Trade deadline

[PredsV82]

Catch up to the recent events Doc

I don't think anyone here was talking about trading Jeannot, were they?

Not before a few days ago, but there was talk about it two or three days before it happened

 

[predwings]

I agree, just that they don't Have to move anyone.

WHY?!?!?! Why is this still a thing? He's a cost controlled 24 y/o top 4 Dman.

He's been rumored in a few trades and he's not going to be cost controlled unless he takes a discount and a long-term contract. If he's been rumored in a few, likely there's some smoke to that fire

 

[PredsV82]

I agree, just that they don't Have to move anyone.

WHY?!?!?! Why is this still a thing? He's a cost controlled 24 y/o top 4 Dman.

The only reason I can imagine is preliminary contract talks have gone very poorly. But even then I think it's a mistake, especially if we are getting a new coach

 

[BigFatCat999]

This is from my twitter and I hope Sean Henry does it...

Can you imagine? I think it would be great. or cracker Barrel rockers at the draft table?

 

[Armourboy]

He's been rumored in a few trades and he's not going to be cost controlled unless he takes a discount and a long-term contract. If he's been rumored in a few, likely there's some smoke to that fire

I think most of those more or less stem from the cap crunch it looked like we were in and was also before we traded Ekholm. You haven't really been hearing much since that deal was done.

 

[herzausstein]

I really hope with ekholms deal done we hold onto fabbro. He can be back up with josi.

 

[Enoch]

So we moved out: 6 million (ekholm), 5 million (granlund), 4 million (Nino), 800k (Jeannot - but this is likely closer to 2.5 million) and brought in Foot (850k) and Barrie (4.5 million x 1 more year).

I do not know that we use that space next year, but it is impressive regardless.

 

[Aardvarksson]

I hated the Fiala trade. Never cared for Granlund maybe because of that. Always felt like you were expecting him to do more but it never came during his time here.

He had good chemistry with Forsberg thats about it. Wild fans were happy to get rid of him. Too small.

 

[ShagDaddy]

If Hynes puts Barrie on the line with Josi and moves FN Fabbro back to the third pairing, I hope Trotz takes the elevator down from the press box, walks out the tunnel to the bench and kicks John Hynes right in the nuts on fangvision.

 

[LCPreds]

I don’t even think this team is really that much worse without Granlund.

 

[Armourboy]

If Hynes puts Barrie on the line with Josi and moves FN Fabbro back to the third pairing, I hope Trotz takes the elevator down from the press box, walks out the tunnel to the bench and kicks John Hynes right in the nuts on fangvision.

Yeah at a certain point I would love Trotz just to headbutt Hynes right off the bench and show people how its done for the rest of the season. There is part of me that holds a glimmer of hope that they are just holding onto Hynes until the trade deadline is over when the GM stuff will lighten up and then Trotz finishes the season just to see what he has.

 

[herzausstein]

So we moved out: 6 million (ekholm), 5 million (granlund), 4 million (Nino), 800k (Jeannot - but this is likely closer to 2.5 million) and brought in Foot (850k) and Barrie (4.5 million x 1 more year).

I do not know that we use that space next year, but it is impressive regardless.

Especially when you consider the cap environment.

 

[predhead1]

I don’t even think this team is really that much worse without Granlund.

Unfortunately it felt like Granlund had regressed to become a slightly better Sissons, except with a much larger cap hit.

 

[BigFatCat999]

So we moved out: 6 million (ekholm), 5 million (granlund), 4 million (Nino), 800k (Jeannot - but this is likely closer to 2.5 million) and brought in Foot (850k) and Barrie (4.5 million x 1 more year).

I do not know that we use that space next year, but it is impressive regardless.

At MINIMUM, saved the owners a shitload of money, Possibly, Preds become a trade partner for trades on Friday

 

[nine_inch_fang]

So we moved out: 6 million (ekholm), 5 million (granlund), 4 million (Nino), 800k (Jeannot - but this is likely closer to 2.5 million) and brought in Foot (850k) and Barrie (4.5 million x 1 more year).

I do not know that we use that space next year, but it is impressive regardless.

Especially when you consider the cap environment.

There will be a very distinct group of posters that will constantly comment that Trotz should weaponize the cap space to buy picks.

At MINIMUM, saved the owners a shitload of money, Possibly, Preds become a trade partner for trades on Friday

And it's started....

 

[Armourboy]

There will be a very distinct group of posters that will constantly comment that Trotz should weaponize the cap space to buy picks.

I mean if you could actually get some decent picks out of it maybe, but usually its a 4th or something and we have 3 of those already. I could see us waiting to see if we can nab someone cheap on Friday as a seller or two might get desperate to get anything out of a guy or two.

 

[Enoch]

The Predators are a much healthier team going forward. You can't be a cap team with a dysfunctional roster and terrible coach.

 

[herzausstein]

Based off yesterdays games id go with a defense of
Josi - fabbro
Mcd - carrier
Lauzon - barrie

Tell lauzon to just play defenisve and let barrie do all the work offensively

 

[LCPreds]

I’m also looking forward to Barrie on the pp once they have a chance to work him in.

Trying to stay positive. With these moves I don’t necessarily think the team will be obviously worse, especially if/when FF9 returns, they probably won’t be better either. But I do expect the flow to be more ‘fun’ if Hynes allows it.

 

[BigFatCat999]

Poile: Next man up, no I mean to be traded.

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

Poile/Trotz trading Granlund with how heavily he was used reminds of Moneyball where Art Howe keeps playing Carlos Peña over Scott Hatteberg at 1st base, so Billy Beane just goes and trades Peña to give Howe no other options.

 

[ShagDaddy]

The Penguin fans are LIVID

 

[Roman Yoshi]

Yeah at a certain point I would love Trotz just to headbutt Hynes right off the bench and show people how its done for the rest of the season. There is part of me that holds a glimmer of hope that they are just holding onto Hynes until the trade deadline is over when the GM stuff will lighten up and then Trotz finishes the season just to see what he has.

Thank you for the true laugh out loud

What a great trade to get rid of Granlund.

Duchene, McD, Johansen, Fabbro and Saros are the ones in watching. Saros to me is the real wild card.

 

[Flgatorguy87]

Poile/Trotz trading Granlund with how heavily he was used reminds of Moneyball where Art Howe keeps playing Carlos Peña over Scott Hatteberg at 1st base, so Billy Beane just goes and trades Peña to give Howe no other options.

One of my favorite movies and favorite scenes.

 

[Soundgarden]

The Penguin fans are LIVID

Will never hate that!