Friedman: Vancouver trying to trade Vincent Desharnais

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[WarriorofTime]

Nicer way of saying dump the contract

 

[notsocommonsense]

Ruthervin has done an outstanding job here but yea, really hated that signing the moment it was announced

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

lol....poor Vinny D

got his bag at least

 

[belair]

Retain half and take back Josh Brown.

 

[Nucker42]

Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. Certainly not expecting anything in return for him but the question is will an asset have to be attached to him.

With the cap going up I don’t really think his contract is a big deal.

 

[Three On Zero]

Retain half and take back Josh Brown.

What?

Nevermind, I read this as taking Josh Brown back and not just taking Josh Brown

 

[TheNumber4]

Tocchets just not a good enough coach to get the best out of Vinny.

Retain half and take back Josh Brown.

Would do that in a heartbeat.

 

[SomeDude]

We all know he’s going to be thrown into the (Marcus) Pettersson trade. These teams need to stop flirting and just get it done.

 

[Soundwave]

Oh you mean Ceci and Desharnais weren't actually the pillars of the Oilers D? I see Edmonton is in the top 8 again this year in best goals against as they were last year under Knoblaugh. Big shock. Nurse is having a very nice bounce back season freed of pylons like Desharnais and Ceci.

 

[Regal]

Didn’t like the contract from the start. Too many bottom pair or lower defensemen who can’t move the puck and he’s the most expensive

 

[Jared Dunn]

I'd probably take him in Montreal with like a 4th strapped on just to keep Guhle off the right side

 

[Qwijibo]

Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. Certainly not expecting anything in return for him but the question is will an asset have to be attached to him.

With the cap going up I don’t really think his contract is a big deal.

In a cap league $2m x2 actually is a big deal to a contending team at tge cap limit. He's a pure cap dump right now

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

so two clumsy giraffes aren’t better than one

 

[JaegerDice]

What?! You cant get rid of The Seaweed Man!

 

[pth2]

And to think Edmonton fans were saying, 15 months ago, that Desharnais made acquiring a guy like Edmundson redundant

 

[DFAC]

Can we trade him to anyone for a Junior Chicken & large fries?

 

[NeverForget06]

And to think Edmonton fans were saying, 15 months ago, that Desharnais made acquiring a guy like Edmundson redundant

It did - they’re both plugs lol

 

[Nucker42]

In a cap league $2m x2 actually is a big deal to a contending team at tge cap limit. He's a pure cap dump right now

I would have to assume he’s not going to a contending team. Would be more of a cap dump for sure but to a bottom team. Could see a Chicago or SJ or a team with young guys looking for toughness add him.

 

[Pablo El Perro]

Didn't get that signing.

 

[Rowlet]

I'm sure there's a team out there that would take a chance on a big RHD that's cost controlled for next year who they can try and flip.

Or someone take him back as a cap dump.

 

[Connor McConnor]

I'm sure there's a team out there that would take a chance on a big RHD that's cost controlled for next year who they can try and flip.

Or someone take him back as a cap dump.

Nobody is taking a 7D at 2M this year and next. "Cost controlled"

 

[izzy]

baffling move to start with

 

[Rowlet]

Nobody is taking a 7D at 2M this year and next. "Cost controlled"

There's plenty of bad teams trying to keep young kids out of the lineup or away from the wrong side. We just saw Anaheim give up value for a big D on a much worse contract.

 

[Connor McConnor]

And to think Edmonton fans were saying, 15 months ago, that Desharnais made acquiring a guy like Edmundson redundant

Nobody said that. We said your fan base being delusional as they usually are asking for a 1st wasn't worth it because we had a plug who did the same thing.

There's plenty of bad teams trying to keep young kids out of the lineup or away from the wrong side. We just saw Anaheim give up value for a big D on a much worse contract.

To be fair, your GM has been working magic so I wouldn't be surprised. I was surprised he signed such a bad player that was a 7D on our team to such an awful contract to begin with though.