Confirmed Trade: [PIT/CBJ] Emil Bemstrom for Alex Nylander and 2026 conditional 6th (or 3rd) round pick

[Chuck Norris Trophy]

Nylander is absolute garbage and that pick means basically nothing either way. Maybe Bemström can bring something to the powerplay, we shall see.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Blue Jackets new GM with a sucky start

 

[NotASheep]

Nylander is absolute garbage and that pick means basically nothing either way. Maybe Bemström can bring something to the powerplay, we shall see.

good trade for the pens. The key was the pick. It will be around between 80 to 100 so it comes down to how deep the draft is.

 

[Jovavic]

Blue Jackets new GM with a sucky start

Getting a draft pick for a recently waived player is horrible asset management, I agree.

/s

 

[Xoggz22]

They had Bemstrom down there earlier in the year - he scores about as many goals as Nylander does points. A better 200 ft player too.

Perhaps they didn't think they could get Bemstrom through waivers at this time of year.

Or... he may be a little higher in the Pens lineup that the scoring stipulation made sense to move a guy not in their future. It's really a good deal for both teams. The condition makes it a win win with success. Getting a pick for a guy not playing with no future in Columbus seems reasonable. He plays poorly, CBJ just drafts the next Cam Atkinson with the 6th.

 

[Xoggz22]

This really is a funny thread. Bemstrom was not playing for Columbus. He may very well for the Pens... Great. This wasn't a trade for Nylander, it was trade for a pick, regardless of where, and a need to keep contracts given even. Upside potential for Pens, no downside for CBJ. You're making too much out of Nylander being part of this.

 

[wgknestrick]

Wasn't Pittsburgh's power play awful?

Why do you phrase this statement in past tense?

 

[wej20]

Is this the end of the Matthew Phillips era in Pittsburgh?

 

[Ianturnedbull]

I think this is a great opportunity and a new beginning for PIT's conditional 6th round pick.

 

[StuckOutHere]

This transaction could have implications that lead to further transactions, which then lead to further transactions!

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Just noticed, Alexander Nylander is Sweden's all time points leader in the AHL..
with 210 points, his 330 regular season games is 5th amongst Swedes.

#1 in games is D Philip Samuellson (517)
From top 10 Swedes, 7 are d-men, only 3 forwards (Blidh 374, Thuresson 350, Nylander 330)

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

great trade even if it doesn’t work out. I might’ve done this for a 3rd/4th. Seems really cheap.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

Conditional 6th turns to a 3rd for 6 goals.

I will gladly pay a 3rd if the guy scores 6 or more goals for us.

 

[TooManyHumans]

Is this the end of the Matthew Phillips era in Pittsburgh?

I cannot understand how anyone thought that guy should be in the NHL. He is completely overmatched.

 

[Wattsburgh]

Just a matter of time until Sullivan turns him into “Bumstrom” on here.

 

[ProjectPanthers]

I have to imagine the Jackets are going to give Nylander another shot at the NHL level, otherwise this is a very odd trade for them to make.

Bemstrom could thrive in Pittsburgh with the right linemates. He's a good player.

 

[Viqsi]

I have to imagine the Jackets are going to give Nylander another shot at the NHL level, otherwise this is a very odd trade for them to make.

Bemstrom could thrive in Pittsburgh with the right linemates. He's a good player.

Not really. Bemstrom was caught in a numbers game. I don't like giving him up and think he's going to flourish elsewhere, but we only have so many roster spots. We just have a lot of those "fair-to-middlin'" type guys.

 

[Sidgeni Malkby]

Dubas is desperately bargain bin shopping hoping to hit a home run

This is no risk all upside move. It should be done 10 out of 10 times.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Conditional 6th turns to a 3rd for 6 goals.

I will gladly pay a 3rd if the guy scores 6 or more goals for us.

I don’t understand why people say if he scores 5 goals, Pittsburgh will bench him? Even jokingly lol. Come on, why would they do this trade if they are going to bench him to save a 3rd pick in 2026 if he is doing too well? They will gladly give it up if he indeed scores 6 goals.

 

[stevo61]

I love that Bemstrom gets waived/scratched and not a peep but then gets traded and people start saying why would they trade him, hes a good player most people claiming it Id wager barely knows who he is

 

[Mike Jones]

I love that Bemstrom gets waived/scratched and not a peep but then gets traded and people start saying why would they trade him, hes a good player most people claiming it Id wager barely knows who he is

I know, right? A potential 3rd round pick for a guy who cleared waivers is insane.

Dubas is desperate and, as I've said before, I wouldn't want to be the GM who has to clean up his mess.

 

[Viqsi]

I love that Bemstrom gets waived/scratched and not a peep but then gets traded and people start saying why would they trade him, hes a good player most people claiming it Id wager barely knows who he is

Well, Pittsburgh is the sort of situation where he could legit break out - not to anywhere near the degree he does in Cleveland, but still - and they might not have claimed him before for cap reasons.

 

[Extra Texture]

This is a good buy low move. If the pick gets upgraded, that means he was a solid addition and it would likely be worth the price of a third rounder to get a solid, young contributor when depth scoring has vanished.

Best of luck to Nylander. He looked okay in some NHL cameos playing with elite talent, I hope he can stick in the NHL going forward.

Wasn't Pittsburgh's power play awful? Bemström's shot is high caliber on the PP. Other than that, he's an okay bottom six player. Nothing fancy about him except for his shot.

Yeah, but the Pens PP struggles are not about talent. They're about a coaching staff who doesn't have any new tricks despite endless struggles, and a set of talented players who have accordingly kind of given up.

It would be great if he lights the second unit up or something. But then he will probably get shackled to the bench or demoted the first time he makes a standard, young player's mistake.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

He is just a throw-in AHL contract who happens to have a well-known name so people react to it. He is no different than Joe Shmoe who is usually added to open up some contract slots, add AHL depth, etc.

I know, but I hold some probably unfair resentment considering he’s a Buffalo draft fail. Whatever, turned him into the serviceable Jokiharju, and dude did tear an ACL- respeck A Nylander, actually. Hope this trade helps him.

 

[Rebels57]

Again I ask, how did John Davidson survive the trainwreck in Columbus? That guy must be slicker than a snake oil salesman.