Confirmed with Link: [NYR/NSH] Michael Del Zotto for Kevin Klein

[Hire Sather]

Moore-Klein

 

[bernmeister]

This is just a feeling, but I'm sensing Preds 2nd +

 

[Raspewtin]

Klein is better than Stralman in my opinion.

Should play with Staal.

 

[Loff]

Klein is alright. He can also smash faces.

 

[Staxgod90]

Not sure how I feel about this for a straight up swap

 

[Punxrocknyc19*]

Kevin Klein is about what you would expect the return to be honestly. 6/7 guy on this team who can play the right side. I'm for it.

Klein has 1 goal 3 pts in 47 games -11



i hate this trade...

 

[bernmeister]

They traded MDZ for the dude from A Fish Called Wanda??

good one

 

[KreiMeARiver*]

scouting report on Klein please? Never heard of him...

 

[GAGLine]

Not happy getting a 29 yo player for a 23 yo player.

 

[Matt4776]

Not a fan of this move. Selling low on a 23 year old PMD for an almost 30 year old journeyman. Terrible asset management .

 

[Hire Sather]

really losing a lot of upside in this deal

 

[slipknottin]

It's for Kevin Klein.

That's a great return.

I don't watch the preds much, but what makes it a great return? A 29 yo DMan who has only put up 20 points once and has been a negative +/- player every year but one.

 

[nyrpassion]

hm, dunno how i feel about this

 

[doncherrysgrill]

Klein is better than Stralman in my opinion.

Should play with Staal.

Klein and Staal isn't a mobile enough pairing for AV's system. Klein makes much more sense playing with Moore on the 3rd, despite being better defensively than Stralman.

 

[BarbaraAlphanse]

scouting report on Klein please? Never heard of him...

He's tough. Bye McI

 

[Raspewtin]

I thought we were getting/hoping for Ryan Ellis. I like Klein though.

 

[nyrpassion]

Not happy getting a 29 yo player for a 23 yo player.

this is among the issues i see with this trade

 

[haveandare]

Interesting trade. We'll see how it pans out. I'm still wary of trading DZ though. He's young and he's got a very, very rare skill set.

 

[ecemleafs]

Not happy getting a 29 yo player for a 23 yo player.

idk. klein has 4 more years at 2.9m on his deal. thats solid if hes a capable 2nd pair dman.

 

[Whiplash27]

Not liking this trade.

 

[Raspewtin]

I don't watch the preds much, but what makes it a great return? A 29 yo DMan who has only put up 20 points once and has been a negative +/- player every year but one.

Because I don't think we were going to get any better for Del Zotto.

Klein is on a good contract and is very steady.

 

[azrok22]

Not happy getting a 29 yo player for a 23 yo player.

Agreed. On the other hand, at least Klein is locked up for 4 years at under $3m.

No doubt that Del Zotto has the potential to make us look like idiots, though. The question is whether he reaches that potential.

 

[BarbaraAlphanse]

Interesting trade. We'll see how it pans out. I'm still wary of trading DZ though. He's young and he's got a very, very rare skill set.

Giving the puck away isn't a rare skill set.

 

[slipknottin]

Klein is alright. He can also smash faces.

He can? He gets ~20 mins of penalty a season

 

[bubba5]

Thats it? Got to be something else, we are giving up 6 years and an offensive d-man which are hard to get.