Confirmed Trade: [DAL/LAK] Ben Bishop UFA rights for 2017 4th rounder (MTL's pick)

[Taro Tsujimoto]

EDIT: Official:

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[sasha barkov]

Bishop to DAL

Just heard it on radio I'll post a link rn

 

[LT]

Interesting. Will wait until it's confirmed.

Don't mind this at all. A 4th is meh, and we get to figure out what Bishop is looking for. Maybe we can get a reasonable deal for him now.

Hoping for 4 years or less. Honestly don't care about the cap hit.

 

[SawyerFord]

 

[Teemu]

Official

Surprised to see him fetch less than Darling. Dallas seems to love overspending on goalies so we'll see how this goes

 

[DJJones]

Well. My jimmies have been rustled.

MAF I guess haha

 

[Joey Moss]

Seems like a good fit for both.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Bishop is still an elite Goalie enjoyed watching him during his time in Tampa.

I say 4 years $24 million, Can't see him signing for less.

 

[Foppberg]

Well, Calgary's ****ed.

 

[JaegerDice]

Decent pull by LA for UFA rights.

If Dallas can get him signed it helps them a lot. Though I still look at their D corps and cringe a bit.

 

[Blanick]

Right move by Dallas. Still need to get him signed and find a way out of their current galtending duo but huge step for that team to get back into playoff picture.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

this is perfect for Dallas if they can get it done... Dallas is one of the most impressive teams in the NHL yet always suck

 

[DJJones]

Wasn't Dallas's bigger concern their current goalies?

They buying someone out?

 

[PetterssonSimp]

Flames fans do a collective throwing of chairs across rooms I'd expect?
MAF isn't a bad goalie, he's been very good these playoffs. But it's more of a matter of will this be the MAF you're buying if Bishop indeed does stick around in Dallas.

Dallas fans, expected price tag of Bishop? Does this make a Niemi/Lehtonen cap dump trade more likely?

 

[VoluntaryDom]

how does Bish only get a 4th if darling got a 3rd lol

also this needs a sticky

 

[djpatm]

Yes!

Really happy the Flames aren't in on him. Dallas will overpay long term and Bishop will show that this season wasn't a fluke. Never go in long term for big bucks on a goalie after a bad season. Rule Number 1.

I'm actually happier now than I will be if the Flames get another goalie.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

theres another thread

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

So I assume Niemi is likely buyout candidate

 

[Knave]

Doesn't Dallas have 2 goalies with significant (but not large) salaries? Are they going to buy one out or pay a team to get rid of one or what?

 

[DJJones]

Flames fans do a collective throwing of chairs across rooms I'd expect?
MAF isn't a bad goalie, he's been very good these playoffs. But it's more of a matter of will this be the MAF you're buying if Bishop indeed does stick around in Dallas.

Dallas fans, expected price tag of Bishop? Does this make a Niemi/Lehtonen cap dump trade more likely?

Bishop seemed like the surest bet.

MAF kind of has the same doubts about him as Elliot did last year.

 

[hockeyheadlines]

Solid. Some Gms are actually working...

 

[Canada4Gold]

I saw MTL 4th and thought the Habs traded for him for a sec. I was really confused.

Not a bad deal given Darling's rights just got traded for a 3rd, though Bishop may be a tougher pre-July 1st sign.

 

[Timani]

Flames fans do a collective throwing of chairs across rooms I'd expect?
MAF isn't a bad goalie, he's been very good these playoffs. But it's more of a matter of will this be the MAF you're buying if Bishop indeed does stick around in Dallas.

Dallas fans, expected price tag of Bishop? Does this make a Niemi/Lehtonen cap dump trade more likely?

I expect them to buyout Niemi and if they could move Kari without taking too big a hit, they would entertain that I expect.

Kari played pretty well down the stretch and played well a few years back with better defensive structure, so they might keep him around for the last year of his contract...see if he rebounds under Hitch.

 

[ovikovy817]

Dallas will have 15M$+ on their goalies

 

[djpatm]

Not this Flames fan.

I'm ecstatic. Dallas will overpay long term and be handicapped for a while when Bishop shows this season wasn't just an off year....