Speculation: What happens with Tarasenko now?

[IslandersFan17]

5th round pick for tarasenko and retaining 3million for two years.lol your joking right.

Why even trade him. You woukd tell tank to prepare for next year. Play well and we will find you a team to trade you too. If you don't show up then you cancel his contract. There just is no scenario where Doug Armstrong gets negative value

He exposed him and could have lost him for absolutely nothing…

 

[Adam Spylo]

He'll be traded to Montreal for Ryder, Halak and a 2nd.

Maybe with a 5th rounder in 2022 for Drouin and a 2nd round pick in 2021

 

[Ola]

I think that people that expect to be able to move big contracts are in for a surprise.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

I think that people that expect to be able to move big contracts are in for a surprise.

...Drouin and a pick or two (2nd 2021, maybe a 3rd in 2022)...he's not getting a HUGE haul in return, so Armstrong will have to take what he's offered or keep an unhappy player...

 

[Grand Admiral Thrawn]

So then Seattle passed on him @ 7.5M/per for 2 years.

Big injury concerns but surely he's worth the risk? Are the Blues actively looking to dump him?

Surely people still believe in him?

I think the Blues trade hin at below market value and pretty sure a couple GM's still believe in him... and quit calling me Shirley!

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

I think the Blues trade hin at below market value and pretty sure a couple GM's still believe in him... and quit calling me Shirley!

 

[Grand Admiral Thrawn]

Yup... classic!

 

[nickdawg95]

tarasenko For skinner @2m retained

 

[TerminatorBlue]

 

[67Blues]

tarasenko For skinner @2m retained

I know some are still smarting over the ROR thing, but come on man, show some mercy

 

[Anaheim4ever]

He goes back to Motherland Russia and plays in KHL

 

[YippieKaey]

Tarasenko is a sniper with a busted shoulder. Buyer beware

 

[shelbysdad]

To the Bruins for John Moore (Blues put him on LTIR and save 2.5 M on cap), B prospect, 2022 2d round pick

 

[Joeyjoejoe]

To Ottawa for Dadonov and Tierney. Eugene saves on salary and if Taransenko is goes on LTIR then the insurance company picks up his salary.

 

[tkb81]

No you are playing one side wanting him for nothing or with negative value lol.

Tank has value everyone .. geez ... his value is future considerations

 

[KingsOfThe805]

Tank plus a second for a Kings 3rd.

 

[bauer]

reminder that Tarasenko has a NTC and gave the Blues a 10 team list, of which at least the following 8 teams were on..

NYR
NYI
VGK
BOS
PHI
TB
WAS
FLA

 

[rumrokh]

Tank plus a second for a Kings 3rd.

I'm sure some people are just here to bust Colt55's gonads, but the Blues have a good chunk of cap space even without moving Tarasenko. The only way they'd pay someone to take him is if they have a couple huge free agents signing at that very moment, and even that is extremely unlikely.

 

[tfriede2]

reminder that Tarasenko has a NTC and gave the Blues a 10 team list, of which at least the following 8 teams were on..

NYR
NYI
VGK
BOS
PHI
TB
WAS
FLA

List has expanded way beyond 10 now.

 

[Louie the Blue]

Tank plus a second for a Kings 3rd.

That trade makes no sense given that the Blues have a lot of cap and Armstrong has never done a cap dump without at least some roster asset coming in return.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

I'd like to try Tarasenko in San Jose but he doesn't seem interested in coming here and I can't exactly blame him. lol

 

[bauer]

List has expanded way beyond 10 now.

is that official? i never saw anything more than the list Rutherford provided a couple weeks back.

 

[Horton Hears A Woo]

To the Bruins for John Moore (Blues put him on LTIR and save 2.5 M on cap), B prospect, 2022 2d round pick

Bruins need to worry about center and defense preferably left shot badly

 

[BleedBlue14]

He wasn't free, Seattle took a different player, if they wanted Tarasenko it would have come at the cost of not selecting Vince Dunn. The only conclusion you can draw from the expansion draft is that Tarasenko's value is less than Vince Dunn's value (at least to Seattle).

its astonishing to me that this is such a hard concept to grasp.

It’s pretty clear that Tarasenkos value isn’t near what it was 2 years ago or so. But some of the over dramatizing that I’ve seen in here is a tad ridiculous.

he did play at points fresh off of surgery and while trying to fit into a system that was molded without him being there and was still scoring at around a 45-50 point pace. Is that what you want from a 7.5m contract? Absolutely not. But to think that it will take a dump or a payment to remove a contract of a guy who when healthy is an elite talent is a little bit absurd. It’s even more so absurd to think that the Blues front office would actually pay in terms of cap or picks etc to dump him given it’s only 2 more seasons and there is potential for him to still be an elite talent.

 

[BlueSeal]

Blues should play him, show he’s healed and then trade him + at TDL for missing pieces. Only way we’re getting full value for him.