Seravalli: Ullmark to Kings fell through

[Evergreen]

Faster flights home? Being rich in LA is pretty great, surprised they couldn’t sell him on it.

LA is a great place to live and play hockey, but it can’t offer the ease of travel that the northeastern teams can. I think people really underestimate how big a factor travel can be, especially for guys with families.

 

[PromisedLand]

Are the Bruins not aware of the NTC? Why would they even negotiate with a team that’s on the list?

I really think to make it more exciting; teams players list on their TDL should be made public. That would add more interest and drama to NHL

 

[Forge]

Are the Bruins not aware of the NTC? Why would they even negotiate with a team that’s on the list?

I think that's how typically how teams have started doing it. They probably let the kings know that they were on the NTC and they negotiated from there with the understanding that Ullmark could veto it. I think teams don't take it to the player until the last step

 

[wintersej]

LA is a great place to live and play hockey, but it can’t offer the ease of travel that the northeastern teams can. I think people really underestimate how big a factor travel can be, especially for guys with families.

Yeah that makes the most sense.

Are the Bruins not aware of the NTC? Why would they even negotiate with a team that’s on the list?

People get convinced to go to a place on their list all the time. He has a 16 team list, but that doesn't mean he would actually reject a trade to all the places. Like, you are going to fill in all the slots even if there are only 12 teams you would hate to go to. You aren't gonna say "naw, its good man, I'll just pick 12 teams."

 

[wintersej]

I can't speak for the Bruins needs, but from knowing the Kings well I can assume Kaliyev would have been part of the deal, one of Talbot or Rittich (just for a positional swap) and potentially Matt Roy and/or the Kings' 1st round pick in this or next years draft.

Bruins wouldn't have wanted a goalie back (Bussi is NHL ready and needs waivers next year but is obviously blocked right now) and with McAvoy and Carlo on the right side, Roy doesn't make a lot of sense, either.

 

[go4hockey]

Thank the hockey gods. I don’t even know what our clown GM was going to give up. Based on his other deals the B’s would have made out good.

 

[The don godfather]

Had to be pld I'm thinking .

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Blake: "please tell everyone i tried to do something"

pathetic f***ing GM

 

[crazyfisherman]

Im actually shocked a player would say no to LA

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Did Blake do this, or did he put Marc "Trades are hard" Bergevin in charge of if?

 

[viper0220]

Why did not circle to Markstrom and Calgary?

 

[Vitto79]

Gotta think it was for PLD and Talbot

 

[Lt Dan]

Im actually shocked a player would say no to LA

The three t's
Taxes, Travel, and The 405 freeway

 

[HogtownSabresfan]

Nice to see Ullmark stick it to Bruins

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

Are the Bruins not aware of the NTC? Why would they even negotiate with a team that’s on the list?

Because maybe he'd waive it. Not the first time a player has been traded to a team on their list. It was a long ass time ago, but Ales Kotalik had the Flames on his M-NTC years back and waived it. I know there have been a few more recent examples.

 

[sr edler]

Dubois to Boston rumours lol what a time to be alive. This guy will play in Switzerland in two years.

 

[Gnome17]

I really think to make it more exciting; teams players list on their TDL should be made public. That would add more interest and drama to NHL

Maybe more exciting, but thats never going to happen. They dont even want the players lists in some sort of hidden registry cause it would up the chances of it getting leaked.

 

[The don godfather]

Nice to see Ullmark stick it to Bruins

It ok we could have beast ullmark for playoffs. Goaltending is key.

 

[Hookslide]

Because maybe he'd waive it. Not the first time a player has been traded to a team on their list. It was a long ass time ago, but Ales Kotalik had the Flames on his M-NTC years back and waived it. I know there have been a few more recent examples.

If that is the case I think they should have gone Ullmark before there was just hours left before the deadline.........

 

[YP44]

Thank the hockey gods. I don’t even know what our clown GM was going to give up. Based on his other deals the B’s would have made out good.

probably true, in my head it was PLD for Ullmark 1 for 1 haha

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

Man I really wonder what the return was going to be. Ullmark would've been a great addition for LA.

 

[Reaper45]

Im actually shocked a player would say no to LA

Happens all the time. We’re very used to it.

 

[SaltyElkHunter]

PLD is gonna really show us the temper tantrum now

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

Happens all the time. We’re very used to it.

Does it actually? I'm surprised too.

Seems like a place you'd want to play. Big market, nice weather, & low media/fan recognition.

 

[RiverbottomChuck]

PLD is gonna really show us the temper tantrum now

he grew up a habs fan so maybe the risk of almost being sent to Boston for 7 years woke him up.