Confirmed with Link: Marian Gaborik and Nick Shore to OTT for Dion Phaneuf (25% retained) and Nate Thompson

[kingskring]

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[SFKingshomer]

barf

 

[King'sPawn]

I'm meh on it as long as no key long term pieces are moved.

 

[johnjm22]

Maybe we're sending them a cap dump like Gaborik.

 

[Icelevel]

barf

He's pretty good

 

[Herby]

It’s been confirmed.

Just need to see what’s going back.

 

[SFKingshomer]

3 more years at 7 per...terrible

 

[SlimCharles]

 

[SlimCharles]

YES!

 

[tny760]

i mean it gets rid of gaborik but i'm not too hot on losing shore for thompson

 

[King'sPawn]

Phaneuf at (25%) and Thompson for Gaborik and Shore.

Pretty even, to be honest.

 

[goosh]

Really not a fan of giving up on Nick Shore.

 

[Little Psycho]

Hmm is Thompson better than Shore?

 

[kovacro]

Nate Thompson is a fairly decent 4th line guy.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Nani?!

 

[tsanuri]

3 more years at 7 per...terrible

5.25 with retention

 

[The Pale King]

Thanks for the 14 goals on the '14 run, Gabo.

Phaneuf:

 

[tny760]

i gotta say the difference in retirement plans here is hilarious

phaneuf gets shipped to sunny california to live out his golden years, gaborik... ottawa.

 

[lumbergh]

Wow that is a great trade for the Kings! Somehow the King’s got out from under Gaborik’s contract?!?! Ottawa must think Gaborik is going to retire. Great move by Blake.

 

[SFKingshomer]

A lot of LH D now. I don't mind it since they dumped Gaborik and Sens retained.

 

[Little Psycho]

Stoll said Phaneuf is a 4th/ 5th guy lmao

 

[KingsHockey24]

I dislike Dion but he can still play hockey unlike Gaborik.

Never was a fan of Shore; I'll gladly take Thompson over him.

 

[kovacro]

If Gabby retires before his contract ends, do the Kings not absorb some type of cap hit?

I'm not well versed in things regarding the cap such as this, can anyone clarify?

 

[BigKing]

So $375,000 more in cap hit for the same three years but Dion is more serviceable at this point.

Price to pay to is basically handing them Nick Shore.

Thompson is gritty at least but Kings are on the hook for him next season as well at $1.65MM while Shore is RFA.

Can't wait for the screaming about both Clifford and Thompson having $1.6MM cap hits.

Dion is more valuable than Gaborik at this point. I'd rather have him for the next three years at only $325,000 more. I think giving up Shore to do so is better than buying out Gaborik.

 

[tny760]

I dislike Dion but he can still play hockey unlike Gaborik.

Never was a fan of Shore; I'll gladly take Thompson over him.

shore's probably on that "crossroads" right now, he'll either pan out or fizzle. i kinda lean towards fizzle but i think he contributes a lot to this team in its present form

if i remember correctly from his time in anaheim, thompson was a pretty hard hitter right? willing to fight?