Comrie; he’s been playing well and he gets along well with Helle.

This is a preference of Driedger over Kahkonen as the third stringer, for whatever reason. Given that we got Kahk back on waivers, I really don’t get it.

 

[2028 7th]

Panthers finna win the Cup.

 

[jetsforever]

Doubt Driedger will ever play but good to bring in a local guy I guess

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

What is the point to this?

 

[SatanicToedrag]

sounds like a favor done for each player

This is exactly what it feels like. Driedger probably thought for a fleeting second that he would get second chair in FLA after Knight was traded. That didn't happen so they shipped him somewhere else as a favor for past accomplishments.

 

[Hotpot]

Florida and Dallas collecting all the finnish players

 

[Kahvi]

Also Dreidger is cheaper?

Didnt actually check their cap hits because I assumed both are close to league minimum.

 

[TheBeard]

The amount of trades that involve nothingness this year is astounding.

 

[scholl]

Shocked to find out he's a Finn. I always thought Karpo Karkonen was from Boston.

Are you talking about Hannu Karpo?

Kähkönen is not bad but his career has been going down lately. Hopefully he can turn it around. Driedger has been bad since that knee injury.

 

[violaswallet]

Didnt actually check their cap hits because I assumed both are close to league minimum.

It's not as big of a difference as I thought: CD is .795M, while KK is 1M. I initially thought CD was on a two way deal.

So likely a fit thing more than Winnipeg saving a few bucks

 

[Brodeur]

Why though?

Possible that Kahkonen's agent was pushing for a chance for him to play somewhere else. Some real cash savings (prorated 205K for the remainder of the season) going from Kahkonen to Driedger.

We'll see if Florida carries three goalies by the end of the season. I remember Columbus getting Keith Kinkaid from the Devils and he never officially played for them. But basically he was there so Sergei Bobrovsky could take some days off in practice / not have to dress as a backup.

 

[scholl]

Another Fin to make Rantanen comfortable in Florida

Rantanen wants 13m+, Florida doesn't pay more than what Barkov earns.

 

[ShootIt]

all your finns are belong to us