Confirmed Trade: [TBL/NSH] Ryan McDonagh and 2024 4th round pick for 2025 2nd and 2024 7th round picks

[Curufinwe]

Why did Nashville buy out Duchene?

 

[Forge]

Saw the title from the forum list and thought, "God I hate when people bump really old threads"

 

[Satan]

LOL...Stop...no other GM cares that Ryan Mcdonagh was traded for a couple picks during the playoffs.

i guess we'll have too act like gentlemens and agree to disagree

 

[HawksDub89]

I actually don’t like this for Tampa

 

[BCNate]

Nice trade for TBL. I thought McDonagh looked real good in our playoff series.

 

[Soundgarden]

Why did Nashville buy out Duchene?

Locker room clearing out. Trotz wanted Duchene and Johansen gone at any cost.

 

[Aardvarksson]

Why did Nashville buy out Duchene?

No one knows for sure but speculation that he didn't fit the new culture when trotz/brunette came in.

 

[Joel Ward]

Genuinely thought someone bumped and stickied the original trade by mistake. Bizarre that Tampa reversed what was considered a pretty proactive move on their part.

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

Nashville gains $6 mil in cap and gets (another) good pick (They own the next two drafts).
Tampa get a vet D who has thrived in their system.

Like it for both.

 

[Chainshot]

Why did Nashville buy out Duchene?

To get him out of their room.

 

[BHawk21]

Cirelli to Toronto
Marner to Nashville
Stamkos Re-signs
Necas to Chicago
Kane to Boston
Lindholm to Boston
Reinhart Re-signs
Guentzel Re-signs
Marchessault Re-signs

 

[Canovin]

Why did Nashville buy out Duchene?

In order to bring in another Duchene in Marner

 

[chaser17]

Even less money left for Stamkos, this could get interesting. Assumed he was a shoe in to be back until the salary cap was set for next year.

 

[Frank Drebin]

I don't understand this from either team

 

[Aoko]

HELL YES!!!!!!!!!!!! They missed McD so much.

 

[chaser17]

Why did Nashville buy out Duchene?

He's a locker room cancer that was on an untradeable contract.

 

[CanadienShark]

I thought this was a necro bump. Interesting they brought him back, but I like it for Tampa.

 

[Captain Mountain]

This leaves Tampa with 5 mil in space with an 18 man roster. Gotta think Stamkos is gone. Otherwise there has to be cap traded elsewhere, and the only big ticket guys without full trade protection are Hagel, Cirelli, Hedman and Kucherov (though Hedman and Kucherov have Modified NTCs and it seems ridiculous to think trading teither would even by considered).

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Lightning cupboards are bare and they traded away more futures

When the bottom falls out for Lightning it's going to be like Hawks IMO

I get it though. Still have enough talent that a potential run is possible in next 2 years if unlikely

 

[JFleegs]

I could see Cirelli on the trade block for sure now.

 

[izzy]

I didn't even realize you could trade right now lol.

I assume we will see Carrier re-sign now...McD has been really good though. Stastney or Del Gaizo ready for full-time LH slots next year?

you can make a trade whenever you want, but any players acquired after the deadline cannot play for you in the playoffs

theres been 1-2 times I think the last few years where teams acquired a fill in guy after the deadline for the remainder of the regular season until their players were healthy for ploffs, not sure if thats still allowed though

 

[RogerRoger]

I forgot McD was with Nashville and didn't get half the thread. Monday mornings are rough.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Marner for Saros (as a centerpiece) makes too much DAMN sense now

 

[centipede2233]

Tampa would be wise to move Cirelli.

 

[EveryDay]

This leaves Tampa with 5 mil in space with an 18 man roster. Gotta think Stamkos is gone. Otherwise there has to be cap traded elsewhere, and the only big ticket guys without full trade protection are Hagel, Cirelli, Hedman and Kucherov (though Hedman and Kucherov have Modified NTCs and it seems ridiculous to think trading teither would even by considered).

Also no chance they trade a guy like Hagel who's 25 yo who produce over 70 pts this year. Only Cirelli left out of that group andquite frankly he's not worth 6+M per season, he's a 40pts player.

Stamkos is gone unless he accept a 2.5M contract to stay in TB but I don't think he is. He's going to cash in one last time for 3-4 years around 8-9M IMO.