Confirmed Trade: [PHI/CBJ] Cam Atkinson for Jakub Voracek

[PromisedLand]

Wow stupid from Columbus stand point. Get older and more expensive.

I am thinking CBJ might retain like a million or two and flip him to the highest bidder either in the summer of TDL.

CBJ is going full rebuild mode IMO; I guess Laine is probably available too

 

[CapspaceKiller]

Jarmo the big winner over the last 2 days

 

[Sweetpotato]

But why Columbus lol color me surprised I was expecting Keks to Schmidt on Fletcher.

 

[MMC]

 

[oXo Cube]

Maybe Columbus plans to flip Voracek with some retention?

 

[CupInSIX]

Great playoff smolboi. PLD was a product of him.

 

[robertmac43]

Flyers go all in and grab Risto and Atkinson....

 

[Maurice of Orange]

What’s going on flyers just took a fin in the draft and are changing the make up of their team.

 

[Ryan52]

Anyone debating the merits of this trade based on the two month 10 day difference in age is being absurd.

Thats armchair gms for you

 

[LeafsandSharksfan]

Not awful for Philly, gets them a heart-and-soul player and they save some significant cap space. Don't get this for Columbus unless they have a deal in place to flip Voracek.

 

[PromisedLand]

Does Chuck Fletcher do it?...does he?....drops the BOOM and trades Giroux as well

he is a pending UFA; so if now now probably at the TDL if Philly aint making noise?

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Wow stupid from Columbus stand point. Get older and more expensive.

Voracek is 2 months younger than Atkinson

 

[ted2019]

Meh. Details

2 whole months older.

 

[DJA]

With this move? Doesn’t look like a rebuilding move. Get futures for Atkinson then.

they got the futures yesterday. Atkinson doesn’t work with no one feeding him the puck. At least Voracek might do something with Laine.

 

[mercury]

Been a while since a Philly sports GM has had a legitimate manic episode. Kinda fun, actually, except for what we gave up for Ristolainen.

 

[WannabeFinn]

What’s the angle here, Jarmo?

 

[Trade]

I know they’re both RW’s, but Voracek to Laine on the PowerPlay may be nasty.

 

[Flukeshot]

This is fine.

 

[ctmagic]

No. But his goalscoring has fallen off.

I bet he gets some back on philly

 

[ClevelandJacketFan]

People say it doesn't make sense for the Jackets, but Laine and Jake are about as good a fit as you could ask for, IMO.

 

[absolute garbage]

They are the same age. Basically same dollars left. Atkinson with 4 years at lower cap hit, Voracek with 3 at higher.

Atkinson has been declining lately. I like this trade more for CBJ. Feel like Voracek is going to be the better player the next few years and that one extra year Atkinson has at ~35 years is kind of big thing.

 

[ted2019]

No. But his goalscoring has fallen off.

To be fair, he hasn't had a top line center/winger to pass him the puck.

 

[JoemAvs]

Think this is a W for CBJ once again.

Atkinson with the longer contract and a worse player. Gives the Flyers a bit extra flexibility but considering what Fletcher has done over the last 24 hours that is probably a bad thing for Flyers fans.

 

[stevo61]

What’s the angle here, Jarmo?

Less term? More of a playmaker for a team that desperatly needs it? Retain and flip?

 

[Subway Schenn]

Interesting trade. Voracek could rebound in the right situation.