Confirmed with Link: Tomas Hertl 17% retained, 2025 3rd, 2027 3rd to Vegas for C David Edstrom, 2025 1st

[STL Shark]

Can someone turn the live refresh off this thread? It’s quite literally giving my phone AIDS trying to read anything.

 

[Hodge]

People need to understand that between Hertl's decline in production, unlikely to rebound on such a bad team, combined with his age and annually compounded injury history, this was probably our last chance to move him and get anything of value even with retention.

 

[Kcoyote3]

I wish I had something smart to say right about now but I’m just kind of sad tbh

 

[Coily]

No. It's not.

LOL

My wife teaches 10 year olds with more mental ability to handle life than 50% of this thread.

 

[themelkman]

As an outsider, I can see how it would hurt to have Hertl traded to Vegas.

But aside from that, I think this could be a great trade. That Hertl contract could have become untradeable. Grier got you a 1st and a solid prospect. Plus it helps you bottom out and get really good prospects. You'll get a beauty this year (one of Cellebrini, Demidov, Lindstrom, Parekh, etc...)

We didnt really need help bottoming out. Even after this the hawks are still worse and no one else is close to as bad as us two

 

[Jts4thgoal]

Good news, now this clears some space for Grier to sign Duclair and Kunin to 8x8's.

 

[TheBeard]

There will *literally* be 4-5k people most nights at the tank at most for the next 3+ years. I don't think most understand how serious this will get.

It's already bad. It's f***ing embarrassing watching the games and see 90% of the arena seats lighting up because they're empty. Moving both Duclair and Hertl on an already pathetic team is gonna make the rest of this season far more unbearable than it's already been.

 

[Mafoofoo]

Yall ready for new face of the franchise Luke Kunin

 

[sharks_dynasty]

Good news, now this clears some space for Grier to sign Duclair and Kunin to 8x8's.

Don’t forget Givani Smith!

 

[TheBeard]

We didnt really need help bottoming out. Even after this the hawks are still worse and no one else is close to as bad as us two

You just know the team is gonna go on some "prove it" run to finish 31st by 8 points.

 

[rideaucrusher21]

I’m done

 

[Coily]

Yall ready for new face of the franchise Like Kunin

Vlasic gets snubbed again

 

[26Mats]

We didnt really need help bottoming out. Even after this the hawks are still worse and no one else is close to as bad as us two

For next year too.

 

[TheBeard]

LOL

My wife teaches 10 year olds with more mental ability to handle life than 50% of this thread.

That's cool. I'm happy for your wife.

 

[TheWayToRefJose]

I’m really hoping this looks like the Timo trade in a year from now. I don’t think it will though.

There’s only a very late first and a middling prospect. Chances of them combined even playing more than 100 games is pretty low.

 

[Coily]

That's cool. I'm happy for your wife.

Thanks

 

[The Nemesis]

I wish I had something smart to say right about now but I’m just kind of sad tbh

You and Sheng should do a podcast that's just the two of you staring into your cameras looking sad for 20 minutes while melancholy acoustic guitar music plays softly in the background.

 

[LilLeeroy]

I’m done

You stuck around for Doug Wilson and his loser son destroying the team for half a decade, but this trade is what sends you over the edge?

 

[olli]

Between this and the Karlsson trade Grier actually looks pretty smart imo

 

[Timo Time]

I just hate he went to Vegas but good Lord, so much flare for dramatics over fanhood over this deal

 

[Jts4thgoal]

People need to understand that between Hertl's decline in production, unlikely to rebound on such a bad team, combined with his age and annually compounded injury history, this was probably our last chance to move him and get anything of value even with retention.

He was already a tough trade and one more injury was going to make a trade even worse.

 

[TheBeard]

People need to understand that between Hertl's decline in production, unlikely to rebound on such a bad team, combined with his age and annually compounded injury history, this was probably our last chance to move him and get anything of value even with retention.

They basically got slightly more value than they did for Goodrow.

They basically got Ozzy Weisblatt while retaining for 6 more years.

 

[weastern bias]

People need to understand that between Hertl's decline in production, unlikely to rebound on such a bad team, combined with his age and annually compounded injury history, this was probably our last chance to move him and get anything of value even with retention.

We didn't get anything of substantial value, we got the 30thish overall pick and a projected bottom 6 center

At that rate just keep the bad contract for the veteran leader

 

[hohosaregood]

Vegas are cockroaches and evil only wins in this world

We live in the Evil Dead universe and Vegas holds the necronomicon

 

[The Nemesis]

I just hate he went to Vegas but good Lord, so much flare for dramatics over fanhood over this deal

You forget, this is the team of "I hate this team I'm never watching again" every time they get eliminated in the playoffs only to return in the fall and pretend it never happened.