Confirmed Trade: [PHI/BUF] Rasmus Ristolainen for Robert Hagg, 2021 1st round pick, 2023 2nd round pick

[HanSolo]

I'm honestly incapable of focusing on anything but how stupid Philly's last two trades are right now.

 

[SnS]

Risto is going to play on the top pairing over Ellis, are you for real?

I don’t see a way that’s possible.

 

[bleuetbio]

Apparently, Im just joining a bandwagon where a bunch of people think that this is a overpayment. Rumors told us that Montreal and Toronto were interested. Maybe a lot of GM were involved and make this possible. Congrats Sabres.

Than make me rich and pick Power tonight.

 

[Hockeyholic]

Umm...wtf??? Flyers are lost....

 

[GM Armchair]

More than I thought he would ever get. Good job

 

[Vukotal Recall]

I like Risto and thus don't think this trade is a disaster, but the fact that Chuck Fletcher in an NHL GM after being personally responsible for his last team losing literally TENS OF MILLIONS of dollars is all you need to know about the NHL.

 

[nickdawg95]

Can't wait to see risto on a decent team that deploys him properly. 18-20mins a night on 2nd pairing with him QB the PP

should work out very nicely for the flyers.

 

[SnS]

Can't wait to see risto on a decent team that deploys him properly. 18-20mins a night on 2nd pairing with him QB the PP

should work out very nicely for the flyers.

flyers aren’t decent and he won’t be on the PP here.

 

[Ace]

Can't wait to see risto on a decent team that deploys him properly. 18-20mins a night on 2nd pairing with him QB the PP

Oh shit was he traded again?

Where to?

 

[Djp]

Apparently, Im just joining a bandwagon where a bunch of people think that this is a overpayment. Rumors told us that Montreal and Toronto were interested. Maybe a lot of GM were involved and make this possible. Congrats Sabres.

Than make me rich and pick Power tonight.

in a response Adams said the difference was PHL pick spot. The others had to offer much more to make up for Hagg+13OA.

at 13OA you get a solid prospect.

a pick at 24-32 is to big of an uncertainty.

a top 15 usually can be a top 6/ top 4. A 24-32 has under 50/50 of making it in the nhl beyond 125 games.

thus draft likely is a big outlier where you might draft top 6/top 4 late. Because many didn’t play or played lityke.

historically 1st draft projection vs today’s in draft order…top players are still there. Some button 1/ high 2 might move up to top 15 and some fall. In late 1st some players on early projects might go in 3rd round projection like 25-30 to 65-75. And in re else.

 

[nickdawg95]

flyers aren’t decent and he won’t be on the PP here.

he'll be on the PP.

 

[Guffman]

Not sure how Risto would fit on the Winnipeg Powerplay with Pionk already there.

Jets actually had two legit PP units. The second one was anchored by Pionk.

 

[mercury]

he'll be on the PP.

I imagine he would be PP2.

 

[SnS]

he'll be on the PP.

Untouchable Ivan (PP1) and Ellis (PP2)

 

[nickdawg95]

Untouchable Ivan (PP1) and Ellis (PP2)

Risto a better QB than both those players

 

[Ace]

You can put him in front of the net on your power play for a different look. As a rule of thumb the farther away from your own net you can put him the better. Like the press box. Or the moon.

 

[Willis88]

And Fletcher says that he thinks he's done trading for the weekend. This is probably the best news sadly. I'm terrified of his moves now.

 

[SnS]

Risto a better QB than both those players

Ivan is untouchable and the greatest thing in the world according to our coaches.

 

[Price is Wright]

Today is a good day to remember when someone posts an awful trade proposal they might not be going based on a good trade but what a dumb GM will agree to. And there's a lot of dumb GMs out there.

 

[jonlin]

Untouchable Ivan (PP1) and Ellis (PP2)

Is Philly gonna play 8 forwards on PP before Risto? I dont buy that. I really much doubt you pay this much for Risto and dont want to use his strenghts.

 

[Yog S'loth]

Just got here.

So if I understand this, Philly just paid a 1st round pick, two 2nd round picks, and a 7th round pick in order to change from one all-offense, defensive-zone liability to another?

And they add a million in salary?

And the new guy is a UFA after one season?

Mmm, ok?

 

[SnS]

Is Philly gonna play 8 forwards on PP before Risto? I dont buy that. I really much doubt you pay this much for Risto and dont want to use his strenghts.

We typically did.

 

[didimentionlarseller]

Glad he didn’t end up on the Habs now

 

[tsujimoto74]

Ivan is untouchable and the greatest thing in the world according to our coaches.

It'd be weird to trade that much for the guy and then not use one of his greatest strengths

 

[T REX]

In:
Ristolainen

Out:
Gostisbehere
Hagg
2021 1st
2022 2nd
2022 7th
2023 2nd

Trying to give Holland and Waddell a run for the Milbury award I see. Just awful.

brutal