I get it, but I'm surprised they couldn't trade him at 50% for a pick like the Flyers did with Hayes.No one knows for sure but speculation that he didn't fit the new culture when trotz/brunette came in.
Lots of resignations there.Cirelli to Toronto
Marner to Nashville
Stamkos Resigns
Necas to Chicago
Kane to Boston
Lindholm to Boston
Reinhart Resigns
Guentzel Resigns
Marchessault Resigns
Yeah it’s like A Rod announcing he wouldn’t Extend with the Yankees during the Red Sox World SeriesTrotz and Brisebois clearly have no respect for the remaining teams in the hunt for the cup- making trades like this during playoffs is in the unwritten rules and is extremely fround upon
Without a doubt. Stamkos isn't going anywhere. AC is on his way out.I could see Cirelli on the trade block for sure now.
I don't think anyone would take him unless TB keep a portion of his salary.I could see Cirelli on the trade block for sure now.
He didn't want to leave and the speculation was his arm was twisted a little to waive his NMC, but he always said he wanted to return to Tampa to live (but that was spoken of in his post playing days).Wasn’t McDonagh supposedly unhappy with how the trade went down? Or am I mistaken?
Who could they have dumped instead? They were in cap hell and their younger stars were getting monster extensions (Point that year, Sergachev the following). Couldn't trade anyone with a full NMC (Stamkos, Kucherov, Vasilevskiy). The way they ended up framing it to him was "look you're the only one who we can afford to trade right now so if you don't pick your spot we'll put you on waivers and you'll end up with one of the worst teams in the league". So he picked Nashville.Shouldn't have dumped him in the first place.
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Yea I think Tampa told him either pick a place you don't hate and we'll make a trade happen, or you're going on waiversWasn’t McDonagh supposedly unhappy with how the trade went down? Or am I mistaken?
Sergachev.Who could they have dumped instead? They were in cap hell and their younger stars were getting monster extensions (Point that year, Sergachev the following). Couldn't trade anyone with a full NMC (Stamkos, Kucherov, Vasilevskiy). The way they ended up framing it to him was "look you're the only one who we can afford to trade right now so if you don't pick your spot we'll put you on waivers and you'll end up with one of the worst teams in the league". So he picked Nashville.
When was the last time there was a significant trade in the middle of the playoffs? I thought it was some unwritten code that trades like these don't happen in the playoffs.
Imagine thinking you could beat MMC at posting a trade
Duchene buyout penalty more likely.NSH clearing cap space for a Marner trade
Wasn’t McDonagh supposedly unhappy with how the trade went down? Or am I mistaken?
BriseBois could have waited on those extensions to Sergachev, Cirelli, and Cernak and then make them prove they were in line with those raises (he could have negotiated with them the following summer, like the hardline stance he took with Stamkos). None of them took a home town discount at the time. The flat cap put them in hell with giving out raises for the success the team had, but BriseBois could have held the line with taking less to keep window open, etc. And now essentially, he is admitting a mistake and giving up a 2nd round pick to fix it? I don't understand this move (although welcome McD back with open arms), it just doesn't make sense.Who could they have dumped instead? They were in cap hell and their younger stars were getting monster extensions (Point that year, Sergachev the following). Couldn't trade anyone with a full NMC (Stamkos, Kucherov, Vasilevskiy). The way they ended up framing it to him was "look you're the only one who we can afford to trade right now so if you don't pick your spot we'll put you on waivers and you'll end up with one of the worst teams in the league". So he picked Nashville.