Confirmed with Link: Shane Prince (+ OTT 7th rounder) traded to New York Islanders for a 3rd round pick.

[Xspyrit]

Yeah you know what, Prince wasn't that impressive in his time here and the other caal ups looked just as good as him. I doubt he would've made the team next year so getting a 3rd for him is alright.

I think Ryan Dzingel made Shane Prince expendable. Of course I wanted Prince to suceed here but it's also a positive that the brass seem to think we have better young players coming up, mainly Dzingel, Paul, Puempel, White...

Also, while Prince was skilled, his size/strenght was playing against him to really make his spot. Sucks but not a big deal. Reminds me a bit of Andre Petersson and Peter Regin situations. Skill doesn't always succeed. Maybe he catches fire in NYI

 

[Erik Alfredsson]

This is one we'll probably regret in the near future.

Probably not, I doubt Prince becomes anything more than a 3rd liner and even if he does he wasn't going to do it in Ottawa.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Well we did give wier an almost 3 million dollar per year contract after he had proven nothing. So. Yeah. You can't just give these guys big contracts and expect teams to take them off your hands when they don't work.

Unless you're dealing with Toronto it seems haha. But very rare case.

 

[GWNR]

Honestly, I would have preferred a Pirri for Prince swap.
Feel like sending a 7th along with Prince to get the later of NYI's two 3rd round picks is a bit of an insulting return.

Or maybe Prince isn't as good as you think he is?

He showed flashes but when you get an opportunity on a top line like he did you have to show up and he didn't.

Why are we all crying about losing a guy who has 12 points? Jesus, slow day

 

[Zorf]

This is one we'll probably regret in the near future.

Near future? Like next year?

C'mon man. Prince was below Boro on the LW depth chart.

They got a 3rd round pick for a guy who was very likely never going to play another game for this team.

Sure, he has good fancy pants numbers, but that means literally nothing when he's stapled to the press box.

If he becomes good for NYI, then good on him. It was not going to happen here.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

We took no salary back, that's likely why we gave up the 7th

We're not rich guys and we know this team is looking to add another impact player

Every bit of salary cleared is a big deal

 

[Six Assets]

Prince is mad overrated here.

Im fine with this.

 

[topshelf15]

prince was given a chance and didn't do much

Paul and Dzingel already look better

Yep add in some solid play from Puemple before he got hurt ,and its not really much more than a numbers game .

 

[Micklebot]

You make it sound like he didn't get moved up the lineup.

He did and he didn't do anything.

Right, so he wasn't ready for the top 6, but was doing fine in the bottom 6. Why do we not at least give him bottom 6 icetime?

 

[BondraTime]

Prince is mad overrated here.

Im fine with this.

Ottawa 67 treatment

 

[aragorn]

I think Ryan Dzingel made Shane Prince expendable. Of course I wanted Prince to suceed here but it's also a positive that the brass seem to think we have better young players coming up, mainly Dzingel, Paul, Puempel, White...

Also, while Prince was skilled, his size/strenght was playing against him to really make his spot. Sucks but not a big deal. Reminds me a bit of Andre Petersson and Peter Regin situations. Skill doesn't always succeed. Maybe he catches fire in NYI

Totally agree.

Near future? Like next year?

C'mon man. Prince was below Boro on the LW depth chart.

They got a 3rd round pick for a guy who was very likely never going to play another game for this team.

Sure, he has good fancy pants numbers, but that means literally nothing when he's stapled to the press box.

If he becomes good for NYI, then good on him. It was not going to happen here.

 

[Senscore]

Shouldn't have balked on Wier last year.

 

[Johnny Hanson]

Paul is playing better than Prince? LOL

What is funny about that?

 

[God Says No]

Bwahaha, we trade Prince while Chiasson is still around. Someone already mentioned that this is terrible asset management. The only thing I can think of is that Prince was a bad apple. That's the only logical explanation when he was better than a number of wingers currently on the active roster.

 

[GWNR]

Right, so he wasn't ready for the top 6, but was doing fine in the bottom 6. Why do we not at least give him bottom 6 icetime?

Because they were happier with Paul and Dzingel?

Which I would agree with from what I've seen.

Again, not to knock Prince. If it wasn't for his waiver eligibility I'd say this was dumb.

But there's a log jam at bottom 6 LW. Prince returned at least a 3rd, not horrible.

 

[Caeldan]

For those saying 'he got his chance'...
How do you call playing a skill type player with Z.Smith and C.Neil for the majority of his NHL career at 10 minutes a game or less 'a chance'?

Especially when, as we all saw... Borowiecki got his opportunities to move from D, to wing on the first line at times?

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Or maybe Prince isn't as good as you think he is?

He showed flashes but when you get an opportunity on a top line like he did you have to show up and he didn't.

Why are we all crying about losing a guy who has 12 points? Jesus, slow day

Well in response to your last question.

Why were so many cheering at a guy with 10 points got resigned at 1.5 million?

 

[Neil Patrick Harris]

Honestly, I think people are more annoyed with the process that led to this trade, rather than the deal itself. It feels too much like Prince is being forced out because Cameron didn't want him, rather than Prince not actually being good.

 

[topshelf15]

Bwahaha, we trade Prince while Chiasson is still around. Someone already mentioned that this is terrible asset management. The only thing I can think of is that Prince was a bad apple. That's the only logical explanation when he was better than a number of wingers currently on the active roster.

Or maybe its because Prince is a LW and a Chia is a RW ,

 

[Micklebot]

Near future? Like next year?

C'mon man. Prince was below Boro on the LW depth chart.

They got a 3rd round pick for a guy who was very likely never going to play another game for this team.

Sure, he has good fancy pants numbers, but that means literally nothing when he's stapled to the press box.

If he becomes good for NYI, then good on him. It was not going to happen here.

We saved what, 170k?

Not convinced this was the motivation of the trade...

I honestly think it was to give him a chance, rather than sit on the bench.

He was a decent player, not sure I saw top 6 long term, but imo would have been great if our coach was only willing to run a scoring 3rd line instead of trying to have the 3rd and 4th lines be energy and shutdown lines.

 

[GWNR]

We saved what, 170k?

Not convinced this was the motivation of the trade...

I honestly think it was to give him a chance, rather than sit on the bench.

He was a decent player, not sure I saw top 6 long term, but imo would have been great if our coach was only willing to run a scoring 3rd line instead of trying to have the 3rd and 4th lines be energy and shutdown lines.

Yeah money definitely had zero to d iwth this.

I also would buy that Cameron treated him unfairly. That being said, I still think he's being overrated on here.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Yeah money definitely had zero to d iwth this.

I also would buy that Cameron treated him unfairly. That being said, I still think he's being overrated on here.

There's no operating. No one thinks this guy is a future mega star. Good top 9 forward is my guess. Also superior to Alex chiasson and Chris Neil.

 

[topshelf15]

For those saying 'he got his chance'...
How do you call playing a skill type player with Z.Smith and C.Neil for the majority of his NHL career at 10 minutes a game or less 'a chance'?

Especially when, as we all saw... Borowiecki got his opportunities to move from D, to wing on the first line at times?

Defense was his biggest hurdle ,he wasnt good enough at it .In the coach,s eyes to go against other team,s top 6 players ,and didnt do enough with his so called "skill" advantage against bottom 6 guys .Classic tweener

 

[Big Papi]

disappointing trade.

 

[WaitingInVain]

Or maybe its because Prince is a LW and a Chia is a RW ,

Exactly.

Team can stand to find a third line RW, but they are stocked at LW.