Confirmed with Link: Trade: Peter Budaj & Patrick Holland for Eric Tangradi (mod warning post #863)

[Aavco Cup]

@WpgJetsPR: #NHLJets acquire Peter Budaj and Patrick Holland from @CanadiensMTL in exchange for Eric Tangradi.

https://twitter.com/WpgJetsPR/status/518804054680801281

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[Romang67]

Weird. What happens to Hutch now?

 

[Tom ServoMST3K]

Hmmmm I like it.

 

[surixon]

I guess we can cross player for player trade off of Chevy's list now.

I think this helps us in goal. No idea about the other guy coming our way.

Mtl fans will be upset it seems there big move was to acquire a 4th liner for a good backup.

 

[King Woodballs]

First words out of my mouth were holy ****
Jets actually got a decent back up for a pretty useless player

Good show chevy

 

[roccerfeller]

This is a pretty solid trade i think

2 players for 1

Edit# Habs are my #2, Holland is prob more AHL than tangradi, but Holland is young and could crack a top 6 fwd ahl role. He makes smart plays. If he can crack nhl he would be a smart player. Not bad given the trade imo. Budaj is a solid backup, I think he could give Pav a solid look.

what does this mean for hutch?

 

[Tom ServoMST3K]

stealing this from Tarheelhockey:

Congrats to Chevy on a career milestone.

IN CELEBRATION FOR A PLAYER FOR PLAYER TRADE!

 

[Hammer Slammer]

I like it.

Maybe they're not sold on Hutchinson's pre-season showings?

 

[Guilty Party]

Well that gets their one-way contract in the farm off the books.
sneaky sneaky. nicely done.
What are these guys' contracts like?

 

[Bob E]

Risk losing Hutch to waivers? Hmmmm...

 

[sipowicz]

stealing this from Tarheelhockey:

Congrats to Chevy on a career milestone.

A player for player trade, hope Chevy remembers his first!

 

[Analyst365]

We now have 'Czech et Slovakia' goaltending tandem.

 

[Shakey Rustie]

 

[Guilty Party]

Weird. What happens to Hutch Drej now?

You have ONE job Romang. one job

 

[gbill2004*]

What's the scouting report on Holland? Any chance Pavs is on the move now?

 

[Aavco Cup]

Well that gets their one-way contract in the farm off the books.
sneaky sneaky. nicely done.
What are these guys' contracts like?

Budaj last year $1.4M caphit
Holland final year of ELC $640k caphit

 

[Tom ServoMST3K]

#Budaj4Starter

 

[Shakey Rustie]

Shall we take this party to Portage and Main or just head straight to Earls on Main?!

 

[Natey]

Habs fan dropping in..

You guys win this deal in terms of players, but Montreal needed to make room for Dustin Tokarski and Mike Condon. Condon needed to start in the AHL and Tokarski would have had to clear waivers. Pretty simple to see what Bergevin had to do.

Tangradi sucks, we know that. He's going right to Hamilton where he should be alright.

I actually think Holland is also a better player than Tangradi. Holland is 22-years-old and looked pretty good in his 5 NHL games this year. He's not a fancy player and he's not going to put up a ton of points in the NHL, but I think he can make it as a guy who won't hurt you whatsoever. Think of him as a great #13 forward who can play when needed and take a regular shift.

In the AHL, he should be Top-6. Our Hamilton coach is god awful. Ignore last year's production, he'll put up 30-50 points in the AHL this year, IMO.

 

[McDrailers]

Newest icecap jersey just became holland. This is a great trade for the icecaps and the jets but more so the caps. Welcome back hutch

 

[StefanW]

Budaj is not particularly good and was easily 3rd best in Montreal. Maybe Holland is the player Chevvy really wanted, and he had to take on Budaj to get him.

Low cost move though, so stakes are not high.

 

[Tom ServoMST3K]

Habs fan dropping in..

You guys win this deal in terms of players, but Montreal needed to make room for Dustin Tokarski and Mike Condon. Condon needed to start in the AHL and Tokarski would have had to clear waivers. Pretty simple to see what Bergevin had to do.

Tangradi sucks, we know that. He's going right to Hamilton where he should be alright.

I actually think Holland is also a better player than Tangradi. Holland is 22-years-old and looked pretty good in his 5 NHL games this year. He's not a fancy player and he's not going to put up a ton of points in the NHL, but I think he can make it as a guy who won't hurt you whatsoever. Think of him as a great #13 forward who can play when needed and take a regular shift.

In the AHL, he should be Top-6. Our Hamilton coach is god awful. Ignore last year's production, he'll put up 30-50 points in the AHL this year, IMO.

unfortunately the jets are set at the useless 13th forward position.

This is a AHL trade with a backup goalie thrown in.

EDIT: BUT WHO CARES!

 

[Guilty Party]

Budaj last year $1.4M caphit
Holland final year of ELC $640k caphit

thx AC!
Awesome work on bringing all the breaking news to masses here!
training camp too. Much appreciated!

 

[Bob E]

Patrick Holland scouting report from THN,

SCOUTING REPORT
Assets: Has good offensive touch around the net, so he can become a decent scorer in the National Hockey League. Can play both wing and center, which also helps. Shoots the puck with aplomb.

Flaws: Isn't overly big, so he needs to get physically stronger in order to maximize his offensive upside at the highest level. Also, he definitely needs to work on his defensive play if used at center.

Career Potential: Versatile forward with some upside.

 

[larmex99]

So, Jets get a backup goalie that will likely be taken off the waiver wire and a low cost AHL'er on a two way contract in exchange for a guy they would have paid $700k To play for the Caps. Montreal gets a $700k AHL'er. Something is off here. Montreal could have just walked away from Budaj if he was taken off waivers. What is in it for them?