Confirmed with Link: Will Butcher to MIN for F Maxim Cajkovic

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Penguins Acquire Forward Maxim Cajkovic from the Minnesota Wild in Exchange for Will Butcher | Pittsburgh Penguins

The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired forward Maxim Cajkovic from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for defenseman Will Butcher, it was announced today by President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Kyle Dubas. Cajkovic is signed through the end of the 2023-24 season and his contract carries...

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[DesertedPenguin]

Minor league trade. Pens get a former 3rd round pick who is 23 years old.



Cajkovic is on his entry level deal and does not qualify as an AHL veteran, where Butcher did, so that helps the Baby Pens out with their lineup crunch.

 

[SEALBound]

Way too late bud.

 

[HandshakeLine]

Kyle can rest easy now. The season is saved.

 

[Mr. T]

Finally got the Chad Ruhwedel replacement.

 

[HandshakeLine]

Finally got the Chad Ruhwedel replacement.

On forward too. Just what Sullivan always wanted.

 

[Rudy Russo]

If Cajkovic is better than Hawkins ; it's a start for me.

 

[Ulf5]

If Cajkovic is better than Hawkins ; it's a start for me.

Seeing how he's 23 and in the ECHL ima say no.

 

[HandshakeLine]

Kyle Calculations, man of action.

 

[Sideline]

Cajkovic makes 70k in the minors and Butcher makes 425k. I think Butcher also counts as a Veteran in the A so things could just be about make space in the minors.

 

[pistolpete11]

It's happening!!!

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Can't say I understand this one too much. Acquired a mostly ECHL RW'er with 5 points in 28 AHL games for a D-man who averages 33 points per 82 games at the NHL level.

 

[steelcityassault]

Jack Rathbone and now this, wow

 

[Sideline]

Can't say I understand this one too much. Acquired a mostly ECHL RW'er with 5 points in 28 AHL games for a D-man who averages 33 points per 82 games at the NHL level.

AHL teams can only dress 5 guys with 320 games of NHL or AHL experience. I think WBS had quite a few guys over that number so this might just be about making room on the roster or Butcher asking for a chance to play elsewhere.

 

[Jacob]

Can't say I understand this one too much. Acquired a mostly ECHL RW'er with 5 points in 28 AHL games for a D-man who averages 33 points per 82 games at the NHL level.

Might be as simple as Butcher asking for the trade and the Pens obliging. Maybe needs to be closer to home or looking to be higher than like #12 on a team’s depth chart.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

"AHL vet contract move. Nothing to see here."

One Month Later

"Why is this guy playing in the NHL every night?"

 

[Sideline]

"AHL vet contract move. Nothing to see here."

One Month Later

"Why is this guy playing in the NHL every night?"

Both can be true. Pittsburgh is statistically one of the better defensive teams in the league and Minnesota is one of the worst. Pittsburgh has a log jam of veteran guys in the American league that can't all play. Wouldn't surprise me if FSG told Kyle to tighten the purse strings in WBS either.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Both can be true. Pittsburgh is statistically one of the better defensive teams in the league and Minnesota is one of the worst. Pittsburgh has a log jam of veteran guys in the American league that can't all play. Wouldn't surprise me if FSG told Kyle to tighten the purse strings in WBS either.

I'm just being foolish.

I 100% think it's almost entirely just a vet contract thing.

 

[cygnus47]

Both can be true. Pittsburgh is statistically one of the better defensive teams in the league and Minnesota is one of the worst. Pittsburgh has a log jam of veteran guys in the American league that can't all play. Wouldn't surprise me if FSG told Kyle to tighten the purse strings in WBS either.

Statistically we're one of the best goaltending teams in the league. Our defense is nothing to write home about.

 

[KareemTrustfund]

Cajkovich is also the guy who got booted off his WJC team a couple years ago for being an asshole.

 

[SEALBound]

Can't say I understand this one too much. Acquired a mostly ECHL RW'er with 5 points in 28 AHL games for a D-man who averages 33 points per 82 games at the NHL level.

That ain't Will Butcher anymore.

He's AHL or bust now. His NHL playing days are over. Shame too because he was great with the Devils until his injury.

 

[Josey Wales]

Crap for Crap

 

[66-30-33]

On forward too. Just what Sullivan always wanted.

Speaking of what Sullivan wants, why didnt we sign ZAR back?

 

[SEALBound]

Statistically we're one of the best goaltending teams in the league. Our defense is nothing to write home about.

Yeah, but there is A LOT that goes into goaltending statistics that go way beyond just a single goalies sv% and GAA in terms of what it means for teams winning and losing.

Quick example: Timeliness of a save. You're winning 2-1 with 5 min left. Other team gets 40 total shots in the game. With 5 min left, you have a .975%. The goalie lets in the next two shot. You're now at a 0.925% but you just lost the game. Most people look at the 0.925% and say "wow the goalie played well!" but in fact, their two late goals with less than 5 left lost the game. Now, yeah, there's culpability with the entire team defense but a goalie is a part of the team defense and needs to perform just like anyone else.

Better sv%'s also come from high shot volume against. So a 2.5 GAA can look different for two different goalies on two different teams if one plays better defense than the other.

I think Jarry and Neds have both given up very untimely goals, especially Jarry, that have tanked wins this season.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

The Penguins BETTER have good goaltending numbers. They play hockey like old people f***.