Confirmed with Link: Vanacek to Florida Panthers for Giles

[LadyStanley]

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[Hobocop]

Patrick Giles - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Patrick Giles, 2000-01-03 Chevy Chase, MD, USA USA. Most recently in the AHL with Charlotte Checkers. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

A 6'5" guy from Boston College. How perfect.

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[Cas]

Patrick Giles is in year one of a two-year, league minimum deal, and is waiver-exempt. He will be an RFA at the expiration of his deal.

He is a very big right-handed winger (6'5", 215), not a lot of scoring acumen. I haven't seen him play, I assume he's a depth grinder.

 

[Tw1ster]

Hell yeah, another grinder!

 

[STL Shark]

Vanecek holds little to no value with contract/performance.

That said it probably makes more sense to just keep Vanecek for this return unless there is another deal out there to take on someone like Jarry for compensation and run him with Askarov as a tandem for a couple years while the rookies are cheap.

Otherwise, feels redundant to have Walker Duehr 2.0 after just waiving Walker Duehr 1.0 yesterday.

 

[spintops]

Save some dollars while opening up a spot for Askarov when he gets healthy?

 

[TheBeard]

I see absolutely no reason to make this deal. Who is the backup now? Are we bringing in another goalie?

What’s the point of this other than maybe a favor to Vanacek? But then bring back Dreidger instead of another AHL body who can’t score.

 

[NWSharkie]

Vanecek holds little to no value with contract/performance.

That said it probably makes more sense to just keep Vanecek for this return unless there is another deal out there to take on someone like Jarry for compensation and run him with Askarov as a tandem for a couple years while the rookies are cheap.

Otherwise, feels redundant to have Walker Duehr 2.0 after just waiving Walker Duehr 1.0 yesterday.

That's kind of how I feel about it. Big Money Mike just repeating "we have Tom Wilson at home" doesn't make it any more true the second time

 

[BaileyMacTavish]

Bro burnt the kitchen. At least we got cap off the books?

 

[hohosaregood]

Well I wasn't expecting much but I guess I was hoping more than Patrick Giles

 

[Gecklund]

Patrick Giles - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Patrick Giles, 2000-01-03 Chevy Chase, MD, USA USA. Most recently in the AHL with Charlotte Checkers. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

A 6'5" guy from Boston College. How perfect.

Also crossed over with Warsofsky in Charlotte I believe (although I didn’t actually check). This is really a nothing return but oh well. Vanecek is expensive and injury prone so wasn’t expecting much

 

[TheBeard]

Bro burnt the kitchen. At least we got cap off the books?

Its important to have that extra cap since we’ve only got *checks notes* 22 million in cap space left.

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[fasterthanlight]

cuda depth for their ploff run?

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[rekrul]

Not saying it's any real option but if I was a large RH skater I would see how my skating skills are and give playing D a try. To me it would Be a path to NHL better than a 4th line grinder.

 

[Jargon]

What a random trade. Kinda wonder if Vanacek requested it.

 

[sharks_dynasty]

My sense is Grier brought in Giles because he will be moving others like Sturm, Grundstrom or Dellandrea.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

My sense is Grier brought in Giles because he will be moving others like Sturm, Grundstrom or Dellandrea.

Probably true but probably not Grundstrom or Dellandrea but Kunin.

 

[Saskatoon]

Warm body trade I suppose?

 

[JoeThorntonsRooster]

Seems like this is mainly just a favor to Vanecek and to Florida. I just wish we didn’t take back a guy with multiple years left on his deal.

 

[sharks_dynasty]

Probably true but probably not Grundstrom or Dellandrea but Kunin.

Yeah, I forgot about Kunin. Playing better this year, but I’m tired of hearing about how much he embodies the way the Sharks should play. I’d rather the players embody Celebrini.

 

[RussianShark]

Taking a look at Giles NHL stats this year and not too much to be excited about. Hopefully he's a good locker room presence.

29.8% Faceoff percentage on 47 draws... 0 takeaways to 5 giveaways... but 16 hits in 9 games is alright for a 7:23 ATOI

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Yeah, I forgot about Kunin. Playing better this year, but I’m tired of hearing about how much he embodies the way the Sharks should play. I’d rather the players embody Celebrini.

I agree. I'm hoping this sort of deal is designed to have Giles play in Kunin's place when he is dealt...at least in terms of roster spot. After tomorrow's game, I'm hoping the lines end up being something along the lines of...

Eklund-Wennberg-Toffoli
Zetterlund-Celebrini-Smith
Kovalenko-Dellandrea-Graf
Kostin-Goodrow-Grundstrom

Yeah, it sucks and Giles can probably get in for Grundstrom or Kostin but it's moving the team forward.