Confirmed Trade: [SJS/DET] Klim Kostin for Radim Simek and 2024 7th round pick

[FunkySeeFunkyDo]

Klim Kostin was the 1st round pick STL got in the Reaves for Sundqvist trade. The Pens moved back and selected Zachary Lauzon who had to retire because of head injuries.

 

[SML2]

I'm calling flip.

 

[The Nuge]

Ok, he’s a solid 4th liner with size, toughness and and a plodding nature…who played 10:03 a night and shot nearly 20% in those 69 games.

He was still a great bottom 6er who you noticed (in a good way) when he was out there. And for the entire season, not a couple weeks like you claim

 

[PocketNines]

The thing with Kostin is that he is a bum, and it cracks me up that he got demoted to the Sharks

 

[nbwingsfan]

No idea who Simek is but he can’t possibly be worse than Holl or Petry… can he?

 

[TheBeard]

First time I’ve ever seen you happy.

Of all the things too…

 

[La Bamba]

Flip him to the Oilers now at 50% for Janmark

 

[eojsmada]

Ok...so that explains why Czarnik is on a plane. But the rumor said Edvinsson and Beggren were also on the same plane.

 

[Sharkz4Fun]

Of all the things too…

The only time I've been truly happy hockey related since 2019 was seeing Karlsson leave with only 1.5m still on the books. I've come to really appreciate the little things like this.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Flip him to the Oilers now at 50% for Janmark

Why do we want to downgrade?

 

[La Bamba]

Why do we want to downgrade?

I’m choosing to believe we’ll get Oilers Klim that scored clutch goals in the playoffs

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

No idea who Simek is but he can’t possibly be worse than Holl or Petry… can he?

Yes, he cannot make a bottom three team.

Though getting AHL D because they might be moving something else and calling up an Edvinsson or AJo should be somewhat of a hope.

This feels like a move towards something else. I like Kostin, he struggled to establish himself and has had a real drop in play when he has played since Gudas green light hit him.

 

[hohosaregood]

No idea who Simek is but he can’t possibly be worse than Holl or Petry… can he?

he's just not an NHLer at this point.

 

[Umingmak]

I hate this. The Wings have absolutely zero toughness outside of Ben Chiarot, and now we've dropped the only other guy who brought that element to the game. We're an incredibly soft team, and even though Kostin hasn't met expectations, we need that element to the game. Guys like Larkin and Debrincat take a ton of abuse, and there needs to be someone around to defend those guys.

 

[TheBeard]

No idea who Simek is but he can’t possibly be worse than Holl or Petry… can he?

Simek once upon a time was a steady, super physical d-man for the sharks before injuries just took hold of his career.

 

[VainGretzky]

he ended up kostin too much for Detroit

 

[norrisnick]

I hate this. The Wings have absolutely zero toughness outside of Ben Chiarot, and now we've dropped the only other guy who brought that element to the game. We're an incredibly soft team, and even though Kostin hasn't met expectations, we need that element to the game. Guys like Larkin and Debrincat take a ton of abuse, and there needs to be someone around to defend those guys.

You hate that they cleared $2M from next year by moving a guy, that you fully admit, wasn't doing what he was brought in to do?

 

[Czechboy]

I'm assuming Simek is heading to AHL... Please tell me that grand rapid isn't due for a big run? Wouldn't mind him back in Europe for the worlds

 

[BlueDream]

It wasn’t a few good weeks. He played 69 games for the Oilers last year and was good the entire time.

You mean the guy that was living off an unsustainable shooting percentage and still got highly sheltered in the playoffs? Woodcroft was hesitant to play him more than 6 minutes when the games mattered.

He isn’t good.

 

[Reality Czech]

Other than some moments of physicality, I’ve really disliked Kostin this season.

NHL body, AHL brain

 

[Pinkfloyd]

I suspect Kostin will get an opportunity with San Jose to finish but if he doesn't come alive somehow, he'll get bought out in the offseason. Not sure why Grier did this as letting Simek expire just after naming him captain of the Barracuda was better than taking on Kostin currently with the extra year.

 

[BlueDream]

His name isn’t Radek…

 

[Stony Curtis]

My memory of Kostin this year will be him on his knees hunched over in obvious pain, with Radko Gudas whispering something in his ear about running goalies.

 

[Tatar Shots]

I hate this. The Wings have absolutely zero toughness outside of Ben Chiarot, and now we've dropped the only other guy who brought that element to the game. We're an incredibly soft team, and even though Kostin hasn't met expectations, we need that element to the game. Guys like Larkin and Debrincat take a ton of abuse, and there needs to be someone around to defend those guys.

Only so tough you can be from the press box

 

[nbwingsfan]

he's just not an NHLer at this point.

I mean, either is Holl either